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雅思阅读模拟题passage

雅思阅读模拟题PASSAGE1

PracticeIELTSReadingTestA（Academic?

Module）

　　READINGPASSAGE1

　　PERSONALTIMEMANAGEMENT

　　SincetheearlyworkofHalberg（1960）,theexistenceofhuman"circadianrhythms"hasbeenwell-knowntobiologistsandpsychologists.Circadianrhythms?

dictate?

thatthereare?

certain?

timesofthedaywhenweareatourbestbothphysicallyandpsychologically.Atitssimplest,the?

majority?

ofusfeelmorealiveand?

creative?

inthemornings,whilecometheeveningswearefitonlyfor?

collapsing?

withagoodbookorinfrontofthetelevision.Otherofus?

note?

thatinthemorningwetakeagreatdealoftimetogetgoingphysicallyandmentally,butbytheeveningarefullofenergyandbrightideas,whileaveryfewofusfeelmostalert?

and?

vigorous?

inthelateafternoon.

　　Irrespectiveofourpersonalrhythms,mostofushavea?

productive?

periodbetween.andnoon,whenthestomach,?

pancreas,?

spleen?

andheartallappeartobeintheirmostactivephases.Conversely,the?

majority?

ofusexperiencealowperiodinthehourortwoafterlunch（atimewhenpeopleinsomesocieties?

sensibly?

takearest）,asmostofourenergyis?

devoted?

totheprocessof?

digestion.Thesimpleruleshereare:

don'twastetoomuch?

prime?

timehavingacoffeebreakaroundyoushouldbedoingsomeofyourbestwork,anddon'tmaketheafter-lunchperiodevenless?

productive?

byoverloadingyour?

digestion.Ashortcoffeeorteabreakis,infact,besttakenonarrivalattheoffice,whenithelpsusstartthedayinapositivemood,ratherthanmid-morningwhenitinterruptstheflowofouractivities.Lunchisbesttakenearly,whenwearejustbeginningtofeelhungry,andwearelikelytoeatlessthanifweleaveituntillater.Anearlylunchalsomeansthatwecangetbackintoourproductive?

strideearlierintheafternoon.

　　Changesinone'sattitudecanalso?

enhance?

personaltimemanagement.Forexample,thenotionofpro-actioniseminently?

preferable?

to?

reaction.Topro-actmeansto?

anticipateeventsandbeinapositiontotake?

appropriate?

actionassoonastherightmomentarrives.Toreact,ontheotherhand,meanstohavelittle?

anticipation?

anddosomethingonlywheneventsforceyoutodoso.Pro-actors?

tend?

tobethepeoplewhoarealwaysonestepaheadofotherpeople,whoalwaysseemtobeintherightplaceattherighttime,andwhoarealwaysbetterinformed?

thananyoneelse.Manyofuslikeaneasylife,andsowetendtobereactors.Thismeansthatwearen't?

alert?

tothechallengesandopportunitiescomingourway,withtheconsequence?

thatchallenges?

bother?

usoropportunitiespassusbybeforewe'reevenproperlyawarethey'reuponus.Wecantrainourselvesinpro-actionbyregularlytakingthetimetositdownand?

appraise?

thelikely?

immediate?

future,justaswesitdownandreviewtheimmediatepast.

　　Psychologistsrecognisethatwedifferinthewayinwhichwecharacteristically?

attributeresponsibilityforthevariousthingsthathappentousinlife.Oneofthewaysinwhichwedothisisknownaslocusof?

control?

（Weiner,1979）,whichreferstoassigningresponsibility.Atitssimplest,someindividualshaveapredominantly?

external?

locusofcontrol,attributingresponsibilitytooutsidecauses（forexample,thefaultsofothersorthehelpgivenbythem）,whilewithotherindividualsthelocusofcontrolispredominantly?

internal,inwhichresponsibilityisattributedtooneself（forexample,one'sownabilitiesorlackofthem,hardwork,etc.）.

　　However,thepictureusuallyisn'tassimpleasthis.Manypeople'slocusof?

control?

ismorelikelytobe?

specific?

toa?

particular?

situation,forexample?

internal?

in?

certain?

areas,suchastheir?

social?

lives,and?

external?

inothers,suchastheirworkinglives.Or,totakeanotherexample,theymay?

attribute?

certainkindsofresultstothemselves,suchastheirsuccesses,andcertainkindsofresultstootherpeople,suchastheirfailures.Obviouslythebestkindoflocusofcontrol?

isonethatis?

realistic?

andabletoattributeeveryeffecttoits?

appropriate?

cause,andthisisparticularlyimportantwhenitcomestotimemanagement.Certainly,thereareoccasionswhenotherpeoplearemoreresponsibleforourtimelossthanweare,butformostofus,andformostofthetime,the?

blame?

mustfallfairlyandsquarelyuponourselves.

　　ChooseONE?

phrase?

（A-J）fromthelistintheboxbelowtocompleteeachkeypointbelow.Writethe?

appropriate?

letters（A-J）inboxes1-6onyouranswersheet.

　　Theinformationinthecompletedsentencesshouldbean?

accurate?

summary?

ofpointsmadebythewriter.

　　.Therearemorephrases（A-J）thansentences,soyouwillnotusethemall.Youmayuseany?

phrase?

morethanonce.

　　Questions1-6

　　Timemanagement-keypoints

　　Answer

　　ExampleOurpatternsofcircadianrhythms……G

　　1.Aproactiveperson……

　　2.A?

reactive?

person……

　　3.Analysingcircadianrhythms……

　　4.Theideathatthebesttimetoworkisinthemorning……

　　5.Thenotionoffeeling?

alert?

inthelateafternoon……

　　6.?

Productivity?

appearstobeenhanced……

　　Listofphrases

　　A）……agreeswiththecircadianrhythmsofmostpeople.

　　B）……makesusfeelaliveand?

creative.

　　C）……conformstothecircadianrhythmsofa?

minority?

ofpeople.

　　D）……ifourenergyisinalowphase.

　　E）……ismoreabletotake?

advantage?

ofeventswhentheyhappen.

　　F）……enablesoneto?

gauge?

physical?

potential?

at?

particular?

timesthroughouttheday.

　　G）……can?

affect?

usphysicallyandmentally.

　　H）……whenseveral?

specific?

internal?

organsareactive.

　　I）……takesamore?

passive?

attitudetowardevents.

　　J）……whenweeatlunchearly

　　Questions7-13

　　CompletethesentencesbelowwithwordstakenfromReadingPassage1,"ersonalTimeManagement."UseNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.Writeyouranswersinboxes7-13onyouranswersheet.

　　Answer

　　ExampleMostpeopleareless?

productive……afterlunch

　　7.Our……influenceourphysicaland?

mental?

performance

　　8.Wearemorelikelytobe?

productive?

intheafternoonifwehave…….

　　9.Apersonwhoreactstendsnottosee……whentheyareapproaching.

　　10.Assessingthe……aidsusinbecomingproactive.

　　11.Apersonwithamainly?

internal?

locusof?

control?

wouldlikelydirect?

blame?

toward…….

　　12.Apersonwithamainly?

external?

locusof?

control?

wouldlikelydirectfailuretoward…….

　　13.Apersonwithahealthyandbalancedlocusof?

control?

would?

attribute?

aresult,whethernegative?

orpositive,to…….

雅思阅读模拟题PASSAGE2

READINGPASSAGE2

　　Youareadvisedtospendabout20?

minutes?

onQuestions14-25whicharebasedonReadingPassage2,"TheMuangFaaiIrrigationSysTEMofNorthernThailand".

　　Questions14-19

　　ReadingPassage2has7sections.

　　Choosethemost?

suitable?

heading?

foreachsectionfromthelistofheadings（A-L）below.Writethe?

appropriate?

letter（A-L）inboxes14-19onyouranswersheet.

　　.Therearemoreheadingsthansections,soyouwillnotuseallofthem.

　　ListofHeadings

　　A）Ritualsandbeliefs

　　B）TopographyofNorthernThailand

　　C）TheforestsofNorthernThailand

　　D）Preservingthesystem

　　E）Agriculturalpractices

　　F）Villagelife

　　G）Water?

distribution?

principles

　　H）Maintainingnaturalbalances

　　I）Structureoftheirrigationsystem

　　J）User'srights

　　K）User'sobligations

　　L）?

Community?

control

　　14.Section1

　　15.Section2

　　16.Section3

　　17.Section4

　　Answer

　　ExampleSection5A

　　18.Section6

　　19.Section7

　　THEMUANGFAAIIRRIGATIONSYSTEMOFNORTHERNTHAILAND

　　SECTION1

　　NorthernThailandconsistsmainlyoflongmountainchainsinterspersedwithvalleybottomswherestreamsandricefields?

dominate?

the?

landscape.MostoftheremainingforestsoftheNortharefoundathigheraltitudes.Theforests?

ensure?

regularseasonalrainfallforthewholeareaandatthesametime?

moderate?

runoff,sothatthereiswaterthroughouttheyear.

　　SECTION2

　　Thelowlandcommunitieshavedevelopedanagriculturalsystemadaptedto,and?

partiallydetermining,the?

distinctive?

ecosystemsoftheirareas.Practicingwet-riceagricultureinthevalley-bottoms,thelowlandersalsoraisepigs,ducksandchickensand?

cultivate?

vegetablegardensintheirvillagesfurtheruptheslopes.Rice,beans,?

corn?

andnativevegetablesareplantedinhillfieldsabovethevillages,andwildvegetablesandherbalmedicinesaregatheredandwildgamehuntedintheforestshigherupthehillsides.Theforestsalsoserveas?

grazinggroundsforcowsandbuffalo,andarea?

source?

ofwoodforhouseholdutensils,cooking?

fuel,construction?

andfarmingtools.Fisharetobefoundinthestreamsandintheirrigationsystemandwet-ricefields,providingbothfoodand?

pest?

control.

　　SECTION3

　　Initsessentials,amuangfaaisystemconsistsofasmall?

reservoir?

whichfeedsan?

intricate,branching?

network?

ofsmallchannelscarryingwaterincarefullycalibratedquantitiesthroughclustersofriceterracesinvalleybottoms.Thesystemtapsintoa?

stream?

abovethehighestricefieldand,whenthereis?

sufficient?

water,dischargesbackintothesamestreamatapointbelowthebottomfield.Thewaterinthereservoiratthetop,whichis?

diverted?

intoamain?

channel（Iammuang）andfromthereintothedifferentfields,isslowedorheldbacknotbyanimpervious?

dam,butbyaseriesofbarriers?

constructed?

ofbunchesofbambooorsaplingswhichallow?

silt,soilandsandtopassthrough.

　　SECTION4

　　WaterfromtheIammuangis?

measured?

outamongthefarmersaccordingtothe?

extent?

oftheirricefieldsandtheamountofwater?

available?

fromthemain?

channel.Alsoconsideredaretheheightofthefields,theirdistancefromthemainchannelandtheirsoiltype.Thesizeanddepthofside-channelsarethen?

adjusted?

sothatonlytheallocatedamountofwaterflowsintoeachfarmer'sfield.

　　SECTION5

　　Ritualsan