1、国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 243及答案与解析 Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 0 By the Treaty of Paris of 1763, which ended the war with the French and the Indians, England gained possession of Canada an
2、d all the territory east of the Mississippi River. French influence on this continent thus came to an end; England now controlled most of North America. But the war had been long and expensive. England had many debts. George III, king of England, after consulting with his advisers, decided that the
3、American colonists (殖民者 ) should help pay some of the expenses of this war. A standing English army of 10 000 men had been left in the colonies(殖民地 )for protection against the Indians. The English government also felt that the colonists should share in the expenses of maintaining this army. The resu
4、lt was a series of measures, the Grenville Program, passed by Parliament and designed to raise money in the colonies. Some of these measures were accepted by the colonists, but one in particular, the Stamp Act, was met with great protest. The Stamp Act required that stamps, ranging in price from a f
5、ew cents to almost a dollar, be placed on all newspapers, advertisements, bills of sale, wills, legal papers, etc. The Stamp Act was one of the causes of the American Revolution. It affected everyone, rich and poor alike. Some businessmen felt that the act would surely ruin their businesses. Of all
6、the voices raised in protest to the Stamp Act, none had greater effect than that of a young lawyer from Virginia - Patrick Henry. Henry had only recently been elected to the Virginia Assembly. Yet when the Stamp Act came up for discussion, he opposed it almost single-handedly. He also expressed, for
7、 the first time, certain ideas that were held by many Americans of the time but that never before had been stated so openly. “Is life so dear or peace so sweet, as to be bought at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty(万能的 ) God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, g
8、ive me liberty, or give me death!“ 1 From the text we learn that_. （ A） Britain took over Canada from the Indians in 1763 （ B） there had been a war between the French and the Indians which ended in 1763 （ C） France used to have control of Canada and some areas east of the Mississippi River （ D） the
9、French still kept some influence in North America through the Treaty of Paris 2 The Grenville Program refers to_. （ A） King George Ills plan to gather money in North America （ B） the British governments desire to raise money in North America （ C） a plan to share the expenses of maintaining an army i
10、n the American colonies （ D） a decision of the British Parliament to collect money in the American colonies 3 The Stamp Act_. （ A） was an act about selling stamps at prices from a few cents to almost a dollar （ B） required that all commercial and legal documents in America have stamps on them （ C） w
11、as the main cause of the American Revolution （ D） chiefly affected business people who felt it would ruin their businesses 4 From the text we learn that Patrick Henry_. （ A） had been a member of the Virginia Assembly for a long time （ B） didnt know what courses to take to complete his studies as a l
12、awyer （ C） was almost the only one who openly protested against the Stamp Act （ D） didnt value life or peace as much as other people did 5 This passage is mainly about_. （ A） one of the events leading to the American Revolution （ B） the Treaty of Paris between Britain and France （ C） the Grenville P
13、rogram to raise money in the American colonies （ D） Patrick Henry, a hero who opposed the Stamp Act 国家公共英语（三级）笔试模拟试卷 243答案与解析 Part A Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 原文提到 By
14、the Treaty of Paris of 1763， which ended the war with the French andthe Indians， England gained possession of Canada and all the territory east of the Mississippi River只是说 “英国从法国和印第安人的手中获得了 加拿大以及密西西比河以东的所有土地 ”，并未特别表明 “英国从印第安人手中获取加拿大 ”，而且根据对应关系，应该是从法国人手中获得加拿大，因此 A错。the war with the French and the Ind
15、ians是指 “英国同法国和印第安人的战争 ”，而不是 “法国和印第安人之间的战争 ”，因此 B错。原文又提到 French influence on this continent thus came to an end(法国在北美大陆的影响宣告结束 )，因此 D错。 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据原文 The result was a series of measures， the Grenville Program， passed byParliament and designed to raise money in the colonies可知，Grenville Progra
16、m(格伦威尔法案 )是英国议会在美洲殖民地敛钱的一个决定，而不是国王乔治三世或英国政府的计划，也不仅仅是共同承担美洲殖民地军费的问题，因此只有 D项正确。 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据原文 The Stamp Act required that stampsbe placed on all newspapers， advertisements， bills of sale， wills， legal papers， etc (该法案要求，所有的报纸、广告、账单、遗嘱、法律文件等等一律要盖上印花 )可知 B项正确。该法案并不是直接出售邮票，因此 A错误。又据原文 The Stamp
17、Act was one of the causes of the American Revolution可知印花税法案是美国革命的起因之一 ，而不能说是主要原因 (main cause)，因此 C错误。另据原文 It affected everyone， rich and poor alike可知 D错。 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据原文 Henry had only recently been elected to the Virginia Assembly Yet whenthe Stamp Act came up for discussion， he opposed it a
18、lmost single-handedly可知 “当时亨利 刚刚入选弗吉尼亚议会。当印花税法案引起人们的讨论时，他几乎是在单打独斗地反对。 ”由此， A错误， C正确。 B项与文章内容无关。根据文章最后的引言部分可知亨利只是为了获得自由才宁可牺牲生命与和平，并不表明他不比别人珍爱生命与和平，因此 D错。 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 文章主要是讲 “印花税法案是引起美国革命的一个原因 ”，这一点在两段文字中都有体现。因此 A正确。 the Treaty of Paris和 the Grenville Program并不是美国革命的直接起因，而且与第二段文字毫无联 系，因此 B、 C不能作为文章的中心思想。同样， D也过于片面，只能概括文章第二段，亦不够好。
