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2017“外研社杯”全国英语阅读大赛初赛（90min）

PartIReadandKnow

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Questions1-3(Suggestedcompletiontime:3minutes)

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Questions4(Suggestedcompletiontime:2minutes)

Directions:Readthetext,andanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.

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Question5(Suggestedcompletiontime:2minutes)

Directions:Readthetextandanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.

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Question6(Suggestedcompletiontime:2minutes)

Directions:Readthetext,andanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.

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Question7(Suggestedcompletiontime:2minutes)

Directions:Readthetextandanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.

Becauofsocialmedia,wordsaremovingaroundthe

worldwithinweeksandmonths,whereasinthepast,it

couldtakeafewyears,saysJulieColeman,authorofThe

LifeofSlang.“It’snotnecessarilythatlanguageischanging

morequickly,buttechnologieshavedevelopedandthey

allowthetransmissionofslangtermstopassfromone

grouptoanothermuchmorequickly.”

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Questions8(Suggestedcompletiontime:2minutes)

Directions:Readthetext,andanswerthequestionaccordingtothetext.

Whenhuntingraccoonsforfurwasapopularsport,hunting

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wouldsometimendupchoosingthewrongtree,orastheidiom

goes,“barkupthewrongtree.”Thetermwasfirstprintedina

bookbyDavyCrockettin1833.