考試日期：

2013年2月2日

Reading Passage 1

Title:

Agriculture in Africa

Question types:

Sentence completion; Matching; TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN; Multiple choice

文章內(nèi)容回顧

非洲一個地區(qū)的農(nóng)業(yè)，涉及到那個區(qū)域的耕作方式，種什么，種在什么地方，以及農(nóng)業(yè)產(chǎn)量和影響農(nóng)業(yè)產(chǎn)量的因素。

題型難度分析

1-5題是句子填空，難度不大。6-9題是配對題，難度一般，配對的一方是fish, goat, oxen, 問對于這三種動物文章說了什么。10-12題是判斷題，難度不大。13題為選擇題，問作者對那個地方人的耕種方式的意見，本題由于是最后一題，定位在最后一段，難度不大。

題型技巧分析

是非無判斷題是雅思閱讀考試的經(jīng)典題型，雖然近期題量相對減少，但是仍是復(fù)習(xí)備考時應(yīng)關(guān)注的題型。

首先應(yīng)注意是TRUE還是YES, 本篇是TRUE/ FALSE/ NOT GIVEN

解題步驟：

1. 速讀問題的句子，找出考點(diǎn)詞（容易有問題的部分）。考點(diǎn)詞：比較級，最高級，數(shù)據(jù)（時間），程度副詞，特殊形容詞，絕對化的詞（only, most, each, any, every, the same as等）

2. 排除考點(diǎn)詞，在余下的詞中找定位詞，去原文定位。

3. 重點(diǎn)考察考點(diǎn)詞是否有提及，是否正確。

TRUE的原則是同義替換，至少有一組近義詞。

FALSE是題目和原文截然相反，不可共存，通常有至少一組反義詞。

NOT GIVEN原文未提及，不做任何推斷，尤其多考察題目的主語等名詞在原文是否有提及。

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Reading Passage 2

Title:

大猩猩的研究

Question types:

Heading; Pick from a list; Summary

文章內(nèi)容回顧

某博士研究大猩猩，在這個博士的研究之前人們對這種動物已經(jīng)有了些認(rèn)識，知道它們會用工具，人們認(rèn)為大猩猩主要吃水果，輔助吃昆蟲，后來又講到一些研究。

英文原文閱讀

Gorillas comprise the eponymous genus Gorilla, the largest extant genus of primates by size. They are ground-dwelling, predominantly herbivorous apes that inhabit the forests of central Africa. The genus is divided into two species and either four or five subspecies. The DNA of gorillas is highly similar to that of a human, from 95–99% depending on what is counted, and they are the next closest living relatives to humans after the bonobo and common chimpanzee.

Gorillas' natural habitats cover tropical or subtropical forests in Africa. Although their range covers a small percentage of Africa, gorillas cover a wide range of elevations. The mountain gorilla inhabits the Albertine Rift montane cloud forests of the Virunga Volcanoes, ranging in altitude from 2,200–4,300 metres (7,200–14,100 ft). Lowland gorillas live in dense forests and lowland swamps and marshes as low as sea level, with western lowland gorillas living in Central West African countries and eastern lowland gorillas living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo near its border with Rwanda.

Gorillas move around by knuckle-walking, although they sometimes walk bipedally for short distances while carrying food or in defensive situations. Wild males gorillas weigh 135 to 180 kg (300 to 400 lb) while adult females usually weigh half as much as adult males at 68–113 kg (150–250 lb). Adult males are 1.7 to 1.8 m (5.6 to 5.9 ft) tall, with an arm span that streaches from 2.3 to 2.6 m (7.5 to 8.5 ft). Female gorillas are shorter with smaller arm spans. Occasionally, a silverback of over 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) and 230 kg (510 lb) has been recorded in the wild. Obese gorillas in captivity can weigh as much as 270 kg (600 lb).Gorilla facial structure is described as mandibular prognathism, that is, the mandible protrudes farther out than the maxilla. Adult males also have a prominent sagittal crest.

The eastern gorilla is more darkly colored than the western gorilla, with the mountain gorilla being the darkest of all. The mountain gorilla also has the thickest hair. The western lowland gorilla can be brown or grayish with a reddish forehead. In addition, gorillas that live in lowland forests are more slender and agile than the more bulky mountain gorillas. The eastern gorilla also has a longer face and broader chest than the western gorilla

Studies have shown gorilla blood is not reactive to anti-A and anti-B monoclonal antibodies, which would, in humans, indicate type O blood. Due to novel sequences, though, it is different enough to not conform with the human ABO blood group system, into which the other great apes fit. Like humans, gorillas have individual finger prints. Their eye color is dark brown, framed by a black ring around the iris. Similar to humans, the leading cause of death in gorillas is cardiovascular disease.

題型難度分析

第一個題型是段落配標(biāo)題，有一定難度，較耗時。第二個題型是多選題，答案較集中，難度一般。第三個題型是總結(jié)摘要填空，難度不大。

題型技巧分析

Heading題型做題步驟：

1. 讀題目要求，注意是將heading前的序號寫在答題卡上。

2. 劃去Example項，在Lists of headings中將例子的標(biāo)題劃去，同時將對應(yīng)段落在文章中劃去，以免做題時重復(fù)找。

3. 在給出的標(biāo)題中劃出關(guān)鍵詞，以名詞為主。

4. 讀文章段落，主要讀段首和段尾，找出主題句。

5. 將段落主題句和標(biāo)題相比較，選出答案。

注意事項：

1. 在找主題句的時候，主題句不一定是段落的第一句，很多時候尤其是第二段及以后的段落第一句往往是對上一段的概況，第二第三句才是主題句。

2. 如果本段有however, but等轉(zhuǎn)折詞匯以及also, although等，主題句即作者的中心在其后面。

3. 如果某段中重復(fù)出現(xiàn)標(biāo)題中的某個關(guān)鍵詞，也可以判定此段的標(biāo)題即是含有這個關(guān)鍵詞的標(biāo)題。

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Reading Passage 3

Title:

企業(yè)創(chuàng)新

Question types:

Multiple choice (4); Sentence completion matching (4); YES/NO/NOT GIVEN(6)

文章內(nèi)容回顧

本篇文章主要涉及到公司管理策略，什么樣的員工會在公司呆的時間久，有什么樣的老板會對員工的影響，在公司長期沒有約束會怎樣等

題型難度分析

前4題為選擇題，較難。接著4題為配對，難度一般。最后6題為判斷，難度一般，但由于時間緊張，較多考生這6題是猜的。

題型技巧分析

本篇文章又出現(xiàn)了判斷題，但是是YES/NO/NOT GIVEN, 這時考生需注意在填寫答案的時候別寫成了TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN.

本文的第一個題型為單選題。這種題目如果出現(xiàn)在文章的第一個題型，那么它定位時要從文章的第一段開始，對應(yīng)文章前半部分，多為細(xì)節(jié)題。

做題注意事項：

1. 通讀題干，劃出定位詞，如果沒有則要通讀選項，根據(jù)選項中的定位詞進(jìn)行定位

2. 通讀選項，劃出核心詞，包括動詞，名詞

3. 根據(jù)定位詞去文章中進(jìn)行定位找答案

4. 選答案時注意與文章主旨相違背的為錯，邏輯違背為錯，與原文有較多相同詞匯為錯。只有同義轉(zhuǎn)換的為正確。

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