2015“‘外研社杯’全国英语阅读大赛”样题(紧凑排版)

实用文案标准文档PartIReadandKnowInthispart,youwillreadsomequestionsaboutyourabilitiesorpersonalities.Readasfastasyoucanandchoosetheanswerthatyouthinkbestdescribesyourself.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.PartIIReadandReasonInthispart,youwillreadtextsofdifferentformsandgenres.Readtheinstructionscarefullyandanswerthequestionsbasedonyourcomprehension,analysisandinferencesofthetexts.1.Amongthefourstatementsbelow,onestatementisthemainpoint,andtheotherthreearespecificsupportforthepoint.IdentifythemainpointwithPandthespecificsupportwithS.___A.Hungrybearssearchingforfoodoftenthreatenhikers.___B.Hikingonthatmountaintrailcanbeverydangerous.___C.Severeweatherdevelopsquickly,leavinghikersexposedtostormsandcold.___D.Whenitrains,thetrail,whichisverysteepatsomepoints,becomesslippery.2.Readthefollowingcartoon.Putatickbythethreestatementsthataremostlogicallybasedontheinformationsuggestedbythecartoon.实用文案标准文档___A.Lucyhasjustcriticizedtheboy,Linus.___B.LinusfeelsLucy’scriticismisvalid.___C.LucyfeelsveryguiltythatLinushastakenhercriticismbadly.___D.Lucydoesn’tseemtorealizethatpeoplemayacceptconstructivecriticismbutrejectdestructivecriticism.___E.Thecartoonistbelievesweshouldnevercriticizeothers.___F.Thecartoonistbelievesit’sbesttocriticizeothersinaconstructiveway.3.Readanextractofanadvertisement.Choosetheanswerwhichyouthinkfitseachquestionbestaccordingtothetext.YoungEnvironmentalJournalistCompetitionHowtoEnter:☆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.conductedsomerelevantresearchintheirlocalareaB.gainedaqualificationinexperimentalresearchC.uncoveredsomeoftheevidenceintheresearchbythemselvesD.consultedanumberofspecialistsonthesubjectunderresearch2)Thearticlessubmittedmust_______.A.focusonstraightforwardconceptsB.includearangeofviewsC.beaccessibletonon-specialistD.revealthewriter’sstandpoint4.Readthepassagebelow.Thenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionthatfollows实用文案标准文档(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.opinionC.factandopinion2)Thedetailsinsentences4and5supportthepointorpointsin_______.A.sentence1B.sentence2C.sentence3D.sentence63)Therelationshipbetweensentences3and6isoneof_______.A.contrastB.additionC.causeandeffectD.c