自考英语

III Reading Comprehension

Passage One

Becket not only traveled light, he also lived light. In all the world he owned just the clothes he stood up in, a full suitcase and a bank account. Arriving anywhere with these possessions, he might just as easily put up for a month or a year as for a single night. For long stays not less than a month, he might take a furnished flat, sometimes even a house. But whatever the case was, he rarely needed anything he did not have with him.

Becket had one occasional anxiety; he suspected that he owned more than would fit comfortably into the suitcase. Having no use for choice or variety, he kept just a raincoat, a suit, a pair of shoes, a few shirts and some socks; no more in the clothing line. He bought and read many books and left them wherever he happened to be sitting when he finished them.

Becket was a professional traveler, interested and interesting. He was not the type to “do” a country in a week or a city in three days. He liked to get the feel of a place by living in it, reading its newspapers, watching its TV and discussing its affairs. He always tried to make a few friends-if necessary even by stopping a suitable-looking person in the street and talking to him. It worked well in about one case out of ten. Though Becket’s health gave him no cause for alarm, he made a point of seeing a doctor as soon as he arrived anywhere. “A doctor knows a place and its people better than anyone, “ he used to say.

Becket was an artist as well. He painted pictures of the places he visited and , when he had gathered enough information, he wrote about them. He sold his works to newspapers and magazines. It was an agreeable sort of life for a good social mixer, and as Becket never stayed anywhere for long, he enjoyed the satisfying advantage of paying very little in taxes.

21 What do we know about Becket’s possessions?

A He carried all of them with him.

B He wanted to have more clothes.

C He left all his belongings at home.

D He carried some of them with him.

22 Becket would rent a flat when he _______.

A was to stay over a month

B could not find suitable hotels

C was to put up for several nights

D planned to stay at least for a year

23 When Becket tried to make friends with strangers in the street, _______.

A most people felt very pleased

B his attempts failed in most cases

C he preferred good-looking people

D many people stopped to talk with him

24 Judging from the passage, Becket made a living by ______.

A traveling B social work

C painting and writing D collecting information

25 As far as taxes were concerned, Becket probably________.

A hated to pay any taxes

B enjoyed paying very little

C traveled abroad and paid none

D felt ashamed of not paying any

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