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外研社阅读知路真题
外研社阅读知路真题
Part1ReadandKnow
InPartL,youwillreadshorttextsofvariouskinds.Readtheinstructionscarefully
andanswerthequestions.(Timeallowed:
20minutes)
Questions1-3(Suggestedcompletiontime:
3minutes)
Directions:
Readthefollowingquotes.Matchthequoteswiththepeople.Pleasenotetherearetwoextraoptionsyoudonotneed.
Question4(Suggestedcompletiontime:
2minutes)
Directions:
Readthetextandanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.
Toensurethehighstandardsoffacilitiesweneedtobuildnewwards,laboratoriesandconsultingrooms.Inshort,weneedyourhelpnow.Completethecoupontodayandrestassuredthatyourdonationisgoingtothebestpossiblecause.
4.Whereisthepieceoftexttakenfrom?
A.anadvertisement
B.aninstructionbookletc.astory
D.anewspaper
Question5(Suggestedcompletiontime:
2minutes)
Directions:
Readthetextandanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.
Fewcornersoftheworldremainuntaintedbyintrepidtourists,andtheirimpactisoftendevastating.Toofrequentlytheytrampleheedlesslyonfragileenvironments,displacingwildlifeandlocalpopulationsintheirinsatiablequestforunexploredlocations.
5.Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?
A.TheFutureofTourism
B.TheRoleofTourismc.ThePriceofTourismD.TheBenefitsofTourism
Question6(Suggestedcompletiontime:
2minutes)
Directions:
Readthetextandanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.
WithE-booksalesincreasingbymorethan300%forthesecondyear,publishersdeliveringnewrevenuestreamsthroughE-bookApps,andacademicpublisherslonghavingderivedsome90%oftheirrevenueonline,itisatravestytodescribeallthisasthepublishingworldbeing"indenial"aboutdigital.
6.Whatisthemainideaofthistext?
A.PublishersaremakingprofitsfromE-booksales.B.Notallpublishersarethreatenedbydigitalstorms.
c.E-booksbecomeamainsourceofrevenueforpublishers.D.Traditionalpublishingindustryisdyingout.
Question7(Suggestedcompletiontime:
2minutes)
Directions:
Readthetextandanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.
Withourtravelagency,theholidayyoubookistheholidayyouget.Ifyouarriveandfindwe'vefailedtoliveuptoourpromises,letusknowwhattheproblemiswithinonedayofyourarrival.We'llspend24hoursdoingeverythingpossibletosorttheproblemout.Intheunlikelyeventthatwecan'tresolveyourproblemandmakeyouhappywithin24hours,we'llflyyouhomeandgiveyourmoneyback.
7.Thetextcouldbestbedescribedas__---------A.acommitment
B.anappealC.awarningD.avow
Question8(Suggestedcompletiontime:
2minutes)
Directions:
Readthetextandanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.
Thenewdigitalcamerasaregreatfunandveryeasytouse.Theyletyoureviewyourpicturesthemomentyoutakethem,soyoucanre-shootrightawayifyou'renotsatisfied.Butremember,adigitalcameraisjustacomputerXXXx.It'snotareplacementforyourordinarycamera.
8.WhatisthemeaningofthemissingwordXXXXinthetext?
A."somethingthatispoorquality"
B."anitemthatisnotessential,somethingextra"c.“somethingexpensivebutgoodvalueformoney"D."afashionwhichalwaysremainspopular"
Question9(Suggestedcompletiontime:
2minutes)
Directions:
Readthetextandanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.
Shehadgonealone,butthechildrenweretogotothestationtomeether.Andlovingthestationastheydid,itwasonlynaturalthattheyshouldbethereagoodhourbeforetherewasanychanceofMother'strainarriving,evenifthetrainwerepunctual,whichwasmostunlikely.
9.Whatcanyousayabouttheirmother'strain2A.Itwouldprobablybeearly.
B.ltwouldprobablybeontime.c.ltwouldprobablybelate.D.lthacbeencancellec.
Question10(Suggestedcompletiontime:
5minutes)
Directions:
Thebarchartshowsthenumberandproportianafundernourishedpeopleinthedevelopingregions,from1990-1992to2014-2016.Answerthequestionaccordingtotheinformationinthechart.
Source:
TheldislenniumDeveiopmentGoals(0ADG)Report2015
10.ChaosethelNCORRECTdescriptionaboutthechart.
AThelatestestimatessuggestthatnearlyoneinnineindividualsdonothaveenoughtoeatbetween2014and2016.
B.Projectionsindicatethatthe2015MDGtargetisnearlyreached,with12.9percentofundernaurishedpopulation.
c.Thesituationnoticeablyimprovedduringtheyears1995-1999,butwentdowninthefirstfiveyearsofthenewmillennium.
D.Theproportionofundernourishedpeopleinthedevelopingregionshasfallenbyalmasthalfsince199o.
Part1IReadandReason
InPartlI,youwillreadshorttextsondifferentsubjects.Readtheinstructions
carefullyandanswerthequestionsbasedonlogicalinferenceandreasoning.
(Timeallowed:
55minutes)
Quostion11(Suggostcdcompletiontime:
4minutos)
Directions:
Readthefollowingdefinitionofalogicalfallacy.Answerthequestionaccordingtethedefinition.
11.Whichofthefollowingprovidesatypicalexampleofpoisoningthewel?
A.That'smystanceonfundingtheeducationsystem,andanyonewhodisagreeswithmehateschildren.
B.Youareseweird.Thatmeans—weareprettymuchsure—thatyourwhalefarmilyisweird,too.
c.GodexistsbecausetheBiblesaysso.TheBibleisinspired.Therefore,weknowthatGodexists.
D.ldon'tcarewhatyousay.Wedon'tneedanymorebookshelves.Aslongasthecarpetisclean,wearefine.
Question12(Suggestedcompletiontime:
4minutes)
Directions:
Lookatthefollowingpictureandthenanswerthequestion.
12.Whichofthefollowinglogicalfallaciesdoesthepictureillustrate?
A.FalseDilemma:
anargumentthatpresentsalimitedsetoftwopossiblecategoriesandassumesthateverythinginthescopeofthediscussionmustbeanelementofthatsetB.GuiltbyAssociation:
afallacyusedtodiscreditanargumentforproposinganideathatissharedbysomesociallydemonizedindividualorgroup
c.NoTrueScotsman;anargumentcomingupoftersomeonehasmadeageneralclaimaboutagroupofthingsandthenbeenpresentedwithevidencechallengingthatclaim
D.HastyGencralization:
afallacycommittedwhencneformsacanclusionfromasamplethatiseithertoosmallortoospecialtoberepresentative
Questions13-14Reasoning(Suggestedcompletiontime:
10minutes)
13.Manypeoplereportthatexposuretocertzinfoodsanddrinkssuchascheese,chacolate,andredwine,isassaciatedwiththeonsetofmigraineheadaches.Otherpeaplereportthatexposuretocertainsmells(especiallystrongperfumes)seemstotriggeramigraineheadache,andsomenotethatexposuretobrightandflickeringlightscanbefollowedbyamigraine.Itwouldseemthatapersonwithatendencytogetmigrainesshouldtrytafindoutwhithofthesesituationsisassociatedwiththeansetofthaheadacheandthenavoidthisstimulus.
Allofthefollowing.iftrue,wouldmaketheaboverecommendationimpracticalexcept:
A.Thetimedelaybetweenthetriggerandtheonsetoftheheadachecanmakeitexceptianallydiffitulttaidentifythetrigger.
B.Thepresenceofaknowntriggerdoesn'talwayscauseamicgraine.
c.lnahighproportionafcasesthepatientsrepertmultipletriggersfertheirheadaches.D.Mostoftheknowntriggersarecommonandalmostunavoidablefeaturesofmodernlife.
14.Richard:
Thenationalbudgetshouldprovidesignificantincreasesinalllevelsofeducationintheupcamingyear.
Natalie:
That'snotfair.Areductionindefensespendinginpeacetimemaybringusexcessiverisks.wecan'teffordit.
WhichofthefollowingisthebestinterpretationofNatalie'sargument?
A.Fundssavedfromdefensehavebeendivertedtoalllevelsofeducation.
B.Highlightingspendingoneducationdangernuslyimpactsonspendingonthcmilitary.
c.Thesizeafthemilitarybudgetreflectsastate'sabilitytofundeducationalactivities.D.Comparedwithmilitaryspending,investingineducationwillcreateafinancialcrisis.
Questions15-17(Suggestedcompletiontime:
6minutes)
Directions:
Readthetextaboutasciencediscovery.Answerthequestionsaccordingtothetext.
ManipulatingMemory
Memoryisnotoriauslymalleable,Ourrecollectionsfadeandtakeonnwmeanings;sometimeswerememberthingsthatneverevenhappened.Eut15.
Recently,however,scientistshavestartedtograspandtinkerwithmemory'sphysicalbasis.Lastyear,inworkevocativeoffilmssuchasEternalSunshineofthespotlessMindandInception,researchersdiscoveredwaystamanipulatespecifitmermericsinmiceusingoptogenetics,apowerfultechniquethatcantriggernervecellsinanimals’brainsbyzappingthemwithbeamsoflaserlight.Inaseriesofexperiments,theyshowedthattheycaulddeleteexistingmemariesand"incept"falseones.
Thisyear,researcherswentevenfurther:
switchingtheemotionalcontentofamemoryinmicefrombadtogoodandviceversa.Underthelaser,forexample,malemicethathadonceassociatedacertainroomwithbeingshockedweretrickedintoactingasthoughtheyhatencemetfriendlyfemalemicethereinstead.
Whetherthemiceintheseexperimentsactuallyexperiencedvividfalsememoriesorjustafuzzysenseofpleasureorfearisunelear.Norisitclearwhetherthefindingsapplytothetricksofmemorysofamiliartopeople.Long-soughttherapeuticadvances,suchastreatrmentsforpost-traumaticstressdisorder,couldrermainfarnff.Oncthingiscertain,however:
Onceconsideredbeyondscientificdissection,memoryisfinallystartingtoyielditssecrets.
15.Whichofthefcllowingbestfitsthenumberedspaceinthetext?
AwhatisreallyhappeninginourbrainasmemoriesareremadeledremainsmysteriousB.scientistsarecuriousaboutwhypeopleareoblivioustowhathavehappenedtothemc.advancedtechnologyhashelped