自学考试英语(一)最后冲刺模拟试题2PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Theword“generosity”hasbeendevalued（贬值）somewhatrently.Amillionairenygivehisfriendahouseinthebeautifulsuburb（市郊）;Arichncouldflyhalfwayroundtheworldtomeethisfriendsforhisbirthday.Inthiscase,generosityismoreanactionofshowingoffthanasinreactionofgiving.Andsuchshowingofflacksthemostimportantqualityofrealgenerosity:toofferkindnessandlovewithoutexpectinganythinginreturn.Realgenerosity,whenyoumeetitissimplysopleasant.Andasaquality,itbelongsequallytotherichandthepoor.Atravelerinafarawayplafeltitwhenhesharedbread,room,evenbedwithafarmer’sfamily,whosegeneralprincipleis“AguestinthehouseisGodinthehouse”.AnotherstoryisaboutauniversitystudentfromOxford.Hedidsomethingoutofhisnaturalsenseofgenerositywhenhelearnedthathisroomtecouldn’taffordanimpossiblyexpensivetextbook,abookwhichwasveryrareinsecond-handshops.Knowingthathisroomtewasfartooproudtoaeptsuchabookaspresentfromhim,therichstudentboughtanewcopyfor35poundsatBlackwell’sbookshop.Hedirtieditupabitandtoreoffthepapercover,deafewdog-ears（卷页）andpencilrksagainstwhathethoughtmightbeimportantparts,andwroteaninventednameinthefront.Heevenrememberedtoagetheinkbyputtingitoverfire.Thenhewentback,lookingextremelyproudofhimselfandclaimingtohavegotthebookinasecond-handbookshop.“Beatenthemdowntotwopounds!”Tokehisfriendsbelievehim,heshowedareipt（收据）forthemoneybybuyinghimselfanotherbookatthesamepla.Tenyearslater,thepoorerstudentgottoknowthetruth.Actuallyhewassuspiciousattheverybeginning,thoughhedidn’tforhisricherfriendtothetruth.Heappreciatedtheinvaluablegenerosityaswellasthevaluablebook.Realgenerosityliesinthegiver’sthoughtfulness,notitspriorwrappingofthegift.Itisoneofthethingswhichkeushunandshouldbehonoredmorethanwedonow.31.Amillionairegiveshisfriendabeautifulhouse,whichisconsideredasbytheauthor.[A]asinreactionofgiving[B]anactionofshowingoff[C]agoodexampleofgenerosity[D]aqualityofbeingkindtoothers32.Whichofthefollowingistrueofrealgenerosity?[A]Itoffershelpexpectingsomethinginreturn.[B]It’saqualitybelongingonlytotherich.[C]Itexpressesasortoflovetohunbeings.[D]Itliesinthegiver’sthoughtfulnessandkindness.33.TheOxfordstudent’sgenerositytohisroomteisshownin.[A]hiseffortstolookforthetextbookinallthesecond-handbookshops[B]hiswisdomtobeatthepriofthebookdowntotwopounds。