河南专升本公英真题读理解部分.doc

2013年河南专升本公英真题阅读理解部分 ??? 河南专升本考试英语是必考科目，许多同学都对英语考试感到头疼，专升本考试的拉分点就是英语，为了更好的帮助同学们，我们会一直分享有关英语资料，包括历年的英语真题。今天我们分享的是2013年河南专升本英语考试真题的阅读理解部分！??? Part II? Reading Comprehension （40 points）　　Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some　　questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked　　A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice, and mark the　　corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.　　Passage One　　A wealthy Persian Prince loved good stories. The older he grew，the fonder he became　　of them. But he always regretted they had to have an end. So he decided to give half his　　wealth and his beautiful daughter to the man who could tell him a story without an end.　　Anybody who failed would be sent to prison for life. The risk was so great that nobody came　　to the palace to tell the Prince a story for a whole year. Then one day a tall, handsome young　　man came and said he wanted to tell a story that would go on forever. The prince agreed but　　warned him what would happen if he failed. “The risk is worth the head of your fair　　daughter, ” the young man replied poetically（得体地）。 He then began this well-known　　story:　　“Once upon a time there was a certain King who feared famine. So he ordered his men　　to build an enormous storehouse, which he filled with corn. Then, when it was up, made　　water-proof and made fire-proof, the King felt happy. But one day he noticed a small hole in　　the roof and as he looked at it, a locust came out with a grain of corn. A minute later, another　　locust came out with another grain of corn. Then a third locust with another grain of corn.　　Then a fourth locust, flying at great speed, pushed through the hole and came out with two　　grains of corn. Then a fifth locust came and …”　　“Stop” shouted the Prince. “I can’t,” answered the young man. “I must go on until I tell　　you what happened to each grain of the corn.” “But that will go on for ever.” The Prince　　pro