下面是小编收集整理的雅思美文阅读，本文共11篇，仅供参考，希望能够帮助到大家。
篇1：雅思美文阅读
A few years ago, my younger sister and I were the first ones down the tunnel to board our flight for Norfolk, Virginia. Just as we were about to board the plane, a mechanic emerged from inside the aircraft and blocked the door with his arms. He turned to the flight attendant and hurriedly stated, “We got problems!”
I thought to myself, “Why did I have to be the one to hear that? Why couldn’t I have been at the back of the line? I didn’t need to know that!” Very soon we were back in the terminal, waiting, and then ultimately back on the plane. I waited for the pilot to give an explanation. Pilots take courses to ease passengers’ mind right? They know what to say to calm nerves.
Unfortunately, I don’t think this pilot took that course. Soon his voice boomed throughout the plane, “Sorry for the delay, ladies and gentlemen. We had no power on the plane. We have a generator on the ground right now, and we are going to jump-start the engines. Once we get them going, we will get up in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens.”
Click.
That was it. That was all he said. See what happens? We are going to get up in the air, and see what happens? Couldn’t we have another plan, one that’s been worked out just a little better?
At this point, all I could do was to laugh nervously. One woman started yelling, “Oh no! We are going to crash!” There were sighs of desperation and anxiety spreading throughout the cabin like a tidal wave, and we hadn’t even taken off yet. Thirty minutes passed and we were still sitting there. Then the voice of the pilot came over the intercom again, “Ladies and gentlemen,
I know you are frustrated—so are we—we know you are hot, we only have one engine going right now, and it is working double time.”
Click.
There were moan as if we had all boarded a vessel of doom. It seemed that, we were all seated in an aluminum casket, buckled next to strangers.
After all, the pilot said he was frustrated. He told us our one engine was working double time, and his elaborate plan was to get up in the air, and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air, and what happened? Nothing—other than thrust and lift. We arrived in Norfolk, and no sooner had the wheels touched the tarmac than a round of applause burst out, as everyone throughout the airplane simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.
Although, I do sincerely like to have a plan better than “see what happens” worked out when flying—it really isn’t such a bad life strategy. All too often, I would see people chasing their goals halt frozen with inaction just because they don’t have all the necessary pieces or guaranteed result when in reality—they will never have all the pieces.Success will never be guaranteed.
The best thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what happens. Sometimes adjustments would be made in the air, or shall we say, in the middle of the process.
If your effort is to build a busines then listen closely, “Get up in the air, and see what happens!” Don’t give yourself all the reasons why you can’t. Do not wait until you have everything you need.
You never will!
If your mission is to start a friendship, say “Hello”; get up in the air, and see what happens! Don’t stress over what you will talk about—wing it, and make mid-air adjustments. The results could be very rewarding. Do not allow yourself to stay on the runway, just because you feel the flight may seem doomed. In friendships the only doomed flights are the ones that stay on the runway.
If your goal is to learn a new skill, “Get up in the air, and see what happens!” It might not be as challenging as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought. It could be fun!
When traveling, I still hope that my pilot has a more detailed plan than, “We will see what happens.” Although in life, it isn’t such a bad strategy, after all.
篇2：雅思美文阅读
Often heard people complain about, why not my face, why so bad weather today, why do I live in such a poor family, why God told me ... ... why should we complain about it complained that it? Life was not all the best, life was not perfect, on the contrary, the ups and downs, is the routine As the saying goes:愁愁a white head; laugh less decade. Do not complain, everyone's life will not be easy, but precisely because of these twists and turns in folding wave, acquired a colorful life.
If we can often look at the issue from another angle, you might easily find themselves still very exciting life. You can not change the face, smile why do not you think about indulgence; you can not change the weather, why do not you change the mood. As the saying goes: after the storm. The same is true of life, after training can often make life wonderful.
China, a writer came to the United States, he saw a flower of the old lady is always very happy, very strange. He would pick a flower asked: Why are you always so happy? Replied the old lady to make the writer stand in amazement. Jesus was crucified is the world's darkest day, three days later to Easter. All the trouble to wait for three days as long as the right not to vanish into thin air? Writer for the old lady answered and moved an old lady could look at this free and easy life, could see so thoroughly to life. King inventors - Edison filament do in order to find the best materials have been done a 1000 experiment many times and failed. Have a laugh at his neighbor: Do you how to do 1000 experiments have failed many times? Edison said: I am not found more than 1000 kinds of inappropriate material filament so it? Edison failed to look at from another angle, am quite sure that it can be the most suitable materials, is precisely because of this self-confidence, they are able to make unremitting efforts, finally successful.
People to love life, love life, to have self-confidence, it is necessary to make unremitting efforts towards the target, like Ai Qing said, Even if we are a candle, wax should be dry before the torch ashes tears; even though we are a match should be at the crucial moment there is a ray of light , if so, will the meaning of our lives, our lives will be able to issue a strange glory. Finally, I had to remind you that in the face of setbacks, do not complain about it complained that the old, and to learn how to transform the issue of perspective, so that life is not susceptible to rain by knockout.
常常听见有人抱怨，为什么我的容颜不是国色天香，为什么今天天气这么糟糕，为什么我生活在这么贫穷的家庭里，为什么老天爷这样对我……为什么要抱怨这抱怨那呢?生活本来就不是事事如意，生活本来就不会十全十美，相反，起起落落，悲欢离合才是家常便饭。俗话说的好：愁一愁，白了头;笑一笑，十年少。不要抱怨，每个人的人生都不会是一帆风顺的，而正是因为有这些波波折折，才练就出异彩纷呈的人生。
如果能常换个角度来看问题，你可能会很容易发现自己的人生照样很精彩。你不能改变容颜，你何不想一想放纵笑容;你不能改变天气，你何不改变心情。俗话说：风雨之后才见彩虹。人生也是如此，历经磨练往往能造就精彩的人生。
中国的一位作家来到美国，他看见一个卖花的老太太总是很高兴，很是奇怪。他就挑了一支花问：“您为什么总是如此的开心呢?”老太太的回答使作家愣住了。“耶稣被钉在十字架上是全世界最黑暗的一天，可三天后就是复活节。一切的烦恼只要等待三天不就烟消云散了吗?”作家为老太太的回答而感动，一位老太太竟能这样洒脱地看待人生，竟能把人生看得如此透彻。发明家大王——爱迪生为了寻找做灯丝的最好材料曾做了1000多次实验，并且都失败了。有一邻居嘲笑他：“你怎么做1000多次实验都失败了?”爱迪生说：“我不是发现了1000多种不合适做灯丝的材料了吗?”爱迪生能换个角度看待失败，深信一定能获得最合适的材料，正因为有这自信，所以能不懈努力，最后终于获得成功。
人要热爱生活，热爱生命，要有自信，要朝着既定目标不懈努力，要像艾青所说的那样，“即使我们是一支蜡烛，也应该蜡炬成灰泪始干;即使我们是一根火柴，也应该在关键时刻有一丝光亮”，如果能这样，那么我们的人生就会意义，我们的人生就能发出异样的光彩。最后要提醒大家，在遇到挫折的时候，不要老报怨这报怨那，而要学会变换角度思考问题，这样就不易被人生的“风雨”所击倒。
篇3：雅思美文阅读
Global Warming and the Polar Bear
A Polar bears prefer to live in extremely cold artic climates. They live only in the Northern Hemisphere, on the arctic ice cap, and they spend most of their time on coastal areas. Polar bears are widely spread in Canada, extending from the northern arctic islands south to the Hudson Bay area. They are also found in Greenland, on islands off the shore of Norway, on the northern coast of the former Soviet Union, and on the northern and northwestern coasts of Alaska in the United States. B The polar bear is the largest members of the bear family. Males Polar Bears stand from eight to 11 feet tall and generally weigh from 500 to 1,000 pounds, but can weigh as much as 1,400 pounds. Female bears generally stand eight feet tall and weigh 400 to 600 pounds, except some, which can reach 700 pounds. The reason the polar bear weighs so much is that it stores about a four-inch layer of fat to keep it warm. The polar bear has a long, narrower head and nose, and small ears. It has coat that appears white but, each individual hair is actually clear and hollow. This helps the polar bear keep warm. The polar bears coat helps it blend in with its snowy surroundings, this adaptation helps the Polar Bear hide while hunting. The polar bears front legs are slightly pigeon-toed, and fur covers the bottoms of its paws. These adaptations help polar bears keep themselves from slipping on ice.
篇4：雅思阅读练习题美文赏析
雅思阅读练习题美文赏析
Global Warming and the Polar Bear
A Polar bears prefer to live in extremely cold artic climates. They live only in the Northern Hemisphere, on the arctic ice cap, and they spend most of their time on coastal areas. Polar bears are widely
spread in Canada, extending from the northern arctic islands south to the Hudson Bay area. They are also found in Greenland, on islands off the shore of Norway, on the northern coast of the former Soviet Union, and on the northern and northwestern coasts of Alaska in the United States.
B The polar bear is the largest members of the bear family. Males Polar Bears stand from eight to 11 feet tall and generally weigh from 500 to 1,000 pounds, but can weigh as much as 1,400 pounds.
Female bears generally stand eight feet tall and weigh 400 to 600 pounds, except some, which can reach 700 pounds. The reason the polar bear weighs so much is that it stores about a four-inch layer of fat to keep it warm. The polar bear has a long, narrower head and nose, and small ears. It has coat that appears white but, each individual hair is actually clear and hollow. This helps the
polar bear keep warm. The polar bears coat helps it blend in with its snowy surroundings, this adaptation helps the Polar Bear hide while hunting. The polar bears front legs are slightly pigeon-toed, and fur covers the bottoms of its paws. These adaptations help polar bears keep themselves from slipping on ice.
篇5：雅思阅读
1、词汇量
阅读速度和单词掌握程度成正比，一个句子中有一半的单词不认识，肯定似懂非懂，免不了再三重复(虽然重复读5遍也不会懂)，自然拉慢了整体阅读速度。怎么有效解决这个问题?
①你至少需要掌握3800个雅思核心词汇;大家都知道扩大词汇量，可是你背了一堆在雅思阅读中很少出现或者甚至不会出现的词，这样无异于在浪费宝贵的备考时间，对阅读分数的提高没有实质帮助。
② 学会整理收集替换词雅思阅读最大的出题点就是同义替换词，这些替换词很善于伪装，这是大家在前期备考需要重点花费时间仔细整理的内容。
单词的重要性强调一万遍也不嫌多，因为总有考鸭想一步登天，单词不到位，你还想要啥自行车?
2、长难句
每篇文章都是由无数句子组成，而能不能读懂长难句，是读顺整篇文章的关键，
单词掌握熟练后，就要提升语法能力，理清句子结构，做到快速提取主谓宾，否则只能一个单词一个单词拼句子。
这就好比，虽然2+2+2+2+2也能算出结果为10，但2*5岂不是快速得多?
3、掌握雅思阅读重点句型
转折、并列、因果、定从，对这些相关的语法知识提前学习和了解。
阅读要分清重点和非重点，按照重要性分配时间。一般而言，大多数文章是按照“总—分、分—总，总—分—总”逻辑展开的。
建议大家精读，首段、第二段、最后一段，理清全文逻辑，扫读其余信息。在“首、二、末”三段中同样遵循精读第一句、第二句、最后一句
理清本段主旨，扫读其余信息。一些无关信息，如用于举例的For example，人物头衔、工作单位等等一扫而过即可。
4、阅读习惯
文章只读一遍，一遍解决所有问题，不要无意义的重读句子，不要习惯性的来回反复。
当你被某道题绊住时，不要犹疑徘徊，要有当机立断、继续前进的勇气。
同样不要默读文章，它会严重拖累阅读速度
5、保持关键词的敏感度
先看题划关键词，再带着目的开始看原文，更有针对性，效率更高。
阅读原文的时候，对于时间、数字、名词、形容词，保持足够的敏感度。
对于转折句提高警惕，However后，but后，instead后往往能反映作者的真实意图。
6、做题策略
审题(仔细阅读题干要求)
定位(根据题干和选项关键词用笔记定位原文)
理解(包括理解相关原文和选项，对比得出答案)
当然，如果你在考场上，不喜欢做笔记，也可以推荐一个小技巧——
就是先做细节信息题(包括细节匹配题、TFNG 题，填空题);
最后做主旨大意题(Heading 题)
因为当你对整篇文章内容比较了解的时候标题配对题会更加容易。
要想做好雅思阅读部分，就要做好时间的把控，每篇文章要控制在20分钟以内。
最后，建议各位考鸭一定要先把基础打好，踏实把每套真题做透，参考以上的做题方法，在平时的训练中培养良好的做题习惯，在考试中做到更好的发挥。
篇6：雅思阅读
精读是什么?有些同学觉得做好标记就可以，有些同学觉得是把握文章的主旨和态度，还有些同学觉得是要在雅思阅读中抓住所有细节。
那么，怎么样才算精读了一篇阅读真题呢?你可以参考这两个标准：
1、不要求每个单词都背下来，但对重要位置上的生词应在查阅好以后记录，关键句和长难句要对照着翻译出来。打个比方，这不是让你把100多集的连续剧每集都背下来，而是让你复述情节发展的线索，而这离不开对生词节点的打通。
2、读懂文章主旨、作者态度和写作结构，对写作背景有所准备。从雅思标准中可以看出，做对题目要求深刻的理解，所以基础不好或者词汇量低的同学更应该把握文章大意，而提高方法也在于用精读好好训练自己。
虽然考场上没看懂一个例子或者一个长句，可能最后也不影响你做对题目，但是不掌握逻辑走错方向的情况还是挺多的。因此希望大家克服怕麻烦的心理，备战阅读。
这具体的方法论，小编在这里给大家奉上剑桥雅思真题精讲里的做法：
一、首先你可以列出 篇章结构：这是一篇什么主题的文章?考察的重点是信息大意还是归纳总结?里面出现的题型有哪些?有了最基础的了解，你就可以将它分类在笔记本里，然后进一步解读：这篇文章主要讲了一个什么故事，或者探讨了什么问题。
如果有条件，利用词典把刚才不明白的地方搞懂，大致能翻译出来主要情节。
二、接着，你可以把读懂这篇文章时用到的必要词汇和词组摘录下来，加以背诵;如果读懂对你来说不是问题，那你就在这些词汇的基础上进行拓展，争取多接触到高频词。
然后就是重要的难点解析了，把文本里自己读不懂的句子，或者中心段落进行整体的翻译，看看它们和答案直接存在着怎样的联系。
一方面就锻炼了你的翻译水平，一方面也让你了解了出题思路，是一种综合性的训练。
三、最后，再把自己的错题记录下来，但不要把正确答案标在一边——复习时你就可以再重新思考一下，不走进同样的谬误了。
毕竟雅思阅读考察的大部分题目都是指向中心的，所以大规模地泛读不是很能提高分数。
希望大家都能利用精读法训练自己，在考场上飞快抓住文章中关键词读懂文章内容，考出好成绩。
篇7：雅思阅读材料精选
雅思阅读材料精选：睡姿的秘密
Foetus
婴儿睡姿
Those who curl up in the foetus position are described as tough on the outside but sensitive at heart. They may be shy when they first meet somebody, but soon relax. The foetus is the most common sleeping position, with women more likely to adopt this position than men。
采用婴儿睡姿的人一般是外刚内柔型的人。初次见面时，他们可能会非常腼腆，但很快就会放松下来。婴儿睡姿是最常见的睡姿，一般来说，女性比男性更多地采用这种睡姿。
Starfish
海星睡姿
Lying on your back with both arms up around the pillow. These sleepers make good friends because they are always ready to listen to others, and offer help when needed. They generally don't like to be the centre of attention。
海星睡姿就是仰躺，两手臂上举放在枕头两边的这种睡姿。采用这种睡姿的人会交很多好朋友，因为他们随时准备聆听他人，帮助他人。这类型的人一般不喜欢成为人们关注的中心。
Freefaller
自由落体睡姿
Lying on your front with your hands around the pillow, and your head turned to one side. Often gregarious and brash people, but can be nervy and thin-skinned underneath, and don't like criticism, or extreme situations。
自由落体睡姿就是俯卧，双手放在枕头上，头朝向一边的睡姿。保持这种睡姿的人喜欢交际，性子急，但在私下里，他们会比较敏感而且脸皮薄。他们不喜欢批评或极端的情况。
Soldier
士兵睡姿
Lying on your back with both arms pinned to your sides. People who sleep in this position are generally quiet and reserved. They don't like a fuss, but set themselves and others high standards。
士兵睡姿就是仰躺，手臂放在身体两侧的睡姿。采用这种睡姿的人通常都比较安静保守。他们不喜欢大惊小怪，对自己和别人都要求很高。
Yearner
向往型睡姿
People who sleep on their side with both arms out in front are said to have an open nature, but can be suspicious, cynical. They are slow to make up their minds, but once they have taken a decision, they are unlikely ever to change it。
向往型睡姿就是侧卧，双臂向前伸展的睡姿。采用这种睡姿的人性情开放，但疑心较重，容易愤世嫉俗。他们做决定时很慢，一旦做出决定，绝不轻易改变。
Log
树干睡姿
Lying on your side with both arms down by your side. These sleepers are easy going, social people who like being part of the in-crowd, and who are trusting of strangers. However, they may be gullible。
树干睡姿的姿势是这样的：身体靠一边平躺，双臂位于身体两侧。采用树干睡姿的人易相处，好交际，喜欢成为人群中的一部分，而且容易相信陌生人。但是，他们也比较容易上当受骗。
雅思阅读材料精选：无线网络辐射或降低男性精子活力
Working on a laptop wirelessly may hamper a man’s chances of fatherhood。
In a study, sperm placed under a laptop connected to the internet through wi-fi suffered more damage than that kept at the same temperature but away from the wireless signal。
The finding is important because previous worries about laptops causing infertility have focused on the heat generated by the machines。
In the latest study, researchers took sperm from 29 men aged 26 to 45 and placed them either under a wi-fi connected laptop or away from the computer。
The laptop then uploaded and downloaded information from the internet for four hours。
At the end of the experiment, 25 percent of the sperm under the laptop had stopped moving and 9 percent showed DNA damage。
By comparison, just 14 percent of samples kept away from the wi-fi stopped moving. And just 3 percent suffered DNA damage, the journal Fertility and Sterility reports。
The wireless connection creates electromagnetic radiation that damages semen, the scientists, from the United States and Argentina, believe。
Lead researcher Conrado Avendano, of Nascentis Medicina Reproductiva in Cordoba, said: ‘Our data suggest that the use of a laptop computer wirelessly connected to the internet and positioned near the male reproductive organs may decrease human sperm quality。
‘At present we do not know whether this effect is induced by all laptop computers connected by WiFi to the internet or what use conditions heighten this effect.’
A separate test with a laptop that was on, but not wirelessly connected, found negligible EM radiation from the machine alone。
According to the American Urological Association, nearly one in six couples in the US have trouble conceiving a baby, and about half the time the man is at the root of the problem。
While the impact of modern technology is still murky, lifestyle does matter, researchers say。
Earlier this month, a report in Fertility And Sterility showed that men who eat a diet rich in fruit and grains and low in red meat, alcohol and coffee have a better shot at getting their partner pregnant during fertility treatment。
使用接入无线网络的笔记本电脑可能会造成男性不育。
在一项研究中，放置在开通无线网络的笔记本下面的精子比放在同一温度下但远离无线信号处的精子受损程度更深。
这项发现很重要，因为之前关于笔记本电脑引起不育的矛头都指向电脑产生的热量。
在这项研究中，研究者收集了29名年龄在26到45岁之间的男子的精液，并将其分别放在连接无线网络的笔记本电脑下面和远离电脑的地方。
接着，笔记本电脑连续四个小时在网上上传下载信息。
实验结束时，放在笔记本电脑下面的精子中，有25%不再游动，另有9%DNA受损。
而远离电脑的精子中，只有14%不再游动，并且仅有3%出现DNA损伤。这项研究报告发表在《生育与不育》期刊上。
来自美国和阿根廷的科学家认为，无线网络产生的电磁辐射会损害男性精子。
阿根廷科尔多瓦生殖医学中心的负责人康拉多?埃芬达诺说：“我们的数据显示，如果把联通无线网络的笔记本放在靠近男性生殖器的地方，会损害精子质量。”
“目前尚不清楚是否所有笔记本连接无线网络时都会产生这种影响，也不清楚何种使用方法会加剧这种作用。”
在另一项实验中，研咳嗽被共饬苛丝簟⒌挥薪油ㄎ尴咄绲牡缒苑淞浚⑾终馐钡牡绱欧浼负蹩梢院雎圆患啤
美国泌尿协会统计的数字显示，有近1/6的美国夫妇不孕不育，其中一半的原因在男方。
研究人员称尽管现代科技的影响还不清楚，但是生活方式至关重要。
本月早些时候，《生育与不育》的一项报告显示，在生育治疗中，多吃水果和谷物，少吃牛羊肉，少喝酒和咖啡的男性让伴侣怀孕的机会更高。
雅思阅读材料精选：英国1/4男性常梦见前女友
The battle against the green-eyed monster is hard enough at the best of times.
Now though, jealous women have even more to worry about. A new study has revealed that one in four men regularly dream about their ex-girlfriends.
And the results, released today, revealed that the men in question were not necessarily pining for their exes by day. In fact, the majority reported high levels of satisfaction with their current relationship.
It is not just ex-partners that British men are dreaming about either.
While romantic-minded girlfriends might allow themselves to believe they are the subject of their man's dreams, they are likely to be usurped during nighttime hours by their partner's colleagues or boss - with 26 percent saying they dream of workmates - or even their mother-in-law.
Conversely, over a third of British women say they spend their nights dreaming about their current partner, followed closely by dreams about their parents and their children.
The Dream Study, carried out by Premier Inn, asked 2,000 Brits about their dream patterns to come up with the findings.
It found the close friendships women tend to hold also impact on their dreams, with a third of women claiming their dreams frequently feature their friends.
However, it seems women are just as capable of fantasy, as 20 percent say they frequently dream about people they have never met.
The stresses and strains of everyday life also affect the way we dream, with 31 percent of people saying they dream about important things that are playing on their mind.
Given the current economic climate, it's unsurprising that 20 percent of Brits dream more if they are under pressure, demonstrating that it is increasingly difficult to forget about work.
平日里风平浪静的时候和嫉妒作斗争就已经够艰难了。
但如今，爱嫉妒的女人们有更多需要担心的了。一项新调查揭示，四分之一的英国男性经常会梦见自己的前女友。
今日发布的这一调查结果显示，会做这种梦的男人不一定白天会想念前女友。事实上，他们中的大多数人报告说对现在的恋情很满意。
出现在英国男性梦中的也不是只有他们的前女友。
浪漫的女人们也许会让自己相信她们是男友梦中的主角，但在男友的梦中，她们的位置很可能会被男友的同事或上司取代。26%的男性说他们会梦见同事，甚至会梦见丈母娘。
与此相反的是，超过三分之一的英国女性说她们晚上通常会梦见自己的现任男友或老公，其次是梦见她们的父母和小孩。
英国酒店Premier Inn开展的这一梦境调查询问了名英国人的梦的类型，从而得出了这些结果。
调查发现，亲密的友情也会对女性的梦产生影响，三分之一女性称自己的好友常会在梦中出现。
然而，女性似乎也善于幻想，20%的女性说她们经常会梦见自己从未见过的人。
日常生活的压力和负担也会影响我们做的梦，31%的人说他们会梦见心头大事。
在当前的经济环境下，有20%的英国人在压力下更多地会梦见和工作相关的事，这并不奇怪。这表明英国人要想把工作抛在脑后将会更难。
雅思阅读材料精选：初夜会改变男人大脑结构?
Losing your virginity really could be life-changing. Having sex apparently alters the structure of the brain – in men, at least.
A Japanese study of tiny spines that occur between brain cells revealed virgin male rats to have far more of them than more sexually experienced counterparts.
This implies the spines drive sex for the first time and then they shrink or disappear. It may one day be possible to create a pill for humans that increases the growth of spines. This could help boost libido, New Scientist reports.
Stuart Tobet, a neuroscientist in the US, said the studies provide a ‘glimpse into how changes in the structure of spines contribute to the ability to display sexual behaviours in rats and perhaps by extrapolation, to other mammals, including humans.’
Once their mission is achieved, the spines are no longer needed and so shrink or disappear.
What is more, the microscopic spines may also affect men’s early sexual encounters, this week’s New Scientist reports.
It was already known that several brain regions linked to sexual behaviour differ in size between the sexes in humans and other animals.
To find out whether an area known to be bigger in males was altered by having sex, the Saitama University researchers compared the brains of male rats who had never had sex before with their more experienced cage-mates.
They found that the number of brain spines was significantly lower in the non-virgins.
Researcher Shinji Tsukahara says the decrease in spines may have been caused by a number of factors, including hormonal changes triggered by the presence of a female.
He said that the spines may serve as a ‘one-way road to learn how to mate’ and once used they are no longer needed.
失去处子之身确实会改变你的人生。初尝禁果会显著地改变人的大脑结构——至少对男人是如此。
日本的一项对于脑细胞间微小脊髓组织的研究揭示，“处男”老鼠相比那些有过性经验的老鼠有更多这种脊髓组织。
这意味着这种脊髓组织促使老鼠发生了初次性行为，并在初夜过后变少或消失。《新科学家》报告称，将来有可能会发明出一种能令这种脊髓组织增加的药丸，为人类服务。这种药丸将有助于提升性欲。
美国神经学家斯图亚特?托比特说，这些研究让人们能够“一睹大脑脊髓结构的改变对于老鼠性能力的影响，这种影响也许可以推及包括人类在内的其他哺乳动物。”
一旦这种脊髓组织的使命完成了，它们就不再被需要，因而也就减少或消失了。
而且，据《新科学家》本周的报道，这种微小的脊髓组织还会影响男人的早期性行为。
现在已经获知人类和其他动物的几个和性行为相关的大脑区域在两性之间存在着大小之差。
为了查明性行为是否会改变男性较大的这块大脑区域，埼玉大学的研究人员将从未有过性生活的雄性老鼠和有过性经验的雄性老鼠的大脑做了比较。
他们发现，“非处”老鼠的这种大脑脊髓组织的数量明显比“处男”老鼠要低。
研究人员冢原慎司说，脊髓组织的减少可能是由多种因素引起的，包括雌性出现引发的荷尔蒙的改变。
他说，脊髓组织也许是“学习如何性交的单行道”，一旦被使用过，它们就不再被需要。
篇8：雅思阅读模拟题
Part I
Reading Passage 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-14 which are based on
Reading Passage 1 below.
Next Year Marks the EU's 50th Anniversary of the Treaty
A.
After a period of introversion and stunned self-disbelief, continental
European governments will recover their enthusiasm for pan-European
institution-building in . Whether the European public will welcome a return
to what voters in two countries had rejected so short a time before is another
matter.
B.
There are several reasons for Europe’s recovering self-confidence. For
years European economies had been lagging dismally behind America (to say
nothing of Asia), but in the large continental economies had one of their
best years for a decade, briefly outstripping America in terms of growth. Since
politics often reacts to economic change with a lag, 2006’s improvement in
economic growth will have its impact in 2007, though the recovery may be ebbing
by then.
C.
The coming year also marks a particular point in a political cycle so
regular that it almost seems to amount to a natural law. Every four or five
years, European countries take a large stride towards further integration by
signing a new treaty: the Maastricht treaty in 1992, the Treaty of Amsterdam in
, the Treaty of Nice in . And in they were supposed to ratify a
European constitution, laying the ground for yet more integration—until the calm
rhythm was rudely shattered by French and Dutch voters. But the political
impetus to sign something every four or five years has only been interrupted,
not immobilised, by this setback.
D.
In 2007 the European Union marks the 50th anniversary of another treaty—the
Treaty of Rome, its founding charter. Government leaders have already agreed to
celebrate it ceremoniously, restating their commitment to “ever closer union”
and the basic ideals of European unity. By itself, and in normal circumstances,
the EU’s 50th-birthday greeting to itself would be fairly meaningless, a routine
expression of European good fellowship. But it does not take a Machiavelli to
spot that once governments have signed the declaration (and it seems unlikely
anyone would be so uncollegiate as to veto it) they will already be halfway
towards committing themselves to a new treaty. All that will be necessary will
be to incorporate the 50th-anniversary declaration into a new treaty containing
a number of institutional and other reforms extracted from the failed attempt at
constitution-building and—hey presto—a new quasi-constitution will be ready.
E.
According to the German government—which holds the EU’s agenda-setting
presidency during the first half of 2007—there will be a new draft of a
slimmed-down constitution ready by the middle of the year, perhaps to put to
voters, perhaps not. There would then be a couple of years in which it will be
discussed, approved by parliaments and, perhaps, put to voters if that is deemed
unavoidable. Then, according to bureaucratic planners in Brussels and Berlin,
blithely ignoring the possibility of public rejection, the whole thing will be
signed, sealed and a new constitution delivered in -10. Europe will be
nicely back on schedule. Its four-to-five-year cycle of integration will have
missed only one beat.
F.
The resurrection of the European constitution will be made more likely in
2007 because of what is happening in national capitals. The European Union is
not really an autonomous organisation. If it functions, it is because the
leaders of the big continental countries want it to, reckoning that an active
European policy will help them get done what they want to do in their own
countries.
G.
That did not happen in 2005-06. Defensive, cynical and self-destructive,
the leaders of the three largest euro-zone countries—France, Italy and
Germany—were stumbling towards their unlamented ends. They saw no reason to
pursue any sort of European policy and the EU, as a result, barely functioned.
But by the middle of 2007 all three will have gone, and this fact alone will
transform the European political landscape.
H.
The upshot is that the politics of the three large continental countries,
bureaucratic momentum and the economics of recovery will all be aligned to give
a push towards integration in 2007. That does not mean the momentum will be
irresistible or even popular. The British government, for one, will almost
certainly not want to go with the flow, beginning yet another chapter in the
long history of confrontation between Britain and the rest of Europe. More
important, the voters will want a say. They rejected the constitution in 2005.
It would be foolish to assume they will accept it after 2007 just as a result of
an artful bit of tinkering.
篇9：雅思阅读解题技巧
在遇到带有题库信息的summary时，学会利用所提供的单词来确定填空部分的内容，可以提高我们解答summary这一类题型的正确率。
雅思阅读解题技巧|带有题库的summary
1.根据词性判断
利用单词词性来判断可以初步缩小选择的范围。根据填空部分的上下文信息来确定要补充内容的词性，是否需要比较级，最高级，名词单复数，动词时态，第三人称单数等特殊的语法。根据缺少部分的词性来筛选所要填写的内容。除了基本的语法知识，有时还可以参考一些句型的固定搭配来帮助筛选。
2.根据感情色彩来判断
不同单词带有不同的感情色彩。我们在读文章时，可以根据文章的信息判断出作者的情感态度，根据作者的态度，来选择感情色彩相近的词语。例如一篇环保主题的文章中，作者实用了challenging这个词，就说明作者对环保问题的态度是呈怀疑忧虑的，。这个时候在题库中出现agreed/right/surprising/urgent.等词时，我们就可以判断出urgent的感情色彩是与作者态度相近的。
3.同义词替换
上面说的都是一些排除法。然而在实际做题时，大多数的情况下，我们都需要根据文章的内容来直接推测到填空部分的内容。在这个时候要想正确解题，需要理解文章大意，同时定位关键词。
在带有词库的summary中，从原文中能直接找到答案的几率很小，但是从文章中获取提示信息，利用同义词替换的方法仍然可以帮助我们锁定正确答案。
例如在雅思剑桥真题5中有一道summary题。再利用关键词定位到原文后，找到原文中出现了一个“most pressing”，二正好和题库中的urgent相对应。
雅思阅读模拟练习及答案
“Business is war.” The traditional language of business certainly makes it sound that way: winning the competition, getting market share, beating up suppliers, locking up customers. There are the victors and the losers.
But today in doing business, you have to listen to stomers, work with suppliers, keep good relations-even with competitors. That doesn’t sound like war. Besides, there are few victors when business is looked upon as war.
Most businesses succeed only if others also succeed. Business is competition and cooperation as well. In other words, business is war and peace.
To bring together competition and cooperation, we turn to game theory. Game theory provides that whether one person wins or loses depends on what other people do. It is particularly effective when there are many interdependent factors and no decision can be made in isolation(孤立)from other decisions.
Game theory breaks down the game into key elements(要素):players, added values, rules, tactics, and scope(范围)(PARTS).Every element affects the result of the game. This means that each of the five elements gives you a way to change an existing game into entirely new one. Change one of the PARTS, and you change the whole.
Why change the game? An old Chinese saying explains: If you continue on the course you’re heading, that’s where you’ll end up. Sometimes that’s good, sometimes not. You can play the game very well, and still suffer great loss. That’s because you’re playing the wrong game: you need to change it. Even a good game can be made into a better one. Real success comes from actively shaping the game you play-from making the game you want, not taking the game you find.
1, What’s the main idea of this passage? ___________________________________________
___________________
2, The author of this passage is in favor of the idea that “Business is war.” (True/False)
3, In game theory, cooperation no longer exists. (True/False)
4, If you change one of the elements in PARTS, the game is changed entirely. (True/False)
5, “PARTS” stands for _______.
A.players, added values, rules, tactics and scope
B.all of the elements in the game theory
C.the parties in a game
D.the parts that affect the result of the game
6, The author emphasizes that _______.
A.we shall play very hard
B.we shall continue in the course we are heading
C.we shall play in the right direction
D.we shall always change no matter the change is good or not
7, Choose the best answer, interdependent:
ⅰ be depended ⅱ depending on each other ⅲ depend on others
8, Choose the best answer, tactics:
ⅰ strategy ⅱ element ⅲ law
F F T A C ⅱ ⅰ
雅思阅读模拟练习及答案
Here’s an unusual story：a diamond ring was recently found in an egg.The magician，Liu Qian，discovered it，in front of an audience of millions at CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala.Liu’s magic tricks have made the centuries-old art of magic fashionable once again，and made him the hottest magician in China.
As a seasoned young magician from Taiwan，Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows.Countries he has performed in include the United States，Japan，South Korea and the UK.
Witnessing something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people’s love for magic.
Liu is known for his interaction with his audiences.He has a unique understanding of showmanship.
“It’s actually thinking rather than one’s manipulation skills，that is more important to achieving a successful magic show.I think carefully about how to design the shows creatively，to make them appear more interesting,” Liu said .
Liu Qian’s success dated back to his childhood.Born in 1976 in Taiwan，he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old.At the age of 12，he won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest，which was judged by the great American magician，David Copperfield.
Yet，Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician.He studied Japanese literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur magician in his spare time.However，his failure to find a proper job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.
To refine his performing skills，he has performed on streets，roads and fields，for passers-by，policemen and farmers.
“Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians.We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds, ” Liu said.
1.The story is about________________.
A.how Liu Qian became China’s hottest magician
B.why people love magic
C.what magic tricks are
D.how fashionable magic is
2.Which of the following is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?
A.He was interested in magic when he was little
B.He had won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest.
C.He became all amateur magician in his spare time.
D.He couldn’t find an acceptable job after graduation.
3.From the story we know that_______________.
A.Liu Qian competed in many magic competitions
B.Liu Qian often invites audiences to be in his magic show
C.Liu Qian performs on streets in order to increase his fame
D.Liu Qian does street show to make money
4. What does the word “seasoned” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.季节性的 B.刚出道的 C.老练的 D.职业的
5. Choose the best answer, Witnessing:
A. see sth B. hear sth C. do sth D. smell sth
6. Choose the best answer, amateur:
A. 专业的 B. 业余的 C. 艺术的 D. 文学的
7. Choose the best answer, refine:
A. make sth worse B. increase the value C. to improve D. none of the above
ADBCABC
篇10：雅思阅读模拟题
Sleep medication linked to bizarre behaviour
12:44 06 February
NewScientist.com news service
Roxanne Khamsi
New evidence has linked a commonly prescribed sleep medication with bizarre
behaviours, including a case in which a woman painted her front door in her
sleep.
UK and Australian health agencies have released information about 240 cases
of odd occurrences, including sleepwalking, amnesia and hallucinations among
people taking the drug zolpidem.
While doctors say that zolpidem can offer much-needed relief for people
with sleep disorders, they caution that these newly reported cases should prompt
a closer look at its possible side effects.
Zolpidem, sold under the brand names Ambien, Stilnoct and Stilnox, is
widely prescribed to treat insomnia and other disorders such as sleep apnea.
Various forms of the drug, made by French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis,
were prescribed 674,500 times in in the UK.
A newly published report from Australia’s Federal Health Department
describes 104 cases of hallucinations and 62 cases of amnesia experienced by
people taking zolpidem since marketing of the drug began there in . The
health department report also mentioned 16 cases of strange sleepwalking by
people taking the medication.
Midnight snack
In one of these sleepwalking cases a patient woke with a paintbrush in her
hand after painting the front door to her house. Another case involved a woman
who gained 23 kilograms over seven months while taking zolpidem. “It was only
when she was discovered in front of an open refrigerator while asleep that the
problem was resolved,” according to the report.
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, meanwhile,
has recorded 68 cases of adverse reactions to zolpidem from to 2005.
The newly reported cases in the UK and Australia add to a growing list of
bizarre sleepwalking episodes linked to the drug in other countries, including
reports of people sleep-driving while on the medication. In one case, a
transatlantic flight had to be diverted after a passenger caused havoc after
taking zolpidem.
Hypnotic effects
There is no biological pathway that has been proven to connect zolpidem
with these behaviours. The drug is a benzodiazepine-like hypnotic that promotes
deep sleep by interacting with brain receptors for a chemical called
gamma-aminobutyric acid. While parts of the brain become less active during deep
sleep, the body can still move, making sleepwalking a possibility.
The product information for prescribers advises that psychiatric adverse
effects, including hallucinations, sleepwalking and nightmares, are more likely
in the elderly, and treatment should be stopped if they occur.
Patient advocacy groups say they would like government health agencies and
drug companies to take a closer look at the possible risks associated with sleep
medicines. They stress that strange sleepwalking and sleep-driving behaviours
can have risky consequences.
“When people do something in which they’re not in full control it’s always
a danger,” says Vera Sharav of the New York-based Alliance for Human Research
Protection, a US network that advocates responsible and ethical medical research
practices.
Tried and tested
“The more reports that come out about the potential side effects of the
drug, the more research needs to be done to understand if these are real side
effects,” says sleep researcher Kenneth Wright at the University of Colorado in
Boulder, US.
Millions of people have taken the drug without experiencing any strange
side effects, points out Richard Millman at Brown Medical School, director of
the Sleep Disorders Center of Lifespan Hospitals in Providence, Rhode Island,
US. He says that unlike older types of sleep medications, zolpidem does not
carry as great a risk of addiction.
And Wright notes that some of the reports of “sleep-driving” linked to
zolpidem can be easily explained: some patients have wrongly taken the drug
right before leaving work in hopes that the medicine will kick in by the time
they reach home. Doctors stress that the medication should be taken just before
going to bed.
The US Food & Drug Administration says it is continuing to “actively
investigate” and collect information about cases linking zolpidem to unusual
side effects.
The Ambien label currently lists strange behaviour as a “special concern”
for people taking the drug. “It’s a possible rare adverse event,” says
Sanofi-Aventis spokesperson Melissa Feltmann, adding that the strange
sleepwalking behaviours “may not necessarily be caused by the drug” but instead
result from an underlying disorder. She says that “the safety profile [of
zolpidem] is well established”. The drug received approval in the US in
1993.
雅思阅读模拟题：Food agency takes on industry
Food agency takes on industry over junk labels
Felicity Lawrence
Thursday December 28,
The Guardian
1. Consumers are to be presented with two rival new year advertising
campaigns as the Food Standards Agency goes public in its battle with the
industry over the labelling of unhealthy foods.
2. The Guardian has learned that the FSA will launch a series of 10-second
television adverts in January telling shoppers how to follow a red, amber and
green traffic light labelling system on the front of food packs, which is
designed to tackle Britain's obesity epidemic.
3. The campaign is a direct response to a concerted attempt by leading food
manufacturers and retailers, including Kellogg's and Tesco, to derail the
system. The industry fears that traffic lights would demonise entire categories
of foods and could seriously damage the market for those that are fatty, salty
or high in sugar.
4. The UK market for breakfast cereals is worth ￡1.27bn a year and the
manufacturers fear it will be severely dented if red light labels are put on
packaging drawing attention to the fact that the majority are high in salt
and/or sugar.
5. The industry is planning a major marketing campaign for a competing
labelling system which avoids colour-coding in favour of information about the
percentage of “guideline daily amounts” (GDAs) of fat, salt and sugar contained
in their products.
6. The battle for the nation's diet comes as new rules on television
advertising come into force in January which will bar adverts for unhealthy
foods from commercial breaks during programmes aimed at children. Sources at the
TV regulators are braced for a legal challenge from the industry and have
described the lobbying efforts to block any new ad ban or colour-coded labelling
as “the most ferocious we've ever experienced”.
7. Ofcom's chief executive, Ed Richards, said: “We are prepared to face up
to any legal action from the industry, but we very much hope it will not be
necessary.” The FSA said it was expecting an onslaught from the industry in
January. Senior FSA officials said the manufacturers' efforts to undermine its
proposals on labelling could threaten the agency's credibility.
8. Terrence Collis, FSA director of communications, dismissed claims that
the proposals were not based on science. “We have some of the most respected
scientists in Europe, both within the FSA and in our independent advisory
committees. It is unjustified and nonsensical to attack the FSA's scientific
reputation and to try to undermine its credibility.”
9. The FSA is understood to have briefed its ad agency, United, before
Christmas, and will aim to air ads that are “non-confrontational, humorous and
factual” as a counterweight to industry's efforts about the same time. The
agency, however, will have a tiny fraction of the budget available to the
industry.
10. Gavin Neath, chairman of Unilever UK and president of the Food and
Drink Federation, has said that the industry has made enormous progress but
could not accept red “stop” signs on its food.
11. Alastair Sykes, chief executive of Nestlé UK, said that under the FSA
proposals all his company's confectionery and most of its cereals would score a
red. “Are we saying people shouldn't eat confectionery? We're driven by
consumers and what they want, and much of what we do has been to make our
products healthier,” he said.
12. Chris Wermann, director of communications at Kellogg's, said: “In
principle we could never accept traffic light labelling.”
13. The rival labelling scheme introduced by Kellogg's, Danone, Unilever,
Nestlé, Kraft and Tesco and now favoured by 21 manufacturers, uses an
industry-devised system based on identifying GDAs of key nutrients. Tesco says
it has tested both traffic lights and GDA labels in its stores and that the
latter increased sales of healthier foods.
14. But the FSA said it could not live with this GDA system alone because
it was “not scientific” or easy for shoppers to understand at a glance.
篇11：雅思阅读高频词汇
雅思阅读高频词汇40组帮你夯实基础
state n. 情形, 状态, 国家, 政府, 州 vt.声明, 陈述, 规定
statement n.声明, 陈述
2
special adj.特别的, 特殊的, 专门的
especially adv.尤其，特别
specialization n.特殊化, 专门化
specialise v.专业化，专门研究
specialised adj. 专门的, 专科的
specialist n. 专家
speciality n.特性, 特质, 专业
specify vt.指定, 详细说明
specific adj.详细而精确的, 明确的
specifically adv.特定的, 明确的
species n.种类
3
differ vi.不同
difference n.差异, 差别
different adj.不同的
differentiate v.区别, 区分
4
appropriate adj.适当的
inappropriate adj.不适当的
5
staff n. 全体职员
6
contradict vt.同...矛盾
contradiction n.反驳, 矛盾
contrary adj.相反的, 逆的
contrast vt.使与...对比 n.对比, 对照
7
claim n.(根据权利提出)要求, 主张 vt.(根据权利)要求, 主张
claimant n.(根据权利)提出要求者
reclaim vt.要求归还，开垦
reclamation n.收回，开垦
8
similar adj.相似的, 类似的
similarly adv.同样地, 类似于
similarity n.类似, 类似处
assimilation n.同化
9
evidence n.明显, 显著，证据
evident adj.明显的, 显然的
10
major n. 主修课 adj.主修的，主要的 vi.主修
majority n.多数, 大半
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further adj.更远的, 更多的 vt.促进, 增进, 助长
furthermore adv.此外, 而且
12
involve t.包括,使陷于
involvement n.连累, 包含
revolve v.旋转
revolution n.革命，旋转
revolutionary adj.革命的，全新的 n.革命者
revolutionise vt.使彻底改变
evolve vt. (使)进化, (使)发展
evolution n. 进化, 发展
evolutionary adj.进化的
13
complete adj.全部的, 完全的 vt.完成, 使完善
completely adv.十分, 完全地
completion n.完成
accomplish vt.完成，实现
accomplishment n.完成，成就
14
suit v.适合 n.一套衣服
suitable adj.适当的, 相配
suitcase n.手提箱, 衣箱
15
person n.人, 身体
personal adj.私人的, 个人的
personalize v.使成私人的, 人格化
personality n.个性, 人格
personnel n.人员, 职员
16
accommodate vt.供应, 供给, 容纳
accommodation n.住处, 膳宿
17
economy n.经济, 节约
economic adj.经济(上)的
economical adj.节约的
economist n.经济学者, 经济家
economics n.经济学
18
alter v.改变
alternative n.二中择一, 可供选择的办法, 事物 adj.选择性的, 二中择一的
alternate adj.交替的, 轮流的 v.交替, 轮流, 改变
19
effect n.效果, 作用, 影响
effective adj.有效的
effectiveness n.效力
effort n.努力, 成就
affect vt.影响, 感动
affection n. 影响, 爱情,
affective adj.情感的
affecting adj.感人的, 动人的
efficient adj.(直接)生效的, 有效率的
efficiency n.效率, 功效
sufficient adj.充分的，足够的
insufficient adj.不足的，不够的
20
experiment n.实验, 试验 vi.进行实验, 做试验
experimental adj.实验的
experimentation n.实验, 试验, 实验法
experimenter n.实验者
21
approach n.接近, 方法 vt.接近
approachability n.可接近
22
previous adj.在前的, 早先的
23
gene n. [遗传]基因
genetic adj.遗传的
genetics n.遗传学
24
object n.物体, 目标, 宾语, 对象 vi.反对, 拒绝, 抗议
objection n.异议,拒绝
objective n.目标, 目的 adj.客观的
25
amount n.数量 vi.(to) 总计, 等于
26
mean adj.低劣的,吝啬的 vt.意谓 n.平均数
meaning n.意义, 含意
meaningful adj.意味深长的
27
coal n.煤
coal-mining n.挖煤
28
quality n.质量, 品质, 性质
qualify v.(使)具有资格, 证明合格
qualification n.资格, 条件
qualitative adj.性质上的, 定性的
29
medicine n.药, 医学
medical adj.医学的, 内科的
medication n.药物治疗, 药物处理, 药物
30
term n.学期,条款,术语
termly adj.定期的, 每一期的
terminology n.术语学
31
perform vt.履行, 执行, 表演
performance n.履行,成绩,表演
32
subject n.题目, 学科，实验对象 adj.受制于...的, 受...影响的,
subjective adj.主观的, 个人的
33
sense n.官能, 感觉, 意义 vt.感到, 理解, 认识
sensation n.感觉, 感情
sensitive adj.敏感的, 灵敏的
sensitivity n.敏感, 灵敏(度)
sensor n.传感器
sensory adj.感觉的, 感官的
sensus n. 感觉
34
present n.赠品, 礼物, 现在 adj.现在的, 出席的 vt.赠送, 上演, 提出, 呈现
presence n.出席,存在
present-day n.互赠礼物的节日
presentation n.陈述, 赠送, 表达
presently adv.目前, 不久
represent vt.表现, 描绘, 代表
representation n.代表，表现, 陈述
representative n.代表 adj.典型的, 有代表性的
35
particular adj.特殊的,独特的 n.细节, 详细
particulate n.微粒adj.微粒的
36
union n.联合,联盟, 协会
unify vt.统一, 使成一体
uniform n.制服 adj.相同的
uniformity n.同样, 一致
unique adj.唯一的, 独特的
unit n.个体, (计量)单位
united adj.联合的, 团结的, 一致
unity n.团结, 联合, 统一
universe n.宇宙, 世界
university n.(综合)大学
37
company n.公司, 陪伴
accompany vt.陪伴, 伴奏
38
survey n.调查 vt.调查
surveyor n.测量员, 检查员
39
count n.计算 vt.计算，认为有价值
account n.计算, 账目 vi.说明,认为
accountant n.会计(员), 会计师
accounting n.会计学
accountancy n.会计师之职, 会计学
40
significant adj.有意义的, 重要的
significance n.意义, 重要性
signification n.含义
雅思阅读技巧：怎样节省精力有效备考
第一，Skimming and Scanning
由于雅思考试中有大量的填空题、问答题以及多项选择题，因此能否做好此类题目是阅读考试能否取得理想成绩的关键所在。
雅思阅读测试的一大特色是同义词(synonyms)和释义表达(paraphrasing)。因此，考生在做此类题目的过程中，要首先判断哪个是关键词(keywords)，以及它的同义词，然后根据该词迅速在文章中寻找，准确定位(locating the expected information)，最后根据要求填空。
众所周知，雅思阅读一般取材于报刊、杂志等，因此平时应大量阅读英文报刊，像《英国镜报》、《卫报》等，以了解英文报刊文章的表达习惯和常用表达式。
第二，good reading habits
很多中国考生在平时训练阅读时没有养成良好的阅读习惯，在阅读过程中，往往一遇到生词就想查文曲星、字典之类的辅助工具。由于雅思阅读考试的取材都来自原版报刊杂志，文章中必然出现不少考生没有见过或者很少碰到的生词，尤其是学术类阅读第三篇文章的词汇量往往很大，这时良好的阅读习惯就成了我们能否获取理想成绩的关键。词汇分：名词(用作主语或宾语)，动词(用作谓语)，形容词和副词(用作定语或状语)，我们发现，在相当多的情况下，形容词和副词是最难以记忆的，也就是我们不常熟悉的。但是它们一般不太会影响我们的句子理解能力。例如：
In 1770 Joseph Priestley, whoalso discovered oxygen, noticed that rubber erase spencil marks. Despite this seren dipitous finding, it still took some time before the material was to find wide spread application.
在上面这段文字中，seren dipitous, material这两个词，从难易程度上看，几乎百分之百的考生都认识第二个词，而第一个词能够认识估计是少之又少了。但是我们会发现，影响我们理解的却是第二个词，“物质”在这里是什么意思?这两句话的意思是：
在1770年，发现氧气的Joseph Priestley注意到，橡胶可以插掉铅笔印记。尽管有了这一偶然发现，但仍然过了一段时间之后橡胶才得以广泛运用。
提示：thematerial这里就是指代：rubber,是英语中为避免表达重复而常常采用的表达方式。
第三，long sentence understanding
很多考生过分注重考试技巧，没有注重阅读理解能力的提高，在考试中往往面对一堆长长的句子，不知所措，稀里糊涂。
我们知道，英文句子由主语、谓语和宾语构成了基本句式，形成了“核心意群”(core meaning)，它们的成分，如定语或者定语从句，状语等等在句子中仅仅起到对“核心意群”的修饰或者补充作用而已，不会对它产生很大的影响。
雅思阅读技巧：考试文章的特点分析
首先，我们要简单探讨一下雅思阅读考试中所用文章的范畴。雅思阅读文章的总是集中在商业、社会科学和基础科学领域。出题者总是喜欢选择非常具体的题目。可能考生对这些题目的背景知之甚少。但稍后你会发现，你并不需要这样的知识。事实上，如果你试图依靠背景知识答题才会有麻烦。如果你对此题目知之甚少，不必担心。你很快就会知道怎样应对并得出正确答案。
此外，雅思阅读出题者总爱用很多数字、数据和专业的术语。雅思极其细节化。这看来可能会使考生无法招架。但实际上这些信息只是我们的工具和朋友。你不必记忆文章的全部内容。事实上，因为雅思考试出题者总喜欢将注意力放在具体的细节上，在阅读时几乎没有必要理解其“文章大意”。绝大多数问题都与文章中出现的具体信息有关。答案都摆在你眼前!几乎不需要自己的推理。一旦你知道怎样适当的阅读，就会很容易找到答案。一旦你知道怎样定位，你的成绩自然也会提高。
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