1、最新 料推薦Part I Read and KnowIn this part, you will read some questions about your abilities or personalities. Read as fast as you can and choose the answer that you think best describes yourself.Are You Charismatic?Charisma is the magnetic power that attracts people to you. It won t affect the quality

2、 of your work orprovide you with wonderful original ideas, but it remains one of the most vital talents if you want tomake it big in life. If people who don t even understand what you re talking about believe that you area genius, you will have made it. The following test will decide whether you ve

3、got what it takes.1) Do people find themselves attracted to you?A. Yes, it can be embarrassing sometimes.B. No, no more than other people.C. I suppose they do a bit.2) Do you find that people agree with you regardless of the quality of your arguments?A. No, never.B. Not that often.C. All the time.3)

4、 Would you find it easy to attract followers?A. No, not at all.B. Not very easy.C. Yes, it s really no problem.4) Do you find casual acquaintances open up and tell you their life stories in intimate detail?A. Occasionally.B. Never.C.Happens all the time. Sometimes I just can t get away.Part II Read

5、and ReasonIn this part, you will read texts of different forms and genres. Read the instructions carefully and answer the questions based on your comprehension, analysis and inferences of the texts.1. Among the four statements below, one statement is the main point, and the other three are specific

6、support for the point. Identify the main point with P and the specific support with S._A. Hungry bears searching for food often threaten hikers._B. Hiking on that mountain trail can be very dangerous._C. Severe weather develops quickly, leaving hikers exposed to storms and cold._D. When it rains, th

7、e trail, which is very steep at some points, becomes slippery.2. Read the following cartoon. Put a tick by the three statements that are most logically based on the information suggested by the cartoon._A. Lucy has just criticized the boy, Linus._B. Linus feels Lucy s criticism is valid.1最新 料推薦_C. L

8、ucy feels very guilty that Linus has taken her criticism badly._D.Lucydoesn seemt torealize that people may accept constructivecriticismbut rejectdestructive criticism._E. The cartoonist believes we should never criticize others._F. The cartoonist believes it s best to criticize others in a construc

9、tive way.3. Read an extract of an advertisement. Choose the answer which you think fits each question best according to the text.Young Environmental Journalist CompetitionHow to Enter: If youre aged 16-25, were looking for original articles of 1,000 words (or less) with anenvironmental or conservati

10、on theme. The closing date for entries is 30 December, 2015. Your article should show proof of investigative research, rather than relying solely on informationfrom the Internet and phone interviews. You don havet to go far. A report on pollution in a local stream would be as valid as a piece about

11、the remotest rain forest. Your article should show you are passionate and knowledgeable about environmental issues. Itshould also be objective and accurate, while being creative enough to hold the reader s interest.not looking for“ think pieces” or opinion columns. Your aim should be to advance unde

12、rstanding and awareness of environmental issues. You shouldbe able to convey complex ideas of readers of this general interest magazine in an engaging and authoritative manner. Facts or information contained in short-listed articles will be checked. Read the rules carefully.1) Before entering for th

13、e competition, young people must have_.A. conducted some relevant research in their local areaB. gained a qualification in experimental researchC. uncovered some of the evidence in the research by themselvesD. consulted a number of specialists on the subject under research2) The articles submitted m

14、ust_.A. focus on straightforward conceptsB. include a range of viewsC. be accessible to non-specialistD. reveal the writerstandpoints4. Read the passage below. Then choose the best answer to each question that follows(1) Johnny Appleseed, one of the gentlest and most beloved of American folk heroes,

15、 was born in 1774in Leominster, Massachusetts. (2) His real name was John Chapman. (3) Chapman s early life was fullof misfortune. (4) First, his father left home to fight in the Revolutionary War. (5) Then Johnand baby brother died before John s second birthday. (6) However, John s fortunes improve

16、d when hisfather returned and remarried, and by the time John was in his teens, he had ten brothers and sisters.(7) As a young man, John began traveling west on foot, stopping to clear land and plant the apple seedshe always carried with him. (8) Settlers who followed Johnpath were delighteds to fin

17、d young appleorchards dotting the landscape.(9) John was a friendly fellow who often stopped to visit with families along his way, entertaining themwith stories of his travels. (10) Tales of his exploits followedhim through Pennsylvania, Ohio, and2最新 料推薦Indiana. (11) Many of the stories were true. (

18、12) For instance, John really did travel barefoot throughthe snow, lived on the friendliest of terms with Indian tribes, and refused to shoot any animal. (13) Other tales about John, however, were exaggerations. (14) Settlers said, for example, that he slept inthe treetops and talked to the birds or

19、 that he had once been carried off by a giant eagle. (15) Johnny Appleseed never stopped traveling until his death in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1845.1) Sentence 1 is a statement of_.A. factB. opinionC. fact and opinion2) The details in sentences 4 and 5 support the point or points in _.A. sentence 1B.

20、 sentence 2C. sentence 3D. sentence 63) The relationship between sentences 3 and 6 is one of _.A. contrastB. additionC. cause and effectD. comparison4) We can conclude that Johnny Appleseed _.A. provided apples for numerous settlersB. was quickly forgotten by the settlersC. grew wealthy by selling h

21、is apple treesD. left home because of problems with his family5) The passage suggests that Johnny Appleseed _.A. grew weary of travelingB. had great respect for other people and animalsC. lived a very short but rich lifeD. planted many trees other than apple trees6) The tone of the passage is _.A. p

22、essimisticB. bitter and impassionedC. amused and excitedD. straightforward with a touch of admiration7) Which is the most appropriate title for this selection?A. The Planting of American Apple OrchardsB. Folk Heroes of AmericaC. Settlers Recall Johnny AppleseedD. The Life and Legend of John Chapman5

23、. 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 the way in which informationis disseminated, by altering political campaigns, and by changing citizens patterns of response to politics. (2) By

24、 giving citizens independent access to the candidates, television diminished the role ofthe political party in the selection of the major party candidates. (3) By centering politics on the person3最新 料推薦of the candidate, television accelerated the citizens focus on character rather than issues.(4) Te

25、levisionhas altered the forms of politicalcommunicationas well. (5) The messages on whichmost of us rely are briefer than they once were. (6) The stump speech, a political speech given by traveling politicians and lasting 11/2 to 2 hours, which characterized nineteenth-century political discourse, h

26、as given way to the 30-second advertisement and the 10- second “ sound bite ” in broadcastnews. (7) Increasingly the audience for speeches is not that standing in front of the politician but rather the viewing audience who will hear and see a snippet of the speech on the news.(8) In these abbreviate

27、d forms, much of what constituted the traditional political discourse of earlier ages has been lost. (9) In 15 or 30 seconds, a speaker cannot establish the historical context that shaped the issue in question, cannot detail the probable causes of the problem, and cannot examine alternativeproposals

28、 to argue that one is preferable to others. (10) In snippets, politicians assert but do not argue.(11) Because television is an intimate medium, speaking through it requires a changed political stylethat was more conversational,personal, and visual than that of the old-stylestump speech. (12)Relianc

29、e on television means that increasingly our political world contains memorable pictures rather than memorable words. (13) Schools teach us to analyze words and print. (14) However, in a world inwhich politics is increasingly visual, informed citizenship requires a new set of skills.(15) Recognizing

30、the power of televisionpictures, politicianscraft televisual, staged events, calledpseudo-event, designed to attract media coverage. (16) Muchof the politicalactivitywe see ontelevision news has been crafted by politicians, their speechwriters, and their public relations advisers for televised consu

31、mption. (17) Sound bites in news and answers to questions in debates increasingly sound like advertisements.1) What is the main idea of the passage?A. Citizens in the United States are now more informed about political issue because of television coverage.B. Citizens in the United States prefer to s

32、ee politicians on television instead of in person.C. Politics in the United States has become substantially more controversial since the introduction of television.D. Politics in the United States has been significantly changed by television.2) The word“ disseminated” in sentence 1 is closest in mea

33、ning to_.A. analyzedB. discussedC. spreadD. stored3) It can be inferred that before the introduction of television, political parties _.A. had more influence over the selection of political candidatesB. spent more money to promote their political candidatesC. attracted more membersD. received more m

34、oney4)The author mentions the“ stump speech ” in sentence 6 as an example of _.A. an event created by politicians to attract media attentionB. an interactive discussion between two politiciansC. a kind of political presentation typical of the nineteenth centuryD. a style of speech common to televise

35、d political events5)The word“ that ” in sentence 7 refers to _.4最新 料推薦A. audienceB. broadcast newsC. politicianD. advertisement6) According to the passage, as compared with televised speeches, traditional political discourse was more successful at _.A. allowing news coverage of political candidatesB

36、. placing political issues within a historical contextC. making politics seem more intimate to citizensD. providing detailed information about a candidate s private behavior7) The author states that “ politicians assert but do not argue ”in sentence 9 in order to suggest that politicians _.A. make c

37、laims without providing reasons for the claimsB. take stronger positions on issues than in the pastC. enjoy explaining the issue to broadcastersD. dislike having to explain their own positions on issues to citizens8) The purpose of paragraph 4 is to suggest that_.A. politicians will need to learn to

38、 become more personal when meeting citizensB. politicianswho are considered very attractive are favored by citizens over politicianswho areless attractiveC. citizens tend to favor a politician who analyzed the issue over one who did notD. citizens will need to learn how to evaluate visual political

39、images in order to become better informed9) Which of the following statements 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. Citizens today are les

40、s informed about a politician s character than in the past.D. Political speeches today focus more on details about issues than in the past.Part IIIRead and QuestionIn this part, you will read about related or contradictory views on a variety of issues. You will berequired to identify the writer s po

41、sition and evaluate the effectiveness of the writer s arguRead the following two passages and answer the questions.Passage AWhile On the origin of Speciescreated a great stir when it was published in 1859, Darwinian thoughtwas almost completely out of vogue by the turn of the twentieth century. It t

42、ook Ronald FisherSynthesisof” the 1920s, which combined the genetic work of Gregor Mendel withDarwin ideassabout natural selection, and Theodosius Dobzhansky “s ModernSynthesisof” the 1930s, which wasbuilt upon Fisherworks with genetics within a species by focusingon how genetic variation couldcause

43、 the origin of a new species, to begin to rehabilitate Darwin.Yet, what is remarkable is how very prescient Darwin, working without knowledge of the mechanismsof heredity, proved to be. As prominent biologist Ernst Mayr notes,what made Darwinian theory soremarkable was his emphasis on “ population t

44、hinking”This.contrasts to Jean-Baptiste Lamarck stheory of evolution, popular throughout the nineteenth century, which posited that individuals changed personal actions and will. Lamarckian theory is often exemplified by a giraffe constantly reaching up to5最新 料推薦eat leaves off high branches and pass

45、ing on its lengthened neck to its children.Such explanations bore a strong resemblance to children fables (and indeed Rudyard Kipling s late-nineteenth-century Just So Stories was built upon Lamarckian theories). Where Darwin differed was his insistence that significant variation was not based withi

46、n one particular individual, but rather inthe breeding population as a whole. Natural selection was not based on the actions or goals of one individual, but variations in the average character of the species.Passage BAs PeterBowlerpoints out in his aptlynamed The Non-DarwinianRevolution:Reinterpreti

47、ngaHistoricalMyth,nineteenth-centuryDarwinismwasquitedifferentfromthe Darwinismof today.ThomasHuxley,“ Darwin Bulldogs”so, called becauseofhis tirelesspubliccampaigningforDarwinianthought, exemplifiesthisdifference.Asa resultof hisadvocacy, by the end of thenineteenth century Huxley was the vehicle

48、for Darwinian thought. Noted science fiction writer H. G.Wells, for instance, garnered all ofhisinformationaboutnatural selectionandevolutionthroughHuxley s lectures. Yet Huxley s theory varied significantlyat fromofDarwin,thfocusing on the will ofhumankind.In the preface toEvolution and Ethics, Hux

49、ley wrote that“ We cannot do without our inheritance fromthe forefathers who were the puppets of the cosmic process; the societywhich renounces itmust bedestroyed from without. Still less can we do with too much of it; the society in which it dominates mustbe destroyed from within.” According to Hux

50、ley, humankind has moved past physicalevolution to therealm of self-directed moral evolution. Huxley, then, acknowledges that humankind has evolved underthe pressure of natural selection and must remain aware of the fact or be“ destroyed from withouthe argues that a society that continues in the pat

51、h that Naturehas placed it will be“ destroyedfromwithin” because it will no longer be adapted to itself.1) Based on the information in the passage, Rudyard Kipling most likely wrote stories _.A. dedicated to enlightening humans by using animals as positive examples of proper behaviorB. based on futu

52、ristic worlds which were populated by evolved subjectsC. featuring individuals developing variation through the power of their desiresD. seeking to exhibit the effects of population thinking in breeding populationsE. portraying the effects of parental inheritance through examining the lives of child

53、ren2) Which of the following best represents Huxley s beliefs?A. Focusing on physical evolution leaves man as nothingmore than a“ puppet ” of forces beyondhis control; to succeed in life it is necessary to reject physical evolution in favor of moral change.B. The ideas of Charles Darwin needed to be

54、 carefully delineated through lectures so that his ideasabout individual variation could be fully understood.C. By exerting personal will, humankind will be able to enact significant, lasting variation whichwill be demonstrated through the bodies of the children of those who seek change.D. Whilehumankind is inescapably linked to its physical past and the material conditions of itsevolution, it must be wary of bein