全國2008年1月高等教育自學(xué)考試

高級英語試題

課程代碼：00600

I. The following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to X. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word or expression for each blank only. (12 points, 0.5 point for each)

As I ate she began the first of what we later called “my lesson in living.” She said that I must always be  1  of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some  2 , unable to go to school, were more  3  and even more intelligent than  4  professors. She encouraged me to

 5  carefully to what country people  6  mother wit. When salesmen are doing well, there is

 7  upon them to begin doing better, for  8  they may start doing worse.

When they are doing  9  , they are doing terribly. When a salesman lands a large order or  10

in an important new account,  11  elation is brief, for there is danger he might lose that large order or important new account to a salesman  12  a competing company the next time around. The American dream promised older people that if they  13  hard enough all their lives, things would  14  well for them. Today’s elderly were brought up to  15  in pride, self-reliance and independence. Many  16  tough, determined individuals  17  manage to survive against adversity. But even the tough ones reach a  18  where help should be available to them.

Another solitary man was fishing further along the canal,  19  Arthur knew that they would leave each other  20  peace, would not even call  21  greetings. No one bothered  22 : you were a hunter, a dreamer, your own  23 , away from it all for a few hours on any day that the

 24  did not throw down its rain.