Test 1 ···························································································1Test 2 ·························································································15Test 3 ·························································································29Test 4 ·························································································44Test 5 ·························································································59Test 6 ·························································································74真题解析·····················································································89Answer Keys ··········································································240Test 1The Impact of the Potato2014年6月28日Ancient Chinese Chariots2014年3月15日 2012年6月30日Stealth Forces in Weight Loss 2014年5月24日 Test 2Andrea Palladio: Italian Architect2013年5月16日Corporate Social Responsibility 2015年3月21日 2014年5月15日The Significant Role of Mother Tongue in Education2012年5月26日Test 3V oyage of Going: Beyond the Blue Line 2 2012年5月26日Does IQ Test Prove Creativity?2009年12月5日Monkeys and Forests 2012年10月11日Test 4T-rex: Hunter or Scavenger?2013年11月16日 2012年4月12日Leaf-cutting Ants and Fungus2013年5月18日 2012年4月28日Honey Bees in Trouble 2015年5月30日 Test 5Ants Could Teach Ants2014年7月19日The Development of Plastics2014年7月26日Global Warming in New Zealand 2014年7月12日Test 6Computer Games for Preschoolers: Nintendo’s Research and Design Process2014年7月19日The History of Pencil2014年8月2日Motivating Drives 2014年8月21日TEST 4READING PASSAGE 1You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.44TEST 445Questions 1-7Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?In boxes1-7 on your answer sheet, writeTRUE if the statement agrees with the informationFALSE if the statement contradicts the informationNOT GIVEN if there is no information in this passage1J ack Horner knew exactly that the bone picked up in his father’s ranch belonged to a certain dinosaur when he was at the age of 8.2J ack Horner achieved a distinctive degree in university when he graduated.3J ack Horner believes that the number of prey should be more than that of predators.4T-rex’s number is equivalent to the number of vulture in the Serengeti.5T he hypothesis that T-rex is the top predator conflicts with the fact of preda-tor-prey ratio which Jack found.6J ack Horner refused to accept any other viewpoints about T-rex’s theory.7J ack Horner is the first man that discovered T-rex’s bones in the world.46TEST 4Questions 8-13Complete the sentences below.Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.Write your answers in boxes 8-13 on your answer sheet.Jack Horner found that T-rex’s 8 __________ is shorter than the thigh bone, which demonstrates that it was actually a 9 __________, unlike other swift animals such as ostrich or 10 ____________ that was built to 11 ____________. Another explanation supports his idea is that T-rex’s teeth were rather12 ____________, which only allowed T-rex to 13 ____________ hard bones instead of tearing flesh like Velociraptor.474849Questions 14-19Use the information in the passage to match the options (listed A-C) with the activities or features of ants below.Write the appropriate letters, A-C, in boxes 14-19 on your answer sheet.NB You may use any letter more than once.A Leaf-cutting antsB Lower attine antsC Both leaf-cutting ants and lower attine ants14can use toxic leaves to feed fungus15build small nests and live with different foreign fungus16use dead vegetation to feed fungus17raise a single fungus which do not live with other variety of foreigners18normally keep a highly dangerous parasite under control19use special strategies to fight against Escovopsis50TEST 4Questions 20-24Reading Passage 2 has eight paragraphs, A-H.Which paragraph contains the following information?Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes 20-24 on your answer sheet.20Dangerous outcome of Escovopsis21Risk of growing single fungus22Comparison of the features of two different nests for feeding gardens23Discovery of significant achievements made by ants earlier than human24Advantages of growing a new breed of fungus in the ant farm51Questions 25-26Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.Write your answers in boxes 25-26 on your answer sheet.25W hat does the author think of Currie’s opinion on the saying “ants keep their gardens free of parasites”?A His viewpoint was verified later.B His earlier study has sufficient evidence immediately.C There is no detail mentioned in the article.D His opinion was proved to be wrong later on.26What did scientists find on the skin of ants under microscope?A some white cloud mold embed in their skinB that wax is all over their skinC a substance which is useful to humansD a substance which suppresses growth of all fungus525354TEST 4Questions 27-30Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage 3?In boxes 27-30 on your answer sheet, writeYES if the statement agrees with the claims of the writerNO if the statement contradicts the claims of the writerNOT GIVEN if it is impossible to say what the writer thinks about this27I n the United States, farmers use honeybees in a large scale over the past few years.28C lean farming practices would be harmful to farmers’ health.29T he blue orchard bee is the most efficient pollinator for every crop.30I t is beneficial to other local creatures to protect native bees.55Questions 31-35Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.Write your answers in boxes 31-35 on your answer sheet.31 T he example of the ‘Fruitless Fall’ underlines the writer’s point aboutA needs for using pesticides.B impacts of losing insect pollinators.C vulnerabilities of native bees.D benefits in building more pollination industries.32 W hy can honeybees adapt to the modern agricultural system?A The honeybees can pollinated more crops efficiently.B The bees are semi-domesticated since ancient times.C Honeybee hives can be protected from pesticides.D The ability of wild pollinators using to serve crops declines.33 T he writer mentions factories and assembly lines to illustrateA one drawback of the industrialised agricultural system.B a low cost in modern agriculture.C the role of honeybees in pollination.D what a high yield of industrial agriculture.34 I n the 6th paragraph, Winfree’s experiment proves thatA honeybees can pollinate various crops.B there are many types of wild bees as the pollinators.C wild bees can increase the yield to a higher percentage.D w ild bees work more efficiently as a pollinator than honeybees in certaincases.56TEST 435 W hat does the writer want to suggest in the last paragraph?A the importance of honeybees in pollinationB the adoption of different bees in various sizes of agricultural systemC the comparison between the intensive and the rarefied agricultural systemD the reason why farmers can rely on native pollinators57Questions 36-40Complete each sentence with the correct ending, A-F, below.Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 36-40 on your answer sheet.36Headlines of colony collapse disorder state that37Viewpoints of Freitas manifest that38Examples of blue orchard bees have shown that39Centris tarsata is mentioned to exemplify that40One finding of the research in Delaware Valley is thatA native pollinators can survive when a specific plant is supplied.B it would cause severe consequences to both commerce and agriculture.C honeybees can not be bred.D some agricultural landscapes are favourable in supporting wild bees.E a large scale of honeybees are needed to pollinate.F an agricultural system is fragile when relying on a single pollinator.58167Test 4Reading Passage 1. T-rex: Hunter or Scavenger?词汇详解imprint n . 印记；痕迹；特征；版本说明（作动词时，意为“加特征；刻上记号”；作名词时，近义词有：mark ，print ，characteristic ，trace 。