換題前的最後一場考試閱讀給烤鴨們上了很多的眼藥，段落細節匹配和人物觀點配對縱使是常規組合，兩大題都是配對仍會產生較大的壓力，特別是題目篇章本身就不好理解，理論和證據分布零散，要點難以提取的情況下。
閱讀部分
第一篇：選課與不同課程介紹
第二篇：古埃及地下運河（節選） 2013-12-21 2020-8-29
古埃及地下運河（節選）
Egyptian archaeologists claim to have discovered a canal at the Aswan rock quarry, which they say was used to ferry stone blocks used for constructing the giant pyramids, to the Nile River.
Scientists have for long suspected that workers moved the massive blocks and other artefacts directly to their final destinations over waterways.
The discovery of canals at the Giza pyramids and the Luxor Temple, and ancient artwork showing Egyptians using boats or barges to move large monuments like obelisks and statues, has given further credence to this theory.
But the newfound canal, which has since been filled in, is the first proof that waterways facilitated the transportation of all obelisks, including those at the Luxor and Karnak Temples, originally hewn in the Aswan area.
「What you have is a very strong evidence that they may have loaded these stones in at the quarry ... and as a result not dragging and hauling them over land. It eliminates that land connection,」 said Richard R. Parizek, a professor of geology at Penn State University who led the scientific tests confirming the canal's existence.
Larger obelisks can weigh more than 50 tons, and a particularly well-known unfinished obelisk at the quarry is thought to weigh more than 1,100 tons. It was the largest such monument ever attempted but was abandoned after latent cracks emerged, revealing a rare glimpse of ancient construction practices.
Salima Ikram, an Egyptologist at the American University of Cairo said, that archaeologists had for long suspected the existence of a canal linking the Nile to the quarry site.
「It very nice to find this real confirmation. If they had just been using rollers and dragging things each time, everything would have been much more time-consuming and far slower,」said Ikram.
Archaeologists now believe that workers dragged the large stone monuments onto rafts at a point below the floodwater level, allowing the artefacts to float when the water level rose.
The canal likely filled in with water during the one of the Nile's annual floods, they said.
They said the canal was probably a natural split in the quarry granite, exploited and shaped by workers to make it more functional.
Incidentally, geologists have also found tooling marks along the canal similar to those where obelisks were removed.
The findings were announced at the Second International Conference on Geology of the Tethyr at Cairo University in March and will be published in advance of the next meeting in January, reports National Geographic. (ANI)
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Which paragraph contains the following information (5)
Matching (4)
Richard R Parizek -- confirming the canal's existence
Adel Kelany -- "We were unable to remove the water from the canal,and if we left it like thatit w uld be quite dangerous for a tourist site," Kelany said, "The water would not move,and it will not change ...it would have bacteria."
Salima Likram -- "We have actually long suspected the existence of a canal linking the Nile to the quarry site, and it's very nice to find this real confirmation," said Salima lkram, an Egyptologist at the American University of Cairo.
Richard R Parizek -- It's just falling into ruin "Parizek said."There are artifacts there that are so unique that it would be a crime to lose them."
Matching（人物-觀點）在近期的雅思閱讀考試中出現的次數比較多。做這一題型，首先要明確它的題干是有序還是無序的（人名出現在題干中一般為有序）。其次要注意解題的順序， 若是有序型的，則可按人名在文中出現的順序解題，若是無序型的，按人名出現次數從少到多解題。在解題時，當定位到某一人名後，要特別留意此人所說的話（即引號中的內容），而這一人名後附加的一長串頭銜（同位語），則可省略不讀。
A. 人名觀點配對一般考察的是某個人的言論(statement)、觀點(opinion)、評論(comment)、發現(findings or discoveries)。這樣，一般這個題的答案在文中就只有兩個答案區：
1. 人名邊上的引號裡面的內容；
2. 人名+ think /say /claim /argue /believe /report /find /discover /insist /admit /report... + that從句。
B. 人名在文中一般以以下方式出現：
1. 全稱(full name), 如：Brian Waldron
2. 名(first name), 不常見
3. 姓(surname), 如：Professor Smith
4. He/she（在同一段話中，該人再次出現時，用指示代詞替代）
因此，建議考生去文中找人名時，應該將上述四種情況均考慮進去。再者，應該謹記在心的是：如果一個人名在一段話中出現N次，也只能算一次。如果一個人名在N段話中出現，就算N次。
C. 該題的答案遍佈於全文。因此應該從文章的開頭往後依次尋找人名。
D. 該題貌似是全篇文章的考察，其實考察的就是這些人所說的幾句話。故應先從文中找人名，再去找答案。
Summary (4)
Aswan
quarry
Nile
N/A
第三篇：音痴（節選） 2012-8-11 2016-8-13 2019-9-28 2020-8-29
Musical Maladies
Music and the brain are both endlessly fascinating subjects, and as a neuroscientist specialising in auditory learning and memory, I find them especially intriguing. So I had high expectations of Musicophilia, the latest offering from neurologist and prolific author Oliver Sacks. And I confess to feeling a little guilty reporting that my reactions to the book are mixed.
Sacks himself is the best part of Musicophilia. He richly documents his own life in the book and reveals highly personal experiences. The photograph of him on the cover of the book— which shows him wearing headphones, eyes closed, clearly enchanted as he listens to Alfred Brendel perform Beethoven』s Pathétique Sonata—makes a positive impression that is borne out by the contents of the book. Sacks』s voice throughout is steady and erudite but never pontifical. He is neither self-conscious nor self-promoting.
The preface gives a good idea of what the book will deliver. In it Sacks explains that he wants to convey the insights gleaned from the 「enormous and rapidly growing body of work on the neural underpinnings of musical perception and imagery, and the complex and often bizarre disorders to which these are prone 」 He also stresses the importance of 「the simple art of observation」 and 「the richness of the human context.」 He wants to combine 「observation and description with the latest in technology,」 he says, and to imaginatively enter into the experience of his patients and subjects. The reader can see that Sacks, who has been practicing neurology for 40 years, is torn between the 「old-fashioned」 path of observation and the new-fangled, high-tech approach: He knows that he needs to take heed of the latter, but his heart lies with the former.
The book consists mainly of detailed descriptions of cases, most of them involving patients whom Sacks has seen in his practice. Brief discussions of contemporary neuroscientific reports are sprinkled liberally throughout the text. Part I, 「Haunted by Music,」 begins with the strange case of Tony Cicoria, a nonmusical, middle-aged surgeon who was consumed by a love of music after being hit by lightning. He suddenly began to crave listening to piano music, which he had never cared for in the past. He started to play the piano and then to compose music, which arose spontaneously in his mind in a 「torrent」 of notes. How could this happen? Was the cause psychological? (He had had a near-death experience when the lightning struck him.) Or was it the direct result of a change in the auditory regions of his cerebral cortex? Electro-encephalography (EEG) showed his brain waves to be normal in the mid-1990s, just after his trauma and subsequent 「conversion」 to music. There are now more sensitive tests, but Cicoria has declined to undergo them; he does not want to delve into the causes of his musicality. What a shame!
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Questions 27-30
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
27. Why does the writer have a mixed feeling about the book?
A The guilty feeling made him so.
B The writer expected it to be better than it was.
C Sacks failed to include his personal stories in the book.
D This is the only book written by Sacks.
28. What is the best part of the book?
A the photo of Sacks listening to music
B the tone of voice of the book
C the autobiographical description in the book
D the description of Sacks』s wealth
29. In the preface, what did Sacks try to achieve?
A make terms with the new technologies
B give detailed description of various musical disorders
C explain how people understand music
D explain why he needs to do away with simple observation
30. What is disappointing about Tony Cicoria』s case?
A He refuses to have further tests.
B He can』t determine the cause of his sudden musicality.
C He nearly died because of the lightening.
D His brain waves were too normal to show anything.
Questions 31-36
Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer in Reading Passage 3? In boxes 31-36 on your answer sheet, write
YES 31. It is difficult to give a well-reputable writer a less than favorable review.
NG 32. Beethoven』s Pathétique Sonata is a good treatment for musical disorders.
NO 33. Sacks believes technological methods is not important compared with observation when studying his patients.
NG 34. It is difficult to understand why music therapy is undervalued.
YES 35. Sacks should have more skepticism about other theories and findings.
NO 36. Sacks is impatient to use new testing methods.
Questions 37-40
Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-F, below.
F 37. The dissociations between harmony and melody
B 38. The study of treating musical disorders
A 39.The EEG scans of Sacks』s patients
D 40. Sacks believes testing based on new technologies
A show no music brain disorders.
B indicates that medication can have varied results.
C is key for the neurological community to unravel the mysteries.
D should not be used in isolation.
E indicate that not everyone can receive good education.
F show that music is not localised in the brain.
聽力部分
SECTION 1
主題： 酒店開業慶典和促銷
題型：填空+單選+多選
參考答案：
1．地點名字：Rose Lane
2．電話號碼：040760822
3．C work number
4．C Saturday's newspaper
5．B a free dinner and all free breakfasts
6．A surfing holiday with a lot of music
7．A peaceful environment
8-10 多選
8. A. walking
9. B. reading
10.G.eating out
SECTION 2
主題： 導遊帶遊客參觀海洋節的節目
題型：填空
參考答案：
11-14：
11. tall ships
12. market
13. live music
14. meeting point
15-20：
15. silver
16. India
17. police
18. songs
19. every 40 minutes
20. fishing
SECTION 3
主題：討論課程
題型：填空+單選+匹配
參考答案：
21-22 填空
21. feedback…photocopy of
22. the lecturer will give a handout
23-25 單選
23. what does the woman think is important?
A. topic-relevant part
24. what does the man think is hardest
B. understanding theory
25. why does the lecturer think to make some notes briefly when you are reading a passage is important?
C. go back for reference
26-30 匹配題
26. statistics of social science: Be helpful for mathematics
27. quantitative method: Practical examples
28. pure mathematics: Take less time than other courses
29. basic of the economy: The last year students
30. dissertation planning: Good tutor
SECTION 4
主題： 植物染料
題型：填空
參考答案：
31. can grow in poor soil
32. can survive in drought environment
33. can stop erosion
34.corn
35. leaves
36. carbon dioxide
37. candles
38.easy for digestion
39. wildlife
40. global warming
寫作部分
小作文：柱狀圖+表格
大作文：討論雙方觀點
Some people think it is more beneficial to play sports that are played in teams, e.g. football. And some people think individual sports, e.g. tennis and swimming, is better. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
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