2024年7月6日雅思考试机经-阅读.docx

2024年7月6日雅思?纸笔考试?机考

考试概述：

本场考试三篇，一旧两新，难度高。第一篇动植物，难度中规中矩；第二篇比较反常，仍然是动物题材，北极狐；第三篇家庭兄弟姐妹亲属，难度高。

二、具体题目分析：

PassageOne：

文章题材：说明文（动植物）

文章题目：动物思想：鹦鹉Alex

文章难度：★★★

题型及数量：判断+填空

题目及答案：

Animalminds:ParrotAlex

A

In1977IrenePepperberg,arecentgraduateofHarvardUniversitydidsomethingverybold.Atatimewhenanimalsstillwereconsideredautomatons,shesetouttofindwhatwasonanothercreature’smindbytalkingtoit.Shebroughtaone-year-oldAfricangrayparrotshenamedAlexintoherlabtoteachhimtoreproducethesoundsoftheEnglishlanguage.“Ithoughtifhelearnedtocommunicate,Icouldaskhimquestionsabouthowheseestheworld.”

B

WhenPepperbergbeganherdialoguewithAlex,whodiedlastSeptemberattheageof31,manyscientistsbelievedanimalswereincapableofanythought.Theyweresimplymachines,robotsprogrammedtoreacttostimulibutlackingtheabilitytothinkorfeel.Anypetownerwoulddisagree.Weseetheloveinourdogs’eyesandknowthat,ofcourse,theyhavethoughtsandemotions.Butsuchclaimsremainhighlycontroversial.Gutinstinctisnotscience,anditisalltooeasytoprojecthumanthoughtsandfeelingsontoanothercreature.How,then,doesascientistprovethatananimaliscapableofthinking–thatitisabletoacquireinformationabouttheworldandactonit?“That’swhyIstartedmystudieswithAlex,”Pepperbergsaid.Theywereseated–sheatherdesk,heontopofhiscage–inherlab,awindowlessroomaboutthesizeofaboxcar,atBrandeisUniversity.Newspaperslinedthefloor;basketsofbrighttoyswerestackedontheshelves.Theywereclearlyateam–andbecauseoftheirwork,thenotionthatanimalscanthinkisnolongersofanciful.

C

Certainskillsareconsideredkeysignsofhighermentalabilities:goodmemory,agraspofgrammarandsymbols,self-awareness,understandingothers’motives,imitatingothers,andbeingcreative.Bitbybit,iningeniousexperiments,researchershav