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2013年广东自考学位英语真题及答案（二）
Part II Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Jack Billabong is a stockman. One Friday afternoon he was riding along the track towards the Henderson farm. He was looking for a prize bull which had escaped from the Borrogee paddock. He reached the hills and saw at once that he could not go further.
There had been a fire in the forest which had gone out. But the air was still full of smoke and fallen trees had blocked the track. Jack was just going to turn back when he saw something moving in the smoke. He waited. It was a girl on a horse, and she was riding towards him. “There’s a badly burnt man on the farm,” the girl shouted. “He saved my life. Please help me to save him.”
The girl was Cathy Henderson. She had been on horseback for two hours. She had to jump over fallen trees that were still burning. Her pony had fallen with her twice. She was thirsty and almost dead from want of sleep. But she rode back to the farm with Jack immediately.
Joe Brook was unconscious when they reached him. They lifted him onto Jack’s horse. The ride back to Borrogee was terrible. Cathy was so tired that Jack had to tie her to her pony. The pony was tired too, but its courage was astonishing. It followed Jack right to Borrogee Hospital. Nobody saw them arrive because it was night.
“I’ve never seen a horse like that pony,” Jack said. Cathy praised Jack Billabong, but she refused to say anything about the pony, “Joe will write about her in his story,” she said.
But she did say one thing: “If flame hadn’t returned to the farm that afternoon, Joe and I would have died.”
16. Jack Billabong did not turn back because _____________.
A. he hadn’t found the bull yet
B. he smelt a heavy smoke in the forest
C. he knew there was a burnt man there
D. he saw something moving towards him
17. Why was the ride back to Borrogee terrible?
A. Because Joe was tired out.
B. Because the ride started late at night.
C. Because they didn’t have enough courage.
D. Because both Cathy and her pony were exhausted.
18. Cathy refused to talk to reporters about the pony when she was in Borrogee Hospital because ____________.
A. she didn’t know what to say
B. Jack asked her not to talk to them
C. she was too weak to say anything
D. Joe would write about it in his writing
19. What does the word “flame” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Jack. B. The pony. C. Jack’s horse. D. The fire.
20. Which of the following is the best title of the story?
A. Rescue of Joe Brook.
B. Courage of Jack Billabong.
C. Love of a Young Girl.
D. Heroism of a Lovely Pony.
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