2024剑桥雅思讲义Listening_Test_H.docx

!思/IELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestHSection1-QUeStionSI-IOQuestions1-5Completetheformbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSforeachanswer.CampusInformationSchoolhistory:Foundedin1927Largest2buildingscompletedandopenedinsameyearOtherbuildingsaddedasnecessaryovertimeExtracurricularactivities:varioussportsteamsdebateteam(inwhichmanylocal1.gotstarted)schoolorchestradramaclubmarchingbandartsclubphotographyclubledbya2.photographerFacilities:ElementarySchoolBuilding3.withweightliftingarea,lockerrooms,andbasketballcourtandseatingAdministrationbuildingMaintenancebuildingandshedStoragebuildingsClubbuildingsinwhichmemberscan4.andpracticeMiddleandHighSchoolBuildingwithmodern5.!息工£IELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestHQuestions6-10Choosetheappropriateletterfromthemap.6. storagebuildings7. AdministrationBuilding8. Gymnasium9. MaintenanceBuilding10. MaintenanceShed!息工£IELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestHSeCtion2QUeStionS11-20Questions11-17Completethesummarybelow.WriteONEWORDONLYforeachanswer.Englishisbeginningtobetheworld,s11.language.Itisthelanguageofchoiceforavarietyofsignificantpurposes,includingdiplomacyandtheinternet.AlthoughtherearemorepeoplewhospeakMandarin12.,therealityisthatfarmoreofthesepeoplearelearningEnglishthanviceversa.Itisforecastedthatby2100,thevastmajorityoflanguagesthatareinusetodaywillnolongerbe13.,andimmediate14.oflivespeechisimprovingeveryyear.BecauseofthepopularityofEnglish,there,snowdebateoverwhetherornotpeopleshouldgotothetroubleoflearningother15.languages.However,thestudyoflanguagescanbeincrediblyinterestingandit,sbecomingacceptedthatlanguagecanshape16.Furthermore,learningacountry,slanguagecanenablepeopletoparticipatemoreinits17.Questions18-20WhichdescriptionA-Fmatcheswitheachofthefirstthreereasonsforlearninganewlanguage?ChooseONELETTERforquestions18-2018. Reason#119. Reason#220. Reason#3A. Ifsnicetobeabletoenjoyforeignfilms.B. Thesimplefactisthatit'sveryenjoyable.C. Itmakesitpossibletotrulytakepartinothercultures.D. Peoplewhospeakmorethanonelanguageneversufferfromdementia.E. Itcanimproveyourpronunciationofyournativelanguage.EItcanmakeyouabettermultitaskeraswellasmentallyhealthier!息工£IELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestHSection3-QUeStionS2130Questions21-25Completethesentencesbelow.ChooseNOMORETHANTWOWORDSforeachanswer.21. InhospitalsinKenemaandArua,Staffmembersstarteachdayby.22. ThecaseofEbolainSierraLeonewasidentifiedonMarch23,2014.23. AspecimenofthepatientsbloodwassenttoBostoninordertoidentifythegenome,or,ofthedisease.24. Assoonasthegenomewassequenced,theresultswereontheinternetsoastofindmorehelp.25. Soonafter,manyofthegreatestfromallaroundtheworldvolunteeredtohelpintheefforttocombatEbola.Questions26-30Answerthequestionsbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.26. DuringtheearlyphasesoftheepidemicinKenema,whatdidtheteamreleasepublicly?27. WhatdidtheteamdoinordertoaccuratelypredicttheprognosisofEbolapatients?28. Howmanyofthespeaker,sfriendsandcolleaguesdiedinKenema?29. WhatdoesEboladowhenhealthcareworkersdonottrustorworkwellwitheachother?30. WhatdoesthespeakerconsiderEbolaathreatto?!思/IELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestHSection4-QUeStionS3140Questions31-35Choosethecorrectletter,A,BorC.31. InMarchof2017,residentsofCapeTownA. weretoldtostopusingwater.B. hadmorethanafour-months,supplyofpotablewater.C. werelimitedintheamountofwatertheycoulduse.32. Asofsevenmonthslater,CapeTownA. hadbegunallowingresidentstousemorewater.B. hadbeguntorestrictwaterusageevenfurther.C. declaredthatthewatershortagewouldnotbepermanent.33. TheproblemsthatCapeTownwasfacingwithregardstowaterA. areexpectedtobeexperiencedinmoreandmoreplacesaroundtheworld.B. couldnotbeaddressed.C. haveworsenedinrecentyears.34. ThecountryofJordanA. hadneverexperiencedwatershortagesbefore.B. hasbeenexperiencingwatershortagesfordecades.C. hasmorewaterthanoneinthreecountriesworldwide.35. Asachild,thespeakerA. wastaughtthatwaterisaveryvaluableresource.B. usedtowastewaterwhenplayingwithwaterballoons.C. learnedtoconservewaterbeforeshecouldwritehername.Questions36-40Completethetablebelow.WriteNOMORETHANONEWORDforeachanswer.Lesson#ExampleResult#1:tellthepublicexactlyhowmuchwaterithas.CapeTownandMelbourneused36.Ellboardsshowingtheavailabilityofwater.InMelbourne,asenseof37.wascreatedamongresidentsofthecommunity.#2:38.peopletoconservewater.Melbourneofferedresidentswater-efficientshowerheads.Insideof4years,460,000showerheadswerereplaced.#3:Realizethatwatersavingscanbefoundin39.places.SingaporeconstructedtheMarinaBarragetocollect40.HasincreasedSingapore1Swatersupplyby10%.!思/IELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestHAnswers1. lawyers2. (local)professional3. (modern)gym/gymnasium4. meet5. (science)IabsZIaboratories6. C7. D8. E9. G10. F11. universal12. Chinese13. spoken14. translation15. foreign16. thought17. culture18. C19. F20. B21. singing22. firstconfirmed23. blueprint24. published25. viraltrackers26. 106clinicalrecords27. traincomputers28. 5/five29. thrives30. humanity31. C32. B33. A34. B35. A36. electronic37. urgency38. empower39. unexpected40. rainfallIELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestHOnceyou,vecheckedyouranswers,pleasefeelfreetoviewthefollowingvideotutorialsforthevariouspartsofthistest: Section1,questions1-5:https:filed1IJ5UhK5h4kv5JHUPVPpk9vwldrhqe4MsView?USP=Sharinq Section1,questions6-10:https: Section2,questions11-17:https:drive.filedILkZZMPb5KbssLVTfVU-2d9x1uv57Paci/View?USD=Sh Section2,questions18-20:httDsJdrive.filed1X90K63peldKYSXnL1ZcGZBISrBRkAbMbView?USD=Sharina Section3,questions21-25:https:filedIrfNiP26eslJITflLaqeXy8AN5okQ9aiK/View?USa=Sharing Section3,questions26-30:httDS：/ Section4,questions31-35:https:fild1Y-mG9u5Y1630v51nWIVRFP3y0ibJffL/View?USP=Sh Section4,questions36-40:https:drive.filedIlDVDGtmfi4dOLavoCXBAAclBJkEpoct/View?USP=Sh!息工£IELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestHSeCtion1TranSCriPt(Source:IELTSAdvantage)Guide:Hello!mgladyoucouldmakeitforavisittoday.Astheschoolyearisbeginninginjustunder2weeks,itwillbegoodforyoutogetabitfamiliarwithourcampusaswellasourvariousschoolprogramsandclubs.Visitor:Itsgreattobehere.mlookingforwardtoseeingallofyourfacilities.Nextweek,llbringmykidsalongforawalkaround,butfirst,dliketogetacquaintedwiththemmyself.Guide:Absolutely.First,letmetellyouabitaboutthehistoryofourschoolcampus.Ourschoolswerefoundedin1927,just4yearsafterourcommunitywasincorporatedintoatownshipin1923.Thelargest2buildingsthatyoucanseewerecompletedandopenedinthesameyear.Therestofthebuildingswereaddedasnecessaryovertheyears,andwecurrentlyhaveplanstobuildyetanotherfacilityjusttothesouth.Ifsgoingtobearecreationalfacilitywithgameroomsandaswimmingpool.Studentswho,dliketostayaroundafterschoolW川bewelcometo,andtheirparentswillbehappytoknowthatthey,llbesupervisedatalltimes.Visitor:Thafsfantastic.MywifeandIoftenhavetoworklate,sothatwillbereallyhelpful.Guide:Exactly.Visitor:Couldyoutellmeaboutanyextracurricularprogramsthatareavailabletostudents?Guide:Sure.Ofcourse,therearethevarioussportsteams,amongthem:basketball,football,soccer,volleyball,tennis,trackandfield,baseballandsoftball.mprobablyforgettingafewothersaswell.Asidefromsports,therearemanyotherclubsandteams.Theschooldebateteamisverywell-regarded,andmanycurrentlawyersinourcommunitygotastartthere.Wealsohaveadanceclub,aschoolorchestra,adramaclub,amarchingband,anartsclubandaphotographyclubwhichisrunbyalocalprofessionalphotographer.Visitor:Mydaughterwilllovehearingaboutthephotographyclub.Shegotintophotographyjustacoupleofyearsago,andisalreadytalkingaboutmakingacareeroutofitsomeday.She,sonly12!Guide:Goodforher.Shelllovetheclubleader,Ms.Whistler.She,sbeenwithusforover10yearsnow,andhashelpedseveralofourstudentswinstatewidecompetitions.Thekidsloveher.Visitor:Great.Couldyoutellmeabitaboutyourfacilities?Therearesomanybuildingshere.Guide:Sure.AsidefromtheElementarySchoolBuildingandtheMiddleandHighSchoolBuilding,wealsohaveaverymoderngymnasiumthatwasrenovatedjust4yearsago.Ithasaweightliftingarea,verylargelockerrooms,andabasketballcourtwithstandsforseating.Wealsohaveasmalladministrationbuilding,amaintenancebuildingandshed,and2clubbuildingswhereparticipantscanmeetandpractice.Oh,and2smallstoragebuildings.llshareamapwithyouandpointoutsomethingstoyouinjustabit.Isthereanythingelseyou'dliketoknow?!息工£IELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestHVisitor:Justonequestion.vebeentoldthatthesciencelabsherearequiteimpressive.Aretheyforallgrades?Guide:Thelabsyou,vebeentoldaboutareintheMiddleandHighSchoolbuilding.Thesearespecificallyformiddleandhighschoolstudents,butatleastoncepersemester,theyareborrowedbyvariousscienceclassesfromourelementaryschool.Visitor:Isee.Thanks.Guide:Nowthatvegivenyouabitofbackgroundinformationaboutourschoolsandcampus,wouldyouliketoknowwhereeverythingislocated?Visitor.Sure.DoyouhaveamapthatIcouldsee?Guide:Ido.Hereitis.Wecanseemosteverythingfromhere,butllgooverthedetailswithyounow.Visitor:Thanks.Guide:So,firstfindthemainparkinglotsonthemap.They1rethe2largestonesinthecenterofthemap.Seethem?Visitor:Gotit.Guide:Thafswherewearenow.Thelargebuildingclosesttous,justtothewest,istheMiddleandHighSchoolbuilding.Thafswherethesciencelabsyouaskedaboutearlierarelocated.Visitor:Isee.So,whataboutthatlargebuildingjusttoournorth?Guide:ThafstheElementarySchoolbuilding.Thosesmallbuildingsjusttotheright,ortotheeast,ofitareourstoragebuildings.Thafswherewestorevarioussuppliessuchastextbooks,workbooks,pens,pencils,andadministrationsupplies.They'rebothveryfull.Wemaybuildonemuchlargerbuildinginthecomingyears.Visitor:Okay.Exactlywhereistheadministrationbuilding?llneedtovisititsoontogetmychildren'sschedules.Guide:Canyouseethesmallerparkinglottoournorthwest?Theonethat'sbasicallydirectlywestoftheElementarySchoolbuilding?Visitor:Yeah,that,sthestudentparkinglot,right?Guide:No.Thafsthestaffparkinglot.Ifsonlyforteachersandadministrationpersonnel.Theadministrationbuildingistheoneonjusttheothersideofit.Visitor:Perfect.lldropinafteryourtour.Guide:Now,thatslightlylargerbuildingjusttothesouthoftheStaffparkinglot.canyouseeit?Visitor:Yeah.!息工£IELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestHGuide:Thafsthegymnasium.Physicaleducationclassesareheldthere,andifyourchildreneverparticipateinanyindoorsports,that,swhereyou,llbeabletoseetheirgames.Visitor:Mydaughterlovesvolleyball,sollprobablybespendingquiteabitoftimethere.Guide:Indeed.Now,whatelseshouldIpointouttoyou?Oh,theclubbuildings.Ifyou,lljustlooknorthagain,attheElementarySchoolbuilding,you,llnoticetwosmallbuildingsjusttotheleftofitThosearetheClubbuildings.Thafswherevariousstudentclubshavetheirmeetings.They*rebothrathernew,andthestudentslovethem.Visitor:Understood.Guide:Ithinkallthat,sleftarethemaintenancebuildingandthemaintenanceshed.Youdon'treallyneedtoknowaboutthem,asthey,rejustforthemaintenancecrewandthestorageofalltheirtools.Again,ifyou,djustlooktoournorthwestagain,pastthestaffparkinglotandtheadministrationbuilding.Visitor:Sure.Guide:Seethose2smallbuildingsthatarefarthestaway?Beyondtheadministrationbuilding,toitsnorthwest?Visitor:Yes.Guide:TheonefarthestsouthistheMaintenanceBuilding.TheonejusttoitsnorthistheMaintenanceShed.Visitor:Great,thanks.Guide:Ithinkthat,sallyouneedtoknow.Oh,otherthanthefootballandtrackfield,thatis.Youcanseeitjusttooureast.Ifsratherdifficulttomiss.CanIwalkyouovertotheadministrationbuildingnow?Visitor:Absolutely.Thanksagain.!息工£IELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestHSeCtion2TranSCriPt(Source:JohnMcWhorter-TED2016-4reasonstolearnanewlanguage)Thelanguagemspeakingrightnowisonitswaytobecomingtheworld'suniversallanguage,forbetterorforworse.Let'sfaceit,it'sthelanguageoftheinternet,it'sthelanguageoffinance,it'sthelanguageofairtrafficcontrol,ofpopularmusic,diplomacy-Englishiseverywhere.Now,MandarinChineseisspokenbymorepeople,butmoreChinesepeoplearelearningEnglishthanEnglishspeakersarelearningChinese.LastIheard,therearetwodozenuniversitiesinChinarightnowteachingallinEnglish.Englishistakingover.Andinadditiontothat,it'sbeenpredictedthatattheendofthecenturyalmostallofthelanguagesthatexistnow-thereareabout6,000-willnolongerbespoken.Therewillonlybesomehundredsleft.Andontopofthat,it,satthepointwhereinstanttranslationoflivespeechisnotonlypossible,butitgetsbettereveryyear.ThereasonmrecitingthosethingstoyouisbecauseIcantellthatwe'regettingtothepointwhereaquestionisgoingtostartbeingasked,whichis:Whyshouldwelearnforeignlanguages-otherthanifEnglishhappenstobeforeigntoone?Whybothertolearnanotheronewhenit,sgettingtothepointwherealmosteverybodyintheworldwillbeabletocommunicateinone?Ithinktherearealotofreasons,butIfirstwanttoaddresstheonethatyou'reprobablymostlikelytohaveheardof,becauseactuallyit'smoredangerousthanyoumightthink.Andthatistheideathatalanguagechannelsyourthoughts,thatthevocabularyandthegrammarofdifferentlanguagesgiveseverybodyadifferentkindofacidtrip,sotospeak.Thatisamarvelouslyenticingidea,butit'skindoffraught.So,it'snotthatit'suntruecompletely.So,forexample,inFrenchandSpanishthewordfortableis,forsomereason,markedasfeminine.So,latable,""lamesa,"youjusthavetodealwithit.Ithasbeenshownthatifyouareaspeakerofoneofthoselanguagesandyouhappentobeaskedhowyouwouldimagineatabletalking,thenmuchmoreoftenthancouldpossiblybeanaccident,aFrenchoraSpanishspeakersaysthatthetablewouldtalkwithahighandfemininevoice.So,ifyou'reFrenchorSpanish,toyou,atableiskindofagirl,asopposedtoifyouareanEnglishspeaker.It'shardnottolovedatalikethat,andmanypeopleW川tellyouthatthatmeansthatthere'saworldviewthatyouhaveifyouspeakoneofthoselanguages.Butyouhavetowatchout,becauseimagineifsomebodyputusunderthemicroscope,theusbeingthoseofuswhospeakEnglishnatively.WhatistheworldviewfromEnglish?So,forexample,let'stakeanEnglishspeaker.Uponthescreen,thatisBono.HespeaksEnglish.Ipresumehehasaworldview.Now,thatisDonaldTrump.Inhisway,hespeaksEnglishaswell.IELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestHAndhereisMs.Kardashian,andsheisanEnglishspeaker,too.So,herearethreespeakersoftheEnglishlanguage.Whatworldviewdothosethreepeoplehaveincommon?WhatworldviewisshapedthroughtheEnglishlanguagethatunitesthem?It'sahighlyfraughtconcept.Andsogradualconsensusisbecomingthatlanguagecanshapethought,butittendstobeinratherdarling,obscurepsychologicalflutters.It'snotamatterofgivingyouadifferentpairofglassesontheworld.Now,ifthat'sthecase,thenwhylearnlanguages?Ifitisn'tgoingtochangethewayyouthink,whatwouldtheotherreasonsbe?Therearesome.Oneofthemisthatifyouwanttoimbibeaculture,ifyouwanttodrinkitin,ifyouwanttobecomepartofit,thenwh