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雅思真题集9

IELTS9

Test1

LISTENING

SECTION1Questions1-10

Completethenotesbelow.

WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.

JOBENQUIRY

Example

•Workat:

arestaurant

•Typeofwork:

1

•Numberofhoursperweek:

12hours

•Wouldneedworkpermit

•Workinthe:

2branch

•Nearestbusstop:

nextto3

•Pay:

4£anhour

•Extrabenefits:

-afreedinner

-extrapaywhenyouworkon5

-transporthomewhenyouwork6

•Qualitiesrequired:

-7

-abilityto8

•Interviewarrangedfor:

Thursday9at6p.m.

•Bringthenamesoftworeferees

•Askfor:

Samira10............................................

SECTION2Questions11-20

Questions11-16

Completethenotesbelow.

WriteONEWORDAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.

SPORTSWORLD

•anew11ofaninternationalsportsgoodscompany

•locatedintheshoppingcentretothe12ofBradcaster

•hassports13andequipmentonfloors1-3

•cangetyouanyitemwithin14days

•shopspecialisesinequipmentfor15

•hasaspecialsectionwhichjustsells16

SECTION2Questions17-18

Choosethecorrectletter,A,BorC.

17Achampionathletewillbeintheshop

AonSaturdaymorningonly.

BalldaySaturday.

Cforthewholeweekend.

18Thefirstpersontoanswer20quizquestionscorrectlywillwin

Agymmembership.

Bavideo.

Cacalendar.

Questions19and20

ChooseTWOletters,A-E.

WhichTWOpiecesofinformationdoesthespeakergiveaboutthefitnesstest?

AYouneedtoreserveaplace.

BItisfreetoaccountholders.

CYougetadviceonhowtoimproveyourhealth.

DIttakesplaceinaspecialclinic.

EItischeaperthismonth.

SECTION3Questions21-30

Choosethecorrectletter,A,BorC.

CourseFeedback

21OnereasonwhySpirosfelthappyabouthismarketingpresentationwasthat

Ahewasnotnervous.

Bhisstylewasgood.

Cthepresentationwasthebestinhisgroup.

22WhatsurprisedHirokoabouttheotherstudents’presentations?

ATheirpresentationswerenotinteresting.

BTheyfoundtheirpresentationsstressful.

CTheydidn’tlookattheaudienceenough.

23Aftershegaveherpresentation,Hirokofelt

Adelighted.

Bdissatisfied.

Cembarrassed.

24HowdoesSpirosfeelabouthisperformanceintutorials?

Anotveryhappy

Breallypleased

Cfairlyconfident

25Whycantheotherstudentsparticipatesoeasilyindiscussions?

ATheyarepolitetoeachother.

BTheyagreetotaketurnsinspeaking.

CTheyknoweachotherwell.

26WhyisHirokofeelingmorepositiveabouttutorialsnow?

AShefindstheotherstudents’opinionsmoreinteresting.

BSheismakingmoreofacontribution.

CThetutorincludesherinthediscussion.

27Tohelpherunderstandlectures,Hiroko

Aconsultedreferencematerials.

Bhadextratutorialswithherlecturers.

Cborrowedlecturenotesfromotherstudents.

28WhatdoesSpirosthinkofhisreadingskills?

AHereadsfasterthanheusedto.

BItstilltakeshimalongtimetoread.

CHetendstostrugglewithnewvocabulary.

29WhatisHiroko’ssubjectarea?

Aenvironmentalstudies

Bhealtheducation

Cengineering

30Hirokothinksthatinthereadingclassesthestudentsshould

Alearnmorevocabulary.

Breadmoreintheirownsubjectareas.

Cdevelopbetterreadingstrategies.

SECTION4Questions31-40

Completethenotesbelow.

WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSforeachanswer.

MassStrandingsofWhalesandDolphins

Massstrandings:

situationswheregroupsofwhales,dolphins,etc.swimontothebeachanddie

Commoninareaswherethe31canchangequickly

Severalothertheories:

Parasites

e.g.someparasitescanaffectmarineanimals’32,whichtheydependonfornavigation

Toxins

Poisonsfrom33orarecommonlyconsumedbywhales

e.g.CapeCod（1988）-whaleswerekilledbysaxitoxin

AccidentalStrandings

Animalsmayfollowpreyashore,e.g.Thurston（1995）

Unlikelybecausethemajorityofanimalswerenot34whentheystranded

HumanActivity

35frommilitarytestsarelinkedtosomerecentstrandings

TheBahamas（2000）strandingwasunusualbecausethewhales

•wereall36

•werenotina37

GroupBehaviour

•Morestrandingsinthemost38............................................speciesofwhales

•1994dolphinstranding-onlythe39............................................wasill

FurtherReading

MarineMammalsAshore（Connor）—givesinformationaboutstranding40

READING

READINGPASSAGE1

Youshouldspendabout20minutesonQuestions1-13,whicharebasedonReadingPassage1below.

WilliamHenryPerkin

Themanwhoinventedsyntheticdyes

WilliamHenryPerkinwasbornonMarch12,1838,inLondon,England.Asaboy,Perkin’scuriositypromptedearlyinterestsinthearts,sciences,photography,andengineering.Butitwasachancestumblinguponarun-down,yetfunctional,laboratoryinhislategrandfather’shomethatsolidifiedtheyoungman’senthusiasmforchemistry.

AsastudentattheCityofLondonSchool,Perkinbecameimmersedinthestudyofchemistry.Histalentanddevotiontothesubjectwereperceivedbyhisteacher,ThomasHall,whoencouragedhimtoattendaseriesoflecturesgivenbytheeminentscientistMichaelFaradayattheRoyalInstitution.Thosespeechesfiredtheyoungchemist’senthusiasmfurther,andhelaterwentontoattendtheRoyalCollegeofChemistry,whichhesucceededinenteringin1853,attheageof15.

AtthetimeofPerkin’senrolment,theRoyalCollegeofChemistrywasheadedbythenotedGermanchemistAugustWilhelmHofmann.Perkin’sscientificgiftssooncaughtHofmann’sattentionand,withintwoyears,hebecameHofmann’syoungestassistant.Notlongafterthat,Perkinmadethescientificbreakthroughthatwouldbringhimbothfameandfortune.

Atthetime,quininewastheonlyviablemedicaltreatmentformalaria.Thedrugisderivedfromthebarkofthecinchonatree,nativetoSouthAmerica,andby1856demandforthedrugwassurpassingtheavailablesupply.Thus,whenHofmannmadesomepassingcommentsaboutthedesirabilityofasyntheticsubstituteforquinine,itwasunsurprisingthathisstarpupilwasmovedtotakeupthechallenge.

Duringhisvacationin1856,Perkinspenthistimeinthelaboratoryonthetopfloorofhisfamily’shouse.Hewasattemptingtomanufacturequininefromaniline,aninexpensiveandreadilyavailablecoaltarwasteproduct.Despitehisbestefforts,however,hedidnotendupwithquinine.Instead,heproducedamysteriousdarksludge.Luckily,Perkin’sscientifictrainingandnaturepromptedhimtoinvestigatethesubstancefurther.Incorporatingpotassiumdichromateandalcoholintotheanilineatvariousstagesoftheexperimentalprocess,hefinallyproducedadeeppurplesolution.And,provingthetruthofthefamousscientistLouisPasteur’swords‘chancefavoursonlythepreparedmind’,Perkinsawthepotentialofhisunexpectedfind.

Historically,textiledyesweremadefromsuchnaturalsourcesasplantsandanimalexcretions.Someofthese,suchastheglandularmucusofsnails,weredifficulttoobtainandoutrageouslyexpensive.Indeed,thepurplecolourextractedfromasnailwasoncesocostlythatinsocietyatthetimeonlytherichcouldaffordit.Further,naturaldyestendedtobemuddyinhueandfadequickly.ItwasagainstthisbackdropthatPerkin’sdiscoverywasmade.

Perkinquicklygraspedthathispurplesolutioncouldbeusedtocolourfabric,thusmakingittheworld’sfirstsyntheticdye.Realisingtheimportanceofthisbreakthrough,helostnotimeinpatentingit.ButperhapsthemostfascinatingofallPerkin’sreactionstohisfindwashisnearlyinstantrecognitionthatthenewdyehadcommercialpossibilities.

PerkinoriginallynamedhisdyeTyrianPurple,butitlaterbecamecommonlyknownasmauve（fromtheFrenchfortheplantusedtomakethecolourviolet）.HeaskedadviceofScottishdyeworksownerRobertPullar,whoassuredhimthatmanufacturingthedyewouldbewellworthitifthecolourremainedfast（i.e.wouldnotfade）andthecostwasrelativelylow.So,overthefierceobjectionsofhismentorHofmann,heleftcollegetogivebirthtothemodernchemicalindustry.

Withthehelpofhisfatherandbrother,PerkinsetupafactorynotfarfromLondon.UtilisingthecheapandplentifulcoaltarthatwasanalmostunlimitedbyproductofLondon’sgasstreetlighting,thedyeworksbeganproducingtheworld’sfirstsyntheticallydyedmaterialin1857.ThecompanyreceivedacommercialboostfromtheEmpressEugenieofFrance,whenshedecidedthenewcolourflatteredher.Verysoon,mauvewasthenecessaryshadeforallthefashionableladiesinthatcountry.Nottobeoutdone,England’sQueenVictoriaalsoappearedinpublicwearingamauvegown,thusmakingitalltherageinEnglandaswell.Thedyewasboldandfast,andthepublicclamouredformore.Perkinwentbacktothedrawingboard.

AlthoughPerkin’sfamewasachievedandfortuneassuredbyhisfirstdiscovery,thechemistcontinuedhisresearch.Amongotherdyeshedevelopedandintroducedwereanilinered（1859）andanilineblack（1863）and,inthelate1860s,Perkin’sgreen.ItisimportanttonotethatPerkin’ssyntheticdyediscoverieshadoutcomesfarbeyondthemerelydecorative.Thedyesalsobecamevitaltomedicalresearchinmanyways.Forinstance,theywereusedtostainpreviouslyinvisiblemicrobesandbacteria,allowingresearcherstoidentifysuchbacilliastuberculosis,cholera,andanthrax.Artificialdyescontinuetoplayacrucialroletoday.And,inwhatwouldhavebeenparticularlypleasingtoPerkin,theircurrentuseisinthesearchforavaccineagainstmalaria.

DothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninReadingPassage1?

Inboxes1-7onyouranswersheet,write

TRUEifthestatem