2017“外研社杯”全国英语阅读大赛初赛样题.docx

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2017“外研社杯”全国英语阅读大赛初赛（90min）

PartIReadandKnow

InPartI,youwillreadshorttextsofvariouskinds.Readtheinstructionscarefullyandanswerthequestions.（Timesuggested:

20minutes）

Questions1-3（Suggestedcompletiontime:

3minutes）

A.WilliamShakespeare

B.NelsonMandela

C.ThomasA.Edison

D.SteveJobs

E.MarkZuckerberg

F.LuciusAnnaeusSeneca

Directions:

Readthefollowingquotes.Matchthequoteswiththepeople.Pleasenotetherearethreeextraoptionsyoudonotneed.

_____1.Fairisfoul,andfoulisfair:

Hoverthroughthefogandfilthyair.

_____2.Ihaven’tfailed.I’vejustfound10,000waysthatwon’twork.

_____3.Designisnotjustwhatitlookslikeandfeelslike.Designishowitworks.

Questions4（Suggestedcompletiontime:

2minutes）

Directions:

Readthetext,andanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.

Afewintuitive,sensitivevisionariesmayunderstandandcomprehendXXXX（thebooktitle）,XXXX（theauthor）’snewandmammothvolume,withoutgoingthroughacourseoftrainingorinstruction,buttheaverageintelligentreaderwillgleanlittleornothingfromit—evenfromcarefulperusal,onemightproperlysaystudy,ofit—savebewildermentandasenseofdisgust.ItshouldbecompanionedwithakeyandaglossaryliketheBerlitzbooks...

4.Whichofthefollowingworksdoesthebookreviewaddress?

A.Ulysses

B.TheOdyssey

C.InSearchofLostTime

D.OneHundredYearsofSolitude

Question5（Suggestedcompletiontime:

2minutes）

Directions:

Readthetextandanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.

IlikethefactthatthestudyfocusesonaFrenchclassroom,whichreceiveslessattentioninSecondLanguageAcquisitionresearchthanotherforeignlanguageclassrooms.

However,forreasonsthatIelaborateonbelow,Idonotrecommendthismanuscriptforpublication.IrecommendthattheauthorconsultstheJournalofLanguage,Identity,andEducation.Thatjournalmightbeabetterfitforthispaper.

5.Thetextcouldbestbedescribedas__________.

A.aconclusion

B.asummary

C.areview

D.apledge

Question6（Suggestedcompletiontime:

2minutes）

Directions:

Readthetext,andanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.

MyLord,

Ihavebeenlatelyinformed,bytheproprietorofTheWorld,thattwopapers,inwhichmyDictionaryisrecommendedtothepublic,werewrittenbyyourlordship.Tobesodistinguishedisanhonorwhich,beingverylittleaccustomedtofavorsfromthegreat,Iknownotwellhowtoreceive,orinwhattermstoacknowledge.

Sevenyears,mylord,havenowpassed,sinceIwaitedinyouroutwardrooms,orwasrepulsedfromyourdoor;duringwhichtimeIhavebeenpushingonmyworkthroughdifficulties,ofwhichitisuselesstocomplain,andhavebroughtit,atlast,tothevergeofpublication,withoutoneactofassistance,onewordofencouragement,oronesmileoffavor.SuchtreatmentIdidnotexpect,forIneverhadapatronbefore.

6.Thistextistakenfromaletterwhichshowedthewriter’s__________theLord.

A.gratitudetowards

B.indifferenceto

C.contemptfor

D.respectfor

Question7（Suggestedcompletiontime:

2minutes）

Directions:

Readthetextandanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.

Becauseofsocialmedia,wordsaremovingaroundtheworldwithinweeksandmonths,whereasinthepast,itcouldtakeafewyears, says JulieColeman,authorof TheLifeofSlang.“It’snotnecessarilythatlanguageischangingmorequickly,buttechnologieshavedevelopedandtheyallowthetransmissionofslangtermstopassfromonegrouptoanothermuchmorequickly.”

7.Themainpurposeofthetextisto________.

A.explainthequickmigrationofslang

B.implytheunnecessarychangeoflanguage

C.exemplifytheadvancementoftechnology

D.introducethebookTheLifeofSlang

Questions8（Suggestedcompletiontime:

2minutes）

Directions:

Readthetext,andanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.

Whenhuntingraccoonsforfurwasapopularsport,huntingdogswereusedtosniffthemoutoftrees.AstheyareXXXXanimals,thehuntingpartyhadtoworkatnight,andthedogswouldsometimesendupchoosingthewrongtree,orastheidiomgoes,“barkupthewrongtree.”ThetermwasfirstprintedinabookbyDavyCrockettin1833.

8.WhichwordisthebestsubstitutionforthemissingwordXXXX?

A.solitary

B.aggressive

C.nocturnal

D.herbivorous

Question9（Suggestedcompletiontime:

2minutes）

Directions:

Readthedetailsaboutaeuphemism,andanswerthequestionaccordingtothedetails.

lItwasfirstusedbyBritishjournalistsin1967todescribeastateofalcoholintoxicationexhibitedbyLabourCabinetMinisterGeorgeBrown.

lItisnowusedasastockphrase.TheGuardiandescribesitashavingjoinedthose“thatarepartofeveryjournalist’svocabulary.”

lInfact,onesourcecautionsprofessionalBritishjournalistsagainstitsuse“evenifthejournalistmeantitliterally.”

9.Theeuphemismdescribedabovemostprobablyrefersto__________.

A.peoplewithspecialneeds

B.downrightoverwrought

C.tiredandemotional

D.mentallychallenged

Question10（Suggestedcompletiontime:

5minutes）

Directions:

ThebarchartshowstheshareofUNprocurementfromGlobalCompactmembersfrom2010to2014.Answerthequestionaccordingtotheinformationinthechart.

Source:

2014AnnualStatisticalReportonUnitedNationsProcurement,theUnitedNationsOfficeforProjectServices,2015

10.ChoosetheINCORRECTdescriptionofthechart.

A.TheshareofUNprocurementvolumefromGlobalCompactmembersgrewsteadilyoverthefiveyearsintermsofabsolutevolume.

B.In2013,thetotalprocurementvolumedroppednoticeably,andsodidtheprocurementfromGlobalCompactmembers.

C.In2014,thetotalprocurementvolumeincreasedgreatly,causingadropintheshareofprocurementfromGlobalCompactmembers.

D.TheproportionofprocurementfromGlobalCompactmemberswasnotinlinewiththegeneraltrendofprocurementfromGlobalCompactmembers.

PartIIReadandReason

InPartII,youwillreadshorttextsondifferentsubjects.Readtheinstructionscarefullyandanswerthequestionsbasedonlogicalinferenceandreasoning.（Timesuggested:

40minutes）

Question11（Suggestedcompletiontime:

3minutes）

Directions:

Readthefollowingdefinitionofalogicalfallacy.Answerthequestionaccordingtothedefinition.

Confusionof“Necessary”with“Sufficient”Condition

Acausalfallacy.Youcommitthisfallacywhenyouassumethatanecessaryconditionofaneventissufficientfortheeventtooccur.Anecessaryconditionisaconditionthatmustbepresentforaneventtooccur.Asufficientconditionisaconditionorsetofconditionsthatwillproducetheevent.Anecessaryconditionmustbethere,butitalonedoesnotprovidesufficientcausefortheoccurrenceoftheevent.Onlythesufficientgroundscandothis.Inotherwords,allofthenecessaryelementsmustbethere.

11.WhichofthefollowingprovidesatypicalexampleofConfusionof“Necessary”with“Sufficient”Condition?

A.YousaidthatIwouldhavetorunthemileinlessthansixminutestobeonthetrackteam,andIdid.SowhydidIgetcutfromtheteam?

B.Dinahastoberichoratleasttobeanheiress.SheafterallbelongstotheAlphaPhiLambdasororitywhichistherichestsororityoncampus.

C.It’ssupposedtobeinthelowtwentiestonight,sosurelywe’renotgoingtothefootballgame,arewe?

D.Toseeviruses,onemusthaveamicroscope.ThisfollowsifWilliamCarrollsaidhesawviruses, hemusthaveusedamicroscope.

Question12（Suggestedcompletiontime:

3minutes）

Directions:

Readthedefinitionofonetypeoflogicalfallacy.Answerthequestionaccordingtothedefinition.

TexasSharpshooterFallacy

TexasSharpshooterfallacyisaninformalfallacywhichoccurswhensomeonejumpstothe conclusion thataclusterinsomedatamustbetheresultofacause,usuallyonethatitisclusteredaround. 

12.WhichofthefollowingprovidesatypicalexampleofTexasSharpshooterfallacy?

A.Iwon’tpaytheparkingticketbecausethetrafficsignheresays“FineforParking”!

B.Colaishealthybecauseitsellsbestamongthetopfivehealthiestcountriesintheworld.

C.Wecan’texploittheouterspacebecausemanypeopleonEarthhardlymakeendsmeet.

D.NobodyatschoolcanspeakFrenchbecauseneitherteachersnortheprincipalcanspeakit.

Questions13-14Reasoning.（Suggestedcompletiontime:

8minutes）

Inaswimmingcompetition,Matt,AlenandJohnsonwonamedalrespectively:

thegoldmedal,thesilvermedalandthebronzemedal.Thecoachmadeaguess:

“Mattwonthegoldmedal,Alendidn’twinthegoldmedalandJohnsondidn’twinthebronzemedal.”Unfortunately,onlyoneofthemisright.

13.Whowonthegoldmedal,whowonthesilver,andwhowonthebronzemedal?

A.Matt:

goldmedal;Johnson:

silvermedal;Alen:

bronzemedal.

B.Alen:

goldmedal;Johnson:

silvermedal;Matt:

bronzemedal.

C.Johnson:

goldmedal;Alen:

silvermedal;Matt:

bronzemedal.

D.Matt:

goldmedal;Alen:

silvermedal;Johnson:

bronzemedal.

14.Richard:

Thenationalbudgetshouldprovidesignificantincreasesinalllevelsofeducationintheupcomingyear.

　Natalie:

That’snotfair.Areductionindefensespendinginpeacetimemaybringusexcessiverisks.Wecan’taffordit.

WhichofthefollowingisthebestinterpretationofNatalie’sargument?

A.Fundssavedfromdefensehavebeendivertedtoalllevelsofeducation.

B.Highlightingspendingoneducationdangerouslyimpactsonspendingonthemilitary.

C.Thesizeofthemilitarybudgetreflectsastate’sabilitytofundeducationalactivities.

D.Comparedwithmilitaryspending,investinginedu