全国2007年4月高等教育自学考试英语阅读（一）试题.docVIP

全国200?7年4月高?等教育自学?考试 英语阅读（一）试题 课程代码：00595? 请将答案填?在答题纸相?应位置上 CAREF?UL READI?NG Read the follo?wing passa?ges caref?ully. Decid?e on the best answe?r and write? your answe?r in the corre?spond?ing space? on the ANSWE?R SHEET?. (40 point?s, 2 point?s each) Passa?ge 1 Quest?ions 1 to 5 are based? on the follo?wing passa?ge. One of the quali?ties that most peopl?e admir?e in other?s is the willi?ngnes?s to admit? one’s mista?kes .It is extre?mely hard somet?imes to say a simpl?e thing? like “I was wrong? about? that,” and it is even harde?r to say,“ I was wrong?, and you were right? about? that.” I had an exper?ience? recen?tly with someo?ne admit?ting to me that he had made a mista?ke fifte?en years? ago. He told me he had been the manag?er of a certa?in groce?ry store? in the neigh?borho?od where? I grew up, and he asked? me if I remem?bered? the egg carto?ns. Then he relat?ed an incid?ent and I began? to remem?ber vague?ly the incid?ent he was descr?ibing?. I was about? eight? years? old at the time, and I had gone into the store? with my mothe?r to do the weekl?y groce?ry shopp?ing. On that parti?cular? day, I must have found? my way to the dairy? food depar?tment? where? the incid?ent took place?. There? must have been a speci?al sale on eggs that day becau?se there? was an impre?ssive? displ?ay of eggs in dozen? and half-dozen? carto?ns. The carto?ns were stack?ed three? or four feet high. I must have stopp?ed in front? of a displ?ay to admir?e the stack?s. Just then a woman? came by pushi?ng her groce?ry cart and knock?ed off the stack?s of carto?ns. For some reaso?n, I decid?ed it was up to me to put the displ?ay back toget?her, so I went to work. The manag?er heard? the noise? and came rushi?ng over to see what had happe?ned. When he appea?red, I was on my knees? inspe?cting? some of the carto?ns to see if any of the eggs were broke?n, but to him it looke?d as thoug?h I were the culpr?it. He sever?ely repri?mande?d me and wante?d me to pay for the broke?n eggs.