雅思阅读模拟题 PASSAGE 1
Practice IELTS Reading Test A (Academic Module)
READING PASSAGE 1
PERSONAL TIME MANAGEMENT
Since the early work of Halberg(1960),the existence of human "circadian rhythms" has been well-known to biologists and psychologists. Circadian rhythms dictate that there are certain times of the day when we are at our best both physically andpsychologically. At its simplest, the majority of us feel more alive and creative in the mornings, while come the evenings we are fit only
for collapsing with a good book or in front of the television. Other of us note that in the morning we take a great deal of time to get going physically
and mentally, but by the evening are full of energy and bright ideas, while a very
few of us feel most alert and vigorous in the late afternoon .
Irrespective of our personal rhythms, most of us have a productive period between . and noon, when the stomach, pancreas, spleen and heart all appear to
be in their most active phas. Converly, the majority of us experience a low period in the hour or two after lunch (a time when people in some societies nsibly take a rest), as most of our energy is devoted to the process of digestion. The simple rules here are: don't waste too much prime time having a coffee break around you should be doing some of your best work, and don't make the after-lunch period even less productive by overloading your digestion.
A short coffee or tea break is ,in fact, best taken on arrival at the office ,when
it helps us start the day in a positive mood, rather than mid-morning when it
interrupts the flow of our activities. Lunch is best taken early, when we are just
beginning to feel hungry, and we are likely to eat less than if we leave it until
later. An early lunch also means that we can get back into our productive stride earlier in the afternoon.
Changes in one's attitude can also enhance personal time management. For example, the notion of pro-action is eminently preferable to reaction. To pro-act means to anticipate events and be in a position to take appropriate action as soon as the right moment arrives. Toreact, on the other hand, means to have little anticipation and do something only when events force
you to do so. Pro-actors tend to be the people who are always one step ahead of
other people, who always em to be in the right place at the right time, and who
are always better informed than anyone el. Many of us like an easy life, and so
we tend to be reactors. This means that we aren't alert to the challenges and opportunities coming our way, with the conquence that challenges bother us or opportunities pass us by before we're even properly aware they're upon us. We can
train ourlves in pro-action by regularly taking the time to sit down and apprai the likely immediate future, just as we sit down and review the immediate past.
Psychologists recogni that we differ in the way in which we characteristically attribute responsibility for the various things that happen to us in life. One of the ways in which we do this is k
nown as locus of control(Weiner,1979), which refers to assigning responsibility. At its simplest, some individuals have a predominantly external locus of control, attributing responsibility to outside caus (for example, the faults of others or the help given by them) ,while with other individuals the locus of control is
predominantly internal, in which responsibility is attributed to onelf (for
example, one's own abilities or lack of them, hard work, etc.).
However, the picture usually isn't as simple as this. Many people's locus
of control is more likely to be specific to a particular situation, for example internal in certain areas, such as their social lives, and external in others, such as their working lives. Or, to take another example, they may attribute certain kinds of results to themlves, such as their success, and certain kinds of results to other people, such as their failures. Obviously the best kind of locus of control is one that is realistic and able to attribute every effect to its appropriate cau, and this is particularly important when it comes to time management. Certainly, there are occasions when other people are more
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responsible for our time loss than we are, but for most of us, and for most of the
time, the blame must fall fairly and squarely upon ourlves.
Choo ONE phra(A-J) from the list in the box below to complete each key
point below. Write the appropriate letters (A-J) in boxes 1-6 on your answer
sheet.
The information in the completed ntences should be an accurate summary of points made by the writer.
性感女图片. There are more phras (A-J) than ntences, so you will not u them all.
You may u any phra more than once.
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Questions 1-6
Time management-key points
Answer
Example Our patterns of circadian rhythms…… G
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洞察的意思1. A proactive person……
2. A reactive person……
3. Analysing circadian rhythms……
4. The idea that the best time to work is in the morning……
5. The notion of feeling alert in the late afternoon……
6. Productivity appears to be enhanced……
List of phras
A) ……agrees with the circadian rhythms of most people.
B) ……makes us feel alive and creative.
C) ……conforms to the circadian rhythms of a minority of people.
D) ……if our energy is in a low pha.
E) ……is more able to take advantage of events when they happen.
F) ……enables one to gauge physical potential at particular times throughout the day.
G) ……can affect us physically and mentally.
迫不得已的意思H) ……when veral specific internal organs are active.
I) ……takes a more passive attitude toward events.
J) ……when we eat lunch early
Questions 7-13
Complete the ntences below with words taken from Reading Passage 1,"ersonal
for each answer. Write your answers Time Management." U NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS
in boxes 7-13 on your answer sheet.
Answer
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Example Most people are less productive…… after lunch
7. Our …… influence our physical and mental performance
8. We are more likely to be productive in the afternoon if we have…… .
9. A person who reacts tends not to e …… when they are appr oaching.
10. Asssing the …… aids us in becoming proactive.
11. A person with a mainly internal locus of control would likely direct blame toward …… .
12. A person with a mainly external locus of control would likely direct failure toward …… .
13. A person with a healthy and balanced locus of control would attribute a result, whether negative or positive, to …… .
雅思阅读模拟题 PASSAGE 2
READING PASSAGE 2
You are advid to spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-25 which are bad on Reading Passage 2, "The Muang Faai Irrigation SysTEM of Northern Thailand".
Questions 14-19
Reading Passage 2 has 7 ctions.
Choo the most suitable heading for each ction from the list of headings (A-L) below. Write the appropriate letter (A-L) in boxes 14-19 on your answer
sheet.
. There are more headings than ctions, so you will not u all of them.
List of Headings
A) Rituals and beliefs
B) Topography of Northern Thailand
C) The forests of Northern Thailand国际集装箱
D) Prerving the system
E) Agricultural practices
F) Village life
G) Water distribution principles
H) Maintaining natural balances
I) Structure of the irrigation system
J) Ur's rights
K) Ur's obligations
L) Community control
14. Section 1
15. Section 2
16. Section 3
17. Section 4
