第五届北外阅读之星复赛E组题库.doc

第五届北外阅读之星复赛E组题库本届大赛所选取的阅读文段体裁多样，涵盖各个方面的主题，主要包括以下几类：1)记叙类（趣味小故事；传说；寓言；短篇小说等）;2)说明类（介绍日常生活中物品的原理；科学领域的基本知识;研究报告等）;3)议论类（名人演讲；新闻评论等）;4)描写类（对某个地方的介绍；对某处风景的描绘；对某个人物的描写等）评委问答分两类问题：1)客观题主要考察选手对阅读文段的理解能力和语言转换能力，选手应掌握一定数量的词汇量，把握文段的中心思想，对一些细节性内容（人物，时间，地点等）理解到位2)主观题主要考察选手的批判性思维能力和语言表达能力，选手应对阅读文段内容在理解的基础上进行深入的思考，结合自己的看法对此类问题作答诗歌类】1.OpenEyes to aNewWorldMany a time we find ourselves right in the middle of a storm. We see nothing is working in our favor. We feel like that to be or not to be doesn’t make any difference.All of us go through this at some stage in our lives. Many people call it a rough time. How do we decide if a time is rough for us or forever? It’s nothing but a state of mind. No one is born evil and no one is born a genius. It is just what we want to make of our life.There is nothing we cannot achieve with what we have, but we need willpower to make it happen. First, one has to believe in oneself. Second, you cannot build your credit on what you are going to do. So let your action speak.Third, look inside of yourself and open your eyes to a new world. So when the outer world has come to its limit, find a shelter in your inner-self. You might have made some mistakes, but it’s never too late to make a new beginning. Life is full of opportunities. If you can’t see them, then create them.So what are you waiting for? Let’s enter that new world and have a new start.【客观题】1)How do we decide if a time is rough for us or forever?2)How canwe use willpower to make it happen?【主观题】1)Doyoufeelconfused sometimes? How do you solve it?2)What do you want to achieve with your life? How will you achieve it?2.Dear I,WhereAreYou—Henry David ThoreauEverything about my future was generally assumed. I would get into debt by going to college, then I would be forced to get a job to pay off that debt, while still getting into more and more debt by buying a house and a car. It seemed like an ever-ending cycle that had no place for the possibility of a dreamWe all have a dream. It might be obviously limited or just an unclear idea, but most of us are so stuck in the mud of unsafety and self-doubt that we just give it up as unrealistic or too difficult to pursue.We become so comfortable with the life that has been planned out for us by our parents, teachers, traditions, and society that we feel that it’s stupid and unsafe to risk losing it for the small hope of achieving something that is more fulfilling.Taking a risk is still a risk. We can, and will, fail. Possibly many, many, many times. But that is what makes it exciting for me. That uncertainty can be viewed negatively, or it can empower us.Failing is what makes us grow, it makes us stronger and more resilient to the aspects of life we have no control over. The fear of failure, although, is what makes us timid and sad. So even though I couldn’t see the future as clearly as before, I took theplungein hopes that in the depths of fear and failure, I would come out feeling more alive than ever before.【客观题】1)Why do many of us give up our dreams?2)Why does the writer say “taking a risk is still a risk”?【主观题】1)Will you lead your dream life or live the life according to your parents’ hope? Why?2)Are you afraid of taking a different way from most people’? Why or why not?【小说类】3.The Sorrows of Young WertherMy acquaintance with the Count C—is the only relief forsuch an evil. He told me frankly, the other day, that he was much displeasedwith the difficulties and delays of the ambassador; that peoplelike him are obstacles, both to themselves and to others. “But,” added he,“one must submit, like a traveler who has to ascend a mountain: if themountain was not there, the road would be both shorter and pleasanter;but there it is, and he must get over it.”The ambassador understands the count’s preference for me: this annoys him, and, he catches every opportunity to criticize the count in my hearing. Inaturally defend him, and that only makes matters worse. Yesterday hemade me angry, for he also implied me. “The count,” he said, “is aman of the world, and a good man of business: his style is good, and hewrites with quickness; but, like other geniuses, he has no solid learning.” Helooked at me with an expression that seemed to ask if I felt this way. Butit did not produce the desired effect: I look down on a man who can think andact in such a manner. However, I made a stand, and answered with warmth. The count, I said, was a man entitled to respect. I had never met a person whosemind was stored with more useful and extensive knowledge.【客观题】1)What does the ambassador think of the count?2)Does Werther prefer the count to the ambassador? Offer reasons to support your answer.【主观题】1)When you dislike someone, what will you do?2)Do you think people havethe right to criticize others? Why or why not?4.Running for Governor (1)—by Mark TwainA 。