剑桥雅思Test阅读Passage真题解析————————————————————————————————作者：————————————————————————————————日期：剑桥雅思7 Test4阅读Passage1真题解析篇章结构体裁说明文主题线牵金字塔结构引言：引出Marcus Chown的新观点。
第一段：介绍Marcus关于金字塔修建的新观点。
第二段：该观点引起另一位科学家Morteza的兴趣。
第三段：为验证该观点提出的实验假设。
第四段：实验获得成功。
第五段：对实验结果的分析。
第六段：对该观点存在不同的声音。
第七段：对于该观点的其他解释及依据。
第八段：该实验在现实中的应用。
必背词汇引言pyramid n. 金字塔reckon v. 料想第一段conventional adj. 通常的，常规的hieroglyph n. 象形文字，图画文字slave n. 奴隶odd adj. 古怪的drag vt. 拖，拉posture n. 姿势sledge n. 雪橇via prep. 经由back up 支持mechanical adj. 机械的software n. 软件giant adj. 巨大的consultant n. 顾问wonder v. 好奇peruse vt. 翻阅，浏览object n. 物体monument n. 历史遗迹，遗址第二段intrigue v. 激起……的兴趣keen adj. 强烈的，浓厚的contact v. 联系puzzled adj. 困惑的aeronautics n. 航空学spark v. 激发institute n. 学院apparently adv. 显然fascinate v. 强烈地吸引investigate v. 调查，研究第三段column n. 柱，圆柱sustain v. 维持horizontal adj. 水平的pulley n. 滑车，滑轮vertical adj. 垂直的magnify v. 放大source n. 来源rig v. 装配initial adj. 最初的tent-shaped adj. 帐篷形状的calculation n. 计算scaffold n. 支架wind-tunnel adj. 风洞的suspend v. 悬挂convince v. 说服，使……相信apex n. 顶点，最高点tonne n. 吨roll v. (使)滚动modest adj. 温和的，适度的trolley n. 手推车第四段rectangular n. 矩形instant n. 立即，瞬间nylon n. 尼龙generate v. 产生absolutely adv. 绝对地，完全地mere adj. 仅仅的stun v. 使目瞪口呆第五段gentle adj. 温和的；徐缓的massive adj. 巨大的steady adj. 稳定的，不变的actually adv. 实际上state n. 状态construction n. 建设，建造jerk v. 急拉brute adj. 无理性的realise v. 意识到第六段specialist n. 专家no-existent adj. 不存在的unconvinced adj. 不信服的associate professor 副教授第七段harness v. 利用uncannily adv. 异常地accomplished adj. 熟练的，有造诣的glider n. 滑翔机Egyptian n. 埃及人sophistication n. 精密性，复杂性wooden adj. 木制的civilisation n. 文明block n. 大块dump v. 倾卸，倾倒physical adj. 物质的flaming adj. 燃烧的ancient adj. 古代的，古老的debris n. 碎片，残骸artefact n. 人工制品foe n. 敌人第八段practical adj. 实际的concrete adj. 水泥的access n. (使用或见到的)机会，权利arch n. 拱顶civil engineer 土木工程师hint n. 建议，指点adobe n. 泥砖，土坯sensible adj. 切合实际的难句解析1. And since he needed a summer project for his student Emilio Graff, investigating the possibility of using kites as heavy lifters seemed like a good idea.参考译文：因为他刚好需要给学生Emilio Graff布置一项暑假研究计划，调查用风筝做起重器的可能性是一个好主意。
语言点：(1) investigate: v. to try to find out the truth about or the cause of somethingThe state police are investigating the incident.I heard a noise and went downstairs to investigate.(2) seem: v. to appear to exist or be true, or to have a particular qualitya. seem likeTeri seemed like a nice girl.b. it seems (that)...It seemed that Freeman had killed the man, and dumped the body in the lake.2. The instant the sail opened into the wind, a huge force was generated and the column was raised to the vertical in a mere 40 seconds.参考译文：风帆在风中展开那一刻产生一股巨大的风力，仅花了40秒石柱就被抬离地面。
语言点：(1)句型分析逗号之前的部分为the instant引导的时间状语从句，在instant后面若加上when应该就不难理解了。
(2) generatea. v. to produce or cause somethingThe program would generate a lot of new jobs.b. v. to produce heat, electricity, or another form of energyWind turbines generate electricity for the local community.3. There are plenty of places around the globe where people have no access to heavy machinery, but do know how to deal with wind, sailing and basic mechanical principles.参考译文：世界上很多地方的人没有大型机械，却知道如何利用风能、航海和基本的机械原理。
语言点：(1) have access to sth.: to have sth. that you can useHer mother doesn't have access to the advanced one.(2) deal witha. to take the necessary action, especially in order to solve a problemDon't worry, I'll deal with this problem.b. if a book, speech etc. deals with a particular subject, it is about that subjectThese ideas are dealt with more fully in Chapter Four.试题解析Questions 1-7•题目类型：True / False / Not Given•题目解析：1. It is generally believed that large numbers of people were needed to build the pyramids.参考译文人们一般认为修建金字塔需要大量的人力。
定位词large numbers of people, build the pyramids解题关键believed字文中对应第一段：点The conventional picture is that tens of thousands of slaves dragged stones on the sledges.此题通过定位词可以迅速定位至首段第二句话，题干为对文章定位句的概括性改写，分析如下：generally believed—conventional picture, large numbers of people—tensof thousands of slaves因此答案很明显应该是TRUE。
2. Clemmons found a strange hieroglyph on the wall of an Egyptian monument.参考译文Clemmons在一个埃及古迹的墙面上发现了一种奇怪的象形文字。
定位词hieroglyph, Egyptian monument解题关键字found文中对应点第二段：While perusing a book on the monuments of Egypt, she noticed a hieroglyph that showed a row of men standing in odd postures.此题定位词在文中原词出现，可以快速定位。
文中定位句指出Clemmons是在一本关于埃及古迹的书中读到的象形文字信息，而题目却说她在一座埃及古迹的墙上发现了象形文字，显然题目与文章相悖，因此此题答案为FALSE。
3. Gharib had previously done experiments on bird flight.参考译文Gharib之前做过鸟类飞行的实验。