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　　一、 考试概述：

　　本场考试一新两旧，难度高。第一篇动植物，难度低;第二篇办公室设计，难度中规中矩;第三篇人物传记，算是第三篇的题材里比较友好的。

　　二、具体题目分析：

　　Passage One：

　　n 文章题材：说明文(动植物)

　　n 文章题目：澳大利亚鹦鹉和它们对栖息地变化的适应

　　n 文章难度：★★★

　　n 题型及数量：段落信息匹配+判断题+摘要题(无选项)

　　n 题目及答案：

　　Australian parrots and their adaptation to habitat change

　　A. Parrots are found across the tropic and in all southern hemisphere continents except Antarctica, but nowhere do the display such a richness of diversity and form as in Australia. One- sixth of the world’s 345 parrot species are found there, and Australia has long been renowned for the number and variety of its parrots.

　　B. In the 16th century, the German cartographer Mercator made a world map that included a place, somewhere near present-day Australia, that he named Terra Psittacorum – the Land of Parrots – and the first European settlers in Australia often referred to the country as Parrot Land. In 1865, the celebrated British naturalist and wildlife artist John Gould said: “No group of birds gives Australia so tropical and benign an air as the numerous species of this great family by which it is tenanted.

　　C. Parrots are descendants of an ancient line. Due to their great diversity, and since most species inhabit Africa, Australia and South America, it seems almost certain that parrots originated millions of years ago on the ancient southern continent of Gondwana, before it broke up into the separate southern hemisphere continents we know today. Much of Gondwana comprised vast rainforests intersected by huge slow-flowing rivers and expansive lakes, but by eight million years ago, great changes were underway. The center of the continent of Australia had begun to dry out, and the rainforests that once covered it gradually contracted to the continental margins, where, to a limited extent, they still exist today.

　　D. The creatures that remained in those shrinking rainforests had to adapt to the drier conditions or face extinction. Reacting to these desperate circumstances, the parrot family, typically found in jungles in other parts of the world, has populated some of Australia’s harshest environments. The parrots spread from ancestral forests through eucalypt woodlands to colonies the central deserts of Australia, and as a consequence they diversified into a wide range of species with adaptations that reflect the many changes animals and plants had to make to survive in these areas.

　　E. These evolutionary pressures helped mould keratin, the substance from which breaks are made into a range of tools capable of gathering the new food types favored by various species of parrot. The size of a parrot’s short, blunt beak and the length of that beak’s do curved upper section are related to the type of food each species eats. Some have comparatively long beaks that are perfect for extracting seeds from fruit; others have broader and stronger beaks that are designed for cracking hard seeds.

　　F. Differently shaped beaks are not the only adaptations that have been made during the developing relationship between parrots and their food plants. Like all of Australia’s many honey eating birds, the rainbow-coloured lorikeets and the flowers on which they feed have long co­evolved with features such as the shape and colour of the flowers adapted to the bird’s particular needs, and physical a example, red is the most I attractive colour to birds, and thus flowers which depend on birds for pollination are more often red, and lorikeets’ to gues have bristles which help them to collect as much pollen as possible.

　　G. Today, most of Australia’s parrots inhabit woodland and open forest, and their numbers decline towards both deserts and wetter areas. The majority are nomadic to some degree, moving around to take advantage of feeding and breeding places. Two of the dry country parrots, the pink and grey galah and the pink, white and yellow corella have expanded their ranges in recent years. They are among the species that have adapted well to the changes brought about by European settlement forest telling created grasslands where galahs and corellas thrive.

　　H. But other parrot species did not fare so well when their environments were altered. The clearing of large areas of rainforest is probably responsible for the disappearance of the double-eyed fig parrot, and numbers of ground parrots declined when a great part of their habitat was destroyed by the draining of coastal swamps. Even some parrot species that benefited from forest clearing at first are now comforted by a shortage of nesting sites due to further man-made changes.

　　I. New conditions also sometimes favour an incoming species over one that originally inhabited the area. For example, after farmers cleared large areas of forest on Kangaroo Island off the coast of South Australia, the island was colonised by galahs. They were soon going down holes and destroying black cockatoo eggs in order to take the hole for their own use. Their success precipitated a partial collapse in the black cockatoo population when the later lost the struggle for scarce nesting hollows.

　　Questions 1-6

　　Reading Passage has ten paragraphs A-J

　　Which paragraph contains the following information?

　　Write the correct letter, A-J in boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet

　　1. An example of how one parrot species may survive at the expense of another

　　2. A description of how plants may adapt to attract birds

　　3. Example of two parrot species which benefited from changes to the environment

　　4. How the varied Australian landscape resulted in a great variety of parrot species

　　5. A reason why most parrot species are native to the southern hemisphere

　　6. An example of a parrot species which did not survive changes to its habitat

　　Questions 7-9

　　Choose the correct letter A, B, c, or D

　　Write the correct letter in boxes 7-9 on your answer sheet

　　7. The writer believes that most parrot species

　　A Move from Africa and South America to Australia

　　B Had ancestors in either Africa, Australia or South America

　　C Had ancestors in a continent which later split up

　　D Came from a continent now covered by water

　　8. What does the Writer say about parrot's beak?

　　A They are longer than those of other birds

　　B They are made of a unique material

　　C They are used more efficiently than those of other species

　　D They are specially adapted to suit the diet

　　9. Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the writer as a disadvantage of nesting boxes?

　　A They cost too much

　　B They need to be maintained

　　C They provide only shelter, not food

　　D They are too few of them

　　Questions 10-13

　　Complete the summary below

　　Choose NO MORE THANH TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the passage for each answer.

　　Write your answers in boxes 10-13 on your answer sheet

　　Parrots in Australia

　　There are 345 varieties of parrot in existence and, of these, 10 __________ live in Australia. As early as the 11__________, the mapmaker 12 __________ recognized that parrots lived in that part of the world. 13 __________, the famous painter of animals and birds, commented on the size and beauty of the Australian parrot family.

　　参考答案

　　1. I

　　2. F

　　3. G

　　4. D

　　5. C

　　6. H

　　7. C

　　8. D

　　9. B

　　10. one-sixth

　　11. 16th century

　　12. Mercator

　　13. John Gould

　　可参考真题：剑桥19——TEST4 Passage1 The impact of climate change on butterflies in Britain

　　Passage Two：

　　n 文章题材：说明文(商业管理)

　　n 文章题目：办公室设计

　　n 文章难度：★★★

　　n 题型及数量：待补充

　　n 题目及答案：待补充

　　可参考真题：OG 1——TEST1 Passage2 The changing role of airports

　　n Passage Three：

　　n 文章题材：议论文(人物传记)

　　n 文章题目：Robert Louis Stevenson

　　n 文章难度：★★★★

　　n 题型及数量：单选题+判断题+摘要题(有选项)

　　n 题目及答案：

　　Robert Louis Stevenson

　　A Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer, Robert Louis Stevenson was born at 8 Howard Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, on 13 November 1850. It has been more than 100 years since his death. Stevenson was a writer who caused conflicting opinions about his works. On one hand, he was often highly praised for his expert prose and style by many English-language critics. On the other hand, others criticised the religious themes in his works, often misunderstanding Stevenson’s own religious beliefs. Since his death a century before, critics and biographers have disagreed on the legacy of Stevenson’s writing. Two biographers, KF and CP, wrote a biography about Stevenson with a clear focus. They chose not to criticise aspects of Stevenson’s personal life. Instead, they focused on his writing, and gave high praise to his writing style and skill.

　　The literary pendulum has swung these days. Different critics have different opinions towards Robert Louis Stevenson’s works. Though today, Stevenson is one of the most translated authors in the world, his works have sustained a wide variety of negative criticism throughout his life. It was like a complete reversal of polarity—from highly positive to slightly less positive to clearly negative; after being highly praised as a great writer, he became an example of an author with corrupt ethics and lack of moral. Many literary critics passed his works off as children’s stories or horror stories, and thought to have little social value in an educational setting. Stevenson’s works were often excluded from literature curriculum because of its controversial nature. These debates remain, and many critics still assert that despite his skill, his literary works still lack moral value.

　　One of the main reasons why Stevenson’s literary works attracted so much criticism was due to the genre of his writing. Stevenson mainly wrote adventure stories, which was part of a popular and entertaining writing fad at the time. Many of us believe adventure stories are exciting, offers engaging characters, action, and mystery but ultimately can’t teach moral principles. The plot points are one-dimensional and rarely offer a deeper moral meaning, instead focusing on exciting and shocking plot twists and thrilling events. His works were even criticised by fellow authors. Though Stevenson’s works have deeply influenced Oscar Wilde, Wilde often joked that Stevenson would have written better works if he wasn’t born in Scotland. Other authors came to Stevenson’s defence, including Galsworthy who claimed that Stevenson is a greater writer than Thomas Hardy.

　　Despite Wilde’s criticism, Stevenson’s Scottish identity was an integral part of his written works. Although Stevenson’s works were not popular in Scotland when he was alive, many modern Scottish literary critics claim that Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson are the most influential writers in the history of Scotland. While many critics exalt Sir Walter Scott as a literary genius because of his technical ability, others argue that Stevenson deserves the same recognition for his natural ability to capture stories and characters in words. Many of Scott’s works were taken more seriously as literature for their depth due to their tragic themes, but fans of Stevenson praise his unique style of story-telling and capture of human nature. Stevenson’s works, unlike other British authors, captured the unique day to day life of average Scottish people. Many literary critics point to this as a flaw of his works. According to the critics, truly important literature should transcend local culture and stories. However, many critics praise the local taste of his literature. To this day, Stevenson’s works provide valuable insight to life in Scotland during the 19th century.

　　Despite much debate of Stevenson’s writing topics, his writing was not the only source of attention for critics. Stevenson’s personal life often attracted a lot of attention from his fans and critics alike. Some even argue that his personal life eventually outshone his writing. Stevenson had been plagued with health problems his whole life, and often had to live in much warmer climates than the cold, dreary weather of Scotland in order to recover. So he took his family to a south pacific island Samoa, which was a controversial decision at that time. However, Stevenson did not regret the decision. The sea air and thrill of adventure complimented the themes of his writing, and for a time restored his health. From there, Stevenson gained a love of travelling, and for nearly three years he wandered the eastern and central Pacific. Much of his works reflected this love of travel and adventure that Stevenson experienced in the Pacific islands. It was as a result of this biographical attention that the feeling grew that interest in Stevenson’s life had taken the place of interest in his works. Whether critics focus on his writing subjects, his religious beliefs, or his eccentric lifestyle of travel and adventure, people from the past and present have

　　different opinions about Stevenson as an author. Today, he remains a controversial yet widely popular figure in Western literature.

　　Questions 27-31

　　Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

　　Write the correct letter in boxes 27-31 on your answer sheet.

　　27 Stevenson's biographers KF and CP

　　A underestimated the role of family played in Stevenson's life.

　　B overestimated the writer's works in the literature history.

　　C exaggerated Stevenson's religious belief in his works.

　　D elevated Stevenson's role as a writer.

　　28 The main point of the second paragraph is

　　A the public give a more fair criticism to Stevenson's works.

　　B recent criticism has been justified.

　　C the style of Stevenson's works overweigh his faults in his life.

　　D Stevenson's works' drawback is lack of ethical nature.

　　29 According to the author, adventure stories

　　A do not provide plot twists well.

　　B cannot be used by writers to show moral values.

　　C are more fashionable art form.

　　D can be found in other's works but not in Stevenson's.

　　30 What does the author say about Stevenson's works?

　　A They describe the life of people in Scotland.

　　B They are commonly regarded as real literature.

　　C They were popular during Stevenson's life.

　　D They transcend the local culture and stories.

　　31 The lifestyle of Stevenson

　　A made his family envy him so much.

　　B should be responsible for his death.

　　C gained more attention from the public than his works.

　　D didn't well prepare his life in Samoa.

　　Questions 32-35

　　Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 3?

　　In boxes 32-35 on you answer sheet, write

　　TRUE if the statement agrees with the information

　　FALSE if the statement contradicts with the information

　　NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this

　　32 Although Oscar Wilde admired Robert Louis Stevenson very much, he believed Stevenson could have written greater works.

　　33 Robert Louis Stevenson encouraged Oscar Wilde to start writing at first.

　　34 Galsworthy thought Hardy is greater writer than Stevenson is.

　　35 Critics only paid attention to Robert Louis Stevenson's writing topics.

　　Questions 36-40

　　Complete the notes using the list of words, A-I, below.

　　Write the correct letter A-I, in boxes 36-40 on your answer sheet.

　　Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson

　　A lot of people believe that Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson are the most influential writer in the history of Scotland, but Sir Walter Scott is more proficient in 36 ________, while Stevenson has better 37 ________. Scott's books illustrate 38 ________especially in terms of tragedy, but Stevenson's works bring readers better 39 ________. What's more, Stevenson's understanding of 40 ________made his works have the most unique expression of Scottish people.

　　A natural ability

　　B romance

　　C colorful language

　　D critical acclaim

　　E humor

　　F technical control

　　G story telling

　　H depth

　　I human nature

　　参考答案

　　27 D

　　28 D

　　29 B

　　30 A

　　31 C

　　32 True

　　33 Not Given

　　34 False

　　35 False

　　36 F

　　37 A

　　38 H

　　39 G

　　40 I

　　可参考真题：剑桥18—TEST4 Passage3 Alfred Wegener: science, exploration and the theory of continental drift

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