闻道名师解析剑桥雅思阅读真题：剑桥真题9 Test1 Reading passage1题目解析
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闻道雅思名师：刘备(Ben)
Q1-7. True/ False/ Not given
此类题目在雅思阅读考试中难度适中，并且在2014年的考试中出现的频率比较高，考生应该在考前加强训练，并重点关注False和Not
given的区别。
针对此类题型，建议考生先划出题目的定位词，再去定位原文，将原文和题目进行对比做出判断。
1. Michael Faraday was the first person to recognise Perkin’s
ability as a student of chemistry.
定位词：Michael Faraday; chemistry
原文出处：
【Para2】His talent and devotion to the subject were perceived
by his teacher, Thomas Hall, who encouraged him to attend a series
of lectures given by the eminent scientist Michael Faraday at the
Royal Institution.
核心词汇：
recognise= perceive
Perkin’s ability= his talent and devotion
eminent= famous
参考译文：
他的老师Thomas Hall发现了他在化学方面的天赋和热忱，便鼓励他参加皇家学院著名科学家Michael
Faraday的一系列讲座。
答案：False
2. Michael Faraday suggested Perkin should en
roll in the Royal College of Chemistry.
定位词：Michael Faraday; Royal College of Chemistry
原文出处：
【Para2】Those speeches fired the young chemist’s enthusiasm
further, and he later went on to attend the Royal College of
Chemistry, which he succeeded in entering in 1853, at the age of
15.
核心词汇：
enroll
参考译文：
这些讲座进一步激发了这位年轻化学家的热情。在1853年，15岁的Perkin成功地进入皇家学院学习化学。
答案：Not given
3. Perkin employed August Wilhelm Hofmann as his
assistant.
定位词：August Wilhelm Hofmann
原文出处：
【Para3】At the time of Perkin’s enrollment, the Royal College
of Chemistry was headed by the noted German chemist August Wilhelm
Hofmann. Perkin’s scientific gifts soon caught Hofmann’s attention
and, within two years, he became Hofmann’s youngest
assistant.
核心词汇：
be headed by= be in charge of
noted=eminent
参考译文：
在Perkin入学时，皇家学院化学系由著名的德国化学家August Wilhelm
Hofmann负责。Perkin的科学天赋很快引起了Hofmann的注意。不到两年他就成了Hofmann最年轻的助理。
答案：False
4. Perkin was still young when he made the discovery that
made him rich and famous.
定位词：顺序原则；rich and famous
原文出处：
【Para3】Not long after that, Perkin made the scientific
breakthrough that would bring him both fame and
fortune.
核心词汇：
discovery= scientific breakthrough
rich and famous= fame and fortune
参考译文：
不久之后，Perkin就取得了一项能为他带来名誉和财富的科学突破。
答案：True
5. The trees from which quinine is derived grow only in South
America.
定位词：quinine; South America
原文出处：
【Para4】 At the time, quinine was the only viable medical
treatment for malaria. The drug is derived from the bark of the
cinchona tree, native to South America, and by 1856 demand for the
drug was surpassing the available supply.
核心词汇：
derive from
surpass
参考译文：
当时，奎宁是唯一可以治疗疟疾的药物。这种药物是从原产自南美洲的金鸡纳树的树皮中提炼出来的，而到了1856年这种药物经常供不应求。
答案：Not given
6. Perkin hoped to manufacture a drug from a coal tar waste
product.
定位词：a coal tar waste product
原文出处：
【Para5】He was attempting to manufacture quinine from aniline,
an inexpensive and readily available coal tar waste
product.
核心词汇：
hope= attempt
参考译文：
Perkin试图利用苯胺这种廉价又易得到的煤焦油废料来制造奎宁。
答案：True
7. Perkin was inspired by the discoveries of the famous
scientist Louis Pasteur.
定位词：Louis Pasteur
原文出处：
【Para5】And, proving the truth of the famous scientist Louis
Pasteur’s words ‘chance favours only the prepared mind’, Perkin saw
the potential of his unexpected find.
核心词汇：
inspire
参考译文：
正如著名科学家Louis
Pasteur所说的，‘机会总是垂青有准备的人’，Perkin意识到了他的意外发现拥有巨大的潜力。
答案：Not given
Q8-13. Short answer questions
此类题型在雅思阅读考试中比较简单，它具有以下两个特点：
A. 原文原词
B. 字数限制
所以针对此类题目先看清题目的定位词以及关键词，迅速定位原文并找到所需回答的信息。
8. Before Perkin’s discovery, with what group in society was
the colour purple associated?
定位词：the colour purple
原文出处：
Indeed, the purple colour extracted from a snail was once so
costly that in society at the time only the rich could afford
it.
参考译文：
事实上，从蜗牛身上提取出来的紫色染料曾经一度非常贵，在当时的社会条件下，只有富人才能买得起。
答案：the rich
9. What potential did Perkin immediately understand that his
new dye had?
定位词：his new dye
原文出处：
But perhaps the most fascinating of all Perkin’s reactions to
his find was his nearly instant recognition that the new dye had
commercial possibilities.
参考译文：
但是在Perkin对自己发明的各种反应中，最有趣的也许是他几乎本能地想到这种新染料具有商业潜力。
答案：commercial possibilities
10. What was the name finally used to refer to the first
colour Perkin invented?
定位词：the name finally used
原文出处：
Perkin originally named his dye Tyrian Purple, but it later
became commonly known as mauve( from the French for the plant used
to make the colour violet).
参考译文：
起初Perkin把他发明的染料命名为泰尔紫（Tyrian
Purple），但是后来人们通常称其为木槿紫（mauve，法语中制造紫罗兰色染料的植物的名字）。
答案：mauve
11. What was the name of the person Perkin consulted before
setting up his own dye works?
定位词：the name of the person; consulted before setting up his
own dye
原文出处：
He asked advice of Scottish dye works owner Robert Pullar,
who assured him that manufacturing the dye would be well worth it
if the colour remained fast and the cost was relatively
low.
参考译文：
Perkin向苏格兰染料坊的老板Robert
Pullar寻求建议，Pullar向他保证，如果这种颜色不会褪色，那么加工这种染料将大有钱途，而且成本相对低廉。
答案：Robert Pullar
12. In what country did Perkin’s newly invented colour first
become fashionable?
定位词：what country; newly invented colour; first
原文出处：
Utilising the cheap and plentiful coal tar that was an almost
unlimited byproduct of London’s gas street lighting, the dye works
began producing the world’s first synthetically dyed material in
1857. The company received a commercial boost from the Empress
Eugenie of France, when she decided the new colour flattered
her.
参考译文：
1857年，他的染料坊开始生产世界上第一种合成染料。所用原料是廉价而充足的煤焦油。这种煤焦油是伦敦煤气路灯所产生的几乎无穷无尽的副产品。当法国皇后Eugenie看好这种新颜色后，Perkin的染料坊迎来了它的商业繁荣期。
答案：France
13. According to the passage, which disease is now being
targeted by researchers using synthetic dyes?
定位词：disease; using synthetic dyes
原文出处：
And, in what would have been particularly pleasing to Perkin,
their current use is in the search for a vaccine against
malaria.
参考译文：
而且，最应该让Perkin感到欣慰的是，合成染料目前正在被用于研究治疗疟疾的疫苗。
答案：malaria
