2018年雅思阅读模拟题及答案解2

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2018年雅思阅读模拟题：NewWaysofTeachingHistory

【导语】*为⼤家准备了雅思阅读模拟题：New Ways of Teaching History。

雅思模拟试题在雅思备考过程中所起的作⽤不可⼩觑，通过模拟练习题，我们可以很直接地了解到⾃⼰的备考状况，从⽽可以更有针对性地进⾏之后的复习。

希望以下内容能够对⼤家的雅思备考有所帮助!更多雅思报名的最新消息，最新、最专业的雅思备考资料，⽆忧考将第⼀时间为⼤家发布。

New Ways of Teaching History In a technology and media-driven world, it's becoming increasingly difficult to get our students’ attentions and keep them absorbed in classroom discussions. This generation, in particular, has brought a unique set of challenges to the educational table. Whereas youth are easily enraptured by high-definition television, computers, iPods, video games and cell phones, they are less than enthralled by what to them are obsolete textbooks and boring classroom lectures. The question of how to teach history in a digital age is often contentious. On the one side, the old guard thinks the professional standards history is in mortal danger from flash-in-the-pan challenges by the distal that are all show and no substance. On the other Side, the self-styled “disruptors” offer over-blown rhetoric about how digital technology has changed everything while the moribund profession obstructs all progress in the name of outdated ideals. At least, that's a parody (maybe not much of one) of how the debate proceeds. Both supporters and opponents of the digital share more disciplinary common ground than either admits. When provided with merely a textbook as a supplemental learning tool, test results have revealed that most students fail to pinpoint the significance of historical events and individuals. Fewer still are able to cite and substantiate primary historical sources. What does this say about the way our educators are presenting information? The quotation comes from a report of a 1917 test of 668 Texas students. Less than 10 percent of school-age children attended high school in 1917; today, enrollments are nearly universal. The whole world has turned on its head during the last century but one thing has stayed the same: Young people remain woefully ignorant about history reflected from their history tests. Guess what? Historians are ignorant too, especially when we equate historical knowledge with the "Jeopardy" Daily Double. In a test, those specializing in American history did just fine. But those with specialties in medieval, European and African history failed miserably when confronted by items about Fort Ticonderoga, the Olive Branch Petition, or the Quebec Act — all taken from a typical textbook. According to the testers, the results from the recent National Assessment in History, like scores from earlier tests, show that young people are "abysmally ignorant" of their own history. Invoking the tragedy of last September, historian Diane Ravitch hitched her worries about our future to the idea that our nation's strength is endangered by youth who do poorly on such tests. But if she were correct, we could have gone down the tubes in 1917! There is a huge difference between saying "Kids don’t know the history we want then to know" and saying "Kids don't know history at all." Historical knowledge burrows itself into our cultural pores even if young people can't marshal it when faced by a multiple choice test. If we weren’t such hypocrites (or maybe if we were better historians) we'd have to admit that today's students follow in our own footsteps. For too long we've fantasized that by rewriting textbooks we could change how history is learned. The problem, however, is not the content of textbooks but the very idea of them. No human mind could retain the information crammed into these books in 1917, and it can do no better now. If we have learned anything from history that can be applied to every time period, it is that the only constant is change. The teaching of history, or any subject for that matter, is no exception. The question is no longer whether to bring new technologies into everyday education; now, the question is which There is a huge difference between saying "Kids don’t know the history we want then to know" and saying "Kids don't know history at all." Historical knowledge burrows itself into our cultural pores even if young people can't marshal it when faced by a multiple choice test. If we weren’t such hypocrites (or maybe if we were better historians) we'd have to admit that today's students follow in our own footsteps. For too long we've fantasized that by rewriting textbooks we could change how history is learned. The problem, however, is not the content of textbooks but the very idea of them. No human mind could retain the information crammed into these books in 1917, and it can do no better now. If we have learned anything from history that can be applied to every time period, it is that the only constant is change. The teaching of history, or any subject for that matter, is no exception. The question is no longer whether to bring new technologies into everyday education; now, the question is which technologies are most suitable for the range of topics covered in junior high and high school history classrooms. Fortunately, technology has provided us with opportunities to present our Civil War lesson plans or our American Revolution lesson plans in a variety of new ways. Teachers can easily target and engage the learners of this generation by effectively combining the study of history with innovative multimedia- PowerPoint and presentations in particular can expand the scope of traditional classroom discussion by helping teachers to explain abstract concepts while accommodating students* unique learning styles. PowerPoint study units that have been pre-made for history classrooms include all manner of photos, prints, maps, audio clips, video clips and primary sources which help to make learning interactive and stimulating. Presenting lessons in these enticing formats helps technology-driven students retain the historical information they'll need to know for standard exams. Whether you are covering Revolutionary War lesson plans or World War II lesson plans, PowerPoint study units are available in formats to suit the needs of your classroom. Multimedia teaching instruments like PowerPoint software are getting positive results the world over, framing conventional lectures with captivating written, auditory and visual content that helps students recall names, dates and causal relationships within a historical context. History continues to show us that new times bring new realities. Education is no exception to the rule. The question isnot whether to bring technology into the educational environment. Rather, the question is which technologies are suitable for U.S. and world history subjects, from Civil War lesson plans to World War II lesson plans. Whether you’re covering your American Revolution lesson plans or your Cold War lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations are available in pre-packaged formats to suit your classroom's needs. Meanwhile, some academic historians hold a different view on the use of technology in teaching history. One reason they hold is that not all facts can be recorded by film or videos and literature is relatively feasible in this case .Another challenge they have to be faced with is the painful process to learn new technology like the making of PowerPoint and the editing of audio and video clips which is also reasonable especially to some elderly historians. Questions Reading this passage has eight paragraphs, A- G Choosing the correct heading for paragraphs A- G from the list of heading below Write the appropriate number, i- x, in boxes 28-34 on your answer sheet List of Headings i unavoidable changing facts to be considered when picking up technology means ii A debatable place where the new technologies stand in for history teaching iii Hard to attract students in traditional ways of teaching history iv Display of the use of emerging multimedia as leaching tools v Both students and professionals as candidates did not produce decent results vi A good concrete example illustrated to show how multimedia animates the history class vii The comparisons of the new technologies applied in history class viii Enormous breakthroughs in new technologies ix Resistance of using new technologies from certain historian x Decisions needed on which technique to be used for history teaching instead of improvement in the textbooks 28 Paragraph A 29 Paragraph B 30 Paragraph C 31 Paragraph D 32 Paragraph E 33 Paragraph F 34 Paragraph G Question 35-37 Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage? In boxes 35-37 on your answer sheet, write YES if the statement is true NO if the statement is false NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the passage 35 Modem people are belter at memorizing historical information compared with their ancestors. 36 New technologies applied in history- teaching are more vivid for students to memorize the details of historical events. 37 Conventional ways like literature arc gradually out of fashion as time goes by. Question 38-40 Complete the following summary of the paragraphs of Reading Passage, using more than three words from the Reading Passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 38-40 on your answer sheet. Contemporary students can be aimed at without many difficulties by integrating studying history with novel. ..38.... Conventional classroom discussion is specially extended by two ways to assist the teachers to interpret ...39... and at the same time retain students' distinct learning modes. PowerPoint study units prepared beforehand comprising a wide variety of elements make ...40.... learning feasible. Combined classes like this can also be helpful in taking required tests.。

详细解答雅思阅读模拟试题

详细解答雅思阅读模拟试题试题一：词汇理解（20分钟）阅读以下段落，然后回答问题。

段落：问题：1. What is the main idea of the paragraph?2. According to the paragraph, what are the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet?{content}试题二：长篇阅读（40分钟）阅读以下文章，然后回答问题。

文章：The Impact of Social Media on Teenagers问题：1. What is the main topic of the article?2. According to the article, what are the potential negative effects of excessive social media use among teenagers?{content}试题三：信息匹配（20分钟）阅读以下段落，然后匹配每个段落与其主题。

段落：1. The Internet has changed the way we access information. We can now find answers to our questions with just a few clicks.2. Social media platforms often promote unrealistic lifestyles and beauty standards, which can lead to feelings of inadequacy and pressure among users.主题：A. The advantages of the InternetB. The disadvantages of the InternetC. The impact of social media on teenagersD. Online privacy concerns{content}答案解析试题一答案解析1. The main idea of the paragraph is to discuss the role of the Internet in our daily lives and the challenges it poses.试题二答案解析1. The main topic of the article is the impact of social media on teenagers.2. The potential negative effects of excessive social media use among teenagers mentioned in the article are low self-esteem, depression, and addiction.试题三答案解析1. Paragraph 1 matches with theme A (The advantages of the Internet) as it discusses the ease of accessing information online.2. Paragraph 2 matches with theme C (The impact of social media on teenagers) as it discusses the negative effects of social media on users' self-image.3. Paragraph 3 matches with theme D (Online privacy concerns) as it discusses the issue of personal data collection and privacy.希望以上解答对您有所帮助，如有任何疑问，请随时提问。

2018年11月17日雅思阅读考试真题及答案

2018年11月17日雅思阅读考试真题及答案
雅思阅读考试是雅思考试中，最困难的一部分。

在准备的时候一定要用心。

那么接下来就和来看看2018年11月17日雅思阅读考试真题及答案。

1.物种灭绝两种观点：被人类大范围捕杀或者只是轻微捕杀但是mortality有关
2.高温或低温下动物生存
3.讲寒武纪生命大爆发，主要是原因和猜想，涉及到软体动物的外壳之类
4.讲人类种植和畜牧的影响，涉及人类从hunt andgather转向种植的原因
5.讲两种蜥蜴，一种动，一种静。

他们能量消耗方式，身体构造和被捕食的可能性
文化被Spanish记录
7.地形对气候的改变
8.人类对动物灭绝的影响
9.鸟如何散热
10.某一种恐龙是水生还是陆生
11.罗马的道路建设和进出口。

2018年6月7日雅思阅读真题解析

2018年6月7日雅思阅读真题解析对于雅思阅读，我相信大家都知道多做题是一个提升自己成绩的好办法，那么下面就和店铺来看看2018年6月7日雅思阅读真题解析。

本次考试的文章是两篇旧题一篇新题，这次考试第一篇文章依旧是比较简单的判断题和填空题。

但第二篇文章和第三篇文章出现了大量的令考生很头疼的配对题，特别是第三篇文章内容本身是较难理解的说明文，再加上出现了配对题和对全篇理解的多项选择题，题目完成起来难度较大，考试中需要大家合理安排时间。

Passage 1：题目：Ancient hooks of Maori people in New Zealand题型：判断题8+填空题5新旧程度：旧题文章大意：主要讲新西兰毛利人的鱼钩的背景和发展参考文章：暂无参考答案：判断题：1. Purpose of the Maori hooks was2. Fishing in New Zealand was harder than GIVEN3. After moving to New Zealand， Maori changed hook4. Shape of Maori hooks was restricted by5. Quality of European hooks is same with Maori E6. Early European hooks were gifts given by GIVEN7. European hooks and Maori ones worked in similar E8. After Anderson arriving， Maori already began填空题：9. valued hooks kept as jewelry10. metal items like nails11. European collectors became interested12. hooks that were fake13. modern boatsPassage 2：题目： Western immigration of Canada题型：段落主旨配对8+人名匹配3+填空题2新旧程度：旧题文章大意：主要讲加拿大政府想吸引更多的人移民到加拿大西部，并讲了加拿大政府为此做的一些努力。

2018年6月23日雅思阅读真题解析

2018年6月23日雅思阅读真题解析对于2018年6月23日的雅思真题，不知道同学们对于这次的考试感觉难度怎么样呢？是不是第一时间就想对对答案了，接下来就和来看看2018年6月23日雅思阅读真题解析。

Passage 1题目Dinner of Rome 2000 Years Ago;罗马饮食和宴会话题分类人文科学题型及数量判断题(7)、填空题(6)内容回忆讲罗马人就餐与宗教的联系，在文学场景中的体现，以及餐厅和饭桌的布置等。

题目回忆判断题1. Roman是第一个将meals和ritual联系在一起的。

(文中没提到first)Not Given2. 某些庆典是for all member of society。

True3. 在literature中有consistant的体现。

True4. False5. 每个人都有individual table。

(不对，因为是共用一张桌子)False6. bronze是most expensive。

(未提及，文中只说了比木头贵，没说是最贵)Not Given7. True填空题8. s开头的某个单词1. affluence2. decorative3. spoon4. pottery5. a开头的某个单词参考阅读C10T2P1Passage 2题目Amateur Naturalists;业余自然学家的研究话题分类自然科学题型及数量段落信息配对题(6)、填空题(4)、单选题(3)内容回忆业余自然爱好者对科学做出的贡献。

他们的测量方法可能不专业。

衡量业余自然爱好者测量方法的新技术等。

题目回忆段落信息配对题14. The definition of phenology(B)15. How Sparks first became aware of amateur records(C)16. Records of a competition providing clues for climate change(E)17. A description of using amateur records to make predictions(G)18. How people reacted to their involvement in data collection(H)19. A description of a very old record compiled by generations of amateur naturalists(A)填空题20. beekeeping21. life cycles22. competition23. droughts单选题24. Why do a lot of scientists discredit the data collected by amateurs?A Scientific method was not used in data collection.B Amateur observers are not careful in recording their data.C Amateur data is not reliable. 正确答案D Amateur data is produced by wrong candidates.25. Mark Schwartz used the example of leaves to illustratewhat?A Amateur records can’t be used.B Amateur records are always unsystematic.C The color change of leaves is hard to observe.D Valuable information is often precise. 正确选项26. How do the scientists suggest amateur data should be used?A Using improved methods. 正确选项B Be more careful in observation.C Use raw materials.D Applying statistical techniques in data collection.参考阅读C11T4P1Passage 3题目Optimistic Research;关于人为什么乐观的研究话题分类社会科学题型及数量段落信息配对题(5)、单选题(5)、判断题(4)内容回忆人们更倾向于想象美好的未来，乐观的情况要多于悲观的情况，还讲到了一个实验……题目回忆段落信息配对题27. ……是对all social groups来说(H)28. (F)29. (A)30. work时间(C)31. 离婚概率(E)单选题32. A33. C34. A35. A36. C判断题37. Not Given38. No39. No40. Yes参考阅读C5T1P2。

2018年雅思阅读模拟题及答案解析

2018年雅思阅读模拟题及答案解析(20) Don’t wash those fossils!Standard museum practice can wash away DNA.1. Washing，brushing and varnishing fossils —all standard conservation treatments used by many fossil hunters and museum curators alike —vastly reduces the chances of recovering ancient DNA.2. Instead，excavators should be handling at least some of their bounty with gloves，and freezing samples as they are found，dirt and all，concludes a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences today.3. Although many palaeontologists know anecdotally that this is the best way to up the odds of extracting good DNA，Eva-Maria Geigl of the Jacques Monod Institute in Paris，France，and her colleagues have now shown just how important conservation practices can be. This information，they say，needs to be hammered home among the people who are actually out in the field digging up bones.4. Geigl and her colleagues looked at 3，200-year-old fossil bones belonging toa single individual of an extinct cattle species，called an aurochs. The fossils were dug up at a site in France at two different times —either in 1947，and stored in a museum collection，or in 2004，and conserved in sterile conditions at -20 oC.5. The team’s attempts to extract DNA from the 1947 bones all failed. The newly excavated fossils，however，all yielded DNA.6. Because the bones had been buried for the same amount of time，and in the same conditions，the conservation method had to be to blame says Geigl. “As much DNA was degraded in these 57 years as in the 3，200 years before，”she says.Wash in，wash out7. Because many palaeontologists base their work on the shape of fossils alone，their methods of conservation are not designed to preserve DNA，Geigl explains.8. The biggest problem is how they are cleaned. Fossils are often washed together on-site in a large bath，which can allow water —and contaminants in the form of contemporary DNA —to permeate into the porous bones. “Not only is the authentic DNA getting washed out，but contamination is getting washed in，”says Geigl.9. Most ancient DNA specialists know this already，says Hendrik Poinar，an evolutionary geneticist at McMaster University in Ontario，Canada. But that doesn’t mean that best practice has become widespread among those who actually find the fossils.10. Getting hold of fossils that have been preserved with their DNA in mind relies on close relationships between lab-based geneticists and the excavators，says palaeogeneticist Svante P bo of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig，Germany. And that only occurs in exceptional cases，he says.11. P bo’s team，which has been sequencing Neanderthal DNA，continually faces these problems. “When you want to study ancient human and Neanderthal remains，there’s a big issue of contamination with contemporary human DNA，”he says.12. This doesn’t mean that all museum specimens are fatally flawed，notes P bo. The Neanderthal fossils that were recently sequenced in his own lab，for example，had been part of a museum collection treated in the traditional way. But P bo is keen to see samples of fossils from every major find preserved in line with Geigl’s recommendations —just in case.Warm and wet13. Geigl herself believes that，with cooperation between bench and field researchers，preserving fossils properly could open up avenues of discovery that have long been assumed closed.14. Much human cultural development took place in temperate regions. DNA does not survive well in warm environments in the first place，and can vanish when fossils are washed and treated. For this reason，Geigl says，most ancient DNA studies have been done on permafrost samples，such as the woolly mammoth，or on remains sheltered from the elements in cold caves —including cave bear and Neanderthal fossils.15. Better conservation methods，and a focus on fresh fossils，could boost DNA extraction from more delicate specimens，says Geigl. And that could shed more light on the story of human evolution.。

2018雅思试题及答案

2018雅思试题及答案一、听力部分1. What is the man doing when the woman calls?A. Preparing a reportB. Having a meetingC. Eating lunch答案：C2. What does the woman suggest the man should do?A. Take a breakB. See a doctorC. Finish the report first答案：B二、阅读部分Passage 13. According to the passage, what is the main reason for the decline of the honeybee population?A. PesticidesB. Habitat lossC. Disease答案：APassage 24. What is the author's opinion on the use of robots in the workplace?A. They will replace human workersB. They will improve productivityC. They will cause unemployment答案：B三、写作部分Task 15. The graph below shows the percentage of people who use public transport, drive a car, and cycle to work in a European city in 2010 and 2015.Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.Task 26. Some people believe that the increasing use of technology in the workplace is good for workers. Others think that more jobs will be lost to machines. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.四、口语部分7. Describe a book you have read recently.- What the book was about- Why you chose to read it- What you learned from it- And explain how you felt about the book8. What do you think are the benefits of learning a foreign language?。

2018年1月20日雅思阅读真题回忆解析

2018年1月20日雅思阅读真题回忆解析此次三篇阅读难度中等。

其中第一篇阅读判断题有些绕，可能会耗费一些时间，第二篇和第三篇阅读基本没什么难度太大的题。

Passage 1题目The mystery of the arctic话题分类自然科学题型及对应T/F/NG(判断题) 7数量Short Answer Questions(填空题) 6内容回忆文章主旨：1.介绍了 Franklin expedition 背景， for the shorter passage fromCanada to Asia but never return。

2.后来 tones of expedition 出发去寻找 Franklin expedition 残骸和船员的死因 but failed3.后来直到现在，在 Inuit 的帮助下，某科学家发现了这个船。

4.首次发现这个船的科学家们第一次总结出那些经验丰富的船员们未能在这次出行中幸存的原因是他们铅中毒5.专家继续分析为什么是导致中毒的罪魁祸首是罐装食品，但是 B 专家认为这个残骸还有其他的解释6.但是 B 专家站出来说每年人们会消耗大量的罐装食品也没见中毒。

7.后面他分析了可能是由于船员们的饮水管收到污染导致的，因为这个提供人们煮食物的水也用来为发动机提供能用的水，在这个过程中管道可能受到污染。

8.某 F 专家提出一个理论，对于人们认为的真正的原因，也可能会受到人们最早的互相口头想搞的解释，因为人们习惯了说故事并且说服别人相信。

9.专家 B 希望他的对这次你事故原因的研究能对此地区有利且希望人们能够在他发现真正原因前保护好这些残骸。

答案：1.many unsuccessful expedition attempts to find out the Franklin expedition. T2.it is the first time experts 某某 worked with Inuit scientist reaching this Franklin expedition. NOT GIVEN3.B 专家 support the earlier finding. F4.b believe people background affects the reasons for this wreck. F5.outside Inuit’s people doubt the first explanation. T6.b 专家 unwilling to share his research 在其他人找到这个Franklin 遗迹前。

2018年5月19日雅思阅读真题解析

2018年5月19日雅思阅读真题解析2018年5月19日的雅思考试已经结束了，同学们现在是不是想看看自己能得多少分呀？下面就和店铺一起来看看2018年5月19日雅思阅读真题解析。

Passage One题目：Viking ship and its replica题型：判断+简答判断1-7专业水手False是在Dublin被发现的False只用wooden tree nail Falseflexibility使之valuable Not Given船in poor condition Truemedia coverage TrueTrue简答8-1320 percent slowerkit needleswood rope1.5 square metersproper resttentPassage Two题目：motherese儿向语言题型：段落信息匹配+人名信息匹配+填空文章有A-H段：讲了母亲在孩子婴儿期时跟孩子的沟通（比如：唱儿歌等）对孩子长大后在音乐方面的影响。

中间还跟动物做了比较，提到动物也有很多利用声音的例子。

Passage Three题目：Commission art题型：判断+填空+选择文章约有10个段落：讲了一种新型的艺术品与买家之间交易的方式——委托，即买家先跟艺术家商量好艺术品的内容，定向创作与营销的过程。

这起初是一个大概名为Beckman的人的想法。

他想举办一个关于城市的展览。

这个人找到了MK和AH两名艺术家。

利用定向委托的形式，本来跟MK约订的是一幅画作，后来却买了三幅，体现出这种方式很好。

AH是一名摄影师，Beckman让她在自己家中创作。

AH选取了一个两岁儿童的视角——通过降低拍摄角度和位置来体现。

最终效果很棒。

雅思阅读(综合)模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析)

雅思阅读（综合）模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. Reading ModuleReading Module (60 minutes)Match each statement with the correct organisation, A-G.List of OrganisationsA Exploration ArchitectureB DESERTECC ABB Power TechnologiesD Aerospace CentreE AbengoaF The European ParliamentG e-Parliament1．They have set a time for achieving an objective.正确答案：F解析：Although the European Parliament has passed a law that aids investors who help the continent reach its goal of... (F段最后一句)2．They have a number of renewable energy projects under construction.正确答案：E解析：Seville engineering company Abengoa is building one solar-thermal plant in Algeria and another in Morocco, while a third is being built in Egypt by a Spanish-Japanese joint venture. (F段第二句)3．They believe that successful small-scale projects will demonstrate that larger projects are possible.正确答案：G解析：... NGO e-Parliament, thinks companies should begin transmitting small amounts of solar power as soon as the North African plants begin operating, by linking... (G段首句)4．They are already experimenting with solar-energy installations in other parts of the world.正确答案：A解析：says Michael Pawlyn, director of Exploration Architecture, ... which is testing solar plants in Oman and the United Arab Emirates. (B段倒数第二句)The History of the GuitarThe word ‘guitar’was brought into English as an adaptation of the Spanish word ‘guitarra,’ which was, in turn, derived from the Greek ‘kithara.’ Tracing the roots of the word further back into linguistic history, it seems to have been a combination of the Indo-European stem ‘guit-,’ meaning music, and theroot ‘-tar,’ meaning chord or string. The root ‘-tar’ is actually common to a number of languages, and can also be found in the word ‘sitar,’also a stringed musical instrument. Although the spelling and pronunciation differs between languages, these key elements are present in most words for ‘guitar’throughout history.While the guitar may have gained the bulk of its popularity as a musical instrument during the modern era, guitar-like instruments have been in existence in numerous cultures throughout the world for more than five thousand years. The earliest instruments that the modern eye and ear would recognize as a ‘normal’ acoustic guitar date from about five hundred years ago, in the late Medieval or early Renaissance periods. Prior to this time, stringed instruments were in use throughout the world, but these early instruments are known primarily from visual depictions, not from the continued existence of music written for them. The majority of these depictions show simple stringed instruments, often lacking some of the parts that define a modern guitar. A number of these instruments have more in common with the lute than the guitar.There is some uncertainty about the exact date of the earliest six-string guitar. The oldest one still in existence, which was made by Gaetano Vinaccia, is dated 1779. However, the authenticity of six string guitars alleged to have been made prior to 1790 is often suspect, as many fakes have been discovered dating to this era. The early nineteenth century is generally accepted as the time period during which six string guitars began taking on their modem shape and dimensions. Thus for nearly two hundred years, luthiers, or guitar makers, have been producing versions of the modem acoustic guitar.The first electric guitar was not developed until the early twentieth century. George Beauchamp received the first patent for an electric guitar in 1936, and Beauchamp went on to co-found Rickenbacker, originally known as the Electro String Instrument Company, with Adolph Rickenbacher. The spelling of the company name differs from Rickenbacher’s given surname to distance himself from his German ancestry, which was seen as suspect during the world wars. Although Rickenbacker began producing electric guitars in the late 1930s, this brand received most of its fame in the 1960s, when John Lennon used a Rickenbacker guitar for the Beatles debut performance on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964. George Harrison later bought a Rickenbacker guitar of his own, and the company later gave him one of their earliest twelve string electric guitars. Paul McCartney also used a Rickenbacker bass guitar for recording. The Beatles continued to use Rickenbacker guitars throughout their career, and made the instruments highly popular among other musicians of the era.The Fender Musical Instruments Company and the Gibson Guitar Corporation were two other early electric guitar pioneers, both developing models in the early 1950s. Fender began with the Telecaster in 1950 and 1951, and the Fender Stratocaster debuted in 1954. Gibson began selling the Gibson Les Paul, based partially on assistance from jazz musician and guitar innovator Les Paul, in 1952. The majority of present day solid-body electric guitars are still based largely on these three early electric guitar designs.Throughout the history of the guitar and related stringed instruments, an enormous number of individuals have made their mark on the way in which guitars were built, played, and perceived. Though some of these individuals are particularly well known, like the Beatles or Les Paul, the majority of these people arevirtually invisible to most modern guitar fans. By looking at the entire history of the guitar, rather than just recent developments, largely confined to electric guitars, it is possible to see more of the contributions of earlier generations.Questions 1-7Complete the sentences.Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.5．Despite differences in______, ‘guit-’ and ‘-tar’ appear in the word for ‘guitar’in many languages.正确答案：spelling and pronunciation解析：Although the spelling and pronunciation differs between languages, these key elements are present in most words for ‘guitar’ throughout history. (第一段末句)6．Instruments that we would call acoustic guitars have been made and played for approximately正确答案：five hundred years解析：The earliest instruments that the modern eye and ear would recognize as a ‘normal’ acoustic guitar date from about five hundred years ago. (第二段第二句) 7．No one knows the______ when the first six-string guitar was made.正确答案：exact date解析：There is some uncertainty about the exact date of the earliest six-string guitar. (第三段首句)8．The______ of acoustic guitars have not changed much in 200 years.正确答案：shape and dimensions解析：The early nineteenth century... as the time period during which six string guitars began taking on their modern shape and dimensions. Thus for nearly two hundred years, luthiers,... have been producing versions of the modern acoustic guitar. (第三段最后两句)9．A______ for an electric guitar was issued in the mid-1930s.正确答案：patent解析：...George Beauchamp received the first patent for an electric guitar in 1936,... (第四段第二句)10．Les Paul, the well-known______ guitarist, was involved in the development of the electric guitar.正确答案：jazz解析：... based partially on assistance from .jazz musician and guitar innovator Les Paul, in 1952.(第五段第三句)11．Most______ of the guitar know little about its rich history.正确答案：fans解析：... the majority of these people are virtually invisible to most modern guitar fans. (末段第二句)Complete the summary.Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.Instruments similar to the guitar have been played by musicians for over【R8】______ years. What we know about many of these instruments comes from【R9】______ rather than actual physical examples or music played on them. In some ways, these early stringed instrument were closer to【R10】______than the guitar as we know it today. We do have examples of six-string guitars that are 200 years old. However, the【R11】______ of six-string guitars made by guitar makers (who are also known as【R12】______) before the final decade of the eighteenth century is often open to question.Although the electric guitar was invented in the 1930s, it took several decades for electric guitars to develop, with the company Rickenbacker playing a major part in this development. Most【R13】______electric guitars in use today are similar in design to guitars produced by the Fender Musical Instruments Company and the Gibson Guitar Corporation in the 1950s.12．【R8】正确答案：five thousand解析：... guitar-like instruments have been in existence... for more than five thousand years. (第二段首句)13．【R9】正确答案：visual depictions解析：... but these early instruments are known primarily from visual depictions, not from the continued existence of music written for them. (第二段第三句)14．【R10】正确答案：lute解析：A number of these instruments have more in common with the lute than the guitar. (第二段末句)15．【R11】正确答案：authenticity解析：However, the authenticity of six string guitars alleged to have been made prior to 1790 is often suspect,... (第三段第三句)16．【R12】正确答案：luthiers解析：Thus for nearly two hundred years, luthiers, or guitar makers, have been producing versions of the modern acoustic guitar. (第三段末句)17．【R13】正确答案：solid-body解析：The majority of present day solid-body electric guitars are still based largely on these three early electric guitar designs. (第五段末句)。

雅思阅读T F NG模拟试题含答案

雅思阅读T/F/NG模拟试题含答案(2)Practice 2Almost everyone with or without a computer is aware of the latest technological revolution destined to change forever the way in which humans communicate, namely, the Information Superhighway, best exemplified by the ubiquitous Internet. Already, millions of people around the world are linked by computer simply by having a modem and an address on the `Net', in much the same way that owning a telephone links us to almost anyone who pays a phone bill. In fact, since the computer connections are made via the phone line, the Internet can be envisaged as a network of visual telephone links. It remains to seen in which direction the Information Superhighway is headed, but many believeit is the educational hope of the future.The World Wide Web, an enormous collection of Internet addresses or sites, all of which can be accessed for information, has been mainly responsible for the increase in interest in the Internet in the 1990s. Before the World Wide Web, the `Net' was comparable to an integrated collection of computerized typewriters, but the introduction of the `Web' in 1990 allowed not only text links to be made but also graphs, images and even video.A Web site consists of a `home page', the first screen of a particular site on the computer to which you are connected, from where access can be had to other subject related `pages'(or screens) at the site and on thousands of other computers all over the world. This is achieved by a process called `hypertext'. By clicking with a mouse device on various parts of the screen, a person connected to the `Net' can go traveling, or surfing' through a of the screen, a person connected to the `Net' can go traveling, or `surfing' through a web of pages to locate whatever information is required.Anyone can set up a site; promoting your club, your institution, your company's products or simply yourself, is what the Web and the Internet is all about. And what is more, information on the Internet is not owned or controlled by any one organization. It is, perhaps, true to say that no one and therefore everyone owns the `Net'. BECause of the relative freedom of access to information, the Internet has often been criticised by the media as a potentially hazardous tool in the hands of young computer users. This perception has proved to be largely false however, and the vast majority of users both young and old get connected with the Internet for the dual purposes for which it was intended - discovery and delight.TRUE／FALSE／NOT GIVEN1.Everyone is aware of the Information Superhighway.ing the Internet costs the owner of a telephone extra money.3.Internet computer connections are made by using telephone lines.4.The World Wide Web is a network of computerised typewriters.5.According to the author, the Information Superhighway may be thefuture hope of education.6.The process called`hypertext'requires the use of a mouse device.7.The Internet was created in the 1990s.8.The `home page'is the first screen of a `Web'site on the `Net'.9.The media has often criticised the Internet because it is dangerous.10. The latest technological revolution will change the way humans communicate.Answer Keys1.F2.NG3.T4.F5.T6.T7.F8.T9.F 10.T。

2018年5月24日雅思阅读真题回忆以及解析

2018年5月24日雅思阅读真题回忆以及解析2018年5月24日的雅思考试终于结束了，那么不知道同学对于此次考试感觉怎么样呢？下面就和店铺一起来看看2018年5月24日雅思阅读真题回忆以及解析。

今年阅读的新题很多，涉及不同的方面。

今天考试的三篇文章涉及了不同的层面，既有人文科学，也有社会科学，需要考生们有扎实的语言功底和正确的做题习惯。

幸运的是，今天的阅读出现了一篇旧题，之前就刷过这些题目的考生，这次会感觉很友好。

Passage 1：题目：Viking ship and its replica土质研究题型：7判断题+6简答题题号：旧题文章大意：待补充参考答案：待补充参考文章：暂无Passage 2：题目： Tasmania Tiger塔斯马尼亚虎题型：无选项摘要题+人物名称配对题+单选题题号：旧题文章大意：暂无参考答案：14-17）无选项摘要题14. Black stripes.15. 12 million.16. Australia.17. European。

18-22）人物名称配对题18. A。

19. D。

20. C。

21. B。

22. A。

23. D。

24-26）单选题24. B。

25. D。

26. A。

（答案仅供参考）参考文章：Tasmanian Tiger塔斯马尼亚虎Although it was called tiger， it looked like a dog with black stripes on its back and it was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modem times. Yet， despite its fame for being one of the most fabled animals in the world， it is one of the least understood of Tasmania＇s native animals. The scientific name for the Tasmanian tiger is Thylacine and it is believed that they have become extinct in the 20th century.Fossils of thylacines dating from about almost 12 million years ago have been dug up at various places in Victoria， South Austnilia and Western Australia. They were widespread in Australia 7000 years ago， but have probably been extinct on the continent for 2000 years. This is believed to he because of the introduction of dingoes around 8000 years ago. Because of disease，thylacine numbers may have been declining in Tasmania at the time of European settlement 200 years ago， but the decline was certainly accelerated by the new arrivals. The last known Tasmanian Tiger died in Hobart Zoo in 1936 and the animal is officially dassilied jis extinct. Technically， this meansthat it has not been officially sighted in the wild or captivity for 50 years. However， there are still unsubstantiated sightings.Hans Naarding，whose study of animal had taken him around the world，was conducting a survey of a species of endangered migratory，bird. What he saw that night is now regarded as the most credible sighting recorded of thylacine that many believe has been extinct for more than 70 years.＂I had to work at night＂，Naarding Uikes up the story. ＂I was in the habit of inlermittently shining a spotliglit around. The beam fell on an animal in front of the vehicle， less than 10m away. Instead of risking movement by grabbing for a camera， I decided to register very carefully what I was seeing. The animal was about the size of a small shepherd dog， a very healthy male in prime condition. What set it apart from a dog， though， was a slightly sloping hindquarten with a fairly thick tail being a straight continuation of the backline of the animal. It had 12 distinct stripes on its hack，continuing onto its butt. I knew perfectly well what I was seeing. As soon as I reached for the camera，it disappeared into the tea-tree underprowth and scrub.＂The director of Tasmania＇s National parks at the time，Peter Morrow，decided in his wisdom to keep Naarding＇s sighting of the thylacine secret for two years. When the news finally broke，it was accompanied by pandemonium. I was besieged by television crews， including four to five from Japan，and otliers from the United Kingdom， Germany， New Zealand and South Ainerica，w said Naarding.Government and private search parties combed the region，but no further sightings were made. The tiger， as always， had escaped to its lair， a place many insist exists only in ourimagination. But since then， the thylacine has staged something of a comeback， becoming part of Australian mythology.There have been more than 4，000 claimed sightings of the beast since it supposedly died out， and the average claims each year reported to authorities now number 150. Associate professor of zoology at the University of Tasmania， Randolph Rose， has said he dreams of seeing a thylacine. But Rose， who in his 35 years in Tasmanian academia has fielded countless reports of thylacine sightings， is now convinced that his dream will go unfulfilled.＂The consensus among conservationists is that， usually，any animal with a population base of less than 1，000 is headed for extinction within 60 years，” says Rose. “Sixty years ago，there was only one thylacine that we know of， and that was in Hobart Zoo，he says.Dr. David Pemberton， curator of zoology at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery， whose PhD thesis was on the thylacine，says that despite scientific thinking that 500 animals are required to sustain a population， the Florida panther is down to a dozen or so animals and，while it does have some inbreeding problems， is still ticking along. Mril take a punt and say that，if we manage to find a thylacine in the scrub， it means that there are 50-plus animals out there.After all，animals can be notoriously elusive. The strange fish known as the coelacanth，with its ＂proto-legs＂，was thought to have died out along with the dinosaurs 700 million years ago until a specimen was dragged to the surface in a shark net off the south-east coast of South Africa in 1938.Wildlife biologist Nick Mooney has the unenviable task of investigating all wsightingsw of llie tiger totalling 4，000 sincethe mid-1930s， and averaging about 150 a year. It was Mooney who was first consulted late last month about the authenticity of digital photographic images purportedly taken by a German tourist while on a recent bushwalk in the state. On face value，Mooney says，the account of the sighting，and the two photographs submitted as proof， amount to one of the most convincing cases for the species＇ survival he has seen.And Mooney has seen it all—the mistakes， the hoaxes， the illusions and the plausible accounts of sightings. Hoaxers aside，most people who report sightings end up believing they have seen a thylaeine，and are themselves believable to the point they could pass a lie-detector test， according to Mooney. Otliers，having tabled a creditable report，then become utterly obsessed like the Tasmanian who has registered 99 thylacine sightings to date. Mooney has seen individuals bankrupted by the obsession， and families destroyed. ＂It is a blind optimism tliat something is，rather than a cynicism that something isn’t，” Mooney says. “If something cr osses the road，it’s not a case of ‘I wonder what tliat was？* Rather， it is a case of ＇that＇s a thylacine！＇ It is a bit like a gold prospector＇s blind faith，＂it has got to be there＂.However， Mooney treats all reports on face value. I never try to embarrass people， or make fools of them. But the fact that I don＇t pack the car immediately they ring can often be taken as ridicule. Obsessive characters get irate tliat someone in my position is not out there when they think the thylacine is there.＂But Hans Naarding， whose sighting of a striped animal two decades ago was the highlight of Ma life of animal spotting＂，remains bemused by the time and money people waste on tigersearches. He says resources would be better applied to saving the Tasmanian devil，and helping migratory bird populations that are declining as a result of shrinking wetlands across Australia.Could the thylacine still be out there？ MSure，w Naarding says. But he also says any discovery of surviving thylacines would be Mrather pointless＂. MHow do you save a species from extinction？ What could you do with it？ If there are thylacines out there， they are better off right where they are.＂Questions 14-17Complete the summary below.Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.Write your answers in boxes 14-17 on your answer sheet.The Tasmanian tiger， also called thylacine， resembles the look of a dog and has 14_________onitsfUrcoat.M£inyfossilshavebeenfound，showingthatthylacines had existed as early as 15______________years ago. They lived throughout 16________ before disappearing from the mainland. And soon after the 17___________ settlers arrived the size of thylacine population in Tasmania shrunk at a higher speed.Questions 18-23Look at the following statements （Questions 18-23） and the list of people below.Match each statement with the correct person， A， B， C or D， Write the correct letter A， B， C or Dt in boxes 18-23 on your answer sheet.NB You may use any letter more than once.List of PeopleA Hans NaardingB Randolph RoseC David PembertonD Nick Mooney18 His report of seeing a live thylacine in the wild attracted international interest.19 Many eye-witnesses1 reports are not trustworthy.20 It doesnJ t require a certain number of animals to ensure the survival of a species.21 There is no hope of finding a surviving Tasmanian tiger.22 Do not disturb them if there are any Tasmanian tigers still living today.23 The interpretation of evidence can be affected by people＇s beliefs.Questions 24-26Write the correct letter in boxes 37-39 on your answer sheet.37. Hans Narrding’s sighting has resulted inA government and organizations’ cooperative efforts to protect thylacineB extensive interests to find a living thylacine.C increase of the number of reports of thylacine worldwide.D growth of popularity of thylacine in literature.38. The example fo coelacanth is to illustrateA it lived in the same period with dinosaursB how dinosaurs evolved legsC some animals are difficult to catch in the wildD extinction of certain species can be mistaken39. Mooney believes that all sighting reports should beA given some credit as they claim even if they are untrueB aced upon immediatelyC viewed as equally untrustworthyD questioned and carefully investigated Passage 3：题目：天赋题型：暂无题号：新题文章大意：待补充参考答案：待补充参考文章：暂无。

2018年2月24日雅思阅读真题回忆解析

15.植物不同的香味的作用：A
16.一种尚未被分类的树：E
17.人们现在普遍接受的香的物种T
19.有越来越多的合成香料NG
20森林中的提纯技术只能在马达加斯加使用F
Passage 3
题目
The significant role of mother tongue in education
4.研究人员建议，什么样的广告更容易吸引消费者(straightforward advertisement)
5.什么体现了传统广告不再有吸引力（产品生命期短）
Passage 2
题目
Perfume hunters
话题分类
自然科学
题型及数量
段落信息匹配题5
判断题4
流程图4
内容回忆
文章主旨：
1. 各种各样的材料可以提取香味
第六段：反驳旧观点“越多广告越好”。
判断题7：
1.设计性更强的物品更不具有吸引力F原文第一段举例说明瓶装水的瓶子有设计感吸引力更强
2.电视广告比其他类型广告更吸引消费者NG文章只说传统广告吸引力减小，没有比较关系
3.广告越多越好F文章末段的开头反驳了这一观点
4.消费者每天接触到的广告越来越多，雷同广告不容易留下印象T文章第三段提到，实验表明相似广告中，靠后出现的不容易留下印象
2018年2月24日雅思阅读真题回忆解析
雅思考试的真题出来了，不少考生对于2月24日的年后第一场考试把握如何呢?真题是不是不难呢?想必是不少人士比较关心的问题，和一起来看看吧!欢迎阅读。
2018年2月24日雅思阅读真题回忆解析
Passage 1
题目
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2. 两个人去马达加斯加找香料

2018年2月10日雅思阅读真题回忆解析

34-36半句配EBC
37-40句子配对4
待补充
参考阅读
2018年2月10日雅思阅读真题回忆解析
Passage 1
题目
The history of lightning
话题分类
人文科学
题型及对应数量
判断：8
填空：5
内容回忆
从一开始烧蜡烛，烧油，到烧气，最后用电，不同阶段不同的发展历史，优缺点分析。
判断：
1在电之前，蜡烛的原材料取材广泛。TRUE
2 T蜡烛比之前的蜡烛便宜。TRUE
话题分类
自然科学
题型及数量
段落信息匹配：4
多选;4
填空
内容回忆
Biotechnology’s third wave比前两次都要意义深远，针对这次进行了研究，在工业商业方面都有影响，利用enzyme和另一种技术进行讨论，不同科学家进行了不同讨论
段落匹配4
14 enzymes的具体应用介绍D
15对环境有很多好处H
16 enzymes和另一种技术结合应用F
17待补充
多选
18-19 AD
20-21 AC
填空题（题干3段定位段在最后2段）
22直接面向consumers
23减少（）
24-26待补充
Passage 3题目待ຫໍສະໝຸດ 充话题分类社会科学
题型及数量
判断（YES/NO）4
选择3
句子配对3
段落信息4
内容回忆
女上司评分，利用评分机制对女上司评分，结果出人意料，虽然好，但是也有不擅长的一面，具体对比了男上司女上司的不同点，虽然缺乏environ，但是其他方面还不错
判断4
27女上司的评分方式很出乎意料（只说出乎意料，没说方法）NOT GIVEN

雅思(阅读)模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析)

雅思（阅读）模拟试卷2(题后含答案及解析) 题型有：1. Reading ModuleReading Module (60 minutes)READING PASSAGE 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.Tackling Obesity in the Western World A Obesity is a huge problem in many Western countries and one which nowattracts considerable medical interest as researchers take up the challenge to find a ‘cure’ for the common condition of being seriously overweight．However, rather than take responsibility for their weight，obese people have often sought solace in the excuse that they have a slow metabolism，a genetic hiccup which sentences more than half the Australian population(63% of men and 47% of women)to a life of battling with their weight．The argument goes like this: it doesn’t matter how little they eat，they gain weight because their bodies break down food and turn it into energy more slowly than those with a so-called normal metabolic rate B ‘This is nonsense,’says Dr Susan Jebb from the Dunn Nutrition Unit at Cambridge in England．Despite the persistence of this metabolism myth, science has known for several years that the exact opposite is in fact true．Fat people have faster metabolisms than thin people. ‘What is very clear, ‘says Dr Jebb,’is that overweight people actually burn off more energy．They have more cells，bigger hearts，bigger lungs and they all need more energy just to keep going.’ C It took only one night，spent in a sealed room at the Dunn Unit to disabuse one of their patients of the beliefs of a lifetime: her metabolism was fast，not slow．By sealing the room and measuring the exact amount of oxygen she used, researchers were able to show her that her metabolism was not the culprit．It wasn’t the answer she expected and probably not the one she wanted but she took the news philosophically． D Although the metabolism myth has been completely disproved，science has far from discounted our genes as responsible for making us whatever weight we are, fat or thin. One of the world’s leadinq obesity researchers, geneticist Professor Stephen O’Rahilly, goes so far as to say we are on the threshold of a complete change in the way we view not only morbid obesity, but also everyday overweight. Prof. O’Rahilly’s groundbreaking work in Cambridge has proven that obesity can be caused by our genes. ‘These people are not weak willed, slothful or lazy, ‘says Prof. O ‘Rahilly, ‘They have a medical condition due to a genetic defect and that causes them to be obese.’ E In Australia，the University of Sydney’s Professor lan Caterson says while major genetic defects may be rare，many people probably have minor genetic variations that combine to dictate weight and are responsible for things such as how much we eat，the amount of exercise we do and the amount of energy we need．When you add up all these little variations, the result is that some people are genetically predisposed to putting on weight．He says while the fast/slow metabolism debate may have been settled．that doesn’t mean some other subtle change in themetabolism gene won’t be found in overweight people．He is confident that science will，eventually, be able to ‘cure’ some forms of obesity but the only effective way for the vast majority of overweight and obese people to lose weight is a change of diet and an increase in exercise． F Despite the $500 million a year Australians spend trying to lose weight and the $830 million it costs the community in health care．Obesity is at epidemic proportions here, as it is in all Western nations．Until recently, research and treatment for obesity had concentrated or behaviour modification，drugs to decrease appetite and surgery．How the drugs worked was often not understood and many caused severe side effects and even death in some patients．Surgery for obesity has also claimed many lives．G It has lonq been known that a part of the brain called the hypothalamus is responsible for regulating hunger, among other things．But it wasn’t until 1994 that Professor Jeffery Friedman from Rockerfeller University in the US sent science in a new direction by studying an obese mouse．Prof．Friedman found that unlike its thin brothers，the fat mouse did not produce a hitherto unknown hormone called leptin．Manufactured by the fat cells，leptin acts as a messenger, sending signals to the hypothalamus to turn off the appetite．Previously, the fat cells were thought to be responsible simply for storing fat．Prof．Friedman gave the fat mouse leptin and it lost 30% of its body weight in two weeks．H On the other side of the Atlantic．Prof．O’Rahilly read about this research with great excitement．For many months two blood samples had lain in the bottom of his freezer, taken from two extremely obese young cousins．He hired a doctor to develop a test for leptin in human blood，which eventually resulted in the discovery that neither of the children’s blood contained the hormone．When one cousin was given leptin．she lost a stone in weight and Prof．O’RahiIly made medical history．Here was the first proof that a genetic defect could cause obesity in humans．But leptin deficiency turned out to be an extremely rare condition and there is a lot more research to be done before the ‘magic’ cu re for obesity is ever found．Questions 1-8Reading Passage 1 has seven paragraphs A-H.From the list of headings below choose the most suitable heading for each paragraph.Write the appropriate numbers (i-xi) in boxes 1-8 on your answer sheet. List of headingsⅠ——Obesity in animalsⅡ——Hidden dangersⅢ——Proof of the truthⅣ——New perspective on the horizonⅤ——No known treatmentⅥ——Rodent research leads the wayⅦ——Expert explains energy requirements of obese peopleⅧ——A very uncommon complaintⅨ——Nature or nurtureⅩ——Shifting the blame Ⅺ——Lifestyle change required despite new findings1．Paragraph A正确答案：Ⅹ解析：However, rather than take responsibility for their weight, obesepeople have often sought solace in the excuse that they have a slow metabolism ...*2．Paragraph B正确答案：Ⅶ解析：Dr. Jebb explains that overweight people actually burn off more energy.*3．Paragraph C正确答案：Ⅲ解析：... researchers were able to show.., that her metabolism was not the culprit ...*4．Paragraph D正确答案：Ⅳ解析：... Professor Stephen O’Rahilly, goes so far as to say we are on the threshold of a complete change in the way we view not only morbid obesity, but also everyday overweight.*5．Paragraph E正确答案：Ⅺ解析：Professor lan Caterson is confident that science will, eventually, be able to ‘cure’ some forms of obesity but the only effective way.., to lose weight is a change of diet and an increase in exercise.*6．Paragraph F正确答案：Ⅱ解析：This paragraph spells out the dangers of using drugs or resorting to surgery.*7．Paragraph G正确答案：Ⅵ解析：Research being done on an overweight mouse is significant.*8．Paragraph H正确答案：Ⅷ解析：... leptin deficiency turned out to be an extremely rare condition ...Questions 9-13Complete the summary of Reading Passage 1 (Questions 9-13) using words from the box at the bottom of the page.Write your answers in boxes 9-13 on your answer sheet. OBESITYThey do this by seeking to blame their 【9】for the fact that they are overweight and erroneously believe that they use 【10】energy than thin people to stay alive. However, recent research has shown that a 【11】problem can be responsible for obesity as some people seem programmed to 【12】more than others. The new research points to a shift from trying to change people’s 【13】to seeking an answer to the problem in the laboratory. List of wordsweight exercise sleep mind bodiesexercise metabolism more genetic lessphysical consume behaviour use mental9．【9】正确答案：metabolism解析：Para A: obese people have often sought solace in the excuse that they have a slow metabolism*10．【10】正确答案：less解析：Para A: it doesn’t matter how little they eat, they gain weight because their bodies break down food and turn it into energy more slowly than those with a so-called normal metabolic rate. Ref paragraph C also.*11．【11】正确答案：genetic解析：Para D: Prof. O’Rahil/y’s groundbreaking work in Cambridge has proven that obesity can be caused by our genes.*12．【12】正确答案：consume解析：Para E: explains that they need to eat i.e. consume more than others.*13．【13】正确答案：behaviour解析：Para F: Until recently, research and treatment for obesity had concentrated on behaviour modification ...READING PASSAGE 2 You should about 20 minutes on Questions 14-17 which are based on Reading Passage 2 below.Wheel of Fortune Emma Duncan discusses the potentiaI effects on the entertainment industry of the digital revolution A Since moving pictures were invented a century ago，a new way of distributing entertainment to consumers has emerged about once every generation．Each such innovation has changed the industry irreversibly；each has been accompanied by a period of fear mixed with exhilaration．The arrival of digital technology, which translates music．pictures and text into the zeros and ones of computer language，marks one of those periods． B This may sound familiar, because the digital revolution，and the explosion of choice that would go with it, has been heralded for some time．In 1992，John Malone，chief executive of TCI，an American cable giant．welcomed the ‘500-channel universe’．Digital television was about to deliver everything except pizzas to people’s living rooms．When the entertainment companies tried out the technology, it worked fine-but not at a price that people were prepared to pay． C Those 500 channels eventually arrived but via the Internet and the PC rather than through television．The digital revolution was startinq to affect the entertainment business in unexpected ways．Eventually it will chanqe every aspect of it，from the way cartoons are made to the way films are screened to the way people buy music．That much is clear．What nobody is sure of is how it will affect the economics of the business． D New technologies always contain within them both threats and opportunities．They have the potential both to make the companies in the business a great deal richer, and to sweep them away．Old companies always fear new technology．Hollywood was hostile to television，television terrified by the VCR．Go back far enough，points out Hal Varian．an economist at the University of California at Berkeley, and you find publishers complaining that’ circulating libraries’ would cannibalise their sales．Yet whenever a new technology has come in，it has made more money for existing entertainment companies. The proliferation of the means of distribution results，gratifyingly, in the proliferation of dollars，pounds，pesetas and the rest to pay for it. E All the same，there is something in the old companies’ fears．New technologies may not threaten their lives．but they usually change their role．Once television became widespread，film and radio stopped being the staple form of entertainment．Cable television has undermined the power of the broadcasters．And as power has shifted the movie studios，the radio companies and the television broadcasters have been swallowed up．These days，the grand old names of entertainment have more resonance than power．Paramount is part of Viacom，a cable company; Universal，part of Seagram, a drinks-and-entertainment company; MGM，once the roarinq lion of Hollywood，has been reduced to a whisper because it is not Dart of one of the giants．And RCA，once the most important broadcasting company in the world，is now a recording label belonging to Bertelsmann，a large German entertainment company． F Part of the reason why incumbents got pushed aside was thatthey did not see what was coming．But they also faced a tighter regulatory environment than the present one．In America，laws preventing television broadcasters from owning programme companies were repealed earlier this decade，allowing the creation of vertically integrated businesses．Greater freedom，combined with a sense of history, prompted the smarter companies in the entertainment business to re-invent themselves．They saw what happened to those of their predecessors who were stuck with one form of distribution．So，these days，the powers in the entertainment business are no longer movie studios，or television broadcasters，or publishers；all those businesses have become part of bigger businesses still，companies that can both create content and distribute it in a range of different ways．G Out of all this．seven huge entertainment companies have emerged- Time Warner, Walt Disney, Bertelsmann，Viacom，News Corp，Seagram and Sony．They cover pretty well every bit of the entertainment business except pornography．Three are American，one is Australian，one Canadian，one German and one Japanese．’What you are seeing,’says Christopher Dixon, managing director of media research at PaineWebber a stockbroker, ‘is the creation of a global oligopoly．It happened to the oil and automotive businesses earlier this century；now It is happening to the entertainment business．’It remains to be seen whether the latest technology will weaken those great companies，or make them stronger than ever．Questions 14-21Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs A-G.Which paragraph mentions the following (Questions 14-21)?Write the appropriate letters (A-G) in boxes 14-21 on your answer sheet.NB: Some of the paragraphs will be used more than once.14．the contrasting effects that new technology can have on existing business.正确答案：D解析：They have the potential both to make the companies in the business a great deal richer, and to sweep them away.*15．the fact that a total transformation is going to take place in the future in the delivery of all forms of entertainment.正确答案：C解析：Eventually it will change every aspect of it, from the way cartoons are made to the way films are screened to the way people buy music. That much is clear.*16．the confused feelings that people are known to have experienced in response to technological innovation.正确答案：A解析：Each such innovation ... has been accompanied by a period of fear mixed with exhilaration.*17．the fact that some companies have learnt from the mistakes of others正确答案：F解析：... the smarter companies in the entertainment business ... saw what happened to those of their predecessors who were stuck with one form of distribution.*18．the high cost to the consumer of new ways of distributing entertainment.正确答案：B解析：When the entertainment companies tried out the technology, it worked fine-but not at a price that people were prepared to pay.*19．uncertainty regarding the financial impact of wider media access.正确答案：C解析：What nobody is sure of is how it (the digital revolution) will affect the economics of the business.*20．the fact that some companies were the victims of strict government policy.正确答案：F解析：Part of the reason why incumbents got pushed aside was that they ... faced a tighter regulatory environment than the present one.*21．the fact that the digital revolution could undermine the giant entertainment companies.正确答案：G解析：It remains to be seen whether the latest technology will weaken those great companies, or make them stronger than ever.Questions 22-25 The writer refers to various individuals and companies in the reading passage. Match the people or companies (A-E) with the points made in Questions 22-25 about the introduction of new technology. Write the appropriate letter (A-E) in boxes 22-25 on your answer sheet.A——John MaloneB——Hal valarianC——MGMD——Walt DisneyE——Christopher Dixon22．Historically, new forms of distributing entertainment have alarmed those well-established in the business.A．John MaloneB．Hal valarianC．MGMD．Walt DisneyE．Christopher Dixon正确答案：B解析：Old companies always fear new technology. Hollywood was hostile to television, television terrified by the VCR. Go back far enough, points out Hal Valarian.*23．The merger of entertainment companies follows a pattern evident in other industries.A．John MaloneB．Hal valarianC．MGMD．Walt DisneyE．Christopher Dixon正确答案：E解析：He says, ‘... It happened to the oil and automotive businesses earlier this century; now it is happening to the entertainment business’.*24．Major entertainment bodies that have remained independent have lost their influence.A．John MaloneB．Hal valarianC．MGMD．Walt DisneyE．Christopher Dixon正确答案：C解析：MGM, once the roaring lion of Hollywood, has been reduced to a whisper because it is not part of one of the giants.*25．News of the most recent technological development was published some years ago.A．John MaloneB．Hal valarianC．MGMD．Walt DisneyE．Christopher Dixon正确答案：A解析：In 1992, John Malone, chief executive of TCI, an American cable giant,welcomed the ‘500-channel universe’.Questions 26-27Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 26-27 on your answer sheet.26．How does the writer put across his views on the digital revolution?A．by examining the forms of media that will be affected by itB．by analysing the way entertainment companies have reacted to itC．by giving a personal definition of technological innovationD．by drawing comparisons with other periods of technological innovation正确答案：D解析：This is a reflective piece that looks back at the effects of technological innovation. Hence D is the correct answer.*27．Which of the following best summarises the writer’s views in Reading Passage 2?A．The public should cease resisting the introduction of new technology.B．Digital technology will increase profits in the entertainment business.C．Entertainment companies should adapt to technological innovation.D．Technological change only benefits big entertainment companies.正确答案：C解析：The message throughout the text is that technological innovation should be embraced and that resistance does not lead to a positive outcome. Paragraph F in particular asserts this view.READING PASSAGE 3 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 28-40 which are based on Reading Passage 3 below What do we mean by being ‘talented’ or gifted. The most obvious way is to look at the work someone does and if they are capable of significant success, label them as talented. The purely quantitative route - ‘percentage definition’- looks not at individuals, but at simple percentages, such as the top five per cent of the population, and labels them - by definition - as gifted. This definition has fallen from favour, eclipsed by the advent of IQ tests, favoured by luminaries such as Professor Hans Eysenck, where a series of written or verbal tests of general intelligence leads to a score of intelligence. The IQ test has been eclipsed in mm. Most people studying intelligence and creativity in the new millennium now prefer a broader definition, using a multifaceted approach where talents in many areas are recognised rather than purely concentrating on academic achievement. If we are therefore assuming that talented, creative or gifted individuals may need to be assessed across a range of abilities, does this mean intelligence can run in families as a genetic or inherited tendency? Mental dysfunction - such as schizophrenia - can, so is an efficient mental capacity passed on from parent to child? Animal experiments throw some light on this question, and on the wholearea of whether it is genetics, the environment or a combination of the two that allows for intelligence and creative ability. Different strains of rats show great differences in intelligence or ‘rat reasoning’. If these are brought up in normal conditions and then run through a maze to reach a food goal, the ‘bright’strain make far fewer wrong turns that the ‘dull’ ones. But if the environment is made dull and boring the number of errors becomes equal. Return the rats to an exciting maze and the discrepancy returns as before - but is much smaller. In other words, a dull rat in a stimulating environment will almost do as well as a bright rat who is bored in a normal one. This principle applies to humans too - someone may be born with innate intelligence, but their environment probably has the final say over whether they become creative or even a genius. Evidence now exists that most young children, if given enough opportunities and encouragement, are able to achieve significant and sustainable levels of academic or sporting prowess. Bright or creative children are often physically very active at the same time, and so may receive more parental attention as a result - almost by default - in order to ensure their safety. They may also talk earlier, and this, in turn, breeds parental interest. This can sometimes cause problems with other siblings who may feel jealous even though they themselves may be bright. Their creative talents may be undervalued and so never come to fruition. Two themes seem to run through famously creative families as a result. The first is that the parents were able to identify the talents of each child, and nurture and encourage these accordingly but in an even-handed manner. Individual differences were encouraged, and friendly sibling rivalry was not seen as a particular problem. If the father is, say, a famous actor, there is no undue pressure for his children to follow him onto the boards, but instead their chosen interests are encouraged. There need not even by any obvious talent in such a family since there always needs to be someone who sets the family career in motion, as in the case of the Sheen acting dynasty. Martin Sheen was the seventh of ten children born to a Spanish immigrant father and an Irish mother. Despite intense parental disapproval he turned his back on entrance exams to university and borrowed cash from a local priest to start a fledgling acting career. His acting successes in films such as Badlands and Apocalypse Now made him one of the most highly-regarded actors of the 1970s. Three sons - Emilio Estevez, Ramon Estevez and Charlie Sheen - have followed him into the profession as a consequence of being inspired by his motivation and enthusiasm. A stream seems to run through creative families. Such children are not necessarily smothered with love by their parents. They feel loved and wanted, and are secure in their home, but are often more surrounded by an atmosphere of work and where following a calling appears to be important. They may see from their parents that it takes time and dedication to be master of a craft, and so are in less of a hurry to achieve for themselves once they start to work. The generation of creativity is complex: it is a mixture of genetics, the environment, parental teaching and luck that determines how successful or talented family members are. This last point - luck - is often not mentioned where talent is concerned but plays an undoubted part. Mozart, considered by many to be the finest composer of all time, was lucky to be living in an age that encouraged the writing of music. He was brought up surrounded by it, his father was a musician whoencouraged him to the point of giving up his job to promote his child genius, and he learnt musical composition with frightening speed - the speed of a genius. Mozart himself simply wanted to create the finest music ever written but did not necessarily view himself as a genius - he could write sublime music at will, and so often preferred to lead a hedonistic lifestyle that he found more exciting than writing music to order. Albert Einstein and Bill Gates are two more examples of people whose talents have blossomed by virtue of the times they were living in. Einstein was a solitary, somewhat slow child who had affection at home but whose phenomenal intelligence emerged without any obvious parental input. This may have been partly due to the fact that at the start of the 20th Century a lot of the Newtonian laws of physics were being questioned, leaving a fertile ground for ideas such as his to be developed. Bill Gates may have had the creative vision to develop Microsoft, but without the new computer age dawning at the same time he may never have achieved the position on the world stage he now occupies.Questions 28-29Complete the notes, which show how the approaches to defining ‘talent’have changed.Choose ONE or TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.Write your answers in boxes 28-29 on your answer sheet. ‘Percentage definition’→【28】______ →【29】______28．【28】正确答案：IQ/intelligence解析：Para 1: Test(s)/testing percentage definition was eclipsed by the advent of IQ tests*29．【29】正确答案：multi-faceted approach解析：Para 2: The IQ test has been eclipsed in turn. Most people ... now prefer a broader definition, using a multifaceted approachQuestions 30-32Which THREE of the following does the writer regard as a feature of creative families?Write the appropriate letters A-F in boxes 30-32 on your answer sheet.A——a higher than average level of parental affection B——competition between brothers and sisters C——parents who demonstrate vocational commitment D——strong motivation to take exams and attend university E——a patient approach to achieving success F——the identification of the most talented child in the family30．【30】______正确答案：B解析：Para 4: Individual differences were encouraged, and friendly sibling rivalry was not seen as a particular problem*31．【31】______正确答案：C解析：Para 6: ... are often more surrounded by an atmosphere of work and where following a calling appears to be important.*32．【32】______正确答案：E解析：Para 6: They may see from their parents that it takes time and dedication to be master of a craft, and so are in/ess of a hurry to achieve for themselves ...Questions 33-34Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 33-34 on your answer sheet.33．The rat experiment was conducted to show that ______.A．certain species of rat are more intelligent than others.B．intelligent rats are more motivated than ‘dull’ rats.C．a rat’s surroundings can influence its behaviour.D．a boring environment has little impact on a ‘bright’ rat.正确答案：C解析：Para 3: The conclusion of the experiment was that a dull rat in a stimulating environment will almost do as well as a bright rat who is bored in a normal one.*34．The writer cites the story of Martin Sheen to show that ______.A．he was the first in a creative line.B．his parents did not have his creative flair.C．he became an actor without proper training.D．his sons were able to benefit from his talents.正确答案：A解析：Para 4: ... there always needs to be someone who sets the family career in motion, as in the case of the Sheen acting dynasty.Questions 35-39Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 3?In boxes 35-39 on your answer sheet writeYES——if the statement agrees with the writer’s claimsNO——if the statement contradicts the writer’s claimsNOT GIVEN——if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this35．Intelligence tests have now been proved to be unreliable.A．YESB．NOC．NOT GIVEN正确答案：C解析：IQ tests are referred to briefly in the first two paragraphs, but no information is given about their reliability. They became less popular amongst researchers.*36．The brother or sister of a gifted older child may fail to fulfil their own potential.A．YESB．NOC．NOT GIVEN正确答案：A解析：Para 4: This can sometimes cause problems with other siblings ... Thei creative talents may be undervalued and so never come to fruition.*37．The importance of luck in the genius equation tends to be ignored.A．YESB．NOC．NOT GIVEN正确答案：A解析：Para 7: This last point-luck-is often not mentioned where talent is concerned but plays an undoubted part.*38．Mozart was acutely aware of his own remarkable talent.A．YESB．NOC．NOT GIVEN正确答案：B解析：Para 7: Mozart himself simply wanted to create the finest music ever written but did not necessarily view himself as a genius ...*39．Einstein and Gates would have achieved success in any era.A．YESB．NO。

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第四、五段：说明了吉他的形成和改良，并介绍各类吉他如classical guitar, braced guitar 以及electronic Guitar 的形成与发展。

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第一段：介绍各类植物的一些自我保护措施，如有的将叶子卷起防止水分流失，有的长出容貌防止昆虫叮咬等等。

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旅游业已成为全球最大的产业之一。

每年有数亿人次的国际旅行，产生了数百万个工作岗位，并为国家经济做出了巨大贡献。

随着人们生活水平的提高和交通工具的发展，旅游业仍在不断增长。

然而，旅游业的发展也带来了一些问题，如环境污染、文化冲突和生态破坏。

Question 1: 旅游业的全球影响是什么？{content}Question 2: 旅游业发展最快的因素是什么？{content}Passage 2: 保护野生动物阅读以下段落，回答问题。

保护野生动物已成为全球关注的焦点。

然而，许多野生动物正面临生存威胁，如非法狩猎、栖息地丧失和气候变化。

为了保护这些动物，各国政府和国际组织已经采取了一系列措施，如设立自然保护区、加强法律法规和提高公众意识。

Question 3: 为什么保护野生动物变得重要？{content}Question 4: 保护野生动物采取了哪些措施？{content}雅思阅读模拟试题 Section 2Passage 1: 太阳能的未来阅读以下段落，回答问题。

太阳能是一种清洁、可再生的能源，有巨大的潜力。

随着技术的进步，太阳能电池的效率不断提高，成本也在逐渐降低。

许多国家已经开始建设太阳能发电站，以减少对化石燃料的依赖并应对气候变化。

预计未来太阳能将成为全球主要的能源来源之一。

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数字鸿沟是指信息技术在不同群体之间的差距。

这种差距可能源于经济、教育和地理等因素。

数字鸿沟可能导致社会不平等，限制人们的发展机会。

为了解决这一问题，政府和社会组织正在努力提供更多的信息技术培训和教育，以提高人们的数字素养。