雅思阅读真题（Part 1）
Part 1 · 考频：超高频 · 最近考试：2026.1.10Asia
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Fishbourne Roman Palace is in the village of Fishbourne in West Sussex, England. This large palace was built in the 1st century AD, around thirty years after the Roman conquest of Britain ,on the site of Roman army grain stores which had been established after the invasion, in the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius in 43 AD. The rectangular palace was built around formal gardens, the northern half of which have been reconstructed. There were extensive alterations in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, with many of the original black and white mosaic floors being overlaid with more sophisticated coloured ones , including a perfectly preserved mosaic of a dolphin in the north wing. More alterations were in progress when the palace burnt down in around 270AD,after which it was abandoned.
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答案：TRUE
原文定位：This large palace was built in the 1st century AD;on the site of Roman army grain stores which had been established after the invasion, in the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius in 43 AD
答案：wall
原文定位：workmen had accidentally uncovered a wall while they were laying a water main
同义替换：「the first part to be found」↔「accidentally uncovered」，「palace」↔「site」
答案：93
原文定位：Lucullus was executed by the Emperor Domitian in or shortly after 93 AD
同义替换：「lived there until approximately」↔「executed by the Emperor Domitian in or shortly after」
答案：gold ring
原文定位：following the recent discovery of a gold ring belonging to him
同义替换：「found」↔「discovery」
答案：modern museum
原文定位：A modern museum had been built by the Sussex Archaeological Society, incorporating most of the visible remains , including one wing of the palace
同义替换：「to help protect it」↔「incorporating most of the visible remains」
答案：TRUE
原文定位：There were extensive alterations in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD;More alterations were in progress when the palace burnt down in around 270 AD
同义替换：「renovated」↔「alterations」，「more than once」↔「extensive」
答案：FALSE
原文定位：In size, Fishbourne Palace would have been approximately equivalent to some of the great Roman palaces of Italy
同义替换：「large in comparison with 」↔「approximately equivalent to」
答案：NOT GIVEN
原文定位：However, its architectural significance extends far beyond this, as it represents the earliest example of the Romano - Italian style in Britain. In fact, it is widely considered the most important Roman building in the country and has been described as the 'Pompeii of Britain
同义替换：「unique」↔「most important」，「style」↔「significance」
答案：FALSE
原文定位：With regard to who lived in Fishbourne Palace, there are a number of theories;Additional theories suggest that either Verica;Another theory is that it was built for Sallustius Lucullus
同义替换：「researchers agree on」↔「a number of theories」，「the identity of the person」↔「who lived in」
答案：NOT GIVEN
原文定位：More alterations were in progress when the palace burnt down in around 270 AD;the north wing was destroyed in a fire in around 270 AD
同义替换：「burnt down」↔「destroyed in a fire」
答案：Roman army
原文定位：This large palace was built in the 1st century AD;on the site of Roman army grain stores which had been established after the invasion
同义替换：「contained food」↔「grain stores」
答案：gardens
原文定位：The rectangular palace was built around formal gardens
同义替换：「surrounded」↔「built around」，「palace building」↔「rectangular palace」
答案：floors
原文定位：There were extensive alterations in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, with many of the original black and white mosaic floors being overlaid with more sophisticated coloured ones
同义替换：「colour was added to」↔「overlaid with more sophisticated coloured ones」，「of the palace」↔「mosaic floors」