雅思试题阅读模拟练习及答案

1、雅思试题阅读模拟练习及答案This reading test contains 11 questions. You shouldspend about 20 minutes on this task.Read the passage below and answer 11 questions.Section AMuynak used to be a port city. Inhabitants ofMuynak, of which there are fewer and fewer, nowpose for pictures next to ships which were onceancho

2、red along the shores of the Aral Sea, but arenow stranded in an ocean of sand where water oncewas. These pictures are published in scientificjournals and magazines alongside descriptions of how what was once the worlds fourth largestlake may disappear altogether by 2020.Section BThe Aral Sea is loca

3、ted in the central Asian desert between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. In1960, it covered 68,000 km2, and its waters fed agriculture across the region. By 1998, thearea of the Aral Sea had shrunk to one third of its previous size and has now become asymbol of how drastically human activities can adverse

4、ly affect the environment, and howmuch this effect can, in turn, affect human activities.Section CThe reason for this change is not exclusively due to man. Droughts in the 1970s and 80sreduced the amount of water carried by the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya, two rivers whichfeed the sea. However, farm

5、ing policies implemented during the middle of the 20th centuryincreased the farming of water-hungry crops like cotton, and farmers used vast quantities ofwater from these two rivers to irrigate their land. The result of this was that very little waterwas entering the Aral Sea, and it consequently be

6、gan decreasing in volume.Section DPolicy makers at the time were aware of the effect of diverting so much water for agriculture,but they saw it as an acceptable trade-off to improving agricultural output, and therebyimproving the economy. The sea itself was of less importance to the progress of soci

7、ety thanfarming which could produce not only crops for domestic use but commodities for trade.Section EThey did not, however, anticipate all the effects that the drying of the Aral Sea would have.The Aral Sea is a salt-water sea, and the salt left behind when the waters retreated has nowblown away w

8、ith wind and storms, making patches of land unsuitable for farming. This affectsnot only the surrounding region, but lands as far as a thousand kilometers away. In addition,the remaining waters have become increasingly more concentrated in salt, and this is killing offa once thriving fishing industr

9、y as it kills off the fish themselves. The Aral Sea, like all largebodies of water, has a strong effect on local climate, and as it has disappeared, harvestingseasons have become shorter and dryer. Many farmers in the surrounding area have had togive up growing cotton because the growing season is n

10、ot long enough for this crop.Section FThe effect on inhabitants of the area is not limited to economics and productivity. The healthof those living in the area has deteriorated due to a supply of drinking water which has highconcentrations of minerals. The area has seen sharp jumps in the rates of c

11、ancer andrespiratory illnesses.Section GThere are compelling reasons to halt and try to reverse the fate of the Aral Sea, but it wouldbe difficult. The region, though weakened by worsening conditions, still depends on agricultureto survive, and there are no alternative sources of water. In the 1980s

12、, it was proposed todivert water from rivers far to the north in an effort to save the Aral Sea, and it might haveworked had the price of the project, an estimated $250 billion, not been prohibitive.The Reading Passage has seven sections, A-G.Choose the correct heading for each section from the list

13、 of headings below.Write the correct number i-x in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet.List of Headingsi) Man mostly to blameii) Devastating outcomesiii) A port in a sea of sandiv) A lost causev) The worlds fourth largest lakevi) A symbol of environmental disastervii) A man-made disasterviii) A fair exch

14、ange?ix) Poisonous watersx) The problem of salt1) Section A2) Section B3) Section C4) Section D5) Section E6) Section F7) Section GDo the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?On your answer sheet writeTRUE if the statement agrees with the informationFALSE if the statement contradicts the informationNOT GIVEN if there is no information on this8) The Amu Darya and the Syr Darya were not water sources before the 20th century.9) The Aral Sea will be saved by diverting water from other rivers.10) Many farmers have had to stop growing cotton and op