剑桥雅思听力原文.docx

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test1_section1

M:

Goodmorning!

W:

Goodmorning!

HowcanIhelpyou?

M:

Iunderstandthattheschoolorganizes…umm,tripstodifferent…

W:

Yes.Werunfiveeverymonth,threeduringweekendsandtwoWednesdayafternoontrips.

M:

Whatsortofplaces?

W:

Well.Obviously,itvaries,butalwaysplacesofhistoricalinterestandalsowhichoffersavarietyofshopping,becauseourstudentsalwaysaskaboutthat.Andthenwegoforoneswhereweknowthereareguidedtoursbecausethisgivesagoodfocusforthevisit.

M:

Doyoutravelfar?

W:

Well,weareluckyhereobviouslybecauseweareabletosaythatallourvisitsarelessthanthreehoursdrive.

M:

Howmuchdotheycost?

W:

Againitvaries,between5and15poundsahead,dependingondistance.

M:

Ahha

W:

Ohandwedooffertoarrangespecialtripsif,youknow,therearemorethan12people.

M:

Ohright.I’llkeepthatinmind.Andwhatarethetimesnormally?

W:

Wetrytokeepitprettyfixedsothatthestudentsgettoknowthepattern.Weleaveat.andreturnat6.Wefigureit’sbesttokeepthedayfairlyshort.

M:

Ohyesandthenhowdowereserveaplace?

W:

Yousignyournameonthenoticeboard.Doyouknowwhereitis?

M:

Ahha.Isawitthismorning.

W:

Andwedoaskthatyousignupthreedaysinadvancesoweknowwe’vegotenoughpeopleinterestedtorunitandwecancancelifnecessarywithfullrefundofcourse.

M:

That’sfine.Thanks.

M:

Andwhatvisitsubplanforthisterm?

W:

Right.Well.I’mafraidtheschedulehasn’tbeenprintedoutyet.Butwehaveconfirmedthedatesandplanedtheoptionalextravisits,whichyoucanalsobookinadvanceifyouwantto.

M:

Ohthat’sallright.AndifyoucanjustgivesomeideasoftheweekendonessoIcan,youknow,workoutthentoseefriendsandsuchI…

W:

Ohsure.Well,errthefirstoneisSt.Ives.That’sonthe13thofFebruaryandwewillhaveonly16placesavailablebecausewe’regoingbyminibus.Andthat’sthedayintownwiththeoptionalextraofvisitingtheHepworthMuseum.

M:

Allright.Yesah.Thatsoundsgood.

W:

Andthenthere’saLondontriponthe16thofFebruary.Andwewillbetakingamediumsizecoachsotherewillbe45placesonthat.Andlet’sseetheoptionalextraistheTowerofLondon.

M:

Oh,I’vealreadybeenthere.

W:

Yam.AfterthatisBristolonthe3rdofMarch.

M:

Where?

W:

Bristol.B-R-I-S-T-O-L.

M:

Okay.

W:

That’sinadifferentminibuswith18placesavailable.Ohandtheoptionalextraisvisittothe.GreatBritain.

M:

Okay.

W:

We’regoingtoSalisburyonthe18thofMarch.Andthat’salwaysthepopularonebecausetheoptionalextraisStonehenge.Sowe’retakingthelargecoachwith50seats.

M:

Ohgood.

W:

AndthenthelastoneistoBathonthe23rdofMarch.

M:

Ohyes,isBaththeRomancity?

W:

Yes,that’sright.Andthat’sinthe16seatsminibus.

M:

Andwhere’stheoptionalvisit?

W:

It’stotheAmericanMuseum,wellworthvisit.

M:

Okay,that’sgreat.Andthanksallthat.

W:

Mypleasure.Ohbytheway,ifyouwantmoreinformationaboutanyofthetrips,havealookinthestudentnewspaper.

M:

Ok.

W:

Orhaveawordwithmyassistant.HernameisJaneYentob.That’sY-E-N-T-O-B.

M:

Allright.I’vegotthat.Thankyouverymuchforallyourhelp.

W:

You’rewelcome.Ihopeyou’llenjoythetrips.

test1_section2

GoodafternooneverybodyandwelcometoRiversideIndustrialVillage.Tostartyourvisit,I'mjustgoingtogiveyouabriefaccountofthehistoryofthemuseumbeforelettingyouroamaboutonyourown.Iwon'tkeepyoulong.OK?

Nowfromwherewe'restandingyou'vegotagoodviewoftheriveroverthere.Anditwasbecauseofthisfastflowingwaterthatthissitewasanaturalplaceformanufacturingworks.Thewaterandtheavailabilityofrawmaterialsinthearea,likemineralsandironore,andalsotheabundanceoflocalfuels,likecoalandfirewood,allmadethissitesuitableforindustryfromaveryearlytime.

Waterwasthemainsourceofpowerfortheearlyindustriesandsomeofthewaterwellswerefirstestablishedinthetwelfthcentury,wouldyoubelieve?

Atthattime,localcraftsmenfirstbuiltanironforgejustbehindthevillagehereonthebankneartheriver.Bytheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturies,theregion'sriverssupportedmorethan160watermillsandmanyofthesecontinuedtooperatewellintothenineteenthcentury.Butthenthesteamenginewasinventedandthentherailwayscameandthecentresofindustrywereabletomoveawayfromtheriversandthecountrysideandintothetowns.Soindustrialvillageslikethisonebecameveryrare.

Sothat'sthehistoryforyou.Ifyou'dlikeanymoreinformation,youcanaskmesomequestions,oryoucanreadfurtherinourexcellentguidebook.

NowI’mgoingtogiveyouaplanofthesiteandI’djustliketopointoutwhereeverythingisandthenyoucantakealookateverythingforyourself.I’vealreadypointedouttheriver,whichisontheleft.AndofcourserunningalongthebottomisWoodsideRoad.Gotit?

Ok,now,wearestandingattheentrance.Seeatthebottom,andimmediatelytoourrightistheticketoffice.Youwon’tneedthatbecauseyou’vegotyourgroupbooking,butjustpassitarethetoilets,alwayscouldtoknowwheretheyare.Infrontofusisthecarparkasyoucansee.Andtotheleftbytheentrygateisthegiftshopthatiswhereyoucangetcopiesoftheguidelikethisonehere.Nowbeyondthecarpark,allthebuildingsarearrangedinahalfcirclewithayardinthemiddle.Thebigstonebuildingatthetopisthemainworkshop.That’swherethefirmisandwhereallthemetalwasmeltedandtoolswerecutasyouwillbeabletosee.Nowinthetoprighthandcorner,thatbuildingwithbiggerwindowsistheshowroomwheresamplesofallthetoolsthatweremadethroughtheageswereondisplay.Inthetopleftcorneristhegrindingshopwherethetoolsweresharpenedandfinished.Andononesideofthatyoucanseetheengineroomandontheotheristhecafé,whichisn’ttooantiqueyouwouldbepleasedtoknowthoughtheydoserveveryniceoldfashionteas.Thelowerbuildingsyoucanseeontheleftarethecottages.Thesewerebuiltfortheworkstowardstheendoftheeighteenthcenturyandtheyarestillfurnishedfromthatperiodsoyoucangetagoodideaofordinarypeoplelivingconditions.Acrosstheyardfromthem,youcanseetheStableswherethehorseswerekeptfortransportingtheproducts.AndtheseparatebuildinginfrontofthemistheWorksOfficeandthatstillhassomeoftheoldaccountsondisplay.Right.Ifanyonewantsaguidedtour,thenIamstartingattheengineroom.Ifyou’dliketo,comealongthiswayplease,ladiesandgentlemen.

test1_section3

W:

Excuseme,Dr.Johnson.MayIspeaktoyouforaminute?

M:

Sure.Comein.

W:

I’mMelanieGriffin.I’mtakingyourcourseinpopulationstudies.

M:

Right,so,well,Melanie,howcanIhelpyou?

W:

I’mhavingabittroublewiththesecondassignmentandit’sduein12days.

M:

What’sthesortoftroubleareyouhaving?

Istheassignmentquestionaproblem?

W:

Well,that’spartoftheproblem.I’malsohaving…beenhavingtroublegettingholdofthebooks.I’vebeentothelibraryseveraltimesandallthebookswereout.

M:

Itsoundslikeyoushouldstartborrowingthebooksabitearlier.

W:

WellIhavereallyabigassignmentdueforanothercourseandIhavebeenspendingallmytimeonthatandIthought…

M:

Andyoumightgetanextensionoftimetofinishyourassignmentforme?

W:

Ifthat’spossible.ButIdon’tknow…

M:

Well.Yesit’spossible.Butextensionsarenormallygivenonlyformedicalorcompassionatereasons.Otherwise,that’sreallyaquestionoforganizingyourstudyandwedon’tlikegivinganextensiontoastudentwhosimplydidn’tplantheworkproperly.Whatdidyougetforyourfirstassignment?

W:

Igot87percent.

M:

Umm.Yes,youdidverywellindeed.Soobviouslyyoucanproducegoodwork.

W:

Idon’tthinkIneedtoomuchextratime,aslongasIcangetholdofsomeimportantreferences.

M:

Well,sinceyoudidsowellinyourfirstassignment,I’mpreparedtogiveyouanextratwoweeksforthisone.So,thatwillmeanyouneedtosubmititaboutamonthfromnow.

W:

Ohthankyou.

M:

Nowwhataboutthereadingmaterials?

Soyoucheckoutthejournalarticlesinthelist?

W:

Oh,no,notyet.TherewereabouttwentyofthemIwasn’tsurewhichonesshouldbemostusefulorallimportant.

M:

Wellthey’realluseful,butIdon’texpectanyonetoreadthemallbecauseanumberofthemdealwiththesameissues.Andletmegiveyousomesuggestions.ThearticlebyAndersonandHawkerisreallyworthreading.

W:

Right.I’llreadthatone.

M:

YoushouldalsoreadthearticlebyJacksonbutjustlookatthepartattheresearchmethodologyhowtheydidit.

W:

Ok,Jackson,Igotthat.

M:

AndifyouhavetimetheonebyRobertssaysveryalotofthingsalthoughit’snotessential.

W:

Ok.Ifit’susefulI’lltrywiththatone.

M:

NowtheonebyMorris.Iwouldn’tborrowwiththatatthisstageifIwereyou.

W:

Ok,Iwon’tborrowwithMorris.Ohnow,someonetoldmethatthearticlebyCooperisimportant.

M:

Ohyes,butjustlookatthelastpartwhereitdiscussestheresearchresult.

W:

Andlastthere’sForster.Ican’tthinkwhyIincludedthatone.That’snotbadandcouldbesomehelpbutnotthatmuch.

M:

Nowlet’sdealwiththeassignmentquestion.What’stheproblemthere?

W:

It’sgraphfrompage2.

M:

Itseemstobetheproblemisjustaboutthebargraphshowingreasonswhypeopleschangewheretheylive.

W:

WellI’vegotaphotocopybutthereasonsatthebottomaremissing.

M:

Ok.Lookatthefirstbaronthegraph.Nowthatindicatesthenumberofpeoplewhomovebecausetheywantmorespace