2014年成人学位英语模拟试题及答案（3）
Part two Reading and Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. choose the best and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line throw the center.
Passage one
On November 19, 1953, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The principal was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.
It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day, Everett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only 9 minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked, “I have failed again.” On the way back to Washington, he said sadly, “the speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed.”
Some newspapers at first criticized the speech. But little by little as people read the speech they began to understand better. They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.
Today, every American school child learn Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.
16. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was _______.
A. very critical B. unpopular C. very popular D. very courteous
17. Lincoln was invited to speak because he was _____.
A. a famous speaker B. a very handsome man
C. President of the country D. a popular statesman
18. It can be inferred from the text that _______.
A. Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Gettysburg
B. Lincoln was very busy then and didn’t have much time to prepared his speech
C. Lincoln’s speech was full of rich words
D. Lincoln’s speech was very long
19. It was a fact that Lincoln’s speech was ______.
A. an immediate success B. warmly applauded
C. a total failure D. not well-received at first
20. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
A. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address has deep meaning
B. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is simple in style
C. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American school child
D. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the United States
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