英语阅读试卷.doc

I. Words Match (1*20=20) Direction：Match the following words in left column with their Chinese meanings in the right column. 1. diploma A. 食谱 2. investment yield B. 维持；保持 3. life span C. 艰苦的；艰难的 4. purchase D. 香槟酒 5. monetary E. 文凭 6. discrimination F. 对手 7. device G. 先决条件；前提 8. boost H. 敌意的；敌对的 9. soak up I. 寿命 10. buoyant J. 嫉妒 11. recipe K. 投资收益 12. subdue L. 歧视 13. stumble M. 购买 14. prerequisite N. 吸收；摄取 15. jealousy O. 方案 16. hostile P. 轻快的；乐观的 17. tough Q. 征服 18. opponent R. 偶然遇见 19. maintain S. 使增长 20. champagne T. 货币的 II. Reading Comprehension (2*25=50) Direction：There are five passages. After reading them, you will find 20 questions, numbered 21 to 40. For each question there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice and write down the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. A As much as murder is a stapler in mystery stories, so is love. Love may be a four-letter word, or the greatest of the trio of faith, hope, and love. It may appear in a mystery as the driving force behind the plot and the characters. Or it may appear as an aside in a sub-plot, a light spot in a heavy story. But it’s there. Even Valentine knew love was worth dying for. An emotion so strong gets a lot of attention. Love has its own special day, St. Valentine’s Day. According to legend, the Roman emperor Claudius II needed soldiers to fight for him in the far reaches of the Roman Empire. He thought married men would rather stay home than go to war for a couple of years, so he outlawed marriage and engagements. This did not stop people from falling in love. Valentine, a priest, secretly married many young couples. For this crime, he was arrested and executed on February 14. St. Valentine’s Day was off to a rocky start. Love, secrecy, crime, death. Love pr