雅思阅读真题(Part 3)
Part 3 · 考频:中频 · 最近考试:2026.1.31
Climate change, moon bases, cybercrime: we all know the predictions, but how are they made? One expert explains the science of futurology
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答案:Dr James Canton
原文定位:Those best able to respond to futurists are the most agile. Large corporations;are often simply too slow. Asian companies tend to be better prepared because they take a longer perspective
同义替换:「Flexible organisations」↔「the most agile」,「make use of futurology」↔「respond to futurists」
答案:Bill Rammell
原文定位:Even assumptions about technology get very shaky beyond that
同义替换:「cannot be trusted」↔「very shaky」
答案:Robin Gunston
原文定位:I don’t believe you can train yourself to become a futurist. A certain amount of this is to do with how your brain is hard-wired and we know this is difficult to change
同义替换:「Only certain people are suited」↔「cannot be trained, brain is hard-wired」
答案:Philip Watts
原文定位:This is not an exercise in prophecy. Rather it is designed to challenge our thinking so that we can make better choices in today’s business world
同义替换:「inform current commercial decisions」↔「make better choices in today’s business world」
答案:Dr James Canton
原文定位:Futurists are constantly discussing ideas with their peers, but they do not simply surf the net picking up on the latest fad
同义替换:「broad exchange of information」↔「discussing ideas with their peers」,「every new idea」↔「picking up on the latest fad」
答案:Steve Brant
原文定位:We have much more influence over what the future will be like than many of us realise
同义替换:「not aware」↔「do not realise」,「determine the future」↔「have influence over what the future will be like」
答案:Alan Beckley
原文定位:People are concerned about the methodology and the reliability of future studies
同义替换:「lack of confidence」↔「concerned about reliability」
答案:energy
原文定位:It recently published a comprehensive study looking at how people may live in 2020 and 2050, given the type of energy which is purchased
同义替换:「A report by Shell」↔「a comprehensive study」,「considered the impact of」↔「looking at」,「various kinds of」↔「the type of」,「future lifestyles」↔「how people may live」
答案:economic competition
原文定位:Among the issues are demographics and economic competition within Europe and with Asia
同义替换:「advise on」↔「looking at the issues」,「from Asian and other European countries」↔「within Europe and with Asia」
答案:private sector
原文定位:Like many futurists he started in the private sector but is also comfortable in academia
同义替换:「similar to」↔「Like」,「began」↔「started」
答案:demographics
原文定位:We do occasionally look further ahead than the next ten years on issues such as demographics
同义替换:「studies developments」↔「look further ahead」,「areas like」↔「issues such as」,「beyond 10 years」↔「further ahead than the next ten years」
答案:Present-day futurology can focus on achieving a particular outcome.,Futurists need to talk to people from various areas of expertise.,Conducting future studies can affect whether a company continues to be successful.
原文定位:Alternatively, they start with a desired result and work out how people and organisations can be manoeuvred into realising that ambition;He needs intuition and has to work with people from a range of academic backgrounds gathering primary evidence about what motivates people;The winners will be those corporations and governments which conduct future studies and take steps to become future-proofed
同义替换:「present-day」↔「modern」,「focus on achieving a particular outcome」↔「start with a desired result」,「talk to people from various areas of expertise」↔「work with people from a range of academic backgrounds」,「affects whether a company continues to be successful」↔「determine winners」