2018年6月23日雅思考试题目预测(2)

　　

28     In the aftermath of the CRU scandal, most scientists avoided attention.

　　

29     Journalists have defended the CRU and the IPCC against their critics.

　　

30     Ralph Cicerone regarded the damage caused by the CRU as extending beyond the field of climate science.

　　

31     Since 2010，confidence in climate science has risen slightly in the US.

　　

32     Climate scientists should take professional advice on regaining public confidence.

　　

 

　　

Questions 33-36

　　

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

　　

33     In accordance with Gaines-Ross^ views, the heads of the CRU and IPCC should have

　　

A resigned from their posts.

　　

B accepted responsibility and continued in their posts.

　　

C shifted attention onto more junior staff.

　　

D ignored the criticisms directed at them.

　　

 

　　

34     Which mistake have staff at the CRU and IPCC made?

　　

A They have blamed each other for problems.

　　

B They have publicly acknowledged failings.

　　

C They have avoided interviews with the press.

　　

D They have made conflicting public statements.

　　

 

　　

35     People who challenge the evidence of climate change have generally

　　

A presented their case poorly.

　　

B missed opportunities for publicity.

　　

C made some criticisms which are justified.

　　

D been dishonest in their statements.

　　

 

　　

36     What does the reference to a marathon indicate in the final paragraph?

　　

A The rate at which the climate is changing.

　　

B The competition between rival theories of climate change.

　　

C The ongoing need for new climate data.

　　

D The time it might take for scientists to win back confidence.

　　

 

　　

Questions 37-40

　　

Complete the summary using the list of words/phrases, A-H, below.

　　

Controversy about climate science

　　The revelation, in 2009，that scientists at the CRU had presented inaccurate information and concealed some of their 37_____ had a serious effect on their reputation. In order to address the problem, the scientists should turn to experts in 38 _____.

　　 

　　Leslie Gaines-Ross has published 39_____ based on studies of crisis management in commercial and public-sector organisations. Amongst other things, Gaines-Ross suggests that climate scientists should confront their 40    _____.

　　 

　　A critics     B corruption           C statistics    D guidelines

　　E managers    F public relations    G sources     H computer modelling

　　 

　　 

　　Keys:

　　Reading Passage 1

　　

1

　　

T

　　

PARAGRAPH 2

　　

His father... ran the Brash retail music business that had been founded in 1862 ... specialising in pianos.

　　

2

　　

F

　　

PARAGRAPH 3

　　

Brashs first job was with Myer department stores before he joined the family business.

　　

3

　　

 

　　

T

　　

PARAGRAPH 3

　　

After initially complaining of his extravagance. his father grew to accept the change, and gave Geoff increasing responsibility …

　　

4

　　

T

　　

PARAGRAPH 4 tells us that after World War II Brashs had focused on white goods before Geoff Brash took over in 1957.

　　

5

　　

NG

　　

Although the passage describes relationships with businesses in Japan and China, it does not tell the reader if Brash considered opening stores in other countries.

　　

6

　　

(a) share scheme

　　

PARAGRAPH 5

　　

Alfred Brash had also been a pioneer in introducing a share scheme for his staff

　　

7

　　

Roland/ Roland group/ the Roland group

　　

PARAGRAPH 6

　　

He developed a relationship with ... the founder of Japans Roland group ...

　　

8

　　

(a) trade fair

　　

PARAGRAPH 7

　　

In 1965, Brash ... attended a trade fair ...

　　

9

　　

jazz

　　

PARAGRAPH 7

　　

... a trip that reintroduced jazz to many Chinese musicians.

　　

10

　　

1998

　　

PARAGRAPH 8

　　

The company was sold to Singaporean interests and continued to trade until 1998 ...

　　

11

　　

education

　　

PARAGRAPH 9 ... promoting multi-media music making and education for teachers and students.

　　

12

　　

technology

　　

PARAGRAPH 9 ... offer teachers and young people the opportunity to get exposure to the latest music technology ...

　　

13

　　

branches

　　

PARAGRAPH 9

　　

The organisation has now also established branches in New Zealand, South Africa and Ireland, as well as ... Australia.

　　 

　　 

　　Reading Passage 2

　　

14

　　

ii

　　

Section A describes how in the seventeenth century Russian authorities used a variety of means to find out about and prevent the import of plague from foreign countries.

　　

15

　　

V

　　

Section B shows that there was some success in preventing the import of the plague, though not total prevention.

　　

16

　　

i

　　

Section C explains how Russian involvement in wars with other countries allowed the spread of the plague to Russian soldiers.

　　

17

　　

vii

　　

Section D describes how the Tsar Peter 1 tried to limit the spread of the plague in a variety of ways.

　　

18

　　

iv

　　

Section E summarises the measures taken by the Russian authorities as being limited in their success by being too piecemeal.

　　

19

　　

viii

　　

Section F shows how a coherent preventive strategy was developed for more systematic control of plague.

　　 and

21

　　

B and D

　　

PARAGRAPH A says that: Information on disease outbreak occurring abroad was regularly reported to the tsars court through various means, including ... undercover agents... (B)

　　

PARAGRAPH B says that:

　　

... foreign vessels were not allowed to dock in Russian ports if there was credible information about the existence of epidemics in countries from whence they had departed.(D)

　　 and

23

　　

A and E

　　

PARAGRAPH C explains that: ... none of the occurrences was of the same scale as in the past... (A)

　　

PARAGRAPH E summarises the ad-hoc nature of the anti-plague measures:

　　

... all of the measures had a provisional character: they were intended to respond to a specific outbreak, and were not designed as a coherent set of measures to be implemented systematically at the first sign of plague. (E)

　　

24

　　

Astrakhan

　　

PARAGRAPH F

　　

The first attempts to organise procedures and carry out proactive steps to control plague date to the aftermath of the 1727-1728 epidemic in Astrakhan.

　　

25

　　

houses

　　

PARAGRAPH F

　　

The houses of infected persons were to be burned along with all of the personal property they contained...

　　

26

　　

fire

　　

PARAGRAPH F

　　

... letters brought by couriers were heated above a fire before being copied...

　　 

　　 

　　Reading Passage 3

　　

27

　　

N

　　

PARAGRAPH 1 states that:

　　

Even if the claims of misconduct and incompetence were eventually proven to be largely untrue, or confined to a few individuals, the damage was done. The perceived wrongdoings of a few people had raised doubts about the many.

　　

28

　　

Y

　　

PARAGRAPH 2 confirms the statement by saying that the scientists kept a low profile and hoped for the best.

　　

29

　　

N

　　

PARAGRAPH 2 shows the reaction of news reports to be hostile.

　　

30

　　

Y

　　

PARAGRAPH 3 says that:

　　

[Ralph Cicerone] concluded that the perceived misbehavior of even a few scientists can diminish the credibility of science as a whole.

　　

31

　　

NG

　　

PARAGRAPH 4 Although the passage states that the US publics confidence in scientists, as a source of information about global warming, had dropped between 2008 and 2010, it does not tell us whether confidence has increased or decreased since 2010.

　　

32

　　

丫

　　

In PARAGRAPH 6, the writer suggests that climate scientists should take professional advice to help to rebuild their reputation.

　　

33

　　

A

　　

PARAGRAPH 7

　　

The first step Gaines-Ross suggests take the heat – leader first,, meaning that the heads should resign.

　　

34

　　

C

　　

PARAGRAPH 9 says that, contrary to the PR advice, many climate researchers have avoided the media and the public …，

　　

35

　　

C

　　

PARAGRAPH 12 says that climate scientists should not be conceding to unfounded arguments which are based on prejudice rather than evidence …

　　

36

　　

D

　　

PARAGRAPH 14

　　

Uses the term marathon to indicate the time it will take to rebuild confidence: a marathon race being a long distance race rather than a short sprint.

　　

37

　　

C

　　

PARAGRAPH 1

　　

…some of the relevant statistics had been withheld from publication.

　　

38

　　

F

　　

PARAGRAPH 6 ... climate science needs professional help to rebuild its reputation. It could ... follow the advice given by Leslie Gaines-Ross, a reputation strategist at Public Relations (PR) company Weber Shandwick.

　　

39

　　

D

　　

PARAGRAPH 6

　　

In her recent book ... 2 steps to safeguarding and recovering reputation. Gaines-Rosss strategy …，

　　

40

　　

A

　　

PARAGRAPH 12

　　

It is also important to engage with those critics.

　　 

　　

 

　　

【听力】

　　

 

　　Section 1 & Section 2重点场景（生活类）：出行交通，报名申请，旅游住宿，心理咨询。

　　Section 3 & Section 4重点场景（学术类）：师生讨论，学术讲座，作业讨论，论文选题。

　　 

　　Section 1   Questions 1-10

　　Questions 1-5

　　Complete the notes below.

　　Write no more than two words and/or a number for each answer.

　　 

　　

Transport from Bayswater

　　

Example

　　

Answer

　　 Destination

Harbour City

　　 Express train leaves at

1 _____

　　 Nearest station is

2 _____

　　 Number 706 bus goes to

3 _____

　　 Number 4 _____ bus goes to station

 

　　 Earlier bus leaves at

5 _____

　　 

　　Questions 6-10

　　Complete the table below.

　　Write no more than one word and/or a number for each answer.

　　

Transport

　　

Cash fare

　　

Card fare

　　

Bus

　　

6 $ _____

　　

S1.50

　　

Train (peak)

　　

$10

　　

S10

　　

Train (off-peak)

　　

- before 5pm or after 7 _____ pm)

　　

$10

　　

8 $ _____

　　

9 _____ ferry

　　

$4.50

　　

S3.55

　　

Tourist ferry (10 _____ )

　　

$35

　　

-

　　

Tourist ferry (whole day)

　　

$65

　　

-

　　 

　　 

　　Section2   Questions 11-20

　　Questions 11-14

　　Which counsellor should you see?

　　Write the correct letter, A, B or C, next to questions 11-14.

　　

 

　　 

　　

A Louise Bagshaw

　　 

　　

B Tony Denby

　　

C Naomi Flynn

　　 

　　11  if it is your first time seeing a counsellor

　　12   if you are unable to see a counsellor during normal office hours

　　13   if you do not have an appointment

　　14   if your concerns are related to anxiety

　　

 

　　

Questions 15-20

　　

Complete the table below.

　　

Write no more than two words for each answer.

　　

Workshop

　　

Content

　　

Target group

　　

Adjusting

　　

what you need to succeed academically

　　

15 _____ students

　　

Getting Organised

　　

use time effectively, find 16 _____ between study and leisure

　　

all students