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剑桥雅思4听力原文
剑桥雅思4听力原文
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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,butalwaysplacesofhistoricalinterestandalsowhichoffersa
varietyofshopping,becauseourstudentsalwaysaskaboutthat.Andthenwegoforoneswhere
weknowthereareguidedtoursbecausethisgivesagoodfocusforthevisit.
M:
Doyoutravelfar?
W:
Well,weareluckyhereobviouslybecauseweareabletosaythatallourvisitsarelessthan
threehoursdrive.
M:
Howmuchdotheycost?
W:
Againitvaries,between5and15poundsahead,dependingondistance.
M:
Ahha
W:
Ohandwedooffertoarrangespecialtripsif,youknow,therearemorethan12people.
M:
Ohright.I’llkeepthatinmind.Andwhatarethetimesnormally?
W:
Wetrytokeepitprettyfixedsothatthestudentsgettoknowthepattern.Weleaveat8.30a.m.
andreturnat6p.m.Wefigureit’sbesttokeepthedayfairlyshort.
M:
Ohyesandthenhowdowereserveaplace?
W:
Yousignyournameonthenoticeboard.Doyouknowwhereitis?
M:
Ahha.Isawitthismorning.
W:
Andwedoaskthatyousignupthreedaysinadvancesoweknowwe’vegotenoughpeople
interestedtorunitandwecancancelifnecessarywithfullrefundofcourse.
M:
That’sfine.Thanks.
M:
Andwhatvisitsubplanforthisterm?
W:
Right.Well.I’mafraidtheschedulehasn’tbeenprintedoutyet.Butwehaveconfirmedthe
datesandplanedtheoptionalextravisits,whichyoucanalsobookinadvanceifyouwantto.
M:
Ohthat’sallright.AndifyoucanjustgivesomeideasoftheweekendonessoIcan,youknow,
workoutthentoseefriendsandsuchI…
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W:
Ohsure.Well,errthefirstoneisSt.Ives.That’sonthe13thofFebruaryandwe
willhaveonly
16placesavailablebecausewe’regoingbyminibus.Andthat’sthedayintownwiththeoptional
extraofvisitingtheHepworthMuseum.
M:
Allright.Yesah.Thatsoundsgood.
W:
Andthenthere’saLondontriponthe16thofFebruary.Andwewillbetakinga
mediumsize
coachsotherewillbe45placesonthat.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
S.S.GreatBritain.
M:
Okay.
W:
We’regoingtoSalisburyonthe18thofMarch.Andthat’salwaysthepopularonebecausethe
optionalextraisStonehenge.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,havealook
inthestudentnewspaper.
M:
Ok.
W:
Orhaveawordwithmyassistant.HernameisJaneYentob.That’sY-E-N-T-O-B.
M:
Allright.I’vegotthat.Thankyouverymuchforallyourhelp.
W:
You’rewelcome.Ihopeyou’llenjoythetrips.
test1_section2
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GoodafternooneverybodyandwelcometoRiversideIndustrialVillage.Tostartyourvisit,I'm
justgoingtogiveyouabriefaccountofthehistoryofthemuseumbeforelettingyouroamabout
onyourown.Iwon'tkeepyoulong.OK?
Nowfromwherewe'restandingyou'vegotagoodviewoftheriveroverthere.Anditwasbecause
ofthisfastflowingwaterthatthissitewasanaturalplaceformanufacturingworks.Thewaterand
theavailabilityofrawmaterialsinthearea,likemineralsandironore,andalsotheabundanceof
localfuels,likecoalandfirewood,allmadethissitesuitableforindustryfromaveryearlytime.
Waterwasthemainsourceofpowerfortheearlyindustriesandsomeofthewaterwellswerefirst
establishedinthetwelfthcentury,wouldyoubelieve?
Atthattime,localcraftsmenfirstbuiltan
ironforgejustbehindthevillagehereonthebankneartheriver.Bytheseventeenthand
eighteenthcenturies,theregion'sriverssupportedmorethan160water
millsandmanyofthese
continuedtooperatewellintothenineteenthcentury.Butthenthesteamenginewasinventedand
thentherailwayscameandthecentresofindustrywereabletomoveawayfromtheriversandthe
countrysideandintothetowns.Soindustrialvillageslikethisonebecameveryrare.
Sothat'sthehistoryforyou.Ifyou'dlikeanymoreinformation,youcanaskmesomequestions,
oryoucanreadfurtherinourexcellentguidebook.
NowI’mgoingtogiveyouaplanofthesiteandI’djustliketopointoutwhereeverythingisand
thenyoucantakealookateverythingforyourself.I’vealreadypointedouttheriver,whichison
theleft.AndofcourserunningalongthebottomisWoodsideRoad.Gotit?
Ok,now,weare
standingattheentrance.Seeatthebottom,andimmediatelytoourrightistheticketoffice.You
won’tneedthatbecauseyou’vegotyourgroupbooking,butjust
passitarethetoilets,always
couldtoknowwheretheyare.Infrontofusisthecarparkasyoucansee.Andtotheleftbythe
entrygateisthegiftshopthatiswhereyoucangetcopiesoftheguidelikethisonehere.Now
beyondthecarpark,allthebuildingsarearrangedinahalfcirclewithayardinthemiddle.The
bigstonebuildingatthetopisthemThelowerbuildingsyoucanseeontheleftarethecottages.
Thesewerebuiltfortheworkstowardstheendoftheeighteenthcenturyandtheyarestill
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furnishedfromthatperiodsoyoucangetagoodideaofordinarypeoplelivingconditions.Across
theyardfromthem,youcanseetheStableswherethehorseswerekeptfortransportingthe
products.AndtheseparatebuildinginfrontofthemistheWorksOfficeandthatstillhassomeof
theoldaccountsondisplay.Right.Ifanyonewantsaguidedtour,thenIamstartingattheengine
room.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…beenhavingtroublegettingholdofthe
books.I’vebeentothelibraryseveraltimesandallthebookswereout.
M:
Itsoundslikeyoushouldstartborrowingthebooksabitearlier.
W:
WellIhavereallyabigassignmentdueforanothercourseandIhavebeenspendingallmy
timeonthatandIthought…
M:
Andyoumightgetanextensionoftimetofinishyourassignmentforme?
W:
Ifthat’spossible.ButIdon’tknow…
M:
Well.Yesit’spossible.Butextensionsarenormallygivenonlyformedicalor
compassionate
reasons.Otherwise,that’sreallyaquestionoforganizingyourstudyandwedon’tlikegivingan
extensiontoastudentwhosimplydidn’tplantheworkproperly.Whatdidyougetforyourfirst
assignment?
W:
Igot87percent.
M:
Umm.Yes,youdidverywellindeed.Soobviouslyyoucanproducegoodwork.
W:
Idon’tthinkIneedtoomuchextratime,aslongasIcangetholdofsomeimportant
references.
M:
Well,sinceyoudidsowellinyourfirstassignment,I’mpreparedtogiveyouanextratwo
weeksforthisone.So,thatwillmeanyouneedtosubmititaboutamonthfromnow.
W:
Ohthankyou.
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M:
Nowwhataboutthereadingmaterials?
Soyoucheckoutthejournalarticlesinthelist?
W:
Oh,no,notyet.TherewereabouttwentyofthemIwasn’tsurewhichonesshouldbemost
usefulorallimportant.
M:
Wellthey’realluseful,butIdon’texpectanyonetoreadthemallbecausea
numberofthem
dealwiththesameissues.Andletmegiveyousomesuggestions.ThearticlebyAndersonand
Hawkerisreallyworthreading.
W:
Right.I’llreadthatone.
M:
YoushouldalsoreadthearticlebyJacksonbutjustlookat
thepartattheresearch
methodologyhowtheydidit.
W:
Ok,Jackson,Igotthat.
M:
AndifyouhavetimetheonebyRobertssaysveryalotofthingsalthoughit’snotessential.
W:
Ok.Ifit’susefulI’lltrywiththatone.
M:
NowtheonebyMorris.Iwouldn’tborrowwiththatatthisstageifIwereyou.
W:
Ok,Iwon’tborrowwithMorris.Ohnow,someonetoldmethatthearticlebyCooperis
important.
M:
Ohyes,butjustlookatthelastpartwhereitdiscussestheresearchresult.
W:
Andlastthere’sForster.Ican’tthinkwhyIincludedthatone.That’snotbadandcouldbe
somehelpbutnotthatmuch.
M:
Nowlet’sdealwiththeassignmentquestion.What’stheproblemthere?
W:
It’sgraphfrompage2.
M:
Itseemstobetheproblemisjustaboutthebargraphshowingreasonswhypeopleschange
wheretheylive.
W:
WellI’vegotaphotocopybutthereasonsatthebottomaremissing.
M:
Ok.Lookatthefirstbaronthegraph.Nowthatindicatesthenumberofpeoplewhomove
becausetheywantmorespace.
W:
Oh,Isee.Barone.Ok,nowwhat’saboutthenextbar?
M:
Bartwoistodowiththepeoplewholivenearbydisturbingthemsotheychosetomoveaway
tosomewherequieter.Nowlet’slookatbarNo.3.Anotherreasonpeoplechangetheirplacesof
livingisbecausetheywanttobeclosertothe
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