[外语类试卷]雅思(阅读)模拟试卷13及答案与解析.doc
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1、雅思(阅读)模拟试卷 13 及答案与解析 一、 Reading Module (60 minutes) 1 READING PASSAGE 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below. Fix it with Favour A Gabriele Dionisi, a 38-year-old Italian computer wizard living in London, is a true individualist when it come
2、s to food. He has been known to live for days on dry toast and mashed potato. Hes also very fond of tinned mackerel with biscuits, washed down with, say, an apple-and-tomato milkshake. For some unfathomable reason he sometimes has problems with his guts. Then he makes himself a hot cup of camomile t
3、ea with honey and half a spoonful of chilli flakes. “Its an old Italian recipe,“ he says. “My grandmother taught me to make it. Its very good for the digestion.“ B Spices such as chilli have been used for medicinal purposes in Europe for centuries. Medieval herbalists believed that spices could be u
4、sed to treat a range of pains, diseases and ailments. Sometimes they got it right; sometimes they were way off the end of the spice rack. For example, they used to pound up cloves to extract the oil, which was used to treat toothache. Sensible move: modern scientists know that cloves contain eugenol
5、, a chemical which is an effective local anaesthetic. Cloves also contain salicylic acid, the basis of aspirin. C Ginger was held to be good for stomach upsets, and it is now known to have anti-nausea properties. It is also believed to have a painkilling effect, which is being studied at the Univers
6、ity of Arizona. Unfortunately, those muddled medieval medics also believed that ginger was a cure for the Black Death - it isnt - and that eating borage would give you courage, just because the words rhymed. D Doctors in India have long used spices as medicines. They understood that spices could be
7、used as remedies. Their motto was: Let food be thy medicine. The Indian chefs favourite medical spice is turmeric, the yellow ingredient used in almost all Indian cookery. Turmeric is an antiseptic and disinfectant, and it is used widely not so much for its taste but for its antibacterial properties
8、. E Turmeric is used in Indian homes as a first-aid treatment. For example, if you had a small cut on your finger, youd run it under the tap and then dust the wound with turmeric. It is also supposed to be a cure for arthritis and scientists are now researching its potential ability to suppress the
9、growth of cancer cells. F In 2002, staff at the oncology department of Leicester University noticed that of 500 patients with colon cancer, only two were Asian, despite that fact that 20 per cent of the population in Leicester is Asian. The scientists believed this was due to their spicy diet. And,
10、in America, researchers at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons are investigating Zyflamend, a herbal treatment for arthritis, which contains turmeric and ginger. Zyflamend has shown an ability to reduce prostate cancer cell proliferation by as much as 78% and in- duce cancer c
11、ell death. G Studies at the Indian Institute of Science, in Bangalore, suggest that curcumin, the chemical that gives turmeric its yellow colour, might also help to treat malaria. Mice were infected with the malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei and given five daily doses orally. After 20 days, a thir
12、d of the treated mice were alive, whereas the untreated animals all died by day 13. H If you want to know what chillis do to the body, cut open a fresh chilli and hold it on the back of your hand for 15 or 20 minutes. It will make the hand red and sore. If you eat it in excess it can give you gastri
13、c problems. However, in small doses chilli can aid digestion. Chilli contains vitamins A and E and is a good source of potassium, beta-carotene and folic acid. Also chilli contains twice as much vitamin C as an orange and it really can help to protect the body from colds and flu. One chilli contains
14、 100mg of vitamin C, more than the daily recommended amount, and capsaicin, the chemical in chillis that gives them heat, is also a natural decongestant. I The pleasure of chillis comes from the pain of eating them. Literally. The burning sensation in the mouth triggers the release of endorphins, an
15、 opiate-like pain-killing chemical, in the brain. This makes you feel good; so good, in fact, that it is possible to become a chilli junkie. In the light of this, perhaps the late Signora Dionisi should have taught her favourite grandson how to make something other than chilli camomile tea. 1 Questi
16、ons 1-4 The text has 9 paragraphs (A-I). Which paragraph contains each of the following pieces of information? 1 The reason that turmeric is yellow. 2 How turmeric is used by Indians. 3 A medieval cure for stomach aches. 4 The method Gabriele Dionisi uses to solve stomach aches. 5 Questions 5-8 Comp
17、lete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN TWO WORD$ from the text. 5 The article refers to medieval herbalists as _ because they didnt always use herbs properly. 6 The article provides no support for the suggestion that turmeric can help to deal with _ , though this is being investigated. 7 A
18、single chilli provides more _ than a person needs in a day. 8 Eating chillis creates a feeling of _, thanks to the release of endorphins. 9 Questions 9-13 Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1? In boxes 9-13 on your answer sheet write TRUE if the informati
19、on in the text agrees with the statement FALSE if the information in the text contradicts the statement NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this 9 Cloves are used to make aspirin. ( A)真 ( B)假 ( C) NOT GIVEN 10 Turmeric is not used in Indian cooking because of its taste. ( A)真 ( B)假 ( C) NOT GIVE
20、N 11 Zyflamend can kill cancer cells. ( A)真 ( B)假 ( C) NOT GIVEN 12 Chillis help prevent colds because they contain capsaicin. ( A)真 ( B)假 ( C) NOT GIVEN 13 Signora Dionisi taught her favourite grandson many traditional Italian recipes. ( A)真 ( B)假 ( C) NOT GIVEN 14 READING PASSAGE 2 You should spen
21、d about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26, which are based on Reading Passage 2 below. Clicks, Bricks and Bargains A Its a new phenomenon called “Cyber Monday“. On November 28th millions of Americans returned to work after the Thanksgiving holiday and fired up their office computers to take advantage of
22、 high-speed Internet links and continue the arduous task of hunting for Christmas presents. Visits to some retail websites more than doubted and Visa reported that online spending by its cardholders grew by 26% compared with the same day a year ago. Despite concerns about a fall in consumer confiden
23、ce putting the brake on store sates, online purchases are soaring in most countries. Something else is happening, too. Increasingly, the websites run by conventional retailers-once considered dinosaurs of the bricks-and-mortar age-are growing the fastest. Indeed, on Thanksgiving day itself, the numb
24、er of visitors to Wal-Marts website exceeded those visiting Amazon-the first time that has ever happened, says Hitwise, which monitors internet usage. B Online sates in America (excluding travel) are expected to grow to more than $19 billion in the crucial two months running up to Christmas-24% more
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