2017雅思阅读考试题库

2017雅思阅读考试题库雅思分学术类(Academic)和普通类(GeneralTraining)两种题型，学术类主要适合留学生或访问学者，普通类主要适合移民申请人和某些非留学类别(例如工作签证)的申请人。以下是小编整理的关于雅思阅读考试题库，希望大家认真阅读! 第一套 SellingDigitalMusicwithoutCopy-protectionMakesSense A.Itwasuncharacteristicallylow-keyfortheindustry’sgreatestshowman.ButtheessaypublishedthisweekbySteveJobs,thebossofApple,onhisfirm’swebsiteundertheunassumingtitle“ThoughtsonMusic”hasnonethelessprovokedavigorousdebateaboutthefutureofdigitalmusic,whichAppledominateswithitsiPodmusic-playerandiTunesmusic-store.Atissueis“digitalrightsmanagement”(DRM)—thetechnologyguardingdownloadedmusicagainsttheft.SincethereisnocommonstandardforDRM,italsohastheside-effectthatsongspurchasedforonetypeofmusic-playermaynotworkonanother.Apple’sDRMsystem,calledFairPlay,isthemostwidespread.SoitcameasasurprisewhenMr.JobscalledforDRMfordigitalmusictobeabolished. B.ThisisachangeoftackforApple.IthascomeunderfirefromEuropeanregulatorswhoclaimthatitsrefusaltolicenseFairPlaytootherfirmshas“lockedin”customers.SincemusicfromtheiTunesstorecannotbeplayedonnon-iPodmusic-players(atleastnotwithoutalotoffiddling),anyiTunesbuyerwillbedeterredfromswitchingtoadevicemadebyarivalfirm,suchasSonyorMicrosoft.WhenFrenchlawmakersdraftedabilllastyearcompellingAppletoopenupFairPlaytorivals,thecompanywarnedof“state-sponsoredpiracy”.OnlyDRM,itimplied,couldkeepthepiratesatbay. C.ThisweekMr.JobsgaveanotherexplanationforhisformerdefenceofDRM:therecordcompaniesmadehimdoit.TheywouldmaketheirmusicavailabletotheiTunesstoreonlyifAppleagreedtoprotectitusingDRM.TheycanstillwithdrawtheircataloguesiftheDRMsystemiscompromised.ApplecannotlicenseFairPlaytoothers,saysMrJobs,becauseitwoulddependonthemtoproducesecurityfixespromptly.AllDRMdoesisrestrictconsumerchoiceandprovideabarriertoentry,saysMrJobs;withoutittherewouldbefarmorestoresandplayers,andfarmoreinnovation.So,hesuggests,whynotdoawaywithDRMandsellmusicunprotected?“Thisisclearlythebestalternativeforconsumers,”hedeclares,“andApplewouldembraceitinaheartbeat.” D.Whythesuddenchangeofheart?MrJobsseemschieflyconcernedwithgettingEurope’sregulatorsoffhisback.RatherthancomplainingtoAppleaboutitsuseofDRM,hesuggests,“thoseunhappywiththecurrentsituationshouldredirecttheirenergiestowardspersuadingthemusiccompaniestoselltheirmusicDRM-free.”Twoandahalfofthefourbigrecordcompanies,hehelpfullypointsout,areEuropean-owned.MrJobsalsohopestopainthimselfasaconsumerchampion.AppleresentsaccusationsthatithasbecometheMicrosoftofdigitalmusic. E.Applecanaffordtoembraceopencompetitioninmusicplayersandonlinestores.Consumerswouldgravitatetothebestplayerandthebeststore,andatthemomentthatstillmeansApple’s.MrJobsisevidentlyunfazedbyrivalstotheiPod.Sinceonly3%ofthemusicinatypicaliTuneslibraryisprotected,mostofitcanalreadybeusedonotherplayerstoday,henotes.(AndeventheprotectedtrackscanbeburnedontoaCDandthenre-ripped.)SoApple’sdominanceevidentlydependsfarmoreonbrandingandeaseofusethanDRM-related“lockin”. F.ThemusicgiantsaretryingDRM-freedownloads.Lotsofsmallerlabelsalreadysellmusicthatway.Havingseenwhichwaythewindisblowing,MrJobsnowwantstobeseennotasDRM’sdefender,butasaconsumerchampionwhohelpedinitsdownfall.Wouldn’titleadtoasurgeinpiracy?No,becausemostmusicisstillsoldunprotectedonCDs,peoplewishingtostealmusicalreadycandoso.Indeed,scrappingDRMwouldprobablyincreaseonline-musicsalesbyreducingconfusionandincompatibility.Withtheleadingonlinestore,Applewouldbenefitmost.MrJobs’sargument,inshort,istransparentlyself-serving.Italsohappenstoberight. Questions1-7DothefollowingstatemetsreflecttheclaimsofthewriterinReadingPassage1? WriteyouranswerinBoxes1-7onyouranswersheet. TRUEifthestatementrefletstheclaimsofthewriter FALSEifthestatementcontradictstheclaimsofthewriter NOTGIVENifitisimpossbiletosaywhatthewriterthinksaboutthis 1.AppleenjoysacontrollingpositionindigitalmusicmarketwithitsiPodmusic-playerandiTunesmusic-store. 2.DRMisagovernmentdecreeissuedwithapurposetoprotectdownloadedmusicfromtheftbyconsumers. 3.LackofstandardizationinDRMmakessongsboughtforonekindofmusicplayermaynotfunctiononanother. 4.ApplehasbeencriticizedbyEuropeanregulatorssinceithasrefusedtograntalicenseFairPlaytootherfirms. 5.Allmusiccanbeeasilyplayedonnon-iPodmusicdevicesfromSonyorMicrosoftwithouttoomuchfiddling. 6.AppledependsfarmoreonDRMratherthanbrandingforitsdominanceofthedigitalmusicdevices. 7.IfDRMwascancelled,Sonywouldcertainlydominatetheinternationaldigitalmusicmarket. Questions8-10ChoosetheappropriatelettersA-Dandwritetheminboxes8-10onyouranswesheet. 8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutMr.Jobs’ideaofDRMisNOTTRUE? A.DRMplacesrestrictionsonconsumer’choiceofdigitalmusicproductsavailable. B.DRMcomplesiTunesbuyerstoswitchtoadevicemadebySonyorMicrosoft. C.DRMconstitutesabarrierforpotentialconsumerstoenterdigitalmusicmarkets. D.DRMhindersdevelopmentofmorestoresandplayersandtechnicalinnovation. 9.Theword“unfazed”inline3ofparagraphE,means___________. A.refused B.welcomed C.notbothered D.notwellreceived 10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEifDRMwasscapped? A.Sonywouldgainthemostprofit. B.Morecustomerswouldbe“lockedin”. C.Asuddenincreaseinpiracywouldoccur. D.Online-musicsaleswouldprobablydecrease. Questions11-14Completethenotesbelow. ChooseNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSfromReadingPassage1foreachanswer. Writeyouranswersinboxes11-14onyouranswersheet. Mr.SteveJobs,thebossofApple,explainsthereasonwhyheusedtodefendDRM,sayingthatthecompanywasforcedtodoso:therecordcompanieswouldmaketheirmusicaccessibleto…11...onlyiftheyagreedtoprotectitusingDRM;theycanstill…12…iftheDRMsystemiscompromised.HealsoprovidesthereasonwhyAppledidnotlicenseFairPlaytoothers:thecompanyreliesonthemto…13….ButnowhechangeshismindwithapossibleexpectationthatEurope’sregulatorswouldnottroublehimanymoreinthefuture.Heproposesthatthosewhoareunsatisfactorywiththecurrentsituationindigitalmusicmarketshould…14…towardspersuadethemusiccompaniestoselltheirmusicDRM-free. NotestoReadingPassage1 1.low-key：抑制的，受约束的，屈服的 2.showman：开展览会的人，出风头的人物 3.unassuming：谦逊的，不夸耀的，不装腔作势的 4.iPod：(苹果GS出产的)音乐播放器 5.iTunesstore：(苹果GS出产的)在线音乐商店 6.getoffperson’sback:不再找某人的麻烦，摆脱某人的纠缠 7.gravitate:受吸引，倾向于 8.unfazed:不再担忧，不被打扰 KeysandexplanationstotheQuestions1-13 1.TRUE SeethesecondsentenceinParagraphA“…thefutureofdigitalmusic,whichAppledominateswithitsiPodmusic-playerandiTunesmusic-store.” 2.FALSE SeethethirdsentenceinParagraphA“…Atissueis‘digitalrightsmanagement’(DRM)—thetechnologyguardingdownloadedmusicagainsttheft.” 3.TRUE SeethefourthsentenceinParagraphA“SincethereisnocommonstandardforDRM,italsohastheside-effectthatsongspurchasedforonetypeofmusic-playermaynotworkonanother.” 4.TRUE SeethesecondsentenceinParagraphB“IthascomeunderfirefromEuropeanregulatorswhoclaimthatitsrefusaltolicenseFairPlaytootherfirmshas‘lockedin’customers.” 5.NOTGIVEN ThethirdsentenceinParagaphBonlymentionsmusicfromtheiTunesstore,nothingaboutthatofSonyorMicrosoft.“SincemusicfromtheiTunesstorecannotbeplayedonnon-iPodmusic-players(atleastnotwithoutalotoffiddling).” 6.FALSE SeethelastsentenceinParagraphE“SoApple’sdominanceevidentlydependsfarmoreonbrandingandeaseofusethanDRM-related‘lockin’”. 7.NOTGIVEN SeethefourthsentenceinParagraphFonlymentionsmusicgenerally,noparticularinformationaboutbusinessprospectofSony“Indeed,scrappingDRMwouldprobablyincreaseonline-musicsalesbyreducingconfusionandincompatibility.” 8.B SeethefourthsentenceofParagraphC“AllDRMdoesisrestrictconsumerchoiceandprovideabarriertoentry,saysMrJobs;withoutittherewouldbefarmorestoresandplayers,andfarmoreinnovation.” 9.C SeethethirdsentenceofParagraphEandthecontext“MrJobsisevidentlyunfazedbyrivalstotheiPod.Sinceonly3%ofthemusicinatypicaliTuneslibraryisprotected,mostofitcanalreadybeusedonotherplayerstoday.” 10.A SeethelastfoursentencesofParagraphF“Wouldn’titleadtoasurgeinpiracy?No,becausemostmusicisstillsoldunprotectedonCDs,peoplewishingtostealmusicalreadycandoso.Indeed,scrappingDRMwouldprobablyincreaseonline-musicsalesbyreducingconfusionandincompatibility.Withtheleadingonlinestore,Applewouldbenefitmost.” 11.theiTunesstore SeethesecondsentenceofParagraphC“TheywouldmaketheirmusicavailabletotheiTunesstoreonlyifAppleagreedtoprotectitusingDRM.” 12.withdrawtheircatalogues SeethethirdsentenceofParagraphC“TheycanstillwithdrawtheircataloguesiftheDRMsystemiscompromised.” 13.producesecurityfixes SeethefourthsentenceofParagraphC“ApplecannotlicenseFairPlaytoothers,saysMrJobs,becauseitwoulddependonthemtoproducesecurityfixespromptly.” 14.redirecttheirenergies SeethesecondsentenceofParagraphD“RatherthancomplainingtoAppleaboutitsuseofDRM,hesuggests,thoseunhappywiththecurrentsituationshouldredirecttheirenergiestowardspersuadingthemusiccompaniestoselltheirmusicDRM-free.” 第二套 NextYearMarkstheEU’s50thAnniversaryoftheTreaty A.Afteraperiodofintroversionandstunnedself-disbelief,continentalEuropeangovernmentswillrecovertheirenthusiasmforpan-Europeaninstitution-buildingin2007.WhethertheEuropeanpublicwillwelcomeareturntowhatvotersintwocountrieshadrejectedsoshortatimebeforeisanothermatter. B.ThereareseveralreasonsforEurope’srecoveringself-confidence.ForyearsEuropeaneconomieshadbeenlaggingdismallybehindAmerica(tosaynothingofAsia),butin2006thelargecontinentaleconomieshadoneoftheirbestyearsforadecade,brieflyoutstrippingAmericaintermsofgrowth.Sincepoliticsoftenreactstoeconomicchangewithalag,2006’simprovementineconomicgrowthwillhaveitsimpactin2007,thoughtherecoverymaybeebbingbythen. C.Thecomingyearalsomarksaparticularpointinapoliticalcyclesoregularthatitalmostseemstoamounttoanaturallaw.Everyfourorfiveyears,Europeancountriestakealargestridetowardsfurtherintegrationbysigninganewtreaty:theMaastrichttreatyin1992,theTreatyofAmsterdamin1997,theTreatyofNicein2001.Andin2005theyweresupposedtoratifyaEuropeanconstitution,layingthegroundforyetmoreintegration—untilthecalmrhythmwasrudelyshatteredbyFrenchandDutchvoters.Butthepoliticalimpetustosignsomethingeveryfourorfiveyearshasonlybeeninterrupted,notimmobilised,bythissetback. D.In2007theEuropeanUnionmarksthe50thanniversaryofanothertreaty—theTreatyofRome,itsfoundingcharter.Governmentleadershavealreadyagreedtocelebrateitceremoniously,restatingtheircommitmentto“evercloserunion”andthebasicidealsofEuropeanunity.Byitself,andinnormalcircumstances,theEU’s50th-birthdaygreetingtoitselfwouldbefairlymeaningless,aroutineexpressionofEuropeangoodfellowship.ButitdoesnottakeaMachiavellitospotthatoncegovernmentshavesignedthedeclaration(anditseemsunlikelyanyonewouldbesouncollegiateastovetoit)theywillalreadybehalfwaytowardscommittingthemselvestoanewtreaty.Allthatwillbenecessarywillbetoincorporatethe50th-anniversarydeclarationintoanewtreatycontaininganumberofinstitutionalandotherreformsextractedfromthefailedattemptatconstitution-buildingand—heypresto—anewquasi-constitutionwillbeready. E.AccordingtotheGermangovernment—whichholdstheEU’sagenda-settingpresidencyduringthefirsthalfof2007—therewillbeanewdraftofaslimmed-downconstitutionreadybythemiddleoftheyear,perhapstoputtovoters,perhapsnot.Therewouldthenbeacoupleofyearsinwhichitwillbediscussed,approvedbyparliamentsand,perhaps,puttovotersifthatisdeemedunavoidable.Then,accordingtobureaucraticplannersinBrusselsandBerlin,blithelyignoringthepossibilityofpublicrejection,thewholethingwillbesigned,sealedandanewconstitutiondeliveredin2009-10.Europewillbenicelybackonschedule.Itsfour-to-five-yearcycleofintegrationwillhavemissedonlyonebeat. F.TheresurrectionoftheEuropeanconstitutionwillbemademorelikelyin2007becauseofwhatishappeninginnationalcapitals.TheEuropeanUnionisnotreallyanautonomousorganisation.Ifitfunctions,itisbecausetheleadersofthebigcontinentalcountrieswantitto,reckoningthatanactiveEuropeanpolicywillhelpthemgetdonewhattheywanttodointheirowncountries. G.Thatdidnothappenin2005-06.Defensive,cynicalandself-destructive,theleadersofthethreelargesteuro-zonecountries—France,ItalyandGermany—werestumblingtowardstheirunlamentedends.TheysawnoreasontopursueanysortofEuropeanpolicyandtheEU,asaresult,barelyfunctioned.Butbythemiddleof2007allthreewillhavegone,andthisfactalonewilltransformtheEuropeanpoliticallandscape. H.Theupshotisthatthepoliticsofthethreelargecontinentalcountries,bureaucraticmomentumandtheeconomicsofrecoverywillallbealignedtogiveapushtowardsintegrationin2007.Thatdoesnotmeanthemomentumwillbeirresistibleorevenpopular.TheBritishgovernment,forone,willalmostcertainlynotwanttogowiththeflow,beginningyetanotherchapterinthelonghistoryofconfrontationbetweenBritainandtherestofEurope.Moreimportant,thevoterswillwantasay.Theyrejectedtheconstitutionin2005.Itwouldbefoolishtoassumetheywillacceptitafter2007justasaresultofanartfulbitoftinkering. Questions1-6DothefollowingstatemetsreflecttheclaimsofthewriterinReadingPassage1? WriteyouranswerinBoxes1-6onyouranswersheet. TRUEifthestatemenhtrefletstheclaimsofthewriter FALSEifthestatementcontradictstheclaimsofthewriter NOTGIVENifitispossbiletosaywhatthewriterthinksaboutthis 1.Afteryears’introspectionandmistrust,continentalEuropeangovernmentswillresurrecttheirenthusiasmformoreintegrationin2007. 2.TheEuropeanconsitutionwasofficiallyapprovedin2005inspiteoftheoppositonofFrenchandDutchvoters. 3.TheTreatyofRome,whichisconsideredasthefundamentalcharteroftheEuropeanUnion,wassignedin1957. 4.ItisveryunlikelythatEuropeancountrieswillsignthedeclarationatthe50thanniversaryoftheTreatyofRome. 5.FrenchgovernmentwillholdtheEU’spresidencyandlaydowntheagendaduringthefirsthalfof2008. 6.Foralongtimeinhisotry,therehasbeenconfrontationbetweenBritainandtherestofEuropeancountries. Questions7-10Completthefollowingsentencces. ChooseNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSfromReadingPassage1foreachanswer. WriteyouranswerinBoxes7-10onyouranswersheet. 7.Everyfourorfiveyears,Europeancountriestendtomakearapidprogresstowards___________________bysigninganewtreaty. 8.TheEuropeanconstitutionissupposedto______________________foryetmoreintegrationofEuropeanUnionmembercountries. 9.ThebureaucraticplannersinBrusselsandBerlinrashlyignorethepossibilityof__________________andthinkthenewconsitutionwillbedeliveredin2009-10. 10.Thepoliticsofthethreelargecontinentalcountries,__________________andtheeconomicrecoverywilljointogethertourgetheintegrationin2007. Questions11-14ChoosetheappropriatelettersA-Dandwritetheminboxes11-14onyouranswersheet. 11.WhichofthefollowingstatemntsistrueofEuopeaneconomicdevelopment. A.TheeconomyofEuropedevelopedmuchfasterthanthatofAsiabefore2006. B.ThegrowthofEuropeaneconomywasslightlyslowerthanthatofAmericain2006. C.ThedevelopmentofEuropeaneconomyarelikelytoslowdownby2007. D.TherecoveryofEuropeaneconomymaybeconsiderablyacceleratedby2007. 12.Theword“immobilised”inthelastlineofSectionCmeans___________. A.stoppedcompletely. B.pushedstrongly. C.motivatedwholely. D.impededtotally. 13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthetreatiesinEuropeancountriesisNOTTRUE. A.TheMaastrichtTreatywassignedin1992. B.TheTreatyofAmsterdanwassignedin1997. C.TheTreatyofNicewassignedin2001. D.TheTreatyofRomewassignedin2007. 14.TheEuropeanconstitutionfailedtoberatifiedin2005--2006,because A.TheleadersofFrance,ItalyandGermanyweredefensive,cynicalandself-destructuve.. B.ThevotersintwocountriesoftheUnion--FranceandHollandrejectedtheconstitution. C.TheleadersoftheEUthoughtthatitwasunneccessarytopursueanyEuropeanpolicy. D.France,ItalyandGermanyarethethreelargestandmostinfluentialeuro-zonecountries. NotestotheReadingPassage 1.pan-Enropean pan-前缀：全，总，泛 pan-African全/泛非洲的(运动) pan-Enropean全/泛欧的(机构建设) 2.outstrip 超越，胜过，超过，优于 Materialdevelopmentoutstrippedhumandevelopment“物质的发展超过了人类的进步” 3.ebb 回落跌落;衰退或消减 Thetideisontheebb.正在退潮。 4.Machiavelli 马基雅维利，尼克尔1469-1527意大利政治理论家，他的著作君主论(1513年)阐述了一个意志坚定的统治者不顾道德观念的约束如何获得并保持其权力。 文章中意为“任何一个人都可以看到，显而易见。” 5.heypresto 突然地;立即(魔术师用语)您看，变! 6.upshot 结果;结局 KeystotheQuestions1-14 1.TRUE Explanation SeethefirstsentenceinSectionA“Afteraperiodofintroversionandstunnedself-disbelief,continentalEuropeangovernmentswillrecovertheirenthusiasmforpan-Europeaninstitution-buildingin2007”. 2.FALSE Explanation SeethethirdsentenceinSectionC“Andin2005theyweresupposedtoratifyaEuropeanconstitution,layingthegroundforyetmoreintegration—untilthecalmrhythmwasrudelyshatteredbyFrenchandDutchvoters.”. 3.TRUE Explanation SeethefirstsentenceintheSectionD“In2007theEuropeanUnionmarksthe50thanniversaryofanothertreaty—theTreatyofRome,itsfoundingcharter.”. 4.FALSE Explanation SeethethirdsentenceinSectionD”ButitdoesnottakeaMachiavellitospotthatoncegovernmentshavesignedthedeclaration(anditseemsunlikelyanyonewouldbesouncollegiateastovetoit)theywillalreadybehalfwaytowardscommittingthemselvestoanewtreaty”. 5.NOTGIVEN Explanation SeethefirstsentenceinSectionE“AccordingtotheGermangovernment—whichholds