笔者对几年来出现过的阅读题材进行了大致的归类，旨在帮助考生了解雅思阅读的出题思路和选材方向，平时注意积累相关的词汇和背景知识，做到有的放矢，缩小复习范围。（注：雅思考题是重复使用的）
（一）自然与科技
1.澳洲皮肤癌研究 skin cancer research in Australia
2.澳洲医疗与中医 Australian medical care and traditional Chinese medicine
3.保护欧洲森林preservation of European forest
4.地震earthquake
5.电信技术发展development of telecommunications
6.厄尔尼诺现象 El Nino
7.海底热资源 the ocean heat resource
8.海底探测船flip ship
9.海沙流失 disappearance of sea sand
10.火山爆发 volcanic eruption
11.计算机化交通系统computerized transportation
12.减少闪电危害 how to reduce the harm of lightning
13.摩斯密码Morse code
14.南非黄金开采 gold mining in South Africa
15.桥梁检测与修复detection and repair of bridges
16.全球气候暖化 global warming
17.染料与颜料dye and pigment
18.热带雨林 tropical rainforest
19.人造丝制造 the production of rayon
20.探索太空生物 life in the outer space
21.信息技术与运输IT and transportation
22.英国绿色农业 green farming/agriculture in Britain
23.自然周期与生物 natural cycle and creatures
（二）历 史
1．城市交通工具发展史 history of urban transportation development
2．地图发展史 history of cartography
3．电影发展史 history of filmmaking
4．俄罗斯考古 Russian archaeology
5．记时器发展史 history of timepieces
6．钱币发展史history of money
7．数字发展史 history of numbers
8．移民史history of immigration
（三）动 物
1．澳洲考拉Australian koala
2．病虫害防治 pest prevention and cure
3．动物行为animal behavior
4．动物学习语言 language acquisition of animals
5．鲑鱼保护 preservation of salmons
6．海豚与鲸鱼 dolphins and whales
7．蝴蝶养殖 butterfly farming
8．昆虫翅膀演化 evolution of insect wings
9．鸟类成长 birds
10．热带雨林蝴蝶 butterflies in the rain forest
11．眼镜蛇毒液cobra venom
（四）教 育
1．语言变迁原因 language transformation
2．小孩与成人语言能力的比较 comparison of the linguistic ability of adults and children
3．语言学研究 linguistic research
4．大学教学改革 reform of college curriculum
5．记忆与语言学习 memory and language study
6．语言改革 language reform
7．双语教育 bilingualism
8．阅读速度 reading speed
9．儿童智力研究children’s intelligence
9．家庭与青少年性格 family and the personality of teenagers
（五）社会百态
1．电压对人类心理 voltage and human psychology
2．工作场所吸烟 smoking in workplace
3．工作与家庭冲突work and life balance
4．公司管理corporate management
5．冒险心理研究 research of psychology of adventure
6．面试之技巧interview skills
7．人类体能极限研究 human physical extremes
8．市场行销变迁 development of marketing
9．室内空气综合症sick building syndrome
10．提高运动员成绩 how to improve athletic performance
11．体育运动athletic activity
12．天才 genius
13．医生与药品推销doctors and drug promotion
运动与青少年健康 sports and juvenile health
阅读部分词汇属于认知词汇，考生不必对这部分生词进行背诵，只是每天看个眼熟，考试时遇到类似题材时能够认出或者猜测出单词词义即可。建议先看中文释义，根据相关题材，把上下文的单词串记。

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