全国2014年4月自考英语阅读(一)真题
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英语阅读(一)试题
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I.CAREFULREADING
Readthefollowingpassagescarefully.DecideonthebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.(40points,2pointseach)Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thepassengersonthebuswatchedsympatheticallyastheyoungwomanwiththewhitecanemadeherwaycautiouslyupthesteps.Shepaidthedriverandthen,usingherhandstofeelthelocationoftheseats,settledintoone.Sheplacedherbriefcaseonherlapandrestedhercaneagainstherleg.IthadbeenayearsinceSusan,thirty-four,becameblind.Astheresultofamedicalaccidentshewassightless,suddenlythrownintoaworldofdarkness,anger,frustrationandself-pity.AllshecouldclingtowasherhusbandMark.MarkwasanAirForceofficerandhelovedSusanwithallhisheart.Whenshefirstlosthersight,hewatchedhersinkintodespairandhebecamedeterminedtouseeverymeanstohelphiswife.
Finally,Susanfeltreadytoreturntoherjob,buthowwouldshegetthere?Sheusedtotakethebus,butshewasnowtoofrightenedtogetaroundthecitybyherself.MarkvolunteeredtoridethebuswithSusaneachmorningandeveninguntilshegotthehangof(摸清情况)it.Andthatwasexactlywhathappened.
Fortwoweeks,Mark,militaryuniformandall,accompaniedSusantoandfromworkeachday.Hetaughtherhowtorelyonherothersenses,specificallyherhearing,todeterminewhereshewasandhowtoadapttohernewenvironment.Hehelpedherbefriendthebusdriverswhocouldwatchoutforher,andsaveheraseat.
Eachmorningtheymadethejourneytogether,andMarkwouldtakeataxibacktohisoffice.Althoughtheroutineofgoingbackandforthwascostly,MarkknewitwasonlyamatteroftimebeforeSusanwouldbeabletoridethebusonherown.
Finally,Susandecidedthatshewasreadytotrythetriponherown.Mondaymorningarrived.Beforesheleft,sheembracedherhusbandtightly.Hereyesfilledwithtearsofgratitudeforhisloyalty,hispatience,andhislove.Shesaidgood-byeand,forthefirsttime,theywenttheirseparateways.Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday...Eachdayonherownwentperfectly,andawildgaiety(快乐)tookholdofSusan.Shewasdoingit!Shewasgoingtoworkallbyherself!.
1.WhenSusangotonthebus,thepassengers______.
A.admiredherB.staredcuriouslyather
C.ignoredherD.feltsorryforher
2.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMark?
A.HekeptconfidenceinSusan.B.HefeltconfusedwithSusan.
C.HedependedmoreonSusan.D.HewastiredofSusan.
3.Atthebeginningofhersightlesslife,Susanwasseizedbyanger,self-pityand______.
A.irritationB.hesitation
C.hopelessnessD.indifference
4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.MarkrealizeditwouldtakealongtimeforSusantorecoverhersight.
B.MarkknewthatSusanwouldgettoworkbyherselfsoonerorlater.
C.MarkhatedtoleavepoorSusanaloneevenforoneminute.
D.MarklovedtheroutineofaccompanyingSusantowork.
5.Thepassagecanbeusedasanexampleof______.
A.honestyB.sympathy
C.diligenceD.determination
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Mostpeopleclaimthatweshouldjudgeothersonthebasisofhowtheyact,nothowtheylook.However,therealityisquiteopposite.Appearanceisespeciallyimportantintheearlystagesofarelationship.
Theinfluenceofphysicalattractivenessbeginsearlyinlife.Infantsasyoungassixmonthspreferimagesofattractivefacestolessappealingones.Fromagefiveon,overweightboysareviewedbypeersaslessattractive;tall,thinonesarejudgedasuncommunicativeandnervous;andmuscularandathleticyoungstersareseenasoutgoing,active,andpopular.Thesameprinciplecontinuesintoadultlife.Handsomemenandbeautifulwomenareseenasmoresensitive,kind,interesting,strong,calm,modest,sociable,outgoing,andexcitingthantheirlessattractivecounterparts.Adultsaremorelikelytointeractwithstrangerswhotheyviewasattractive.Seniorcitizensalsorategood-lookingpeopleasmoredesirablethanthosewhoarelessattractive.
Althoughwemightassumethatattractivepeopleareradicallydifferentfromthosewhoarelessattractive,thetruthisthatweviewthefamiliarasbeautiful.LangloisandRoggmanpresentedstudentswithtwotypesofphotos:somewereimagesofpeoplefromNorthEuropean,Asian,andLatinobackgrounds,whileotherswerecomputer-generatedimagesthatcombinedthe
characteristicsofseveralindividuals.Surprisingly,thestudents
consistentlypreferredthecompositephotosofbothmenandwomen.Whenthefeaturesofeightormoreindividualswerecombinedintooneimage,thestudentsratedthepictureasmoreattractivethanthefeaturesofasinglepersonorofasmallercombinationofpeople.Thus,weseemtobedrawntopeoplewhorepresentthemostattractivequalitiesofourselvesandthosepeoplearen'tdifferentfromtherestofus.
Evenifyourappearanceisn'tbeautifulbysocialstandards,considertheseencouragingfacts:first,ordinary-lookingpeoplewithpleasing
personalitiesarelikelytobejudgedasbeingattractive;second,physicalfactorsbecomelessimportantasarelationshipprogress.AsHamachekputsit,“Attractivefeaturesmayopendoors,butapparently,ittakesmorethanphysicalbeautytokeepthemopen.”
6.“Thesameprinciple”(Para.2)referstotheprinciplethat______.
A.childrenaremoreattractivethanadults
B.attractivepeopleareperceivedasdesirable
C.theearlystagesofarelationshipareimportant
D.theinfluenceofappearancebeginsearlyinlife
7.Thethirdparagraphemphasizesinparttheimportanceof______.
A.familiarityB.difference
C.individualityD.consistency
8.Accordingtothepassage,themorecompositefeaturespeoplehave,______.
A.themoreuniquetheyareB.thelessordinarytheyare
C.themoreattractivetheyareD.thelessbeautifultheyare
9.Inhisstatement,Hamachekisgivingemphasisto______.
A.socialstandardsB.compositefeatures
C.goodcharacterD.physicalattraction
10.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.
A.BeautyandAge
B.AppearanceandRelationship
C.StandardsofSocialBehavior
D.FeaturesofPhysicalAttractiveness
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
ThepublicschoolsoftheUnitedStates—elementary,secondary,and
higher—haveahistory,anditisthesocialhistoryoftheUnitedStates:thedecadesbeforetheCivilWar,inwhichtheelementaryor“commonschools”werereformed;thedecadessurroundingtheturnofthetwentiethcentury,inwhichthesecondaryschools“welcomed”the“childrenoftheplainpeople”;andthepost-WorldWarIIdecades,whichfoundthepubliccollegesanduniversitiesfloodednon-traditionalstudents—those
traditionallyexcludedfromhighereducationbysex,race,andclass.Ineachoftheseperiods,thequantitativeexpansionofthestudentpopulationwasmatchedbyaqualitativetransformationoftheenlargedinstitutions.Thecommonschoolsofthemid-1800swerechargedwithreformingthemoralcharacterofthechildrenoffailedartisans(工匠)andfarmers;theexpandedhighschoolsattheturnofthecenturywithpreparingtheirpoor,working-class,andimmigrantteenagersforfuturelivesincityandfactory;the“open-access”publicinstitutionsinthepostwarperiodwithmovingtheirstudentsofftheunemploymentlinesandintolower-levelwhite-collarpositions.
Thecommonschools,thehighschools,thecollegesanduniversities—allintheirowntimes—wereexpandedandtransformedsothattheymightbettermaintainsocialorderandincreasematerialproductivity.Butnomatterhowenlargedorreformed,theycouldnotdothejobsexpectedofthem:theycouldnotsolvetheeconomic,social,andhumanproblemsbroughtaboutby
uncontrolledurbanizationandindustrializationwithinthecontextoftheprivatepropertysystem.Theschoolingreformssucceededonlyinshiftingthediscussionandactionfromthesocialandproductivesystemtothepeoplewhowerenowheldresponsiblefornotfittingintoit.
11.Americaneducationinthepost-WorldWarIIdecadesfocusedmostlyon______.
A.earlychildhoodeducationB.elementaryschooleducation
C.secondaryschooleducationD.collegeeducation
12.Theturn-of-the-centuryAmericaneducationdealtpartlywiththeproblemof______.
A.failedfarmersB.unsuccessfulartisans
C.immigrantteenagersD.lower-levelwhite-collarworkers
13.Itisimpliedinthepassagethatwomenbegantobeeducatedinlargenumbers______.
A.aftertheCivilWarB.attheturnofthe20thcentury
C.beforeWorldWarIID.afterWorldWarII
14.Oneofthepurposesforpublicschoolreformationis______.
A.toincreasematerialproductivity
B.toimposethequalityofeducation
C.tourbanizeruralareasintheUnitedStates
D.topromoteindustrializationintheUnitedStates
15.Theauthorbelievesthatpublicschools______.
A.changedAmericanpoliticalsystem
B.couldnotsolveAmericanproblems
C.ledtosocialproblemsintheUnitedStates
D.couldnotimprovequalitativelyintheUnitedStates
Passage4
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Historicalperiodsaredominatedbydistinctsetsofideaswhichformthegeneralspiritofaperiodinhistory.Greekphilosophy,Christianity,Renaissancethought,theScientificRevolution,andtheEnlightenmentareexamplesofsetsofideasthatdominatedtheirhistoricalperiods.Thechangesfromoneperiodtothenextareusuallyrathergradual.;otherchanges—moreabrupt—areoftenreferredtoasrevolutions.Themost
far-reachingofalltheseintellectualchangeswastheDarwinianrevolution.TheworldviewformedbyanythinkingpersonintheWesternworldafter1859,whenOntheOriginofSpecieswaspublished,wasbynecessityquitedifferentfromaworldviewformedbefore1859.Itisalmostimpossibleforamodernpersontoprojectbacktotheearlyhalfofthenineteenthcenturyandreconstructthethinkingofthispre-Darwinianperiod,fortheimpactofDarwinismonourviewshasbeensogreat.
TheintellectualrevolutionbroughtaboutbyDarwinwentfarbeyondtherealmofbiology,causingtheoverthrowofsomeofthemostbasicbeliefsofhisage.Forexample,Darwinrejectedthebeliefintheindividualcreationofeachspecies,establishinginitsplacetheconceptthatalloflifedescendedfromacommonancestor.Byextension,heintroducedtheideathathumanswerenotthespecialproductsofcreationbutevolvedaccordingtoprinciplesthatoperateeverywhereelseinthelivingworld.Darwinupsetcurrentnotionsofaperfectlydesignednaturalandgentleworldandsubstitutedintheirplacetheconceptofastruggleforsurvival.VictoriannotionsofprogressandperfectibilitywereseriouslyweakenedbyDarwin'sdemonstrationthatevolutionbringsaboutchangeandadaptation,butitdoesnotnecessarilyleadtoprogress,anditneverleadstoperfection.
Darwinwouldberememberedasanoutstandingscientistevenifhehadneverwrittenawordaboutevolution.Indeed,somepeoplebelievethatDarwin’smostoriginalcontributiontobiologywasnotthetheoryofevolutionbuthisseriesofbooksonexperimentalbotanypublishedneartheendofhislife.Thisachievementislittleknownamongnon-biologists,andthesameistrueforhisequallyoutstandingworkontheadaptationofflowersandonanimalpsychology,aswellashisimaginativeworkonearthworms.Darwinalsoattackedimportantproblemswithextraordinaryoriginality,thereby
becomingthefounderofseveralnowwell-recognizedseparatedisciplines.Darwinwasthefirstpersontoworkoutasoundtheoryofclassification,whichisstillusedbymostexpertstoday.
16.TheauthorconsidersthechangecausedbyDarwin’sOntheOriginofSpecies______.
A.gradualB.abrupt
C.religiousD.philosophical
17.TheinfluenceofDarwinismhasbeensostrongthatitisdifficultto______.
A.knowhowpeoplelookedattheworldbefore1859
B.imaginepeople’sworldviewafter1859
C.disregardtheimplicationsofhistheory
D.knowwhatVictoriansocietywaslike
18.Darwinbelievedthatallspeciesintheworld______.
A.werecreatedindividuallyB.sprangfromthesameorigin
C.becameincreasinglybetterD.sharedthesamepaceofprogress
19.ItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatDarwinwas______.
A.amodestscholarB.abornthinker
C.anoriginalscientistD.apracticaltheorist
20.Theauthorintendstosayinthelastparagraphthat______.
A.Darwindidoutstandingworkapartfromhistheoryofevolution
B.non-biologistsknowverylittleaboutDarwin'stheoryofevolution
C.scholarsfailedtorecognizeDarwin’scontributionsforalongtime
D.Darwin'smostoutstandingcontributionishistheoryofclassificationII.SPEEDREADING
Skimorscanthefollowingpassages,andthendecideonthebestanswerandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEET.(10points,1pointeach)
Passage5
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Potatoesareatuber-producingcroporiginallygrownintheAmericas.Over200varietiesofwildpotatoesgrowfromwhatisnowColoradotowhatarenowChileandArgentina.ThenativepeoplesoftheAndeanregionofSouthAmericawerethefirsttodomesticatepotatoesandtocultivatethemasafoodcrop.Theearliestpotato,foundinanarchaeologicalsiteincentralPeru,hasbeendatedbacktoabout8000B.C..ScientistsbelievethatAmericanIndiansbegandomesticatingpotatoesattheendoftheIceAge.Fourthousandyearslater,nativepeoplesliving
intheAndeanhighlandshadbeguntorelyonpotatoesasamajorpartoftheirdiet.Byabout2000B.C..IndiansinthecoastalregionofwhatisnowPeruwerealsocultivatingthiscropextensively.
DuringthereignoftheInca,whoestablishedtheirempireinwhatisnowPeruinaboutA.D.1000,AmericanIndianfarmersweregrowingnotonlywhitepotatoesbutred,yellow,black,blue,green,andbrownonesaswell.Theyweredeliberatelydevelopingpotatoesofvaryingsizesandshapesthatwoulddowellunderanumberofgrowingconditions.Becausepotatoeswereeasily
grown,flourishinanumberofclimates,andhighinvitaminC,theywereanefficientwayofmeetingdietaryneeds.
In1531,whenSpanishconquerorFranciscoPizarrolandedinwhatisnowPeru,thenativeAndeanpeopleshaddevelopedabout3,000typesofpotatoesandhadalsoinventedamethodtofreeze-drythemforstorage.TheInca,whocalledpotatoespapas,ateboiledpotatoesasavegetableandalsomadeakindofunleavenedpotatobreadmadefromflourthathadbeengroundfromfreeze-driedpotatoes.Theyalsoaddedthispotatoflourtosoupsandstewsandmadeporridgefromit.
PedrodeCieza,whotraveledwithFranciscoPizarro'sexpedition,comparedpotatoestochestnuts.Becausethetubersgrewundergroundandweresmall,theSpaniardsbelievedpotatoesweretruffles(块菌)andbegancallingthemtartuffo.WhenEnglishexplorerSirFrancisDrakecrossedtheStraitofMagellan,heatepotatoesonthecoastofwhatisnowChilethatsameyear.Yet,historiansareuncertainexactlywhethertheSpaniardsortheEnglishbroughtpotatoestoEurope.
21.Theearliestpotatowasfoundin______.
A.PeruB.Chile
C.ArgentinaD.Colorado
22.PotatoesbecamethemajorsourceoffoodforAmericanIndiansabout______.
A.8000B.C.B.4000B.C.
C.2000B.C.D.A.D.1000
23.AmericanIndiansdevelopedpotatoesofdifferentsizesandshapesto______.
A.meetdifferentdietaryneeds
B.getpotatoesofdifferentcolors
C.suitvariousgrowingconditions
D.storetheminconvenientplaces
24.AmericanIndiansfreeze-driedpotatoessothattheycouldbe______.
A.stewedB.ground
C.storedD.boiled
25.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.HistoriansbelievethattheEnglishbroughtpotatoestoEurope.
B.SirFrancisDrakeatepotatoesinwhatisnowPeru.
C.FranciscoPizarrocomparedpotatoestochestnuts.
D.TheSpaniardsthoughtthatpotatoesweretruffles.
Passage6
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thebloggingcrazeofacoupleofyearsago,whenitwasestimatedthattennewblogswerestartedsomewhereintheworldeveryminute,nowseemstohavedieddownabit.Yetthousandsofblogs—probablythebetterones—remain.Blogsarenownolongerseenastheexclusivepossessionofgeeks,andarenowseenasimportantandinfluentialsourcesofnewsandopinions.SomanypeoplereadblogsnowthatithasevenbeensuggestedthatsomeblogsmayhavebeenpowerfulenoughtoinfluencetheresultoftherecentU.S.election.Blogsareveryeasytosetup.Allyouneedisacomputer,aninternetconnectionandthedesiretowritesomething.Ablogdiffersfroma
traditionalinternetsiteintwoways.First,ablogisonepageconsistingmostlyoftexts,thoughafewpicturesaresometimesprovided.Second,andmoreimportantly,ablogisaspaceforpeopletorespondtowhatyouwrite.Thebestblogsaresimilartoonlinediscussions,wherepeoplewriteinresponsetowhatthebloggerhaswritten.Blogsareregularlyupdated—busyblogsareupdatedeveryday,oreveneveryfewhours.
Notallblogsareaboutpolitics,however.Thereareblogsaboutmusic,films,sports,books—anysubjectyoucanimaginehasitsenthusiaststypingawayandgivingtheiropinionstofellowenthusiastsoranyoneelsewhocarestoreadtheiropinions.
Buthowinfluential,orimportant,istheblogospherereally?Oneproblemwithblogsisthatmanypeoplewhoreadandwritethemseemonlytocommunicatewitheachother.Whenpeopletalkabouttheinfluenceoftheblogosphere,theydonottakeintoaccountthemillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldwhoarenotbloggers,neverreadblogs,anddon'tevenhaveaccesstoacomputer,letaloneagoodinternetconnection.
Sometimes,itseemsthattheblogosphereexistsonlytoinfluenceitself,orthatitsinfluenceislimitedtowhatisactuallyquiteasmallcommunity.Blogsseemtopromiseavirtualdemocracy—inwhichanyonecansayanythingtheylike,andhavetheiropinionsheard—butwhoisactuallylisteningtotheseopinions?Littlehardevidenceshowsthatblogshaveinfluencedpeopleinthewaythattraditionalmassmediasuchastelevisionandnewspapersareabletodo.
26.Nowthebloggingcraze______.
A.isemergingB.hasbecomelessintense
C.keepsrisingD.remainsthesameasbefore
27.Blogsdifferfromtraditionalinternetsitesinthat______.
A.textsaremostlyshortB.theypresentpictures
C.theyaredailyupdatedD.readerscanmakecomments
28.Oneproblemwithblogsisthatbloggersfailtoconsider______.
A.non-bloggersB.virtualdemocracy
C.U.S.politiciansD.internetconnection
29.Intheauthor'sopinion,theinfluenceoftheblogosphereis______.
A.importantB.powerful
C.positiveD.limited
30.Accordingtotheauthor,itisnotdifficultto______.
A.setupblogs
B.makeblogsinvolveeveryone
C.showtheimportanceofblogosphere
D.makeblogssurpasstraditionalmassmedia
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III.DISCOURSECLOZE
Thefollowingistakenfromthetextbook.Readthepassageandfillinthenumberedspaces(therearemoresuggestedanswersthannecessary).WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points,1pointeach)
ThemakersoftheConstitutionknewthatchangeswouldbenecessaryandthatiftherewasnowayofmakingthem,theConstitutionwouldnolongerbeuseful.They,therefore,madeitpossibleforAmericanstochangetheConstitutionbyadoptingamendmentstoit,(31).Allamendmentswrittenintothe
Constitutionhavebeenmadeinaccordancewithrules(32).Anamendmentmaybeproposedbytwo-thirdsofbothhousesofCongressorbyaconventioncalledbyCongress(33).Itmustthenbeapprovedbythree-fourthsofallthestates.Thenandonlythen(34).
Since1789(35).Tenofthemwereadoptedalmostimmediately(36).Theyaretheamendments(37)becausetheyprotecttherightsofindividuals.Someamendmentshaveextendedtherighttovotebyforbiddingdiscriminationinrespecttothefighttovoteonaccountofrace,colororsex,and(38).OnegreatamendmentabolishedslaveryintheUnitedStates.TheFourteenthAmendment,(39),hasdonemuchinrecentyearstobringgreaterjusticeto
blackpeopleandothers.Otheramendmentshavechangedthemethodofelectingsenators(40),andincreasedthetaxingpowerofCongress.ByamendmentwehavesoughttoovercomedefectsintheConstitutionandthustokeepitalive.(FromTheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates)
[A]acceptedaftertheCivilWar
[B]laiddownintheoriginaldocument
[C]inordertomakeitmoredemocratic
[D]thatwecalltheBillofRights
[E]byinterpretationonthepartoftheSupremeCourt
[F]twenty-sixamendmentstotheConstitutionhavebeenadopted
[G]thatCongresshadnopowerundertheConstitutiontopasssuchalaw
[H]attherequestoftwo-thirdsofthestatelegislatures
[I]buttheydidnotmakeiteasytodoso
[J]doesthechangebecomepartoftheConstitution
[K]aftertheConstitutionwentintoeffect
[L]byloweringthevotingagetoeighteen
IV.WORDFORMATION
CompleteeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththeproperformofthewordinbracketsWriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points,1pointeach)
41.(bright)Thatnewcarpetwillcertainly______upyourlivingroom.
42.(anxiety)Theforeignministeradmittedhewasstill______aboutthesituationinthatcountry.
Hewasalsobrave,handsome,anddaring,andhelovedtheroyaldaughter(53)allhisbeing.Theprincesshadenoughbarbarisminher(54)theirloveaffairwasdramatic…toodramatic.Itwasasecretformonths,butthenthekingfoundoutaboutit.
Thekingdidn’thesitateforaminute.Hesenttheyoungmantoprisonand
(55)adateforhistrialinthearena.Whenthedatearrived,everyoneinthekingdomwantedtoattend.Theyallknewoftheking’s(56)inthecase,andtherewasexcitementintheair.
Theking'smensearchedforthe(57)tigerintherealm.Theyalsosearchedforthefairestmaideninthelandsothathecouldhaveafittingbride(58)hewerefoundinnocent.Ofcourse,everyoneknewthathehadcommittedthe“crime”of(59)theprincess,butthekingdidnotallowthefactsofthecasetoalterhisdecision.Thetrialwouldgoon(60)
planned.Theyouthwouldbegonenomatterwhathappened;hewouldeitherbedeadormarried.Thekingcouldenjoytheproceedingsforthesportofit.
(FromTheLadyortheTiger)
VI.SHORTANSWERQUESTIONS
ThefollowingquestionsarebasedonPassageFourinthistestpaper.ReadthepassagecarefullyagainandanswerthequestionsbrieflybyreferringbacktoPassageFour.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points,5pointseach)
61.InwhatwaydidDarwin'sevolutionarytheorychallengethebasicbeliefsofhisday?
62.Apartfromhisevolutionarytheory,whatothercontributionsdidDarwinmakeinhislife?
VII.TRANSLATION
Thefollowingexcerptistakenfromthetextbook.Readtheparagraph
carefullyandtranslateintoChineseeachofthenumberedandunderlinedparts.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points,2pointseach)
Becauseafriendofmineaskedme,Icalledongood-natured,talkativeoldSimonWheelerandaskedhimaboutmyfriend'sfriend,LeonidasW.Smiley.
(63)Thisstoryistheresultofthatvisit.IhaveadeepsuspicionthatLeonidasW.Smileydoesn'texist;thatmyfriendfromtheEastneverknewsuchaperson;andthathemadetherequestofmeasajoke.(64)IthinkheimaginedthatifIwenttoWheelerandaskedhimaboutSmiley,thenWheelerwouldmakeupastoryandboremetodeathwithsometerriblylong,
exasperating,uselesstale.Ifthatwasmyfriend'splan,itsucceeded.IfoundSimonWheelerdozingcomfortablybythebarroomstoveofthe
dilapidatedtaverninthedecayedminingcampofAngel's,andInoticedthathewasfatandbaldheaded.(65)Helookedgentle,andhisfaceshowedhimtobeahappy,peacefulman.Heawakenedandgreetedmeenthusiastically.
(66)Itoldhimthatafriendofminehadaskedmetoaskaroundaboutanoldfriendofhisfromchildhood.Myfriend'soldfriendwasnamedLeonidasW.Smiley.IfurtherexplainedthatmyfriendthoughtthatSmileywasayoungministeroftheGospelandthathelivedinAngel'sCamp—oratleastheusedto.(67)ItoldWheelerthatIwouldbeverygratefulifhecouldtellmeanythingaboutSmiley,sinceIwantedtohonormyfriend’srequest.(FromTheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty)