雅思阅读真题《Lawrence Johnston and Hidcote Garden》的答案是什么？

第27题：Its popularity has increased over the ye；第28题：illustrate Hidcote's significance.；第29题：She may have had a disagreement with Joh；第30题：The public does not realise his contribu；第31题：evaluate Thomas's work.；第32题：original plans；第33题：drawings；第34题：private life；第35题：visitors；第36题：craftsmen；第37题：TRUE；第38题：NOT GIVEN；第39题：FALSE；第40题：TRUE

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27 What does the writer say about Hidcote Garden in the first paragraph?

答案：Its popularity has increased over the years. 原文定位：In 1949 Hidcote attracted a mere 600 visitors and took all of £30 during its first public season. Nowadays, Hidcote is famous worldwide as a masterpiece of design and planting, attracting 150,000 visi

It is the most popular with overseas visitors.

Its popularity has increased over the years.

It has increased in size since first opening.

It is the largest garden administered by the National Trust.

28 The writer refers to the Sissinghurst garden in order to

答案：illustrate Hidcote's significance. 原文定位：He may rightly be ranked at this time beside Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West, creators of Sissinghurst, his garden's only surviving equal

illustrate Hidcote's significance.

highlight two of Johnston's critics.

identify one of Johnston's inspirations.

compare Hidcote to a garden that no longer exists.

29 What does the writer suggest about Nancy Lindsay?

答案：She may have had a disagreement with Johnston. 原文定位：Lindsay was undoubtedly a skilled plantswoman but she had many other talents as well, including one for taking offence, and he was ill-suited to dealing with her impassioned views;some speculated that

She was injured in an accident.

She was head gardener after Johnston's death.

She lacked the necessary gardening talent.

She may have had a disagreement with Johnston.

30 According to the writer, which of the following is true about Graham Thomas?

答案：The public does not realise his contribution to the garden. 原文定位：As a result, since 1949, the visiting public has innocently been admiring Thomas's flower plantings, not Johnston's own 同义替换：「does not realise his contribution」↔「has innocently been admiring」；「revived the garden」↔「tasked with reviving Hidcote」

The public does not realise his contribution to the garden.

He did not have a sufficiently commercial mind.

He revived the garden based on the diaries.

The public disliked his part of the garden.

31 The writer refers to Russell Page in order to

答案：evaluate Thomas's work. 原文定位：When the important designer Russell Page had visited Hidcote in 1934 he had hailed the half-hardy plants in the summer house as one of the highlights. But Thomas later got rid of them and pulled the h

criticise one of Thomas's rivals.

give an example of Thomas's approach.

correct a common mistake about Thomas.

The Discovery of Johnston's Diaries As a result of talks of the garden's 32_____, Johnston's diaries were returned by an anonymous source.

答案：original plans 原文定位：The present head gardener had started to give lectures about Hidcote's lost early designs, during which he appealed for memories from his audience. A few months later an envelope arrived. There was no 同义替换：「talks」↔「give lectures」；「lost early designs」↔「original plans」

Most valuable of all for today's gardeners at Hidcote were 33_____ revealing how the garden changed in the course of the year.

答案：drawings 原文定位：detailed sketches by Johnston himself showing how the different parts of the garden are related and how those relationships evolve over the seasons 同义替换：「revealing how the garden changed in the course of the year」↔「evolve over the seasons」；「sketches」↔「drawings」

From the diaries, we learn little of Johnston's 34_____ .

答案：private life 原文定位：These documents are a rarity in other ways too, for they never dwell on the issues so typically addressed in diaries—relationships, loves and longings 同义替换：「learn little of」↔「never dwell on」；「private life」↔「relationships, loves and longings」

Instead, they contain a fascinating combination of the exotic, such as stories of well known 35_____ and the more practical,

答案：visitors 原文定位：interspersed, for example, with that day's guests. The famous novelist Edith Wharton is recorded as coming for lunch 同义替换：「well known」↔「famous novelist」；「guests」↔「visitors」

like how to contact 36_____ in a foreign country. Overall, the diaries present challenges, because we now know exactly what plants Johnston favoured.

答案：craftsmen 原文定位：lengthy lists of those who might one day be of service around the estate, including local stone masons and glaziers, or repairers of broken china from as far away as France 同义替换：「foreign country」↔「as far away as France」；「craftsmen」↔「masons and glaziers, or repairers」

37 Gardening may be considered a form of art.

答案：TRUE 原文定位：It includes the greatest central vista in British gardening, the design I regard as the greatest in British art in the past century 同义替换：「Gardening may be considered a form of art」↔「British art」

38 The original design of Hidcote should be retained as closely as possible.

答案：NOT GIVEN 原文定位：The discovery of the diaries has offered Hidcote a new direction for the years ahead;Today, these may not be easy to source, nor so appealing to contemporary tastes

39 Mawson was the most significant influence on Johnston's work.

答案：FALSE 原文定位：I do not believe the fashionable guess nowadays that Johnston was informed by books on contemporary design by Britain's Thomas Mawson, an altogether less innovative mind

40 Hidcote reflects aspects of Johnston's life experience.

答案：TRUE 原文定位：It is Johnston's own origins, the events of his life, and his individual design flair that contribute to making Hidcote so unique 同义替换：「reflects aspects of Johnston's life experience」↔「origins, the events of his life」

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Lawrence Johnston and Hidcote Garden

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27 What does the writer say about Hidcote Garden in the first paragraph?
- It is the most popular with overseas visitors.
- Its popularity has increased over the years.
- It has increased in size since first opening.
- It is the largest garden administered by the National Trust.
答案：Its popularity has increased over the years.
原文定位：In 1949 Hidcote attracted a mere 600 visitors and took all of £30 during its first public season. Nowadays, Hidcote is famous worldwide as a masterpiece of design and planting, attracting 150,000 visitors and raising nearly £1 million from entrance tickets annually
28 The writer refers to the Sissinghurst garden in order to
- illustrate Hidcote's significance.
- highlight two of Johnston's critics.
- identify one of Johnston's inspirations.
- compare Hidcote to a garden that no longer exists.
答案：illustrate Hidcote's significance.
原文定位：He may rightly be ranked at this time beside Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West, creators of Sissinghurst, his garden's only surviving equal
29 What does the writer suggest about Nancy Lindsay?
- She was injured in an accident.
- She was head gardener after Johnston's death.
- She lacked the necessary gardening talent.
- She may have had a disagreement with Johnston.
答案：She may have had a disagreement with Johnston.
原文定位：Lindsay was undoubtedly a skilled plantswoman but she had many other talents as well, including one for taking offence, and he was ill-suited to dealing with her impassioned views;some speculated that Lindsay had burned them to hurt her employer
30 According to the writer, which of the following is true about Graham Thomas?
- The public does not realise his contribution to the garden.
- He did not have a sufficiently commercial mind.
- He revived the garden based on the diaries.
- The public disliked his part of the garden.
答案：The public does not realise his contribution to the garden.
原文定位：As a result, since 1949, the visiting public has innocently been admiring Thomas's flower plantings, not Johnston's own
同义替换：「does not realise his contribution」↔「has innocently been admiring」，「revived the garden」↔「tasked with reviving Hidcote」
31 The writer refers to Russell Page in order to
- evaluate Thomas's work.
- criticise one of Thomas's rivals.
- give an example of Thomas's approach.
- correct a common mistake about Thomas.
答案：evaluate Thomas's work.
原文定位：When the important designer Russell Page had visited Hidcote in 1934 he had hailed the half-hardy plants in the summer house as one of the highlights. But Thomas later got rid of them and pulled the house down, fearing such relatively colourless exhibits would not capture the public's imagination
The Discovery of Johnston's Diaries
As a result of talks of the garden's 32_____, Johnston's diaries were returned by an anonymous source.
- drawings
- plantings
- private life
- original plans
- opportunities
- craftsmen
答案：original plans
原文定位：The present head gardener had started to give lectures about Hidcote's lost early designs, during which he appealed for memories from his audience. A few months later an envelope arrived. There was no letter inside, only Johnston's personal diaries from the 1920s and 30s
同义替换：「talks」↔「give lectures」，「lost early designs」↔「original plans」
Most valuable of all for today's gardeners at Hidcote were 33_____ revealing how the garden changed in the course of the year.
- drawings
- plantings
- private life
- original plans
- opportunities
- craftsmen
答案：drawings
原文定位：detailed sketches by Johnston himself showing how the different parts of the garden are related and how those relationships evolve over the seasons
同义替换：「revealing how the garden changed in the course of the year」↔「evolve over the seasons」，「sketches」↔「drawings」
From the diaries, we learn little of Johnston's 34_____ .
- drawings
- plantings
- private life
- original plans
- opportunities
- craftsmen
答案：private life
原文定位：These documents are a rarity in other ways too, for they never dwell on the issues so typically addressed in diaries—relationships, loves and longings
同义替换：「learn little of」↔「never dwell on」，「private life」↔「relationships, loves and longings」
Instead, they contain a fascinating combination of the exotic, such as stories of well known 35_____ and the more practical,
- drawings
- plantings
- private life
- original plans
- opportunities
- craftsmen
答案：visitors
原文定位：interspersed, for example, with that day's guests. The famous novelist Edith Wharton is recorded as coming for lunch
同义替换：「well known」↔「famous novelist」，「guests」↔「visitors」
like how to contact 36_____ in a foreign country. Overall, the diaries present challenges, because we now know exactly what plants Johnston favoured.
- drawings
- plantings
- private life
- original plans
- opportunities
- craftsmen
答案：craftsmen
原文定位：lengthy lists of those who might one day be of service around the estate, including local stone masons and glaziers, or repairers of broken china from as far away as France
同义替换：「foreign country」↔「as far away as France」，「craftsmen」↔「masons and glaziers, or repairers」
37 Gardening may be considered a form of art.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- NOT GIVEN
答案：TRUE
原文定位：It includes the greatest central vista in British gardening, the design I regard as the greatest in British art in the past century
同义替换：「Gardening may be considered a form of art」↔「British art」
38 The original design of Hidcote should be retained as closely as possible.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- NOT GIVEN
答案：NOT GIVEN
原文定位：The discovery of the diaries has offered Hidcote a new direction for the years ahead;Today, these may not be easy to source, nor so appealing to contemporary tastes
39 Mawson was the most significant influence on Johnston's work.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- NOT GIVEN
答案：FALSE
原文定位：I do not believe the fashionable guess nowadays that Johnston was informed by books on contemporary design by Britain's Thomas Mawson, an altogether less innovative mind
40 Hidcote reflects aspects of Johnston's life experience.
- TRUE
- FALSE
- NOT GIVEN
答案：TRUE
原文定位：It is Johnston's own origins, the events of his life, and his individual design flair that contribute to making Hidcote so unique
同义替换：「reflects aspects of Johnston's life experience」↔「origins, the events of his life」

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