外研社杯全国英语阅读大赛样题文档格式.docx
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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
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