雅思考試試題

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雅思考試試題（通用10套）

　　雅思考試，全稱為“國際英語測試系統”，簡稱“雅思（IELTS）”，是著名的國際性英語標準化水平測試之一。雅思考試于1989年設立，由英國文化教育協會、劍橋大學考試委員會和澳大利亞教育國際開發署（IDP）共同管理。以下是小編幫大家整理的雅思考試試題，歡迎大家借鑒與參考，希望對大家有所幫助。

雅思考試試題（通用10套）

　　雅思考試試題 1

　　Birthdays often involve surprises. But this year’s surprise on the birthday of the great British playwright William Shakespeare is surely one of the most dramatic.

　　On April 22, one day before his 441st birthday anniversary, experts discovered that one of the most recognizable portraits of William Shakespeare is a fake. This means that we no longer have a good idea of what Shakespeare looked like. "It’s very possible that many pictures of Shakespeare might be unreliable because many of them are copies of this one," said an expert from Britain’s National Portrait Gallery.

　　The discovery comes after four months of testing using X-rays, ultraviolet light, microphotography and paint samples. The experts from the gallery say the image—commonly known as the “Flower portrait” —was actually painted in the 1800s, about two centuries after Shakespeare’s death. The art experts who work at the gallery say they also used modern chemistry technology to check the paint on the picture. These checks found traces of paint dating from about 1814. Shakespeare died in 1616, and the date that appears on the portrait is 1609.

　　“We now think the portrait dates back to around 1818 to 1840. This was when there was a renewed interest in Shakespeare’s plays,” Tarnya Cooper, the gallery’s curator(館長), told the Associated President.

　　The fake picture has often been used as a cover for collections of his plays. It is called the Flower portrait because one of its owners, Desmond Flower, gave it to the Royal Shakespeare Company.

　　“There have always been questions about the painting,” said David Howells, curator for the Royal Shakespeare Company. “Now we know the truth, we can put the image in its proper place in the history of Shakespearean portraiture.”

　　Two other images of Shakespeare, are also being studied as part of the investigation(調查) and the results will come out later this month.

　　______________________________________________________________.

　　1. Why this year’s surprise on the birthday of Shakespeare is dramatic?

　　_______________________________________________________________________________

　　2. Now we know what Shakespeare looked like. (T/F)

　　3. “Flower portrait” was actually painted using X-rays, ultraviolet light, microphotography and paint samples. (T/F)

　　4. In histor

　　y, many people doubted the painting. (T/F)

　　5.Which is the best sentence to fill in the blank in the last paragraph?

　　A.Soon we’ll know which portrait is reliable.

　　B.Maybe we cannot find a real portrait of Shakespeare.

　　C.If the two portraits are found to be false, they will test more.

　　D.For now what Shakespeare really looked like will remain a mystery.

　　1.The Flower portrait has been found to be a fake.

　　2. F

　　3. F

　　4. T

　　5. D

　　雅思考試試題 2

　　Neoclassical economics is built on the assumption that humans are rational beings who have a clear idea of their best interests and strive to extract maximum benefit (or utility， in economist-speak) from any situation. Neoclassical economics assumes that the process of decision-making is rational. But that contradicts growing evidence that decision-making draws on the emotions—even when reason is clearly involved.

　　The role of emotions in decisions makes perfect sense. For situations met frequently in the past， such as obtaining food and mates， and confronting or fleeing from threats， the neural mechanisms required to weigh up the pros and cons will have been honed by evolution to produce an optimal outcome. Since emotion is the mechanism by which animals are prodded towards such outcomes， evolutionary and economic theory predict the same practical consequences for utility in these cases. But does this still apply when the ancestral machinery has to respond to the stimuli of urban modernity?

　　One of the people who thinks that it does not is George Loewenstein， an economist at Carnegie Mellon University， in Pittsburgh. In particular， he suspects that modern shopping has subverted the decision-making machinery in a way that encourages people to run up debt. To prove the point he has teamed up with two psychologists， Brian Knutson of Stanford University and Drazen Prelec of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology， to look at what happens in the brain when it is deciding what to buy.

　　In a study， the three researchers asked 26 volunteers to decide whether to buy a series of products such as a box of chocolates or a DVD of the television show that were flashed on a computer screen one after another. In each round of the task， the researchers first presented the product and then its price， with each step lasting four seconds. In the final stage， which also lasted four seconds， they asked the volunteers to make up their minds. While the volunteers were taking part in the experiment， the researchers scanned their brains using a technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)。 This measures blood flow and oxygen consumption in the brain， as an indication of its activity.

　　The researchers found that different parts of the brain were involved at different stages of the test. The nucleus accumbens was the most active part when a product was being displayed. Moreover， the level of its activity correlated with the reported desirability of the product in question.

　　When the price appeared， however， fMRI reported more activity in other parts of the brain. Excessively high prices increased activity in the insular cortex， a brain region linked to expectations of pain， monetary loss and the viewing of upsetting pictures. The researchers also found greater activity in this region of the brain when the subject decided not to purchase an item.

　　Price information activated the medial prefrontal cortex， too. This part of the brain is involved in rational calculation. In the experiment its activity seemed to correlate with a volunteer’s reaction to both product and price， rather than to price alone. Thus， the sense of a good bargain evoked higher activity levels in the medial prefrontal cortex， and this often preceded a decision to buy.

　　People’s shopping behaviour therefore seems to have piggy-backed on old neural circuits evolved for anticipation of reward and the avoidance of hazards. What Dr Loewenstein found interesting was the separation of the assessment of the product (which seems to be associated with the nucleus accumbens) from the assessment of its price (associated with the insular cortex)， even though the two are then synthesised in the prefrontal cortex. His hypothesis is that rather than weighing the present good against future alternatives， as orthodox economics suggests happens， people actually balance the immediate pleasure of the prospective possession of a product with the immediate pain of paying for it.

　　That makes perfect sense as an evolved mechanism for trading. If one useful object is being traded for another (hard cash in modern time)， the future utility of what is being given up is embedded in the object being traded. Emotion is as capable of assigning such a value as reason. Buying on credit， though， may be different. The abstract nature of credit cards， coupled with the deferment of payment that they promise， may modulate the con side of the calculation in favour of the pro。

　　Whether it actually does so will be the subject of further experiments that the three researchers are now designing. These will test whether people with distinctly different spending behaviour， such as miserliness and extravagance， experience different amounts of pain in response to prices. They will also assess whether， in the same individuals， buying with credit cards eases the pain compared with paying by cash. If they find that it does， then credit cards may have to join the list of things such as fatty and sugary foods， and recreational drugs， that subvert human instincts in ways that seem pleasurable at the time but can have a long and malign aftertaste.

　　Questions 1-6

　　Do the following statemets reflect the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 1?

　　Write your answer in Boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet.

　　TRUE if the statement reflets the claims of the writer

　　FALSE if the statement contradicts the claims of the writer

　　NOT GIVEN if it is possbile to say what the writer thinks about this

　　1. The belief of neoclassical economics does not accord with the increasing evidence that humans make use of the emotions to make decisions.

　　2. Animals are urged by emotion to strive for an optimal outcomes or extract maximum utility from any situation.

　　3. George Loewenstein thinks that modern ways of shopping tend to allow people to accumulate their debts.

　　4. The more active the nucleus accumens was， the stronger the desire of people for the product in question became.

　　5. The prefrontal cortex of the human brain is linked to monetary loss and the viewing of upsetting pictures.

　　6. When the activity in nucleus accumbens was increased by the sense of a good bargain， people tended to purchase coffee.

　　Questions 7-9

　　Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 7-9 on your answe sheet.

　　7. Which of the following statements about orthodox economics is true?

　　A. The process which people make their decisions is rational.

　　B. People have a clear idea of their best interests in any situation.

　　C. Humans make judgement on the basis of reason rather then emotion.

　　D. People weigh the present good against future alternatives in shopping.

　　8. The word miserliness in line 3 of Paragraph J means__________.

　　A. people’s behavior of buying luxurious goods

　　B. people’s behavior of buying very special items

　　C. people’s behavior of being very mean in shopping

　　D. people’s behavior of being very generous in shopping

　　9. The three researchers are now designing the future experiments， which test

　　A. whether people with very different spending behaviour experience different amounts of pain in response to products.

　　B. whether buying an item with credit cards eases the pain of the same individuals compared with paying for it by cash.

　　C. whether the abstract nature of credit cards may modulate the con side of the calculation in favour of the pro。

　　D. whether the credit cards may subvert human instincts in ways that seem pleasurable but with a terrible effect.

　　Questions 10-13

　　Complete the notes below.

　　Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from Reading Passage 1 for each answer.

　　Write your answers in boxes 10-13 on your answer sheet.

　　To find what happens in the brain of humans when it is deciding things to buy， George Loewenstein and his co-researchers did an experiment by using the technique of fMRI. They found that different parts of the brain were invloved in the process. The activity in …10… was greatly increased with the displaying of certain product. The great activity was found in the insular cortex when …11…and the subject decided not to buy a product. The activity of the medial prefrontal cortex seemed to associate with both …12…informaiton. What interested Dr Loewenstein was the …13… of the assessment of the product and its price in different parts of the brain.

　　Part II

　　Notes to Reading Passage 1

　　1. the nucleus accumbens， the insular cortex， and the medial prefrontal cortex：

　　大腦的不同部位 (皮層，皮質等)

　　e.g. cerebellar cortex 小腦皮層cerebral cortex 大腦皮層

　　2. hone：

　　珩磨，磨快，磨練，訓練使。更完美或有效。

　　3. subvert：

　　毀滅，破壞;摧毀：

　　4. piggyback：

　　騎在肩上;在肩上騎

　　5. deferment：

　　推遲、延遲、分期付款

　　6. aftertaste：

　　余味，回味事情或經歷結束后的'感覺，特指令人不快的感覺

　　Part III

　　Keys and explanations to the Questions 1-13

　　1. TRUE

　　See the second and third sentence in Paragraph A Neoclassical economics assumes that the process of decision-making is rational. But that contradicts growing evidence that decision-making draws on the emotions—even when reason is clearly involved.

　　2. TRUE

　　See the third sentence in Paragrph B Since emotion is the mechanism by which animals are prodded towards such outcomes， evolutionary and economic theory predict the same practical consequences for utility in these cases.

　　3. FALSE

　　See the second sentence in Paragrph C In particular， he suspects that modern shopping has subverted the decision-making machinery in a way that encourages people to run up debt.

　　4. TRUE

　　See the last sentence in Paragrph E Moreover， the level of its activity correlated with the reported desirability of the product in question.

　　5. FALSE

　　See the second sentence in Paragrph F and G respectively Excessively high prices increased activity in the insular cortex， a brain region linked to expectations of pain， monetary loss and the view

　　雅思考試試題 3

　　1. The failure of a high-profile cholesterol drug has thrown a spotlight on the complicated machinery that regulates cholesterol levels. But many researchers remain confident that drugs to boost levels of ’good’ cholesterol are still one of the most promising means to combat spiralling heart disease.

　　2. Drug company Pfizer announced on 2 December that it was cancelling all clinical trials of torcetrapib， a drug designed to raise heart-protective high-density lipoproteins (HDLs)。 In a trial of 15000 patients， a safety board found that more people died or suffered cardiovascular problems after taking the drug plus a cholesterol-lowering statin than those in a control group who took the statin alone.

　　3. The news came as a kick in the teeth to many cardiologists because earlier tests in animals and people suggested it would lower rates of cardiovascular disease. There have been no red flags to my knowledge， says John Chapman， a specialist in lipoproteins and atherosclerosis at the National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM) in Paris who has also studied torcetrapib. This cancellation came as a complete shock.

　　4. Torcetrapib is one of the most advanced of a new breed of drugs designed to raise levels of HDLs， which ferry cholesterol out of artery-clogging plaques to the liver for removal from the body. Specifically， torcetrapib blocks a protein called cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP)， which normally transfers the cholesterol from high-density lipoproteins to low density， plaque-promoting ones. Statins， in contrast， mainly work by lowering the ’bad’ low-density lipoproteins.

　　Under pressure

　　5. Researchers are now trying to work out why and how the drug backfired， something that will not become clear until the clinical details are released by Pfizer. One hint lies in evidence from earlier trials that it slightly raises blood pressure in some patients. It was thought that this mild problem would be offset by the heart benefits of the drug. But it is possible that it actually proved fatal in some patients who already suffered high blood pressure. If blood pressure is the explanation， it would actually be good news for drug developers because it suggests that the problems are specific to this compound. Other prototype drugs that are being developed to block CETP work in a slightly different way and might not suffer the same downfall.

　　6. But it is also possible that the whole idea of blocking CETP is flawed， says Moti Kashyap， who directs atherosclerosis research at the VA Medical Center in Long Beach， California. When HDLs excrete cholesterol in the liver， they actually rely on LDLs for part of this process. So inhibiting CETP， which prevents the transfer of cholesterol from HDL to LDL， might actually cause an abnormal and irreversible accumulation of cholesterol in the body. You’re blocking a physiologic mechanism to eliminate cholesterol and effectively constipating the pathway， says Kashyap.

　　Going up

　　7. Most researchers remain confident that elevating high density lipoproteins levels by one means or another is one of the best routes for helping heart disease patients. But HDLs are complex and not entirely understood. One approved drug， called niacin， is known to both raise HDL and reduce cardiovascular risk but also causes an unpleasant sensation of heat and tingling. Researchers are exploring whether they can bypass this side effect and whether niacin can lower disease risk more than statins alone. Scientists are also working on several other means to bump up high-density lipoproteins by， for example， introducing synthetic HDLs. The only thing we know is dead in the water is torcetrapib， not the whole idea of raising HDL， says Michael Miller， director of preventive cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center， Baltimore.

　　(613 words nature)

　　Questions 1-7

　　This passage has 7 paragraphs 1-7.

　　Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.

　　Write the correct number i-ix in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet.

　　List of Headings

　　i. How does torcetrapib work?

　　ii. Contradictory result prior to the current trial

　　iii. One failure may possibly bring about future success

　　iv. The failure doesn’t lead to total loss of confidence

　　v. It is the right route to follow

　　vi. Why it’s stopped

　　vii. They may combine and theoretically produce ideal result

　　viii. What’s wrong with the drug

　　ix. It might be wrong at the first place

　　Example answer

　　Paragraph 1 iv

　　1. Paragraph 2

　　2. Paragraph 3

　　3. Paragraph 4

　　4. Paragraph 5

　　5. Paragraph 6

　　6. Paragraph 7

　　Questions 7-13

　　Match torcetrapib，HDLs，statin and CETP with their functions (Questions 8-13)。

　　Write the correct letter A， B， C or D in boxes 8-13 on your answer sheet.

　　NB You may use any letter more than once.

　　7.It has been administered to over 10，000 subjects in a clinical trial.

　　8.It could help rid human body of cholesterol.

　　9.Researchers are yet to find more about it.

　　10. It was used to reduce the level of cholesterol.

　　11. According to Kashyap， it might lead to unwanted result if it’s blocked.

　　12. It produced contradictory results in different trials.

　　13. It could inhibit LDLs.

　　List of choices

　　A. Torcetrapic

　　B. HDLS

　　C. Statin

　　D. CETP

　　(by Zhou Hong)

　　Suggested Answers and Explanations

　　1. vi

　　2. ii

　　3. vii 本段介紹了torcetrapib和statin的治病原理，但是同時短語in contrast與之前第二段后半段的內容呼應，暗示了這兩種藥在理論上能相輔相成，是理想的搭配。第一個選項無法涵蓋整段意義，故選擇i是錯誤的。

　　4. iii 本段分析了可能導致torcetrapibl臨床試驗失敗的原因，后半段指出如果以上推測正確，那么未來的藥物可借鑒這個試驗，設法避免torcetrapib的缺陷，研制出有效的`藥物。viii選項無法涵蓋后半段的意思。

　　5. ix 見首句。

　　6. v

　　7. A 見第二段。題目中administer一詞意為用藥，subject一詞為實驗對象之意。

　　8. B 見第四段… to raise levels of HDLs， which ferry cholesterol out of artery- clogging plaques to the liver for removal from the body.即HDLs的作用最終是將 choleserol清除出人體：… for removal from the body。

　　9. B 見第四段But HDLs are complex and not entirely understood.

　　10. C 見第二段… plus a cholesterol-lowering statin，即statin是可以降低cholesterol的。

　　11. D 見第六段 So inhibiting CETP， … might actually cause an abnormal and irreversible accumulation of cholesterol in the body.

　　12. A 見第三段。

　　13. C 見第四段Statins， in contrast， mainly work by lowering the ’bad’ low-density lipoproteins.

　　雅思考試試題 4

　　It is said that countries are becoming similar to each other because of the global spread of the same products, which are now available for purchase almost anywhere. I strongly believe that this modern development is largely detrimental to culture and traditions worldwide.

　　A country’s history, language and ethos are all inextricably bound up in its manufactured artefacts. If the relentless advance of international brands into every corner of the world continues, these bland packages might one day completely oust the traditional objects of a nation, which would be a loss of richness and diversity in the world, as well as the sad disappearance of the manifestations of a place’s character. What would a Japanese tea ceremony be without its specially crafted teapot, or a Fijian kava ritual without its bowl made from a certain type of tree bark?

　　Let us not forget either that traditional products, whether these be medicines, cosmetics, toy, clothes, utensils or food, provide employment for local people. The spread of multinational products can often bring in its wake a loss of jobs, as people urn to buying the new brand, perhaps thinking it more glamorous than the one they are used to. This eventually puts old-school craftspeople out of work.

　　Finally, tourism numbers may also be affected, as travelers become disillusioned with finding every place just the same as the one they visited previously. To see the same products in shops the world over is boring, and does not impel visitors to open their wallets in the same way that trinkets or souvenirs unique to the particular area too.

　　Some may argue that all people are entitled to have access to the same products, but I say that local objects suit local conditions best, and that faceless uniformity worldwide is an unwelcome and dreary prospect.

　　雅思考試試題 5

　　1.Do you work or are you a student?

　　Im a student at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

　　Im a student, and Im a freshman in Tsinghua University.

　　Im a student, a high school student.

　　2.What subject are you studying?

　　Im studying for a Masters degree in Tsinghua University, specializing in the field of Math Studies.

　　3.Why did you choose that subject?

　　I chose math because I liked it in high school. I was always strong in math and science, so it seemed like a natural progression. Also, I did some research on career opportunities, and it seemed to be a subject with a promising future.

　　4.What would you like to do in the future?

　　I would love to be a teacher. Most of the women in my family are teachers, they have a huge impact on my life. I think it is wonderful to get to change peoples lives by what I say or do on the stage. It requires a person to be responsible and caring, and I want to be such a person.

　　5.What are the most popular subjects in China?

　　Its hard to say nowadays. You know, due to the globalization, our country is much more developed than ever. Every subject has something to offer to the society. Students just choose their subjects based on what they are interested in, which then, in turn, can become a trend.

　　6.Do you think its important to choose a subject you like?

　　Definitely! I think interest is the best motivator, if I choose something Im keen on, I will be willing to sacrifice my leisure time because it is a worthwhile sacrifice to me. In addition, when I face some difficulties, I will do my best to overcome the problems. Quitting in the middle will never be an option. We should consider carefully our choice from the start, rather than carelessly choosing the wrong path, then regretting it.

　　7.Are you looking forward to working?

　　I have been wanting to work full time, thats for sure. I can now imagine myself waking up early in the morning, getting my business attire on and sitting behind my office desk. I wonder how it feels to work with other professionals and with the boss always around… It could be stressful but interesting, I guess. The best part I would say would be to finally receive a salary and spend my own money. I would not have to bother my parents then. But, like most things in life, it really depends on what the job is and whether the environment is positive or not.

　　8.Do you like your subject? (Why? / Why not?)

　　Honestly, I dont. I am halfway through my college career. But reality struck me when the material we learned in class was much more difficult and the assignments werent fun. Im thinking about changing my own major now.

　　9.Do you prefer to study in the mornings or in the afternoons?

　　I am not a morning person, Im afraid. But to be honest, studying in the afternoon is even worse. I get really sleepy from one to four in the afternoon. So, actually, my brain is at its best in the evening. It works better then. I can stay sharp even until very late at night.

　　10.Is your subject interesting to you?

　　Absolutely. I find computer science really stimulating. Imagine creating something useful just using codes and numbers. It requires a good level of imagination and quite a good level of number skills, critical thinking and logic skills as well as a keen ability to solve problems.

　　11.Is there any kind of technology you can use in study?

　　For studying I use a computer and my phone. I often download research papers and read them on my phone and make notes onto the notes section of my phone too. I use my computer to actually write essays and do other homework tasks.

　　1.What work do you do?

　　I am a teacher at a high school. I started there in Jan 2015 after graduating from college. I would say it is a pretty challenging job.

　　2. Why did you choose to do that type of job?

　　Teaching is my passion. I dont view my career as a "job" per say. I see it more as my calling in life. It is my lifes purpose.

　　3. Do you like your job?

　　Definitely! I enjoy the variety and special projects where I can take ownership of the final product. My job provides me with both, so yes, it is a good job and I find it very rewarding.

　　Im not interested in my job… because it is so mundane and repetitive, two traits I despise and try to stay away from. I hope to find a better job that challenges me to aspire to new heights.

　　4. Do you miss being a student?

　　I definitely do! Sometimes I just wonder what would have happened if I had studied harder when I was in university. I just miss the days when I had nothing to worry about but the exams. Now, all the pressure from work and family is difficult to deal with.

　　5. Is it very interesting?

　　Most of the time, yes! The daily challenges from new projects provide constant opportunities to learn new things and to some extent re-invent myself. Every day is unique. My colleagues provide me with support but also healthy competition. I find my job most interesting when I am challenged to reach outside of my comfort zone.

　　6.Is there any kind of technology you use at work?

　　I use mainly a laptop computer and my phone at work. Sometimes I also use a photocopier scanner, and a video camera if Im making short promotional videos with my company. But mainly, I just use a computer.

　　7.Can you manage your time well when you work?

　　Yes, I am a project manager in my office, so I am quite good at managing my time and the other peoples time on the team. Ive worked as an IT manager for several years now.

　　8.Who helps you most at work?

　　My team members – I have a great team and they are all hardworking, supportive, smart and attentive to the needs of others and the project goals.

　　雅思考試試題 6

　　It is common for enterprises to have seniors as top executives nowadays. However, there is an argument that young people should also be offered the opportunities to be the leaders as the age should not be the glass ceiling that bars them from upper management in large corporations. From my perspective, I agree with this idea.

　　First of all, young leaders, especially those employed in high-technology companies, are easy to keep pace with the rapidly changing market. Admittedly, compared with senior employees, they do lack experience of the past, but facing this rapid shifting market, their inadequate experience can be in turn seen as an advantage, as being in the same age of the targeting customers,they can understand the current popular tendency and are less likely to be inhibited by self - consciousness. Therefore, they are able to absorb the latest information and use their lateral thinking to make adaptations to meet the demand,. Besides, young people have more abundant time and vigorous to be a leader. Being managers means catering to enormous tasks simultaneously, and as most young people have not been married and formed their families, they can devote themselves to their work and maximise their output, which is impossible for older people.

　　Undeniably, when facing an emergency or a dilemma, compared with the aged leaders, the young generation tend to be less responsible and considerable, resulting in impulsive decisions due to their immaturity. Consequently, organisations might be at risk. However, young candidates who have the potential to be the manager can be first recruited as the management trainee, and after having the professional training ranging from six months to five years, they are sure to have the capability to deal with diverse situations.

　　In conclusion, despite the defects of young managers, young people are eligible for leadership. Therefore, organisations should be encouraged to employ the young generation in top positions.

　　雅思考試試題 7

　　The relative importance of natural talent and training is a frequent topic of discussion when people try to explain different levels of ability in, for example, sport, art or music.

　　Obviously, education systems are based on the belief that all children can effectively be taught to acquire different skills, including those associated with sport, art or music. So from our own school experience, we can find plenty of evidence to support the view that a child can acquire these skills with continued teaching and guided practice.

　　However, some people believe that innate talent is what differentiates a person who has been trained to play a sport or an instrument, from those who become good players. In other words, there is more to the skill than to a learned technique, and this extra talent cannot be taught, no matter how good the teacher or how frequent a child practices.

　　I personally think that some people do have talents that are probably inherited via their genes. Such talents can give individuals a facility for certain skills that allow them to excel, while more hard-wokring students never manage to reach a comparable level. But, as with all questions of nature versus nurture, they are not mutually exclusive. Good musicians or artists and exceptional sports star have probably succeeded because of both good training and natural talent. With the natural talent, continuous training would be neither attractive nor productive, and without the training, the child would not learn how to exploit and develop their talent.ent.

　　In conclusion, I agree that any child can be taught particular skills, but to be really good in areas such as music, art or sport, then some natural talent is required.

　　雅思考試試題 8

　　Study or Work

　　1. Do you work or are you a student?

　　2. Do you like your major? Why/ Why not.

　　3. Is this major what you expected?

　　4. What is the most interesting part of your study?

　　5. Who plays a more important role in your study, the teachers or the classmates?

　　6. Are there any public facilities near your university/school?

　　7. Are you looking forward to start working soon?

　　Work

　　1. What job do you do?

　　2. Do you like your work?

　　3. Have you received training before/ during this job?

　　4. Which day of a week would you like to change, and how would you want to make the change?

　　5. Would you feel sad if you leave your job?

　　Accommodation

　　1. Do you live in a house or an apartment?

　　2. Which is your favorite room?

　　3. Would you change anything about your home? Why / why not?

　　4. What kind of accommodation would you like to live in the future?

　　5. What are the good places to eat around where you live?

　　6. What do you like about your house?

　　7. What can you see when you look out of your apartment window?

　　8. Do you always invite friends to come to your home? What do you do when they visit?

　　Hometown

　　1. Where is your hometown?

　　2. Are there any specialties in your hometown?

　　3. Has your hometown had any changes in recent years?

　　4. Is it suitable for children to live?

　　5. Do you plan to live in your hometown in the future?

　　6. What changes do you believe will happen in your hometown in the future?

　　Activity near water

　　1. What activities would you do if you were having some leisure time at a beach or near the water?

　　2. Why do some people like water sports?

　　3. Do you think the government should invest money in developing facilities for water sports?

　　4. Do you think that human activity is posing a threat to the oceans of the world?

　　5. What do you think are the advantages disadvantages of traveling on the ocean?

　　6. Do you think it’s important for children to learn how to swim?

　　7. Do you think it’s best for a child to be taught to swim by a parent or by someone else?

　　Advertisements

　　1. Are there many advertisements in your hometown?

　　2. What do you think of advertisements?

　　3. Are you easily influenced by advertisements?

　　4. Why do you think there are so many advertisements now?

　　Art

　　1. Do you like art?

　　2. Do you think art classes affect children’s development?

　　3. What kind of paintings do Chinese people like?

　　4. What can you learn from western paintings?

　　5. What benefits can you get from painting as a hobby?

　　6. Do you think art classes are necessary?

　　Bags

　　1. Do you have many bags?

　　2. Do you use different bags on different occasions?

　　3. What are the things that you consider when you choose to use a bag?

　　4. Do you like bags?

　　5. What types of bags do you like?

　　6. Do you usually carry a bag?

　　7. What types of bags do you use?

　　8. What do you put in these bags?

　　9. What sorts of bags do women like to buy?

　　Celebrity

　　1. Who is your favorite celebrity in China?

　　2. Do you like any foreign celebrities?

　　3. Would you want to be a celebrity in the future?

　　4. Do you think we should protect famous people’s privacy?

　　5. How do celebrities influence their fans in China?

　　Chocolate

　　1. How often do you eat chocolate?

　　2. What’s your favorite flavor?

　　3. Is chocolate expensive in China?

　　4. When was the first time you ate chocolate?

　　5. Is chocolate popular in China?

　　雅思考試試題 9

　　Every profession or trade, every art, and every science has its technical vocabulary, the function of which is partly to designate thing or process which have no names in ordinary English, and partly to secure greater exactness in nomenclature.Such special dialects, or jargons, are necessary in technical discussion of any kind.Being universally understood by the divorce of particular science or art, they have the precision of mathematical formula.Besides, they save time, for it is much more economical to name a process than to describe it.Thousands of this terms are popularly included in every large dictionary, yet, as a whole, they are rather on the outskirts of English language than actually within its borders.

　　Different occupations, however, differ widely in the character of their special vocabularies.In trades and handicrafts, and other vocations, like farming and fishery, they have occupied great number of men from remote times, the technical vocabulary, is very old.It consists largely of native words, or of borrowed words that have worked themselves into the very fiber of our language.Hence, though highly technical in many particulars, these vocabularies are more familiar in sound; and more generally understood, than most other technicalities.The special dialects of law, medicine, divinity, and philosophy have also, in their old strata, become pretty familiar to cultivated persons, and have contributed much to the popular vocabulary.Yet every vocation still possesses a large body of technical terms that remain essentially foreign, even to educated speech.And the proportion has been much increased in the last fifty years, particularly in the various departments of natural and political science and in the mechanic arts.Here new terms are coined with the greatest freedom, and abandoned with indifference when they have served their turn.Most of the new coinages are confined to special discussions, and seldom get into general literature or conversation.Yet no profession is nowadays, as all professions once were, a close guild.The lawyer, the physician, the man of science, the divine, associates freely with his fellow-creatures, and does not meet them in a merely professional way.Furthermore, what is called popular science makes everybody acquainted with modern views and recent discovers.Any important experiment, thought made in remote or provincial laboratory, is at once reported in the newspapers, and everybody is soon talking about it—as in the case of the Roentgen rays and wireless telegraphy.Thus our common speech is always taking up new technical terms and making them commonplace.

　　1.This passage is primarily concerned with _______.

　　[A] a new language

　　[B] technical terminology

　　[C] various occupations and professions

　　[D] scientific undertakings

　　2.Special words used in technical discussion_________.

　　[A] may become part of common speech

　　[B] should be confined to scientific fields

　　[C] should resemble mathematical formulae

　　[D] are considered artificial speech

　　3.It is true that____________.

　　[A] the average man of uses in his own vocabulary what was once technical language not meant for him

　　[B] various professions and occupations often interchange their dialects and jargons

　　[C] there is always a clear-cut non-technical word that may be substituted for the technical word

　　[D] an educated person would be expected to know most technical terms

　　4.In recent years, there has been a marked increase in the number of technical terms in nomenclature of __________.

　　[A] farming

　　[B] government

　　[C] botany

　　[D] fishing

　　5.The author‘s main purpose in the passage is to _________.

　　[A] describe a phenomenon

　　[B] argue a belief

　　[C] propose a solution

　　[D] stimulate action

　　Passage Three

　　During the second half of the nineteenth century, in the United States both the stimulus to produce landscape art and the subject of landscape altered appreciably as the pressure of events surrounding the Civil War witnessed the emergence of a new national consciousness.It was a time when certain fundamental religious beliefs were assaulted by new scientific theory and when new critical writing, particularly those of John Ruskin, exercised an important influence on art.The landscape painting from the Ganz collection provides an opportunity to examine the shifts in taste and the pluralities of style that characterized American Landscape painting, especially in the latter part of the century.

　　In the early years of the nineteenth century American Landscape was closely associated with the republican ideals of the new nation and took on significance in the popular imagination as a form of national propaganda.Landscape painting was conceived of as a vehicle for the presentation of the new republic‘s unique historical and moral position in world history.This position was supported by Thomas Cole, the dean of the Hudson river School, and was based on a religious interpretation of wilderness themes.While the American concern for the founding of a school of historical landscape was most assertive in the first half of the century and was confirmed in such grandly ambitious paintings as Café’s famous instructive moral one

　　portraying the COURSE OF EMPIRE, the interest in crating a national art based on American nature continued to influence the formal evolution of landscape painting.

　　6.with what topic is the passage primarily concerned?

　　[A] The normal position of the United States.

　　[B] John Ruskins influence on nineteenth century art.

　　[C] A religious interpretation of wilderness themes.

　　[D] The evolution of landscape painting in the United States

　　7.What phenomenon does the author mention as occurring at the time of the Civil War?

　　[A] The revival of fundamental religious beliefs.

　　[B] An increased interest in national geography.

　　[C] A period of depression on the arts and sciences.

　　[D] The emergence of new national consciousness.

　　8.According to the author, why is the Ganz collection significant？

　　[A] It reflects changes in American Landscape painting.

　　[B] It includes many critical writing of the era.

　　[C] It appeals to the popular imagination of republicans.

　　[D] It documents the painting of the Hudson River School.

　　9.According to the author, landscape painting early in the nineteenth century was used to _________.

　　[A] finance a school of historical landscape painting

　　[B] further the ambitions of young politicians

　　[C] represent and reaffirm a new nation

　　[D] realistically portray the physical beauty

　　10.what does the word assaulted mean?

　　[A] Attacked

　　[B] Praised

　　[C] Scolded

　　[D] Satirized

　　雅思考試試題 10

　　There is growing interest in East Japan Railway Co. ltd，one of the six companies，created out of the privatized nationa__l__ railway system. In an industry lacking exciting growth1，its plan to use real-estate assets in and around train stations__2__is drawing interest.

　　In a plan calledStation Renaissancethat it__3__in November，JR East said that it would__4__using its commercial spaces for shops and restaurants，extending them to__5__more suitable for the information age. It wants train stations as pick-up__6__for such goods as books，flowers and groceries__7__over the Internet. In a country where city__8__depend heavily on trains__9__commuting，about 16 million people a day go to its train stations anyway，the company __10__. So，picking up commodities at train stations__11__consumers extra travel and missed home deliveries. JR East already has been using its station__12__stores for this purpose，but it plans to create__13__spaces for the delivery of Internet goods.

　　The company also plans to introduce __14__cardsknown in Japan as IC cards because they use integrated circuit for__15__information__16__ train tickets and commuter passes__17__the magnetic ones used today，integrating them into a/an __18__pass. This will save the company money，because__19__for IC cards are much less expensive than magnetic systems. Increased use of IC cards should also__20__the space needed for ticket vending.

　　1.[A] perspectives [B] outlooks [C] prospects [D] spectacles

　　2.[A] creatively [B] originally [C] authentically [D] initially

　　3.[A] displayed [B] demonstrated [C] embarked [D] unveiled

　　4.[A] go beyond [B] set out [C] come around [D] spread over

　　5.[A] applications [B] enterprises [C] functions [D]performances

　　6.[A] districts [B] vicinities [C] resorts [D] locations

　　7.[A] acquired [B] purchased [C] presided [D] attained

　　8.[A] lodgers [B] tenants [C] dwellers [D] boarders

　　9.[A] for [B] in [C] of [D] as

　　10.[A] figures [B] exhibits [C] convinces [D] speculates

　　11.[A] deprives [B] retrieves [C] spares [D] exempts

　　12.[A] conjunction [B] convenience [C] department [D] ornament