全國英語閱讀大賽題

1、外研社杯全國英語閱讀大賽”樣題一、 “外研社杯全國英語閱讀大賽”比賽容包含四個(gè)環(huán)節(jié)：PartIRead and Know （讀以明己）PartnRead and Reas on （讀以察世）Part 皿 Read and Question（讀以啟思）Part IV Read and Create （讀以言志）二、 比賽樣題僅為 2015 年閱讀大賽賽題的容和形式樣例，并非完整試卷。三、 大賽的模擬賽、復(fù)賽和決賽都將包含樣題的四個(gè)環(huán)節(jié)，但各環(huán)節(jié)的賽題容和形式會(huì)根據(jù)不同 階段比賽有所變化。四、 大賽的初賽由參賽學(xué)校參考樣題容自行命題，組委會(huì)不做硬性規(guī)定。五、 PartVRead and Creat

2、e （讀以言志）部分，組委會(huì)將在賽前公布大賽推薦閱讀書單。Part I Read and KnowIn this part, you will read some questions about your abilities or personalities. Read as fastas you can and choose the an swer that you think best describes yourself.Are You Charismatic?Charisma is the magn etic power that attracts people to you. It

3、wontaffect the quality of yourwork or provide you with won derful orig inal ideas, but it rema ins one of the most vital tale nts if you want tomake it big in life. If people who donteve n un dersta nd what you re talk ing aboutbelieve that you are a genius, you will have made it. The following test

4、 will decide whether youvegot what it takes.1）Do people find themselves attracted to you?A.Yes, it can be embarrass ing sometimes.No, no more tha n other people.B.2) Do you find that people agree with you regardless of the quality of your argume nts?A.No, n ever.B.Not that ofte n.C.All the time.3) W

5、ould you find it easy to attract followers?A.No, not at all.B.Not very easy.C.Yes, it really no problem.4) Do you find casual acquaintances open up and tell you their life stories in intimate detail?A.Occasi on ally.B.Never.C.Happe ns all the time. Sometimes I just cantget away.Part II Read and Reas

6、 onIn this part, you will read texts of differe nt forms and gen res. Read the in structi ons carefullyand answer the questionsbased on your comprehension,analysis and inferences of thetexts.1. Among the four stateme nts below, one stateme nt is the main point, and the other threeare specific suppor

7、t for the poin t. Ide ntify the main point with P and the specific supportwith S._ A. Hungry bears search ing for food ofte n threate n hikers._B. Hik ing on that mountain trail can be very dan gerous.C.I suppose they do a bit._C. Severe weather develops quickly, leav ing hikers exposed to storms an

8、d cold._D. Whe n it rains, the trail, which is very steep at some poin ts, becomes slippery.2. Read the followingcartoon. Put a tick by the three statements that are most logicallybased on the in formati on suggested by the carto on._A. Lucy has just criticized the boy, Linus._B. Linus feels Lucy cr

9、iticism is valid._C. Lucy feels very guilty that Linus has take n her criticism badly._D. Lucy doesn seem to realize that people may accept constructive criticism but reject destructivecriticism._E. The carto on ist believes we should n ever criticize others._F. The cartoonist believes it best to cr

10、iticize others in a constructive way.3. Read an extract of an advertiseme nt. Choose the an swer which you thi nk fits each questi on best according to the text.You ng En viro nmen tal Jour nalist Competiti onHow to En ter: If you re aged 16-25, we re looking for original articles of 1,000 words (or

11、 less) with an environmental orconservation theme. The closing date for entries is 30 December, 2015. Your article should show proof of investigative research, rather than relying solely on in formati on from theyou KNOki訓(xùn)AT曽（XX TROUBLE 1$ J CAN T咖E MT祇GE，-Internet and pho ne in terviews. You dont h

12、ave to go far. A report on polluti on in a local stream would be asvalid as a piece about the remotest rain forest. Your article should show you are passi on ate and kno wledgeable about en viro nmen tal issues.It should also be objective and accurate, while being creative en ough to hold the reader

13、s in terest.We are not looking for think pieces ” or opinion columns. Your aim should be to adva nee un dersta nding and aware ness of en vir onmen tal issues. Youshould be able to convey complex ideas of readers of this general interest magazine in an en gag ing andauthoritative manner. Facts or in

14、 formati on contained in short-listed articles will be checked. Read the rules carefully.1) Before en teri ng for the competiti on, you ng people must have_ .A. con ducted some releva nt research in their local areaB. gained a qualification in experimental researchC. uncovered some of the evidenee i

15、n the research by themselvesD. consulted a number of specialists on the subject under research2) The articles submitted must_A. focus on straightforward conceptsB. include a range of viewsC. be accessible to non-specialistD. reveal the writer s standpoint4. Read the passage below. Then choose the be

16、st answer to each question that follows.(1) Joh nny Appleseed, one of the gen tlest and most beloved of America n folk heroes, was born in1774 in Leo min ster, Massachusetts. (2) His real n ame was Joh n Chapma n. (3) Chapma n early lifewas full of misfortune. (4) First, his father left home to figh

17、t in the Revolutionary War. (5) ThenJohn mother and baby brother died before John second birthday. (6) However, John fortu nes improvedwhe n his father retur ned and remarried, and by the time Joh n was in his tee ns, he had ten brothers andsisters.(7) As a you ng man, Joh n bega n traveli ng west o

18、n foot, stopp ing to clear land and pla nt the apple seeds healways carried with him. (8) Settlers who followed Joh n path were delighted tofind you ng apple orchards dott ing the lan dscape.(9) John was a friendly fellow who often stopped to visit with families along his way, entertaining them with

19、stories of his travels. (10) Tales of his exploits followed him through Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. (11)Many of the stories were true. (12) For instanee, John really did travel barefoot through the snow, lived on thefriendliest of terms with Indian tribes, and refused to shoot any animal. (13)

20、Other tales about John, however,were exaggerations. (14) Settlers said, for example, that he slept in the treetops and talked to the birds or thathe had once bee n carried off by a gia nt eagle. (15) Joh nny Appleseed n ever stopped traveli ng un til hisdeath in Fort Wayne, In dia na, in 1845.1) Sen

21、tence 1 is a stateme nt ofA.factB.opi nionC.fact and opinion2) The details in senten ces 4 and 5 support the point or points in_A.sentence 1B.sentence 2C.sentence 3D.sentence 63) The relati on ship betwee n senten ces 3 and 6 is one of_A.con trastB.additi onC.cause and effectD.comparis on4) We can c

22、on clude that Joh nny Appleseed_ .A.provided apples for n umerous settlersB.was quickly forgotte n by the settlersC.grew wealthy by sell ing his apple treesD.left home because of problems with his family5) The passage suggests that Joh nny Appleseed_ .A.grew weary of traveli ngB.had great respect fo

23、r other people and ani malsC.lived a very short but rich lifeD.pla nted many trees other tha n apple trees6) The tone of the passage is_ .A.pessimisticB.bitter and impassi onedC.amused and excitedD. straightforward with a touch of admirati on7) Which is the most appropriate title for this selecti on

24、?A.The Pla nting of America n Apple OrchardsB.Folk Heroes of AmericaC.Settlers Recall Joh nny AppleseedD.The Life and Lege nd of Joh n Chapma n5. Read the passage below. Then choose the best answer to each question that follows.(1) Television has transformed politics in the United States by changing

25、 the way in which in formati on isdissem in ated, by alteri ng political campaig ns, and by cha nging citize ns patter ns ofresp onse to politics. (2) By giv ing citize ns in depe ndentaccess to the can didates, televisi ondimini shed the role of the political party in the selecti on of the major pa

26、rty can didates. (3) By cen teri ngpolitics on the pers on of the can didate, televisi on accelerated the citize ns focus on character rather tha nissues.(4) Television has altered the forms of political communication as well. (5) The messages on which most of usrely are briefer tha n they once were

27、. (6) The stump speech, a political speech give n by traveling politiciansand lasting 11/2 to 2 hours, which characterized nineteenth-century political discourse, has give n way to the30-sec ond advertiseme nt and the 10-sec ondsou nd bite ” inbroadcast n ews. (7) In creas in gly the audie nee for s

28、peeches is not that sta nding in front of the politicia n butrather the view ing audie nee who will hear and see a sn ippet of the speech on then ews.(8) In these abbreviated forms, much of what constituted the traditional political discourse of earlier ages hasbee n lost. (9) In 15 or 30 sec on ds,

29、 a speaker cannot establish the historical con text that shaped the issue inquesti on, cannot detail the probable causes of the problem, and cannot exam ine alter native proposals toargue that one is preferable to others. (10) In sni ppets, politicia ns assert but do not argue.(11)Because television

30、 is an intimate medium, speaking through it requires a changed political style that wasmore con versati on al, pers on al, and visual tha n that of the old-style stump speech.(12)Relianee on television means that increasingly our political world contains memorable pictures ratherthan memorable words

31、. (13) Schools teach us to analyze words and print. (14) However, in a world in whichpolitics is increasingly visual, informed citizenship requires a new setof skills.(15) Recognizing the power of television pictures, politicians craft televisual, staged events, calledpseudo-eve nt, desig ned to att

32、ract media coverage. (16) Much of the political activity we see on televisionnews has been crafted by politicians, their speechwriters, and their public relations advisers for televisedconsumption. (17) Sound bites in news and answers to questions in debates increasingly sou nd likeadvertisements.1)

33、 What is the main idea of the passage?A. Citize ns in the Un ited States are now more in formed about political issue because of televisi oncoverage.B. Citize ns in the Un ited States prefer to see politicia ns on televisi on in stead of in pers on.C. Politics in the Un ited States has become substa

34、 ntially more con troversial since the in troducti on oftelevisi on.D. Politics in the Un ited States has bee n sig nifica ntly cha nged by televisi on.2) The worddisseminated ”n sentence 1 is closest in meaning to_ .A. an alyzedB. discussedC. spreadD. stored3) It can be in ferred that before the in

35、 troducti on of televisi on, political parties_.A. had more in flue nee over the selecti on of political can didatesB. spe nt more money to promote their political can didatesC. attracted more membersD. received more money4) The author mentions thestump speech ”n sentence 6 as an example of_ .A. an

36、eve nt created by politicia ns to attract media atte nti onB. an in teractive discussi on betwee n two politicia nsC. a kind of political prese ntati on typical of the nin etee nth cen turyD. a style of speech com mon to televised political eve nts5) The word that in sentence 7 refers to_ .A. audie

37、neeB. broadcast n ewsC. politicia nD. advertiseme nt6) Accord ing to the passage, as compared with televised speeches, traditi onal political discoursewas more successful at_ .A. allow ing n ews coverage of political can didatesB. plac ing political issues with in a historical con textC. making poli

38、tics seem more intimate to citizensD. provid ing detailed in formati on about a can didate private behavior7) The author states thatpoliticia ns assert but do not argue ”n sentence 9 in order to suggestthat politicia ns_ .A. make claims without providing reasons for the claimsB. take str on ger posi

39、ti ons on issues tha n in the pastC. enjoy explai ning the issue to broadcastersD. dislike hav ing to expla in their own positi ons on issues to citize ns8) The purpose of paragraph 4 is to suggest that_.A. politicians will need to learn to become more personal when meeting citizensB. politicia ns w

40、ho are con sidered very attractive are favored by citize ns over politicia ns whoare less attractiveC. citize ns tend to favor a politicia n who an alyzed the issue over one who did notD. citize ns will n eed to lear n how to evaluate visual political images in order to become betterin formed9) Whic

41、h of the follow ing stateme nts is supported by the passage?A. Political presentations today are more like advertisements than in the past.B. Politicians today tend to be more familiar with the views of citizens than in the past.C. Citize ns today are less in formed about a politicia n character tha

42、 n in the past.D. Political speeches today focus more on details about issues tha n in the past.Part III Read and QuestionIn this part, you will read about related or contradictory views on a variety of issues. You willbe required to ide ntify the writer positi on and evaluate the effective ness of

43、the writerargume nts.Read the follow ing two passages and an swer the questi ons.Passage AWhileOn the origin of Speciescreated a great stir when it was published in 1859, Darwinian thought wasalmost completely out of vogue by the turn of the twen tieth cen tury. It took Ron aidFisher Great Syn thesi

44、s ” of the 1920s, which comb ined the gen etic work of Gregor Men del withDarwin ideas about natural selection, and Theodosius Dobzhansky Modern Synthesis of the 1930s, whichwas built upon Fisher work with genetics within a species by focusing on how genetic variation could causethe origin of a new

45、species, to begin to rehabilitate Darwin.Yet, what is remarkable is how very prescient Darwin, working without knowledge of the mechanisms ofheredity, proved to be. As prominentbiologist Ernst Mayr notes, what madeDarwinian theory so remarkable was his emphasis on populationthinking ”. This contrast

46、s toJea n-Baptiste Lamarck theory of evoluti on, popular throughout the nin etee nth cen tury, which posited thatindividuals changed personal actions and will. Lamarckian theory is often exemplified by a giraffe constantlyreaching up to eat leaves off high branches and passing on its lengthened n ec

47、k to its childre n.Such expla nati ons bore a stro ng resembla nee to childre n fables (and in deed Rudyard Kipli ng late-nineteenth-centuryJust So Storieswas built upon Lamarckian theories). Where Darwindiffered was his in siste nce that sig nifica nt variati on was not based withi n one particular

48、 in dividual, butrather in the breed ing populati on as a whole. Natural selecti on was not based on the acti ons or goals of onein dividual, but variati ons in the average character of the species.Passage BAs Peter Bowler points out in his aptly n amedThe Non-Darw inian Revoluti on: Rein terpreti n

49、g aHistorical Myth, nineteenth-century Darwinism was quite different from the Darwinism of today.Thomas Huxley, Darwin Bulldog , so called because of his tireless public campaigning for Darwinianthought, exemplifies this difference. As a result of his advocacy, by the end of the nineteenth century H

50、uxleywas the vehicle for Darwinian thought. Noted science fiction writer H.G. Wells, for instance, garnered all of his informationabout natural selection and evolutionthrough Huxley lectures. Yet Huxley theory varied significantly from that of Darwin, focusing on the will ofhuma nkind.In the preface

51、 toEvolution and Ethics, Huxley wrote that We cannot do without our inheritancefrom the forefathers who were the puppets of the cosmic process; the society which renoun ces it must bedestroyed from without. Still less can we do with too much of it; the society in which it dominates must bedestroyed

52、from within. ” According to Huxley, humankind has moved past physical evoluti on to the realm ofself-directed moral evoluti on. Huxley, the n, ack no wledges that huma nkind has evolved un der the pressureof n atural selecti on and must rema in aware of the fact or be destroyed from without ”，but he

53、 argues thata society that continues in the path that Nature has placed it will be destroyed from with in” because it willno lon ger be adapted to itself.1) Based on the information in the passage, Rudyard Kipling most likely wrote stories_ .A. dedicated to enlighteninghumans by using animals as pos

54、itive examples of properbehaviorB. based on futuristic worlds which were populated by evolved subjectsC. featuri ng in dividuals develop ing variati on through the power of their desiresD. seek ing to exhibit the effects of populati on thi nking in breed ing populati onsE. portraying the effects of

55、parental inheritance through examining the lives of children2) Which of the followi ng best represe nts Huxley beliefs?A. Focusing on physical evolution leaves man as nothing more than a puppet ” of forces beyond hiscontrol; to succeed in life it is necessary to reject physical evolution in favor of

56、 moralcha nge.B. The ideas of Charles Darwin needed to be carefully delineated through lectures so that his ideas aboutin dividual variati on could be fully un derstood.C. By exerting personal will, humankind will be able to enact significant, lasting variation whichwill be dem on strated through th

57、e bodies of the childre n of those who seek cha nge.D. While humankind is inescapably linked to its physical past and the material conditions of its evoluti on,it must be wary of being too attached to the path dictated by n atural selecti on.E. Certain elements of Darwin theory about evolution had t

58、o be discarded so that the publicwould be willing to accept the thrust of the theory as a whole.3) Which of the followi ng would the authors of Passage A and Passage B mostly likely agree to be mostclosely alig ned in their thinking?A. Lamarck and Huxley.B. Kipli ng and Wells.C. Mayr and Bowler.D. M

59、e ndel and Huxley.E. Dobzha nsky and Wells.4) Which of the follow ing stateme nts about Darwin is supported by both passages?A. Darwin differed significantly from other theorists of evolutionbecause he focused onbreed ing populati ons as a whole.B. The moder n un dersta nding of Darwin varies sig ni

60、fica ntly from nin etee nth-ce ntury beliefs about histheories.C. It was not until the early twentieth century that Darwinism as we know it began to emerge.D. Fictio n writers were particularly in terested in dissem in at ing ideas about Darwi n.E. Delineating the specific inheritanee of the child i