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外研社杯全国英语阅读大赛初赛样题
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)
Directions:
Readthefollowingquotes.Matchthequoteswiththepeople.Pleasenotetherearethreeextraoptionsyoudonotneed.
_____1.
Fairisfoul,andfoulisfair:
Hoverthroughthefog
A.WilliamShakespeare
B.NelsonMandela
andfilthyair.
C.ThomasA.Edison
_____2.
Ihaven’tfailed.I
’vejustfound10,000waysthat
won’twork.
D.SteveJobs
E.MarkZuckerberg
_____3.
Designisnotjustwhatitlookslikeandfeelslike.
F.LuciusAnnaeusSeneca
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,wordsaremovingaroundthe
worldwithinweeksandmonths,whereasinthepast,itcouldtakeafewyears,saysJulieColeman,authorofThe
morequickly,buttechnologieshavedevelopedandthey
allowthetransmissionofslangtermstopassfromone
grouptoanothermuchmorequickly.”
7.Themainpurposeofthetextisto________.
A.explainthequickmigrationofslang
B.implytheunnecessarychangeoflanguage
C.exemplifytheadvancementoftechnology
D.introducethebookTheLifeofSlang
Questions8(Suggestedcompletiontime:
2minutes)
Directions:
Readthetext,andanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.
Whenhuntingraccoonsforfurwasapopularsport,huntingdogswereusedtosniffthemoutoftrees.AstheyareXXXXanimals,thehuntingpartyhadtoworkatnight,andthedogswouldsometimesendupchoosingthewrongtree,orastheidiom
goes,“barkupthewrongtree.”ThetermwasfirstprintedinabookbyDavyCrockettin1833.
8.WhichwordisthebestsubstitutionforthemissingwordXXXX?
A.solitary
B.aggressive
C.nocturnal
D.herbivorous
Question9(Suggestedcompletiontime:
2minutes)
Directions:
Readthedetailsaboutaeuphemism,andanswerthequestionaccordingtothedetails.
ItwasfirstusedbyBritishjournalistsin1967todescribeastateofalcoholintoxicationexhibitedbyLabourCabinetMinisterGeorgeBrown.
Itisnowusedasastockphrase.TheGuardiandescribesitashavingjoinedthosethat“arepartofeveryjournalists’vocabulary.”
Infact,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.SheafterallbelongstotheAlphaPhiLambda
sororitywhichistherichestsororityoncampus.
C.It’ssupposedtobeinthelowtwentiestonight,sosurelywe’renotgoingtothefootballgame,arewe?
D.Toseeviruses,onemusthaveamicroscope.ThisfollowsifWilliamCarrollsaidhesawviruses,hemusthaveusedamicroscope.
Question12(Suggestedcompletiontime:
3minutes)
Directions:
Readthedefinitionofonetypeoflogicalfallacy.Answerthequestionaccordingtothedefinition.
TexasSharpshooterFallacy
TexasSharpshooterfallacyisaninformalfallacywhichoccurswhensomeonejumpstothethataclusterinsomedatamustbetheresultofacause,usuallyonethatitisclusteredaround.
12.WhichofthefollowingprovidesatypicalexampleofTexasSharpshooterfallacy?
A.Iwon’tpaytheparkingticketbecausethetrafficsignheresays“FineforParking
”
B.Colaishealthybecauseitsellsbestamongthetopfivehealthiestcountriesintheworld.
C.Wecan’texploittheouterspacebecausemanypeopleonEarthhardlymakeendsmeet.
D.NobodyatschoolcanspeakFrenchbecauseneitherteachersnortheprincipalcanspeakit.
Questions13-14Reasoning.(Suggestedcompletiontime:
8minutes)
Inaswimmingcompetition,Matt,AlenandJohnsonwonamedalrespectively:
thegoldmedal,
thesilvermedalandthebronzemedal.Thecoachmadeaguess:
Matt“wonthegoldmedal,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:
Thenationalbudgetshouldprovidesignificantincreasesinalllevelsofeducationin
theupcomingyear.
Natalie:
That’snotfair.Areductionindefensespendinginpeacetimemaybringusexcessive
risks.Wecan’taffordit.
WhichofthefollowingisthebestinterpretationofNatalie’sargument?
A.Fundssavedfromdefensehavebeendivertedtoalllevelsofeducation.
B.Highlightingspendingoneducationdangerouslyimpactsonspendingonthemilitary.
C.Thesizeofthemilitarybudgetreflectsastate’sabilitytofundeducationalactivities.
D.Comparedwithmilitaryspending,inves
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