2024剑桥雅思讲义Listening_Test_G.docx

Ea国Sl!息彘IELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestGSeCtiOn1-QUeStiOnSI-IOQuestions1-5Completethenotesbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.RobertsgCoSstxiteAgent12345CustomerName:Telephonenumber:PropertyAddress(optional):DayOfAppointment:Timeofappointment:Questions6-10Labeltheplanbelow.Choose5answersfromtheboxandwritethecorrectlettersA-Hnexttoquestions6-10.A. doublebedroomB. fireplaceC. ensuitebathroomD. livingareaE. storageroomF. balconyG. toiletH. homeoffice6. 7. 8. 9. !星工£IELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestGSeCtion2-QUeStiOnS11-20Questions11-15Completethetablebelow.WriteNOMORETHANONEWORDAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.TypeofeyewearDateFeaturesEarliesteyegear11yearsagoboneandanimalhidesReading12Over1,000yearsagoSmallslitsRivet13Unknown14magnifyingglassesModerneyeglassesNoexactdateRimsholdcorrective15Questions16-20Completethesummarybelow.WriteONEWORDONLYforeachanswer.Thecinemaofthe20,hcenturyhelpedtopopularizeeyeglassesinAmerican16.Actorsandactressescouldbeseenwearingdifferentglassesinordertoportraydifferentcharacters.Thereweremanydifferentstylesofglasses.Aviatorglassesshowedthatyouwerean17typeofperson.Glasseswhichhadbig,heavyframesoftenrepresented18ornerdiness.Nowadays,glassesaresopopularthatsomepeoplewearthemwithoutlensestoshowaparticular19ofthemselves.Glassescanhelppeoplewithactivitieslikedriving,cookingandreadingsolotsofpeopledependontheirglassesfor20theirlives.Andthere'slotsofotherobjectsinoursocietythathavebeencreatedtohelpovercomevariousphysicalobstacles.!时冬IELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestGSeCtion3-QUeStionS21-30Questions21-25WhichstatementsbelowdoesthespeakersayabouttheearlyyearsofRasputin?ChooseFIVEletters,A-H,forquestions21-26.Theletterscanbeinanyorder.A. hewasborninSiberiaB. hewasbornintoapeasantfamilyC. helivedalifeofobscurityD. heconvertedtotheRussianOrthodoxChurchE. heinspiredmanymonkstotravelEhewentonmanypilgrimagesaroundRussiaG. hewasthoughttohavemysticalgiftsH. hewasnotacharmingperson12 3 4 52 2 2 2 2Questions26-30Choosethecorrectletter,A,B,orC.26. RasputinintriguedtheRussianTsarNicolasIlandhiswifebecauseA. theywerenotveryreligiousB. theybelievedinmysticismandthesupernatural.C. itwasaverydifficultperiodforRussia.27. Whathappenedafterthemedicalcrisisin1912?A. Rasputinhadmagicalhealingpowers.B. HisplaceontheRoyalCourtwasguaranteed.C. Theroyalfamilydesertedhim.28. WhydidnoblesandclergymendislikeRasputin?A. Hewasmakingtheroyalfamilycorrupt.B. Heusedhisspecialpowerstoomuch.C. Hewasapilgrim.29. HowdidYusupovfirstattempttoassassinateRasputin?A. Shothimpointblank.B. Poisonedhisfood.C. Threwhimintheriver.30. WhathappenedtotheRussianmonarchysoonafterRasputin,sdeath?A. Theycausedpoliticaltensions.B. Theywerecursed.C. Theywerekilled.!星工£IELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestGSeCtion4-QUeStionS31-40Questions31-36Completethesentencesbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.31. Dreamingisthetypeofsleepthatisconnectedwithlearning,memoryconsolidationand32. AmongAmericanteenagers,sleepdeprivationissuchabigproblemthatitisconsidered33. Onemajorfactorwhichpreventsteenagersfromgettingenoughsleepisactually34. Thereisadelayinthebiologicalclockofadolescentsaroundthetimeof35. Inordertofightsleeploss,thedrugthatmanyteenagersturntois36. AdolescenceisknownasaperiodofQuestions37-40Answerthequestionsbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.37. Whatdoessleeplosscontributetoduringadolescence?38. Whatareteenagerswithsleepproblemsmorelikelytohaveusedwithinthelastmonth?39. Aswellasdiabetesandobesity,whatelseareteenagersatriskofiftheyskipoutonsleep?40. Howmanyhoursofsleepistheequivalentofdrivingwithabloodalcoholcontentabovethelegallimit?Answers1. PeterHarries2. 079895332713. 90EastRoad4. Thursday(23rdApril)/Thursday(23rd)/23rdofApril5. 2pmo,clock6. D7. F8. E9. C10. A11. 4,00012. stone13. spectacles14. 2/two15. lenses16. culture17. adventurous18. intelligence19. attribute20. maintaining21. A22. B23. D24. F25. G26. B27. B28. A29. B30. C31. emotionalprocessing32. (an)epidemic33. publicpolicy34. puberty35. caffeine36. (dramatic)braindevelopment37. mentalhealthproblems38. alcohol39. heartdisease40. 5hours(orless)fivehoursOnceyou'vecheckedyouranswers,pleasefeelfreetoviewthefollowingvideotutorialsforthevariouspartsofthistest: Section1,questions1-5:https:drive,filedIaVFLCYDGbHkQV4oSZMR4haxG3-C43ZLWview?USD=Sharinq Section1,questions6-10:https:drive.qoofiled19RBWIo860CEXhubJ×AcQDz2BMmxiK9WView?USP=Sharina Section2,questions11-15:https:dive.oofiledIXVKQX-UKIf6。YVZIf7i6P6WKNLDZ6Cview?USP=Sharing Section2,questions16-20:https:filedICISHlZTkHiJAqPR8ziCJLi"fnASTJj8/View?USD=ShariDSl Section3,questions21-25:https:/drive.qooqle.eom/file/d/1ULIIv-OAqiJIKcqCNC5rwWqURXYq9q8view?USP=Sharing Section3,questions26-30:https: Section4,questions31-36:https: Section4,questions37-40:https:drive.qooqle.8mfiled172muQ0Tbni3H5dkKa4MTqReh9URQnOView?USP=SharinqSeCtiOn1TranSCriPt(Source:IELTSAdvantage)Assistant:Hello,RobertsandCo.HowcanIhelpyou?Customer:Oh,yes,goodmorning.mlookingthroughoneofyourbrochuresatthemoment,andifIcould,dliketomakeanappointmenttoviewahouse.Assistant:Noproblem,Icanhelpwiththat.DoyoumindifIjusttakeafewdetailsfromyoufirst?Customer:Sure,that,sfine,isitmynameandaddress?Assistant:Nameandtelephonenumber,sothatwecancontactyouifweneedtoorifanythingcomesup.Customer:Okay.Noproblem.SomynameisPeterHarries.Assistant:PeterHarris.IsthatH-A-R-R-I-S-Customer:No,thereisan4e,afterthe'i'.Soit,sH-A-doubleR-I-E-S.Assistant:Right,Isee.Harries.Anddoyouhaveacontacttelephonenumber?Customer:Yeah1wouldmymobilebeok?Assistant:Yes,that,sfine.Customer:Its07989553271.Oh,sorry,that,snotright,no,its07989533271.Assistant:533271.OKvegotthatnow,thanks.Andwhichhousewasitthatyouwantedtosee?Customer:IfstheoneonEastRoad.Number90EastRoad.It'stheoneneartheparkonIaynorStreet.Assistant:Right,ok-oh,Iknowthatone,it,salovelylittleproperty,andithasn'tbeenonthemarketforverylong.Customer:Yes,Imovedtothearearecentlyandmrentingahouseatthemoment,sovebeenkeepingmyeyesopentoseewhatbecomesavailable.Plus,thefamilyisgrowingsoweneedsomewherewithalittlebitmorespace.Assistant:Isee.Andwhendidyouwanttomaketheviewingfor?Customer:Sorry,couldyousaythatagain?Assistant:Ah,yes.Whatdatedidyouwanttomaketheviewingfor?Customer:ThursdayorFriday?WhafsthedatethisFriday,wouldthatbepossible?Assistant:ThisFridayisthe24,hofApril,butletmecheck.Yes,Fridayisthe24th,buttherearenoappointmentsfreethenunfortunately.WouldThursdaythe23rdbeokinstead?Customer:Oh,that'sashame,butyes,Thursdaywouldbefine.!SL工营IELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestGAssistant:Andwhattimewouldsuityoubest?Therearesomeappointmentsavailableafterlunch,maybearound2o'clock?Customer:Yes,2o,clockThursdayafternoonW川bejustfine.Assistant:Perfect.So,lljustputthatinthediary.BREAKAssistant:Walkinginthroughthefrontentranceoftheproperty,thesizeofthehousecanbequitedeceiving.Itwasdesignedbyalocalarchitectwiththeideaofmixingsustainabilityandnaturewithmodernliving.Youcanseehowthehousefitsinsowellwiththetreesandfieldsaroundhere,evenwiththesolarpanelsontheroof.Andbecausethehousehasbeendesignedtoblendinwiththenaturesurroundingit,itmakesthehouselookprettysmallfromoutside,butonceyou,reinside,youcanseeit,shuge.So,asyoucomein,there,sasmallspacetheretotherighttohangyourcoat,andthenhereontheleftisthelivingarea.It'sanicelydecoratedroomwithlotsofspaceforthefamilyandchildrentorelaxandwatchTV.Andthennexttothatisthediningroom,whichagain,ismuchbiggerthanyouwouldusuallyseeinasimilartypeofhouse.Andonethingthatmakesthispropertysospecialistherefurbishedhardwoodflooringthroughout.Whentheywerebuildingthishouse,theywantedtokeepasmanyofthetraditional.antiquefeatures,liketheGeorgianwindowsandthelightfixturesinthemasterbedroom,whichwe'llgettosoon,butherenexttothediningareaisadooroutontoyourownprivatebalcony,andeventhisisspaciousenoughforasmallgardenorforgrowingyourownherbs.Andfromthebalconyhere,youcanseethebusymarkettownjustafewmilesaway.Now,ifweturnaroundandheadbackinsidethehouse-youcanseehowbrightandfreshitfeelsinherebecauseofallthelightcomingin-youcannowseeacorridorontheleftwithseveralroomscomingoffit.Nowthisroomherenearestthediningareaisatoilet,andnexttothatisastorageroom.There,splentyofshelvingandcupboardspaceinthere,andthey,vemaximizedthespacebyusingmovable,foldabledoors.Nexttothisisthefirstgenerousdoublebedroom.It,sgotgardenviewsandplentyofstoragespaceinthereaswell.Now,inthecornerisahomeofficewithdoubleaspectwindows.Thisroomwouldbeperfectifyourunyourownbusinessordoanyworkfromhome.Oppositetheofficeisthemasterbedroom,withhugeamountsofspaceandevenanensuitebathroomwhichisonlyaccessiblethroughthebedroomitself.Andit,snotjustanormalensuitebathroom,itsasmartbathroomwitharemotecontrolfortheshowerandtheblindsandotherthings.Andthenfinally,aswecompleteourtourofthehouse,thislastroomnearthefrontentranceistheseconddoublebedroom.Youcanseethatit,sverylarge,!SL工营IELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestGbutthisistheonlyroomthatisstillwaitingtobedecorated.Andhereweare,backatthemainentrance.SeCtion2TranSCriDt(Source:DebbieMillman-SmallThingBigIdeaThefunctionandfashionofeyeglasses)WhenlightraysreflectOffanobjectandentertheeyethroughthecornea,yourretinaconvertsthislightintoelectricalimpulsesthataresenttothebrain,whichinterpretstheimpulsesandallowsyoutounderstandwhatyou'reseeing.Eyeglasseshelpyousee.Theearliestformsofeyegearcanbetracedback4,000years.Culturesthatneededtoadapttoclimatesthatweresnowycreatedeyeshields,andtheyweremadeofboneandanimalhides.Theyhadsmallslitsforpeopletoseethrough,butnolenses.Thefirstvisionaidwascalledareadingstoneandwasinventedover1,000yearsago.It'snotexactlyclearwhoinventedthefirsteyeglasses,butmanypeopleattributeittotheItalians.Earlyversionsofeyeglasseswerecalledrivetspectacles.Theyweretwomagnifyingglassesthatwerehingedtogetheratthebridgeofthenose.Ittooksometimeforeyeglassestolandontheperfectdesign.Theydidn'treallyhavesides,whicharealsocalledtemples,orarms,untilaboutthe17thcentury.Modern-dayeyeglassesfeatureapairofrimsthatholdcorrectivelenses,abridgethatconnectstherims,sidesthatslidebehindtheears,hingesthatconnectthesidestotheframes,andonsomeglasses,apairoftempletipsforbehindtheearcomfort.InAmericanculture,20th-centurycinemahelpedpopularizeeyeglasses.Audienceswouldseeglamorousactressesandactorsdonningglassestotakeonadifferentpersona.Sometimesapairofglassesbecamepopularizedbytheactualpersonthatwaswearingthem,andthenthatpersonalitytraitwasprojectedintotheactualdevice.Youhadtheaviatorglasses,whichshowedaforward-thinking,adventuroustypeofperson.Glasseswithheavyframessignifiedintelligenceornerdiness.Wayfarerssignifiedthiskindofnerdypunk,theoutlaw,themisfit.Glasseshavebecomesopopularasafashiondevicethatsomepeopleactuallydonglasseswithoutaprescriptionlensatallbecausetheywanttoportrayacertainattributeaboutthemselves.Glassesarealifelinetopeople.Peoplethatcan'tseewellenoughtodrive,wellenoughtocook,wellenoughtoreadrelyonglassesformaintainingtheirlives.Andthere'slotsofotherobjectsinoursocietythathavebeencreatedtohelpovercomevariousphysicalobstacles.Andit'sonlytheeyeglassesthathavecatapultedtothatfashionstatement.Wouldn'titbewonderfulifanythingthatweuse,anydevicethatwe'veinventedtohelpourhumanitycouldalsobeelevatedinthesameway?SeCtion3QUeStiOnS21-30(Source:EdenGirma-TED-EdThemysteriouslifeanddeathofRasputin)Onacoldwinternightin1916,FelixYusupovanxiouslypreparedtopickuphisdinnerguest.Ifallwentasplanned,hisguestwouldbedeadbymorning,thoughfourothershadalreadytriedandfailedtofinishhimoff.TheRussianmonarchywasonthebrinkofcollapse,andtoYusupovandhisfellowaristocrats,theholymanthey,dinvitedtodinnerwasthesinglecauseofitall.Butwhowashe,andhowcouldasinglemonkbetoblameforthefateofanempire?GrigoriYefimovichRasputinbeganhislifeinSiberia,bornin1869toapeasantfamily.Hemighthavelivedalifeofobscurityinhissmallvillage,ifnotforhisconversiontotheRussianOrthodoxChurchinthe1890s.Inspiredbythehumbledmonksthatwanderedendlesslyfromholysitetoholysite,hespentyearsonpilgrimagesacrossRussia.Onhistravels,strangerswerecaptivatedbyRasputin,smagneticpresence.Someevenbelievedhehadmysticalgiftsofpredictionandhealing.DespiteRasputin,sheavydrinking,pettytheft,andpromiscuity,hisreputationasamonkquicklyspreadbeyondSiberiaandattractedbothIaypeopleandpowerfulOrthodoxclergymen.Whenhefinallyreachedthecapital,St.Petersburg,Rasputinusedhischarismaandconnectionstowinfavorwiththeimperialfamily'sspiritualadvisor.InNovember1905lRasputinwasfinallyintroducedtoRussianTsarNicholasII.NicholasandhiswifeAlexandradevoutlybelievedintheOrthodoxChurch,aswellasinmysticismandsupernaturalpowers,andthisSiberianholymanhadthemtransfixed.ItwasaparticularlytumultuousperiodforRussiaandtheirfamily.ThemonarchywasbarelyclingingtocontrolaftertheRevolutionof1905.Theirpoliticalstruggleswereonlyintensifiedbypersonalturmoil:Alexei,theheirtothethrone,hadalife-threateningblooddiseasecalledhemophilia.WhenAlexeisufferedaseveremedicalcrisisin1912,Rasputinadvisedhisparentstorejecttreatmentfromdoctors.Alexei,shealthimproved,cementingtheroyalfamily,sbeliefthatRasputinhadmagicalhealingpowers,andguaranteeinghisprivilegedplaceontheroyalcourt.Today,weknowthatthedoctorshadprescribedaspirin,adrugthatworsenshemophilia.Afterthisincident,Rasputinmadeaprophecy:ifhedied,ortheroyalfamilydesertedhim,boththeirsonandtheircrownwouldsoonbegone.Outsidetheroyalfamily,peoplehadmixedviewsonRasputin.Ononehand,peasantsregardedhimasoneoftheirown,amplifyingtheiroften-unheardvoicetothemonarchy.Butnoblesandclergymencametodespisehispresence.Rasputinneverceasedhisscandalousbehavior,andtheywereskepticalofhisso-calledpowersandthoughthewascorruptingtheroyalfamily.BytheendofWorldWarI,theywereconvincedtheonlywaytomaintainorderwastoeliminatethisshamofaholyman.Withthisconviction,YusupovbegantoplotRasputin,sassassination.Thoughtheexactdetailsremainmysterious,ourbestguessathowitallunfoldedcomesfromYusupov'smemoirs.HeservedRasputinanumberofpastries,believingtheycontainedcyanide.ButunbeknownsttoYusupov,oneofhisco-conspiratorshadachangeofheart,andsubstitutedthepoisonwithaharmlesssubstance.TbYusupov,sshock,Rasputinatethemwithoutilleffect.Indesperation,heshotRasputinatpoint-blankrange.ButRasputinrecovered,punchedhisattacker,andfled.Yusupovandhisaccomplicespursuedhim,finallykillingRasputinwithabullettotheforeheadanddumpinghisbodyintheMalayaNevkariver.Butfarfromstabilizingthemoarchy,sauthority,Rasputin'sdeathenragedthepeasantry.JustasRasputinprophesied,hismurderwasswiftlyfollowe