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雅思阅读考情回顾
2018年8月18日雅思阅读考情回顾
一、考试时间:
2018年8月18日(周六)
二、考试概述:
本次考试三篇文章的回忆并不充分,所以无所找到其对应的旧题,整体默认三篇均为新题。
第一篇文章,DevelopmentofEnglishTheaters,介绍的是在英国的剧院的发展和分类。
类似的文章在2016年有出现,但不是同一篇。
第二篇Theexplorationtothemoon,介绍的是人类对于月球的探索。
第三篇是moodandworkingefficiency,关于工作中的情绪调节。
三、文章简介
Passage1:
DevelopmentofEnglishTheaters,英国戏剧的发展
Passage2:
Theexplorationtothemoon,月球的探索
Passage3:
moodandworkingefficiency,情绪与工作效率
四、篇章分析:
Passage1:
文章内容
前半部分:
戏剧与其他艺术形式的区别与联系
后半部分:
不同时期英国戏剧的发展、特点及观众群体
题型分布与答案参考
判断题4
1.False(文中说认为戏剧inferior,是unfair的)
2.NotGiven(题干说generally,文中未提及)
3.True
4.True(诗歌也有表演的元素)
表格填空题9
5.upperclasses
6.comediesofmanners
7.melodrama
8.scenery
9.electriclight
10.music
11.educated
12.reflection
13.non-western
相关拓展
DevelopmentofEnglishtheatreinIndiacamethroughthehandofBritishruleinIndia.VariousplayhousesinKolkatasaidtohavereceivedtremendoushelpfromEnglishactormanagerDavidGarrickwhocametoIndiaintheyear1753.TheBombayTheatrewasmodelledaftertheLondon'sDruryLane,anddatesbackto1776.SomeoftheinhabitantsalsostagedamateurperformancesatpopularhallsplaysbyShakespeareandCongreve,laterGoldsmithandSheridan.VerysoonitbecameafrequentpractiseforindividualsandcompaniesfromEngland,travellingtoothernationslikeNewZealandandAustralia,topresentshowsduringhaltsinKolkataorMumbaiforexpatriatecommunity.
Intheyear1835,evenbeforeMacaulaydeclaredEnglishlanguagethemediumforeducationforselectedIndians,theRev.KrishnaMohanBanerjee(1813-85)wrotethefirstplayinEnglishbyanIndian:
ThePersecuted,,orDramaticScenesIllustrativeofthePresentStateofHindooSocietyinKolkata(1831)-adramatizeddebateontheconflictbetweenorthodoxHinducustomandnewWesternideas.Localstudents,underthenewsystem,predictablylookedtoEnglishLiteratureforinspiration.StudyofShakespeareledtoaspurtnotonlyoftranslationsandemulationsofhisworkintheIndianlanguages,butalsostaginginEnglishofscenesand,often,fullplaysbyShakespeareparticularlyamongIndiancollegians.
Asonlymenhadtheprivilegeofgoingtoschoolandcollegesandattainingeducation,theytooplayedtherolesofwomenintheatres.BritishandIndianrarelyparticipatedinthesameproduction.SomeoftheprominentfacesofBengalliteraturefraternitylikeRabindranathTagoreandMadhusudanDuttcontributedinEnglishplaysaswell.TherewasanotherbilingualauthornamedT.P.Kailasam(1884-1946),wholivedforsomeyearsinEngland,andappliedhistwolanguagesdiscretely.AndtherewerealsopeoplewhousedtheEnglishlanguageformtomerelytellthestorythroughdialoguethanastheatricalofferings.AurobindoGhose(1872-1950)andHarindranathChattopadhyaya(1898-1990)leftalargetheatricalbodychieflyonreligiousormythicalsubjects.
DevelopmentofEnglishTheatreAfterindependenceofIndiain1947,therewerearound200playsthatwerewritten,thoughmostofthemarenotperformedandmanynotperformable.Duetolackofstageopportunities,thewritersweredeprivedofpracticalknowledgeoflearningtheart.Duringthe1950sShakespeareanplaysbecamequitesignificantrole,ledbyGeoffreyandLauraKendalwhoseproductionsofShakespeareanandotherclassicsbarnstormingthroughIndiancitiesandtownsinfluencedpotentialandyoungtheatreenthusiastslikeUtpalDutt.
Duringthe1960sthesocio-politicalworkofAsifCurrimbhoy(1928-94)broughtpassion,powerandcomplexitytooriginalIndian-EnglishTheatreinatleasttwelvesignificantplaysontopicalmatters,butoffendedconservativesandtraditionaliststhatledtoacompletebanonTheDoldrummers(1961).Somewhatsimilarluckbefellon"ATouchofBrightness(1965),setinaMumbaibrothelsbyPartapSharma,whohaswrittenfourotherplays.
AspaceforcommercialEnglishlanguagetheatrebecamepossibilityandrealityinMumbaiafterAdiMarzban(1914-87)directedhiscomedyAh!
Norman(1972,adaptedfromNorman,IsThatYou?
byRonClarkandSamBobrick),alandmarkhitleadingtohundredsofperformances.
TheaudiencesforEnglishtheatremainlyconsistofpeoplefromeliteclassesfrommetropolitancities.Indianpeoplehave,somewhat,acceptedEnglishastheirIndiantongue,butnowhereinIndia,apartfromDelhiandMumbai,isEnglishtheatreviablecommercially.Amateurtheatregroups,asitstandsinpresentconditions,stillrelylargelyonaWesternrepertoiretoluretheatregoers.
Passage2:
文章内容
文章介绍了对于月球的探索以及外星文明的思考
题型分布与答案参考
段落信息配对7(有NB)
14.C
15.D
16.H
17.G
18.A
19.C
20.B
人名观点配对3(有NB)
21.C
22.C
23.B
填空3
24.Transiting
25.orbit
26.sky
相关拓展
ThesuccessoftheApollo11missioninputtingmenonthemoonandbringingthembacksafelywithsamplesoflunarmaterialmarksthebeginningofwhatpromisestobeaperiodoffruitfulexplorationofthemoonbymenandmachines.Theobjectivewillbetoansweralargenumberofquestionsabouttheoriginandevolutionofthemoon,itsgeology,itschemicalandphysicalstructureandwhatlightitshistorycanshedonthehistoryofotherbodiesinthesolarsystem.Ourpurposeinthisarticleistodiscussthemajorquestionsthecomingmannedexpeditionstothemoonwillbetakingupandtodescribethetechniqueslikelytobeemployedonsuchmissions.
Inanastronomicalsensethemoonisusuallyconsideredtobeasatelliteoftheearth.Fromtheviewpointofplanetaryprocesses,however,themooncanberegardedasthesmallestofthe"terrestrial"planets(theothersbeingtheearth,Mars,VenusandMercury).Becauseitsdistancefromthesunisaboutequaltothatoftheearth,themoonissubjecttoexternalinfluencessimilartothoseaffectingtheearth.Themoon'ssmallersize,however,impliesahistoryquitedifferentfromtheearth's.
Mostplanet-wideprocessesresultfrominternalsourcesofenergyandthemeansofitsdissipation.Theamountofinternalenergyandthemeansofdissipationaredependentonthesizeoftheplanet.Ontheearththedissipationofenergyhasbeenaccompaniedbythetransportofvolcanicfluidsfromtheinterioroftheearthtothesurface,bythelong-termdevelopmentofalightcrustandadensecoreandbylarge-scalemovementsoftheearth'scrust,mantleandcore.Theseprocesses,togetherwitherosionandthechemicalinteractionofmaterialsonthesurfacewiththeatmosphereandthehydrosphere,continuallydestroytheearth'ssurfacefeatures.Forexample,eventhelargestvolcanoesareleveledbyerosionwithinafewmillionyearsaftervolcanicactivityceases.Itisextremelyunlikelythatanyoftheearth'soriginalsurfacefeaturesstillexistunchanged.Noexamplesareknown,andalmostcertainlynonewillbefound.
Itwasoncethoughtthatmanyofthesurfacefeaturesofthemoondatebacktothemoon'sformation.ThedetailedviewsofthelunarsurfaceprovidedbythephotographsfromtheLunarOrbiterspacevehicleshavesomewhatdiminishedthispossibility,becausetheyindicatethaterosionandotherprocessesofchangedotakeplaceonthemoon.PreliminaryanalysisofthesamplesreturnedbyApollo11nonethelessindicatesthatthematerialisveryold,perhapsthreebillionyearsold.Thehighlandsmaybeevenolder.Thepossibilitythatsomeofthemateriallyingonthelunarsurfaceischemicallyunchangedsincetheformationoftheplanetremainshigh.
Fundamentalscientificquestionsaboutthemoonareoftenstatedintermsofterrestrialcharacteristics,whichareofcoursemorefamiliar.Ininquiringaboutthegrosschemicalandphysicalstructureofthemoon,forinstance,onewondersifthemoonischemicallyandmineralogicallydifferentiatedastheearthis.Theprocessessuchasvolcanismhaveoccurredonthemoon,whathasbeentheirhistoryoverlongperiodsoftime?
Didthemooneverhaveanatmosphere?
Haveprotobiologicalmaterialseverexistedorevolvedonthemoon?
Answerstosuchquestionscallfortherecoveryandanalysisofsamplesoflunarmaterialsfromavarietyofregionsonthemoon.Mostoftheanalysiswillhavetobedoneontheearth.Determiningtheageofasampleoflunarmaterialormakingachemicalandmineralogicalanalysisofitrequiresinstrumentsthatcannotbedeployedonthelunarsurfacewithinthenextfewyears,particularlywithlittleornopriorknowledgeofthecharacterofthematerialstobeanalyzed.
Thestudyofreturnedlunarmaterialswillinfactprovideoneofthemostintriguingchallengeseverfacedbynaturalscientists.Howmuchofthemoon'shistoryandhowmanyofthelunarsurfaceprocessescanbeunderstoodfromafewisolatedsamplesoflunarmaterial,aidedbythefairlydetailedknowledgeofthesurfacemorphologyobtainedfromphotographs?
Thepossibilitiesareconsiderable,becausethelunarsurfaceisnotsubjecttomanyofthechemicalprocessesthatoccurontheearth'ssurface,suchasthechangesaccompanyingerosionandsedimentation.Furthermore,thedistributionofmaterialoverthesurfaceofthemoonbytheimpactofmeteoritessuggeststhatasubstantialamountofmaterialinanygivenplacemayhavecomefromgreatdistanceswithoutsignificantchangesinchemicalcomposition.
Effortstotracetheevolutionofthemoon,tounderstanditsgrossinternalstructureandtoexplainthecharacteristicsofitsmajormorphologicalfeatureswillrequireknowledgeofthekindandamountofinternalenergyreleasedbymoonquakes,heatflowatthesurfaceandvolcanism.Theoccurrenceofmoonquakeswouldrevealsomethingofthedistributionofstresswithdepth.Theseismicwavesarisingfrommoonquakeswouldprovideapowerfultoolfordeducingthedistributionofbasicphysicalpropertieswithdepth.Measurementofheatflowatthesurface,