2024年3月9日雅思考试机经-阅读.docx

2024年3月9日雅思?纸笔考试?机考

考试概述：

本场考试三篇，三篇都是旧题。第一篇经典的动物类，难度一般；第二篇旧题，环保材料的分析，题型比较多样，难度适中；第三篇从众心理是旧题，2022/5/7曾经考过，心理学算是第三篇难度比较高的题材，考生平时要多进行专项训练，提高该领域的词汇量。

二、具体题目分析：

PassageOne：

文章题材：说明文（动物）

文章题目：猫头鹰

文章难度：★★★

题型及数量：填空+句子配对

题目及答案：

OwlSecrets

A.

Italwaysappearedtoflyinthefaceoflogic.Butnow,thebiologicalsecretsthatallowowlstorotatetheirheadswithoutcuttingofftheirbloodsupplyhavefinallybeenunravelled.Scientistshavediscoveredfourmajoradaptationsinowlsdesignedtopreventinjurywhentheanimalsrotatetheiroverlylargeheadsbyupto270degrees.

B.

Thestudyfoundthatthebirds’uniquebonestructuresandvascularsystemsletthemmovewithincreasedflexibility.ScientistsatJohnHopkinsUniversitySchoolofMedicineintheUSstudiedsnowy,barredandgreathornedowlsaftertheirdeathsfromnaturalcauses.Theyfoundthatthevertebralarteryenterstheneckhigherthaninotherbirds,creatingmoreslack.Unlikehumans,owlswerefoundtohavesmallvesselconnectionsbetweenthecarotidandvertebralarteries,allowingthebloodtobeexchangedbetweenthetwobloodvessels.Thiscreatesanuninterruptedbloodflowtothebrain,evenifonerouteisblockedduringextremeneckrotation.

C.

Theadaptationgivesthebirdsahugerangeofvisionwithouthavingtomovetheirbodiesandarousedetectionbyprey.Thelackofsimilaradaptationsinhumanscouldexplainwhyhumansaremorevulnerabletoneckinjury,theexpertsconcluded.Whenhumansattemptsuddenandviolenttwistsoftheirnecktheyriskdamagingtheliningoftheirbloodvessels,whichcanresultinafatalblockageorstroke.StudyseniorinvestigatorDoctorPhilippeGailloud,said:‘Untilnow,brainimagingspecialistslikemewhodealwithhumaninjuriescausedbytraumatoarteriesintheheadandneckhavealwaysbeenpuzzledastowhyrapid,twistingneckmovementsdidnotleave

thousandsofowlslyingdeadontheforestfloorfromstroke.‘Thecarotidandvert