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2022年成考高起点《英语》考试练习题及答案2-6
IV.Reading Comprehension(60 points)
Directions:There are five reading passages in this part.Each passage is followed by fourquestions.For each question there are four suggested answers marked A,B,C and D.Chooseone best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
根据下面内容，回答题：
Would you like to spend all evening reading a lovely story with beautiful illustrations and make$35,000 at the same time?Millions of people all over the world tried to do just that.Only onesucceeded.The book is called Masquerade,and was written by British painter Kit Williams.Withinits pages are clues to the location of a golden jewel,and whoever figured out the clues could find andkeep the treasure.
Some years ago,Williams was asked to write a children's book.Wanting to do something no oneelse had done before,he decided to bury a golden treasure and tell where it was in the book.He be-gan painting without a clear idea of what the story would be about,where he would bury the treasure,or even what the treasure would be.As he painted,he decided that in the story a hare,or rabbit,would travel through earth,air,fire and water to deliver a gift from the moon to the sun.
After three years,he finished the paintings and then wrote the story.The treasure became an 18-carat gold hare,adorned with precious stones,and it was made by Kit Williams himself.This beauti-ful jewel,worth around$35,000,depending on gold prices,was,buried somewhere in Britain,free toanyone who could decipher the clues.Williams's book kept people of all ages amused trying to solvethe mystery of Masquerade.
The rabbit was finally found in the spring of 1982,by a 48-year-old design engineer.It was bur-
ied in a park about thirty-five miles from London.
36、The function of the first sentence in this passage is to __________.
A.give detail B.sum up the story C.capture the reader's interest D.elaborate upon'a point
参考答案：C
参考解析：文章的首句并没有给任何细节，也没有阐述任何观点，而是提出了一个问题，排除A、D两项。第一段刚开始，不可能总结，排除选项B。这个问题很有趣，所以，作者以此开篇是为了吸引读者，C项是正确的。
37、When Williams began working on his book,he __________.
A.was paid$35,000 B.learned to paint
C.had already buried the treasure D.did not know what the story would be about
参考答案：D
参考解析：有人请Williams写本儿童的书，他接受了，并想把自己的作品写得与众不同，但当他开始运作时，他脑子里还没有清晰的思路。D项是正确的。
38、We can conclude from the passage that _________.
A.the clues in Masquerade are easy to decipher
B.Kit Williams has many artistic talents
C.many people bury treasures in Britain
D.Kit Williams said he would pay$35,000 to whoever found the treasure
参考答案：B
参考解析：从这段里我们知道，Williams会写书、画画、做珠宝，所以说他有很多的艺术天赋。B项是正确的。
39、This passage is about __________.
A.British painters B.golden jewelry C.a modern treasure hunt D.writing children's books
参考答案：C
参考解析：这篇文章主要讲了Williams写这本书的目的是让人们寻宝。C项是正确的。其他三项都只是文章中整个事件的一部分，不是主题。
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