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专业英语四级（阅读）模拟试卷203(题后含答案及解析)

题型有：5.READINGCOMPREHENSION

PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONAInthissectionthereareseveralpassagesfollowedbyten

multiple-choicequestions.Foreachquestion,therearefoursuggestedanswers

marked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.

(1)Myfatherwas,Iamsure,intendedbynaturetobeacheerful,kindly

man.Untilhewasthirty-fouryearsoldheworkedasafarmhandforamannamed

ThomasButterworthwhoseplacelaynearthetownofBidwell,Ohio.Hehadthena

horseofhisown,andonSaturdayeveningsdroveintotowntospendafewhoursin

socialintercoursewithotherfarmhands.Intownhedrankseveralglassesofbeerand

stoodaboutinBenHead’ssaloon—crowdedonSaturdayeveningswithvisiting

farmhands.Songsweresungandglassesthumpedonthebar.Atteno’clockfather

drovehomealongalonelycountryroad,madehishorsecomfortableforthenight,

andhimselfwenttobed,quitehappyinhispositioninlife.Hehadatthattimeno

notionoftryingtoriseintheworld.(2)Itwasinthespringofhisthirty-fifthyear

thatfathermarriedmymother,thenacountryschoolteacher,andinthefollowing

springIcamewrigglingandcryingintotheworld.Somethinghappenedtothetwo

people.Theybecameambitious.TheAmericanpassionforgettingupintheworld

tookpossessionofthem.(3)Itmayhavebeenthatmotherwasresponsible.Being

aschoolteachershehadnodoubtreadbooksandmagazines.Shehad,Ipresume,read

ofhowGarfield,Lincoln,andotherAmericans’rosefrompovertytofameand

greatness,andasIlaybesideher—inthedaysofherlying-in—shemayhave

dreamedthatIwouldsomedayrulemenandcities.Atanyratesheinducedfatherto

giveuphis