2025年4月19日雅思考試題閱讀及答案一、ReadingPassage11.文章內(nèi)容Thehistoryofteaislongandcomplex,spreadingacrossmultipleculturesoverthousandsofyears.TeaoriginatedinSouthwestChina,whereitwasusedasamedicinaldrink.Accordingtolegend,EmperorShennongdiscoveredteain2737BCwhentealeavesaccidentallyfellintohisboilingwater.FromChina,teaspreadtootherAsiancountries,includingJapanandKorea.InJapan,teabecameanintegralpartoftheJapaneseteaceremony,whichemphasizesharmony,respect,purity,andtranquility.Duringthe17thcentury,teawasintroducedtoEuropebyPortugueseandDutchtraders.Itquicklybecameapopularbeverage,especiallyintheUnitedKingdom.TheBritishdevelopedastrongtea-drinkingculture,withthetraditionofafternoonteabecomingwell-knownworldwide.TeaplantationswerealsoestablishedinBritishcolonies,suchasIndiaandSriLanka,tomeetthegrowingdemandfortea.Theprocessofmakingteainvolvesseveralsteps.First,thetealeavesareharvestedfromtheteaplant.Then,theygothroughaseriesofprocessingsteps,whichcanvarydependingonthetypeoftea.Forexample,greenteaismadebyquicklyheatingtheleavestostopoxidation,whileblackteaisfullyoxidized.Oolongteaispartiallyoxidized,resultinginaflavorprofilethatisbetweengreenandblacktea.2.Questions1-71.1.DothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninReadingPassage1?Question1:TeawasfirstusedasarecreationaldrinkinSouthwestChina.()答案：×解析：文章提到“TeaoriginatedinSouthwestChina,whereitwasusedasamedicinaldrink.”，說明茶最初在中國西南部是作為藥用飲品，而非休閑飲品，所以該陳述錯誤。Question2:EmperorShennongdiscoveredteabychance.()答案：√解析：文中說“Accordingtolegend,EmperorShennongdiscoveredteain2737BCwhentealeavesaccidentallyfellintohisboilingwater.”，“accidentally”表明是偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)，所以該陳述正確。Question3:TeawasfirstintroducedtoEuropebyBritishtraders.()答案：×解析：原文提到“Duringthe17thcentury,teawasintroducedtoEuropebyPortugueseandDutchtraders.”，可知是葡萄牙和荷蘭商人將茶引入歐洲，而非英國商人，所以該陳述錯誤。Question4:TheJapaneseteaceremonyfocusesonfourmainvalues.()答案：√解析：文中指出“InJapan,teabecameanintegralpartoftheJapaneseteaceremony,whichemphasizesharmony,respect,purity,andtranquility.”，說明日本茶道強調(diào)四個主要價值觀，所以該陳述正確。Question5:AfternoonteaisatraditionuniquetotheUnitedKingdom.()答案：×解析：雖然文中提到英國下午茶傳統(tǒng)世界聞名，但不能就此得出下午茶是英國獨有的傳統(tǒng)，所以該陳述錯誤。Question6:TeaplantationsinIndiaandSriLankaweresetuptosupplyteatolocalmarkets.()答案：×解析：原文說“TeaplantationswerealsoestablishedinBritishcolonies,suchasIndiaandSriLanka,tomeetthegrowingdemandfortea.”，這里的需求是指全球?qū)Σ璨粩嘣鲩L的需求，并非僅供應(yīng)當?shù)厥袌觯栽撽愂鲥e誤。Question7:Theprocessingofblackteainvolvesfulloxidation.()答案：√解析：文中明確提到“whileblackteaisfullyoxidized”，說明紅茶的加工過程涉及完全氧化，所以該陳述正確。1.2.Questions8-13Question8:Wheredidteaoriginate?答案：SouthwestChina解析：根據(jù)文章“TeaoriginatedinSouthwestChina”可知答案。Question9:Whenwasteadiscoveredaccordingtolegend?答案：2737BC解析：文中“Accordingtolegend,EmperorShennongdiscoveredteain2737BC”給出了答案。Question10:NameoneAsiancountry(otherthanChina)whereteaspreadto.答案：Japan(orKorea)解析：文章提到“FromChina,teaspreadtootherAsiancountries,includingJapanandKorea.”，所以答案可以是日本或韓國。Question11:WhatarethefourvaluesemphasizedintheJapaneseteaceremony?答案：harmony,respect,purity,tranquility解析：原文“InJapan,teabecameanintegralpartoftheJapaneseteaceremony,whichemphasizesharmony,respect,purity,andtranquility.”明確給出了答案。Question12:WhichEuropeancountries’tradersfirstintroducedteatoEurope?答案：PortugueseandDutch解析：由“Duringthe17thcentury,teawasintroducedtoEuropebyPortugueseandDutchtraders.”可知答案。Question13:Whatisthekeydifferenceintheprocessingofgreenteaandblacktea?答案：Greenteaismadebyquicklyheatingtheleavestostopoxidation,whileblackteaisfullyoxidized.解析：文中提到“Forexample,greenteaismadebyquicklyheatingtheleavestostopoxidation,whileblackteaisfullyoxidized.”，這就是兩者加工的關(guān)鍵區(qū)別。二、ReadingPassage21.文章內(nèi)容Thefieldofartificialintelligence(AI)haswitnessedremarkablegrowthinrecentdecades.AIreferstothesimulationofhumanintelligenceprocessesbymachines,especiallycomputersystems.Theseprocessesincludelearning(theacquisitionofinformationandrulesforusingtheinformation),reasoning(usingrulestoreachapproximateordefiniteconclusions),andself-correction.OneofthemostsignificantapplicationsofAIisinthehealthcareindustry.AI-powereddiagnostictoolscananalyzemedicalimages,suchasX-raysandMRIs,todetectdiseasesatanearlystage.Forexample,inthecaseofbreastcancer,AIalgorithmscanidentifypotentialtumorswithahighdegreeofaccuracy,oftenoutperforminghumanradiologists.AIcanalsobeusedtodeveloppersonalizedtreatmentplansbasedonapatient’sgeneticmakeup,medicalhistory,andlifestyle.Inthetransportationsector,self-drivingcarsareaprimeexampleofAIapplication.Thesevehiclesuseacombinationofsensors,cameras,andAIalgorithmstonavigateroads,avoidobstacles,andmakedecisionsinreal-time.Self-drivingcarshavethepotentialtoreducetrafficaccidentscausedbyhumanerror,improvetrafficflow,andincreasefuelefficiency.However,thedevelopmentofAIalsoraisesseveralethicalandsocialconcerns.Oneofthemainconcernsisjobdisplacement.AsAIsystemsbecomemorecapableofperformingtasksthatwerepreviouslydonebyhumans,thereisariskoflarge-scaleunemploymentincertainindustries.AnotherconcernisthepotentialforAItobeusedformaliciouspurposes,suchascyber-attacksorthedevelopmentofautonomousweapons.2.Questions14-262.1.Questions14-17Question14:WhatdoesAIstandfor?()A.AutomaticIntelligenceB.ArtificialInformationC.ArtificialIntelligenceD.AutomaticInformation答案：C解析：文章開頭提到“Thefieldofartificialintelligence(AI)haswitnessedremarkablegrowthinrecentdecades.”，可知AI代表ArtificialIntelligence，所以選C。Question15:WhichofthefollowingisnotahumanintelligenceprocesssimulatedbyAI?()A.LearningB.ForgettingC.ReasoningD.Self-correction答案：B解析：文中提到“Theseprocessesincludelearning(theacquisitionofinformationandrulesforusingtheinformation),reasoning(usingrulestoreachapproximateordefiniteconclusions),andself-correction.”，未提及遺忘，所以選B。Question16:Inthehealthcareindustry,AI-powereddiagnostictoolscan()A.onlyanalyzeX-raysB.replaceallhumandoctorsC.detectdiseasesatanearlystageD.onlybeusedforbreastcancerdiagnosis答案：C解析：根據(jù)“AI-powereddiagnostictoolscananalyzemedicalimages,suchasX-raysandMRIs,todetectdiseasesatanearlystage.”可知，AI診斷工具能早期檢測疾病，選C。Question17:Self-drivingcarsusethefollowingtonavigateroadsexcept()A.sensorsB.GPSonlyC.camerasD.AIalgorithms答案：B解析：文中說“Thesevehiclesuseacombinationofsensors,cameras,andAIalgorithmstonavigateroads”，未提及僅用GPS，所以選B。2.2.Questions18-22Question18:CanAI-powereddiagnostictoolsoutperformhumanradiologistsinbreastcancerdetection?()答案：√解析：文中提到“Forexample,inthecaseofbreastcancer,AIalgorithmscanidentifypotentialtumorswithahighdegreeofaccuracy,oftenoutperforminghumanradiologists.”，所以該陳述正確。Question19:Self-drivingcarscanonlyimprovetrafficflow.()答案：×解析：原文說“Self-drivingcarshavethepotentialtoreducetrafficaccidentscausedbyhumanerror,improvetrafficflow,andincreasefuelefficiency.”，說明自動駕駛汽車有多種好處，并非只能改善交通流量，所以該陳述錯誤。Question20:ThedevelopmentofAIonlybringspositiveimpacts.()答案：×解析：文章提到“However,thedevelopmentofAIalsoraisesseveralethicalandsocialconcerns.”，說明AI發(fā)展也有負面影響，并非只有積極影響，所以該陳述錯誤。Question21:JobdisplacementisnotaconcernrelatedtoAIdevelopment.()答案：×解析：文中明確指出“Oneofthemainconcernsisjobdisplacement.”，說明工作崗位替代是AI發(fā)展的一個擔憂，所以該陳述錯誤。Question22:AIcanbeusedformaliciouspurposes.()答案：√解析：根據(jù)“AnotherconcernisthepotentialforAItobeusedformaliciouspurposes,suchascyber-attacksorthedevelopmentofautonomousweapons.”可知該陳述正確。2.3.Questions23-26Question23:WhatarethethreemainhumanintelligenceprocessessimulatedbyAI?答案：learning,reasoning,self-correction解析：從“Theseprocessesincludelearning(theacquisitionofinformationandrulesforusingtheinformation),reasoning(usingrulestoreachapproximateordefiniteconclusions),andself-correction.”可得答案。Question24:Nameoneadvantageofself-drivingcars.答案：Reducetrafficaccidentscausedbyhumanerror(orImprovetrafficfloworIncreasefuelefficiency)解析：文中提到“Self-drivingcarshavethepotentialtoreducetrafficaccidentscausedbyhumanerror,improvetrafficflow,andincreasefuelefficiency.”，任選其一即可。Question25:WhataretwoethicalandsocialconcernsrelatedtoAIdevelopment?答案：Jobdisplacement,potentialforAItobeusedformaliciouspurposes解析：根據(jù)“Oneofthemainconcernsisjobdisplacement.AnotherconcernisthepotentialforAItobeusedformaliciouspurposes”可知答案。Question26:HowcanAIbeusedinthedevelopmentofpersonalizedtreatmentplans?答案：AIcanbeusedtodeveloppersonalizedtreatmentplansbasedonapatient’sgeneticmakeup,medicalhistory,andlifestyle.解析：由“AIcanalsobeusedtodeveloppersonalizedtreatmentplansbasedonapatient’sgeneticmakeup,medicalhistory,andlifestyle.”可知答案。三、ReadingPassage31.文章內(nèi)容TheconceptofbiodiversityreferstothevarietyoflifeonEarth,includingthediversityofspecies,ecosystems,andgeneticvariationwithinspecies.Biodiversityisessentialforthefunctioningofecosystems,asitprovidesnumerousecologicalservices,suchaspollination,waterpurification,andclimateregulation.Rainforestsareoneofthemostbiodiverseecosystemsontheplanet.Theycoveronlyabout6%oftheEarth’ssurfacebutarehometomorethanhalfoftheworld’splantandanimalspecies.Thehighbiodiversityinrainforestsisduetoseveralfactors.Thewarmandhumidclimateprovidesidealconditionsforplantgrowth,andthecomplexstructureoftherainforest,withmultiplelayersofvegetation,offersawiderangeofhabitatsfordifferentspecies.However,biodiversityiscurrentlyunderthreat.Humanactivities,suchasdeforestation,pollution,andclimatechange,arethemaincausesofbiodiversityloss.Deforestation,especiallyinrainforests,destroysthehabitatsofcountlessspecies,leadingtotheirextinction.Pollution,includingairandwaterpollution,canalsohaveanegativeimpactonbiodiversitybyharmingorganismsanddisruptingecologicalprocesses.Climatechangeisalteringtemperatureandprecipitationpatterns,whichcanforcespeciestomigrateorfaceextinctioniftheyareunabletoadapt.Conservationeffortsarecrucialtoprotectbiodiversity.Theseeffortsincludetheestablishmentofprotectedareas,suchasnationalparksandnaturereserves,whichprovideasafehavenforendangeredspecies.Sustainableuseofnaturalresourcesisalsoimportant,asitensuresthatresourcesareusedinawaythatdoesnotdepletethemovertime.Additionally,educationandawareness-raisingabouttheimportanceofbiodiversitycanencourageindividualsandcommunitiestotakeactiontoprotectit.2.Questions27-402.1.Questions27-30Question27:Whatdoesbiodiversityinclude?()A.OnlythediversityofspeciesB.Thediversityofspecies,ecosystems,andgeneticvariationwithinspeciesC.OnlythediversityofecosystemsD.Onlygeneticvariationwithinspecies答案：B解析：文章開頭提到“TheconceptofbiodiversityreferstothevarietyoflifeonEarth,includingthediversityofspecies,ecosystems,andgeneticvariationwithinspecies.”，所以選B。Question28:WhatpercentageoftheEarth’ssurfacedorainforestscover?()A.2%B.6%C.10%D.15%答案：B解析：文中說“Theycoveronlyabout6%oftheEarth’ssurface”，可知選B。Question29:Whichofthefollowingisnotacauseofbiodiversityloss?()A.ReforestationB.DeforestationC.PollutionD.Climatechange答案：A解析：文章提到“Humanactivities,suchasdeforestation,pollution,andclimatechange,arethemaincausesofbiodiversityloss.”，而重新造林有助于保護生物多樣性，并非導(dǎo)致生物多樣性喪失的原因，所以選A。Question30:Whatecologicalservicedoesbiodiversityprovide?()A.OnlypollinationB.OnlywaterpurificationC.Pollination,waterpurification,andclimateregulationD.Onlyclimateregulation答案：C解析：文中指出“Biodiversityisessentialforthefunctioningofecosystems,asitprovidesnumerousecologicalservices,suchaspollination,waterpurification,andclimateregulation.”，所以選C。2.2.Questions31-34Question31:Rainforestsarehometolessthanhalfoftheworld’splantandanimalspecies.()答案：×解析：文中提到“Theycoveronlyabout6%oftheEarth’ssurfacebutarehometomorethanhalfoftheworld’splantandanimalspecies.”，所以該陳述錯誤。Question32:Thewarmandhumidclimateinrainforestsisnotafactorcontributingtohighbiodiversity.()答案：×解析：原文“Thehighbiodiversityinrainforestsisduetoseveralfactors.Thewarmandhumidclimateprovidesidealconditionsforplantgrowth”說明溫暖潮濕的氣候是雨林生物多樣性高的一個因素，所以該陳述錯誤。Question33:Pollutionhasnoimpactonbiodiversity.()答案：×解析：文中提到“Pollution,includingairandwaterpollution,canalsohaveanegativeimpactonbiodiversitybyharmingorganismsanddisruptingecologicalprocesses.”，說明污染對生物多樣性有負面影響，所以該陳述錯誤。Question34:Climatechangecanforcespeciestomigrateorfaceextinction.()答案：√解析：根據(jù)“Climatechangeisalteringtemperatureandprecipitationpatterns,whichcanforcespeciestomigrateorfaceextinctioniftheyareunabletoadapt.”可知該陳述正確。2.3.Questions35-40Question35:Whyisbiodiversityessentialforecosystemfunctioning?答案：Itprovidesnumerousecologicalservices,suchaspollination,waterpurification,andclimateregulation.解析：從“Biodiversityisessentialforthefunctioningofecosystems,asitprovidesnumerousecologicalservices,suchaspollination,waterpurification,andclimateregulation.”可得答案。Question36:Whatarethemainfactorscontributingtothehighbiodiversityinrainforests?答案：Thewarmandhumidclimateprovidesidealconditionsforplantgrowth,andthecomplexstructureoftherainforest,withmultiplelayersofvegetation,offersawiderangeofhabitatsfordifferentspecies.解析：文中“Thehighbiodiversityinrainforestsisduetoseveralfactors.Thewarmandhumidclimateprovidesidealconditionsforplantgrowth,andthecomplexstructureoftherainforest,withmultiplelayersofvegetation,offersawiderangeofhabitatsford