雅思入学测试.docx
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雅思入学测试
Section1:
Grammar(5Mins)
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Inthissection,youwillbegiven5minstodoamultiplechoiceaboutgrammar.
1.I............wanttobeapractisingdoctorbutnowI’mmoreinterestedinresearch.
A.wasusedtoB.usedtoC.would
2.Ifinishedmyessayyesterdaybut............itintothetutoryet.
A.I'vegivenB.Ihaven'tgivenC.Ididn'tgive
3.WhenIarrived,thelecture............,soIdidn'tfinditeasytofollow.
A.startedB.hadstartedC.hadbeenstarting
4.Thegovernmenthasreleasedsome............datashowinghowschoolsarenotprovidinganadequateeducationtoourchildren.
A.shockingB.shockC.shocked
5.Thebookshop............theendoftheroadisexcellent.
A.atB.onC.in
6.Thereweremillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld............thefootballmatchliveontelevision.
A.watchedB.watchingC.werewatching
7.Whenyouwriteyouressaysyou............copyideasfrombookswithoutreferencingthemproperly.
A.mustn'tB.don'thavetoC.haveto
8.Whatwillyoudoifyou............getagoodIELTSscore?
A.don'tB.didn'tC.won't
9.IfIdidn'thavetoworktonight,............abletorelaxnow.
A.I’dbeB.I’mC.I’llbe
10.Iwishthatman............tappinghisfingersonthetable.It'sreallyannoyingme.
A.stoppedB.hadstoppedC.wouldstop
Section2:
ReadingComprehension(15Mins)
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Inthissection,youwillbegiven15minstodoareadingcomprehensive,firstyoureadthispassageandthenanswerthosequestions.
Crop-growingskyscrapers
Bytheyear2050,nearly80%oftheEarth’spopulationwillliveinurbancentres.Applyingthemostconservativeestimatestocurrentdemographictrends,thehumanpopulationwillincreasebyaboutthreebillionpeoplebythen.Anestimated109hectaresofnewland(about20%largerthanBrazil)willbeneededtogrowenoughfoodtofeedthem,iftraditionalfarmingmethodscontinueastheyarepractisedtoday.Atpresent,throughouttheworld,over80%ofthelandthatissuitableforraisingcropsisinuse.Historically,some15%ofthathasbeenlaidwastebypoormanagementpractices.Whatcanbedonetoensureenoughfoodfortheworld’spopulationtoliveon?
Theconceptofindoorfarmingisnotnew,sincehothouseproductionoftomatoesandotherproducehasbeeninvogueforsometime.Whatisnewistheurgentneedtoscaleupthistechnologytoaccommodateanotherthreebillionpeople.Manybelieveanentirelynewapproachtoindoorfarmingisrequired,employingcutting-edgetechnologies.Onesuchproposalisforthe‘VerticalFarm’.
Theconceptisofmulti-storeybuildingsinwhichfoodcropsaregrowninenvironmentallycontrolledconditions.Situatedintheheartofurbancentres,theywoulddrasticallyreducetheamountoftransportationrequiredtobringfoodtoconsumers.Verticalfarmswouldneedtobeefficient,cheaptoconstructandsafetooperate.Ifsuccessfullyimplemented,proponentsclaim,verticalfarmsofferthepromiseofurbanrenewal,sustainableproductionofasafeandvariedfoodsupply(throughyear-roundproductionofallcrops),andtheeventualrepairofecosystemsthathavebeensacrificedforhorizontalfarming.
Ittookhumans10,000yearstolearnhowtogrowmostofthecropswenowtakeforgranted.Alongtheway,wedespoiledmostofthelandweworked,oftenturningverdant,naturalecozonesintosemi-ariddeserts.Withinthatsametimeframe,weevolvedintoanurbanspecies,inwhich60%ofthehumanpopulationnowlivesverticallyincities.Thismeansthat,forthemajority,wehumanshaveshelterfromtheelements,yetwesubjectourfood-bearingplantstotherigoursofthegreatoutdoorsandcandonomorethanhopeforagoodweatheryear.However,moreoftenthannotnow,duetoarapidlychangingclimate,thatisnotwhathappens.Massivefloods,longdroughts,hurricanesandseveremonsoonstaketheirtolleachyear,destroyingmillionsoftonsofvaluablecrops.
Thesupportersofverticalfarmingclaimmanypotentialadvantagesforthesystem.Forinstance,cropswouldbeproducedallyearround,astheywouldbekeptinartificiallycontrolled,optimumgrowingconditions.Therewouldbenoweather-relatedcropfailuresduetodroughts,floodsorpests.Allthefoodcouldbegrownorganically,eliminatingtheneedforherbicides,pesticidesandfertilisers.Thesystemwouldgreatlyreducetheincidenceofmanyinfectiousdiseasesthatareacquiredattheagriculturalinterface.Althoughthesystemwouldconsumeenergy,itwouldreturnenergytothegridviamethanegenerationfromcompostingnonediblepartsofplants.Itwouldalsodramaticallyreducefossilfueluse,bycuttingouttheneedfortractors,ploughsandshipping.
Amajordrawbackofverticalfarming,however,isthattheplantswouldrequireartificiallight.Withoutit,thoseplantsnearestthewindowswouldbeexposedtomoresunlightandgrowmorequickly,reducingtheefficiencyofthesystem.Singlestoreygreenhouseshavethebenefitofnaturaloverheadlight:
evenso,manystillneedartificiallighting.
Amulti-storeyfacilitywithnonaturaloverheadlightwouldrequirefarmore.Generatingenoughlightcouldbeprohibitivelyexpensive,unlesscheap,renewableenergyisavailable,andthisappearstoberatherafutureaspirationthanalikelihoodforthenearfuture.
Onevariationonverticalfarmingthathasbeendevelopedistogrowplantsinstackedtraysthatmoveonrails.Movingthetraysallowstheplantstogetenoughsunlight.Thissystemisalreadyinoperation,andworkswellwithinasingle-storeygreenhousewithlightreachingitfromabove:
itisnotcertain,however,thatitcanbemadetoworkwithoutthatoverheadnaturallight.
Verticalfarmingisanattempttoaddresstheundoubtedproblemsthatwefaceinproducingenoughfoodforagrowingpopulation.Atthemoment,though,moreneedstobedonetoreducethedetrimentalimpactitwouldhaveontheenvironment,particularlyasregardstheuseofenergy.Whileitispossiblethatmuchofourfoodwillbegrowninskyscrapersinfuture,mostexpertscurrentlybelieveitisfarmorelikelythatwewillsimplyusethespaceavailableonurbanrooftops.
Completethesentencesbelow.
ChooseNOMORETHANTWOWORDSfromthepassageforeachanswer.
Indoorfarming
1.Somefoodplants,including__________________,arealreadygrownindoors.
2.Verticalfarmswouldbelocatedin__________________,meaningthattherewouldbelessneedtotakethemlongdistancestocustomers.
3.Verticalfarmscouldusemethanefromplantsandanimalstoproduce________
__________.
4.Theconsumptionof__________________wouldbecutbecauseagriculturalvehicleswouldbeunnecessary.
5.Thefactthatverticalfarmswouldneed_______________lightisadisadvantage.
6.Oneformofverticalfarminginvolvesplantingin__________________whicharenotfixed.
7.Themostprobabledevelopmentisthatfoodwillbegrownon_______________intownsandcities.
Section3:
Listening(15Mins)
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Questions1-6
Completethenotesbelow.
WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.
Questions5and6
ChooseTWOlettersA-E.
Whichtwothingsareincludedofthetour?
A.fishingtrip
B.guidedbushwalk
C.reptileparkentry
D.tabletennis
E.tennis
Questions7-10
Completethesentencesbelow
WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.
7.Thetourcosts$______
8.Bookingsmustbemadenolatethan__________daysinadvance.
9.A__________depositisrequired.
10.Thecustomer’sreferencenumberis__________.
Section4:
Writing(20Mins)
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Youshouldspendabout20minutesonthistask.
Thegovernment’sfundsshouldbeinvestedinteachingscienceratherthanothersubjectssoastohelpacountrymakeprogressanddevelop.
Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?
Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourownknowledgeorexperience.
Writeatleast150words.
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