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[雅思机经]2016年8月13日雅思阅读真题回顾

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朗阁海外考试研究中心的雅思培训老师为考生带来2016年8月13日的真题回顾、详细解析及备考策略,此为雅思阅读回顾部分。

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朗阁海外考试研究中心的雅思培训为考生带来2016年8月13日的真题回顾、详细解析及备考策略,此为雅思阅读回顾部分。

 

考试日期:

2016813

 

Reading Passage 1

Title:

El Nino 厄尔尼诺

Question types:

Sentence completion;

TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN;

文章内容回顾

题材:自然科学

大意:科学家们对厄尔尼诺现象进行了大量的历史了解和调查研究(比如对全球各地区降雨、气温变化的调查和研究),以及对此现象的资料搜集,从不认识这个现象到逐步了解这个现象的过程。

相关英文原文阅读

The weather phenomenon called El Nino was first recorded in the 1500s when fishermen in South America noticed that near Christmas some years the water was noticeably warmer than others. They named this El Nino, or the infant, as it happened near the celebration of the birth of Christ.

Only in recent years have there been any serious investigations into the causes and results of El Nino. The 1997 – 1998 El Nino was the first to be studied extensively. Scientists from France, Japan, Korea and Taiwan combined the various readings they had from satellite and surface measurements of wind speeds and water temperatures to make the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean Array. This combined information allowed them to see the overall patterns of an El Nino and helped them predict when one was starting.

Weather pattern rely heavily on the operation of the planetary heat engine. Essentially, this means that because the sun is closest to the equator the seawater in that region is the warmest. The warm water evaporates and forms clouds, which move toward the poles powered by their heat. These atmospheric loops, which move heat from the tropics to the poles, are called connective cells. Without this process the equatorial regions would be hotter than they are and the north and south would be much colder.

The wind in the central Pacific tends to blow from the east. This pushes water from South America towards Australia and Indonesia. As a result, sea levels have been found to be up to 60 centimeters higher in the west. The water that is pushed westward from the South American coast is replaced by colder water, which is higher in Nutrients and consequently attracts fish. This makes the waters off Peru and Ecuador good fishing grounds.

An El Nino will happen when the winds weaken and sea levels drop. The warmer water moves east and less water evaporates to form clouds. The results of this are twofold. The warmer water in the east reduces the number of fish and the lack of rain causes droughts. This can cause problems such as the forest fires that have plagued Indonesia and Australia in recent years. Additionally, El Nino is thought to be one of the causes of hurricanes that have devastated Central and North West America.

As the population has increased the effects of changing weather have had a greater impact. People are living in places, often in areas more likely to be affected by adverse weather, than they ever did before and in increased densities. This means that natural disasters affect more people. Natural resources are being used closer to their limits, so small changes in their availability can cause disruption. For example, in the past, South American fishermen could make a profit even during an EL Nino, but modern industrial fishing needs larger fish stocks to be profitable.

Knowing when an El Nino is developing allows people to make plans to lessen its negative effects. The system of buoys and satellites monitoring the Pacific allows scientists to predict the start of the 12 to 18 month El Nino cycle. As a result people can prepare. For example, in North East Brazil during the 1987 El Nino, farmers only got 15% of their normal grain harvest, but in 1992, when the government advised them to plant fast maturing plants, they got 82%.

The question of whether El Nino has been strengthened by global warming is unanswered. The National Centre for Atmospheric research believes that El Nino could be responsible for the increased temperatures in North America by changing the jet stream. Global warming may not be the direct cause. However, global warming may cause the local warming changes that cause El Nino and change atmospheric circulation. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suggests that global warming may increase El Nino effects by increasing temperatures and increasing water evaporation over land leading to floods.

El Nino is only one factor in the complex inter-relations that cause weather patterns, but it appears to be a major factor. By monitoring the phenomenon, we can limit its effects and avoid disasters and droughts.

题型难度分析

本篇为文库旧题。篇的题型包括两种:填空题和判断题。从题型难度而言,两种题型都侧重考查细节搜索和理解,整体难度不大。

题型技巧分析

填空和判断题都属于大多数情况下顺序的题型,所以做这两种题目的时候直接划出相应定位词,去文中搜索答案即可。尤其是填空题,是较容易拿分的题型;需要注意的是,判断题要特别注意题目关于写法的要求。

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Reading Passage 2

Title:

The History of Automobile

Question types:

Matching 5题;

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