Though England was on the whole prosperous and hopeful, though by comparison with her neighbors she enjoyed internal peace, she could not evade the fact that the world of which she formed a part was torn by hatred and strife as fierce as any in human history. Men were still for from recognizing that two religions could exist side by side in the same society; they believed that the toleration of another religion different from their own. And hence necessarily false, must inevitably destroy such a society and bring the souls of all its members into danger of hell. So the struggle went on with increasing fury within each nation to impose a single creed upon every subject, and within the general society of Christendom to impose it upon every nation. In England the Reformers, or Protestants, aided by the power of the Crown, had at this stage triumphed, but over Europe as a whole Rome was beginning to recover some of the ground it had lost after Martin Luther’s revolt in the earlier part of the century. It did this in two ways, by the activities of its missionaries, as in parts of Germany, or by the military might of the Catholic Powers, as in the Low Countries, where the Dutch provinces were sometimes near their last extremity under the pressure of Spanish arms. Against England, the most important of all the Protestant nations to reconquer, military might was not yet possible because the Catholic Powers were too occupied and divided: and so, in the 1570’s Rome bent her efforts, as she had done a thousand years before in the days of Saint Augustine, to win England back by means of her missionaries.

These were young Englishmen who had either never given up the old faith, or having done so, had returned to it and felt called to become priests. There being, of course, no Catholic seminaries left in England, they went abroad, at first quite easily, later with difficulty and danger, to study in the English colleges at Douai or Rome: the former established for the training of ordinary or secular clergy, the other for the member of the Society of Jesus, commonly known as Jesuits, a new Order established by St, Ignatius Loyola same thirty years before. The seculars came first; they achieved a success which even the most eager could hardly have expected. Cool-minded and well-informed men, like Cecil, had long surmised that the conversion of the English people to Protestantism was for from complete; many—Cecil thought even the majority—had conformed out of fear, self-interest or—possibly the commonest reason of all—sheer bewilderment at the rapid changes in doctrine and forms of worship imposed on them in so short a time. Thus it happened that the missionaries found a welcome, not only with the families who had secretly offered them hospitality if they came, but with many others whom their first hosts invited to meet them or passed them on to. They would land at the ports in disguise, as merchants, courtiers or what not, professing some plausible business in the country, and make by devious may for their first house of refuge. There they would administer the Sacraments and preach to the house holds and to such of the neighbors as their hosts trusted and presently go on to some other locality to which they were directed or from which they received a call.

The main idea of this passage is

[A]. The continuity of the religious struggle in Britain in new ways.

[B]. The conversion of religion in Britain.

[C]. The victory of the New religion in Britain.

[D]. England became prosperous.

What was Martin Luther’s religions?

[A]. Buddhism. [B]. Protestantism. [C]. Catholicism. [D]. Orthodox.

Through what way did the Rome recover some of the lost land?

[A]. Civil and military ways. [B]. Propaganda and attack.

[C]. Persuasion and criticism. [D]. Religious and military ways.

What did the second paragraph mainly describe?

[A]. The activities of missionaries in Britain.

[B]. The conversion of English people to Protestantism was far from complete.

[C]. The young in Britain began to convert to Catholicism

[D]. Most families offered hospitality to missionaries.

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to  1  her. One day, he went to the farmer to  2  his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that  3  . I’m going to release (释放)  4  bulls, one at a time. If you can  5  the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
  6 , the young man got out and stood in the field,  7   the first bull. The barn(牛棚) door   8    and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He   9    that one of the next bulls had to be a better   10   than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull   11   .
A few   12    later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so   13   and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing(扒) the   14  and eyeing the young man. “ What the next   15   was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A   16    came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he   17    to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and   18    at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his   19   , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities.    20  catch the first one.

【小题1】
A.callB.recognizeC.respect D.marry
【小题2】
A.remember B.copyC.askD.answer
【小题3】
A.fieldB.forestC.riverD.building
【小题4】
A.two B.threeC.fourD.five
【小题5】
A.see B.cutC.catchD.discover
【小题6】
A.ImmediatelyB.Quietly C.FinallyD.Proudly
【小题7】
A.talking aboutB.thinking ofC.looking for D.waiting for
【小题8】
A.movedB.openedC.brokeD.closed
【小题9】
A.decided B.noticedC.suggestedD.learned
【小题10】
A.ruleB.helpC.choiceD.reason
【小题11】
A.get up B.go backC.fall downD.pass through
【小题12】
A.secondsB.daysC.hoursD.months
【小题13】
A.famous B.big C.shortD.beautiful
【小题14】
A.houseB.wall C.groundD.door
【小题15】
A.fishB.horseC.bird D.bull
【小题16】
A.pityB.shameC.smileD.tear
【小题17】
A.explainedB.saidC.sang D.flew
【小题18】
A.jumped B.escapedC.stoppedD.shouted
【小题19】
A.angerB.surpriseC.joyD.excitement
【小题20】
A.NeverB.OftenC.SeldomD.Always

Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to   36  her. One day, he went to the farmer to   37  his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that  38 . I’m going to release (释放)  39  bulls, one at a time. If you can   40  the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
  41  , the young man got out and stood in the field,   42 the first bull. The barn(牛棚) door   43  and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He  44   that one of the next bulls had to be a better  45  than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull   46  .
A few   47  later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so  48  and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing(扒) the   49 and eyeing the young man. “ What the next  50 was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A  51 came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he   52  to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and   53    at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his  54  , the bull had no tail. Life is full of opportunities.  55   catch the first one.

【小题1】
A.callB.recognizeC.marry D.respect
【小题2】
A.remember B.ask C.copyD.answer
【小题3】
A.forest B.fieldC.riverD.building
【小题4】
A.threeB.twoC.fourD.five
【小题5】
A.see B.cutC.discover D.catch
【小题6】
A.Quietly B.ImmediatelyC.FinallyD.Proudly
【小题7】
A.talking aboutB.thinking ofC.waiting for D.looking for
【小题8】
A.opened B.movedC.brokeD.closed
【小题9】
A.noticed B.decidedC.suggestedD.learned
【小题10】
A.ruleB.choice C.helpD.reason
【小题11】
A.get up B.go backC.pass through D.fall down
【小题12】
A.days B.secondsC.hoursD.months
【小题13】
A.famous B.short C.big D.beautiful
【小题14】
A.ground B.house C.wallD.door
【小题15】
A.fishB.horseC.bull D.bird
【小题16】
A.pityB.smile C.shameD.tear
【小题17】
A.said B.explained C.sangD.flew
【小题18】
A.EscapedB.jumpedC.stoppedD.shouted
【小题19】
A.angerB.joyC.surpriseD.excitement
【小题20】
A.NeverB.Always C.OftenD.Seldom

Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to   36  her. One day, he went to the farmer to  37  his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that  38  . I’m going to release (释放)  39  bulls, one at a time. If you can  40  the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
  41 , the young man got out and stood in the field,   42   the first bull. The barn(牛棚) door   43    and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He   44    that one of the next bulls had to be a better   45    than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull   46   .
A few   47    later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so   48    and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing(扒) the ground and   49  the young man. “ What the next   50   was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A   51    came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he   52    to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and   53    at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his  54   , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities.    55   catch the first one.

【小题1】
A.callB.recognizeC.respect D.marry
【小题2】
A.remember B.copyC.askD.answer
【小题3】
A.field B.forestC.riverD.building
【小题4】
A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five
【小题5】
A.seeB.cutC.catchD.discover
【小题6】
A.ImmediatelyB.QuietlyC.FinallyD.Proudly
【小题7】
A.talking aboutB.thinking ofC.looking forD.waiting for
【小题8】
A.movedB.openedC.brokeD.closed
【小题9】
A.decidedB.noticedC.suggestedD.learned
【小题10】
A.ruleB.helpC.choiceD.reason
【小题11】
A.get upB.go backC.fall downD.pass through
【小题12】
A.secondsB.daysC.hoursD.months
【小题13】
A.famousB.big C.shortD.beautiful
【小题14】
A.seeingB.lookingC.eyeing D.searching
【小题15】
A.fishB.horseC.birdD.bull
【小题16】
A.pityB.shame C.smileD.tear
【小题17】
A.explainedB.saidC.sangD.flew
【小题18】
A.jumpedB.escapedC.stoppedD.shouted
【小题19】
A.angerB.surpriseC.joyD.excitement
【小题20】
A.NeverB.OftenC.SeldomD.Always

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to  1  her. One day, he went to the farmer to  2  his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that  3  . I’m going to release (释放)  4  bulls, one at a time. If you can  5  the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”

  6 , the young man got out and stood in the field,  7   the first bull. The barn(牛棚) door   8    and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He   9    that one of the next bulls had to be a better   10   than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull   11   .

A few   12    later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so   13   and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing(扒) the   14  and eyeing the young man. “ What the next   15   was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.

The door opened a third time. A   16    came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he   17    to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and   18    at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his   19   , the bull had no tail.

Life is full of opportunities.    20  catch the first one.

1.                A.call            B.recognize       C.respect   D.marry

 

2.                A.remember      B.copy           C.ask  D.answer

 

3.                A.field           B.forest          C.river D.building

 

4.                A.two            B.three          C.four D.five

 

5.                A.see            B.cut            C.catch D.discover

 

6.                A.Immediately     B.Quietly         C.Finally    D.Proudly

 

7.                A.talking about     B.thinking of       C.looking for    D.waiting for

 

8.                A.moved         B.opened         C.broke    D.closed

 

9.                A.decided        B.noticed         C.suggested D.learned

 

10.               A.rule           B.help           C.choice    D.reason

 

11.               A.get up          B.go back         C.fall down  D.pass through

 

12.               A.seconds        B.days           C.hours D.months

 

13.               A.famous         B.big            C.short D.beautiful

 

14.               A.house          B.wall            C.ground    D.door

 

15.               A.fish            B.horse          C.bird D.bull

 

16.               A.pity           B.shame         C.smile D.tear

 

17.               A.explained       B.said           C.sang D.flew

 

18.               A.jumped         B.escaped        C.stopped   D.shouted

 

19.               A.anger          B.surprise        C.joy   D.excitement

 

20.               A.Never          B.Often          C.Seldom    D.Always

 

 

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