2022年考博英语-河北工业大学考试题库及模拟押密卷7（含答案解析）

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1、2022年考博英语-河北工业大学考试题库及模拟押密卷（含答案解析）1. 单选题_ by the police, the kidnappers had no choice but to surrender.问题1选项A.SurroundedB.Having surroundedC.SurroundingD.To surround【答案】A【解析】【选项释义】A. Surrounded被包围 B. Having surrounded包围C. Surrounding包围 D. To surround包围【答案】A【考查点】非谓语动词。【解题思路】分析句子结构可知，空格处要填入一个非谓语动词，逻辑主语

2、为kidnappers（绑架者），和动词surround（包围）之间是被动的关系，所以要用过去分词形式。故该题选择A项。【干扰项排除】B、C、D项都表示主动关系。【句意】绑架者在警察的包围下别无选择，只好投降。2. 翻译题正是因为不停地追求进取，我们才感到生活幸福。一件事完成后，另一件随之而来，如此连绵不绝，永无止境。对于往前看的人来说，眼前总有一番新天地。虽然我们蜗居于这颗小行星上，整日忙于琐事且生命短暂，但我们生来就有不尽的希望，如天上繁星，遥不可及。只要生命犹在，希望便会不止。真正的幸福在于怎样开始，而不是如何结束，在于我们的希冀。【答案】It is because of the con

3、tinuous pursuit of progress that we feel happy in our life. One thing always leads to another in an endless series. For those who look ahead, there is always a new world in front. Though we dwell on a small planet, engaged in chores and a short life, we are so constituted that our hopes are inaccess

4、ible, like stars, and the term of hoping is prolonged until the term of life. While there is life, there is hope. True happiness lies in how we begin, not how we end, in what we want and not what we have.3. 单选题The monument was _ out of the side of a mountain.问题1选项A.perforatedB.mastermindedC.bustledD

5、.hewn【答案】D【解析】【选项释义】A. perforated穿孔 B. masterminded策划，组织；操纵C. bustled四下忙碌；催促（某人向某方向） D. hewn砍；劈【答案】D【考查点】固定搭配。【解题思路】由关键词monument（纪念碑）和the side of a mountain（山的一侧）可知，空格处表示“凿”符合句意，且hewn out of为固定搭配，表示“从凿出，开辟出”。因此，该题选择D项。【干扰项排除】A、B、C项不符合句意。【句意】这座纪念碑是从山的侧面凿出来的。4. 单选题The story was said to _ on the inform

6、ation from a reliable source.问题1选项A.being basedB.have been basedC.baseD.be based【答案】B【解析】【选项释义】A. being based被根据 B. have been based被根据C. base根据 D. be based被根据【答案】B【考查点】时态与语态。【解题思路】Be said to do sth.是固定搭配，表示“据说”，所以空格处的动词要用原形；主句的谓语动词为一般过去时was said，而base这个动作应该是发生在was said之前，所以应用现在完成时，故选择B项。【干扰项排除】A项不符合

7、固定搭配；C、D项不符合时态。【句意】据说这篇报道是根据可靠的消息来源写成的。5. 单选题A person who is _ is slow to adapt to a new way of life.问题1选项A.nonchalantB.intractableC.rabidD.insolent【答案】B【解析】【选项释义】A. nonchalant若无其事的；冷静的 B. intractable很难对付（或处理）的C. rabid极端的；疯狂的 D. insolent粗野的；无礼的【答案】B【考查点】形容词辨析。【解题思路】根据关键信息slow to adapt to a new way o

8、f life（很难适应新的生活方式）可知，这个人是一个比较固执的人，只有B项词义与之符合。因此，该题选择B项。【干扰项排除】A、C、D项不符合句意。【句意】一个顽固的人很难适应新的生活方式。6. 单选题The actor amused the audience by _ some well-known people.问题1选项A.embroideringB.riggingC.yelpingD.mimicking【答案】D【解析】【选项释义】A. embroidering绣花，刺绣 B. rigging索具，绳索；传动装置n.C. yelping尖叫 D. mimicking模仿，戏弄【答案】D

9、【考查点】动词辨析。【解题思路】由关键信息amused the audience（取悦观众）以及well-known people（名人）可知，这位演员是通过模仿名人来取悦观众，因此本题正确答案为D选项。【干扰项排除】A、B、C项不符合句意。【句意】这个演员模仿一些名人来逗乐观众。7. 单选题The students have launched a (n)（ ）to fight against cheating on exams.问题1选项A.actionB.activityC.campaignD.behavior【答案】C【解析】【选项释义】A. action行动；行为过程 B. activ

10、ity（事情发生或发展的）状况；（忙碌或积极的）行为；行动C. campaign（为取得某目的而组织的）活动，运动 D. behavior行为，举止【答案】C【考查点】固定搭配。【解题思路】根据后半句句意“反对考试作弊”可知，launched a (n) _表示的是“发起了一场运动”，且launch a campaign 为固定搭配，意为“发起运动”，所以该题选择C项。【干扰项排除】A、B、D项不符合句意。【句意】学生们发起了一场反对考试作弊的运动。8. 单选题The damage to his car was _; therefore, he could repair it himself.

11、问题1选项A.considerableB.appreciableC.negligibleD.invisible【答案】C【解析】【选项释义】A. considerable相当多（或大、重要等）的 B. appreciable（大得）可以觉察到的，足以认为重要的C. negligible微不足道的，不重要的D. invisible看不见的，隐形的【答案】C【考查点】形容词辨析。【解题思路】根据后半句句意“因此他可以自己修理”可知，他的汽车损坏是非常小的，因此该题选择C项。【干扰项排除】A、B、D项都不符合句意。【句意】他的汽车损坏很小，因此他可以自己修理。9. 单选题Not content wi

12、th mere speech, she brought along charts and graphs to _ her arguments.问题1选项A.concedeB.coaxC.sanctionD.bolster【答案】D【解析】【选项释义】A. concede承认，让步 B. coax哄诱C. sanction制裁，处罚，批准 D. bolster支撑，改善【答案】D【考查点】动词辨析。【解题思路】根据句子意思“她不满足于只有演讲，她还用了图表来_她的观点”，结合四个选项可知，空格处表示“支撑”符合句意。因此，该题选择D项。【干扰项排除】A、B、C项不符合句意。【句意】她不满足于只有

13、演讲，她还用了图表来支撑她的观点。10. 单选题In the United States, the _ between the rich and the poor is growing, with the gap widening yearly.问题1选项A.penuryB.disparityC.ameliorationD.languidness【答案】B【解析】【选项释义】A. penury贫困，贫穷 B. disparity不等，不一致C. amelioration改进，改善 D. languidness疲倦，阴沉【答案】B【考查点】名词辨析。【解题思路】根据后半句句意“随着贫富差距每年的

14、扩大”可以推知，穷人和富人之间的差异同样也在扩大，空格处表示“不平等，差异”符合句意，因此该题选择B项。【干扰项排除】A、C、D项不符合句意。【句意】在美国，随着贫富差距每年的扩大，穷人与富人之间的不平等也在扩大。11. 单选题In an attempt to _ a strike, the two sides agreed to negotiate through the night.问题1选项A.arbitrateB.heraldC.triggerD.avert【答案】D【解析】【选项释义】A. arbitrate仲裁，公断 B. herald是（某事）的前兆，预示C. trigger引起

15、，触发 D. avert防止，避免（危险、坏事）【答案】D【考查点】动词辨析。【解题思路】根据句子意思“为了_罢工，双方同意彻夜谈判”可知，空格处表示“避免，防止”符合句子前后意思。因此，该题选择D项。【干扰项排除】A、B项不符合句意；C选项trigger“引起，触发”，一般和off搭配，尤指使某事突然发生，且与句子中“彻夜谈判（negotiate through the night）”不相配，排除。【句意】为了避免罢工，双方同意彻夜谈判。12. 翻译题中国民族自古以来从不把人看作高于一切，在哲学文艺方面的表现都反映出人在自然界中与万物占着一个比例较为恰当的地位，而非统治万物的主宰。因此我们的

16、苦闷，基本上比西方人为少为小；因为苦闷的强弱原是随欲望和野心的大小而转移的。农业社会的人比工业社会的人享受差得多，因此欲望也小得多。况且中国古代素来以不滞于物，不为物役为最主要的人生哲学。【答案】Since ancient times, the Chinese nationalities have never thought human beings to be superior to any other species. Their performances in both philosophy and literature reflect that man occupies a relat

17、ively appropriate proportion with all other creatures in the natural world, rather than being the dominant ruler. Therefore, generally speaking, our suffering is basically less than that of western people, for the intensity of ones depression literally changes along with the magnitude of ones desire

18、 and ambition. As people in an agricultural society enjoy much lesser than those in an industrial society, they have fewer desires. Besides, ancient Chinese always took it as their most main philosophy of life that one should not merely be confined to material pursuits, or be enslaved to material th

19、ings.13. 单选题On the playground and in the halls of schools, expressions of dislike, or even _ are often explicit and _ expressions of love.问题1选项A.stinginessopen-handedB.discursivenessshrewC.animositydefamatoryD.loathingblatant【答案】D【解析】【选项释义】A. stinginessopen-handed吝啬大方的，慷慨的 B. discursivenessshrew散漫精明

20、的，狡猾的C. animositydefamatory强烈敌意诽谤的，中伤的 D. loathingblatant憎恨，憎恶明目张胆的，公然的【答案】D【考查点】名词和形容词辨析。【解题思路】根据even可知，此处表示递进关系，而前面提到dislike（不喜欢），所以第一个空格要填入比dislike程度更深一点的词语，loathing表示a feeling of great dislike and disgust（非常厌恶的感觉），符合第一个空格。第二个空格和explicit（公开显露的，明确表达的）为并列成分，所以第二个空格也要填入一个和explicit相近的词语，因此D项词义符合句意。【干

21、扰项排除】A、B、C项都不符合句子语义逻辑。【句意】在操场上，在学校的大厅里，不喜欢的表达，甚至是厌恶的表达，往往是对爱的直接的和明目张胆的表达。14. 翻译题With a little more deliberation in the choice of their pursuits, all men would perhaps become essentially students and observers, for certainly their nature and destiny are interesting to all alike. In accumulating prope

22、rty for ourselves or our posterity, in founding a family or a state, or acquiring fame even, we are mortal; but in dealing with truth we are immortal, and need fear no change nor accident. The oldest Egyptian or Hindu philosopher raised a corner of the veil from the statue of the divinity; and still

23、 the trembling robe remains raised, and I gaze upon as fresh a glory as he did, since it was I in him that was then so bold, and it is he in me that now reviews the vision. No dust has settled on that robe; no time has elapsed since that divinity was revealed. That time which we really improve, or w

24、hich is improvable, is neither past, present, nor future.【答案】当我们对人的追求多点慎重多点考虑，大约就会低头俯首当起学生和观察员来，因为人的本性和命运，想必对所有人而言都是很有意思的。为自己或后代积累财产，成家或立国，甚或是树立个人名望，在这些方面我们都是凡人，终有一死；然而在与真理打交道时，我们都超凡不朽，无须害怕变故。最古老的埃及或印度哲学家，掀起了神像的一角掩面轻纱；那颤动的纱巾迄今依然是掀起的，此刻我所看到的非凡之美，一如哲学家所看到的那般鲜活，因为当初他那么大胆时我就在他体内，而如今我再读仰望尊容时他就在我体内。那袍子如今纤

25、尘未染；自从神明显露以来，也没有时间流逝。那个我们真正拿来用的时刻，或者说那个可以为我们所用的时刻，既非过去，亦不是现在或将来。15. 翻译题Science and technological advances are enabling us to comprehend the furthest reaches of the cosmos, the most basic constituents of matter, and the miracle of life.At the same time, today, the actions, and inaction, of human bein

26、gs imperil not only life on the planet, but the very life of the planet.Globalization is making the world smaller, faster and richer. Still, 911 and avian flu remind us that a smaller, faster world is not necessarily a safer world.Our world is bursting with knowledgebut desperately in need of wisdom

27、. Now, when sound bites are getting shorter, when instant messages crowd our essays, and when individual lives grow more crazy, college graduates capable of deep reflection are what our world needs.For all these reasons I believeand I believe even more strongly todayin the unique and irreplaceable m

28、ission of universities.【答案】科技的进步使我们能够了解宇宙的最远端、物质最基本的成分以及生命的奇迹。与此同时，如今，人类的行动和不作为不仅危害地球上的生命，而且危害地球本身的生命。全球化正使世界变得越来越小、越来越快、越来越富有。尽管如此，911和禽流感也提醒我们，更小更快的世界不一定更安全。我们正处于一个知识爆炸的世界，但却迫切需要智慧。现在，当（新闻采访的）录音片段变得越来越短，当即时信息充斥着我们的文章，当个人生活变得越来越疯狂，我们的世界也需要更有深度思考能力的大学毕业生。基于所有这些原因，如今我的信念更为坚定，我相信大学拥有独特而不可替代的使命。16. 单选题

29、During the mid-1840s, from 1845-1848, the potato crop in Ireland failed, creating a famine that ravaged the population. This event, the Great Famine, was one of the most significant events in the 8000-year history of this island nation, and the effects of it continue to haunt the Irish, both those w

30、ho still live in Ireland and those who live in the United States. The most immediate effect of the famine was the dramatic decline in the Irish populationeither through death from starvation and disease or through emigration to other countries.In Ireland, the potato had historically been the mainsta

31、y of the diet of a large proportion of the rural population. Highly nutritional, the potato was easy to plant and easy to harvest. If a family of six had one acre of land, it could grow a potato crop that would feed them for almost a year. However, dependence on one crop had its downside as well. Po

32、tatoes could not be stored for long, and farmers who had grown so accustomed to dealing with this one crop neglected to plant other crops as a hedge against possible failures.Rapid population increases in the years preceding the Great Famine had created a country whose expanding population was often

33、 poverty-stricken. Expanding population, coupled with landowners lack of responsibility toward tenant-farmers, led to a system where tenant-farmers frequently subdivided their land so that they could gain a bit of rent themselves. Consequently, the rural areas were dotted with small plots of land, m

34、ost of which were used for potato farming. Prior to the famine, urban areas in Ireland were also experiencing economic distress because of a decline in Irish industry that resulted in unemployment and poverty in cities such as Dublin.In 1845, the year the famine began, a good potato crop was expecte

35、d, so it came as a great surprise when nearly half of the crop of the country failed because of a blight that had come from North America. This particular blight was unusual inasmuch as when the potato was dug from the ground, it appeared to be healthy; it was only after a day or two that the potato

36、 began to rot.Despite the fact that only half the crop failed in 1845, starvation and disease plagued the entire country because many starving people, some of whom were infected with contagious diseases, roamed the countryside looking for food and spreading disease. Then, in 1846, the crop failed co

37、mpletely. In 1847, there was another partial failure, but because people had eaten their seed potatoes in 1846, the crop was much smaller in 1847. Then again in 1848, the crop failed completely.As if the crop failures were not enough, other factors affected the seriousness of the situation. Various

38、contagious diseases such as typhus, dysentery, and several different types of fever spread rapidly. Landlords evicted tenant-farmers, and the government did very little to provide relief. Nor did it help that the winter of 1846-1847 was one of the coldest on record.When the famine was over in 1849,

39、a cholera epidemic struck Ireland, so that by 1850 the country found its population reduced from 8.5 million to 6.5 million. One million people had died from disease and starvation, and one million had left Ireland for Britain, Europe, or North America.The results of the Great Famine were profound.

40、Farming in Ireland changed from a one-crop economy to an agricultural economy that included livestock and other crops, such as grains. The seeds of animosity toward Great Britain, which had not helped the Irish in their time of need, were sown. And a pattern of emigration was established that lasts

41、until today.1. According to the passage, the potato became a staple of the Irish diet for all of the following reasons EXCEPT _.2. The passage implies that _.3. According to the passage, rural life in the years before the Great Famine can best be described as _.4 Disease plagued the Irish during the

42、 famine because _.5. All of the following were results of the famine EXCEPT that the Irish _.问题1选项A.it was filled with nutrientsB.it was easy to plantC.it was easy to harvestD.the soil was good for potatoes问题2选项A.dependence on one crop was sensibleB.the potato was not the only crop in IrelandC.the I

43、rish were a happy peopleD.dependence on one crop was dangerous问题3选项A.declining in populationB.harshC.decreasing in tenant-farmersD.expanding in farm size问题4选项A.the potato was diseasedB.immigrants brought diseaseC.starving Irish carried disease from place to placeD.living conditions were not sanitary

44、问题5选项A.emigrated to new landsB.began to raised livestockC.became angered at the BritishD.became independent from Great Britain【答案】第1题:D第2题:D第3题:B第4题:C第5题:D【解析】1.【选项释义】1. According to the passage, the potato became a staple of the Irish diet for all of the following reasons EXCEPT _. 1. 根据这篇文章，除了_，土豆

45、成为爱尔兰人的主食有以下所有原因。A. it was filled with nutrients A. 它富含营养B. it was easy to plant B. 它很容易种植C. it was easy to harvest C. 它很容易获得收成D. the soil was good for potatoes D. 土壤适合种土豆【答案】D【考查点】细节事实题。【解题思路】根据第二段前两句“在爱尔兰，土豆一直是大部分农村人口的主要食物。马铃薯营养丰富，易于种植和收获。”可知，土豆成为爱尔兰人的主食的原因包括营养丰富，易于种植以及容易获得收成，只有D项“土壤适合种土豆”没有提到，符合题

46、干。因此，该题选择D项。【干扰项排除】A项“它富含营养”、B项“它很容易种植”和C项“它很容易获得收成”由解题思路可知，这三项属于反向干扰。2.【选项释义】2. The passage implies that _.2. 这篇文章表明_。A. dependence on one crop was sensible A. 依赖一种作物是明智的B. the potato was not the only crop in Ireland B. 土豆并不是爱尔兰唯一的作物C. the Irish were a happy people C. 爱尔兰人是快乐的民族D. dependence on one

47、 crop was dangerous D. 依赖一种作物是危险的【答案】D【考查点】推理判断题。【解题思路】通读全文可知，文章主要介绍的是爱尔兰大饥荒的原因和后果，第二段第一句提到“在爱尔兰，土豆一直是大部分农村人口的主要食物”，也就是说爱尔兰基本是依靠土豆这种作物生存的；然后在第三段和第四段描述了爱尔兰1845-1848年期间的饥荒，第四段最后一句描述到“这种特殊的枯萎病很不寻常，因为当土豆从地里挖出来的时候，它看起来是健康的；过了一两天，土豆就开始腐烂了”可知，正是因为爱尔兰依赖于土豆一种作物，所以当病菌袭来的时候，他们赖以生存的作物就遭殃了，从而导致大饥荒；综合理解我们可以推断，依赖一

48、种作物是危险的事情。因此，该题选择D项。【干扰项排除】A项“依赖一种作物是明智的”由解题思路可知，该项属于反向干扰；B项“土豆并不是爱尔兰唯一的作物”由解题思路可知，爱尔兰依赖的是土豆一种作物，该项属于反向干扰；C项“爱尔兰人是快乐的民族”在原文没有依据能够体现该项，属于无中生有。3.【选项释义】3. According to the passage, rural life in the years before the Great Famine can best be described as _.3. 根据文章，大饥荒前几年的农村生活可以用_来描述。A. declining in popu

49、lation A. 人口下降B. harsh B. 残酷的C. decreasing in tenant-farmers C. 减少佃农D. expanding in farm size D. 扩大农场规模【答案】B【考查点】推理判断题。【解题思路】根据关键信息in the years before the Great Famine可以定位至第三段，该段描述到“在大饥荒发生前的几年里，人口的快速增长使这个国家的人口增长往往是受贫困困扰的。不断扩大的人口，加上土地所有者对佃农缺乏责任感，导致了佃农经常将土地细分，这样他们自己就能获得一点租金。因此，农村地区散布着小块土地，其中大部分用于种植土豆。

50、”，从中可知，大饥荒前几年，爱尔兰农村是非常贫困的，快速增长的人口以及土地所有者的不负责，佃农经常会把土地细分，综合理解可以推断出，大饥荒前几年的农村生活是非常残酷的。因此，该题选择B项“残酷的”。【干扰项排除】A项“人口下降”与原文相反，属于反向干扰；C项“减少佃农”没有提到，属于无中生有；D项“扩大农场规模”从解题思路可知，农场规模并没有扩大，而是被细分成了很多块，该项属于曲解原文。4.【选项释义】4. Disease plagued the Irish during the famine because _. 4. 饥荒期间，疾病折磨着爱尔兰人，因为_。A. the potato was

51、 diseased A. 土豆感染病菌了B. immigrants brought disease B. 移民带来了疾病C. starving Irish carried disease from place to place C. 饥饿的爱尔兰人把疾病从一个地方带到另一个地方D. living conditions were not sanitary D. 生活条件不卫生【答案】C【考查点】细节事实题。【解题思路】根据题干定位至第五段第一句“1845年，虽然只有一半的农作物歉收，但饥饿和疾病仍然困扰着整个国家，因为许多挨饿的人，其中一些人感染了传染病，在农村四处寻找食物，传播疾病”可知，饥荒

52、期间，疾病折磨着爱尔兰人是因为饥饿的爱尔兰人把疾病从一个地方带到另一个地方。因此，该题选择C项“饥饿的爱尔兰人把疾病从一个地方带到另一个地方”符合题意。【干扰项排除】A项“土豆感染病菌了”，原文并没有提到土豆感染的枯萎病能够传染人类，该项属于无中生有；B项“移民带来了疾病”由解题思路可知，爱尔兰人受到疾病困扰是因为爱尔兰农村的人们四处寻找，并不是移民导致的，该项属于曲解原文；D项“生活条件不卫生”没有提及，无中生有。5.【选项释义】5. All of the following were results of the famine EXCEPT that the Irish _. 5. 以下所

53、有的都是饥荒的结果，除了爱尔兰人_。A. emigrated to new lands A. 移民到新的土地B. began to raised livestock B. 开始饲养牲畜C. became angered at the British C. 对英国人感到愤怒D. became independent from Great Britain D. 脱离英国独立【答案】D【考查点】细节事实题。【解题思路】根据题干可以定位至最后一段，该段讲到“爱尔兰的农业从单一作物经济转变为包括牲畜和其他作物（如谷物）在内的农业经济。在爱尔兰人需要帮助的时候，英国没有帮助他们，于是他们对英国的敌意就埋下

54、了种子。移民的模式一直持续到今天。”，从中可知，爱尔兰饥荒导致的结果就是农业经济的转变，移民以及对英国埋下了敌意的种子。只有D项“脱离英国独立”是没有提到的。因此，该题选择D项符合题意。【干扰项排除】A项“移民到新的土地”、B项“开始饲养牲畜”和C项“对英国人感到愤怒”根据解题思路可知，这三项都是饥荒的结果，属于反向干扰。17. 单选题Sancho remained a _ friend who stood by his friend Don no matter how difficult the hardships that they encountered.问题1选项A.steadfast

55、B.cravenC.vacuousD.sagacious【答案】A【解析】【选项释义】A. steadfast坚定的，不变的 B. craven畏缩的，怯懦的C. vacuous空虚的，空洞的 D. sagacious睿智的，聪慧的【答案】A【考查点】形容词辨析。【解题思路】根据定语从句的句意“无论他们遇到什么困难，他支持他的朋友”可知，空格处应该表示“坚定的”的意思。因此该题选择A项符合句意。【干扰项排除】B、C、D项不符合句意。【句意】无论他们遇到什么困难，桑乔一直坚定地支持他的朋友。18. 单选题The policemen are perambulating the streets.问题

56、1选项A.percolateB.permuteC.perjureD.patrol【答案】D【解析】【选项释义】A. percolate渗出，过滤 B. permute改变次序，重新排列C. perjure作伪证，破坏誓言 D. patrol巡逻，巡查【答案】D【考查点】动词辨析。【解题思路】根据关键词policemen（警察）和streets（街道）可推测，划线单词perambulating的意思是“巡逻”。因此，D选项含义与划线部分词义最为接近，故本题正确答案为D选项。【干扰项排除】A、B、C项与划线单词的意思不符合。【句意】警察在街上巡视。19. 单选题My father was, I a

57、m sure, intended by nature to be a cheerful, kindly man. Until he was thirty-four years old he worked as a farm hand for a man named Thomas Butterworth whose place lay near the town of Bidwell, Ohio. He had then a horse of his own and on Saturday evenings drove into town to spend a few hours in soci

58、al intercourse with other farm handsAt ten oclock Father drove home along a lonely country road, made his horse comfortable for the night and himself went to bed, quite happy in his position in life. He had at that time no notion of trying to rise in the world.It was in the spring of his thirty-fift

59、h year that Father married my mother, then a country schoolteacher, and in the following spring I came wriggling and crying into the world. Something happened to the two people. They became ambitious. The American passion for getting up in the world took possession of them.It may have been that Moth

60、er was responsible. Being a schoolteacher she had no doubt read books and magazines. She had, I presume, read of how Garfield, Lincoln and other Americans rose from poverty to fame and greatness and as I lay beside herin the days of her lying-inshe may have dreamed that I would someday rule men and

61、cities. At any rate, she induced Father to give up his place as a farm hand, sell his horse and embark on an independent enterprise of his ownThe first venture into which the two people went turned out badly. They rented ten acres of poor stony land on Griggs Road, eight miles from Bidwell, and laun

62、ched into chicken raising. I grew into boyhood on the place and got my first impressions of life there. From the beginning they were impressions of disaster and if, in my turn, I am a gloomy man inclined to see the darker side of life, I attributed it to the fact that what should have been for me the happy joyous days of childhood were spent on a chicken farm.One unversed