2019年9月28日雅思阅读考试真题及答案

经典word整理文档，仅参考，双击此处可删除页眉页脚。本资料属于网络整理，如有侵权，请联系删除，谢谢！Passage1：希腊硬币Greekcoinage参考答案：1.希腊coin早在3000年就出现了=F2.T3.Sparta地区侵略Athens并强制Athens用他们的货币=F4.Greatcoins在整个欧洲流传=F5.Persian入侵了Lydia并且使用人家的硬币=T6.用硬币上的头像来奖励做出杰出贡献的人=NG7.mint8.stamps9.anvil10.reservedies11.希腊硬币的重量至少=0.15g12.硬币的图案=theking的头像13.希腊被波斯征服之前的花纹是lionanddoil14.coin在雅典被称为owlPassage2：悉尼交通标识StreetmarkersinSydneyPassage3：MusicalMaladies参考答案：A.Musicandthebrainarebothendlesslyfascinatingsubjects，andasaneuroscientistspecializinginauditorylearningandmemory，Ifindthemespeciallyintriguing.SoIhadhighexpectationsofMusicophilia，thelatestofferingfromneurologistandprolificauthorOliverSacks.AndIconfesstofeelingalittleguiltyreportingthatmyreactionstothebookaremixed.B.SackshimselfisthebestpartofMusicophilia.Herichlydocumentshisownlifeinthebookandrevealshighlypersonalexperiences.Thephotographofhim>C.Theprefacegivesagoodideaofwhatthebookwilldeliver.InitSacksexplainsthathewantstoconveytheinsightsgleanedfromtheenormousandrapidlygrowingbodyofwork>complexandoftenbizarredisorderstowhichtheseareprone.＂Healsostressestheimportanceofthesimpleartofobservation＂andtherichnessofthehumancontext.Hewantstocombineobservationanddescriptionwiththelatestintechnology，”hesays，andtoimaginativelyenterintotheexperienceofhispatientsandsubjects.ThereadercanseethatSacks，whohasbeenpracticingneurologyfor40years，istornbetweentheold-fashionedpathofobservationandthenew-fangled，high-techapproach：Heknowsthatheneedstotakeheedofthelatter，buthisheartlieswiththeformer.D.Thebookconsistsmainlyofdetaileddescriptionsofcases，mostoftheminvolvingpatientswhomSackshasseeninhispractice.Briefdiscussionsofcontemporaryneuroscientificreportsaresprinkledliberallythroughoutthetext.PartI，HauntedbyMusic，＂beginswiththestrangecaseofTonyCicoria，anonmusical，middle-agedsurgeonwhowasconsumedbyaloveofmusicafterbeinghitbylightning.Hesuddenlybegantocravelisteningtopianomusic，whichhehadnevercaredforinthepast.Hestartedtoplaythepianoandthentocomposemusic，whicharosespontaneouslyinhismindinatorrentofnotes.Howcouldthishappen？WasIthecausepsychological？（Hehadhadanear-deathexperiencewhenthelightningstruckhim.）Orwasitthedirectresultofachangeintheauditoryregionsofhiscerebralcortex？Electro-encephalography（EEG）showedhisbrainwavestobenormalinthemid-1990s，justafterhistraumaandsubsequentconversiontomusic.Therearenowmoresensitivetests，butCicoriahasdeclinedtoundergothem；hedoesnotwanttodelveintothecausesofhismusicality.Whatashame！E.PartII，“ARangeofMusicality，”coversawidervarietyoftopics，butunfortunately，someofthechaptersofferlittleornothingthatisnew.Forexample，chapter13，whichisfivepageslong，merelynotesthattheblindoftenhavebetterhearingthanthesighted.Themostinterestingchaptersarethosethatpresentthestrangestcases.Chapter8isabout“amusia，”aninabilitytohearsoundsasmusic，and“dysharmonia，”ahighlyspecificimpairmentoftheabilitytohearharmony，withtheabilitytounderstandmelodyleftintact.SuchspecificdissociationsarefoundthroughoutthecasesSacksrecounts.F.ToSacks＇scredit，partIII，＂Memory，MovementandMusic，＂bringsusintotheunderappreciatedrealmofmusictherapy.Chapter16explainshow＂melodicintonationtherapy＂isbeingusedtohelpexpressiveaphasicpatients（thoseunabletoexpresstheirthoughtsverballyfollowingastrokeorothercerebralincident）>G.Toreaderswhoareunfamiliarwithneuroscienceandmusicbehavior，Musicophiliamaybesomethingofarevelation.ButthebookwillnotsatisfythoseseekingthecausesandimplicationsofthephenomenaSacksdescribes.For>appearstobemoreateasediscussingpatientsthandiscussingexperiments.Andhetendstoberatheruncriticalinacceptingscientificfindingsandtheories.H.It＇struethatthecausesofmusic-brainodditiesremainpoorlyunderstood.However，Sackscouldhavedonemoretodrawoutsomeoftheimplicationsofthecarefulobservationsthatheandotherneurologistshavemadeandofthetreatmentsthathavebeensuccessful.Forexample，hemighthavenotedthatthemanyspecificdissociationsamongcomponentsofmusiccomprehension，suchaslossoftheabilitytoperceiveharmonybutnotmelody，indicatethatthereisnomusiccenterinthebrain.Becausemanypeoplewhoreadthebookarelikelytobelieveinthebrainlocalizationofallmentalfunctions，thiswasamissededucationalopportunity.I.Anotherconclusion>patient.Treatmentsmentionedseemtobealmostexclusivelyantiepilepticmedications，which＂dampdown＂theexcitabilityofthebrainingeneral；theireffectivenessvarieswidely.J.Finally，inmanyofthecasesdescribedherethepatientwithmusic-brainsymptomsisreportedtohave＂normal＂EEGresults.AlthoughSacksrecognizestheexistenceofnewtechnologies，amongthemfarmoresensitivewaystoanalyzebrainwavesthanthestandardneurologicalEEGtest，hedoesnotcallfortheiruse.Infact，althoughheexhibitsthegreatestcompassionforpatients，heconveysnosenseofurgencyaboutthepursuitofnewavenuesinthediagnosisandtreatmentofmusic-braindisorders.Thisabsenceechoestheb