山东自考本科《英语二》复习题

Readi ng Comprehensi on(30 poi nts, 2 poi nts each) 从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案， 并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。

My husband Christopher was once a financial planner. Even though he couldn’ tbalance our budget，his clients trusted him completely and he made them feelsecure. In exchange they paid him very well.We had a nice life then.At that time，myyoga studio(瑜伽馆)was just starting to make a profit，and I had recently decoratedit.At last， I was in control of my working life and poured my heart and soul intomaking it succeed.

When we first met，I fell hard for Christopher right away,although I wouldn’t callit love. I’ d never been with a man who was prettier than I was,but after a while Igot used to this，and it didn’t bother me so much.I was recovering from a brokenheart and needed something to help me move on.If it wasn’t love,it was goodenough， and when he asked me to marry him I jumped at the chance，knowing that itmight be my last.

Things started out so well.I was working steadily and Christopher was patientlyclimbing up the ladder in his department.Then，without any warning，one gray winterafternoon in year five，he just upped and left his desk at the bank，handed in hisresignation，and came home and told me he wanted to start an interior designbusiness.

He has always loved mixing and matching，and has a real eye for color,texture，andshape， but the idea of turning a hobby into a business wasn’t something we had everdiscussed. I thought the stress of his job was becoming too much and perhaps he wouldtake a few months off over the spring and summer to relax and get the idea out ofhis system. I didn’t believe he could be serious.But once he had a few clients，hebegan to draw up plans，ordering catalogues and turning our empty workshop into akind of makeshift studio with all of his sketches pinned to the wall.After spendinga lot of time and money on all of this preparation，and really doing quite a nicejob of it， he called each client in turn and apologized，saying he wouldn’t be ableto design their living spaces after all.

(1). As a financial planner, Christopher.

(A). paid his clients very well

(B). was trusted by his clients

(C). was making his yoga studio profitable

(D). could make his family’s budget balanced

答案：B

(2). The woman in the passage.

(A). fell in love with Christopher at first sight

(B). managed a yoga studio with her husband

(C). felt really uncomfortable with a smart man

(D). married Christopher because of a broken heart

答案：A

(3). His wife thought Christopher suddenly quit his job because he.

(A). couldn’t wait to get promoted

(B). had experience in interior design

(C). wanted to do something he enjoyed

(D). couldn’t bear the pressure from his job

答案：D

(4). The womanher husband’ s decision.

(A). was supportive of

(B). was indifferent to

(C). was satisfied with

(D). was negative about

答案：D

(5). It can be inferred from the last paragraph that Christopher.

(A). was more likely to change his mind

(B). would return to his office in the bank

(C). made a big success in interior design

(D). was not wellprepared for his business

答案：A