剑桥雅思4听力原文Word格式.docx

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Doyoutravelfar?

Well,weareluckyhereobviouslybecauseweareabletosaythatallourvisitsarelessthanthreehoursdrive.

Howmuchdotheycost?

Againitvaries,between5and15poundsahead,dependingondistance.

Ahha

Ohandwedooffertoarrangespecialtripsif,youknow,therearemorethan12people.

Ohright.I’llkeepthatinmind.Andwhatarethetimesnormally?

Wetrytokeepitprettyfixedsothatthestudentsgettoknowthepattern.Weleaveat8.30a.m.andreturnat6p.m.Wefigureit’sbesttokeepthedayfairlyshort.

Ohyesandthenhowdowereserveaplace?

Yousignyournameonthenoticeboard.Doyouknowwhereitis?

Ahha.Isawitthismorning.

Andwedoaskthatyousignupthreedaysinadvancesoweknowwe’vegotenoughpeopleinterestedtorunitandwecancancelifnecessarywithfullrefundofcourse.

That’sfine.Thanks.

Andwhatvisitsubplanforthisterm?

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

Ohthat’sallright.AndifyoucanjustgivesomeideasoftheweekendonessoIcan,youknow,workoutthentoseefriendsandsuchI…

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

Allright.Yesah.Thatsoundsgood.

Andthenthere’saLondontriponthe16thofFebruary.Andwewillbetakingamediumsizecoachsotherewillbe45placesonthat.Andlet’sseetheoptionalextraistheTowerofLondon.

Oh,I’vealreadybeenthere.

Yam.AfterthatisBristolonthe3rdofMarch.

Where?

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

Okay.

That’sinadifferentminibuswith18placesavailable.OhandtheoptionalextraisvisittotheS.S.GreatBritain.

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

Ohgood.

AndthenthelastoneistoBathonthe23rdofMarch.

Ohyes,isBaththeRomancity?

Yes,that’sright.Andthat’sinthe16seatsminibus.

Andwhere’stheoptionalvisit?

It’stotheAmericanMuseum,wellworthvisit.

Okay,that’sgreat.Andthanksallthat.

Mypleasure.Ohbytheway,ifyouwantmoreinformationaboutanyofthetrips,havealookinthestudentnewspaper.

Ok.

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

Allright.I’vegotthat.Thankyouverymuchforallyourhelp.

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

Excuseme,Dr.Johnson.MayIspeaktoyouforaminute?

Sure.Comein.

I’mMelanieGriffin.I’mtakingyourcourseinpopulationstudies.

Right,so,well,Melanie,howcanIhelpyou?

I’mhavingabittroublewiththesecondassignmentandit’sduein12days.

What’sthesortoftroubleareyouhaving?

Istheassignmentquestionaproblem?

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

Itsoundslikeyoushouldstartborrowingthebooksabitearlier.

WellIhavereallyabigassignmentdueforanothercourseandIhavebeenspendingallmytimeonthatandIthought…

Andyoumightgetanextensionoftimetofinishyourassignmentforme?

Ifthat’spossible.ButIdon’tknow…

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

Igot87percent.

Umm.Yes,youdidverywellindeed.Soobviouslyyoucanproducegoodwork.

Idon’tthinkIneedtoomuchextratime,aslongasIcangetholdofsomeimportantreferences.

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

Ohthankyou.

Nowwhataboutthereadingmaterials?

Soyoucheckoutthejournalarticlesinthelist?

Oh,no,notyet.TherewereabouttwentyofthemIwasn’tsurewhichonesshouldbemostusefulorallimportant.

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

Right.I’llreadthatone.

YoushouldalsoreadthearticlebyJacksonbutjustlookatthepartattheresearchmethodologyhowtheydidit.

Ok,Jackson,Igotthat.

AndifyouhavetimetheonebyRobertssaysveryalotofthingsalthoughit’snotessential.

Ok.Ifit’susefulI’lltrywiththatone.

NowtheonebyMorris.Iwouldn’tborrowwiththatatthisstageifIwereyou.

Ok,Iwon’tborrowwithMorris.Ohnow,someonetoldmethatthearticlebyCooperisimportant.

Ohyes,butjustlookatthelastpartwhereitdiscussestheresearchresult.

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

Nowlet’sdealwiththeassignmentquestion.What’stheproblemthere?

It’sgraphfrompage2.

Itseemstobetheproblemisjustaboutthebargraphshowingreasonswhypeopleschangewheretheylive.

WellI’vegotaphotocopybutthereasonsatthebottomaremissing.

Ok.Lookatthefirstbaronthegraph.Nowthatindicatesthenumberofpeoplewhomovebecausetheywan