1、Chapter One 雅思文化背景篇(scanning & skimming) Section1 如何快速定位 Chapter Two 雅思阅读词汇篇 Section 1. 构词记忆技巧及训练 Section 2 雅思阅读猜词技巧 Section3 雅思阅读基础词汇补充 Chapter Three 雅思阅读句子理解技巧篇 Chapter Four 雅思阅读段落理解篇 Section 1 阅读段落训练 Chapter Five 雅思阅读判断题真题考点分析 Chapter Six 雅思阅读常见题型解析篇、 Section 1
2、 (True/False/Not Given) 判断题 Section 2 Matching配对题 Section 3 Summary 概要填空题 Section4 List of Headings标题选择题 Section 5 Multiple Choice 选择题 Section 6 Short Answer Question简答题 Section7 Sentence Completion句子填空题 Section8 Diagram/Flowchart/Table Completion填图填表题 Chapter Eight 雅思阅读真题测
3、试 Key to Exercises Famous Waterfalls Souree: National Geographic Society, Washington . D.C The earth has thousands of waterfalls, some of considerable magnitude. their importance is determined not only by height but volume of flow, steadiness of flow. crest width, whether the water drops
4、 sheerly or over a sloping surface. and in one leap or a succession of leaps. A series of low falls flowing over a considerable distance is known as a cascade. Sete Quedas or Guaira is the world’s greatest waterfall when its mean annual flow(estimated at 470.000 cusecs, cubic feet per second)is c
5、ombined with height. Agreater volume of water passes over Boyoma Falls(Stanley Falls). Though not one of its seven cataracts, spread over nearly 60miles of the Congo River. Exceeds 10 feet. Estimated mean annual flow,in cusecs, of other major waterfalls are: Niagara, 212,200; Paulo Afonso, 100,00
6、0; Urubupunga, 97,000; lguazu, 61,000; Patos-Maribondo, 53,000; Victoria, 35,400; and Kaieteur, 23,400. Height=total drop in feet in one or more leaps. = falls of more than one leap; *=falls that diminish greatly seasonally; **= falls that reduce to a trickle or are dry for part of each year. Lf
7、river names not shown, they are same as the falls. R. = river, L = lake; (C) =cascade type. Name and location Ht Africa Angola duque de Braganca, Lucala R 344 Ruacana, Cuene R 406 Ethiopla Dal Verme, Dorya R 98 Fincha 508 Tesissat, Blue Nile R 140 Lesotho *Maletsunyane 630 Zimbabwe-
8、Zambia *Victoria, Zambezi R 343 South Africa *Augrabies, Orange R 480 Howick, Umgeni R 364 Tugela 2014 Highest fall 597 Tanzania-Zambla *Kalambo 726 Uganda Kabalega(Murchison)Victoria Nile R 130 Asia India-*Cauvery 330 *Gokak, Ghataprabha R 170 *Jog(Gersoppa), Sharavathi R 830 Japa
9、n *Kegon, Daiya R 330 Laos Khon Cataracts, Mekong R. (C) 70 Australasia Australla New South Wales Wentworth 614 Highest Fall 360 Wollomombi 1.100 Queenstand Coomera 210 Tully 885 +Wallaman, Stony Cr 1.137 Highest fall 937 New Zeatand Bowen 540 Helena 890 Stirling 505 +Sutherlan
10、d, Arthur R 1.904 Highest fall 815 Europe Austria-+Gastein 492 Highest fall 280 +*Golling, Schwarzbach R 250 +Krimml 1.312 France-*Gavamie 1.385 Name an location HT Great Britain-Scotiand Glomach 370 Wales Cain 150 Rhaiadr 240 Iceland-Detti 144 +Gull, Hvita R 105 Italy-Frua, Toce
11、R. (C) 470 Norway Mardalsfossen (Northem) 1.535 +Mardalsfossen (Southem) 2.149 +**Skjeggedal, Nybuai R 1.378 **Skykje 984 Handegg, Aare R 150 Iffigen 120 Pissevache, Salanfe R 213 +Reichenbach 656 Rhine 79 +Simmen 459 Staubbach 984 + Trummelbach 1.312 North America Canacla Alberta
12、 Panther, Nigel Cr 600 British Columbia +Della 1.443 +Takakkaw, Daly Glacier 1.200 Northwest Territories Virginia, S. Nahanni R 294 Quebec Montmorency 274 Canada-Unlted States Niagara:American 182 Horseshoe 173 Unlted States Califomia *Feather, Fall R 640 Yosemite National Park *Brid
13、alveil 620 *lllilouette 370 *Nevada, Merced R 594 **Sllver Strand, Meadow Br 1.170 *Vemal, Merced R 317 +**Yosemite 2.425 Yosemite(upper) 1.430 Yosemite(lower) 320 Yosemita(middle)(C) 675 Colorado + Seven, South Cheyenne Cr 300 Hawaill Akaka, Kolekole Str 442 Name and location Ht Ld
14、aho **Shoshone, Snake R 212 Twin, Snake R 120 Kentucky Cumberiand 68 Maryland *Great, Potomac R. (C) 71 Minnesota **Minnehaha 53 New Jersey Passaic 70 New York *Taughannock 215 Oregon +Multnomah 620 Highest fall 542 Tennessee Fall Creek 256 Washington Mt. Rainier Natl. Park Narad
15、a, Paradise R 168 Sluiskin, Paradise R 300 Palouse 197 **Snoqualmie 268 Wisconsin *Big Manitou, Black R.(C) 165 Wyoming Yellowstone Natl. Pk. Tower 132 *Yellowstone (upper) 109 *Yellowstone(lower) 308 Mexico El Salto 218 **Juanacatlan, Santiago R 72 South America Argentina-Brazll I
16、guazu 230 Brazll Glass 1.325 Patos-Maribondo, Grande R 115 Paulo Afonso, Sao Francisco R 275 Urubupunga, Parana R 40 Brazll-Paraguay Sete Quedas Parana R 130 Colombia Catarata de Candelas, Cusiana R 984 *Tequendama, Bogota R 427 Ecuador *Agoyan, Pastaza R 200 Guyana Kaieteur, Pot
17、aro R 741 Great, Kamarang R 1.600 + Marina, lpobe R 500 Highest fall 300 Venezuela- +*Angel 3.212 Highest fall 2.648 Cuquenan 2.000 Exercise 4 The chart on page above was also taken from the World Almanac· Scan to find the answers to the following questions. 1.What is the name o
18、f the highest waterfall listed here? 2.What is the name of the highest single—leap waterfall listed here? 3.What is the height of the shortest waterfall listed here? 4.What is the height of Catarata de Candelas in Columbia? What is the name of the river that feeds it? 5.How many waterfa
19、lls are listed for Japan? 6.How many of California's waterfalls run full force throughout the year? 7.How many waterfalls are listed for Colorado? Chapter Two 雅思阅读词汇篇 Section 1 词根词缀训练 Stems and Affixes (1) Exerise 2 Following is a list of words containing some of the stems and af
20、fixes introduced in this unit . Definitions of these words appear on the right. These words are probably unfamiliar to you ,It is NOT the purpose of this exercise to teach you the definitions of all these words .Instead, the exercise is designed to serve as a review of the stems and affixes defined
21、in this section and as a way for you to practice using the technique of word analysis to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words. Put the letter of the appropriate definition next to each word. 1.______microscope a. the science of hearing 2.______audition b. an instrument use
22、d to make small objects large enough 3.______phonoscope to see and study 4.______audiometer c. the act or sense of hearing 5.______audiology d. an instrument which tests the quality of strings for musical instruments
23、 e. an instrument for measuring hearing Stop. check your answers before going on to the next part 6.___gramophone a: an instrument for doing extremely small writing 7.___chronometer b: an instrument for measuring small distances 8.___micrometer c: the science of
24、 dating events accurately and arranging them in order of occurrence 9.___micrograph d: phonograph, an instrument that records or reproduces sound 10.__chronology e: an instrument for measuring time very accurately 11.__chronoscope a: the sign or symbol repre
25、senting a sound or word 12.__phonogram b: an instrument to measuring small periods of time 13.__microphone c: the study of speech sounds 14.__phonology d: the study of unimportant matters 15.__micrology e: an instrument used to make weak sounds louder
26、 16.__audiphone a: a graph showing the percentage of hearing loss in a particular ear 17.__chronic b: a historian 18.__audiogram c: long-lasting; constant: habitual 19.__phonometer d: a device to help the partially-deaf hear 20.__chronicler
27、 e: an instrument used to measure the intensity and vibration frequency of sound WORD STUDY: Stems and Affixes (2) Exercise 2 Following is a list of words containing some of the stems and affixes introduced in this unit and the previous one. Definitions of these words appear on the
28、 right .Put the letter of the appropriate definition next to each word. 1. anteroom a: capable of being carried easily 2 portage b: the carrying of boats or goods overland from one body of water to another 3. portable c: able to bend without breaking not stiff
29、4. antecedent d: something which happened or existed before another thing 5. flexible e: a room forming an entrance to another one 6. superscript a: to bend or mm to one side something which was following a straight path 7: transport b: a letter or symbo
30、l written immediately above and to the side of another symbol 8: transmit c: an administrative officer a boss 9. supervisor d: to carry from one place to another ,especially over a distance 10. deflect e: to send from one person or place to another 11. vociferous
31、 a: to call back ;to cancel 12. revoke b: to come together as a group 13. vocation c: characterized by a noisy outcry or shouting 14. convene d: instrument for measuring the distance of an object far from an observer 15. telemeter e: the career one belie
32、ves himself called to; one's occupation or profession 16. circumscribe a: the observation or examination of one's own thought processes 17. subsequent b: to come between points of time or events 18. introspection c: to draw a line mound 19. intervene d: following in
33、 time ,order ,or place 20. consequence e: a logical result or conclusion, the relation of effect to cause WORD STUDY : Stems And Affixes (3) Exercise 2 Following is a list of words containing some of the stems and affixes introduced in this unit and previous ones. Definitions of these wor
34、ds appear on the right. Put the letter of the appropriate definitions next to each word. 1._____manual a. the practice or condition of having many or several marriage partners 2._____manicure b. professional care of the hands and fingernails 3._____polygamy c. one
35、who performs good deeds 4._____benediction d. the act of saying a blessing 5._____benefactor e. the practice or condition of having one marriage partner f. of or pertaining to the hands; done by the hand or hands 6._____monogamy a. having or resembling the human
36、form 7.____anthropomorphous b. occurring at the same time 8._____heteromorphic c. of, having, or pertaining to more than one color 9._____anthropometry d. the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body 10.____misnomer e. dissimilar in shape, structur
37、e, or magnitude 11.___ heterochromatic f. a wrongly applied name or designation; an error in naming a person or thing 12.____synchronous a. the belief that there is only one god 13.____monochromatic b. pertaining to one color or one wave length only 14._____polychrome
38、 c. the belief in more than one god 15._____monotheism d. the science or study of divine things or religious truths 16._____polytheism e. being of many or various colors 17._____anonymous f. giving no name; of unknown authorship 18._____theology 19._____ar
39、chenemy a. agreement in feeling between persons 20._____archetype b. a chief opponent 21._____sympathy c. the original model or form after which a thing is made 22._____pathetic d. resembling man 23._____anthropoid e. causing pity; affecting the feelin
40、gs 24._____synonym f. a word having the same, or nearly the same, meaning as another in the language WORD STUDY: Stems and Affixes (4) Sect Exercise 2 Following is a list of words containing some of the stems and affixes introduced in this unit and the
41、 previous ones, Definitions of these words appear on the right, Put the letter of the appropriate definition next to each word 1. psychologist a: worldly-wise; knowing; finely experienced 2. philanthropist b: a written history of a person's life 3. sophisticated
42、 c: the science of life or living matter in all its forms and phenomena 4: biochemist d: one who studies the chemical compounds and processes occurring in organisms 5: biography e: one who shows love for mankind by doing good works for society 6: biology
43、 f: one who studies mental processes and behavior 7: antibiotic a: an optical instrument which allows a submarine to observe the surface from below the water 8: asteroid b: an instrument used to detect an object too small to be seen with an ordinary m
44、icroscope 9: megascopic c: resembling a star 10 periscope d: visible to the unaided eye; enlarge, magnified 11: ultra microscope e: a substance capable of killing microorganisms 12: astronomer f: a scientific observer of the planets, stars, and
45、outer space 13: cycle a: a series or group of three related dramas, operas ,novels, etc 14: semicircle b: a half circle 15: trichromatic c: pertaining to the Use or combination of three different colors 16: trilogy d: the study of
46、the influence of the stars on human affairs 17: astrology e: one of three children born at one birth 18: triplet f: a recurring period of time in which certain events repeat themselves in the same order and at the same intervals 19: unilateral a: a
47、person who has many millions of dollars 20: bilateral b: having many colors 21: ultraviolet c: pertaining to, involving ,or affecting only one side 22: multimillionaire d: affecting two sides or parties 23: ultra nationalism e: invisible rays of
48、 the spectrum lying beyond the violet end of the visible spectrum 24: multicolored f: excessive devotion to national interests as opposed to international considerations WORD STUDY: Stems and Affixes (5) Exercise 2: Following is a list of words containing some of the stems an
49、d affixes introduced in this unit and the previous ones . Definitions of these words appear on the right ,Put the letter of the appropriate definition next to each word 1: hypodermis a: the length of a straight line which passes through the center of an object 2: diameter b: the o
50、uter layer of skin of some animals 3: diachronic c: the part of the earth's surface directly above the place of origin of an earthquake. 4: epicenter d: the tissue immediately beneath the outer layer of tissue of plants 5: epidermis e: of or relating to phenomena as they occ






