2024年3月23日雅思考试机经-阅读.docx

2024年3月23日雅思?纸笔考试?机考

考试概述：

本场考试三篇，三篇旧题。第一篇经典的物品发展史，介绍了冷冻的技术，难度一般；第二篇科技类，探讨远程工作；第三篇商业经济类，主题是香港的企业家教育项目，难度比较高。

二、具体题目分析：

PassageOne：

文章题材：说明文（物品发展史）

文章题目：冷冻技术的历史

文章难度：★★★

题型及数量：时间配对+人名配对+句子配对

题目及答案：

HistoryofRefrigeration

ARefrigerationisaprocessofremovingheat,whichmeanscoolinganareaorasubstancebelowtheenvironmentaltemperature.Mechanicalrefrigerationmakesuseoftheevaporationofaliquidrefrigerant,whichgoesthroughacyclesothatitcanbereused.Themaincyclesincludevapour-compression,absorptionsteam-jetorsteam-ejector,andairing.Theterm‘refrigerator’wasfirstintroducedbyaMarylandfarmerThomasMoorein1803,butitisinthe20thcenturythattheapplianceweknowtodayfirstappeared.

BPeopleusedtofindvariouswaystopreservetheirfoodbeforetheadventofmechanicalrefrigerationsystems.Somepreferredusingcoolingsystemsoficeorsnow,whichmeantthatdietswouldhaveconsistedofverylittlefreshfoodorfruitsandvegetables,butmostlyofbread,cheeseandsaltedmeals.Formilkandcheeses,itwasverydifficulttokeepthemfresh,sosuchfoodswereusuallystoredinacellarorwindowbox.Inspiteofthosemeasures,theycouldnotsurviverapidspoilage.Lateron,peoplediscoveredthataddingsuchchemicalassodiumnitrateorpotassiumnitratetowatercouldleadtoalowertemperature.In1550whenthistechniquewasfirstrecorded,peopleusedittocoolwine,aswastheterm‘torefrigerate’.CoolingdrinksgrewverypopularinEuropeby1600,particularlyinSpain,France,andItaly.Insteadofcoolingwateratnight,peopleusedanewtechnique:rotatinglong-neckedbottlesofwaterwhichhelddissolvedsaltpeter.Thesolutionwasintendedtocreateverylowtemperaturesandeventomakeice.Bytheendofthe17thcentury,iceddrinkincludingfrozenjuicesandliquorstadbecomeextremelyfashionableinFrance.

CPeople’sdemandforicesoonbecamestrong.Consumers’soaringrequiremen