雅思阅读真题（Part 3）
Part 3 · 最近考试：2026.8.7杭州电子科技大学
For hundreds of years, historians have relied on written or printed documents to provide the bulk of their source materials, and they have largely communicated with students and the wider public by writing books and journal articles. Today, however, the printed word is being superseded by a diversity of forms of communication, above all moving images on video or film
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答案：C
原文定位：This is not the first time that the question has arisen. The study of history, as conceived of today, began with the transition from oral to literate culture, leading to the earliest written records and the earliest historical studies. The next great shift came with the advent of printing, which transformed everything. Today, as the printed word loses its dominance, historians are faced with a variety of forms of communication, ranging from simple audiotape to the promising complexities of videodiscs linked with computers
同义替换：「an overview of the range of methods」↔「a variety of forms of communication」
答案：E
原文定位：Yet the number of historians using moving images in their research or teaching is very small. The barrier seems to be that the profession is structured around the medium of the written word, and is somewhat insulated in its academic
同义替换：「historians」↔「profession」，「work」↔「research or teaching」
答案：F
原文定位：Now, with moving images, people are reminded that oral communication is not limited to words: it also includes body language, expression and tone, and is embedded in a context. Little of this is evident in a written transcript
同义替换：「communication」↔「word」
答案：A
原文定位：On the other hand, film and video, especially as broadcast on television, are probably the major influence on the public's consciousness of history, as they see film of events of fifty or a hundred years ago, events they had previously only read about
同义替换：「most citizens」↔「the public」，「gain an understanding of」↔「consciousness of」
答案：B
原文定位：In a related development, a great many people now document local and family events in the form of videos; many schools, too, produce video yearbooks
同义替换：「student events」↔「schools, too, produce video yearbooks」，「captured」↔「document」
答案：G
原文定位：The many benefits of using moving images as historical evidence easily outweigh worries about cost, technical skills, or the effect of a camera on a person telling his or her story
同义替换：「advantages」↔「benefits」，「film」↔「moving images」，「greater than」↔「outweigh」，「disadvantages」↔「worries」
答案：C
原文定位：As yet, however, the use of moving images to record current events for the benefit of future historians does not even have a commonly agreed name
同义替换：「no official title」↔「does not even have a commonly agreed name」，「film-based historical work」↔「the use of moving images to record current events for the benefit of future historians」
答案：F
原文定位：A further effect of video and film is that the narrator gives up some control and has less need to give explanations, while the viewer becomes involved in the process of interpreting and understanding history
同义替换：「active role」↔「becomes involved in the process of interpreting and understanding history」，「audience」↔「viewer」
答案：E
原文定位：As a result, historians have rejected the training, the institutions, the motivations and the professional structures that would be needed in order to use moving images effectively. Above all, they have rejected the necessity to learn complicated new skills
同义替换：「obstacles」↔「historians have rejected」，「film」↔「moving images」
答案：NOT GIVEN
答案：NOT GIVEN
原文定位：The development of this new form of communication is leading to a growing gap between the practice of professional historians based in academia, and the practice of those aiming to popularise the study of history among the general public;the two approaches-the academic and what we might term the popular - have intersected very little;This gulf can be seen as resulting from the willingness or otherwise of individual historians to accept the validity of new forms of communication in the study of history
答案：NO
原文定位：with a few notable exceptions, professional historians have tended to avoid involvement in television programmes about history, and have even less impact on what is being captured and preserved on video
同义替换：「common」↔「a few notable exceptions」，「historical documentaries for television」↔「television programmes about history」
答案：YES
原文定位：the majority seem intrigued by the idea, and valuable research has been carried out into the history and analysis of films with a broad circulation, using them as a source of information on the social and intellectual history of the twentieth century. Journals such as American History Review have played a significant role in this field
同义替换：「explored aspects of modern history」↔「social and intellectual history of the twentieth century」，「through popular films」↔「films with a broad circulation」
答案：NOT GIVEN