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1、Candidate name_ INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE TESTING SYSTEM 0381/1 Academic Reading PRACTICE MATERIALS 1hour Additional materials: Answer sheet for Listening and Reading Time 1hour INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so. Write your name and candidate

2、 number in the spaces at the top of this page. Read the instructions for each part of the paper carefully. Answer all the questions. Write your answers on the answer sheet. Use a pencil. You must complete the answer sheet within the time limit. At the end of the test, hand in this question paper and

3、 your answer sheet. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES There are 40 questions on this question paper. Each question carries one mark. 2 READING PASSAGE 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 on pages 3 and 4. Questions 1-6 Reading Passage 1 has six paragr

4、aphs, A-F. Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below. Write the correct number, i-ix, in boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet. List of Headings The appearance and location of different seaweeds The nutritional value of seaweeds How seaweeds reproduce and grow How to mak

5、e agar from seaweeds The under-use of native seaweeds Seaweed species at risk of extinction Recipes for how to cook seaweeds The range of seaweed products Why seaweeds dont sink or dry out 1 Paragraph A 2 Paragraph B 3 Paragraph C 4 Paragraph D 5 Paragraph E 6 Paragraph F 3 Seaweeds of New Zealand A

6、 Seaweed is a particularly wholesome food, which absorbs and concentrates traces of a wide variety of minerals necessary to the bodys health. Many elements may occur in seaweed-aluminum, barium, calcium, chlorine, copper, iodine and iron, to name but a few-traces normally produced by erosion and car

7、ried to the seaweed beds by river and sea currents. Seaweeds are also rich in vitamins; indeed, Inuits obtain a high proportion of their bodily requirements of vitamin C from the seaweeds they eat. The health benefits of seaweed have long been recognized. For instance, there is a remarkably low inci

8、dence of goiter among the Japanese, and also among New Zealands indigenous Maori people, who have always eaten seaweeds, and this may well be attributed to the high iodine content of this food. Research into historical Maori eating customs shows that jellies were made using seaweeds, nuts, fuchsia a

9、nd tutu berries, cape gooseberries, and many other fruits both native to New Zealand and sown there from seeds brought by settlers and explores. As with any plant life, some seaweeds are more palatable than others, but in a survival situation, most seaweeds could be chewed to provide a certain suste

10、nance. B New Zealand lays claim to approximately 700 species of seaweed, some of which have no representation outside that country. Of several species grown worldwide, New Zealand also has a particularly large share. For example, it is estimated that New Zealand has some 30 species of Gigartina, a c

11、lose relative of carrageen of Irish moss. These are often referred to as the New Zealand carrageens. The substance called agar which can be extracted from these species gives them great commercial application in the production of seameal, from which seameal custard (a food product) is made, and in t

12、he canning, paint and leather industries. Agar is also used in the manufacture of cough mixtures, cosmetics, confectionery and toothpastes. In fact, during World War II, New Zealand Gigartina were sent to Australia to be used in toothpaste. C New Zealand has many of the commercially profitable red s

13、eaweeds, several species of which are a source of agar ( Pterocladia, Gelidium, Chondrus, Gigartina). Despite this, these seaweeds were not much utilized until several decades ago. Although distribution of the Gigartina is confined to certain areas according to species. And even then, the east coast

14、, and the area around Hokianga, have a considerable supply of the two species of Pterocladia from which agar is also made. New Zealand used to import the Northern Hemisphere Irish moss ( Chondrus crispus) from England and ready-made agar from Japan. D Seaweeds are divided into three classes determin

15、ed by colour-red, brown and green-and each tends to live in a specific position. However, expect for the unmistakable sea lettuce (Ulva), few are totally one colour; and especially when dry, some species can change color significantly-a brown one may turn quite black, or a red one appear black, brow

16、n, pink or purple. Identification is nevertheless facilitated by the fact that the factors which determine where a seaweed will grow are quite precise, and they tend therefore to occur in very well-defined zones. Although there are exceptions, the green seaweeds are mainly shallow-water algae; the b

17、rowns belong to the medium depths; and the reds are plants of the deeper water, furthest from the shore. Those shallow-water species able to resist long periods of exposure to sun and air are usually found on the upper shore, while those less able to withstand such exposure occur nearer to, of below

18、, the low-water mark. Radiation from the sun, the temperature level, and the length of time immersed also play a part in the zoning of seaweeds. Flat rock surfaces near mid-level tides are the most usual habitat of sea-bombs, Venus necklace, and most brown seaweeds. This is also reddish-purple lettu

19、ce. Deep-water rocks on open coasts, exposed only at very low tide, are usually the site of bull-kelp, strapweeds and similar tough specimens. Kelp, or bladder kelp, has stems that rise to the surface from massive bases or holdfasts, the leafy branches and long ribbons of leaves surging with the swe

20、lls beyond the line of shallow coastal breakers or covering vast areas of calmer coastal water. E Propagation of seaweeds occurs by seed-like spores, or by fertilization of egg cells. None have roots in the usual sense; few have leaves; and none have flowers, fruits or seeds. The plants absorb their

21、 nourishment through their leafy fronds when they are surrounded by water; the holdfast of seaweeds is purely an attaching organ not an absorbing one. F Some of the large seaweeds stay on the surface of the water by means of air-filled floats; others, such as bull-kelp, have large cells filled with

22、air, often reduce dehydration either by having swollen stems that contain water, or they may (like Venus necklace) have swollen nodules, or they may have a distinctive shape like a sea-bomb. Others, like the sea cactus, are filled with a slimy fluid or have a coating of mucilage on the surface. In s

23、ome of the larger kelps, this coating is not only to keep the plant moist, but also to protect it from the violent action of waves. 5 Questions 7-10 Complete the flow-chart below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes7-10 on your answer sheet.

24、Gigartina seaweed (other name： 7 ) Produces 8 Is used to make is used to make 9 -medicines, such As 10 Is used to make -cosmetics A type of custard -sweets -toothpastes Questions 11-13 Classify the following characteristics as belong to A brown seaweed B green seaweed C red seaweed Write the correct

25、 letter, A, B or C, in boxes 11-13 on your answer sheet. 11 can survive the heat and dryness at the high-water mark 12 grow far out in the open sea 13 share their site with karengo seaweed 6 READING PASSAGE 2 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26, which are based on Reading Passage 2

26、on pages 6 and 7. TWO WINGS AND A TOOLKIT A research team at Oxford University discover the remarkable toolmaking skills of New Caledonian crowns Betty and her mate Abel are captive crows in the care of Alex Kacelnik, an expert in animal behavior at Oxford University. They belong to a forest-dwellin

27、g species of bird (Corvus moneduloides) confined to two islands in the South Pacific. New Caledonian crows are tenacious predators, and the only birds that habitually use a wide selection of self-made tools to find food. One of the wild crows cleverest tools in the crochet hook, made by detaching a

28、side twig from a larger one, leaving enough of the larger twig to shape into a hook. Equally cunning is a tool crafted from the barbed vine-leaf, which consists of a central rib with paired leaflets each with a rose-like thorn at the top, which remains as a ready-made hook to prise out insects from

29、awkward cracks. The crows also make an ingenious tool called a padanus probe from padanus tree leaves. The tool has a broad base, sharp tip, a row of tiny hooks along one edge, and a tapered shape created by the crow nipping and tearing to form a progression of three or four steps along the other ed

30、ge of the leaf. What makes this tool special is that they manufacture it to a standard design, as if following a set of instructions. Although it is rare to catch a crow in the act of clipping out a padanus probe, we do have ample proof of their workmanship: the discarded leaves from which the tools

31、 are cut. The remarkable thing that these counterpart leaves tell us is that crows consistently produce the same design every time. With no in-between or trail versions. Its left the researchers wondering whether, like people, they envisage the tool before they start and perform the actions they kno

32、w are needed to make it. Research has revealed that genetics plays a part in the less sophisticated toolmaking skills of finches in the Galapagos islands. No one knows if thats also the case for New Caledonian crows, but its highly unlikely that their toolmaking skills are hardwired into the brain.

33、“The picture so far points to a combination of cultural transmission-from parent birds to their young-and individual resourcefulness”, says Kacelnik. In a test at Oxford, Kacelniks team offered Betty and Abel an original challenge-food in a bucket at the bottom of a well. The only way to get the foo

34、d was to hook the bucket out by its handle. Given a choice of tools- a straight length of wire and one with a hooked end- the birds immediately picked the hook, showing that they did indeed understand the functional properties of the tool. 7 But do they also have the foresight and creativity to plan

35、 the construction of their tools? It appears they do. In one bucket-in-the-well test. Abel carried off the hook, leaving Betty with nothing but the straight wire. What happened next was absolutely amazing, says Kacelnik. She wedged the tip of the wire into a crack in a plastic dish and pulled the ot

36、her end to fashion her own hook. Wild crows dont have access to pliable, bendable material that retains its shape, and Bettys only similar experience was a brief encounter with some pipe cleaners a year earlier. In nine out of ten further tests, she again made hooks and retrieved the bucket. The que

37、stion of whats going on in a crows mind will take time and a lot more experiments to answer, but there could be a lesson in it for understanding our own evolution. Maybe our ancestors, who suddenly began to create symmetrical tools with carefully worked edges some 1.5 million years ago, didnt actual

38、ly have the sophisticated mental abilities with which we credit them. Close scrutiny of the brains of New Caledonian crows might provide a few pointers to the special attributes they would have needed. If were lucky we may find specific developments in the brain that set these animals apart, says Ka

39、celnik. One of these might be a very strong degree of laterality-the specialization of one side of the brain to perform specific tasks. In people, the left side of the brain controls the processing of complex sequential tasks, and also language and speech. One of the consequences of this is thought

40、to be right-handedness. Interestingly, biologists have noticed that most padanus proves are cut from the left side of the leaf, meaning that the handedness. The team thinks this reflects the fact that the left side of the crows brain is specialized to handle the sequential processing required to mak

41、e complex tools. Under what conditions might this extraordinary talent have emerged in these two species? They are both social creatures, and wide-ranging in their feeding habits. These factors were probably important but, ironically, it may have been their shortcomings that triggered the evolution

42、of toolmaking. Maybe the ancestors of crows and humans found themselves in a position of where they couldnt make the physical adaptations required for survival so they had to change their behavior instead. The stage was then set for the evolution of those rare cognitive skills that produce sophistic

43、ated tools. New Caledonian crows may tell us what those crucial skills are. 8 Questions 14-17 Label the diagrams below. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in boxes 14-17 on your answer sheet. THREE TOOLS MADE BY CROWS 9 Questions 18-23 Do the following

44、 statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2? In boxes 18-23 on your answer sheet, write TRUE if the statements agree with the information FALSE if the statements contradicts the information NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this 18 there appears to be a fixed patter for t

45、he padanus probes construction. 19 there is plenty of evidence to indicate how the crows manufacture the padanus prove 20 crows seem to practice a number of times before making a usable padanus probe 21 the researchers suspect the crows have a mental images of the padanus probe before they create it

46、. 22 research into how the padanus probe is made as helped to explain the toolmaking skills of many other bird species. 23 the researchers believe the ability to make the padanus probe is passed down to the crows in their genes Questions 24-26 Choose THREE letters, A-G Write the correct letters in b

47、oxes 24-26 on you answer sheet. According to the information in the passage, which THREE of the following features are probably common to both New Caledonian crows and human beings? A keeping the same mate for life B having few natural predators C having a bias to the right when working D being able

48、 to process sequential tasks E living in extended family groups F eating a variety of foodstuffs G being able to diverse habitats 10 READING PASSAGE 3 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40, which are based on Reading Passage 3 on pages 10 and 11. How did writing begin? Many theories, few answers The Sumerians, an ancient people of the Middle East