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雅思阅读模拟题passage1

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

　　Ritualsa