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雅思阅读经典模拟题
雅思阅读经典模拟题
PartⅢReadingTasks
True/False/NotGivenExercises
Unit2
Whenwasthelasttimeyousawafrog?
Chancesare,ifyouliveinacity,youhavenotseenoneforsometime.Eveninwetareasonceteemingwithfrogsandtoads,itisbecominglessandlesseasytofindthoseslimy,hoppingandsometimespoisonousmembersoftheanimalkingdom.Allovertheworld,andeveninremotepartsofAustralia,frogsarelosingtheecologicalbattleforsurvival,andbiologistsareatalosstoexplaintheirdemise.Areamphibianssimplyoversensitivetochangesintheecosystem?
Coulditbethattheirrapiddeclineinnumbersissignalingsomecomingenvironmentaldisasterforusall?
Thisfrighteningscenarioisinparttheconsequenceofadramaticincreaseoverthelastquartercenturyinthedevelopmentofoncenaturalareasofwetmarshland;homenotonlytofrogsbuttoallmannerofwildlife.However,asyet,therearenoobviousreasonswhycertainfrogspeciesaredisappearingfromrainforestsinAustraliathathavebarely
beentouchedbyhumanhand.Themysteryisunsettlingtosaytheleast,foritisknownthatamphibianspeciesareextremelysensitivetoenvironmentalvariationsintemperatureandmoisturelevels.ThedangeristhatplanetEarthmightnotonlyloseavitallinkintheecologicalfoodchain(frogskeeppopulationsofotherwisepestilentinsectsatmanageablelevels),butwemightbeincreasingouroutputofairpollutantstolevelsthatmayhavealreadybecomeirreversible.Frogscouldbeinadvertentlywarningusofacatastrophe.
Anexampleofaspeciesoffrogthat,atfarasisknown,hasbecomeextinct,istheplatypusfrog.Likethewell-knownAustralianmammalitwasnamedafter,itexhibitedsomeverystrangebehaviour;insteadofgivingbirthtotadpolesinthewater,itraiseditsyoungwithinitsstomach.Thebabyfrogswereactuallybornfromoutoftheirmother'smouth.Discoveredin1981,lessthantenyearslaterthefroghadcompletelyvanishedfromthecrystalclearwatersofBooloumbaCreeknearQueensland'sSunshineCoast.Unfortunately,thisfreakofnatureisnottheonlyfrogspeciestohavebeenlostinAustralia.Sincethe1970s,nolessthaneightothershavesufferedthesamefate.
Onetheorythatseemstofitthefactsconcernsthedepletionoftheozonelayer,awelldocumentedphenomenonwhichhasledtoasharpincreaseinultravioletradiationlevels.TheozonelayerismeanttoshieldtheEarthfromUVrays,butincreasedradiationmaybehavingagreatereffectuponfrogpopulationsthanpreviouslybelieved.Anothertheoryisthatworldwidetemperatureincreasesareupsettingthebreedingcyclesoffrogs.
TRUE/FALSE/NOTGIVEN
1.Frogsaredisappearingonlyfromcityareas.
2.Frogsandtoadsareusuallypoisonous.
3.Biologistsareunabletoexplainwhyfrogsaredying.
4.Thefrogs'naturalhabitatisbecomingmoreandmoredeveloped.
5.Attemptsarebeingmadetohaltthedevelopmentofwetmarshland.
6.Frogsareimportantintheecosystembecausetheycontrolpests.
7.Theplatypusfrogbecameextinctby1991.
8.Frogsusuallygivebirthtotheiryounginanunderwaternest.
9.EightfrogspecieshavebecomeextinctsofarinAustralia.
10.Thereisconvincingevidencethattheozonelayerisbeingdepleted.
11.Itisafactthatfrogs'breedingcyclesareupsetbyworldwideincreasesintemperature.
Practice3
Almosteveryonewithorwithoutacomputerisawareofthelatesttechnologicalrevolutiondestinedtochangeforeverthewayinwhichhumanscommunicate,namely,theInformationSuperhighway,bestexemplifiedbytheubiquitousInternet.Already,millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldarelinkedbycomputersimplybyhavingamodemandanaddressonthe`Net',inmuchthesamewaythatowningatelephonelinksustoalmostanyonewhopaysaphonebill.Infact,sincethecomputerconnectionsaremadeviathephoneline,theInternetcanbeenvisagedasanetworkofvisualtelephonelinks.ItremainstoseeninwhichdirectiontheInformationSuperhighwayisheaded,butmanybelieveitistheeducationalhopeofthefuture.
TheWorldWideWeb,anenormouscollectionofInternetaddressesorsites,allofwhichcanbeaccessedforinformation,hasbeenmainlyresponsiblefortheincreaseininterestintheInternetinthe1990s.BeforetheWorldWideWeb,the`Net'wascomparabletoanintegratedcollectionofcomputerizedtypewriters,buttheintroductionofthe`Web'in1990allowednotonlytextlinkstobemadebutalsographs,imagesandevenvideo.
AWebsiteconsistsofa`homepage',thefirstscreenofaparticularsiteonthecomputertowhichyouareconnected,fromwhereaccesscanbehadtoothersubjectrelated`pages'(orscreens)atthesiteandonthousandsofothercomputersallovertheworld.Thisisachievedbyaprocesscalled`hypertext'.Byclickingwithamousedeviceonvariouspartsofthescreen,apersonconnectedtothe`Net'cangotraveling,orsurfing'throughaofthescreen,apersonconnectedtothe`Net'cangotraveling,or`surfing'throughawebofpagestolocatewhateverinformationisrequired.
Anyonecansetupasite;promotingyourclub,yourinstitution,yourcompany'sproductsorsimplyyourself,iswhattheWebandtheInternetisallabout.Andwhatismore,informationontheInternetisnotownedorcontrolledbyanyoneorganization.Itis,perhaps,truetosaythatnooneandthereforeeveryoneownsthe`Net'.Becauseoftherelativefreedomofaccesstoinformation,theInternethasoftenbeencriticisedbythemediaasapotentiallyhazardoustoolinthehandsofyoungcomputerusers.Thisperceptionhasprovedtobelargelyfalsehowever,andthevastmajorityofusersbothyoungandoldgetconnectedwiththeInternetforthedualpurposesforwhichitwasintended-discoveryanddelight.
TRUE/FALSE/NOTGIVEN
1.EveryoneisawareoftheInformationSuperhighway.
2.UsingtheInternetcoststheownerofatelephoneextramoney.
3.Internetcomputerconnectionsaremadebyusingtelephonelines.
4.TheWorldWideWebisanetworkofcomputerisedtypewriters.
5.Accordingtotheauthor,theInformationSuperhighwaymaybethefuturehopeofeducation.
6.Theprocesscalled`hypertext'requirestheuseofamousedevice.
7.TheInternetwascreatedinthe1990s.
8.The`homepage'isthefirstscreenofa`Web'siteonthe`Net'.
9.ThemediahasoftencriticisedtheInternetbecauseitisdangerous.
10.Thelatesttechnologicalrevolutionwillchangethewayhumanscommunicate.
Practice4
TheAustralianpoliticalsceneisdominatedbytwomajorpartiesthathavequitedifferentpoliticalagendas.However,thepoliciesoftheAustralianLaborPartyandtheLiberalPartyhavebecomemuchmoredifficulttotellapartinrecentyears.Infact,itwouldbetruetosaythatbothpartiesconsistofconservative,moderateandradicalelements,andthereforethegeneralpublicisoftenperplexedaboutwhichpartytovotefor.Nonetheless,itisusualtofindthatanAustralianwillleantowardssupportingoneofthesetwopartiesandremainfaithfultothatpartyforlife.
TheLaborPartywasformedearlyinthetwentiethcenturytosafeguardtheinterestsofthecommonworkingmanandtogivethetradeunionspoliticalrepresentationinParliament.ThePartyhasalwayshadstrongconnectionswiththeunions,andsupportstheconceptofawelfaresocietyinwhichpeoplewhoarelessfortunatethanothersarefinancially,andotherwise,assistedintheirquestforamoreequitablesliceoftheeconomicpie.Theproblemisthatsuchsocialistpoliticalagendasareextremelyexpensivetoimplementandmaintain,especiallyinacountrythat,althoughcomparativelywealthy,isvastandwithasmallworkingandhencetaxpayingpopulationbase.Welfaresocietiestendtowardsbankruptcyunlessgovernmentspendingiskeptincheck.TheLiberalParty,ontheotherhand,arguesthatthebestwaytoensurea
fairdivisionofwealthinthecountryistoallowmorefreedomtocreateit.This,inturn,meansmoreopportunities,jobscreatedetc.,andthereforemorewealthavailabletoall.Justhowthepooraretoshareinthedistributionofthiswealth(beyondbeinggiven,atleastintheory,theopportunitytocreateit)is,however,lesswellunderstood.Practice,ofcourse,maymakenonsenseofeventhebesttheoreticalintentions,andoftenthelesspoliticallypowerfularebadlycateredforundergovernmentsimplementing'free-for-all'policies.
Itisnowonderthatgiventhetwomajorchoicesofferedthem,Australianvotersareincreasinglyturningtheirattentiontothesmallerpoliticalparties,whichclaimtoofferamorebalancedswagofpolicies,oftenbasedaroundonemajorcurrentissue.Thus,forinstance,atthelastelectiontherewastheNoAircraftNoiseParry,popularincityareas,andtheGreenParty,whichisalmostsolelyconcernedwithenvironmentalissues.
TRUE/FALSE/NOTGIVEN
1.Policiesissupportoftheconceptofawelfaresocietyarecostly.
2.Australiansusuallyvoteforthepartytheysupportedearlyinlife.
3.TheLaborPartywasformedbythetradeunions.
4.RadicalgroupsareonlyfoundwithintheLaborParty.
5.TheLiberalPartywasformedaftertheLaborParty.
6.Welfare-basedsocietiesinvariablybecomebankrupt.
7.Accordingtotheauthor,theoriesdonotalwaysworkinpractice.
8.SomeAustralianvotersareconfusedaboutwhotovotefor.
9.TheNo-Aircraft-NoisePartyisonlypopularinthecity.
10.Thesmallerpartiesareonlyconcernedabouttheenvironment.
Practice5
Para1.Theneedforasatisfactoryeducationismoreimportantthaneverbefore.Nowadays,withoutaqualificationfromareputableschooloruniversity,theoddsoflandingthatplumjobadvertisedinthepaperarecon