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英语竞赛阅读练习

阅读理解练习1

PartVReadingComprehension（25minutes,35points）

SectionAMultipleChoice（5points）

Directions:

Thereis 1passageinthissectionwith5questions.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

NewFindingsinArchaeology

●SouthAmericaandMadagascarwerejoined70millionyearsago

Picture:

Reuters

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）

Directions:

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.”

Questions:

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）teamvisitsthisweektoassesstheLondon2012bid.

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.

Questions:

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）

Directions:

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.YoucancontactwiththeOxfordUniversityPressbypostoremailifyouwanttoapplytheposts.

80.Youcangetmoreinformationaboutallthepostsfrom.uk/recruit.

阅读理解练习2

PartVReadingComprehension（25minutes,40points）

　　SectionAMultipleChoice（5points）

　　Directions:

Thereisonepassageinthissectionwith5questions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Thenmarkthecorrespo