Henry Moore Ielts Reading Answers(1898-1986)
The British sculptor Henry Moore was a leading figure in the 20th-century art world
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. NOT GIVEN
4. TRUE
5. NOT GIVEN
6. FALSE
7. TRUE
8. resignation
9. materials
10. miners
11. family
12. collectors
13. income
Questions 14-20
14 Section A
iii From
initial inspiration to new product
15 Section B
vi Cleaning
water from a range of sources
16 Section C
v What
makes the device different from alternatives
17 Section D
x The
number of people affected by water shortages
18 Section E
iv The range
of potential customers for the device
19 Section F
viii Profit
not the primary goal
20 Section G
i Getting
the finance for production
Questions 21-26
How the Desolenator works
The energy required to operate the Decelerator comes from sunlight. The device can be used in different locations, as it has 21…wheels… . Water is fed into a pipe, and a 22…film… of water flows over a solar panel. The water then enters a boiler, where it turns into steam. Any particles in the water are caught in a 23…filter… . The purified water comes out through one tube, and all types of 24…waste… come out through another. A screen displays the 25…performance… of the device, and transmits the information to the company so that they know when the Desolenator requires 26…servicing… .
Questions 27-31
27 In fairy
tales, details of the plot
C show
considerable global variation.
28 Tehrani
rejects the idea that the useful lessons for life in fairy tales
B are the
reason for their survival.
29 Various
theories about the social significance of fairy tales
F have been
developed without factual basis.
30 Insights into
the development of fairy tales
A may be
provided through methods used in biological research.
31 All the fairy
tales analysed by Tehrani
E were
originally spoken rather than written.
Questions 32-36
Phylogenetic analysis of Little Red Riding Hood
Tehrani used techniques from evolutionary biology to find
out if 32…links… existed among 58 stories from around the world. He also wanted
to know which aspects of the stories had fewest 33…variations…, as he believed
these aspects would be the most important ones. Contrary to other beliefs, he
found that some 34…events… that were included in a story tended to change over
time, and that the middle of a story seemed no more important than the other
parts. He was also surprised that parts of a story which seemed to provide some
sort of 35…warning… were unimportant. The aspect that he found most important
in a story’s survival was 36…horror…
Questions 37-40
37 What method
did Jamie Tehrani use to test his ideas about fairy tales?
B He looked at
many different forms of the same basic story.
38 When
discussing Tehrani’s views, Jack Zipes suggests that
D features of
stories only survive if they have a deeper significance.
39 Why does
Tehrani refer to Chinese and Japanese fairy tales?
A to indicate
that Jack Zipes’ theory is incorrect
40 What does
Mathias Clasen believe about fairy tales?
A They are a safe
way of learning to deal with fear.
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