Review all 40 Cambridge IELTS 18 Academic Test 2 Reading answers with explanations. The texts cover Stonehenge, Living with artificial intelligence and An ideal city, with note completion, True/False/Not Given and multiple choice among the principal question types.
Academic Test 2 answers with clear explanations
These Cambridge IELTS 18 Academic Test 2 Reading answers explain all 40 questions. Review Stonehenge, Living with artificial intelligence, and An ideal city.
Cambridge IELTS 18 Academic Test 2 Reading answer key
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1. Stonehenge
Questions 1 to 132. Living with artificial intelligence
Questions 14 to 263. An ideal city
Questions 27 to 40Passage 1: Stonehenge
This passage describes the long construction history of Stonehenge in southern England. It considers the monument's stones, builders, transport methods and possible purpose.
Why: The passage uses "antlers." This completes the gap and follows the stated word limit. Accepted alternative: deer antlers.
Why: The passage uses "posts." This completes the gap and follows the stated word limit. Accepted alternative: timber posts.
Why: The passage uses "tree trunks." This completes the gap and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The passage uses "oxen." This completes the gap and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The passage uses "glaciers." This completes the gap and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The passage uses "druids." This completes the gap and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The passage uses "burial." This completes the gap and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The passage uses "calendar." This completes the gap and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The passage gives information that agrees with this statement. The answer is TRUE.
Why: The passage gives information that contradicts this statement. The answer is FALSE.
Why: The passage gives information that contradicts this statement. The answer is FALSE.
Why: The passage gives information that agrees with this statement. The answer is TRUE.
Why: The passage does not give enough information to confirm or contradict this statement. The answer is NOT GIVEN.
Passage 2: Living with artificial intelligence
This passage considers how powerful artificial intelligence may affect human values. It examines moral decisions, machine control and the need to manage future AI safely.
Why: Option C says "The future is unlikely to see limitations on the capabilities of AI.." This matches the writer's point. The other options do not answer the question correctly.
Why: Option A says "explaining why machines will be able to outperform humans." This matches the writer's point. The other options do not answer the question correctly.
Why: Option B says "to illustrate that poorly defined objectives can go wrong." This matches the writer's point. The other options do not answer the question correctly.
Why: Option D says "ensuring AI is more human-friendly than we are ourselves." This matches the writer's point. The other options do not answer the question correctly.
Why: Option C says "Machines will be superior to humans in certain respects.." This matches the writer's point. The other options do not answer the question correctly.
Why: Option D says "Human shortcomings will make creating the machines we need more difficult.." This matches the writer's point. The other options do not answer the question correctly.
Why: The writer clearly agrees with the idea in this statement. The answer is YES.
Why: The writer does not express a clear view on this point. The answer is NOT GIVEN.
Why: The writer presents a view that disagrees with this statement. The answer is NO.
Why: The writer clearly agrees with the idea in this statement. The answer is YES.
Why: The detail matches C, "available resources." The wording in the passage expresses the same idea.
Why: The detail matches A, "medical practitioners." The wording in the passage expresses the same idea.
Why: The detail matches E, "professional authority." The wording in the passage expresses the same idea.
Passage 3: An ideal city
This passage presents Leonardo da Vinci's plan for an ideal city. It explains how his design responded to disease, transport problems and crowded urban life.
Why: The passage does not give enough information to confirm or contradict this statement. The answer is NOT GIVEN.
Why: The passage does not give enough information to confirm or contradict this statement. The answer is NOT GIVEN.
Why: The passage gives information that agrees with this statement. The answer is TRUE.
Why: The passage gives information that contradicts this statement. The answer is FALSE.
Why: The passage gives information that agrees with this statement. The answer is TRUE.
Why: The passage does not give enough information to confirm or contradict this statement. The answer is NOT GIVEN.
Why: The passage gives information that contradicts this statement. The answer is FALSE.
Why: The passage uses "transport." This completes the gap and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The passage uses "staircases." This completes the gap and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The passage uses "engineering." This completes the gap and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The passage uses "rule." This completes the gap and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The passage uses "Roman." This completes the gap and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The passage uses "Paris." This completes the gap and follows the stated word limit.
Why: The passage uses "outwards." This completes the gap and follows the stated word limit.
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