雅思英语阅读练习 2023年5月20日雅思阅读考试真题及答案解析

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雅思阅读动植物类真题及答案：ThePearl

做好雅思的阅读题除了掌握对的 方法 ，也离不开我们日常的辛勤练习，下面我给大家带来雅思阅读动 植物类 真题及答案：The Pearl，一起加油吧！

雅思阅读动植物类真题：The Pearl

The Pearl

A

Throughout history, pearls have held a unique presence within the wealthy

and powerful. For instance, the pearl was the favored gem of the wealthy

during the Roman Empire. This gift from the sea had been brought back from

the orient by the Roman conquests. Roman women wore pearls to bed so

they could be reminded of their wealth immediately upon waking up. Before

jewelers learned to cut gems, the pearl was of greater value than the diamond.

In the Orient and Persia Empire, pearls were ground into powders to cure

anything from heart disease to epilepsy, with possible aphrodisiac uses as well.

Pearls were once considered an exclusive privilege for royalty. A law in 1612

drawn up by the Duke of Saxony prohibited the wearing of pearls by nobility,

professors, doctors or their wives in an effort to further distinguish royal

appearance. American Indians also used freshwater pearls from the Mississippi

River as decorations and jewelry.

B

There are essentially three types of pearls: natural, cultured and imitation. A

natural pearl (often called an Oriental pearl) forms when an irritant, such as

a piece of sand, works its way into a particular species of oyster, mussel, or

clam. As a defense mechani*, the mollusk secretes a fluid to coat the irritant.

Layer upon layer of this coating is deposited on the irritant until a lustrous

pearl is formed.

C

The only difference natural pearls and cultured pearls is that the irritant is

a surgically implanted bead or piece of shell called Mother of Pearl. Often,

these shells are ground oyster shells that are worth

significant amounts of money in their own right as

irritant-catalysts for quality pearls. The resulting

core is, much larger than in a natural pearl. Yet,

as long as there are enough layers of nacre (the

secreted fluid covering the irritant) to result in a

beautiful, gem-quality pearl, the size of the nucleus

is of no consequence to beauty or durability.

D

Pearls can come from either salt or freshwater sources. Typically, saltwater

pearls tend to be higher quality, although there are several types of freshwater

pearls that are considered high in quality as well. Freshwater pearls tend to

be very irregular in shape, with a puffed rice appearance the most prevalent.

Nevertheless, it is each individual pearls merits that determines value more

than the source of the pearl. Saltwater pearl oysters are usually cultivated in

protected lagoons or volcanic atolls. However, most freshwater cultured pearls

sold today come from China. Cultured pearls are the response of the shell to a

tissue implant. A tiny piece of mantle tissue from a donor shell is transplanted

into a recipient shell. This graft will form a pearl sac and the tissue will

precipitate calcium carbonate into this pocket. There are a number of options

for producing cultured pearls: use freshwater or seawater shells, transplant

the graft into the mantle or into the gonad, add a spherical bead or do it nonbeaded.

The majority of saltwater cultured pearls are grown with beads.

E

Regardless of the method used to acquire a pearl, the process usually takes

several years. Mussels must reach a mature age, which can take up t0 3 years,

and then be implanted or naturally receive an irritant. Once the irritant is

in place, it can take up to another 3 years for the pearl to reach its full size.

Often, the irritant may be rejected, the pearl will be terrifically misshapen, or

the oyster may simply die from disease or

countless other complications. By the end

of a 5 t0 10 year cycle, only 50% of the

oysters will have survived. And of the pearls

produced, only approximately 5% are of

substantial quality for top jewelry makers.

From the outset, a pearl fanner can figure

on spending over $100 for every oyster

that is farmed, of which many will produce

nothing or die.

F

Imitation pearls are a different story

altogether. In most cases, a glass bead is

dipped into a solution made from fish

scales. This coating is thin and may

eventually wear off. One can usually

tell an imitation by biting on it. Fake

pearls glide across your teeth, while the

layers of nacre on real pearls feel gritty.

The Island of Mallorca (in Spain) is known for its imitation pearl industry.

Quality natural pearls are very rare jewels. The actual value of a natural pearl

is determined in the same way as it would be for other “precious” gems.

The valuation factors include size, shape, color, quality of surface, orient

and luster. In general, cultured pearls are less valuable than natural pearls,

whereas imitation pearls almost have no value. One way that jewelers can

determine whether a pearl is cultured or natural is to have a gem lab perform

an x-ray of the pearl. If the x-ray reveals a nucleus, the pearl is likely a beadnucleated

saltwater pearl. If no nucleus is present, but irregular and *all dark

inner spots indicating a cavity are visible, combined with concentric rings of

organic substance, the pearl is likely a cultured freshwater. Cultured freshwater

pearls can often be confused for natural pearls which present as homogeneous

pictures which continuously darken toward the surface of the pearl. Natural

pearls will often show larger cavities where organic matter has dried out and

decomposed. Although imitation pearls look the part, they do not have the

same weight or *oothness as real pearls, and their luster will also dim greatly.

Among cultured pearls, Akoya pearls from Japan are some of the most lustrous.

A good quality necklace of 40 Akoya pearls measuring 7mm in diameter sells

for about $1,500, while a super- high quality strand sells for about $4,500. Size

on the other hand, has to do with the age of the oyster that created the pearl (the

more mature oysters produce larger pearls) and the location in which the pearl

was cultured. The South Sea waters of Australia tend to produce the larger

pearls; probably because the water along the coast line is supplied with rich

nutrients from the ocean floor. Also, the type of mussel common to the area

seems to possess a predilection for producing comparatively large pearls.

G

Historically, the world’s best pearls came from the Persian Gulf, especially

around what is now Bahrain. The pearls of the Persian Gulf were natural

created and collected by breath-hold divers. The secret to the special luster of

Gulf pearls probably derived from the unique mixture of sweet and salt water

around the island. Unfortunately, the natural pearl industry of the Persian Gulf

ended abruptly in the early 1930’s with the discovery of large deposits of

oil. Those who once dove for pearls sought prosperity in the economic boom

ushered in by the oil industry. The water pollution resulting from spilled oil

and indiscriminate over-fishing of oysters essentially ruined the once pristine

pearl producing waters of the Gulf. Today, pearl diving is practiced only as

a hobby. Still, Bahrain remains one of the foremost trading centers for high

quality pearls. In fact, cultured pearls are banned from the Bahrain pearl

market, in an effort to preserve the location’s heritage. Nowadays, the largest

stock of natural pearls probably resides in India. Ironically, much of India’s

stock of natural pearls came originally from Bahrain. Unlike Bahrain, which

has essentially lost its pearl resource, traditional pearl fishing is still practiced

on a *all scale in India.

雅思阅读真题答案解析——pearl珍珠

1 A

【原文参考依据-A】第2句话 the pearl was the favored gem of th wealthy during the Roman Empire.在罗马帝国时代，珍珠是深受富人喜爱的宝物。

2 E

【原文参考依据-E】第一句话Regardless of the method used to acquire a pearl,the process usually takes several years.不管用什么方法去获取珍珠，这个过程通常需要几年。所以对应题干中的difficulties.

3 F

4 C

【原文参考依据-c】第一句话The only difference natural pearls and cultured pearls is that the irrtant is a surfically implanted bead or piece of shell called Mother of Pearl.天然珍珠和人工养殖珍珠的唯一差别在于人工养殖珍珠的*物是一个通过外科手术植入的珠子或者小块的壳，被称作珍珠母。

5B

【原文参考依据-A】第四句话Roman women wore pearls to bed so they could be reminded of their wealth immediately upon waking up.罗马女人还戴着珍珠上床睡觉，这样她们一觉醒来看到珍珠的时候，马上就能看到自己是多么的富有。

6 J【原文参考依据-A】第6句话 In the orient and PersiaEmpire,pearls were ground into powders to cure anything from heart disease to epilepsy,with possible aphrodisiac as well.在亚洲和波斯特帝国，珍珠被磨成珍珠粉用来治疗从心脏病到癫痫的各种疾病。

7 K【原文参考依据-F】The Island of Mallorca (inSpain)is known for its imitation pearl industry.西班牙的马略卡岛以生产人造珍珠首饰而著名

8F【原文参考依据-F 】Among cultured pearls ,Akoya pearls from Japan are some of the most lustrous.产自日本的珍珠是所有人工养殖珍珠中光泽度最亮的一种。

9C【原文参考依据-F】 倒数第二句 The South Sea waters of Australia tend to produce the large pearls;probably because the water along the coast line is suppliced with rich nutrients from the ocean floor.产自澳大利亚的南海海域的珍珠个头一般更大。

10 D 【原文参考依据-G 末句】Unlike Bahrain,which has essentially lost its pearl resource ,traditional pearl fishing is still practiced on a *all in India. 在印度，小规模的传统 潜水 收集珍珠作业仍然存在。

11 TRUE【原文参考依据-C 】第三句话The resulting core is,therefore,much larger than in a natural pearl.因此，人工养殖珍珠的内核比天然珍珠要大。

12 FALSE 【原文参考依据- F第10句话】In general,cultured pearls are less valuable than natural pearls, whereas imitation pearls almost have no value.总体来说，人工养殖珍珠的价值比不过天然珍珠，而人造珍珠就更没有价值可言了。题目中说养殖的珍珠和天然的珍珠价值是一样的 显然是错误的，所以答案是False.

13 TRUE 【原文参考依据- F 倒数第2句话】 he South Sea waters of Australia tend to produce the large pearls;probably because the water along the coast line is suppliced with rich nutrients from the ocean floor.产自澳大利亚的南海海域的珍珠个头一般更大。

14 NOT GIVEN

雅思阅读技巧之词汇+ 总结

雅思阅读技巧锦囊一：英语词库

所谓英语词库是英语对英语的词库而非是英语对汉语的词库。每个烤鸭都清楚雅思是国际性考试而非中国性质考试，单词背其中文意思在考试过程中是无效的，题目和 文章 都没有中文的出现。雅思阅读就是在全文中的找答案，可是你所用定位的词很多时候不会老老实实的坐在原文里等着你，这就需要你具备英语 同义词 的能力。

比如剑桥6的67页的list of headings 的 key point 2 的首句中managers should ensure that all employees have specific goals and receive comments on how well they are doing in those goals. 与之相对应的答案是establish targets and give feedback 同意词组为：have specific goals等于establish targets，receive comments on how well they are doing in those goals等于give feedback。

雅思阅读技巧锦囊二：ability to paraphrase

Paraphrase意思是用英文的 句子 或者段落来解释其英文的句子或者段落。对于外语系的孩子来讲这种能力的考试是家常便饭，也就造就了他们的理解能力比非外语系的同学们好很多。这种能力在雅思阅读考试中也是司空见惯的。

例如：剑桥6的43页的判断题10. Cities with high level of bicycles usage can be efficient even when public transport is only averagely good. 很多孩子看见only习惯性判为NO。因为太绝对了。实则不然，答案为YES。对应于原文中two most ‘bicycle friend’ cities considered—Amsterdam and Copenhagen—were very efficient, even though their public transport systems were ‘ reasonable but special.

切记：高分的取得不只是靠技巧，阅读能力的提升非常的重要

雅思阅读必备高分三技能

技能一：拥有扎实的词汇语法基础及背景知识

这里强调的其实是英文基础的重要性。考生想要在考试过程中游刃有余，没有一定的词汇量基本是没有办法达成的。当然我们在考试中可以通过上下文，转折词等等猜测生词的意思。但是，一旦生词量超过一定比例，势必会影响考生的理解。说到理解，在雅思考试中碰到长难句是常有的事情。那么扎实的语法基础也是考生正确理解文章意义的一个重要的必备素质。

除去扎实的词汇语法基础之外，丰富的背景知识也是一名高分考生所必须的。雅思阅读考试人文社科类和自然科学类当中有众多小分支话题，涉及天文、地理、生物、地质、语言学、发展史等等众多领域。为了保证考试时的阅读效率及答题的正确性，考生需要在平时多多查阅相关资料，了解各类文章背景。

技能二：熟悉题型的做题思路和技巧和出题角度

雅思阅读考试的题型多种多样，有细节题，有主旨题，有考察整体理解的题型，也有考察辨别信息能力的题型。

因此，建议想要取得高分的学员，在掌握每种题型的解题技巧的同时，还需要研究的是考试的出题角度，仔细研究各种题型考察的是何种能力。然后有针对性的去锻炼这方面的能力。14年的雅思阅读考试中，所占比重最大的几类题型为细节 配对 题、是非无判断题、选择题。之前常考的 List of headings对在去年的考试中所占比例并不大。14年几乎每场考试都有细节配对题出现，那么其实可以反映出雅思考试更加注重考生的细节定位能力以及对于材料的理解能力。

技能三：充分到位的精读和模拟训练是必不可少的

精读是提高分数的唯一法宝。精读的方法是：

用一小时完整的做一个Test三篇文章，然后一篇文章一篇文章的开始精读。

查出每篇文章的所有生词，并要求认知。接着分析文章所有的长难句，翻译整篇文章。

把所有题的出题点在文章里标出来。我们要非常清楚对是为什么对，错是为什么错。精读可以提高同学们的词汇、长难句分析能力以及对整篇文章做题思路的理解。

模拟训练可以提高考生两方面的能力：一是考试答题顺序的安排。二是考试时间的合理分配。

首先是答题顺序的安排。考生并不用完全按照考试文章的顺序来答题。完全可以通过对于标题的浏览来确定文章大意。然后根据自己的熟悉程度来选择文章的先后顺序。

另外，在确定了文章的先后顺序之后，题目的先后顺序其实也是需要进行合理安排的。比如14年很流行的段落细节配对题，虽然经常出现在文章很靠前的位置，但是，无论什么样的位置出现，这种题型都应该放在最后来解决。除了答题顺序之外，考试时间的精确掌控也是考生是否能够取得高分的一个重要因素。雅思阅读考试是个精泛读结合过程，不是所有的文字都需要进行精读的，恰恰那些基础很好有能力有机会考到高分的考生，往往会犯全篇通读的错误，导致最后答题时间不够，没能完成所有的题目而不能取得满意的成绩。

保存并继续

另外要提醒考生注意的是，在平常的模拟考试中就养成是用答题卡的习惯，这样才不至于在考试的时候因为时间不够而出现答题卡不能填写完全的情况。相信很多次的模拟练习之后，考生一定有能力在考试时，用最合理的时间分配进行最佳顺序的答题，最终取得高分成绩。

2023年5月20日雅思阅读考试真题及答案解析

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在雅思考试中，阅读考试对于一部分同学来说，有一点困难，还在备考的同学，可以看看雅思考试的相关真题，下面是小钟老师分享的2023年5月20日雅思阅读考试真题及答案解析。
一、2023年5月20日雅思阅读考试真题及答案
PASSAGE 1 ：农耕方式的发展
PASSAGE 2 ：古代不同民族间的商品交易
PASSAGE 3 ：沟通冲突
27. iii
28. vii
29. i
30. iv
31. ix
32. viii
33. v
34. ii
判断
35. FALSE
36. TRUE
37. NOT GIVEN
38. TRUE
39. TRUE
单选
40. B
二、雅思阅读考试形式
雅思阅读考试分学术类和培训类两种，分别针对申请留学的学生和计划在英语语言国家参加工作或移民的人士。三篇文章40道题目总共用时60分钟，包括将答案誊写到答题卡上的时间。
学术类（A类）阅读考试形式：IELTS考试阅读（学术类）部分共有三篇文章，考生需要回答40道题目。每一篇文章所需要回答的问题数量并不相同。每一道问题相对应一个分数。文章内容和题目均出现于问卷中。
培训类（G类）阅读考试形式：IELTS 考试阅读（培训类）部分共有三部分，文章难度由浅至深，考生需要回答40道题目。第一部分有14道题目，通常包含2到3篇短文或者若干段文字（如广告 等）。第二和第三部分分别有13道题目。第二部分通常有2篇文章，第三部分则为一段较长的文章。文章内容和题目均出现于问卷中。
三、雅思阅读文章类型
1. 关于欧洲及世界社会发展，经济状况，科学动向以及文化交流的文章
自1995年雅思考试的题型做出重大改革以后，有两条原则就被命题的剑桥大学考试委员会（UCLES）反复强调非专业原则和国际化原则。为了使 不同地域，不同政治经济体制，不同肤色，不同文化背景的人能平等且毫无理解困难地参与雅思，法律及专业性较强的医学，生物学，哲学，文学，艺术等的文章已 经不再作为雅思的考查范围。
2. 关于地球，自然界的科学现象及地理现象的文章
这种文章类型在I中最为普遍，其涵盖面之广无从细分，但就最近一年以来考试文章分析，主要还是以下几种类型：
太空，宇宙概况，以及外星生物探讨等。
全球气候变暖，厄尔尼诺，洋流异常，臭氧层破坏。
地球灾难，火山爆发，地震，彗星撞地球，森林大火，生物灭绝。
3. 人类历史发展中重要事件，重要人物及重要标志性产品
这也是雅思中经常出现的一种重要的文章类型，但自1998年开始对重要人物的考查总是和重要事件交织在一起，不再单独罗列。人类历史上的重大发明和表明人类文明辉煌成就的重大事件也是重点考查内容（发明电视，电影，计算机及登陆月球）。
四、雅思阅读考试题型
段落标题（paragraphheadings）
在做雅思阅读文章的时候，后面给出listofheadings，一般是10个左右选项，其中含一到两个段落及其标题的例子。要求对题目中给出的段落，根据其内容找出与其相匹配的段落标题。尽管题目说明中提示一个选项可能会适用多个，但正式考试中一般一个选项只能用于一个段落。
段落标题类答题步骤：
1.首先在listofheadings中划去做为例子的heading或headings，以免在根据段落内容在listofheadings中找出与其相匹配的段落标题时，它（它们）会干扰考试者对其他headings的选择。
2.在文章中把做为例子的段落划掉，以免对例子段落进行不必要的精读。
3.对题目中给出的段落，按照首句（第1、二句）、末句和中间句寻找主题句的方法，在listofheadings中找出与其相匹配的段落标题。
4.如果时间允许，按照文章的段落顺序，对非题目中给出的段落及例子段落进行快速阅读，而对题目中给出并要求找出与其相匹配的段落标题的段落进行精读。找出其关键意思后，再在listofheadings中找出与其相匹配的段落标题。
5.选出几个可能匹配的题目进行比较（通常两至三个），当然其中只能有一个为正确答案。
6.对于第1种匹配题型可以将较难的题留在末尾进行匹配，不要在较难的题上花费更多的时间，而应选择较易回答的题目进行匹配，末尾所剩即为该难题的答案。
7.要仔细检察答案，特别是第1题型，因为答错一题，便意味着答错两道题。
辨别正误题型（True/false/notgiven）：
该题型还涉及到：（notgiven/notmentioned）没有提到，有时还会出现下列提法accurat/inaccurat准确/不准确；supported/contradicted一致/不一致。correct/incorrect正确与不正确。辨别正误题型属于难度较大的题型。通常在阅读测试中的第三或第四部分出现。
在规定的时间内如不能完成某一组题，留出一分钟，用逻辑方法猜测答案做答。这一方法在回答辨别正误（True；false；notgiven）题型时很有效。逻辑猜题在IELTS测试中是答题的一个很关键的方法。事实上由于时间的限制，很多题是通过此方法求出的。
辨别正误题答题步骤：
1.详细阅读并理解答题指引部分，确定答题方式。
2.确切理解问句的含义，严格按照文章本身意思理解和推断，不要想当然。
3.找出问句中的关键词语。
4.利用关键词语在文章中确定答案位置。

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雅思阅读训练的方法很多，精读和泛读训练，练习做题技巧就更多了，速度定位，猜题，同义替换，其实换汤不换药吧。
提高雅思阅读，就是做到提高阅读做题速度和准确度，在平时的雅思备考的时候通过阅读题把词汇量积累起来，考试的时候就不会因为来不及看内容而慌张了。阅读的速度很大一部分就是依靠词汇量来提高的，这个是真的。
然后就是阅读的准确度，讲真，阅读的技巧是建立在看懂阅读内容的基础上的，你看不懂内容，基本只能靠蒙了吧。那么，1个小时时间看阅读文章，认认真真看肯定是来不及的，那就要训练准确定位的技巧，先看每段开头，先看题目再看文章，基本是这个思路。
然后词汇丰富的情况下，同义词替换没问题的，语法到位了，做题靠语法找答案也没问题了，这样训练几次下来，拿个7分不是问题。

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