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環(huán)球雅思學(xué)校PAGEPAGE8雅思測試1姓名總分聽力閱讀寫作口語Part1ListeningSection1Questions1-10Questions1-4Completethenotesbelow.UseNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.PERSONALDETAILSFORMName:Membershipnumber:Address:17LincolnRoad,AnnandalFaxnumber:Telephonenumber:Daytime:5796363Evening:(4)Questions5-6Circlethecorrectanswer.5.Howlongcanthemankeepthebooksfor?A.threeweeksB.twoweeksC.fiveweeksD.sixweeks6.Howdoesthelibrarypreferthepostageandphotocopyfeestobepaid?A.cashB.creditcardC.moneyorderQuestions7-10Completetheformbelow.UseNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.LandandWaterResourcesofAustraliaHallsworth(7)LandDegradationinAustralia(8)1984(9)FisherTheEnvironmentalImpactofTravelMBurnsandAssociates(10)Questions31-40Questions31-32Completethenotesbelow.UseNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.Thebenefitsofthesocialrecognitionofmarriageforchildrenare:(31).Becomeamembershipofa(32).Haveindicationofwhomustsupportthemandtheirmother.Questions33-40Completetheformbelow.UseNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.ImportantAreasofVariationTheNumberofMates(33)AmanhasmorethanonewifePOLYANDRYAwomanhasmorethanonehusband(34)Onemanhasonewife(35)PATRILOCALAwifemovestoherhusband’sfamily’shousehold(36)Ahusbandmovestohiswife’sfamily’shouseholdNEOLOCALThecouplesetupanewhouseholdsomewhereelse(37)(38)Wealthistransferredbythehusbandorhisrelativestothewife’sfamily.(39)Wealthistransferredbythewifeorherrelativestothehusband’sfamily.NEOLOCALWealthistheformof(40)tohelptheyoungcouplesetupthenewhousehold.Part2ReadingPassage1ReadingPaperThecoralreefsofAgattiA

AgattiisoneoftheLakshadweepIslandsoffthesouthwestcoastofIndia.Theseislandsaresurroundedbylagoonsandcoralreefswhichareinturnsurroundedbytheopenocean.Coralreefs,whichareformedfromtheskeletonsofminuteseacreatures,givesheltertoavarietyofplantsandanimals,andthereforehavethepotentialtoprovideastreamofdiversebenefitstotheinhabitantsofAgattiB

Inthefirstplace,thereefsprovidefoodandotherproductsforconsumptionbytheislandersthemselves.Foodsincludedifferenttypesoffish,octopusandmolluscs,andinthecaseofpoorerfamiliestheseconstituteasmuchas90%oftheproteintheyconsume.Reefresourcesarealsousedformedicinalpurposes.Forexample,themoneycowrie,ashellknownlocallyasVallakavadi,iscommonlymadeintoapasteandusedasahomeremedytotreatcystsintheeye.C

Inaddition,thereefcontributestoincomegeneration.Accordingtoarecentsurvey,20%ofthehouseholdsonAgattireportlagoonfishing,orshingle,mollusc,octopusandcowriecollectionastheirmainoccupation(Hoonetal,2002).Forpoorhouseholds,thedirectcontributionofthereeftotheirfinancialresourcesissignificant:12%ofpoorhouseholdsarecompletelydependentonthereefforinvolves25–30men.Reefgleaningforcowriecollectionbygroupsof6–10womenisalsoacommonactivity,andeventoday,althoughitseconomicsignificanceismarginal,itcontinuesasarecreationalactivity.Question1-9

ReadingPassage1hasnineparagraphs

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Choosethecorrectheadingforeachparagraphfromthelistofheadingsbelow.ListofHeadingsiIslandlegendsviiThesocialnatureofreefoccupationsiiResourcesforexchangeviiiResourcesforislanders'ownuseiiiCompetitionforfishingrightsixHighlevelsofexpertiseivThelowcostofequipmentxAlternativesourcesofemploymentvAgatti'sfavourablelocationxiResourcesforearningmoneyviRisingincomelevelsxiiSocialrightsandobligations1

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Choosethecorrectletter,

A,B,CorD.10.

Whatproportionofpoorhouseholdsgetalltheirincomefromreefproducts?A.12%B.20%C.29%D.59%11.KatmoodsalfishingA.isaseasonalactivity.B.isacommercialactivity.C.requireslittleinvestment.D.requiresuseofarowingboat.12.Whichcharacteristicofpresent-dayislandersdothewritersdescribe?A.physicalstrengthB.fishingexpertiseC.courageD.imagination13.WhatdothewriterssayaboutthesystemforusingthereefonAgatti?A.Fishcatchesaresharedequally.B.Thereefownerissuespermits.C.Therearefrequentdisputes.D.Thereisopenaccess.Passage2ReadingPaperUrbanplanninginSingaporeBritishmerchantsestablishedatradingpostinSingaporeintheearlynineteenthcentury,andformorethanacenturytradinginterestsdominated.However,in1965thenewlyindependentislandstatewascutofffromitshinterland,andsoitsetaboutpursuingasurvivalstrategy.Thegoodinternationalcommunicationsitalreadyenjoyedprovidedausefulbase,butitwasdecidedthatifSingaporewastosecureitseconomicfuture,itmustdevelopitsindustry.Tothisend,newinstitutionalstructureswereneededtofacilitate,develop,andcontrolforeigninvestment.OneofthemostimportantofthesewastheEconomicDevelopmentBoard(EDB),anarmofgovernmentthatdevelopedstrategiesforattractinginvestment.Thusfromtheoutset,theSingaporeangovernmentwasinvolvedincitypromotion.

Towardstheendofthetwentiethcentury,thegovernmentrealisedthat,duetolimitsonboththesizeofthecountry'sworkforceanditslandarea,itslabour-intensiveindustrieswerebecomingincreasinglyuncompetitive.SoaneconomiccommitteewasestablishedwhichconcludedthatSingaporeshouldfocusondevelopingasaservicecentre,andseektoattractcompanyheadquarterstoserveSouthEastAsia,anddeveloptourism,banking,andoffshoreactivities.Thelandrequiredforthisservice-sectororientationhadbeenacquiredintheearly1970s,whenthegovernmentrealisedthatitlackedthebankinginfrastructureforamoderneconomy.Soanewbankingandcorporatedistrict,knownasthe'GoldenShoe',wasplanned,incorporatingthehistoriccommercialarea.Thisdistrictnowhousesallthemajorcompaniesandvariousgovernmentfinancialagencies.Singapore'scurrenteconomicstrategyiscloselylinkedtolanduseanddevelopmentplanning.Althoughitisalreadyamajorcity,thecurrentdevelopmentplanseekstoensureSingapore'scontinuedeconomicgrowththroughrestructuring,toensurethatthefacilitiesneededbyfuturebusinessareplannednow.Theseincludetransportandtelecommunicationinfrastructure,land,andenvironmentalquality.Amajorconcernistoavoidcongestioninthecentralarea,andsothelatestplandeviatesfrompreviousplansbyhavingastrongdecentralisationpolicy.Theplanmakesprovisionforfourmajorregionalcentres,eachserving800,000people,butthisdoesnotmeanthattheexistingcentralbusinessdistrictwillnotalsogrow.AmajorextensionplannedaroundMarinaBaydrawsonexamplesofother'worldcities',especiallythosewithwatersidecentralareassuchasSydneyandSanFrancisco.Theprojectinvolvesmajorlandreclamationof667hectaresintotal.Partofthishasalreadybeendevelopedasaconferenceandexhibitionzone,andtherestwillbeusedforotherfacilities.Howevertheneedforvitalityhasbeenrecognisedandamixedzoningapproachhasbeenadopted,toincludehousingandentertainment.Oneofthenewfeaturesofthecurrentplanisabroaderconceptionofwhatcontributestoeconomicsuccess.Itencompasseshighqualityresidentialprovision,agoodenvironment,leisurefacilitiesandexcitingcitylife.Thusthereismoreprovisionforlow-densityhousing,ofteninwaterfrontcommunitieslinkedtobeachesandrecreationalfacilities.However,thelowerhousingdensitieswillputconsiderablepressureontheverylimitedlandavailablefordevelopment,andthiscreatesproblemsforanotheroftheplan'saims,whichistostressenvironmentalquality.Moreandmoreoftheremainingopenareawillbedeveloped,andtheonlynaturallandscapesurvivingwillbeasmallzoneinthecentreoftheislandwhichservesasawatercatchmentarea.Environmentalpolicyisthereforeverymuchconcernedwithmakingthebuiltenvironmentmoregreenbyintroducingmoreplants–whatisreferredtoasthe'beautification'ofSingapore.Theplanfocusesongreenzonesdefiningtheboundariesofsettlements,andrunningalongtransportcorridors.Theincidentalgreenprovisionwithinhousingareasisalsogivenconsiderableattention.Muchoftheenvironmentalprovision,forexamplegolfcourses,recreationareas,andbeaches,islinkedtotheprimeobjectiveofattractingbusiness.TheplanplacesmuchemphasisongoodleisureprovisionandtheneedtoexploitSingapore'sislandsetting.Onewayofdoingthisisthroughfurtherlandreclamation,tocreateawholenewislanddevotedtoleisureandluxuryhousingwhichwillstretchfromthecentralareatotheairport.Acurrentconcernalsoappearstobehowtousetheplanningsystemtocreateopportunitiesforgreaterspontaneity:plannershaverecentlygivenmuchattentiontotheconceptofthe24-hourcityandthecafesociety.Forexample,apromotionhastakenplacealongtheSingaporerivertocreateacafezone.Thishasincludedtherealisation,ratherlateintheday,ofthevalueofretainingolderbuildings,andthecreationofacontinuousriversidepromenade.Sincetherelaxationin1996ofstrictguidelinesonoutdooreatingareas,thishasbecomeanextremelypopularareaintheevenings.Also,in1998theUrbanRedevelopmentAuthoritycreatedanewentertainmentareainthecentreofthecitywhichtheyarepromotingas'thecity'sone-stop,dynamicentertainmentscene'.Inconclusion,theeconomicdevelopmentofSingaporehasbeenveryconsciouslycentrallyplanned,andthelateststrategyisveryclearlyorientedtoestablishingSingaporeasaleading'worldcity'.Itiswellplacedtosucceed,foravarietyofreasons.Itcandrawuponitshistoricrootsasaworldtradingcentre;ithasinvestedheavilyintelecommunicationsandairtransportinfrastructure;itiswelllocatedinrelationtootherAsianeconomies;ithasdevelopedasafeandcleanenvironment;andithasutilisedtheinternationallanguageofEnglish.Question14-19

Completethesummarybelowusingwordsfromthebox.

Singapore

WhenSingaporebecameanindependent,self-sufficientstateitdecidedtobuildupits

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,andgovernmentorganisationswerecreatedtosupportthispolicy.However,thisinitialplanmetwithlimitedsuccessduetoashortageof15

andland.Itwasthereforedecidedtodevelopthe

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sectoroftheeconomyinstead.

Singaporeisnowaleadingcity,butplannersareworkingtoensurethatitseconomycontinuestogrow.Incontrasttopreviouspolicies,thereisemphasison

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.Inaddition,landwillberecoveredtoextendthefinancial

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aswellashousing.ThegovernmentalsoplanstoimprovethequalityofSingapore'senvironment,butduetotheshortageofnaturallandscapesitwillconcentrateinsteadonwhatitcalls

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.decentralisationfuelindustryindustryhospitalsloansderegulationservicetradetransportentertainmentrecyclinglabourtourismhygienebeautificationagriculture

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