雅思阅读模拟专项试题训练带答案Word文件下载.docx
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Thisreadingtestcontains11questions.Youshouldspendabout20minutesonthistask.
Readthepassagebelowandanswer11questions.
SectionA
Muynakusedtobeaportcity.InhabitantsofMuynak,ofwhichtherearefewerandfewer,nowposeforpicturesnexttoshipswhichwereonceanchoredalongtheshoresoftheAralSea,butarenowstrandedinanoceanofsandwherewateroncewas.Thesepicturesarepublishedinscientificjournalsandmagazinesalongsidedescriptionsofhowwhatwasoncetheworld&
rsquo;
sfourthlargestlakemaydisappearaltogetherby2020.
SectionB
TheAralSeaislocatedinthecentralAsiandesertbetweenUzbekistanandKazakhstan.In1960,itcovered68,000km2,anditswatersfedagricultureacrosstheregion.By1998,theareaoftheAralSeahadshrunktoonethirdofitsprevioussizeandhasnowbecomeasymbolofhowdrasticallyhumanactivitiescanadverselyaffecttheenvironment,andhowmuchthiseffectcan,inturn,affecthumanactivities.
SectionC
Thereasonforthischangeisnotexclusivelyduetoman.Droughtsinthe1970sand80sreducedtheamountofwatercarriedbytheAmuDaryaandtheSyrDarya,tworiverswhichfeedthesea.However,farmingpoliciesimplementedduringthemiddleofthe20thcenturyincreasedthefarmingofwater-hungrycropslikecotton,andfarmersusedvastquantitiesofwaterfromthesetworiverstoirrigatetheirland.TheresultofthiswasthatverylittlewaterwasenteringtheAralSea,anditconsequentlybegandecreasinginvolume.
SectionD
Policymakersatthetimewereawareoftheeffectofdivertingsomuchwaterforagriculture,buttheysawitasanacceptabletrade-offtoimprovingagriculturaloutput,andtherebyimprovingtheeconomy.Theseaitselfwasoflessimportancetotheprogressofsocietythanfarmingwhichcouldproducenotonlycropsfordomesticusebutcommoditiesfortrade.
SectionE
Theydidnot,however,anticipatealltheeffectsthatthedryingoftheAralSeawouldhave.TheAralSeaisasalt-watersea,andthesaltleftbehindwhenthewatersretreatedhasnowblownawaywithwindandstorms,makingpatchesoflandunsuitableforfarming.Thisaffectsnotonlythesurroundingregion,butlandsasfarasathousandkilometersaway.Inaddition,theremainingwatershavebecomeincreasinglymoreconcentratedinsalt,andthisiskillingoffaoncethrivingfishingindustryasitkillsoffthefishthemselves.TheAralSea,likealllargebodiesofwater,hasastrongeffectonlocalclimate,andasithasdisappeared,harvestingseasonshavebecomeshorteranddryer.Manyfarmersinthesurroundingareahavehadtogiveupgrowingcottonbecausethegrowingseasonisnotlongenoughforthiscrop.
SectionF
Theeffectoninhabitantsoftheareaisnotlimitedtoeconomicsandproductivity.Thehealthofthoselivingintheareahasdeterioratedduetoasupplyofdrinkingwaterwhichhashighconcentrationsofminerals.Theareahasseensharpjumpsintheratesofcancerandrespiratoryillnesses.
SectionG
TherearecompellingreasonstohaltandtrytoreversethefateoftheAralSea,butitwouldbedifficult.Theregion,thoughweakenedbyworseningconditions,stilldependsonagriculturetosurvive,andtherearenoalternativesourcesofwater.Inthe1980s,itwasproposedtodivertwaterfromriversfartothenorthinanefforttosavetheAralSea,anditmighthaveworkedhadthepriceoftheproject,anestimated$250billion,notbeenprohibitive.
TheReadingPassagehassevensections,A-G.
Choosethecorrectheadingforeachsectionfromthelistofheadingsbelow.
Writethecorrectnumberi-xinboxes1-7onyouranswersheet.
ListofHeadings
i)Manmostlytoblame
ii)Devastatingoutcomes
iii)Aportinaseaofsand
iv)Alostcause
v)Theworld&
#39;
sfourthlargestlake
vi)Asymbolofenvironmentaldisaster
vii)Aman-madedisaster
viii)Afairexchange?
ix)Poisonouswaters
x)Theproblemofsalt
1)SectionA
2)SectionB
3)SectionC
4)SectionD
5)SectionE
6)SectionF
7)SectionG
DothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninReadingPassage1?
Onyouranswersheetwrite
TRUEifthestatementagreeswiththeinformation
FALSEifthestatementcontradictstheinformation
NOTGIVENifthereisnoinformationonthis
8)TheAmuDaryaandtheSyrDaryawerenotwatersourcesbeforethe20thcentury.
9)TheAralSeawillbesavedbydivertingwaterfromotherrivers.
10)Manyfarmershavehadtostopgrowingcottonandoptforothercropsduetoincreasedsaltinthesoil.
11)Policym
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