本场考试三篇，三篇全新。第一篇物品发展史讨论了橄榄油，难度中规中矩；第二篇老题，讨论音乐的力量，难度升级；第三篇新题建筑类，算是近期都比较高频的话题。
二、具体题目分析：
PassageOne：
题型及数量：待补充
题目及答案：待补充
可参考真题：剑桥12——TEST8Passage1TheHistoryofGlass
PassageTwo：
题型及数量：小标题配对+人名配对+单选
题目及答案：
SectionA-Musicandlanguagecontrasted
Scientistshavealwaysbeenintriguedbytheconnectionbetweenmusicandlanguage.Yetovertheyears,wordsandmelodyhaveacquiredavastlydifferentstatusinthelabandtheseminarroom.Whilelanguagehaslongbeenconsideredessentialtounlockingthemechanismsofhumanintelligence,musicisgenerallytreatedasanevolutionaryfrippery-mere"auditorycheesecake",astheHarvardcognitivescientistStevenPinkerputsit.
SectionB-Lookbackatsomeofthehistoricaltheories
Some2,500yearsago,Pythagoraswasthefirsttonoteadirectrelationshipbetweentheharmoniousnessofatonecombinationandthephysicaldimensionsoftheobjectthatproducedit.Forexample,apluckedstringwillalwaysplayanoctavelowerthanasimilarstringhalfitssize,andafifthlowerthanasimilarstringtwothirdsitslength.Thislinkbetweensimpleratiosandharmonyhasinfluencedmusictheoryeversince.
SectionC-Currentresearchonmusic
Thismusic-is-mathideaisoftenaccompaniedbythenotionthatmusic,formallyspeakingatleast,existsapartfromtheworldinwhichitwascreated.WritingrecentlyinTheNewYorkReviewofBooks,pianistandcriticCharlesRosendiscussedthelong-standingnotionthatwhilepaintingandsculpturereproduceatleastsomeaspectsofthenaturalworld,andwritingdescribesthoughtsandfeelingsweareallfamiliarwith,musicisentirelyabstractedfromtheworldinwhichwelive.Neitherideaisright,accordingtoDavidSchwartzandhiscolleagues.Humanmusicalpreferencesarefundamentallyshapednotbyelegantalgorithmsorratiosbutbythemessysoundsofreallife,andofspeechinparticular–whichinturnisshapedbyourevolutionaryheritage."Theexplanationofmusic,liketheexplanationofanyproductofthemind,mustberootedinbiology,notinnumbersperse,"saysSchwartz.
Schwartz,Howe,andPurvesanalysedavastselectionofspeechsoundsfromavarietyoflanguagestorevealtheunderlyingpatternscommontoallutterances.Inordertofocusonlyontherawsounds,theydiscardedalltheoriesaboutspeechandmeaning,andslicedsentencesintorandombites.Usingadatabaseofover100,000briefsegmentsofspeech,theynotedwhichfrequencyhadthegreatestemphasisineachsound.Theresultingsetoffrequencies,theydiscovered,correspondedcloselytothechromaticscale.Inshort,thebuildingblocksofmusicaretobefoundinspeech.
SectionD-Communicationinmusicwithanimals
SectionE-Arewegeneticallydesignedformusic
Nomatterhowtheconnectionbetweenlanguageandmusicisparsed,whatisapparentisthatoursenseofmusic,evenourloveforit,isasdeeplyrootedinourbiologyandinourbrainsaslanguageis.Thisismostobviouswithbabies,saysSandraTrehubattheUniversityofToronto,whoalsopublishedapaperintheNatureNeurosciencespecialissue.
Questions1-5
ReadingPassagehasfivesectionsA-E.
Choosethecorrectheadingforeachsectionfromthelistofheadingsbelow.
Writethecorrectnumberi-viiiinboxes1-5onyouranswersheet.
ListofHeadings
i.Communicationinmusicwithanimals
ii.Newdiscoveriesonanimalmusic
iii.Musicandlanguagecontrasted
iv.Currentresearchonmusic
v.Musicisbeneficialforinfants.
vi.Musictranscendscultures.
vii.Lookbackatsomeofthehistoricaltheories
viii.Arewegeneticallydesignedformusic
1SectionA
2SectionB
3SectionC
4SectionD
5SectionE
Questions6-12
Lookatthefollowingpeople(Questions6-12)andthelistofstatementsbelow.
Matcheachpersonwiththecorrectstatement.
WritethecorrectletterA-Ginboxes6-12onyouranswersheet.
6StevenPinker
7Musicologists
8GreekphilosopherPythagoras
9Schwartz,Howe,andPurves
10MarcHauserandJoshMcDermott
11CharlesRosen
12SandraTrehub
ListofStatements
AMusicexistsoutsideoftheworlditiscreatedin.
BMusichasauniversalcharacterdespiteculturalinfluencesonit.
CMusicisanecessityforhumans.
DMusicpreferenceisrelatedtothesurroundinginfluences.
EHediscoveredthemathematicalbasisofmusic.
GHumansandmonkeyshavesimilartraitsinperceivingsound.
Questions13-14
ChoosethecorrectletterA,B,CorD.
Writeyouranswersinboxes13-14onyouranswersheet.
13Whywasthestudyofanimalmusicinconclusive
BTestsonanimalmusicarelimited.
14Whatisthemainthemeofthispassage
ALanguageandlearning
BTheevolutionofmusic
CTheroleofmusicinhumansociety
DMusicforanimals
可参考真题：剑桥11—TEST4Passage2AnIntroductiontoFilmSound
PassageThree：
话题词：
每期10个提分词汇
1.preface序言
2.normative标准的，规范的
3.author作者
4.cite引用
5.quote引用
6.claim宣称
7.statement陈述
8.contents目录
9.literaturereview文献综述
10.narrative叙事的
同义替换词：
每期10组经典雅思阅读经典同义替换积累
1.handout–distribute分发
2.takeaway–remove带走
3.staff–employee–personnel员工
4.pay–compensation–remuneration报酬
5.fitwith–alignwith与……相一致
6.giveup–drop放弃，丢下
7.focuson–specializein专注于
8.prestige–status威望，地位
10.demand–clamourfor大声疾呼支持……
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