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一、考试概述

本次考试的文章是三篇旧文章，难度中等。包含考古科学、生物

科学以及商业三个领域的文章。

二、具体题目分析

Passage1

题目:Aheadofthetime

题号：旧题

参考文章：

MammothKill

MammothisanyspeciesoftheextinctgenusMammoths,

proboscideanscommonlyequippedwithlong,curvedtusksand

innorthernspecies,acoveringoflonghair.Theylivedfromthe

Ptioceneepochfromaround5millionyearsago,intothe

Hotoceneatabout4,500yearsago,andweremembersofthe

familyElephantidae,whichcontains,alongwithmammoths,the

twogeneraofmodernelephantsandtheirancestors.

A

Liketheirmodernrelatives,mammothswerequitelarge.

Thelargestknownspeciesreachedheightsintheregionof4m

attheshoulderandweightsupto8tonnes,whileexceptionally

largemalesmayhaveexceeded12tonnes.However,most

speciesofmammothwereonlyaboutaslargeasamodem.Asian

elephant.Bothsexesboretusks.Afirst,smallsetappearedat

abouttheageofsixmonthsandthesewerereplacedatabout18

monthsbythepermanentset.Growthofthepermanentsetwas

atarateofabout1to6inchesperyear.Basedonstudiesoftheir

closerelatives,themodemelephants,mammothsprobablyhad

agestationperiodof22months,resultinginasinglecalfbeing

born.Theirsocialstructurewasprobablythesameasthatof

AfricanandAsianelephants,withfemaleslivinginherdsheaded

byamatriarch,whilsthullslivedsolitarylivesorformedloose

groupsaftersexualmaturity.

B

MEXICOCITY-Althoughit'shardtoimagineinthisageof

urbansprawlandautomobiles.NorthAmericaoncebelongedto

mammoths,camels,groundslothsaslargeascows,bear-size

beaversandotherformidablebeasts.Somel1,000yearsago,

however,theselargebodiedmammalsandothers-about70

speciesinall-disappeared.Theirdemisecoincidedroughlywith

thearrivalofhumansintheNewWorldanddramaticclimatic

change-factorsthathaveinspiredseveraltheoriesaboutthedie­

off.Yetdespitedecadesofscientificinvestigation,theexactcause

remainsamystery.Nownewfindingsoffersupporttooneof

thesecontroversialhypotheses:thathumanhuntingdrovethis

megafaunalmenagerie（巨型动物兽群）toextinction.Theoverkill

modelemergedinthe1960s,whenitwasputforthbyPaulS.

MartinoftheUniversityofArizona.Sincethen,criticshave

chargedthatnoevidenceexiststosupporttheideathatthefirst

Americanshuntedtotheextentnecessarytocausethese

extinctions.ButattheannualmeetingoftheSocietyof

VertebratePaleontologyinMexicoCitylastOctober,paleo

ecologistJohnAlroyoftheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanta

Barbaraarguedthat,infact,hunting-drivenextinctionisnotonly

plausible,itwasunavoidable.Hehasdetermined,usinga

computersimulationthatevenaverymodestamountofhunting

wouldhavewipedtheseanimalsout.

C

Assuminganinitialhumanpopulationof100peoplethat

grewnomorethan2percentannually,Alroydeterminedthatif

eachbandof,say,50peoplekilled15to20largemammalsayear,

humanscouldhaveeliminatedtheanimalpopulationswithin

1,000years.Largemammalsinparticularwouldhavebeen

vulnerabletothepressurebecausetheyhavelongergestation

periodsthansmallermammalsandtheiryoungrequireextended

care.

D

NoteveryoneagreeswithAlroy,sassessment.Forone,the

resultsdependinpartonpopulation-sizeestimatesforthe

extinctanimals-figuresthatarenotnecessarilyreliable.Buta

morespecificcriticismcomesfrommammologistRossD.E.Mac

PheeoftheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYork

City,whopointsoutthattherelevantarchaeologicalrecord

containsbarelyadozenexamplesofstonepointsembeddedin

mammothbones(andnone,itshouldbenoted,areknownfrom

othermegafaunalremains)-hardlywhatonemightexpectif

huntingdrovetheseanimalstoextinction.Furthermore,someof

thesespecieshadhugerangesthegiantJefferson'sgroundsloth,

forexample,livedasfarnorthastheYukonandasfarsouthas

Mexicowhichwouldhavemadeslaughteringtheminnumbers

sufficienttocausetheirextinctionratherimplausible,hesays.

E

MacPheeagreesthathumansmostlikelybroughtabout

theseextinctions(aswellasothersaroundtheworldthat

coincidedwithhumanarrival),butnotdirectly.Ratherhe

suggeststhatpeoplemayhaveintroducedhyperlethaldisease,

perhapsthroughtheirdogsorhitchhikingvermin,whichthen

spreadwildlyamongtheimmunologicallynaivespeciesofthe

NewWorld.Asintheoverkillmodel,populationsoflarge

mammalswouldhaveahardertimerecovering.Repeated

outbreaksofahyperdiseasecouldthusquicklydrivethemtothe

pointofnoreturn.SofarMacPheedoesnothaveempirical

evidenceforthehyperdiseasehypothesis,anditwon'tbeeasy

tocomeby:hyperlethaldiseasewouldkillfartooquicklytoleave

itssignatureonthebonesthemselves.Buthehopesthatanalyses

oftissueandDNAfromthelastmammothstoperishwill

eventuallyrevealmurderousmicrobes.

F

ThethirdexplanationforwhatbroughtonthisNorth

Americanextinctiondoesnotinvolvehuman,beings.Instead,its

proponentsblamethelossontheweather.ThePleistocene

epochwitnessedconsiderableclimaticinstability,explains

paleontologistRussellW.GrahamoftheDenverMuseumof

NatureandScience.Asaresult,certainhabitatsdisappeared,and

speciesthathadonceformedcommunitiessplitapart.Forsome

animals,thischangebroughtopportunity.Formuchofthe

megafauna,however,theincreasinglyhomogeneous

environmentleftthemwithshrinkinggeographicalranges-a

deathsentenceforlargeanimals,whichneedlargeranges.

Althoughthesecreaturesmanagedtomaintainviable

populationsthroughmostofthePleistocene,thefinalmajor

fluctuation-theso-calledYoungerDiyaseventpushedthemover

theedge,Grahamsays.Forhispart,Alroyisconvincedthat

humanhuntersdemolishedthetitansoftheIceAge.Theoverkill

modelexplainseverythingthediseaseandclimatescenarios

explain,heasserts,andmakesaccuratepredictionsaboutwhich

specieswouldeventuallygoextinct."Personally,Fma

vegetarian/heremarks,“andIfindallofthiskindofgross—

bubelievable?

Passage2:

题目:ChineseYellowCitrusAntforBiologicalControl

题型：判断题+配对题

题目：旧题

类似原文：

ChineseYellowCitrusAntforBiologicalControl

A

In1476,thefarmersofBerneinSwitzerlanddecided,

accordingtothisstory,therewasonlyonewaytoridtheirfields

ofthecutworms（糖蛾）attackingtheircrops.Theytookthepests

tocourt.Thewormsweretried,foundguiltyand

excommunicatedbythearchbishop（大主教）.InChina,farmers

hadamorepracticalapproachtopestcontrol.Ratherthanrely

ondivineintervention（神学的调停）,theyputtheirfaithinfrogs,

ducksandants.Frogsandduckswereencouragedtosnapup（吃

下）thepestsinthepaddies（稻田）andtheoccasionalplagueof

locusts（蝗虫）.Butthenotionofbiologicalcontrolbeganwithan

ant.Morespecifically,thestorysays,itstartedwiththe

predatoryyellowcitrus（柑橘）antOecophyllasmaragdina,which

hasbeenpolishingoff（打败）pestsintheorangegrovesof

southernChinaforatleast1700years.Theyellowcitrusant（黄

蚁）isatypeofweaverant,whichbindsleavesandtwigswithsilk

toformaneat,tent-likenest.Inthebeginning,farmersmadedo

withtheoddants1nesthereandthere.Butitwasn,tlong

beforegrowingdemandledtothedevelopmentofathriving

tradeinnestsandanewtypeofagriculture-antfanning.

BForaninsectthatbites,theyellowcitrusantisremarkably

popular.Evenbyantstandards,Oecophyllasmaragdinaisa

fearsomepredator.Ifsbig,runsfastandhasapowerfulnip一

painfultohumansbutlethaltomanyoftheinsectsthatplague

theorangegrovesofGuangdongandGuangxiinsouthernChina.

Andforatleast17centuries.Chineseorangegrowershave

harnessedthesesix-leggedkillingmachinestokeeptheirfruit

groveshealthyandproductive.Thestoryexplainsthatcitrus

fruitsevolvedintheFarEastandtheChinesediscoveredthe

delightsoftheirfleshearlyon.Astheancestralhomeoforanges,

lemonsandpomelos,Chinaalsohasthegreatestdiversityof

citruspests.Andthetreesthatproducethesweetestfruits,the

mandarins—orkan—attractahostofplant-eatinginsects,from

blackantsandsap-suckingmealybugstoleaf-devouring

caterp川ars（毛毛虫）.Withsomanyenemies,fruitgrowersclearly

hadtohavesomewayofprotectingtheirorchards.

C

TheWestdidnotdiscovertheChineseorangegrowers'

secretweaponuntiltheearly20thcentury.Atthetime,Florida

wassufferinganepidemicofcitruscanker（相橘溃疡）andin1915

WalterSwingle,aplantphysiologistworkingfortheUS

DepartmentofAgriculture,was,thestorysays,senttoChinain

searchofvarietiesoforangethatwereresistanttothedisease.

Swinglespentsometimestudyingthecitrusorchardsaround

Guangzhou,andtherehecameacrossthestoryofthecultivated

ant.Theseants,hewastold,were“grown"bythepeopleofa

smallvillagenearbywhosoldthemtotheorangegrowersbythe

nestful（一整窝的）.

D

Theearliestreportofcitrusantsatworkamongtheorange

treesappearsinabookontropicalandsubtropicalbotany

writtenbyHisHaninAD304."ThepeopleofChiao-Chihsellin

theirmarketsantsinbagsofrushmatting.Thenestsarelikesilk.

Thebagsareallattachedtotwigsandleaveswhich,withtheants

insidethenests,areforsale.Theantsarereddish-yellowincolour,

biggerthanordinaryants.Inthesouthifthekantreesdonot

havethiskindofant,thefruitswillallbedamagedbymany

harmfulinsects,andnotasinglefruitwillbeperfect.

E

Initially,farmersreliedonnestswhichtheycollectedfromthe

wildorboughtinthemarketwheretradeinnestswasbrisk.'It

issaidthatinthesouthorangetreeswhicharefreeofantswill

havewormyfruits.Thereforethepeopleracetobuynestsfor

theirorangetrees,'wroteLiuHsuninStrangeThingsNotedin

theSouth,writtenaboutAD890.Thebusinessquicklybecame

moresophisticate.Fromthe10thcentury,countrypeoplebegan

totrapantsinartificialnestsbaitedwithfat.MFruitgrowing

familiesbuytheseantsfromvendorswhomakeabusinessof

collectingandsellingsuchcreatures,“wroteChuangChi-Yuin

1130.wTheytrapthembyfillinghogs'orsheepfsbladderswith

fatandplacingthemwiththecavitiesopennexttotheants'nests.

Theywaituntiltheantshavemigratedintothebladdersandtake

themaway.Thisisknownas'rearingorangeants'."Fanners

attachedthebladderstotheirtrees,andintimetheantsspread

toothertreesandbuiltnewnests.Bythe17thcentury,growers

werebuildingbamboowalkwaysbetweentheirtreestospeed

thecolonizationoftheirorchards.Theantsranalongthese

narrowbridgesfromonetreetoanotherandestablishednests

“bythehundredsofthousands".

F

Diditwork?Theorangegrowersclearlythoughtso.One

authority,ChiTaChun,writingin1700,stressedhowimportant

itwastokeepthefruittreesfreeofinsectpests,especially

caterpillars."Itisessentialtoeliminatethemsothatthetrees

arenotinjured.Buthandlabourisnotnearlyasefficientasant

power../Swinglewasjustasimpressed.Yetdespitethisreports,

manyWesternbiologistswereskeptical.IntheWest,theideaof

usingoneinsecttodestroyanotherwasnewandhighly

controversial.Thefirstbreakthroughhadcomein1888,when

theinfantorangeindustryinCaliforniahadbeensavedfrom

extinctionbytheAustralianvedaliabeetle.Thisbeetlewasthe

onlythingthathadmadeanyinroadintotheexplosionof

cottonycushionscalethatwasthreateningtodestroythe

state'scitruscrops.But,asSwinglenowknew,California,s

“first,'wasnothingofthesort.TheChinesehadbeenexpert

inbiocontrolformanycenturies.

G

Thestorygoesontosaythatthelongtraditionofantsinthe

Chineseorchardsonlybegantowaverinthe1950sand1960s

withtheintroductionofpowerfulorganic(Iguessthe

authormeanschemicalinsecticides).Althoughmostfruitgrowers

switchedtochemicals,afewhungontotheirants.Thosewho

abandonedantsinfavourofchemicalsquicklybecame

disillusioned(幻想破灭).Ascostssoaredandpestsbeganto

developresistancetothechemicals,growersbegantorevivethe

oldantpatrols.Theyhadgoodreasontohavefaithintheirinsect

workforce.Researchintheearly1960sshowedthataslongas

therewereenoughantsinthetrees,theydidanexcellentjobof

dispatchingsomepests—mainlythelargerinsects-andhad

modestsuccessagainstothers.Treeswithyellowantsproduced

almost20percentmorehealthyleavesthanthosewithout.More

recenttrialshaveshownthatthesetreesyieldjustasbigacrop

asthoseprotectedbyexpensivechemicalsprays.

H

Oneapparentdrawbackofusingants-andoneofthemain

reasonsfortheearlyskepticismbyWesternscientists—wasthat

citrusantsdonothingtocontrolmealybugs,waxy-coatedscale

insectswhichcandoconsiderabledamagetofruittrees.Infact,

theantsprotectmealybugsinexchangeforthesweethoneydew

theysecrete.Theorangegrowersalwaysdeniedthiswasa

problembutWesternscientiststhoughttheyknewbetter.

Researchinthe1980ssuggeststhatthegrowerswererightall

along.Wheremealybugsproliferateundertheants'protection

theyareusuallyheavilyparasitizedandthislimitstheharmthey

cando.Orangegrowerswhorelyoncarnivorousantsratherthan

poisonouschemicalsmaintainabetterbalanceofspeciesintheir

orchards.Whiletheantsdealwiththebiggerinsectpests,other

predatoryspecieskeepdownthenumbersofsmallerpestssuch

asscaleinsectsandaphids(蜘虫).Inthelongrun,antsdoalot

lessdamagethanchemicals—andthey*recertainlymore

effectivethanexcommunication.

Questions14-18

Usetheinformationinthepassagetomatchtheyear(listed

A-G)withcorrectdescriptionbelow.Writetheappropriateletters

A-Ginboxes14-18onyouranswersheet.

NByoumayuseanylettermorethanonce

A1888

B1476

C1915

D1700

E1130

F304AD

G1950

14Firstrecordofantagainstpestswritten.

15WSstudiedantinterventionmethodinChina.

16Firstcaseoforangecropsrescuedbyinsectinwestern

world.

17Chinesefarmersstarttochoosechemicalmethod.

18Abookwrotementionedwaystotrapants.

Questions19-26

Dothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformation

giveninReadingPassage2?

Inboxes19-26onyouranswersheet,write

TRUEifthestatementagreeswiththeinformation

FALSEifthestatementcontradictstheinformation

NOTGIVENifthereisnoinformationonthis

19Chinahasthemostorangepestsintheworld.

20SwinglecametoChinainordertosearchaninsectforthe

USgovernment.

21WesternpeoplewereimpressedbySwingle'stheoryof

pestprevention.

22Chinesefarmersrealisedthatpriceofpesticidesbecame

expensive.

24Treeswithoutantshadmoreunhealthyfallenleavesthan

thosewith.

25Yieldoffieldsusingantsislargeracropthanthatusing

chemicalpesticides.

26Chineseorangefarmersproposedthatantprotection

doesn,tworkoutofChina.

14F

15C

16A

17G

18E

19TRUE

20FALSE

21FALSE

22TRUE

23TRUE

24NOTGIVEN

25TRUE

26NOTGIVEN

（答案仅供参考）

Passage3:

题名:ThePersuaders

题型：选择+匹配

类似文章：

A

Wehavelonglivedinanagewherepowerfulimages,catchy

soundbitesandtoo-good-tomissoffersbombardusfromevery

quarter.Allaroundusthepersuadersareatwork.Occasionally

theirmethodsareunsubtle—theplantingkissonababyzshead

byawannabepoliticalleader,oraliquidationsaleinashopthat

hasbeen"closingdown"forwelloverayear,butgenerally

thepersuadersknowwhattheyareaboutandarehighlycapable.

Betheypoliticians,supermarketchains,salespeopleor

advertisers,theyknowexactlywhattodotosellustheirimages,

ideasorproduce.Whenitcomestopersuasion,thesegiantsrule

supreme.Theyemploythemostskilledimage-makersanduse

thebestpsychologicaltrickstoguaranteethateventhemost

cautiousamongusareopentomanipulation.

B

Wespendmoretimeinthemthanwemeanto,webuy75

percentofourfoodfromthemandendupwithproductsthatwe

didnotrealizewewanted.Rightfromthestart,supermarkets

havebeenaheadofthegame.Forexample,whenSainsbury

introducedshoppingbasketsintoits1950sstores,itwasastroke

ofmarketinggenius.Nowshopperscouldbrowseandpickup

itemstheypreviouslywouldhaveignored.Soonaftercame

trolleys,andjustasnewroadsattractmoretraffic,thesame

appliedtotrolleyspace.ProMerlinStone,IBMProfessorof

RelationshipMarketingatBristolBusinessSchool,saysaislesare

laidouttomaximizeprofits.Storespandertoourmoney-rich,

time-poorlifestyle.Lowturnoverproducts—clothesand

electricalgoodsarestockedatthebackwhilehigh—turnover

itemscommandpositionatthefront.

C

Stonebelievessupermarketsworkhardto"stall”us

becausethemoretimewespendinthem,themorewebuy.Thus,

greateffortsaremadetomaketheenvironmentpleasant.Stores

playmusictorelaxusandsomeevenpipeairfromthein-store

bakeryaroundtheshop.IntheUSA,fakearomasaresometimes

used.Smellisboththemostevocativeandsubliminalsense.In

experiments,pleasantsmellsareeffectiveinincreasingour

spending.Acasinothatfragrancedonlyhalfitspremisesaw

profitsoarinthearoma—filledareas.Theothersuccessstory

fromthesupermarkets'perspectiveistheloyaltycard.Punters

mayassumethattheyarebeingrewardedfortheirfidelity,but

allthewhiletheyaretradinginformationabouttheirshopping

habits.Loyalshopperscouldbepaying30%morebystickingto

theirfavoriteshopsforessentialcosmetics.

D

Researchhasshownthat75percentofprofitcomesfromjust

30percentofcustomers.Ultimately,rewardcardscouldbeused

toidentifyandbetteraccommodatethese"elite"shoppers.It

couldalsobeusedtomakeadvertsmorerelevanttoindividual

consumers——ratherlikeSpielberg,sfuturisticthrillerMinority

Report,inwhichTomCruise'scharacterisbombardedwith

interactivepersonalizedads.Ifthissoundsfar-fetched,thedata

gatheringrevolutionhasalreadyseentheintroductionofradio一

frequencyidentification—awaytoelectronicallytagproductsto

what,FRIDmeanstheycanfollowtheproductintopeoplehomes.

E

Nomatterhowsavvywethinkwearetotheirploys,thead

industrystillwins.Advertsfocusonwhatproductsdooronhow

theymakeusfeel.ResearcherLauretteDube,intheJournalof

AdvertisingResearch,sayswhenattitudesarebaseon

"cognitivefoundations”(logicalreasoning),advertisersuse

informativeappeals.Thisworksforproductswithlittleemotional

drawbuthighfunctionality,suchasbleach.Whereattitudeare

basedoneffect(i.e,5emotions),adteamstrytotapintoour

feelings.ResearchersattheUniversityofFloridarecently

concludedthatouremotionalresponsestoadvertsdominate

over”cognition".

F

Advertisersplayonourneedtobesafe(commercialsfor

insurance),tobelong(makecustomerfeeltheyareinthegroup

infashionads)andforselfes—teem(aspirationaladverts).With

timeandspaceatapremium,celebritiesareoftenusedasaquick

wayofmeetingtheseneeds-eitherbecausetheceleb

epitomizessuccessorbecausetheyseemfamiliarandsomake

theproductseem"safe”.Asurveyof4,000campaignsfound

adswithcelebswere10percentmoreeffectivethanwithout.

Humoralsostimulatesarapidemotionalresponse.Hwiman

Chung,writingintheInternationalJournalofAdvertising,found

thatfunnyadswererememberedforlongerthanstraightones.

Combinehumorwithsexualimagery—asinWonderbra,s

“HelloBoys"adsandyouareontoawinner.

G

Slice-of-lifeadsareanothertriedandtestedmethodthey

paintapictureoflifeasyouwouldlikeit,butstillonethatfeels

familiar.AbhilashaMehta,intheJournalofAdvertisingResearch,

notedthatthemoreone'sself-imagetallieswiththebrand

beingadvertised,thestrongerthecommercial.Admakersalso

usebehavioristtheories,recognizingthatthemoresensation

wereceiveforanobject,thebetterweknowit.Ifanadvertfora

chocolatebarfailstocausesalivation,ithasprobablyfailed.No

wonderadvertisementshavebeendubbedthe"nervoussystem

ofthebusinessworld".

H

Probablyallofuscouldmakeasaleiftheproductwas

somethingwetrulybelievedin,butprofessionalsalespeopleare

inadifferentleague-----thebestofthemcanalwaysselldifferent

itemstosuitablecustomersinabesttime.Theydothisbyusing

verybasicpsychologicaltechniques.Strippedtoitssimplestlevel,

sellingworksbyheighteningthebuyer'sperceptionofhow

muchtheyneedaproductorservice.Buyersnormallyhave

certainrequirementsbywhichtheywilljudgethesuitabilityofa

product.Thesellerthereforeattemptstoteaseoutwhatthese

conditionsareandthenexplainshowtheirproducts'benefit

canmeettheserequirements.

I

RichardHession,authorofBeaGreatSalespersonsaysitis

humannaturetoprefertospeakrathertolisten,andgood

salespeoplepandertothis.Theyaskpuntersabouttheirneeds

andoffertoworkwiththemtoachievetheirobjectives.Asa

result,thebuyerfeelstheyarereceivinga“consultation“rather

thanasalespitch.Allthewhile,thesalespersonpresentswitha

demeanorthattakesitforgrantedthatthesalewillbemade.

Neverwillthewords"ifyoubuy"beused,butrather"when

youbuy".

J

Dr.RobYeung,aseniorconsultantatbusinesspsychologists

KiddyandPartner,saysmostsalespeoplewillbuildupalevelof

rapportbyaskingquestionsabouthobbies,familyandlifestyle.

Thishasthedoublebenefitofmakingthesalespersonlikeable

whilefurnishinghimorherwithmoreinformationaboutthe

clientzswants.Yeungsayseffectivesalespeopletryasfaras

possibletomatchtheirstyleofpresentingthemselvestohowthe

buyercomesacross.Ifthebuyercracksjokes,thesalespeoplewill

respondinkind.Ifthebuyerwantsdetail,thesellerprovidesit,if

theyaremoreinterestedinthefeeloftheproduct,thesellerwill

focusonthis.Atitsmostextreme,appearingempatheticcan

evenincludethesalespersonattemptingto"mirror"thehobby

languageofthebuyer.

K

Whateverthemethodused,allsalespeopleworktowards

oneaim:"dosingthedeal”.Infact,theywillbelookingfor

"closingsignals"throughtheirdealingswithpotentialclients.

Onceagaintheprocessworksbyassumingsuccess.Thebuyeris

notasked“areyouinterested?"asthiscaninviteanegative

response.Insteadthesellertakesitforgrantedthatthedealis

effectivelydone:whenthesalesmanasksyouforaconvenient

deliverydateoraskswhatcoloryouwant,youwillprobably

respondaccordingly.Onlyafterwardsmightyouwonderwhyyou

provedsuchapushover.

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题型：匹配

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题型：判断

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passage2早期人类使用珠宝显示身份和地位，现代珠宝多用做装

饰品及考古研究

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听力

2016年1月9日雅思听力真题解析A卷

Section1

场景：电影院会员资格咨询及电影介绍

题型：填空题

1.Noagelimited

2.Howmuchperseasonmembershipjoinfee£21.50

3.Discountforstudentmembershipcard:£2

4.Offerthreehours1freeparking

5-10表格填空

NameGenreYearDetails

ThesoliderComedyl922Achildranawayfromhometown

andcametoArgentina,thenwonabigsumofmoney

Pianolife

Kidsatsingingcompetition

ThetigerCartoonaimedforadults

Followingbyabooktalkofaneditor

分析：听力SI延续了一直以来的填空题题型出题，同时也配合了

最常见生活娱乐方面的咨询场景作为背景，希望广大考鸭注意这一个

section最重点需要掌握的场景词汇和预测。

词以类t己：annualfee,membership,seatnumber,tragedy,

warmovie,horrorfilm,thrilling

Section2

场景：农场介绍与比较

题型：单选题+表格题+地图配对题

11.localmarketsonly:Aselltoindividualbuyers

12.cheapergift:Ccheaperprice

13.donkeys

14.apples

15.Fig7spriceis$6perkg

16.tomatoes

17.B(toprightcorner)

18.G(...overthebridge...)

19.F(bottomleftcorner)

20.H(bottomrightcorner)

分析：S2以选择题为主要题型，对场景的考察淡化，逐渐加入了

以往在S4才会出现的学科知识，使得S2难度增加，再加之是选择题,

同义替换抓取难度增加，需要引起重视。

Section3

场景：两名学生跟教授之间关于presentation的交流

题型：选择题

Section4

场景：琥珀的形成和应用

题型：填空题

31.amberproducesresintoprotectitselfagainstinsectsand

fungi

32.someresinhascolorsbecause:itwasformedfrom

volcanicdustandwithmineralinsoil

33.theconditionstofromamberincludepressure,heatand

time

34.themid-productcopalwasformedduring:intermediate

stage

35.itisoftenformedinthesea

36.theancientGreekbelievedwaterandairfoundinthe

ambersunlightwastrapped

37.hereisaspecialoneinevery1000

38.itcanbeusedtomakejeweler,necklace,butshouldbe

setinsilversetting

39.whenitwasmingledwithpowderandhoney

40.itcanbealsousedasbuildingmaterial

分析：由于S4整体词汇和知识难度相对来说比较高，这一部分依

旧主要以填空题为基础题型出题，而由于考察学科内容较为广泛，如

果考鸭们适当多了解一点百科知识，对这一部分的听力理解也是会有

助益的。

2016年1月9日雅思听力真题解析B卷

Section1

场景：农场预定

题型：单选题+填空题

1.Eachgroupsizeis:B38persons

2.Howisthemeetingroom:Bitisunavailablenow

3.Informinadvanceif:Bneedsomeonetocookforthem

4.Whatcanallpeopledointhefarm:Cgetinformation

aboutorganicfarming

5.Survivalcourse:Blookingforfood

6.Ifyouwanttostayataccommodation,howcanyoupay:B

partofmoneyinadvance/deposit

7.Gototheclosestarea,youcanchoosethecyclingroute

8.Inrainydays,youcangotothemuseum

9.Helikesthisjobbecauseitis:Bunusual

10.Address:CoheteleRoad

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