>> 大学英语三级真题(7个DOC)
- 资料级别：普通资料
- 资料大小：114 KB
- 文件类型：rar
- 资料类别：英语学习 - 英语学习
- 资料星级：
- 上传所属：管理员
- 上传时间：2005-09-17
- 所需点数：10
- 下载次数：0
- 标签Tags：英语
*资料简介：
College English Test
Part I Reading Comprehension (40 % )
Directions: There are four passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A.B.C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter. on the Answer Sheet with a single line thro_gh .th.e center.
Passage 1
. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following pass_ge:
On November 19. 1863, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President, Lincoln at _he time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The principal speaker was to be Edward Eyerett, a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.
It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night. alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. flis speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory'
of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The -crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked. "1 have failed again. " On the train back to Washington. he said sadly. "That speech was a flat failure. and the people are disappointed. "
您现在所在的位置：
