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絕密★考試結(jié)束前全國(guó)4月高等教育自學(xué)考試英語閱讀(一)試題課程代碼：00595請(qǐng)考生按規(guī)定用筆將所有試題旳答案涂、寫在答題紙上。選擇題部分注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生務(wù)必將自己旳考試課程名稱、姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用黑色字跡旳簽字筆或鋼筆填寫在答題紙規(guī)定旳位置上。2．每題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題紙上對(duì)應(yīng)題目旳答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦潔凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)。不能答在試題卷上。I.CAREFULREADINGReadthefollowingpassagescarefully.DecideonthebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.(40points,2pointseach)Passage1Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thepassengersonthebuswatchedsympatheticallyastheyoungwomanwiththewhitecanemadeherwaycautiouslyupthesteps.Shepaidthedriverandthen,usingherhandstofeelthelocationoftheseats,settledintoone.Sheplacedherbriefcaseonherlapandrestedhercaneagainstherleg.IthadbeenayearsinceSusan,thirty-four,becameblind.Astheresultofamedicalaccidentshewassightless,suddenlythrownintoaworldofdarkness,anger,frustrationandself-pity.AllshecouldclingtowasherhusbandMark.MarkwasanAirForceofficerandhelovedSusanwithallhisheart.Whenshefirstlosthersight,hewatchedhersinkintodespairandhebecamedeterminedtouseeverymeanstohelphiswife.Finally,Susanfeltreadytoreturntoherjob,buthowwouldshegetthere?Sheusedtotakethebus,butshewasnowtoofrightenedtogetaroundthecitybyherself.MarkvolunteeredtoridethebuswithSusaneachmorningandeveninguntilshegotthehangof(摸清狀況)it.Andthatwasexactlywhathappened.Fortwoweeks,Mark,militaryuniformandall,accompaniedSusantoandfromworkeachday.Hetaughtherhowtorelyonherothersenses,specificallyherhearing,todeterminewhereshewasandhowtoadapttohernewenvironment.Hehelpedherbefriendthebusdriverswhocouldwatchoutforher,andsaveheraseat.Eachmorningtheymadethejourneytogether,andMarkwouldtakeataxibacktohisoffice.Althoughtheroutineofgoingbackandforthwascostly,MarkknewitwasonlyamatteroftimebeforeSusanwouldbeabletoridethebusonherown.Finally,Susandecidedthatshewasreadytotrythetriponherown.Mondaymorningarrived.Beforesheleft,sheembracedherhusbandtightly.Hereyesfilledwithtearsofgratitudeforhisloyalty,hispatience,andhislove.Shesaidgood-byeand,forthefirsttime,theywenttheirseparateways.Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday...Eachdayonherownwentperfectly,andawildgaiety(快樂)tookholdofSusan.Shewasdoingit!Shewasgoingtoworkallbyherself!.1.WhenSusangotonthebus,thepassengers______.A.admiredher B.staredcuriouslyatherC.ignoredher D.feltsorryforher2.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMark?A.HekeptconfidenceinSusan. B.HefeltconfusedwithSusan.C.HedependedmoreonSusan. D.HewastiredofSusan.3.Atthebeginningofhersightlesslife,Susanwasseizedbyanger,self-pityand______.A.irritation B.hesitationC.hopelessness D.indifference4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.MarkrealizeditwouldtakealongtimeforSusantorecoverhersight.B.MarkknewthatSusanwouldgettoworkbyherselfsoonerorlater.C.MarkhatedtoleavepoorSusanaloneevenforoneminute.D.MarklovedtheroutineofaccompanyingSusantowork.5.Thepassagecanbeusedasanexampleof______.A.honesty B.sympathyC.diligence D.determinationPassage2Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Mostpeopleclaimthatweshouldjudgeothersonthebasisofhowtheyact,nothowtheylook.However,therealityisquiteopposite.Appearanceisespeciallyimportantintheearlystagesofarelationship.Theinfluenceofphysicalattractivenessbeginsearlyinlife.Infantsasyoungassixmonthspreferimagesofattractivefacestolessappealingones.Fromagefiveon,overweightboysareviewedbypeersaslessattractive;tall,thinonesarejudgedasuncommunicativeandnervous;andmuscularandathleticyoungstersareseenasoutgoing,active,andpopular.Thesameprinciplecontinuesintoadultlife.Handsomemenandbeautifulwomenareseenasmoresensitive,kind,interesting,strong,calm,modest,sociable,outgoing,andexcitingthantheirlessattractivecounterparts.Adultsaremorelikelytointeractwithstrangerswhotheyviewasattractive.Seniorcitizensalsorategood-lookingpeopleasmoredesirablethanthosewhoarelessattractive.Althoughwemightassumethatattractivepeopleareradicallydifferentfromthosewhoarelessattractive,thetruthisthatweviewthefamiliarasbeautiful.LangloisandRoggmanpresentedstudentswithtwotypesofphotos:somewereimagesofpeoplefromNorthEuropean,Asian,andLatinobackgrounds,whileotherswerecomputer-generatedimagesthatcombinedthecharacteristicsofseveralindividuals.Surprisingly,thestudentsconsistentlypreferredthecompositephotosofbothmenandwomen.Whenthefeaturesofeightormoreindividualswerecombinedintooneimage,thestudentsratedthepictureasmoreattractivethanthefeaturesofasinglepersonorofasmallercombinationofpeople.Thus,weseemtobedrawntopeoplewhorepresentthemostattractivequalitiesofourselvesandthosepeoplearen'tdifferentfromtherestofus.Evenifyourappearanceisn'tbeautifulbysocialstandards,considertheseencouragingfacts:first,ordinary-lookingpeoplewithpleasingpersonalitiesarelikelytobejudgedasbeingattractive;second,physicalfactorsbecomelessimportantasarelationshipprogress.AsHamachekputsit,“Attractivefeaturesmayopendoors,butapparently,ittakesmorethanphysicalbeautytokeepthemopen.”6.“Thesameprinciple”(Para.2)referstotheprinciplethat______.A.childrenaremoreattractivethanadultsB.attractivepeopleareperceivedasdesirableC.theearlystagesofarelationshipareimportantD.theinfluenceofappearancebeginsearlyinlife7.Thethirdparagraphemphasizesinparttheimportanceof______.A.familiarity B.differenceC.individuality D.consistency8.Accordingtothepassage,themorecompositefeaturespeoplehave,______.A.themoreuniquetheyare B.thelessordinarytheyareC.themoreattractivetheyare D.thelessbeautifultheyare9.Inhisstatement,Hamachekisgivingemphasisto______.A.socialstandards B.compositefeaturesC.goodcharacter D.physicalattraction10.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.A.BeautyandAgeB.AppearanceandRelationshipC.StandardsofSocialBehaviorD.FeaturesofPhysicalAttractivenessPassage3Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ThepublicschoolsoftheUnitedStates—elementary,secondary,andhigher—haveahistory,anditisthesocialhistoryoftheUnitedStates:thedecadesbeforetheCivilWar,inwhichtheelementaryor“commonschools”werereformed;thedecadessurroundingtheturnofthetwentiethcentury,inwhichthesecondaryschools“welcomed”the“childrenoftheplainpeople”;andthepost-WorldWarIIdecades,whichfoundthepubliccollegesanduniversitiesfloodednon-traditionalstudents—thosetraditionallyexcludedfromhighereducationbysex,race,andclass.Ineachoftheseperiods,thequantitativeexpansionofthestudentpopulationwasmatchedbyaqualitativetransformationoftheenlargedinstitutions.Thecommonschoolsofthemid-1800swerechargedwithreformingthemoralcharacterofthechildrenoffailedartisans(工匠)andfarmers;theexpandedhighschoolsattheturnofthecenturywithpreparingtheirpoor,working-class,andimmigrantteenagersforfuturelivesincityandfactory;the“open-access”publicinstitutionsinthepostwarperiodwithmovingtheirstudentsofftheunemploymentlinesandintolower-levelwhite-collarpositions.Thecommonschools,thehighschools,thecollegesanduniversities—allintheirowntimes—wereexpandedandtransformedsothattheymightbettermaintainsocialorderandincreasematerialproductivity.Butnomatterhowenlargedorreformed,theycouldnotdothejobsexpectedofthem:theycouldnotsolvetheeconomic,social,andhumanproblemsbroughtaboutbyuncontrolledurbanizationandindustrializationwithinthecontextoftheprivatepropertysystem.Theschoolingreformssucceededonlyinshiftingthediscussionandactionfromthesocialandproductivesystemtothepeoplewhowerenowheldresponsiblefornotfittingintoit.11.Americaneducationinthepost-WorldWarIIdecadesfocusedmostlyon______.A.earlychildhoodeducation B.elementaryschooleducationC.secondaryschooleducation D.collegeeducation12.Theturn-of-the-centuryAmericaneducationdealtpartlywiththeproblemof______.A.failedfarmers B.unsuccessfulartisansC.immigrantteenagers D.lower-levelwhite-collarworkers13.Itisimpliedinthepassagethatwomenbegantobeeducatedinlargenumbers______.A.aftertheCivilWar B.attheturnofthe20thcenturyC.beforeWorldWarII D.afterWorldWarII14.Oneofthepurposesforpublicschoolreformationis______.A.toincreasematerialproductivityB.toimposethequalityofeducationC.tourbanizeruralareasintheUnitedStatesD.topromoteindustrializationintheUnitedStates15.Theauthorbelievesthatpublicschools______.A.changedAmericanpoliticalsystemB.couldnotsolveAmericanproblemsC.ledtosocialproblemsintheUnitedStatesD.couldnotimprovequalitativelyintheUnitedStatesPassage4Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Historicalperiodsaredominatedbydistinctsetsofideaswhichformthegeneralspiritofaperiodinhistory.Greekphilosophy,Christianity,Renaissancethought,theScientificRevolution,andtheEnlightenmentareexamplesofsetsofideasthatdominatedtheirhistoricalperiods.Thechangesfromoneperiodtothenextareusuallyrathergradual.;otherchanges—moreabrupt—areoftenreferredtoasrevolutions.Themostfar-reachingofalltheseintellectualchangeswastheDarwinianrevolution.TheworldviewformedbyanythinkingpersonintheWesternworldafter1859,whenOntheOriginofSpecieswaspublished,wasbynecessityquitedifferentfromaworldviewformedbefore1859.Itisalmostimpossibleforamodernpersontoprojectbacktotheearlyhalfofthenineteenthcenturyandreconstructthethinkingofthispre-Darwinianperiod,fortheimpactofDarwinismonourviewshasbeensogreat.TheintellectualrevolutionbroughtaboutbyDarwinwentfarbeyondtherealmofbiology,causingtheoverthrowofsomeofthemostbasicbeliefsofhisage.Forexample,Darwinrejectedthebeliefintheindividualcreationofeachspecies,establishinginitsplacetheconceptthatalloflifedescendedfromacommonancestor.Byextension,heintroducedtheideathathumanswerenotthespecialproductsofcreationbutevolvedaccordingtoprinciplesthatoperateeverywhereelseinthelivingworld.Darwinupsetcurrentnotionsofaperfectlydesignednaturalandgentleworldandsubstitutedintheirplacetheconceptofastruggleforsurvival.VictoriannotionsofprogressandperfectibilitywereseriouslyweakenedbyDarwin'sdemonstrationthatevolutionbringsaboutchangeandadaptation,butitdoesnotnecessarilyleadtoprogress,anditneverleadstoperfection.Darwinwouldberememberedasanoutstandingscientistevenifhehadneverwrittenawordaboutevolution.Indeed,somepeoplebelievethatDarwin’smostoriginalcontributiontobiologywasnotthetheoryofevolutionbuthisseriesofbooksonexperimentalbotanypublishedneartheendofhislife.Thisachievementislittleknownamongnon-biologists,andthesameistrueforhisequallyoutstandingworkontheadaptationofflowersandonanimalpsychology,aswellashisimaginativeworkonearthworms.Darwinalsoattackedimportantproblemswithextraordinaryoriginality,therebybecomingthefounderofseveralnowwell-recognizedseparatedisciplines.Darwinwasthefirstpersontoworkoutasoundtheoryofclassification,whichisstillusedbymostexpertstoday.16.TheauthorconsidersthechangecausedbyDarwin’sOntheOriginofSpecies______.A.gradual B.abruptC.religious D.philosophical17.TheinfluenceofDarwinismhasbeensostrongthatitisdifficultto______.A.knowhowpeoplelookedattheworldbefore1859B.imaginepeople’sworldviewafter1859C.disregardtheimplicationsofhistheoryD.knowwhatVictoriansocietywaslike18.Darwinbelievedthatallspeciesintheworld______.A.werecreatedindividually B.sprangfromthesameoriginC.becameincreasinglybetter D.sharedthesamepaceofprogress19.ItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatDarwinwas______.A.amodestscholar B.abornthinkerC.anoriginalscientist D.apracticaltheorist20.Theauthorintendstosayinthelastparagraphthat______.A.DarwindidoutstandingworkapartfromhistheoryofevolutionB.non-biologistsknowverylittleaboutDarwin'stheoryofevolutionC.scholarsfailedtorecognizeDarwin’scontributionsforalongtimeD.Darwin'smostoutstandingcontributionishistheoryofclassificationII.SPEEDREADINGSkimorscanthefollowingpassages,andthendecideonthebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.(10points,1pointeach)Passage5Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Potatoesareatuber-producingcroporiginallygrownintheAmericas.Over200varietiesofwildpotatoesgrowfromwhatisnowColoradotowhatarenowChileandArgentina.ThenativepeoplesoftheAndeanregionofSouthAmericawerethefirsttodomesticatepotatoesandtocultivatethemasafoodcrop.Theearliestpotato,foundinanarchaeologicalsiteincentralPeru,hasbeendatedbacktoabout8000B.C..ScientistsbelievethatAmericanIndiansbegandomesticatingpotatoesattheendoftheIceAge.Fourthousandyearslater,nativepeopleslivingintheAndeanhighlandshadbeguntorelyonpotatoesasamajorpartoftheirdiet.ByaboutB.C..IndiansinthecoastalregionofwhatisnowPeruwerealsocultivatingthiscropextensively.DuringthereignoftheInca,whoestablishedtheirempireinwhatisnowPeruinaboutA.D.1000,AmericanIndianfarmersweregrowingnotonlywhitepotatoesbutred,yellow,black,blue,green,andbrownonesaswell.Theyweredeliberatelydevelopingpotatoesofvaryingsizesandshapesthatwoulddowellunderanumberofgrowingconditions.Becausepotatoeswereeasilygrown,flourishinanumberofclimates,andhighinvitaminC,theywereanefficientwayofmeetingdietaryneeds.In1531,whenSpanishconquerorFranciscoPizarrolandedinwhatisnowPeru,thenativeAndeanpeopleshaddevelopedabout3,000typesofpotatoesandhadalsoinventedamethodtofreeze-drythemforstorage.TheInca,whocalledpotatoespapas,ateboiledpotatoesasavegetableandalsomadeakindofunleavenedpotatobreadmadefromflourthathadbeengroundfromfreeze-driedpotatoes.Theyalsoaddedthispotatoflourtosoupsandstewsandmadeporridgefromit.PedrodeCieza,whotraveledwithFranciscoPizarro'sexpedition,comparedpotatoestochestnuts.Becausethetubersgrewundergroundandweresmall,theSpaniardsbelievedpotatoesweretruffles(塊菌)andbegancallingthemtartuffo.WhenEnglishexplorerSirFrancisDrakecrossedtheStraitofMagellan,heatepotatoesonthecoastofwhatisnowChilethatsameyear.Yet,historiansareuncertainexactlywhethertheSpaniardsortheEnglishbroughtpotatoestoEurope.21.Theearliestpotatowasfoundin______.A.Peru B.ChileC.Argentina D.Colorado22.PotatoesbecamethemajorsourceoffoodforAmericanIndiansabout______.A.8000B.C. B.4000B.C.C.B.C. D.A.D.100023.AmericanIndiansdevelopedpotatoesofdifferentsizesandshapesto______.A.meetdifferentdietaryneedsB.getpotatoesofdifferentcolorsC.suitvariousgrowingconditionsD.storetheminconvenientplaces24.AmericanIndiansfreeze-driedpotatoessothattheycouldbe______.A.stewed B.groundC.stored D.boiled25.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.HistoriansbelievethattheEnglishbroughtpotatoestoEurope.B.SirFrancisDrakeatepotatoesinwhatisnowPeru.C.FranciscoPizarrocomparedpotatoestochestnuts.D.TheSpaniardsthoughtthatpotatoesweretruffles.Passage6Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thebloggingcrazeofacoupleofyearsago,whenitwasestimatedthattennewblogswerestartedsomewhereintheworldeveryminute,nowseemstohavedieddownabit.Yetthousandsofblogs—probablythebetterones—remain.Blogsarenownolongerseenastheexclusivepossessionofgeeks,andarenowseenasimportantandinfluentialsourcesofnewsandopinions.SomanypeoplereadblogsnowthatithasevenbeensuggestedthatsomeblogsmayhavebeenpowerfulenoughtoinfluencetheresultoftherecentU.S.election.Blogsareveryeasytosetup.Allyouneedisacomputer,aninternetconnectionandthedesiretowritesomething.Ablogdiffersfromatraditionalinternetsiteintwoways.First,ablogisonepageconsistingmostlyoftexts,thoughafewpicturesaresometimesprovided.Second,andmoreimportantly,ablogisaspaceforpeopletorespondtowhatyouwrite.Thebestblogsaresimilartoonlinediscussions,wherepeoplewriteinresponsetowhatthebloggerhaswritten.Blogsareregularlyupdated—busyblogsareupdatedeveryday,oreveneveryfewhours.Notallblogsareaboutpolitics,however.Thereareblogsaboutmusic,films,sports,books—anysubjectyoucanimaginehasitsenthusiaststypingawayandgivingtheiropinionstofellowenthusiastsoranyoneelsewhocarestoreadtheiropinions.Buthowinfluential,orimportant,istheblogospherereally?Oneproblemwithblogsisthatmanypeoplewhoreadandwritethemseemonlytocommunicatewitheachother.Whenpeopletalkabouttheinfluenceoftheblogosphere,theydonottakeintoaccountthemillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldwhoarenotbloggers,neverreadblogs,anddon'tevenhaveaccesstoacomputer,letaloneagoodinternetconnection.Sometimes,itseemsthattheblogosphereexistsonlytoinfluenceitself,orthatitsinfluenceislimitedtowhatisactuallyquiteasmallcommunity.Blogsseemtopromiseavirtualdemocracy—inwhichanyonecansayanythingtheylike,andhavetheiropinionsheard—butwhoisactuallylisteningtotheseopinions?Littlehardevidenceshowsthatblogshaveinfluencedpeopleinthewaythattraditionalmassmediasuchastelevisionandnewspapersareabletodo.26.Nowthebloggingcraze______.A.isemerging B.hasbecomelessintenseC.keepsrising D.remainsthesameasbefore27.Blogsdifferfromtraditionalinternetsitesinthat______.A.textsaremostlyshort B.theypresentpicturesC.theyaredailyupdated D.readerscanmakecomments28.Oneproblemwithblogsisthatbloggersfailtoconsider______.A.non-bloggers B.virtualdemocracyC.U.S.politicians D.internetconnection29.Intheauthor'sopinion,theinfluenceoftheblogosphereis______.A.important B.powerfulC.positive D.limited30.Accordingtotheauthor,itisnotdifficultto______.A.setupblogsB.makeblogsinvolveeveryoneC.showtheimportanceofblogosphereD.makeblogssurpasstraditionalmassmedia非選擇題部分注意事項(xiàng)：用黑色字跡旳簽字筆或鋼筆將答案寫在答題紙上，不能答在試題卷上。III.DISCOURSECLOZEThefollowingistakenfromthetextbook.Readthepassageandfillinthenumberedspaces(therearemoresuggestedanswersthannecessary).WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points,1pointeach)ThemakersoftheConstitutionknewthatchangeswouldbenecessaryandthatiftherewasnowayofmakingthem,theConstitutionwouldnolongerbeuseful.They,therefore,madeitpossibleforAmericanstochangetheConstitutionbyadoptingamendmentstoit,(31)[I]buttheydidnotmakeiteasytodoso.AllamendmentswrittenintotheConstitutionhavebeenmadeinaccordancewithrules(32)[B]laiddownintheoriginaldocument.Anamendmentmaybeproposedbytwo-thirdsofbothhousesofCongressorbyaconventioncalledbyCongress(33)[H]attherequestoftwo-thirdsofthestatelegislatures.Itmustthenbeapprovedbythree-fourthsofallthestates.Thenandonlythen(34)[J]doesthechangebecomepartoftheConstitution.Since1789(35)[F]twenty-sixamendmentstotheConstitutionhavebeenadopted.Tenofthemwereadoptedalmostimmediately(36)[K]aftertheConstitutionwentintoeffect.Theyaretheamendments(37)[D]thatwecalltheBillofRightsbecausetheyprotecttherightsofindividuals．Someamendmentshaveextendedtherighttovotebyforbiddingdiscriminationinrespecttothefighttovoteonaccountofrace，colororsex，and(38)[L]byloweringthevotingagetoeighteen．OnegreatamendmentabolishedslaveryintheUnitedStates．TheFourteenthAmendment，(39)[A]acceptedaftertheCivilWar，hasdonemuchinrecentyearstobringgreaterjusticetoblackpeopleandothers．Otheramendmentshavechangedthemethodofelectingsenators(40)[C]inordertomakeitmoredemocratic，andincreasedthetaxingpowerofCongress．ByamendmentwehavesoughttoovercomedefectsintheConstitutionandthustokeepitalive．(FromTheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates)[A]acceptedaftertheCivilWar[B]laiddownintheoriginaldocument[C]inordertomakeitmoredemocratic[D]thatwecalltheBillofRights[E]byinterpretationonthepartoftheSupremeCourt[F]twenty-sixamendmentstotheConstitutionhavebeenadopted[G]thatCongresshadnopowerundertheConstitutiontopasssuchalaw[H]attherequestoftwo-thirdsofthestatelegislatures[I]buttheydidnotmakeiteasytodoso[J]doesthechangebecomepartoftheConstitution[K]aftertheConstitutionwentintoeffect[L]byloweringthevotingagetoeighteenIV．WORDFORMATIONCompleteeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththeproperformofthewordinbracketsWriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points，1pointeach)41．(bright) Thatnewcarpetwillcertainly_brightly____upyourlivingroom．42．(anxiety) Theforeignministeradmittedhewasstill__anxiety____aboutthesituationinthatcountry．43．(ill) Scientistshavenotyetfoundacureforthis_illness_____．44．(sign) Therecentdeclineofthestockmarketdoesnotnecessarily__signs__thestartofarecession．45．(simple) Somestudentslostmarks_simply_becausetheyhadn’treadthequestioncarefully．46．(enjoy) Lunchbreakatthehotdogstandintheparkisthemost__enjoyable____andinterestingtimeofthedayforme．47．(able) Thishealthcenterservesallpatients，regardlessoftheir__ability____topay．48．(understand) Sheexpressedheropinionsinsuchcleartermsthatnoonewould_understanding___her．49．(1ead) Eversincethe1990s，Microsofthasbeenaworld__led__insoftwaredesign．50．(judge) It’stoosoontomakea__judgement____abouttheimpactofthenewpolicy．V．GAPFILLINGThefollowingistakenfromthetextbook．Fillinthenumberedgapswiththecorrectformofthewordsorphrasesinthebox(therearemorewordsthannecessary)．WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points，1pointeach)asdevotefierceincaseinterestinthatloverejectionsetthatwhowithThesemi-barbarickinghadadaughterwhomheloveddeeply.Shewasaspassionate,fanciful,andstrongasherfatherandwas(51)devotetohim.Asisthecaseinmanyfairytales,thisdaughter,theappleofherfather’seye,wasinlovewithayoungman(52)whowasbelowherinstation.Hewasacommoner.Hewasalsobrave,handsome,anddaring,andhelovedtheroyaldaughter(53)withallhisbeing.Theprincesshadenoughbarbarisminher(54)thattheirloveaffairwasdramatic…toodramatic.Itwasasecretformonths,butthenthekingfoundoutaboutit.Thekingdidn’thesitateforaminute.Hesenttheyoungmantoprisonand(55)setadateforhistrialinthearena.Whenthedatearrived,everyoneinthekingdomwantedtoattend.Theyallknewoftheking’s(56)interestinthecase,andtherewasexcitementintheair.Theking'smensearchedforthe(57)fiercetigerintherealm.Theyalsosearchedforthefairestmaideninthelandsothathecouldhaveafittingbride(58)incasehewerefoundinnocent.Ofcourse,everyoneknewthathehadcommittedthe“crime”of(59)lovetheprincess,butthekingdidnotallowthefactsofthecasetoalterhisdecision.Thetrialwouldgoon(60)asplanned.Theyouthwouldbegonenomatterwhathappened;hewouldeitherbedeadormarried.Thekingcouldenjoytheproceedingsforthesportofit.(FromTheLadyortheTiger)VI.SHORTANSWERQUESTIONSThefollowingquestionsarebasedonPassageFourinthistestpaper.Read