全国2002年10月高等教育自学考试综合英语(二)试题

nown human joys and sorrows and has done whatever work it was in him to do, the fear of death. is somewhat ignoble. 
A. It is wrong for old people, who know what joys and sorrows mean and who have made great contributions, to fear death.
B. Old people who have gone through all kinds of human experience and done what they can should not be afraid of death.
C. Old people who have experienced both success and failure, and have done useful work for society, do not usually fear death.
D. It is shameful for old people, who have had both joyful and painful experiences and have worked hard, to be afraid of death. 转贴于：自学考试_博学在线

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Ⅳ. 阅读理解。认真阅读下列两篇短文，每篇短文后有5个问题，根据短文的内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并将正确选项的字母写在答题纸的相应位置上。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
Read the two passages and answer the questions. (10 points)
Passage 1
In a class I teach for adults, I recently assigned the students to “go to someone you love within the next week and tell them you love them. It has to be someone you have never said those words to before or at least haven't shared those words with for a long time. ”

At the beginning of our next class, I asked if someone wanted to share what happened when they told someone they loved them. I expected one of the women to volunteer, as was usually the case, but one of the men raised his hand. He appeared quite moved and a bit shaken.

He began by saying,“Dennis, I was quite angry with you last week when you gave us this assignment. I didn't feel that I had anyone to say those words to, and besides, who were you to tell me to do something so personal? But as I was driving home my conscience started talking to me. It was telling me that I knew exactly who I needed to say ‘I love you’to . You see, five years age, my father and I had a vicious disagreement and never really resolved it ever since. We avoided seeing each other unless we absolutely had to at Christmas or other family gatherings. But even then, we hardly spoke to each other. So, by the time I got home I had convinced myself I was going to tell my father I loved him.

“It's odd, but just making that decision seemed to lift a heavy load off my chest.

“When I got home, 1 rushed into the house to tell my wife what I was going to do. When I finished, she hugged me, and for the first time in our married life she saw me cry, We stayed up half the night drinking coffee and talking. It was great.

“The next morning I was up early and bright. I was so excited that I could hardly sleep. I got to the office early and accomplished more in two hours than I had the whole day before.

“At 9:00 I called my dad to see if I could come over after work. When he answered the phone, I just said, ‘Dad, can I come over after work tonight? I have something to tell you’My dad responded reluctantly,‘Now what?’I assured him it wouldn't take long, so he finally agreed.

“At 5:30, when I rang the doorbell of my parents' house, I prayed that Dad would answer the door, As luck would have it, he did.

“I didn't waste any time—I took one step in the door and said, ‘Dad, I just came over to tell you that I love you. ’

“Dad's face softened, the wrinkles seemed to disappear and he began to cry, He reached out and hugged me and said, ‘I love you too, son, but I've never been  able to say it. ’

“Mom came over with tears in her eyes. I waved and blew her a kiss, Dad and I hugged for a moment longer and then I left. I hadn't felt that great for a long time.

“But that's not even my point. Two days after that visit, my dad, who had heart trouble but didn't tell me, had an attack and ended up in the hospital, unconscious. I don't know if he'll make it.

“So my message to all of you in this class is this: Don’t wait to do the things that you know need to be done. Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!

51. To whom did the teacher assign the class to say, “I love you”?
A. Their father of mother whom they had once fiercely disagreed with.
B. An elderly member of their family they hadn't spoken to for a long time.
C. Someone they loved but had never, or for a long time expressed their love.
D. Their nearest and dearest whom they had offended but not yet apologized to.
52. Why was the man angry with the teacher when the latter gave the class that assignment?
A. The teacher treated adult students as if they were children.
B. He felt that he didn't have to say these words to anyone he knew.
C. He thought the teacher shouldn't tell the class to do such a thing.
D. The assignment reminded him of something he felt guilty about.
53. The man made up his mind to say to his father “I love you”after
A. he thought about the assignment.
B. class while he was driving home.
C. his anger with the teacher died down.
D. he talked it over with his wife at home.
54. “It's odd, but just making that decision seemed to lift a heavy load off my chest.” The sentence means that
A. the man was re