雅思阅读真题（Part 2）
Part 2 · 考频：中频 · 最近考试：2026.5.23
Parts of Albert Einstein`s brain provide us with an insight into his brilliance
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答案：outstanding scientific achievements arouse interest in Einstein's brain
原文定位：Albert Einstein was a German-born physicist and Nobel-prize winner;For this achievement he is widely regarded as a genius;Many researchers have assumed that it took a special brain to come up with the theory of relativity;A study of 14 newly-discovered photographs of Einstein’s brain;concludes it was indeed unusual in many ways
答案：material collected from Einstein's brain is prepared and distributed
原文定位：Harvey photographed the brain and then cut it into 240 blocks, which were embedded in a substance called resin. He cut the blocks into as many as 2000 thin sections;and in subsequent years microscopic slides and photographs of the brain were made available to at least 18 researchers around the world
答案：research findings from the initial allocation of material taken from Einstein's brain
原文定位：Some of these studies did find interesting features in Einstein’s brain;Two studies;found that Einstein’s parietal lobes;had an unusual pattern of grooves and ridges
答案：Researchers obtain access to previously unreleased material
原文定位：analyse 14 photographs of the whole brain that had never before been made public
同义替换：「previously unreleased material」↔「had never before been made public」
答案：making comparisons with existing brain analyses
原文定位：Falk`s team analysed Einstein`s brain, and then set the data against studies of 85 other humans already described in the scientific literature
同义替换：「existing brain analyses」↔「scientific literature」
答案：a researcher identifies issues arising from a comprehensive study of Einstein's brain
原文定位：Galaburda also believes that the study raises very important questions which currently have no answer
同义替换：「a researcher」↔「Galaburda」，「identifies issues」↔「raises very important questions」
答案：Einstein's brilliance was partly a result of self-development
原文定位：I think Einstein programmed his own brain
同义替换：「programmed his own brain」↔「self-development」
答案：Albert Galaburda
原文定位：Galaburda also believes that the study raises very important questions which currently have no answer;research has not provided definitive evidence of this
同义替换：「yet to be fully explained」↔「have no answer」
答案：Dean Falk
原文定位：The regions on the left side of the brain;are much larger than normal, and his prefrontal cortex;is also greatly expanded
同义替换：「bigger than usual」↔「much larger than normal」
答案：Thomas Harvey
原文定位：Harvey noticed immediately that Einstein had no parietal operculum (part of the “lid” of the brain) in either hemisphere
同义替换：「lacked」↔「had no」，「a feature typical of most brains」↔「parietal operculum」
答案：Dean Falk
原文定位：Falk`s 2009 study found that a region linked to creative pursuits such as these was expansive in Einstein`s brain
同义替换：「music」↔「piano and violin lessons」，「highly developed」↔「expansive」
答案：resin
原文定位：Harvey photographed the brain and then cut it into 240 blocks, which were embedded in a substance called resin
同义替换：「were put into」↔「were embedded in」，「a material」↔「a substance」，「similar to」↔「called」
答案：planning
原文定位：and his prefrontal cortex - linked to planning, focused attention and perseverance in the face of challenges - is also greatly expanded
同义替换：「concentration」↔「focused attention」，「determination」↔「perseverance」