Sosus: Listening to the Ocean, Monkeys and Forests, Age-proofing Our Brains Reading Answers

In order to understand the IELTS test pattern and improve your IELTS Reading skills, you have to regularly practice IELTS Reading practice tests along with passages like ‘Sosus: Listening to the Ocean’, ‘Monkeys and Forests' and ‘Age-proofing Our Brains’.

In IELTS Academic Reading, you will be given to answer 40 questions in just 60 minutes. So, it is important to familiarise with the question types in the passages. The five IELTS question types given in this reading test are:

• IELTS Reading True/False/Not Given
• IELTS Reading Matching Information
• IELTS Reading Multiple Choice Question
• IELTS Reading Matching Features
• IELTS Reading Sentence Completion

Section 1

SOSUS： Listening to the Ocean

Questions 1-4

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage above? In boxes 1-4 on your answer sheet, write

1 In the past, difficulties of research carried out on Moon were much easier than that of

2 The same light technology used on investigation of moon can be employed in the field of ocean.

3 Research on the depth of ocean by method of sound wave is more time-consuming.

4 Hydrophones technology is able to detect the category of precipitation.

Questions 5-8

5 Elements affect sound transmission in the ocean.

6 Relationship between global climate and ocean temperature

7 Examples of how sound technology help people research ocean and creatures in it

8 Sound transmission under water is similar to that of light in any condition.

Questions 9-13

9 Who of the followings is dedicated to the research of rate of sound?

A Leonardo da Vinci

B Isaac Newton

C John William Strutt

D Charles Sturm

10 Who explained that the theory of light or sound wavelength is significant in water?

A Lord Rayleigh

B John William Strutt

C Charles Sturm

D Christopher Clark

11 According to Fox and colleagues, in what pattern does the change of finback whale calls happen

A Change in various seasons

B Change in various days

C Change in different months

D Change in different years

12 In which way does the SOSUS technology inspect whales?

A Track all kinds of whales in the ocean

B Track bunches of whales at the same time

C Track only finback whale in the ocean

D Track whales by using multiple appliances or devices

13 what could scientists inspect via monitoring along a repeated route ?

A Temperature of the surface passed

B Temperature of the deepest ocean floor

C Variation of temperature

D Fixed data of temperature

Section 2

Monkeys and Forests

Questions 14-19

The reading Passage has seven paragraphs A-I.

14 a reference of reduction in Forest inhabitant

15 Only one species of monkey survived while other two species were vanished

16 a reason for howler Monkey of choosing new leaves

17 mention to howler Monkey’s nutrient and eating habits

18 a reference of asking farmers’ changing attitude toward wildlife

19 the advantage for howler Monkey’s flexibility living in a segmented habitat

Questions 20-22

Look at the following places and the list of descriptions below.

20 howler Monkey’s benefit to the local region’s agriculture

21 Original home for all three native monkeys

22 A place where Capuchins monkey comes for a better habitat

Questions 23-27

The reasons for Howlers monkey survive better in focal region than other two species

Howlers in La Pacifica since they can feed themselves with leaf when 23………………………is not easily found

Howlers has better ability to alleviate the 24………………………. which old and young trees used to protect themselves)

When compared to that of spider monkeys and capuchin monkeys, the 25 …………….. the rate of Howlers is relatively faster (round for just every 2 years).

The monkeys can survive away from open streams and water holes as the leaves howlers eat hold high content of 26………………………………. which ensure them to resist to continuous 27………………………………………. in Guanacaste

Section 3

Age-proofing Our Brains

Questions 28-31

A Preventive treatment against Alzheimer’s disease

B Doing active aerobic exercise and frequently climbing stairs

C High levels of education

D Early verbal or language competence training

E Having more supplements such as ginkgo tree

F Participate in more physical activity involving in stimulating tasks

G Personality and feelings of self-fulfillment

Questions 32-39

A Zaven Khachaturian

B William Greenough

C Marilyn Albert

D Robert Sapolsky

E Linda Gilbert

F Peter Davies

A Paddy Spence

32 Alzheimer’s was probably a kind of disease rather than a normal aging process.

33 Keeping neurons busy, people may be able to endure more harm to your brain

34 Regular exercises boost blood flow to the brain and increase anti-disease disability.

35 Significant increase of Sales of ginkgo has been shown.

36 More links between their neurons are found among stimulated animals.

37 Effectiveness of the use of brains supplements products can be of little scientific proof.

38 Heightened levels of stress may damage brain cells and cause part of brain to deteriorate.

39 Products that upgrade and preserve mental competence are still a newly developing industry.

Questions 40

40 According the passage, what is the most appropriate title for this passage?

A Making our minds last a lifetime

B amazing pills of the ginkgo

C how to stay healthy in your old hood

D more able a brain and neurons

Answers

Now it’s time to check the answers to the above questions from the passages in the reading section of IELTS Academic and get an idea of how you need to improve for a high IELTS Reading band score.

See also:

• IELTS Reading recent actual test
• IELTS Reading tips
• IELTS Academic Reading test papers with answers pdf

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