全国2012年1月高等教育自学考试_第4页
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III. In this section， there are ten incomplete statements or questions， followed by four choices marked A， B， C and D. Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (20 points， 2 points for each)
41. In the first paragraph， Edgar Allan Poe’s story is quoted to show ______.
A. how beautiful his writing is
B. what a horror story is like
C. He was good at writing horror stories
D. His stories are dark and mysterious
42. The word “ominous” in the first paragraph means ______.
A. foreshadowing evil B. foretelling luck
C. forecasting rain D. forbearing pain
43. “Many kinds of fiction are self-explanatory” in the second paragraph means ______.
A. they target ordinary readers
B. they are easy to understand
C. their categories show what they are about
D. they often employ horror to develop their plots
44. The most important element that makes a horror story is ______.
A. uncertainty B. suspension
C. irrationality D. superstition
45. The assumption behind horror stories is that ______.
A. humanity is evil in nature
B. humanity is basically good
C. humanity can be taught to be good
D. humanity can be explained
46. The word “entombed” in the sixth paragraph means ______.
A. wicked B. fainted
C. wounded D. buried
47. The word “slain” in the eighth paragraph means ______.
A. captured B. killed
C. bitten D. beaten
48. Stories of haunted houses deal with the theme of ______.
A. vampires B. zombies
C. werewolves D. ghosts
49. A typical example of a zombie story is ______.
A. Carrie B. The Beast with Five Fingers
C. Dracula D. The Werewolf of London
50. The purpose of this passage is to ______.
A. persuade B. inform
C. entertain D. reason
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