2019雅思阅读考试真题(13)

2019

年雅思考试阅读理解提分训练试题及答案（三篇）

To begin with,

音乐广播网

)was intended simply

to create a soothing(

安慰

)ly,however,it's

become big business

—

thanks in part to recent

Milliman,an American marketing expert,has

shown that music can boost sales or increase factory

production by as much as a third.

But,it has to be light music.A fast one has no effect at

all on music can increase receipts by 38%.This is

probably because shoppers slow down and have more opportunity

to spot items they like to ,slow music isn't always

an found,for example,that in restaurants slow

music meant customers took longer to eat their meals,which

reduced overall restaurants owners might be well

advised to play up-tempo music to keep the customers moving

—

unless of course,the resulting indigestion leads to

complaints!

练习

reason why background music is so popular is

that ______.

can have a powerful effect on those who hear it

can help to create a soothing atmosphere

can boost sales or increase factory production

everywhere

can make customers eat their meals quickly

ound music means ________.

music that customers enjoy most

music that makes people move fast

music that can make customers enjoy their meals

music you are listening to while you are doing

something

rant owners complain about background music

because ______.

results in indigestion

increases their sales

keeps customers moving

decreases their sales

word

music

music

music

cal music

注释：

to

传到，波及，蔓延到

begin with

首先

;

第一点

(

理由

)

To begin with,we must consider the faculties of the

staff all- sidedly.

首先，我们必须全面地考虑全体员工的素质。

vt.

想要，打算，意指，意谓

增进

;

改善

We need to boost our spirits.

我们需要鼓

舞士气。

to be[

美，口

]

肯定是，毫无疑问是

t

收据

;

收条

When you have paid for sth,a receipt

is given to you.

当你付了某个东西的钱时，就给了你收据。

接受

;

收到

(pl)

收入

;

收益

higher receipts

高收入

down v.(

使

)

慢下来

答案：

1 B 2 D 3 D 4 B

2017

年雅思考试阅读理解提分 训练试题及答案

2

In the earliest stages of man's development he had no

more need of money than animals was content with very

simple forms of shelter,made his own rough tools and weapons

and could provide food and clothing for himself and his

family from natural materials around he became more

civilized,however,he began to want better shelter,more

efficient tools and weapons,and more comfortable and more

lasting clothing than could be provided by his own

neighborhood or by the work of his own unskilled

these things he had to turn to the skilled people such as

smiths,leather workers or was then that the

question of payment arose.

At first he got what he wanted by a simple process of

smith who had not the time to look after land or

cattle was glad to take meat or grain from the farmer in

exchange for an axe or a as more and more goods

which had no fixed exchange value came on the market,exchange

became too complicated to be r problem

arose when those who made things wanted to get stocks of wood

or leather,or iron,but had nothing to offer in exchange until

their finished goods were ready.

Thus the difficulties of exchange led by degrees to the

invention of some countries easily handled things

like seeds or shells were given a certain value and the

farmer,instead of paying the smith for a new axe by giving

him some meat or grain,gave him so many the smith

had any shells left when he had bought his food,he could get

stocks of the raw materials of his some countries

quite large things such as cows or camels or even big flat

stones were used for ,pieces of metal,bearing

values according to the rarity of the metal and the size of

the pieces,or coins were as we know it had arrived.

ge of goods became difficult because _________.

A man became more civilized

B smiths began to look after land or cattle in their

spare time

C more and more goods which had no fixed exchange values

came to the marker

D farmers hadn't enough grain or meat to provide for

skilled workers

was not used until _______.

A paper was invented

B people practiced a simple process of exchange

C nothing could be offered in exchange

D the exchange of one thing for another became too

complicated

best title for this passage is _____.

A What is money

B What are money's functions.

C The importance of money

D The beginning of money

注释：

阶段< /p>

;

时期

at an early stage in our history

在我们的历史早期

(

前面 与

the

连用

)

演员生涯

;

剧院工作

;

戏剧工作行程，旅程

to travel by easy stages

从容旅行

t n.

内容，容量，目录，满足< /p>

adj.

满足的，满意的，愿

意

vt.

使满足

We should never content ourselves with a little book

knowledge only.

我们切不可满足于仅仅有一点点书本知识。

r n.

掩蔽处，身避处，掩蔽，保护，庇护所，掩体

v.

掩

蔽，躲避

He stood in the shelter at the bus stop .

他站在公共汽车站

的候车亭里。

n.

铁匠，金属品工匠

leather n.

皮革，皮革制品

carpenter n.

木匠