英语专业八级考试真题与答案(4)

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英语专业八级考试真题与答案(4)
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Richard, King of England from 1189 to 1199, with all his
characteristic virtues and faults cast in a heroic mould, is one of the most
fascinating medieval figures. He has been described as the creature
and embodiment of the age of chivalry, In those days the lion was
much admired in heraldry, and more than one king sought to link himself
with its repute. When Richard’s contemporaries called him” Coeur de
Lion”(The Lion heart), they paid a lasting compliment to the king of
beasts. Little did the English people owe him for his services, and heavily
did they pay for his adventures. He was in England only twice for a few
short months in his ten years’ reign; yet his memory has always English
hearts, and seems to present throughout the centuries the pattern of the
fighting man. In all deeds of prowess as well as in large schemes of war
Richard shone. He was tall and delicately shaped strong in nerve and
sinew, and most dexterous in arms. He reioiced in personal combat, and
regarded his opponents without malice as necessary agents in his fame He
loved war, not so much for the sake of glory or political ends, but as other
men love science or poetry, for the excitement of the struggle and the
glow of victory. By this his whole temperament was toned; and united
with the highest qualities of the military commander, love of war called
forth all the powers of his mind and body.


Although a man of blood and violence, Richard was too impetuous to
be either treacherous on habitually cruel. He was as ready to forgive as he
was hasty to offend; he was open-handed and munificent to profusion; in
war circumspect in design and skilful in execution; in political a child,
lacking in subtlety and experience. His political alliances were formed
upon his likes and dislikes; his political schemes had neither unity nor
clearness of purpose. The advantages gained for him by military geoids
were flung away through diplomatic ineptitude. When, on the jouthey to
the East, Messina in Sicily was won by his arms he was easily persuaded
to share with his polished, faithless ally, Philip Augustus, fruits of a
victory which more wisely used might have foiled the French King’s
artful schemes. The rich and tenable acquisition of Cyprus was cast away
even more easily than it was won. His life was one magnificent parade,
which, when ended, left only an empty plain.
In 1199, when the difficulties of raising revenue for the endless war
were at their height, good news was brought to King Richard. It was said
there had been dug up near the castle of Chaluz, on the lands of one of his
French vassals, a treasure of wonderful quality; a group of golden images
of an emperor, his wife, sons and daughters, seated round a table, also of
gold, had been unearthed. The King claimed this treasure as lord
paramount. The lord of Chaluz resisted the demand, and the King laid
siege to his small, weak castle. On the third day, as he rode daringly, near


the wall. confident in his hard-tried luck, a bolt from a crossbow struck
him in the left shoulder by the neck. The wound, already deep, was
aggravated by the necessary cutting out of the arrow-head. Gangrene set
in, and Coeur de Lion knew that he must pay a soldier’s debt. He
prepared for death with fortitude and calm, and in accordance with the
principles he had followed. He arranged his affairs, he divided his
personal belongings among his friends or bequeathed them to charity. He
declared John to be his heir, and made all present swear fealty to him. He
ordered the archer who had shot the fatal bolt, and who was now a
prisoner, to be brought before him. He pardoned him, and made him a gift
of money. For seven years he had not confessed for fear of being
compelled to be reconiled to Philip, but now he received the offices of the
Church with sincere and exemplary piety, and died in the forty-second
year of his age on April 6, 1199, worthy, by the consent of all men, to sit
with King Arthur and Roland andother heroes of martial romance at some
Eternal round Table, which we trust the Creator of the Universe in His
comprehension will not have forgotten to provide.
The archer was flayed alive.
20 “ little did the English people own him for his service” (paragraph
one) means that the English
A. paid few taxes to him.
B. gave him little respect.


C. received little protection from him.
D. had no real cause to feel grateful to him.√
21. To say that his wife was a “ magnificent parade’( paragraph Two)
implies that it was to some extent.
A . spent chiefly at war.
B. impressive and admirable.
C. lived too pompously
D. an empty show.√
22. Richard’s behaviour as death approached showed.
A. bravery and self-control.
B. Wisdom and correctness
C. Devotion and romance
D. Chivalry and charity√
23. The point of the last short paragraph is that Richard was
A. cheated by his own successors
B. determined to take revenge on his enemies.
C. more generous to his enemies than his seccesors.
D unable to influence the behavior of his successors.√
24. Which of the following phrase best describes Richard as seen by
the author?
A. An aggressive king, too fond of war.
B. A brave king with minor faults.√


C. A competent but cunning soldier.
D. A kind with great political skills.
25. The relationship between the first and second paragraphs is that
A. each presents one side of the picture. √
B. the first generalizes the second gives examples.
C. the second is the logical result of the first.
D. both present Richard’s virtues and faults.


英语专业八级考试真题与答案(4)
Text C
Richard, King of England from 1189 to 1199, with all his
characteristic virtues and faults cast in a heroic mould, is one of the most
fascinating medieval figures. He has been described as the creature
and embodiment of the age of chivalry, In those days the lion was
much admired in heraldry, and more than one king sought to link himself
with its repute. When Richard’s contemporaries called him” Coeur de
Lion”(The Lion heart), they paid a lasting compliment to the king of
beasts. Little did the English people owe him for his services, and heavily
did they pay for his adventures. He was in England only twice for a few
short months in his ten years’ reign; yet his memory has always English
hearts, and seems to present throughout the centuries the pattern of the
fighting man. In all deeds of prowess as well as in large schemes of war
Richard shone. He was tall and delicately shaped strong in nerve and
sinew, and most dexterous in arms. He reioiced in personal combat, and
regarded his opponents without malice as necessary agents in his fame He
loved war, not so much for the sake of glory or political ends, but as other
men love science or poetry, for the excitement of the struggle and the
glow of victory. By this his whole temperament was toned; and united
with the highest qualities of the military commander, love of war called
forth all the powers of his mind and body.


Although a man of blood and violence, Richard was too impetuous to
be either treacherous on habitually cruel. He was as ready to forgive as he
was hasty to offend; he was open-handed and munificent to profusion; in
war circumspect in design and skilful in execution; in political a child,
lacking in subtlety and experience. His political alliances were formed
upon his likes and dislikes; his political schemes had neither unity nor
clearness of purpose. The advantages gained for him by military geoids
were flung away through diplomatic ineptitude. When, on the jouthey to
the East, Messina in Sicily was won by his arms he was easily persuaded
to share with his polished, faithless ally, Philip Augustus, fruits of a
victory which more wisely used might have foiled the French King’s
artful schemes. The rich and tenable acquisition of Cyprus was cast away
even more easily than it was won. His life was one magnificent parade,
which, when ended, left only an empty plain.
In 1199, when the difficulties of raising revenue for the endless war
were at their height, good news was brought to King Richard. It was said
there had been dug up near the castle of Chaluz, on the lands of one of his
French vassals, a treasure of wonderful quality; a group of golden images
of an emperor, his wife, sons and daughters, seated round a table, also of
gold, had been unearthed. The King claimed this treasure as lord
paramount. The lord of Chaluz resisted the demand, and the King laid
siege to his small, weak castle. On the third day, as he rode daringly, near


the wall. confident in his hard-tried luck, a bolt from a crossbow struck
him in the left shoulder by the neck. The wound, already deep, was
aggravated by the necessary cutting out of the arrow-head. Gangrene set
in, and Coeur de Lion knew that he must pay a soldier’s debt. He
prepared for death with fortitude and calm, and in accordance with the
principles he had followed. He arranged his affairs, he divided his
personal belongings among his friends or bequeathed them to charity. He
declared John to be his heir, and made all present swear fealty to him. He
ordered the archer who had shot the fatal bolt, and who was now a
prisoner, to be brought before him. He pardoned him, and made him a gift
of money. For seven years he had not confessed for fear of being
compelled to be reconiled to Philip, but now he received the offices of the
Church with sincere and exemplary piety, and died in the forty-second
year of his age on April 6, 1199, worthy, by the consent of all men, to sit
with King Arthur and Roland andother heroes of martial romance at some
Eternal round Table, which we trust the Creator of the Universe in His
comprehension will not have forgotten to provide.
The archer was flayed alive.
20 “ little did the English people own him for his service” (paragraph
one) means that the English
A. paid few taxes to him.
B. gave him little respect.


C. received little protection from him.
D. had no real cause to feel grateful to him.√
21. To say that his wife was a “ magnificent parade’( paragraph Two)
implies that it was to some extent.
A . spent chiefly at war.
B. impressive and admirable.
C. lived too pompously
D. an empty show.√
22. Richard’s behaviour as death approached showed.
A. bravery and self-control.
B. Wisdom and correctness
C. Devotion and romance
D. Chivalry and charity√
23. The point of the last short paragraph is that Richard was
A. cheated by his own successors
B. determined to take revenge on his enemies.
C. more generous to his enemies than his seccesors.
D unable to influence the behavior of his successors.√
24. Which of the following phrase best describes Richard as seen by
the author?
A. An aggressive king, too fond of war.
B. A brave king with minor faults.√


C. A competent but cunning soldier.
D. A kind with great political skills.
25. The relationship between the first and second paragraphs is that
A. each presents one side of the picture. √
B. the first generalizes the second gives examples.
C. the second is the logical result of the first.
D. both present Richard’s virtues and faults.

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