2022年10月海南自考00837旅游英语选读试卷·5

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　　Directions:Choose the best answer from the choices given to complete the passage

　　and blacken the corresponding letterA, B, C orD on the ANSWER SHEET.

　　In spring, chickens start laying again, bringing a welcome 26 of protein at winter's end. So it's no surprise that cultures around the world celebrate spring by honoring the egg.

　　Some traditions are simple, like the red eggs that get baked into Greek Easter breads. Others 27 the egg into a fancy art, like the heavily jewel-covered“eggs”that were favored by the Russians 28 in the 19th century. One 29 form of egg art comes to us from Ukraine.For centuries, Ukrainians have been drawing 30 patterns on eggs.Contemporary artists have followed this tradition to create eggs that speak to the 31 of our age: Life is precious, and delicate. Eggs are, too.

　　“There's something about their delicate nature that appeals 32 me,”says New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast. Several years ago, she became interested in eggs and learned the traditional Ukrainian technique to draw her very modern characters.“I've broken eggs at every stage of the process—from the very beginning to the very, very end.”But there's an appeal in that 33 .“There's part of this sickening horror of knowing you're walking on the edge with this, that I kind of like, knowing that it could all 34 at any

　　second” .Chast's designs,such as a worried man alone in a tiny rowboat, reflect that delicateness. Traditional Ukrainian decorated eggs also spoke to those fears. The elaborate patterns were believed to offer protection 35 evil.“There's an ancient legend 36

　　as long as these eggs are made,evil will not prevail in the world,”says Joan Brander, a Canadian egg-painter who has been painting eggs for over 60 years,. 37 the art from

　　her Ukrainian relatives.

　　The tradition, dating back to 300 B.C., was later. 38 into the Christian church. The old symbols, however, still 39 .A decorated egg with a bird on it, given to a young married couple, is a wish for children. A decorated egg thrown into the field would be a wish for a good 40 .

　　26. A. resourceB. sourceC. signD. produce

　　27. A. transferB. riseC. exchangeD.elevate

　　28. A. startB. startedC. startingD. starts

　　29. A. ancientB. antiqueC. establishedD. historic

　　30. A. contemporaryB. complicatedC. compulsoryD. complementary

　　31. A. anxietiesB. simplicitiesC. happinessD. affluence

　　32. A. aboutB. forC. toD. with

　　33. A. possibilityB. feasibilityC. vulnerabilityD. complexity

　　34. A. fall downB. fall backC. fall behindD. fall aparl

　　35. A. forB. toC. againstD. with

　　36. A. thatB. as thatC. for thatD. in that

　　37. A. have learnedB. having learnedC. learnedD. learning

　　38. A. incorporatedB. combinedC. removedD.sorted

　　39. A. insistB. surviveC. endureD.retain

　　40. A. yearB. cropC.yieldD. harvest