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- 测验时间: 60分钟
- 考试题目: 40题
- 考试内容: 三段文章
- 三段文章总长约2000字到2750字
IELTS雅思阅读测验题型之一: 克漏字完成文章摘要
在这个项目,你必须要填入适当的文字以完成主文的部分摘要。这一类型的题目,通常有两种形式:
- 一种是题目会列出一些字,然后针对每个空格,你要选一个最适合的字填入。这是测试你对这篇文章主题的了解程度。
- 另一种是你必须要浏览主文,然后找出最合适的字来填入问题的空格。这是测试你找出重点的能力。
IELTS雅思阅读测验高分技巧:
用一分到两分钟的时间快速略读主文,主要是了解文章的主题以及文章的架构。 把摘要看过一遍(先不要把空格填上),以了解内容的大概意思。 找出主文里摘要的出处。 想一下摘要的每个句子大致的意思。 以文法的角度来想,什么样的字适合填入每个空格,例如:空格里应该填名词、形容词还是动词。 浏览文章里与摘要相关的部分,或是查看既有的选项里最适合的字(词)汇。
IELTS阅读测验示例 'No animal should die' for eating purposes, say some vegetarians
Hanover - The thought of a juicy steak, tender pork loin or a spicy roulade makes some people's mouths water, but not everyone feels the same.
For a variety of reasons, many people choose to live as vegetarians and reject the consumption of meat, fish and other animal products entirely.
'Vegetarians eat nothing for which an animal has had to die,' said Thomas Schoenberger of Germany's association for vegetarians based in Hanover. A vegetarian lifestyle is more than simply not eating steak and fish, but also jelly candies that contain gelatine and soups made from beef or other animal broth.
'In the long run there must be a complete change of diet,' said nutrition professor Helmut Rottka of Berlin. In terms of volume, vegetarians must eat more than omnivores to consume the necessary nutrients. That means plenty of fruit and vegetables.
'That is the decisive, healthy advantage of vegetarianism,' said Rottka. Hardly any vegetarians are overweight and no gout among that group.
In many vegetarian households milk, cheese and eggs can be found in the refrigerators. These vegetarians are described as ovo-lacto, said Schoenberger.
Although milk products are not plant-based, no animals had to die to produce them. Lacto vegetarians reject eggs as well as meat and fish and vegans eat foods made exclusively from plants.
One of the preconceptions that vegetarians constantly have to deal with is that they struggle with deficiencies. It's commonly thought that without meat and fish the body does not get enough iron, calcium and protein. But this concern is not well-grounded, said Rottka.
Vegetables, fruits, dairy products and the proteins in soya milk and tofu provide more than enough nutrients. Supplementing the diet with pills and powders is not necessary, he said.
'The only exception would be if I were purely vegan,' said Rottka. Then I would have to keep an eye on my B12. It cannot be ingested from plants, but it is important for the nervous system. Healthy adults can get by with a low level of B12, but for nursing babies and children, a B12 deficiency can endanger their lives, Rottka said.
'There's no typical vegetarian,' said Kristin Mitte, a psychologist at the University of Jena who has done research on why people reject meat.
'The largest group is made up of moral vegetarians,' said Mitte. They care greatly about animal rights and ecology. People who choose vegetarianism for health reasons comprise the second group.
They do not touch foods like pork cutlets because they have too much fat and cholesterol. The third group are known as emotional vegetarians. They are people who simply don't like the taste of meat.
The adjustment to vegetarianism does not have to take place overnight, said Schoenberger.
Schoenberger advises people who want to try vegetarianism to stop eating meat step by step. The amount can be reduced gradually. There's are plenty of unusual foods that come into the diet of a new vegetarian, and things like tofu and soya take some getting used to.
'Have some patience and forgive yourself for the first burnt vegetable burger.'
(Information adapted from BBC Health & Living)
Complete the following table with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER in each space
Questions 1 - 6
Complete the summary with the most suitable word from the box below
Many people choose to live as vegetarians. This means that they (1)_____ meat and fish, and (2)_____ nothing that involves the death of an animal. This means that they cannot eat a variety of foods, such as sweets, which can (3)_____ products derived from animals.
Meat contains a lot of nutrients, so vegetarians have to eat (4) ______ than people who eat animal products, but this simple diet has many health (5)_______, and very few people who eat like this are (6)______.
Questions 7 – 10
Complete the following sentences WITH NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage.
Many people believe a vegetarian diet lacks various nutrients, but this fear is not (7)_______ according to experts.
A (8)________ of a specific vitamin, however, can be dangerous to young people who eat no animal products at all.
The second most popular reason for avoiding meat is that it contains high levels of (9)________.
Becoming a vegetarian is a gradual process as many new kinds of food take time to get used to, so people should not try to drastically alter their diet (10)________.
Answers
- reject
- consume
- contain
- more
- benefits
- overweight
- well-grounded
- deficiency
- fat and cholesterol
- overnight
Key Vocab.
Mouth-watering: Just thinking about my mum's Sunday lunches is making my mouth water.
Preconception: One of the preconceptions that many people have about the UK is that everyone eats potatoes with every meal.
Protein: If you stop eating meat and become a vegetarian, you have to make sure you eat plenty of other foods that are high in protein.
Animal rights: Many people think we need to protect animal's rights and so disagree with testing new drugs on animals.
Cholesterol: If you continue to eat ten eggs a day, your cholesterol level will go through the roof and you will almost certainly get heart disease.