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1、1 “外研社杯外研社杯”全国英语阅读大赛样题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 quot
2、es on the left with the people on the right. Please note there are two extra options you do not need to use. Questions 4 (Suggested completion time: 2 minutes) Directions: Read the text, and answer the question according to the text. To ensure the high standards of facilities we need to build new wa
3、rds, laboratories and consulting rooms. In short, we need your help now. Complete the coupon today and rest assured that your donation is going to the best possible cause. 4. Where is the piece of text taken from? A. an advertisement B. an instruction booklet C. a story D. a newspaper Questions 5 (S
4、uggested 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 an
5、d 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
6、 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! A. John Locke B. Archimedes C. Aristotle D. Immanuel Kant E. Steve Jobs _1. Give
7、 me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. _2. Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness. _3. You cant connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.
8、So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. 2 6. What type of text is this? A. A personal advertisement. B. A personal horoscope. C. A friends letter of advice. D. A written warning. Questions 7 (Suggested completion time: 2 minutes) Directions: Read the text, and answer
9、the question according to the text. With our travel agency, the holiday you book is the holiday you get. If you arrive and find weve failed to live up to our promises, let us know what the problem is within one day of your arrival. Well spend 24 hours doing everything possible to sort the problem ou
10、t. In the unlikely event that we cant resolve your problem and make you happy within 24 hours, well 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
11、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 youre not satisfied. But remember, a digital camera is just a computer XXXX. Its not a re
12、placement 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 (Sugges
13、ted 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 cha
14、nce of Mothers train arriving, even if the train were punctual, which was most unlikely. 9. What can you say about their mothers 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. 3 Question 10 (Suggested completion time: 5
15、minutes) Directions: The bar chart shows the number and proportion of undernourished people in the developing regions, from 19901992 to 20142016. Answer the question according to the information in the chart. Source: The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Report2015 10. Choose the INCORRECT descript
16、ion 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. D. The proportion of undernourished people in the developing regions has fallen b
