2024年4月13日雅思考试机经-阅读.docx

2024年4月13日雅思?纸笔考试?机考

考试概述：

本场考试三篇，三篇旧题。第一篇延续上一场的物品发展史，介绍了橡胶的历史，难度一般，算是比较友好了；第二篇医疗健康类，探讨一种草药；第三篇明星员工是2023/7/8考过的老题，难度高。

二、具体题目分析：

PassageOne：

文章题材：说明文（动植物）

文章题目：橡胶的历史

文章难度：★★★

题型及数量：填空+判断

题目及答案：

ABriefHistoryofRubber

Youshouldspendabout20minutesonQuestions1-13whicharebasedonReadingPassage1below.

A

Rubberisoneofthemostimportantproductstocomeoutoftherainforest.ThoughindigenousrainforestdwellersofSouthAmericahavebeenusingrubberforgenerations,itwasnotuntil1839thatrubberhaditsfirstpracticalapplicationintheindustrialworld.Inthatyear,CharlesGoodyearaccidentallydroppedrubberandsulfuronahotstovetop,causingittocharlikeleatheryetremainplasticandelastic.Vulcanization,arefinedversionofthisprocess,transformedthewhitesapfromthebarkoftheHeavetreeintoanessentialproductfortheindustrialage.

B

Withtheinventionoftheautomobileinthelate19thcentury,therubberboombegan.AsdemandforrubbersoaredsmalldumpyrivertownslikeManaus,Brazil,weretransformedintoovernightintobustlingcentersofcommerce.Manaus,situatedontheAmazonwhereitismetbyRioNegro,becametheopulentheartoftherubbertrade.WithinafewshortyearsManaushadBrazil’sfirsttelephonesystem,161milesofstreetcartracks,andanelectricgridforacityofamillion,thoughithadapopulationofonly40,000.

C

Theopulenceoftherubberbaronscouldonlybeexceededbytheirbrutality.WildHeavetrees,likeallprimaryrainforesttreesarewidelydispersed,withanadaptationthatprotectsspeciesfromtheSouthAmericanleafblightwhicheasilyspreadsthroughanddecimatesplantations.Thustomakeaprofit,baronshadtoacquirecontroloverhugetractsofland.Mostdidsobyhiringtheirownprivatearmiestodefendtheirclaims,acquirenewland,andcapturenativelaborers.AstheIndiansdied,productionsoared.

D

TheBrazilianrubbermarketwascrushedbytherapid