雅思阅读真题（Part 1）
Part 1 · 考频：中频 · 最近考试：2022.9.17/2021.1.16/2017.5.20/2006.5.13
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Michel Guyot,owner and restorer of Saint Fargeau castle in France,first had the idea of building a 13th-century style fortress following the discovery that the 15th-century red bricks of his castle obscured the stone walls of a much older stronghold.His dream was to build a castle just as it would have been in the Middle Ages,an idea which some found mildly amusing and others dismissed as outright folly. However,Maryline Martin-project director-was inspired by the exciting potential for the venture to regenerate the region.It took several months to bring together and mobilise all the various different partners: architects, archaeologists and financial backers.A site in the heart of Guedelon forest was found:a site which offered not only all the resources required for building a castle-a stone quarry,an oak forest and a water supply-but in sufficient quantities to satisfy the demands of this gigantic site.The first team started work and on June 20th 1997 the first stone was laid.
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答案：NOT GIVEN
原文定位：some found mildly amusing and others dismissed as outright folly
答案：F heating
原文定位：After the bricks have been left to air-dry,they are fired in a woodfired kiln for about 12 hours,at roughly 1000℃
答案：A They lack enough funds,E Guedelon castle needs to receive valuable visitors,F They used old techniques and skills
原文定位：Thats because theyre using only medieval tools and techniques;The progress of construction has to give way to tourists`side for their visits.The visitors from 2010,however unsightly they may be,are vital to the project;The initial funding came not from pillaging the local peasantry but from regional councils,the European Union and large companies. For the last 10 years, Guedelon;has funded itself from its entrance fees
答案：TRUE
原文定位：Michel Guyots purpose is clear:he warmly welcomes members of the public to participate.The workers role is to demonstrate and explain,to a wide audience,the skills of our forefathers;The site is an excellent educational resource bringing to life the history of the Middle Ages
答案：FALSE
原文定位：they are not allowed to use the extremely effective hot lime from medieval days, because of its toxicity,and so they add a modern chemical ingredient instead,to achieve the same effect.Workers in the Mid Age obviously were unaware of it and some died earlier by inhaling toxic gas
答案：TRUE
原文定位：even if there is a straight lintel across a door way,you will usually find an arch of stones built into the wall differently.Because of the physics of an arch,which channels the weight above it down into whatever is supporting it at each side instead of pressing down in the middle,this helps to take a lot of the weight off of the lintel itself,whether it is free standing or buried in the wall against the impact of warfare;The arch is the strongest element for spanning space in stone architecture
答案：D masons
原文定位：Having studied the block in order to determine and anticipate the natural fault lines of the stone,the quarrymen first carve a series of rectilinear holes into the block;The highest quality blocks are dressed to produce lintels, voussoirs, corbels, ashlars etc. The medium quality blocks are roughly shaped by the stonecutters
答案：L holes
原文定位：Having studied the block in order to determine and anticipate the natural fault lines of the stone,the quarrymen first carve a series of rectilinear holes into the block
答案：A metal wedges
原文定位：Iron wedges are then hammered into this line of holes. The shockwaves produced by the quarrymen`s sledgehammers cause the stone to split along a straight line
答案：J split
原文定位：Iron wedges are then hammered into this line of holes. The shockwaves produced by the quarrymen`s sledgehammers cause the stone to split along a straight line
答案：G bricks
原文定位：Clay is taken from these pits,cleaned and pugged.It is then shaped in wooden moulds to form bricks