外研社杯全国英语阅读大赛样题.docx

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外研社杯全国英语阅读大赛样题

2015“‘外研社杯’全国英语阅读大赛”样题

一、2015年“‘外研社杯’全国英语阅读大赛”比赛内容包含四个环节：

PartIReadandKnow（读以明己）

PartIIReadandReason（读以察世）

PartIIIReadandQuestion（读以启思）

PartIVReadandCreate（读以言志）

二、比赛样题仅为2015年阅读大赛赛题的内容和形式样例，并非完整试卷。

三、大赛的模拟赛、复赛和决赛都将包含样题的四个环节，但各环节的赛题内容和形式会根据不同阶段有所变化。

四、大赛的初赛由参赛学校参考样题内容自行命题，组委会不做硬性规定。

五、“PartIReadandKnow（读以明己）”部分不计成绩，根据参赛选手答题情况给予个性化反馈。

六、“PartVIReadandCreate（读以言志）”部分，组委会将在赛前公布大赛推荐阅读书单。

比赛样题：

PartIReadandKnow

Inthispart,youwillreadsomequestionsaboutyourabilitiesorpersonalities.Readasfast

asyoucanandchoosetheanswerthatyouthinkbestdescribesyourself.

AreYouCharismatic?

Charismaisthemagneticpowerthatattractspeopletoyou.Itwon’taffectthequalityofyourworkorprovideyouwithwonderfuloriginalideas,butitremainsoneofthemostvitaltalentsifyouwanttomakeitbiginlife.Ifpeoplewhodon’tevenunderstandwhatyou’retalkingaboutbelievethatyouareagenius,youwillhavemadeit.Thefollowingtestwilldecidewhetheryou’vegotwhatittakes.

1）Dopeoplefindthemselvesattractedtoyou?

A.Yes,itcanbeembarrassingsometimes.

B.No,nomorethanotherpeople.

C.Isupposetheydoabit.

2）Doyoufindthatpeopleagreewithyouregardlessofthequalityofyourarguments?

A.No,never.

B.Notthatoften.

C.Allthetime.

3）Wouldyoufinditeasytoattractfollowers?

A.No,notatall.

B.Notveryeasy.

C.Yes,it’sreallynoproblem.

4）Doyoufindcasualacquaintancesopenupandtellyoutheirlifestoriesinintimatedetail?

A.Occasionally.

B.Never.

C.Happensallthetime.SometimesIjustcan’tgetaway.

PartIIReadandReason

Inthispart,youwillreadtextsofdifferentformsandgenres.Readtheinstructionscarefullyandanswerthequestionsbasedonyourcomprehension,analysisandinferencesofthetexts.

1.Amongthefourstatementsbelow,onestatementisthemainpoint,andtheotherthreearespecificsupportforthepoint.IdentifythemainpointwithPandthespecificsupportwithS.

___A.Hungrybearssearchingforfoodoftenthreatenhikers.

___B.Hikingonthatmountaintrailcanbeverydangerous.

___C.Severeweatherdevelopsquickly,leavinghikersexposedtostormsandcold.

___D.Whenitrains,thetrail,whichisverysteepatsomepoints,becomesslippery.

2.Readthefollowingcartoon.Putatickbythethreestatementsthataremostlogicallybasedontheinformationsuggestedbyit.

___A.Lucyhasjustcriticizedtheboy,Linus.

___B.LinusfeelsLucy’scriticismisvalid.

___C.LucyfeelsveryguiltythatLinushastakenhercriticismbadly.

___D.Lucydoesn’tseemtorealizethatpeoplemayacceptconstructivecriticismbutrejectdestructivecriticism.

___E.Thecartoonistbelievesweshouldnevercriticizeothers.

___F.Thecartoonistbelievesit’sbesttocriticizeothersinaconstructiveway.

3.Readanextractofanadvertisement.Choosetheanswerwhichyouthinkfitseachquestionbestaccordingtothetext.

YoungEnvironmentalJournalistCompetition

HowtoEnter:

Ifyou’reaged16-25,we’relookingfororiginalarticlesof1,000words（orless）withanenvironmentalorconservationtheme.Theclosingdateforentriesis30December,2015.Yourarticleshouldshowproofofinvestigativeresearch,ratherthanrelyingsolelyoninformationfromtheInternetandphoneinterviews.Youdon’thavetogofar.Areportonpollutioninalocalstreamwouldbeasvalidasapieceabouttheremotestrainforest.Yourarticleshouldshowyouarepassionateandknowledgeableaboutenvironmentalissues.Itshouldalsobeobjectiveandaccurate,whilebeingcreativeenoughtoholdthereader’sinterest.Wearenotlookingfor“thinkpieces”oropinioncolumns.Youraimshouldbetoadvanceunderstandingandawarenessofenvironmentalissues.Youshouldbeabletoconveycomplexideasofreadersofthisgeneralinterestmagazineinanengagingandauthoritativemanner.Factsorinformationcontainedinshort-listedarticleswillbechecked.Readtherulescarefully.

1）Beforeenteringforthecompetition,youngpeoplemusthave_______.

A.conductedsomerelevantresearchintheirlocalarea

B.gainedaqualificationinexperimentalresearch

C.uncoveredsomeoftheevidenceintheresearchbythemselves

D.consultedanumberofspecialistsonthesubjectunderresearch

2）Thearticlessubmittedmust_______.

A.focusonstraightforwardconcepts

B.includearangeofviews

C.beaccessibletonon-specialist

D.revealthewriter’sstandpoint

4.Readthepassagebelow.Thenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionthatfollows.

（1）JohnnyAppleseed,oneofthegentlestandmostbelovedofAmericanfolkheroes,wasbornin1774inLeominster,Massachusetts.

（2）HisrealnamewasJohnChapman.（3）Chapman’searlylifewasfullofmisfortune.（4）First,hisfatherlefthometofightintheRevolutionaryWar.（5）ThenJohn’smotherandbabybrotherdiedbeforeJohn’ssecondbirthday.（6）However,John’sfortunesimprovedwhenhisfatherreturnedandremarried,andbythetimeJohnwasinhisteens,hehadtenbrothersandsisters.

（7）Asayoungman,Johnbegantravelingwestonfoot,stoppingtoclearlandandplanttheappleseedshealwayscarriedwithhim.（8）SettlerswhofollowedJohn’spathweredelightedtofindyoungappleorchardsdottingthelandscape.（9）Johnwasafriendlyfellowwhooftenstoppedtovisitwithfamiliesalonghisway,entertainingthemwithstoriesofhistravels.（10）TalesofhisexploitsfollowedhimthroughPennsylvania,Ohio,andIndiana.（11）Manyofthestoriesweretrue.（12）Forinstance,Johnreallydidtravelbarefootthroughthesnow,livedonthefriendliestoftermswithIndiantribes,andrefusedtoshootanyanimal.（13）OthertalesaboutJohn,however,wereexaggerations.（14）Settlerssaid,forexample,thathesleptinthetreetopsandtalkedtothebirdsorthathehadoncebeencarriedoffbyagianteagle.（15）JohnnyAppleseedneverstoppedtravelinguntilhisdeathinFortWayne,Indiana,in1845.

1）Sentence1isastatementof_______.

A.factB.opinion

C.factandopinion

2）Thedetailsinsentences4and5supportthepointorpointsin_______.

A.sentence1B.sentence2

C.sentence3D.sentence6

3）Therelationshipbetweensentences3and6isoneof_______.

A.contrastB.addition

C.causeandeffectD.comparison

4）WecanconcludethatJohnnyAppleseed_______.

A.providedapplesfornumeroussettlersB.wasquicklyforgottenbythesettlers

C.grewwealthybysellinghisappletreesD.lefthomebecauseofproblemswithhisfamily

5）ThepassagesuggeststhatJohnnyAppleseed_______.

A.grewwearyoftraveling

B.hadgreatrespectforotherpeopleandanimals

C.livedaveryshortbutrichlife

D.plantedmanytreesotherthanappletrees

6）Thetoneofthepassageis_______.

A.pessimisticB.bitterandimpassioned

C.amusedandexcitedD.straightforwardwithatouchofadmiration

7）Whichisthemostappropriatetitleforthisselection?

A.ThePlantingofAmericanAppleOrchards

B.FolkHeroesofAmerica

C.SettlersRecallJohnnyAppleseed

D.TheLifeandLegendofJohnChapman

5.Readthepassagebelow.Thenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionthatfollows.

（1）TelevisionhastransformedpoliticsintheUnitedStatesbychangingthewayinwhichinformationisdisseminated,byalteringpoliticalcampaigns,andbychangingcitizen’spatternsofresponsetopolitics.

（2）Bygivingcitizensindependentaccesstothecandidates,televisiondiminishedtheroleofthepoliticalpartyintheselectionofthemajorpartycandidates.（3）Bycenteringpoliticsonthepersonofthecandidate,televisionacceleratedthecitizen’sfocusoncharacterratherthanissues.

（4）Televisionhasalteredtheformsofpoliticalcommunicationaswell.（5）Themessagesonwhichmostofusrelyarebrieferthantheyoncewere.（6）Thestumpspeech,apoliticalspeechgivenbytravelingpoliticiansandlasting11/2to2hours,whichcharacterizednineteenth-centurypoliticaldiscourse,hasgivenwaytothe30-secondadvertisementandthe10second“soundbite”inbroadcastnews.（7）Increasinglytheaudienceforspeechesisnotthatstandinginfrontofthepoliticianbutrathertheviewingaudiencewhowillhearandseeasnippetofthespeechonthenews.

（8）Intheseabbreviatedforms,muchofwhatconstitutedthetraditionalpoliticaldiscourseofearlierageshasbeenlost.（9）In15or30seconds,aspeakercannotestablishthehistoricalcontextthatshapedtheissueinquestion,cannotdetailtheprobablecausesoftheproblem,andcannotexaminealternativeproposalstoarguethatoneispreferabletoothers.（10）Insnippets,politiciansassertbutdonotargue.

（11）Becausetelevisionisanintimatemedium,speakingthroughitrequiresachangedpoliticalstylethatwasmoreconversational,personal,andvisualthanthatoftheold-stylestumpspeech.（12）Relianceontelevisionmeansthatincreasinglyourpoliticalworldcontainsmemorablepicturesratherthanmemorablewords.（13）Schoolsteachustoanalyzewordsandprint.（14）However,inawordinwhichpoliticsisincreasinglyvisual,informedcitizenshiprequiresanewsetofskills.

（15）Recognizingthepoweroftelevision’spictures,politicianscrafttelevisual,stagedevents,calledpseudo-event,designedtoattractmediacoverage.（16）Muchofthepoliticalactivityweseeontelevisionnewshasbeencraftedbypoliticians,theirspeechwriters,andtheirpublicrelationsadvisersfortelevisedconsumption.（17）Soundbitesinnewsandanswerstoquestionsindebatesincreasinglysoundlikeadvertisements.

1）Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.CitizensintheUnitedStatesarenowmoreinformedaboutpoliticalissuebecauseoftelevisioncoverage.

B.CitizensintheUnitedStatesprefertose