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大连雅思培训之3~4月的雅思阅读小范围预测
大连雅思培训之3~4月的雅思阅读小范围预测

大连雅思培训之3~4月的雅思阅读小范围预测

今天小编跟大家分享的是2017年3~4月的雅思阅读小范围预测。雅思真经5的文章已经公布,其它文章我会为大家整理出机经词汇和高分词汇。请注意,

阅读预测文章

真经5文章

测谎仪

打哈欠

电视瘾

动物自疗

旅行游记

邦德海滩

澳洲考拉

新型交通

莫尔斯电码

蚂蚁和真菌

管理学之父

神奇的竹子

猛犸象灭绝

大脑体操训练

艺术家的指纹

威廉.吉尔伯特与磁场学

雅思阅读机经文章

香蕉

Going Bananas

霸王龙学者

T-Rex

迷失的城市

The Lost City

疟疾

Malaria

石油经济的衰退

Sunset for Oil Business

足底按摩

Design the Mat and Foot Health

儿童文学

Literatures for Children

马达加斯加寻香

Hunting Perfume in Madagascar

植物芬芳

Plant Scents

新西兰全球变暖

The Global Warming in New Zealand

交流方式与冲突

Communicating Styles and Conflicts

农业和旅游

Agriculture and Tourism

土豆的影响

The impact of potatoes

麋鹿灭绝

Extinct: the Giant Deer

马拉维饥荒

Tackling Hunger in Malawi

寒冷气候的财富

Wealth in a Cold Climate

声波探测海洋

SOSUS: Listening to the Ocean

南极洲和气候

Antarctica and Climate

多种任务讨论

Multitasking Debate

偶然产生的科学

The Accidental Science

劝导营销

The Persuaders

有机农业和化学肥料

Organic Farming and Chemical Fertilizers 错误信念实验

Implication of False Belief Experiments 员工的驱动力

Motivating drives

运动的心理现象

How watching sport affects the brain

雅思阅读机经次重点

双语教学

仿生机器人

洪水对生态的影响

天才儿童/儿童锻炼

动物思维与行为

老人智力维持

英国鱼鹰保护

桥梁检测

成功的芬芳

工作压力

被遗忘的森林

加拿大移民

记忆力与年龄

火星探险

非洲农业

化石数据库

智力测试

收音机制作

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