分析發(fā)現(xiàn)，雅思閱讀考試A類文章大多選自國外人文類、經(jīng)濟(jì)類和科學(xué)類的知名報(bào)紙、雜志或政府各部門(UK及世界各國)的社會(huì)發(fā)展報(bào)告。如：經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家雜志，金融時(shí)報(bào)(Financial Times)，衛(wèi)報(bào)(Guardian)，美國國家地理雜志(National Geographic)，New Scientist，Science，Popular Science和 Nature等。

　　G類文章從09年5月份開始，考察的內(nèi)容導(dǎo)向有所變化，從原來的以“培訓(xùn)”為導(dǎo)向逐步轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)橐浴肮ぷ鳌睘閷?dǎo)向。這一背景材料的轉(zhuǎn)變值得引起考生的關(guān)注。以下是摘錄自雅思考試官方網(wǎng)站的相關(guān)內(nèi)容：

　　‘From 1 May 2009,we are making a small but important change to the General Training Reading paper.

　　Currently, Section2 of the General Training Reading paper focuses on the training context. From 1May 2009, this section will focus on the work context (e.g. applying for jobs,company policies, pay and conditions, workplace facilities, staff development etc).

　　The General Training module is increasingly recognised by employers, professional bodies and immigration authorities. This change will ensure that the module will more closely meet the needs of candidates who take IELTS for employment or immigration purposes.

　　The other sections of the General Training Reading paper will remain unchanged.’

　　在了解了以上雅思閱讀考試的題源出處之后，考生平時(shí)進(jìn)行泛讀的時(shí)候，可以多選擇上面提到的報(bào)刊雜志的內(nèi)容作為材料。這樣可以在幫助考生擴(kuò)大相關(guān)背景知識(shí)的同時(shí)，使得考生能夠了解雅思閱讀文章的行文風(fēng)格和常見結(jié)構(gòu)。

　　G類的考生在平常準(zhǔn)備考試的過程中一定要重視這個(gè)自09年5月1日起開始的‘small but important’的變化。重點(diǎn)補(bǔ)充一些工作類型的文章，例如申請(qǐng)工作、公司政策、工作環(huán)境等等。并且有條件的話，多做一些關(guān)于商務(wù)英語和職場(chǎng)英語方面的訓(xùn)練。

　　當(dāng)然，這里老師要向考生說明的是，如一些考試文章在上述網(wǎng)站上搜索起來有困難，考生可以在維基百科上搜索相關(guān)的詞條內(nèi)容。拿澳洲考拉舉例，這是我們雅思考試中考過的有關(guān)澳洲的較有特色的動(dòng)物。很多考生對(duì)于這個(gè)名字不陌生，但是具體細(xì)節(jié)談?wù)撈饋?，相關(guān)的知識(shí)就比較匱乏了。那么現(xiàn)在只要在搜索框內(nèi)輸入‘Koala’則會(huì)出現(xiàn)很多相關(guān)內(nèi)容，以下僅為部分摘錄：

　　The koala is found in coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia, from near Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula. Populations also extend for considerable distances inland in regions with enough moisture to support suitable woodlands.The koala is not found in Tasmania or Western Australia.

　　通過此段，考生可以大致了解考拉的分布主要在澳洲東部及南部沿海地區(qū)，從阿德萊德到約克角半島南部。而在塔斯馬尼亞及西澳地區(qū)則沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)考拉。

　　A baby koala is referred to as a joey and is hairless, blind, and earless. At birth the joey,only a quarter of an inch long, crawls into the downward-facing pouch on the mother's belly (which is closed by a drawstring-like muscle that the mother can tighten at will) and attaches itself to one of the two teats.

　　這一段主要介紹考拉寶寶的主要情況，出生時(shí)候只有四分之一英寸長，生活在媽媽的育兒袋里。

　　The koala lives almost entirely on eucalypt leaves. This is likely to be an evolutionary adaptation that takes advantage of an otherwise unfilled ecological niche,since eucalypt leaves are low in protein, high in indigestible substances, and contain phenolic and terpene compounds that are toxic to most species. Like wombats and sloths, the koala has a very low metabolic rate for a mammal and rests motionless for about 16 to 18 hours a day, sleeping most of that time.

　　本段講到考拉的飲食幾乎完全依賴桉樹葉生存，并且考拉的新陳代謝非常慢，一天可以16-18個(gè)小時(shí)不動(dòng)。

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