2024年4月20日雅思考试机经-阅读.docx

2024年4月20日雅思?纸笔考试?机考

考试概述：

本场考试三篇，两旧一新，难度高。第一篇延续上一场的物品发展史，介绍了咖啡的历史，难度一般，比较友好；第二篇难度不低，主题是儿童剧，很多同学可能看到标题单词读不懂就劝退了；第三篇寻找外星文明，难度高，但是和剑9的真题非常接近，如果是之前做过这篇文章的同学会觉得内容非常亲切。

二、具体题目分析：

PassageOne：

文章题材：说明文（动植物）

文章题目：咖啡的历史

文章难度：★★★

题型及数量：判断+填空

题目及答案：

THESTORYOFCOFFEE

A

CoffeewasfirstdiscoveredinEasternAfricainanareaweknowtodayasEthiopia.ApopularlegendreferstoagoatherderbythenameofKaldi,whoobservedhisgoatsactingunusuallyfriskilyaftereatingberriesfromabush.Curiousaboutthisphenomenon,Kalditriedeatingtheberrieshimself.Hefoundthattheseberriesgavehimrenewedenergy.

B

Thenewsofthisenergyladenfruitquicklymovedthroughouttheregion.CoffeeberriesweretransportedfromEthiopiatotheArabianPeninsula,andwerefirstcultivatedinwhattodayisthecountryofYemen.CoffeeremainedasecretinArabiabeforespreadingtoTurkeyandthentotheEuropeancontinentbymeansofVenetiantrademerchants.

C

CoffeewasfirsteatenasafoodthoughlaterpeopleinArabiawouldmakeadrinkoutofboilingthebeansforitsnarcoticeffectsandmedicinalvalue.CoffeeforatimewasknownasArabianwinetoMuslimswhowerebannedfromalcoholbyIslam.Itwasnotuntilaftercoffeehadbeeneatenasafoodproduct,awineandamedicinethatitwasdiscovered,probablybycompleteaccidentinTurkey,thatbyroastingthebeansadeliciousdrinkcouldbemade.Theroastedbeanswerefirstcrushedandthenboiledinwater,creatingacrudeversionofthebeverageweenjoytoday.ThefirstcoffeehouseswereopenedinEuropeinthe17thCenturyandin1675,theVienneseestablishedthehabitofrefiningthebrewbyfilteringoutthegrounds,sweeteningit,andaddingadashofmilk.

D

Ifyouweretoexploretheplanetforcoffee,youwouldfindabout60speciesofcoffeeplantsgrowingwildinAfrica,Malaysia,andotherregions.Butonlyabouttenofthemareactuallycultivated.Oftheseten,twospeciesareresponsiblefor