配对题是雅思阅读G类考试中常考的题型之一,通常由三部分组成:题目要求、选项的集合和题目的集合。要求考生根据某种关系将题目与选项配对,这种关系会在题目要求中说明。
配对题主要有下列几种形式:文章中的重要概念和对这个概念的阐释相配;人物和其理论相配;观点和阐释观点的论据相配;事件和事件的发展过程相配;原因和结果相配;某种标志性事物和其所属的时代相配;新产品和发明家、发明时间相配等。
(1)考生首先应该仔细查看题目要求,看清题目和选项之间的关系。
(2)根据题目中的关键词在文章中寻找信息点。注意以大写、斜体或引号方式出现的词。对于有关人物和其理论以及新产品和发明家、时间的配对题,首先要快速找出人名或时间,然后再在附近的上下文中搜索答案。
(3)做题时采用文章和题目对着看的方法,先将选项和题目从头到尾看一遍,记住尽可能多的关键词。然后,从头到尾快速阅读文章,并不断与题目相对照,确定正确答案。
(1)题目的顺序与文章的顺序不一致,答案可能集中于文章的某几个段落,也可能遍布全文各处。
(2)有的选项可能会用两次以上,有的选项可能用不上。
SECTION 1
Read the text below and answer Questions 1-7.
A Blackthorn Castle
This famous, historically accurate, reconstructed castle and village enables visitors to travel back in time. Explore the grounds and experience the atmosphere of an ancient lifestyle. In the fields you can see the type of sheep that the original inhabitants of the castle probably kept. Homemade snacks are on sale.
B Withney Wetland Centre
Visitors will enjoy a visit to Withney whatever the season. In winter, for example, they can watch from the centrally heated observatory as thousands of swans feed on the water. Trained wardens give informative talks or lead guided walks round the site. The visitors’ centre may also be hired for private or corporate events.
C Headley Hall
Headley Hall is a large seventeenth-century country house, preserved as it was when it was built. Take time to admire the various works of art displayed, and visit the huge kitchen complete with period equipment—demonstrations are given at weekends. In the park there is space for the younger visitors to run around, and picnic tables are available.
D Lewis House
Lewis House is the birthplace of Frank Lewis, a renowned painter of the eighteenth century. More of his works are on display here than anywhere else in the world. Visitors can see Lewis’s studio and some of the articles he used on a daily basis.
E Canford Wildlife Centre
At Canford we have a new walk-through exhibit called Island Magic. Here visitors can observe many species from the tropical island of Madagascar and read about some of the urgent conservation projects that are taking place there to save endangered species from extinction.
F Oakwell Museum
This is an ideal venue for families. They can visit the childhood gallery with its large playroom, and listen to stories told by actors dresses in the costumes of a hundred years ago. They can also enjoy the popular games and wooden animals of that period.
Look at the six visitor attractions in southern England, A-F , on pages above.
For which visitor attraction are the following statements true?
Write the correct letter, A-F, in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
1 Visitors can look at animals from another part of the world.
2 People can hold a business conference in this place.
3 Visitors can find out what toys were used in the last century.
4 Activities are available all year round here.
5 You can buy light meals here.
6 Visitors can see how food was prepared in the past.
7 You can visit modern imitations of old buildings here.
1 Visitors can look at animals from another part of the world .
答案:E
关键词: visitors、look at、animals、another part of…world
定位句: 根据关键词定位到E段第一行:Here visitors can observe many species from the tropical island of Madagascar . 在这里,游客可以观赏到来自马达加斯加热带岛屿的很多物种。
解 析: 定位句中的observe、species、tropical island of Madagascar分别和题目中的look at、animals、another part of…world是同义替换,定位句出现在E段,答案就是E。
考 点: 同义替换。observe=look at;species= animals;tropical island of Madagascar=another part of…world。
2 People can hold a business conference in this place .
答案:B
关键词: hold、business conference、this place
定位句: 根据关键词定位到B段第三行:The visitors’ centre may also be hired for private or corporate events . 这里的游客中心可供租借举办私人或商务活动。
解 析: 定位句中的visitors’ centre、private or corporate events分别和题目中的this place、business conference是同义替换,定位句出现在B段,答案就是B。
考 点: 同义替换。visitors’ centre=this place;private or corporate events=business conference。
3 Visitors can find out what toys were used in the last century .
答案:F
关键词: toys、last century
定位句: 根据关键词定位到F段第一行:They can visit the childhood gallery with its large playroom, and listen to stories told by actors dresses in the costumes of a hundred years ago . They can also enjoy the popular games and wooden animals of that period. 游客可以参观配有大型娱乐室的儿童画廊,还会有身着上世纪戏服的演员为游客讲解故事。他们还能一起做游戏,参观那个时代的木制动物。
解 析: 定位句中的a hundred years ago、wooden animals分别和题目中的last century、toys是同义替换,定位句出现在F段,答案就是F。
考 点: 同义替换。a hundred years ago=last century;wooden animals=toys。
4 Activities are available all year round here.
答案:B
关键词: activities、available、all year round
定位句: 根据关键词定位到B段第一行:Visitors will enjoy a visit to Withney whatever the season . 游客可以在任何季节参观惠特尼湿地中心。
解 析: 定位句中的whatever the season和题目中的all year round是同义替换,定位句出现在B段,答案就是B。
考 点: 同义替换。whatever the season=all year round。
5 You can buy light meals here.
答案:A
关键词: buy light meals
定位句: 根据关键词定位到A段第四行: Homemade snacks are on sale . 你还可以在这里买到家庭自制的小零食。
解 析: 定位句中的homemade snacks…on sale和题目中的buy light meals是同义替换,定位句出现在A段,答案就是A。
考 点: 同义替换。homemade snacks…on sale=buy light meals。
6 Visitors can see how food was prepared in the past .
答案:C
关键词: see、food、prepared、past
定位句: 根据关键词定位到C段第二行:…and visit the huge kitchen complete with period equipment— demonstrations are given at weekends. 也可以参观配备了完整的古代设施的超大厨房——每周末这里还会有演示活动。
解 析: 定位句中的visit、kitchen、period、demonstrations分别和题目中的see、food、past、prepared是同义替换,定位句出现在C段,答案就是C。
考 点: 同义替换。visit=see;kitchen=food;period=past;demonstrations=prepared。
7 You can visit modern imitations of old buildings here.
答案:A
关键词: modern imitations of old buildings
定位句: 根据关键词定位到A段第一行:This famous, historically accurate, reconstructed castle and village enables visitors to travel back in time. 这座举世闻名的城堡与村庄经过重建之后依然保持着历史记录中最原始的样子,游客置身其间仿佛穿梭时空回到过去。
解 析: 定位句中的historically…reconstructed castle…village和题目中的modern imitations of old buildings是同义替换,定位句出现在A段,答案就是A。
考 点: 同义替换。historically…reconstructed castle…village=modern imitations of old buildings。
SECTION 3
Read the text below and answer Questions 28-33.
A On the afternoon of 30th August 1989, fire broke out at Uppark, a large eighteenthcentury house in Sussex. For a year builders had been replacing the lead on the roof, and by a stroke of irony, were due to finish the next day, on August 31st. Within fifteen minutes of the alarm being sounded, the fire brigade had arrived on the scene,though nothing was to survive of the priceless collection on the first floor apart from an oil painting of a dog which the firemen swept up as they finally retreated from the blaze. But due to the courage and swift action of the previous owners, the MeadeFeatherstonhaugh family, and the staff, stewards and visitors to the house, who formed human chains to pass the precious pieces of porcelain, furniture and paintings out on to the lawn, 95 per cent of the contents from the ground floor and the basement were saved. As the fire continued to rage, the National Trust’s conservators were being mobilised, and that evening local stationers were especially opened to provide the bulk supplies of blotting paper so desperately needed in the salvage operation.
B The following morning, Uppark stood open to the sky. A sludge of wet charcoal covered the ground floor and basement, and in every room charred and fallen timbers lay amongst the smoke. It was a scene of utter devastation.
C After the initial sense of shock, the days which followed the fire were filled with discoveries. Helped by volunteers, the National Trust’s archaeologists and conservators swung into action, first of all marking the site out into a grid and then salvaging everything down to the last door handle. The position of each fragment was recorded, and all the debris was stored in countless dustbins before being sifted and categorised.
D There was great excitement as remnants of the lantern from the Staircase Hall were pulled out from the debris of two fallen floors, and also three weeks later when the Red Room carpet, thought to have been totally lost, was found wrapped around the remains of a piano. There was a lucky reprieve for the State Bed too. Staff who had left the scene at 3am on the night of the fire had thought its loss was inevitable, but when they returned the next morning it had escaped largely undamaged. Firemen,directed by the National Trust’s conservators from outside the Tapestry Room window, dismantled the silk-hung bed and passed it out piece by piece. Twenty minutes later the ceiling fell in.
E The scale of the task to repair Uppark was unprecedented in the National Trust. The immediate question was whether it should be done at all. A decision had to be taken quickly, as the building was unsound and whatever had not been damaged by the fire was exposed to the elements. Within a month, after consulting many experts and with the agreement of the National Trust’s Executive Committee, the restoration programme began. It was undertaken for three main reasons. After the fire it had become apparent just how much remained of the structure with its splendidly decorated interiors; to have pulled the house down, as one commentator suggested,would have been vandalism. Also the property was covered by insurance, so the repairs would not call upon the National Trust’s own funds. Lastly, much had been saved of the fine collection acquired especially for Uppark from 1747 by Sir Matthew Featherstonhaugh and his son Harry. These objects belonged nowhere else, and complete restoration of the house would allow them to be seen and enjoyed again in their original setting.
F The search for craftsmen and women capable of doing the intricate restoration work was nation-wide. Once the quality and skill of the individual or company had been ascertained, they had to pass an economic test, as every job was competitively tendered. This has had enormous benefits because not only have a number of highly skilled people come to the fore—woodcarvers for example, following in the footsteps of Grinling Gibbons—but many of them, for example plasterers, have relearnt the skills of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries which can now be of use to other country house owners when the need arises.
G In June 1994 the building programme was completed, on time and on budget. The total cost of the work to repair the house and its contents came to be nearly £20 million, largely met from insurance. In addition, it made economic sense for the National Trust to invest time and money in upgrading water and heating systems,installing modern environmental controls, and updating fire and security equipment.
H The final stages of restoration and the massive programme of reinstallation took eight months. The family and the room stewards were visibly moved when returning to their old haunts, perhaps the best testament that the spirit of Uppark had not died.But the debate will no doubt continue as to whether or not it was right to repair the house after the fire. The National Trust has done its best to remain true to Uppark; it is for others to judge the success of the project.
Note: The National Trust is a charitable organisation in Britain set up over a hundred years ago to preserve the national heritage.
The text has eight paragraphs, A-H .
Which paragraphs contain the following information?
Write the appropriate letters, A-H, in boxes 28-33 on your answer sheet.
28 the procedure for sorting through the remains of the fire
29 how Uppark looked after the fire
30 improvements made to the rebuilt Uppark
31 the selection of people to carry out the repair work
32 why the National Trust chose to rebuild Uppark
33 how people reacted to the rebuilt Uppark
28 the procedure for sorting through the remains of the fire
答案:C
关键词: procedure
定位句: 根据关键词定位到C段第三行:... first of all marking the site out into a grid and then salvaging everything down to the last door handle. The position of each fragment was recorded, and all the debris was stored in countless dustbins before being sifted and categorised. 先是把现场标画成格区,然后对所有的一切进行抢救,直到最后一个门把手。每一个碎片的位置都被记录下来,所有的碎片在被筛选和分类之前都被存放在不计其数的垃圾箱里。
解 析: 题目中的procedure意思是“程序,过程”,定位句中的first of all、and then就是对过程的描述,定位句出现在C段,答案就是C。
考 点: 推理判断。
29 how Uppark looked after the fire
答案:B
关键词: looked、after the fire
定位句: 根据关键词定位到B段: The following morning , Uppark stood open to the sky.A sludge of wet charcoal covered the ground floor and basement, and in every room charred and fallen timbers lay amongst the smoke. It was a scene of utter devastation. 第二天早上,Uppark站立在广阔的天空下。泥泞的炭浆覆盖着一层和地下室,在每个房间里,烧焦和倒落的木头横在烟雾之中。完全一幅荒废的景象。
解 析: 定位句中的the following morning指的就是火灾后的早上,定位句中的scene和题目中的looked是同义替换,定位句出现在B段,答案就是B。
考 点: 同义替换。scene =looked。
30 improvements made to the rebuilt Uppark
答案:G
关键词: improvements、rebuilt Uppark
定位句: 根据关键词定位到G段第三行:In addition, it made economic sense for the National Trust to invest time and money in upgrading water and heating systems, installing modern environmental controls, and updating fire and security equipment. 而且,投入时间和金钱来升级供水和热力系统,安装现代化的环保控制装置,更新防火和防盗设备,这些对于国家信托来说都是具有经济价值的。
解 析: 定位句中的upgrading、updating和题目中的improvements是同义替换,定位句出现在G段,答案就是G。
考 点: 同义替换。upgrading = updating = improvements。
31 the selection of people to carry out the repair work
答案:F
关键词: selection of people、carry out the repair work
定位句: 根据关键词定位到F段第一行:The search for craftsmen and women capable of doing the intricate restoration work was nation-wide. 寻找工匠的事情在全国范围内展开,工匠要能够胜任这项错综复杂的修缮任务。
解 析: 定位句中的search for craftsmen and women、doing the intricate restoration work分别和题目中的selection of people、carry out the repair work是同义替换,定位句出现在F段,答案就是F。
考 点: 同义替换。search for craftsmen and women = selection of people;doing the intricate restoration work = carry out the repair work。
32 why the National Trust chose to rebuild Uppark
答案:E
关键词: why
定位句: 根据关键词定位到E段第六行:It was undertaken for three main reasons . 实行该计划有三个主要原因。
解 析: 定位句中的reasons和题目中的why是同义替换,定位句出现在E段,答案就是E。
考 点: 同义替换。reasons = why。
33 how people reacted to the rebuilt Uppark
答案:H
关键词: reacted
定位句: 根据关键词定位到H段第二行:The family and the room stewards were visibly moved when returning to their old haunts, perhaps the best testament that the spirit of Uppark had not died. But the debate will no doubt continue as to whether or not it was right to repair the house after the fire. 当返回他们的故居时,这一家人及其管家们的感动溢于言表,也许这就是对Uppark精神没有消亡的最佳证明。但是关于修缮火灾后的房子是否正确,这一争论无疑还会继续。
解 析: 定位句中的visibly moved(感动溢于言表)、debate(争论)和题目中的reacted(作出反应)是同义替换,定位句出现在H段,答案就是H。
考 点: 同义替换。visibly moved = reacted;debate = reacted。