雅思全真强化试题2 TEST2.docx

雅思全真强化试题2 TEST2.docx

《雅思全真强化试题2 TEST2.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《雅思全真强化试题2 TEST2.docx（34页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

雅思全真强化试题2TEST2

TEST2

LISTENING

NUMBEROFQUESTIONS:

40

APPROX.TIME:

30MINUTES

Instructions

Youwillhearanumberofconversationsandtalksandyoumustanswerquestionsonwhatyouhear.

Theconversationsarerecordedandyouwillhavetimetoreadtheinstructionsandquestions,andtocheckyourwork.

ThetapewillbeplayedONCEonly.

Thetestisorganizedin4sections.

Youcanwriteyouranswersonthequestionpaperandattheendofthetestyouwillbegiventimetotransferyouranswerstoananswersheet.

Section1

Questions1-10

Questions1-10

WriteONEWORDorANUMBERforeachspace.

location

53,StanleyRoad

（1）floorflat

12a,（example）semi-detachedhouse

rentpermonth

￡140perperson

￡（6）perperson

numberofbedrooms

2

2/3

otherrooms

livingroom,

（2）room,kitchen,bathroom

alivingrooms,diningroom,kitchen,bathroom,（7）

study/bedroom

utilities

electricity￡20permonthgas￡（3）permonthwater￡112peryear（shared）

electricity￡30permonth（very（8））

garden

（4）yardwithwashingline

smallgardenwith

（9）andpeartree

parking

（5）

yes

transport

94bustouniversity

（10）bustouniversity

Section2

Questions11-20

Questions11-13

WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

11.TheAccommodationOfficerbelievesstudentsareluckytohaveaoftypesofhousing.

12.don’tpreferaccommodationclosetothecampus.

13.Failyaccommodationissituatedinthetown.

Questions14-19

ChoosethefeaturesA-Hbelowwhichbestdescribethegoodpointsofeachtypeofaccommodation.

Anon-sharedaccommodationEconvenientposition

BgoodsociallifeFregularsecurity

ChealthywalksGstudyfacilities

DdiversityofaccommodationHchoiceofbookshops

Walgrave

Parkhill

Upton

Question20

CirclethecorrectletterA-C.

20.Ifyoufailtochoosetherightaccommodationyoumay

Asuffergreatdiscomfort

Bbecomeillathome

Cgetintofinancialdifficulties

Section3

Questions21-30

Questions21-25

WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSforeachanswer.

21.Dimitristudiedat.

22.ThesubjectDimitristudiedwas.

23.AtuniversitywhatDimitriparticularlyenjoyedwaslearningaboutnewanddifferent.

24.MarekafirstmetDimitriona（n）course.

25.MarekaandDimitrihavetwothingsincommon:

and.

Questions26-30

CirclethecorrectlettersA-C.

26.Thethreestudentsbecameverygoodfriends

AinthefirstyearofUniversity

BafterMarekareturnedtoherstudies

Cwhentheyfirstlivedtogether

27.Mareka’sfatherhad

Aabadback

Baweakheart

Cabrokenleg

28.Philippechangedhisdegreesubjectfrom

Amedicine

Bmedicalphysics

Cchemistry

29.Philippechangedhisdegreesubjectbecause

Ahefellinlovewithsomeone

Bhewantedbettergrades

Chebecameinterestedinsomethingelse

30.ThestudentsagreethattheworstthingaboutstudyinginBritainis

Athecost

Bthestudies

Cthemeals

Section4

Questions31-40

Questions31-34

ChoosethecorrectletterA-D.

31.Slide1

32.Slide2

33.Slide3

34.Slide4

Questions35-38

WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.

35.Thespeakerbelievesthataircraftwillneverbeasasbirds.

36.ThespeakercomparesthewaytheF-16movestoabird.

37.TheBritishdevelopedanaircraftneedingless.

38.Manyairlinescouldgoduetoincreasedexpenseandfewercustomers.

Questions39-40

WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

39.Whatfeaturemakessomeplanesmorecomfortable?

40.Whatwillthenon-stallingaircraftprobablysave?

ACADEMICREADING

NUMBEROFQUESTIONS:

40

TIMEALLOWED:

1HOUR

Instructions

WRITEALLANSWERSONTHEANSWERSHEET

Thetestisorganizedasfollows:

ReadingPassage1Questions1-13

ReadingPassage2Questions14-26

ReadingPassage3Questions27-40

Startatthebeginningfthetestandreadthepassagesinorder.Answerallthequestions.Ifyouarenotsureofananswer,youcanleaveitandtrytoansweritlater.

Section1

Questions1-13

Youshouldspendabout20minutesonquestions1-13,whicharebasedonReadingPassage1below.

SecretsoftheRiverNiger

ForcenturiesAfricawasknownastheDarkContinent.Tradersandsailorswerefamiliarwithitscoastalregions,buttheareabeyondwaslargelyamystery.Thereweretalesoffabulouscreatures,lostcivilizationsandgreattreasurestobefoundbyanyonebraveenoughtoventureintotheinterior.

Throughoutthisvastcontinent,therewasnogreaterenigmathantheRiverNiger.Bythemid1700s,mostAfricanriverswereknowntoEuropeansbythepointatwhichtheyreachedthesea.Whatwasunknownwasexactlywheretheycamefrom.TheUpperNile,forexample,hadbeenknownsinceancienttimes,butitssourcewasonlydiscoveredamerehundredyearsago.

TheRiverNiger,however,wasanenigma,becauseitssourcewasalreadyknown,butwhathappenednexttothismassiveriver,oneofthelongestonearth,waspuzzling.

ThesourceoftheRiverNigerisactuallyquiteclosetotheAtlanticcoast,inhillswhichborderwhatisnowknownasSierraLeone.Forcenturies,itrannorthandeastandflowedintoasaltlake.AstheSaharaexpandedbetween4000and400BC,theriveraltereditscourseandjoinedtheQuorra,whichflowedsouthandeastfrommountainsinthecentralSaharaDeserttowardsthecoastinWestAfrica.TheQuorrahaslongsincedriedupandthepresentRiverNigerflowsinahuge,2600mileloopthroughoneofthedriestregionsofAfrica.SomeearlyEuropeanmapsshowedtheNigerflowingintothecentreofthecontinent.Onothermapsitjustseemedtodisappearintothedesert（as,infact,itdidatonetime）.SomeshoweditflowingeastintoLakeChad,whilststillothersshoweditflowingwestintotheAtlantic.

In1788,theLondon-basedAfricanAssociationdecidedtosolvetheriddleandsentouttwoexpeditionsbutbythefollowingyear,neitherhadmademuchprogress.OneexpeditiononlywentasfarasCairo,whereitsleaderdied.Theotherexpeditionfailedtoo,havingreachednofurtherthanthecoastofLibya.Moresuccessfully,from1795to1797MungoPark,aScottishdoctor,exploredtheupperreachesoftheriverandestablishedbeyondalldoubtthattheriverranwesttoeastintotheheartofthecontinent.Parkbecameanationalheroandhissubsequentbookrecountinghisadventureshasscarcelybeenoutofprintsince1798.Yetthisdiscoveryonlyseemedtodeepenthemysteryofthismightyriver,sinceitsfinaldestinationwasstillunknown.

In1799,theGermanexplorer,FriedrichHornemann,travelledsouthfromTripoliinLibyaandfollowedtheNigereastandsouthasfarasKatsina,whichisinmoderndayNigeria.Hediedthere,hisfateonlydiscoveredsometwentyyearslaterbytheexplorersJosephRitchieandJohnLyon.ThenMungoParkreturnedin1804andnavigatedsome1500milesoftheriverasfarasBussabeforehewaskilledbylocaltribesmen.ItwasafurthertwentyyearsbeforeHughClappertonalsoreachedBussaandestablishedthefactssurroundingPark’sdeath,beforedyingtherehimself.Theseweredangeroustimesforexplorers.

GeneralopinionnowheldthattheriverranintotheBightofBenininWestAfrica,thecoastlineofwhichhadbeenfamiliartoEuropeansforhundredsofyears.Ariver,believedtobetheNiger,reachedthecoastamongstdensemangroveswamps,butthebreakingupoftheriverintonumerousdistributariesmadeitdifficulttoascertain.However,believingthatthiswastheNigerwasonething-provingitwasquiteanother.Therewerestillpeoplewhoheldalternativetheoriesontheprojectedcourseoftheriver.Forexample,secretarytotheBritishAdmiralty,JohnBarrow,thoughttheriverturnednorthagainandthereranintosponsoredthemissionwhichfinallydisprovedhisowntheory.

In1829,RichardLander,whohadtravelledtoAfricapreviouslyasClapperton’sservant,wasnowsentwithhisbrotherJohntofollowtheriverfromBussa.TheysucceededinreachingtheseanearthetownofBrassthefollowingyear,butwerecapturedbypirates.UnlikemanyoftheirpredecessorsinAfrica,however,theyescapedwiththeirlivesandreturnedtoBritainamidstmuchacclaimin1831withthenewsoftheirdiscoveryandaftersolong,themysteryoftheriver’sfinaldestinationwasfinallysolved.

Questions1-6

Matchthesituations1-6withtheexplorersA-G.eachnamemaybeusedmorethanonce.Writeyouranswersinboxes1-6onyouranswersheet.

ARichardLander

BJosephRitchie

CHughClapperton

DJohnLander

EFriedrichHornemann

FMungoPark

GJohnBarrow

1.firstdiscoveredthattheNigerflowedintocentralAfrica.

2.reachedKatsina,beforepassingaway.

3.establishedwhathadhappenedtoFriedrichHornemann.

4.returnedtoAfricainamoreresponsiblerole.

5.losthislifewhenattackednatives.

6.didn’tbelieveconventionaltheories.

Questions7-13

DothefollowingstatementsagreewiththeinformationgiveninReadingPassage1?

Inboxes7-13onyouranswersheetwrite.

YESifthestatementagreeswiththeinformation

NOifthestatementcontradictstheinformation

NOTGIVENifthereisnoinformationonthisinthepassage

7.TheQuorranowflowseastintoLakeChad.

8.TheUpperNileflowedintotheLowerNile.

9.ThegrowthoftheSaharaDesertcausedtheNigertochangedirection.

10.ThepointatwhichtheNigerreachestheseaisstillnotknown.

11.ManyearlyEuropeanmapshadconflictinginformation.

12.TheNigeratonetimejoinedtheRiverNile.

13.Manyexplorersneverreturnedhome.

Section2

Questions14-26

Youshouldspendabout20minutesonquestions14-26,whicharebasedonReadingPassage2below.

Question14

ChoosethemostsuitabletitleforReadingPassage2fromthelistbelow.Writeyouranswerinbox14onyouranswersheet.

AOldRe