在职硕士阅读理解测试

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Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes, 25 points)

Directions: There are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the best one and mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

·Passage 1

　　John Grisham was born on February 2, 1955, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in the USA.His lather was a construction worker and moved his family all around the southern states of America, stopping wherever he could find work. Eventually they settled in Mississippi. Graduating from law school in 1981, Grisham practiced law for nearly a decade in Southaven, specializing in criminal defense and personal injury litigation (诉讼). In 1983, he was elected to the state House of Representatives and served until 1990.
　　One day at the Dessoto County courthouse, Grisham heard the horrifying testimony of a 12-year-old rape victim. He decided to write a novel exploring what would have happened if the girls father had murdered her attackers. He proceeded to get up every morning at 5 a.m. to work on the novel, called A Time to Kill, which was published in 1988. Grishams next novel, The Firm, was one of the biggest hits of 1991, spending 47 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Grisham was then able to give up law and concentrate on writing. Grisham lives with his wife and two children, dividing their time between their Victorian home on a 67 acre farm in Mississippi and a 204 acre plantation near Charlottesville, VirginiA.
　　When hes not writing, Grisham devotes time to charitable causes, including mission trips with his church group. As a child he dreamt of becoming a professional baseball player, and now serves as the local Little League commissioner. He has built six ballfields on his property and hosts children from 26 Little League teams.36. X-rays are also called Rontgen rays_______the discoverer who first put them to use.

46. John Grisham is__________at present.


A.a professional baseball player
B.a congressman
C.a writer
D.a lawyer

47. What inspired Grisham to write his first novel?


A.His fathers experience.
B.His life on the farm.
C.A case of murder.
D.A case of rape.

48. The story of the novel A Time [o Kill would probably lochs on_____.


A.how the girls father took revenge
B.how the case of rape was settled
C.how the girl was attacked
D.the circumstances of the rape

49. Which of the following is NOT true of the novel The Firm?


A.It brought Grisham wealth.
B.It was carried by The New York Times as a series.
C.It was popular at the time of publication.
D.It earned Grisham great fame.

50. It can be inferred from the passage that Grisham has built ballfields on his property________.


A.to see his childhood dream being realized in the children
B.to provide facilities of baseball training
C.to achieve his lifes goal as a professional baseball player
D.to coach children in baseball