大学生英语竞赛阅读理解集锦Word文档格式.docx

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Anoldcroc:

ThediscoveryinBrazilofanearlycompletefossilisedskeletonoftheprehistoriccrocodileUbera-basuchusterrificus,above,supportstheoriesthatSouthAmericaand 

Madagascarwerejoined70millionyearsago.

●We'

vealljustgot40,000yearsolder

TwoskullsfoundinAfricahavebeenidentifiedastheoldesthumanremainsknowntoscience.Thefossilisedbonesfoundin1967wereoriginallythoughttobe130,000yearsold.Butare-datingofrocklayersnearthosewhichyieldedthefossilsshowedtheyareactuallyabout195,000yearsold—fromthetimemodernhumansemerged.Theskulls,knownasOmoIandII,pushbacktheknownpresenceofHomosapiensinAfricaby40,000years.ThepreviousoldestHomosapiensskulls,datedtobetween154,000and160,000yearsold,werefoundnearavillagecalledHertointheafarregionofeasternEthiopia.OmoIandIIwereunearthedbyfamouspalaeontologistRichardLeakeyalongtheOmoRiverinsouthernEthiopia,nearthetownofKibish.OmoI'

smoremodernfeaturesledtodisagreementamongexpertsoverwhethertheywerethesameage.Therocksinwhichtheywerefoundshowtheyare,saidAustralianarchaeologistProfIanMcDougall,whomadethediscovery.Hetoldscientificjournal“Nature”:

“OmoIandOmoIIarerelativelysecurelydatedto195,000yearsold,makingthemtheoldestanatomicallymodernhumanfossilsyetrecovered.”

Questions:

56.Bywhichmeanscouldthescientiststelltheageoffossilstheyhavefound?

A.Thebonesofthefossils.

B.Theplacewheretheywerefound.

C.Thehistoryofhumans.

D.Identifyingtherocklayersofthefossils.

57.Howmanyyearsolderhasourspeciesbecomebythenewdiscovery?

A.130,000.

B.40,000.

C.195,000.

D.Between154,000and160,000.

58.WhereweretheOmoIandIIfound?

A.NearHerto.

B.AlongtheOmoRiver.

C.NearKibish.

D.InAustralia.

59.Whatdoestheword“homosapiens”meaninthispassage?

A.Humanbeing.B.Asampleoffossils.C.Ariver.D.Acountry.

60.WhichofthefollowingstatementsareNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThediscoveryofanoldcrocodileskeletoninBrazilmakespeoplebelievethatSouthAmericaandMadagascarwerejoined70millionyearsago.

B.ProfIanMcDougallthoughtOmoIandIIweretheoldesthumanfossilsdiscovered.

C.ProfIanMcDougalldiscoveredthatOmoIandIIwerenotthesameage.

D.OmoIandIIwerediscoveredinsouthernEthiopia.

SectionBShortAnswerQuestions（20points）

Inthissection,thereare2passagesfollowedby10questionsorunfinishedstatements.Readthepassagescarefully,thenanswerthequestionsinthefewestpossiblewords（notexceeding10words）.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Questions61to63arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

KingJames

BeforethelastshotofMichaelJordan'

sfinalgamewiththeChicagoBulls,heleftbehindamomentthatwillhanginthemindsofsportsfansthewayhedidintheair.Hisquickcrossoverdribble,withthehelpofatinyshove,sentUtahJazzdefenderByronRusselltothefloor.Wideopen,Jordannailedthegame-winningjumpshot,andheandtheBullsclinchedtheirsixth—andJordan'

slast—NBAtitle.

AttheRoseGardenArenainPortland,Ore.,lastWednesday,ClevelandCavaliersstarLeBronJames,20,becametheyoungestplayertoreachoneofthetoughestperformancemilestonesinbasketball,the“tripledouble”（doubledigitsinpoints,reboundsandassistsinasinglegame—hediditagainthreenightslater）.Duringoneplay,hisquickcrossoverdribble,sansshove,sentaPortlanddefenderveeringtothesideline.Wideopen,Jamesshotathreepointer.Swish.NothingbutMike.

EversinceJordan'

sfirstretirementadozenyearsago,theNBAhassearchedfromChi-towntoChinaforastarasdominantandmarketableasHisAirness.

TheracetoreplaceJordanmayendwithoutawinner,butLeBronJames,injusthissecondyearoutofSt.Vincent—St.MaryHighSchoolinAkron,Ohio,isalreadyfaraheadofthepretenders.Hisgameisspectacular.JamescombinesJordan'

seaseatfillinguptheboxscore（andthestands）witharuthlessinstincttowin,atraitthatHill,agentleman,andCarter,adiffidentperformer,surelylack.AndlikeJordan,Jamesknowshecan'

tdoitalone.Infact,heisacompleteteamplayerwholovestopasstheballandmakehisteammatesbetter:

IversonandBryantcan'

tclaimmuchthere.

Thebiggestshockofall:

themosthypedteenathleteofthiscentury,whosingle-handedlyputhighschoolbasketballonnationaltelevision,hasactuallyexceededtheungodlyexpectationssetbeforehim.“TheKingJameseraishere”,saysMilwaukeeBucksheadcoachTerryPorter,whoplayedagainstJordanformuchofhis17-yearprocareer.“YoucouldarguethatLeBroniskindofcarryingtheleaguerightnow.”

61.Whatdoesthesentence“NothingbutMike.”indicate?

62.Hill,agentleman,andCarter,adiffidentperformerlack_________,comparedwithJordan.

63.CanyouguesswhatTerryPorterwasbeforehewasacoach?

Questions64to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Goodnews:

OlympicchiefsvisitLondon.Badnews:

they'

llbetravelingbyTube

It'

scrunchweekforLondon'

sbidtohostthe2012Games

BYANDREWJOHNSONandJONATHANTHOMPSON

SeniorgovernmentministersandBritishsportingheroeswillbeonhandtoextolthecapital'

svirtueswhenthe12-memberInternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）teamvisitsthis

weektoassesstheLondon2012bid.

Althoughmuchoftheirfour-dayvisitisexpectedtobespentintheexclusiveFourSeasonsHotelinCanaryWharfgrillingbidorganisersinquestionandanswersessions,theevaluationcommissionwillspendonedayvisitingLondon'

sproposedvenues—andwilltakeatripontheTube.Itcouldproveacostlyjourney.

London2012organisers,whohavespentupto￡20montheproject,havepencilledintripstotheproposedsites,includingtheplannedstadiumatStratford,theMillenniumDomeatGreenwichandtheExCelcentreinDocklands.

However,thecommissioncaninsistonbeingtakenanywhere,includingthenewWembleystadium,whichwillhostthefootball,ortothearcheryvenueatLord'

s,oreventoWimbledonorHackney.

Earlierthismonth,theMadridbidsufferedasetbackoverlackofaccommodations,whichwascriticisedbyIOCmembers.WilltransportproveLondons'

Achilles'

heel?

OnFridayTheIndependentonSundaysentfourreportersonvariousjourneysacrossLondontoputthetransportinfrastructuretothetest.

64.HowmanypeoplecantheLondon'

splannedOlympicstadiumhold?

65.HowmanyInternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）memberswillvisitLondonandwherearetheygoingtohavethequestionandanswersessions?

66.Whatdoes“tube”meaninAmericanEnglish?

67.London2012organisershavespentupto￡20montheproject.Theproposedsitesinclude_________atStratford,_________atGreenwichand_________inDocklands.

68.WhywasMadridcriticisedbyInternationalOlympicCommitteemembers?

69.TheIndependentonSundaysentfourreportersonfourjourneysacrossLondon.ThefourjourneysarefromCanaryWharftothefollowingdestinations:

① 

② 

③ 

④ 

.

70.WhatistheproblemwhichtheauthorsworriedaboutLondon'

sbidtohostthe2012OlympicGames?

SectionCTrue（T）orFalse（F）（10points）

Inthissection,thereis1passagewith10statements.Readthepassageanddecidewhichofthestatementsattheendofthepassagearetrueandwhicharefalse.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.

Questions71to80arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Statements:

71.TheOxfordUniversityPressarelookingforsomeenthusiasticandhard-workinghighereducationsalesrepresentativestofillUKfieldsalespositionsbasedinSouthWest,SouthLondon&

WestMidlands.

72.TheHigherEducationSalesRepresentativesarerequiredtomanagetheirterritoriesinawaythatmaximisessalesgrowth.

73.Asoneofthehighereducationsalesrepresentatives,hewillgetcompetitivesalarypluscarandbonusschemeandhewillnotworkathome.

74.Excellentorganizational,presentation,andprovenpeoplemanagementskillsareessentialtobeaSalesSupportCo-ordinator.

75.HTMLskillsareessentialtobeaSalesSupportCo-ordinatorcurrently.

76.YouhavetoworkinOxfordifyouaretheSalesSupportManagerortheSalesSupportCo-ordinator.

77.YoucancontactwitheitherSueSmithorChrisTattonifyouareinterestedinthepostofMarketingSystemsExecutive.

78.Theclosingdateforallthementionedpostsis4October2004.

79.Youcancontact 

theOxfordUniversityPressbypostoremailifyouwanttoapplytheposts.

80.Youcangetmoreinformationaboutallthepostsfrom.uk/recruit

2005年决赛

Inthissection,thereis１passagewith5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespo