2022年2月12日阅读机经.docx

2022年雅思考试

2.12阅读机经

____2022__年_02_月_12_日雅思￡纸笔考试￡机考

阅读机经

考试概述：

本场考试三篇，全部是新题，难度高。第一篇说明文考察人物类话题，比较经典且简单的第一篇，应该是各位考生拿分的重点；第二篇科学类涉及心理学，不同的情绪，生词比较多，需要考生平时有相关的词汇背景；第三篇考建筑风格，也是生词比较多，建筑类话题最近考察频率还是比较高的，C16系列中就有三篇，分别是C1612TheStepPyramidofDjoser，C1621TheWhiteHorseofUffington，C1641Romantunnels，考生可以重点精读C16对应的真题。

二、具体题目分析：

PassageOne：

文章题材：说明文（人物）

文章题目：实践家布鲁内尔

文章难度：★★★

题型及数量：人名配对+段落信息配对+填空

题目及答案：

Brunel:‘ThePracticalProphet’

AInthefrontispieceofhisbookonBrunel,PeterHayquotesfromNicholsonsBritishEncyclopaediaof1909asfollows:Engineersareextremelynecessaryforthesepurposes;whereforeitisrequisitethat,besidesbeingingenious,theyshouldbebraveinproportion.Hisfather,SirMarcIsambardBrunel(1769-1849),washimselfafamousengineer,ofFrenchparents..HewassenttoFranceattheageof14tostudymathematicsandscienceandwasonly16whenhereturnedtoEnglandtoworkwithhisfather.SirMarcwasthenbuildinghisfamoustunnelundertheRiverThames.IsambardwasrecuperatingnearBristolfrominjuriesreceivedinatunnelcave-inwhenhebecameinvolvedwithhisownfirstmajorproject.--TheSuspensionBridgeontheAvonGorge

BThespanofBrunelsbridgewasover700ft,longerthananyexistingwhenitwasdesigned,andtheheightabovewaterabout245ft.Thetechnicalchallengesofthisengineeringprojectwereimmense,andBruneldealtwiththemwithhisusualthoroughnessandingenuity.Twodesigncompetitionswereheld,andthegreatbridgedesignerThomasTelfordwasthecommitteesexpert.Brunelpresentedfourdesigns.Hewentbeyondtechnicalitiestoincludeargumentsbasedon,amongotherthings,thegraceofhistowerdesign.Unfortunately,heonlygotsofarastoputuptheendpiersinhislifetime.TheCliftonSuspensionBridgewascompletedinhishonourbyhisengineeringfriendsin1864,andisstillinuse.

TheGreatWesternRailway

CWhileBrunelwasstillinBristol,andwiththeAvonBridgeproject