IELTS TEST BANK 14_Reading
IELTS TEST BANK 14_Reading
READING
READING PASSAGE 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading
Passage 1 below.
READING
READING PASSAGE 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-13, which are based on Reading
Passage 1 below.
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READING PASSAGE 2
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26, which are based on Reading
Passage 2 below.
READING PASSAGE 2
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 14-26, which are based on Reading
Passage 2 below.
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READING PASSAGE 3
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40, which are based on Reading Passage 3 below.
READING PASSAGE 3
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40, which are based on Reading Passage 3 below.
Questions 27-31
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
Write the correct letter in boxes 27-31 on your answer sheet.
Questions 27-31
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
Write the correct letter in boxes 27-31 on your answer sheet.
27)When discussing the theory developed by Louis Dollo, the writer says that
A it was immediately referred to as Dollo's law.
B it supported the possibility of evolutionary throwbacks.
C it was modified by biologists in the early twentieth century.
D it was based on many years of research.
28)The humpback whale caught off Vancouver Island is mentioned because of
A the exceptional size of its body.
B the way it exemplifies Dollo's law.
C the amount of local controversy it caused.
D the reason given for its unusual features.
29)What is said about 'silent genes'?
A Their numbers vary according to species.
B Raff disagreed with the use of the term.
C They could lead to the re-emergence of certain characteristics.
D They can have an unlimited life span.
30)The writer mentions the mole salamander because
A it exemplifies what happens in the development of most amphibians.
B it suggests that Raff's theory is correct.
C it has lost and regained more than one ability.
D its ancestors have become the subject of extensive research.
31)Which of the following does Wagner claim?
A Members of the Bachia lizard family have lost and regained certain features several times.
B Evidence shows that the evolution of the Bachia lizard is due to the environment.
C His research into South American lizards supports Raff's assertions.
D His findings will apply to other species of South American lizards.
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