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外研社杯全国英语阅读大赛样题
2016〃外研社杯〃全国英语阅读大赛样题
PartIReadandKnow
InPartI,youwillreadshorttextsofvariouskinds.Readtheinstructions
carefullyandanswerthequestions.(Timeallowed:
22minutes)
Questions1-3(Suggestedcompletiontime:
5minutes)
Directions:
Readthefollowingquotes.Matchthequotesontheleftwiththepeopleontheright.Pleasenotetherearetwoextraoptionsyoudonotneedtouse.
Questions5(Suggestedcompletiontime:
2minutes)
Directions:
Readthetext,andanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.
Fewcornersoftheworldremainuntaintedbyintrepidtourists,andtheirimpactisoftendevastating.Toofrequentlytheytrampleheedlesslyonfragileenvironments,displacingwildlifeandlocalpopulationsintheirinsatiablequestforunexploredlocations.
5.Whatisthebesttitleforthistext?
A.Thefutureoftourism
B.Theroleoftourism
C.Thepriceoftourism
D.Thebenefitsoftourism
Questions6(Suggestedcompletiontime:
2minutes)
Directions:
Readthetext,andanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.
Buyingandsellinganythingisyourfortenow.Ifyouvisitajumbleorcar-bootsaleorthelike,aromanticencounterismorethanprobable!
Newslinkedtothefamilyisbrilliant!
6.Whattypeoftextisthis?
A.Apersonaladvertisement.
B.Apersonalhoroscope.
C.Afriend'sletterofadvice.
D.Awrittenwarning.
Questions7(Suggestedcompletiontime:
2minutes)
Directions:
Readthetext,andanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.
Withourtravelagency,theholidayyoubookistheholidayyouget.Ifyouarriveandfindwe'vefailedtoliveuptoourpromises,letusknowwhattheproblemiswithinonedayofyourarrival.We'11spend24hoursdoingeverythingpossibletosorttheproblemout.Intheunlikelyeventthatwecan'tresolveyourproblemandmakeyouhappywithin24hours,we’11flyyouhomeandgiveyourmoneyback.
7.Thetextcouldbestbedescribedas.
A.acommitment
B.anappeal
C.awarning
D.avow
Questions8(Suggestedcompletiontime:
2minutes)
Directions:
Readthetext,andanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.
Thenewdigitalcamerasaregreatfunandveryeasytouse.Theyletyoureviewyourpicturesthemomentyoutakethem,soyoucanre-shootrightawayifyou'renotsatisfied.Butremember,adigitalcameraisjustacomputerXXXX.It'snotareplacementforyourordinarycamera.
8.Whatisthemeaningofthemissingword(XXXX)inthetext?
A.somethingthatispoorqualityn
B.”anitemthatisnotessential,somethingextra”
C.usomethingexpensivebutgoodvalueformoney”
D.”afashionwhichalwaysremainspopularM
Questions9(Suggestedcompletiontime:
2minutes)
Directions:
Readthetext,andanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.
Shehadgonealone,butthechildrenweretogotothestationtomeether.Andlovingthestationastheydid,itwasonlynaturalthattheyshouldbethereagoodhourbeforetherewasanychanceofMother'strainarriving,evenifthetrainwerepunctual,whichwasmostunlikely.
9.Whatcanyousayabouttheirmother,strain?
A.Itwouldprobablybeearly.
B・Itwouldprobablybeontime.
C.Itwouldprobablybelate.
D.Ithadbeencancelled.
Question10(Suggestedcompletiontime:
5minutes)
Directions:
Thebarchartshowsthenumberandproportionofundernourishedpeopleinthedevelopingregions,from1990?
1992to201472016.Answerthequestionaccordingtotheinformationinthechart.
Source:
TheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals(MDG)Report2015
10.ChoosetheINCORRECTdescriptionaboutthechart.
A.Currentestimatessuggestthatnearlyoneinnineindividualsdonothaveenoughtoeatbetween2014and2016.
B・Projectionsindicatethatthe2015MDGtargetisnearlyreached,with12.9percentofundernourishedpopulation.
C.Thesituationnoticeablyimprovedduringtheyears1995-1999,butwent
downinthefirstfiveyearsofthenewmillennium.
D.Theproportionofundernourishedpeopleinthedevelopingregionshas
fallenbyalmosthalfsince1990.
PartIIReadandReason
InPartII,youwillreadshorttextsondifferentsubjects-Readtheinstructionscarefullyandanswerthequestionsbasedonlogicalinferenceandreasoning.(Timeallowed:
38minutes)
Question11-12(Suggestedcompletiontime:
10minutes)
Directions:
Readthedefinitionsoftwotypesoflogicalfallacy.Answerthequestionsaccordingtothedefinitions.
z\
PoisoningtheWell
11.ingthewell?
Poisoningthewellisarhetoricaltechniqueandlogical
A、/danyonewho
disagreeswithmehateschildren.
B・Youaresoweird.Thatmeans-weareprettymuchsure-thatyourwholefamilyisweird,too.
C.GodexistsbecausetheBiblesaysso.TheBibleisinspired.Therefore,weknowthatGodexists.
D.Idon'tcarewhatyousay.Wedon'tneedanymorebookshelves.As
longasthecarpetisclean,wearefine.
(A
FalseDilemma12.ilsedilemma?
Afalsedilemmaariseswhenweallowourselvestobeiuitsmoking.
B・Ifthegovernmentdoesn'treducepublicspending,oureconomywillcollapse.
C.Youmayaswellavoidovereating,orelseyoumightbeobeseinnotime.
D.Youaretheworstoftheclassmates;therefore,whatyousayisincredible.
Questions13(Suggestedcompletiontime:
4minutes)
Directions:
Readthepassageaboutsyllogism.DecidewhetherthereasoningsareValidorInvalidbasedontheprinciplesofsyllogism.
Syllogismisakindoflogicalargumentthatappliesdeductivereasoningtoarriveataconclusionbasedontwoormorepropositionsthatareassertedorassumedtobetrue.Itisperhapstoday'smostcommonlyacceptedformoflogicalreasoninginaptitudetests.Themostcommonlyusedtypeofsyllogismsiselucidatedinafrequentlyusedexample:
Premise1:
Allmenaremortal.
Premise2:
Socratesisaman.
Conclusion:
Socratesismortal.
NowpracticesyllogismsforIQtests.Pleasenotethattheconclusionisbasedonlogicalreasoninganddoesn9tnecessarilyrepresentthe“truth”always.
13.Valid();Invalid()
Premise1:
Allhumanactionisconditionedbycircumstances.
Premise2:
Allhumanactioninvolvesmorality.
Conclusion:
Allthatinvolvesmoralityisconditionedbycircumstances.
Questions14(Suggestedcompletiontime:
4minutes)
Directions:
Readthepassageaboutcontraposition.DecidewhetherthereasoningsareValidorInvalidbasedontheprinciplesofcontraposition.
In?
logic,?
contraposition?
isalawthatsaysthata?
conditionalstatement?
is?
logicallyequivalent?
toits?
contrapositive.Thecontrapositiveofthestatementhasitsantecedentandconsequent?
inverted?
and?
flipped.Themostcommonlyusedtypeofcontrapositioniselucidatedinthefollowingexample:
Premise1:
Ifitisraining,thentherearecloudsinthesky.
Premise2:
Therearenocloudsinthesky.
Conclusion:
Itisnotraining.
NowpracticecontrapositionforIQtests.Pleasenotethattheconclusionisbasedonlogicalreasoninganddoesn'tnecessarilyrepresenttheatruth”always.
14.Valid();Invalid()
Premise1:
IfheisnotanAmerican,heisnotfromTexas.
Premise2:
HeisfromTexas.
Conclusion:
HeisanAmerican.
Questions15-17(Suggestedcompletiontime:
6minutes)
Directions:
Readthetextaboutasciencediscovery.Answerthequestionsaccordingtothetext.
ManipulatingMemory
Memoryisnotoriouslymalleable.Ourrecollectionsfadeandtakeonnewmeanings;sometimeswerememberthingsthatneverevenhappened.But15.
Recently,however,scientistshavestartedtograspandtinkerwithmemoryfsphysicalbasis.Lastyear,inworkevocativeoffilmssuchas?
EternalSunshineoftheSpotlessMind?
andInception,researchersdiscoveredwaystomanipulatespecificmemoriesinmiceusingoptogenetics,apowerfultechniquethatcantriggernervecellsinanimals,brainsbyzappingthemwithbeamsoflaserlight.Inaseriesofexperiments,theyshowedthattheycoulddeleteexistingmemoriesand“incept“falseones.
Thisyear,researcherswentevenfurther:
switchingtheemotionalcontentofamemoryinmicefrombadtogoodandviceversa.Underthelaser,forexample,malemicethathadonceassociatedacertainroomwithbeingshockedweretrickedintoactingasthoughtheyhadoncemetfriendlyfemalemicethereinstead.
Whetherthemiceintheseexperimentsactuallyexperiencedvividfalsememoriesorjustafuzzysenseofpleasureorfearisunclear.Norisitclearwhetherthefindingsapplytothetricksofmemorysofamiliartopeople.Long-soughttherapeuticadvances,suchastreatmentsforpost-traumaticstressdisorder,couldremainfaroff.Onethingiscertain,however:
Onceconsideredbeyondscientificdissection,memoryisfinallystartingtoyielditssecrets.
15.Whichofthefollowingbestfitsthenumberedspaceinthepassage?
A.whatisreallyhappeninginourbrainasmemoriesareremodeledremains
mysterious
B.scientistsarecuriousaboutwhypeopleareoblivioustowhathavehappenedtothem
C.advancedtechnologyhashelpedscientistsdiscovertheworkingsofourbrain
D.somescientistsarguethatwhatweobserveabouthumanmemoryisnotwhatitreallyis
16.Theword“incept''isclosestinmeaningto.
A.operate
B.start
C.detect
D.occupy
17.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.People'sfalsememoriesresultfromtheimpactofdifferentemotionprovokedbylaterexperienceonthesamespot.
B.Thesuccessinresearchindicatesthatitwon'tbelongthatatherapyisworkedoutforpeopledisturbedbypainfulmemory.
C.Byzappingthebraincellsofmicewithlight,researchersareable
tocreate,erase,oraltertheirmemories,goodorbad.
D.Manyfancyideasinsciencefictionsormoviesthatarebasedonthemactuallydrawgreatlyuponscientificachievement.
Questions18-19(Suggestedcompletiontime:
4minutes)
Directions:
Readthe