【小站出品】雅思阅读机经真题解析-The History of Automobiles

题号

定位词

文中对应点

题目解析

15

first; automobiles

B段第二句

这一题在原文中有非常明显的指示，题干中和文章中有一样的指示词，所以找到指示词即可。Karl Benz built his first automobile in 1885 in Mannheim.

因此，本题答案为D。

16

afford

C段最后一句

文章中此句的affordable是afford的词性变形，所以这个词对我们提取答案有很大的帮助。This was facilitated by Henry Ford who did two important things. First he priced his car to be as affordable as possible...。

因此，本题答案为A。

17

space room efficiency

F段第五句

文章中的space-saving和题干中improve space room efficiency是同样的意思。BMC’s revolutionary space-saving Mini,...。

因此，本题答案为B。

18

greatest updated; Post-war

H段的第一，二两句。

在第一句中你首先会看到Post-war，另外，在第二句中的the hottest technologies和题干中的greatest updated意思相近。On the technology front, the biggest developments in Post-war era were the widespread use of independent suspensions, wider application of fuel injection, and an increasing focus on safety in the design of automobiles. The hottest technologies of the 1960s were NSU’s “Wankel engine”...。

因此，本题答案是G。

19

an advanced sale; unproductive period.

E段第一句。

题干中的unproductive和句子中的the energy crisis指代的时间是一直的。Though somewhat ironically, full-size sedans

staged a major comeback in the years

between the energy crisis, with makes such as Cadillac and Lincoln staging their best sales years ever in the late 70s.

因此，本题答案是C。

20

since late 19^th century

A段第二句

题干中的late 19^th century和句子中1885的时间是一直的，另外，句子中ubiquitous说明了它确实在19世纪后期很普及。In 1806, the first cars powered by an internal combustion engine running on fuel gas appeared, which led to the introduction in 1885 of the ubiquitous modem petrol-fueled internal combustion engine.

因此，答案应该是：Petrol-fueled internal combustion.

21

the rich

C段第一句和第三句。

C段第一句At the beginning of the century the automobile entered the transportation market for the rich.告诉了我们有钱人拥有汽车这个事实。 第三句告诉了我们拥有这些车的目的。Everyone in town knew who owned what car and the cars were soon to become each individual token of identity.

因此，答案应该是：token of identity.

22

Ford’s assembly line

D段第三句

The large-scale, production-line manufacturing of affordable automobiles was debuted Ford's cars came off the line in fifteen minute intervals, much faster than previous methods, increasing productivity eightfold (requiring 12.5 man-hours before, 1 hour 33 minutes after), while using less manpower.首先根据题干中的Ford’s assembly line找到这一句，然后就可以看到答案了。

因此，答案应该是：93 minutes(1 hour 33 minutes)

23

Mazda; Wankel engine

H段第四句

根据题干中的Mazda快速锁定文章中关于它的内容，然后再找到人们关于Wankel engine的称呼。Mazda had much success with its "Rotary" engine which, however, acquired a reputation as a polluting gas-guzzler.

因此，答案应该是Polluting gas-guzzler.

24

competing with Japanese imported cars

G段第二句

根据题干中的competing with Japanese imported cars快速定位到这句话中的 Japanese and European imports，然后仔细找到是什么事件：But everything changed in the 1970s as the 1973 oil crisis, automobile emissions control rules, Japanese and European imports, and stagnant innovation wreaked havoc on the American industry.

因此，答案应该是Oil crisis.

25

computerised engine management system

I段第二句

根据题干中computerised engine management system不难找到句子中和它相同的表达。Once the automobile emissions concerns of the 1970s were conquered with computerised engine management systems, power began to rise rapidly.

因此，答案应该是Power。

26

climate change and global warming

J段第二句

根据题干中的climate change and global warming可以定位到此句Both fuels are known to cause air pollution and are also blamed for contributing to climate change and global warming.

因此，答案应该是：Fuel。