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2021年4月24日雅思口纸笔考试口机考

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一、考试概述：

本场考试三篇，两篇旧题，一篇新题，难度比拟高，尤其第二篇。第一篇动物海牛，填空加判断，中规中矩；第二篇艺术家和骗子，小标题配对难度很高，需要纠结一下才能选对；第三篇手语，大量的细节配对，导致难度也非常高。

注意本次回忆的两篇文章和考试原文略有出入，大家参考即可。

二、具体题目分析：

PassageOne:

文章题材：说明文（动物）文章题目：儒艮

文章难度：★★★题型及数量：填空+判断+填空

题目及答案：

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