2023年雅思备考练习试题及答案

2023年雅思备考练习试题及答案

“Businessiswar.”Thetraditionallanguageofbusinesscertainlymakesitsoundthatway:winningthecompetition,gettingmarketshare,beatingupsuppliers,lockingupcustomers.Therearethevictorsandthelosers.

Buttodayindoingbusiness,youhavetolistentostomers,workwithsuppliers,keepgoodrelations-evenwithcompetitors.Thatdoesntsoundlikewar.Besides,therearefewvictorswhenbusinessislookeduponaswar.

Mostbusinessessucceedonlyifothersalsosucceed.Businessiscompetitionandcooperationaswell.Inotherwords,businessiswarandpeace.

Tobringtogethercompetitionandcooperation,weturntogametheory.Gametheoryprovidesthatwhetheronepersonwinsorlosesdependsonwhatotherpeopledo.Itisparticularlyeffectivewhentherearemanyinterdependentfactorsandnodecisioncanbemadeinisolation(孤立)fromotherdecisions.

Gametheorybreaksdownthegameintokeyelements(要素):players,addedvalues,rules,tactics,andscope(范围)(PARTS).Everyelementaffectstheresultofthegame.Thismeansthateachofthefiveelementsgivesyouawaytochangeanexistinggameintoentirelynewone.ChangeoneofthePARTS,andyouchangethewhole.

Whychangethegame?AnoldChinesesayingexplains:Ifyoucontinueonthecourseyoureheading,thatswhereyoullendup.Sometimesthatsgood,sometimesnot.Youcanplaythegameverywell,andstillsuffergreatloss.Thatsbecauseyoureplayingthewronggame:youneedtochangeit.Evenagoodgamecanbemadeintoabetterone.Realsuccesscomesfromactivelyshapingthegameyouplay-frommakingthegameyouwant,nottakingthegameyoufind.

1,Whatsthemainideaofthispassage?___________________________________________

___________________

2,Theauthorofthispassageisinfavoroftheideathat“Businessiswar.”(True/False)

3,Ingametheory,cooperationnolongerexists.(True/False)

4,IfyouchangeoneoftheelementsinPARTS,thegameischangedentirely.(True/False)

5,“PARTS”standsfor_______.

A.players,addedvalues,rules,tacticsandscope

B.alloftheelementsinthegametheory

C.thepartiesinagame

D.thepartsthataffecttheresultofthegame

6,Theauthoremphasizesthat_______.

A.weshallplayveryhard

B.weshallcontinueinthecourseweareheading

C.weshallplayintherightdirection

D.weshallalwayschangenomatterthechangeisgoodornot

7,Choosethebestanswer,interdependent:

ⅰbedependedⅱdependingoneachotherⅲdependonothers

8,Choosethebestanswer,tactics:

ⅰstrategyⅱelementⅲlaw

参考答案

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Heresanunusualstory：adiamondringwasrecentlyfoundinanegg.Themagician，LiuQian，discoveredit，infrontofanaudienceofmillionsatCCTVsSpringFestivalGala.Liusmagictrickshavemadethecenturies-oldartofmagicfashionableonceagain，andmadehimthehottestmagicianinChina.

AsaseasonedyoungmagicianfromTaiwan，Liuispopularworldwideforhismagicshows.CountrieshehasperformedinincludetheUnitedStates，Japan，SouthKoreaandtheUK.

Witnessingsomethingimpossiblehappenrightbeforeyoureyesistherootofpeoplesloveformagic.

Liuisknownforhisinteractionwithhisaudiences.Hehasauniqueunderstandingofshowmanship.

“Itsactuallythinkingratherthanonesmanipulationskills，thatismoreimportanttoachievingasuccessfulmagicshow.Ithinkcarefullyabouthowtodesigntheshowscreatively，tomakethemappearmoreinteresting,”Liusaid.

LiuQianssuccessdatedbacktohischildhood.Bornin1976inTaiwan，hefoundhimselfattractedtoamagictoyinashopwhenhewassevenyearsold.Attheageof12，hewonTaiwansYouthMagicContest，whichwasjudgedbythegreatAmericanmagician，DavidCopperfield.

Yet，Liuneverplannedonbecomingaprofessionalmagician.HestudiedJapaneseliteratureatuniversityandonlyhopedtobeanamateurmagicianinhissparetime.However，hisfailuretofindaproperjobaftergraduationpushedhimtowardsmagicasacareer.

Torefinehisperformingskills，hehasperformedonstreets，roadsandfields，forpassers-by，policemenandfarmers.

“Streetshowsarethebiggestchallengeforusmagicians.Wehavetodealwithunexpectedsituationsandtoughcrowds,”Liusaid.

1.Thestoryisabout________________.

A.howLiuQianbecameChinashottestmagician

B.whypeoplelovemagic

C.whatmagictricksare

D.howfashionablemagicis

2.WhichofthefollowingisthekeyreasonthatLiuQiandecidedtomakemagichiscareer?

A.Hewasinterestedinmagicwhenhewaslittle

B.HehadwonTaiwansYouthMagicContest.

C.Hebecameallamateurmagicianinhissparetime.

D.Hecouldntfindanacceptablejobaftergraduation.

3.Fromthestoryweknowthat_______________.

A.LiuQiancompetedinmanymagiccompetitions

B.LiuQianofteninvitesaudiencestobeinhismagicshow

C.LiuQianperformsonstreetsinordertoincreasehisfame

D.LiuQiandoesstreetshowtomakemoney

4.Whatdoestheword“seasoned”inParagraph2mean?

A.季节性的B.刚出道的C.老练的D.职业的

5.Choosethebestanswer,Witnessing:

A.seesthB.hearsthC.dosthD.smellsth

6.Choosethebestanswer,amateur:

A.专业的B.业余的C.艺术的D.文学的

7.Choosethebestanswer,refine:

A.makesthworseB.increasethevalueC.toimproveD.noneoftheabove

参考答案

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Heresanunusualstory：adiamondringwasrecentlyfoundinanegg.Themagician，LiuQian，discoveredit，infrontofanaudienceofmillionsatCCTVsSpringFestivalGala.Liusmagictrickshavemadethecenturies-oldartofmagicfashionableonceagain，andmadehimthehottestmagicianinChina.

AsaseasonedyoungmagicianfromTaiwan，Liuispopularworldwideforhismagicshows.CountrieshehasperformedinincludetheUnitedStates，Japan，SouthKoreaandtheUK.

Witnessingsomethingimpossiblehappenrightbeforeyoureyesistherootofpeoplesloveformagic.

Liuisknownforhisinteractionwithhisaudiences.Hehasauniqueunderstandingofshowmanship.

“Itsactuallythinkingratherthanonesmanipulationskills，thatismoreimportanttoachievingasuccessfulmagicshow.Ithinkcarefullyabouthowtodesigntheshowscreatively，tomakethemappearmoreinteresting,”Liusaid.

LiuQianssuccessdatedbacktohischildhood.Bornin1976inTaiwan，hefoundhimselfattractedtoamagictoyinashopwhenhewassevenyearsold.Attheageof12，hewonTaiwansYouthMagicContest，whichwasjudgedbythegreatAmericanmagician，DavidCopperfield.

Yet，Liuneverplannedonbecomingaprofessionalmagician.HestudiedJapaneseliteratureatuniversityandonlyhopedtobeanamateurmagicianinhissparetime.However，hisfailuretofindaproperjobaftergraduationpushedhimtowardsmagicasacareer.

Torefinehisperformingskills，hehasperformed