雅思阅读T/F/NG模拟考题(4)

　　Para 1.The need for a satisfactory education is more important than ever before. Nowadays， without a qualification from a reputable school or university， the odds of landing that plum job advertised in the paper are considerably shortened. Moreover， one‘s present level of education could fall well short of future career requirements.

　　para 2.It is no secret that competition is the driving force behind the need to obtain increasingly higher qualifications. In the majority of cases， the urge to upgrade is no longer the result of an insatiable thirst for knowledge. The pressure is coming from within the workplace to compete with ever more qualified job applicants， and in many occupations one must now battle with colleagues in the reshuffle for the position one already holds.

　　para 3.Striving to become better educated is hardly a new concept. Wealthy parents have always been willing to spend the vast amounts of extra money necessary to send their children to schools with a perceived educational edge. Working adults have long attended night schools and refresher courses. Competition for employment has been around since the curse of working for a living began. Is the present situation so very different to that of the past?

　　para 4. The difference now is that the push is universal and from without as well as within. A student at secondary school receiving low grades is no longer as easily accepted by his or her peers as was once the case. Similarly， in the workplace， unless employees are engaged in part-time study， they may be frowned upon by their employers and peers and have difficulty even standing still. In fact， in these cases， the expectation is for careers to go backwards and earning capacity to take an appreciable nosedive.

　　para 5.At first glance， the situation would seem to be laudable; a positive response to the exhortation by a former Prime Minister， Bob Hawke， for australia to become the `clever country‘. Yet there are serious ramifications according to at least one educational psychologist. Dr Brendan Gatsby has caused some controversy in academic circles by suggesting that a bias towards what he terms `paper‘excellence might cause more problems than it is supposed to solve. Gatsby raises a number of issues that affect the individual as well as society in general.

　　para 6.Firstly， he believes the extra workload involved is resulting in abnormally high stress levels in both students at secondary school and adults studying after working hours. Secondly， skills which might be more relevant to the undertaking of a sought_after job are being overlooked by employers interviewing candidates without qualifications on paper. These two areas of concern for the individual are causing physical and emotional stress respectively.

　　para 7.Gatsby also argues that there are attitudinal changes within society to the exalted role education now plays in determining how the spoils of working life are distributed. Individuals of all ages are being driven by social pressures to achieve academic success solely for monetary considerations instead of for the joy of enlightenment. There is the danger that some universities are becoming degree factories with an attendant drop in standards. Furthermore， our education system may be rewarding doggedness above creativity; the very thing Australians have been encouraged to avoid.But the most undesirable effect of this academic paper chase， Gatsby says，is the disadvantage that `user pays‘higher education confers on the poor， who invariably lose out to the more financially favoured.

　　para 8.Naturally， although there is agreement that learning can cause stress， Gatsby‘s comments regarding university standards have been roundly criticised as alarmist by most educationists who point out that， by any standard of measurement， Australia‘s education system overall， at both secondary and tertiary levels， is equal to that of any in the world.

　　1.It is impossible these days to get a good job without a qualification from a respected institution.

　　2.Most people who upgrade their qualifications do so for the joy of learning.

　　3.In some jobs， the position you hold must be reapplied for.

　　4.Some parents spend extra on their children‘s education because of the prestige attached to certain schools

　　5.According to the text， students who performed bally at school used to be accepted by their classmates.

　　6.Employees who do not undertake extra study may find their salary decreased by employers.

　　7.Australians appear to have responded to the call by a former Prime Minister to become better qualified.

　　8.Australia‘s education system is equal to any in the world in the opinion of most educationists.

　　1.F 2.F 3.T 4.NG 5.T 6.NG 7.T 8.T

　　雅思阅读的题型一直是考生比较关注的问题，分析认为主要有以下两个原因：

　　1. 有相对简单和相对费时的题型;

　　2.每个考生都有自己擅长的和较害怕的题型。具体来说：对于词汇不足的考生可能最害怕段落标题匹配题及摘要归纳填空题;对于词汇量较大的考生来说，是非无判断题，段落标题匹配题和摘要归纳填空题可能是比较简单的。选择题和其它匹配题是相对来说比较费时的，所以大部分考生都很害怕这类题型。

　　那么，面对上面所提到的这些情况，考生应该在题型方面怎样备考呢?

　　首先，专家认为考生必须从心理上准备迎接所有的题型，在备考中要尽可能喜欢所有题型。有的考生会一次次地祈祷：“希望这次考试不要有选择题或段落细节信息定位题!”这样做，其实是无形中给自己制造了负面的影响。考试题型不是我们所能预料和控制的，一旦有了上述心理，很有可能一看到题型就慌了，一开始就没有一个好的状态。还有一部份考生喜欢跟着考题回忆和机经走，看到上次考了什么题就在备考中只关注那些题型。考题回忆和机经可以看看，但只能做参考，考生千万不要被它们所左右。否则就是自己给自己制造障碍。

　　其次，考生必须对各类题型的题型特点和答题注意事项了如指掌。雅思阅读考试时间之短，文章之学术性，题量之大，题型之多等特点决定了考生势必会感觉时间不够。考生要在有限的时间内答完所有的题并尽可能地保证较高的正确率确实不是一件容易的事情。考生除了要有一定的词汇量和阅读速度之外，常见的雅思阅读技巧和解题策略是必须的。而解题策略很多时候是建立在考生熟悉题型特点的基础之上的。比如说，考生拿到一篇文章绝不是从第1题接到13题，而是应该分析各组题型的特点和难易，由易到难。同样，考生也可以根据3篇各自的题型来初步判断哪一篇的题型可能对自己比较有利，那篇可能较难，以便能灵活地采取合适的策略。

　　最后，专家建议考生在考前进行练习时，不要光做套题，而应该偶尔穿插一些专题的练习，重点练习自己没什么把握的题型。注意练习时时间的掌控是很重要的，不要给自己30分钟完成6道是非无，那样不能达到训练的目的，不能保证良好的效果。