W1 IELTS Reading Vocabulary

What is the equivalent of ‘象牙’ in English?

• elephant's teeth

• ivory

• horn

• fang

What's shown in the picture?

• bones

• a sculpture

• dinosaur fossil

• a footprint

The naturalists who studied the bones were convinced they had come from a humanlike giant.

What does the underlined word mean?

• 怀疑

• 否认

• 发现

• 使……相信，说服

The woolly mammoth had a thick layer of fat to insulate against the cold.

What does the underlined word mean?

• 分解

• 转化

• 隔绝

• 加重

Mammoths' huge tusks may have been used like a snowplow to expose vegetation or to break up ice.

What does the underlined word mean?

• 使……暴露

• 种植

• 破坏

• 切开

The remains suggests that the woolly mammoth's range had been in decline for several thousand years before they disappeared.

What does the underlined word mean?

• 上升

• 保持平稳

• 波动

• 下降

It has been clear that mammoths arose in Africa because fossils of ancestral mammoths dating back to 5 million years ago have been found here.

What does the underlined phrase mean?

• went extinct in Africa

• originated from Africa

• died in Africa

• disappeared in Africa

The mammoth has one of the best fossil records, offering an incredible insight into the evolution of this lineage.

insight: (a)   (中文意思)

Studies of DNA from 40 woolly mammoth specimens show its population and range expanded as the world entered the last ice age.

What does the underlined word mean?

• 后代

• 样本

• 皮毛

• 染色体

Write down the Chinese meaning.

dramatic: (a)