2016“外研社杯”全国英语阅读大赛样题
Part I Read and Know
In Part I, you will read short texts of various kinds. Read the instructions carefully and answer the questions. (Time allowed: 22 minutes) Questions 1-3 (Suggested completion time: 5 minutes)
Directions: Read the following quotes. Match the quotes on the left with the people on the right. Please note there are two extra options you do not need to use.
_____1. Give me a lever long enough and A. John Locke Questions 4 (Suggested completion time: 2 minutes) a fulcrum on which to place it, and I B. Archimedes shall move the world. Directions: Read the text, and answer the question according to the text.
C. Aristotle _____2.Morality is not the doctrine of To ensure the high standards of facilities we need to build new wards, how we may make ourselves happy, but how we need your help now. Complete laboratories and consulting rooms. In short, we may make ourselves worthy of the coupon today and rest assured that your donation is going to the best happiness. possible cause. _____3.You can't connect the dots 4. Where is the piece of text taken from?looking forward; you can only connect A. an advertisement B. an instruction booklet them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. C. a story D. a newspaper
Questions 5 (Suggested completion time: 2 minutes)
Directions: Read the text, and answer the question according to the text.
Few corners of the world remain untainted by intrepid tourists, and their impact is often devastating. Too frequently they trample heedlessly on fragile environments, displacing wildlife and local populations in their insatiable quest for unexplored locations. 5. What is the best title for this text?
A. The future of tourism B. The role of tourism C. The price of tourism D. The benefits of tourism
Questions 6 (Suggested completion time: 2 minutes)
Directions: Read the text, and answer the question according to the text.
Buying and selling anything is your forte now. If you visit a jumble or car-boot sale or the like, a romantic encounter is more than probable! News linked to the family is brilliant! 6. What type of text is this?
A. A personal advertisement. B. A personal horoscope.
C. A friend’s letter of advice. D. A written warning.
Questions 7 (Suggested completion time: 2 minutes)
Directions: Read the text, and answer the question according to the text.
With our travel agency, the holiday you book is the holiday you get. If
you arrive and find we’ve failed to live up to our promises, let us know what the problem is within one day of your arrival. We’ll spend 24 hours doing everything possible to sort the problem out. In the unlikely event that we can’t resolve your problem and make you happy within 24 hours, we’ll fly you home and give your money back.
7. The text could best be described as __________. A. a commitment B. an appeal C. a warning D. a vow
Questions 8 (Suggested completion time: 2 minutes)
Directions: Read the text, and answer the question according to the text.
The new digital cameras are great fun and very easy to use. They let you
review your pictures the moment you take them, so you can re-shoot right away if you’re not satisfied. But remember, a digital camera is just a computer XXXX. It’s not a replacement for your ordinary camera. 8. What is the meaning of the missing word (XXXX) in the text? A. “something that is poor quality”
B. “an item that is not essential, something extra” C. “something expensive but good value for money” D. “a fashion which always remains popular” Questions 9 (Suggested completion time: 2 minutes)
Directions: Read the text, and answer the question according to the text.
She had gone alone, but the children were to go to the station to meet her. And loving the station as they did, it was only natural that they should be there a good hour before there was any chance of Mother’s train arriving, even if the train were punctual, which was most unlikely.
9. What can you say about their mother’s train? A. It would probably be early. B. It would probably be on time. C. It would probably be late. D. It had been cancelled.
Question 10 (Suggested completion time: 5 minutes)
Directions: The bar chart shows the number and proportion of undernourished people in the developing regions, from 1990?1992 to 2014?2016. Answer the question according to the information in the chart. Source: The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Report2015 10. Choose the INCORRECT description about the chart.
A. Current estimates suggest that nearly one in nine individuals do not have enough to eat between 2014 and 2016.
B. Projections indicate that the 2015 MDG target is nearly reached, with 12.9 per cent of undernourished population.
C. The situation noticeably improved during the years 1995-1999, but went down in the first five years of the new millennium.
“外研社杯”全国英语阅读大赛样题
