雅思考试听力指南Listening Test 1.docx

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雅思考试听力指南ListeningTest1

雅思考试听力指南ListeningTest1

ThisisalisteningpracticetestthatresemblestheInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystemListeningTest.Thetestconsistsoffoursections.Answerthequestionsasyoulistentotherecording.Notethattherecordingwillbeplayedonceonly.PleaseturntoSection1.

Section1

Youwillseethatthereisanexamplewhichhasbeendoneforyou.Onthisoccasiononly,theconversationrelatingtothiswillbeplayedfirst.

Herbie:

（runningupthestreet,outofbreath）Emma!

Emma,hello!

Emma:

Herbie!

Howareyou,Ihaven'tseenyouforages...

Herbie:

Yeah,what'sitbeen,sevenyearsIthink.IsupposeIhaven'tseenyousincewegraduatedfromuniversity.Whathaveyoubeenupto?

Emma:

Ohme?

Notmuch,IwentbacktoCanadaforawhiletolivewithmyparentsinToronto.Thejobmarketwasextremelygoodforsoftwareprogramming.

Herbie:

ButIthoughtyourmajorwasforensicanthropology.Weren'tyoustudyingtheremainsofancientDOSprograms?

Emma:

Veryfunny!

Butno,Iwasonlytryingtomakesomemoneytopaybackmystudentloans.TheproblemwithTorontowastherewassomuchcompetitionandmymajorwasn'thelpingmegetpromotedinthecomputerfield,soIappliedforgraduateschoolhereinEngland.Nowweshallbegin.Youshouldanswerthequestionsasyoulistenbecauseyouwillnotheartherecordingasecondtime.First,youhaveanotherchancetolookatquestions1to6.Listencarefullyandanswerquestions1to6.

Herbie:

（runningupthestreet,outofbreath）Emma!

Emma,hello!

Emma:

Herbie!

Howareyou,Ihaven'tseenyouforages...

Herbie:

Yeah,what'sitbeen,sevenyearsIthink.IsupposeIhaven'tseenyousincewegraduatedfromuniversity.Whathaveyoubeenupto?

Emma:

Ohme?

Notmuch,IwentbacktoCanadaforawhiletolivewithmyparentsinToronto.Thejobmarketwasextremelygoodforsoftwareprogramming.

Herbie:

ButIthoughtyourmajorwasforensicanthropology.Weren'tyoustudyingtheremainsofancientDOSprograms?

Emma:

Veryfunny!

Butno,Iwasonlytryingtomakesomemoneytopaybackmystudentloans.TheproblemwithTorontowasthattherewassomuchcompetitionandmytmajorwouldnothelpmegetpromotedinthecomputerfield,soIappliedforgraduateschoolhereinEngland.

Herbie:

IbetyoualreadymisstheweatherinToronto.Ihearit'squitelovelyinspring.

Emma:

Rightnowit'snottoobad,butthewinterisbitterlycold.Ilikesummertimethebestbyfar.Thissummermyyoungersisterisgettingmarriedthere.Ican'twaittogobackforavisit,Iplantoswiminthelakenearourhouseandnotworryaboutschoolforawhile.Yourhometownhasbetterweatherthanmyhometown.Aren'tyouoriginallyfromAustralia?

Herbie:

Sydney,tobeexact.Sowhatareyoustudyingnow?

Emma:

Iamworkingonamaster'sdegreeine-commerceattheUniversityofLondon.

Herbie:

Andtothink,inschoolyouwerealwayssayinghowmuchyouhatedtousecomputers!

Nowyou'replanningtoworkontheWorldWideWeb,whatasurprise!

Emma:

IneversaidI"hated"computers,Ijustfoundthemhardtouse.NowIcan'tgetenoughofthem.

Besides,thereisgoodmoneytobemadeontheInternet.Hey,enoughaboutme.Whathaveyoubeendoingforthelastsevenyears?

Herbie:

I'vebeenallovertheworld-Egypt,India,andtheFarEast.Younameit,I'vebeenthere.

Emma:

Thatsoundsreallyexciting!

Doingwhat?

Herbie:

I'mahouseD.J.I'vespunrecordsatdiscotechsallovertheplanet.

Emma:

You'readiscjockey?

Ican'tbelieveit.Ithoughtyourmajorwaschemistry.

Herbie:

Molecularchemistrytobeprecise,butIdecidedtogoinadifferentdirection.Iwasn'ttookeenondevelopingdangerouschemicalsformultinationalcorporations.

Emma:

IbetyouhavenotbeentoInnerMongolia.

Herbie:

Actually,you'rerighEmmagoesontoaskHerbieabouthishometown.Lookatquestions6to9.

Writetheanswerstoquestions6to9

Emma:

So,ifyouaresuchaworldtraveler,whyareyouhereinEnglandandnotsomewherestrangeandexotic?

Herbie:

EventhoughIwasborninSydney,IwillalwaysconsiderLondonmyhom

Emma:

Whateverfor?

Londondoesn'thavethebeautifulweatherorcutekangaroosandkoalabearsthatAustraliahas.

Herbie:

Look,ifIwanttoseeanimalsIgotothezoo.LondonismyhomebecauseI'velivedherefarlonger.WhenIwas10mymumsentmetolivewithmyauntanduncleinHighgate,asuburbofLondon,togotoschool.Itwasreallytoughatfirst.Ihadnofriends,andmyschoolmatespokedfunatmyAussieaccent.Butafterafewyears,Ireallystartedtofitin.NowwhenIvisitmyMuminSydneyIfeellikeatourist.

Alothaschangedtherein18year

Emma:

Sorry.Ididn'tmeantogetyouallworkedup.Isimplymeant,whyareyouhereinsteadofsomewherereallyhiplikeTokyoorBeijing.

Herbie:

Well,Iwas.ImeanI'vealreadylivedabroadforsevenyears.andIwantedtobesomewherefamiliarforawhile.Then,outoftheblue,oneofmymatescalledmeandofferedmeajobasasoundengineerforaBBCtelevisionshow.NowI'vegotgoodpayandacontractforfouryears.

Emma:

That'squiteimpressive!

Fromtesttubestotelevision...whatatransformation!

Herbie:

Howlongareyouherefor?

Doyouplantostayafteryoufinishyourdegree?

Emma:

That'shardtosay.IreallylikeLondon,butit'ssoexpensive.WhereIlivereallydependsonwhatkindofjobIcanfindonline.I'vealreadystartedlooking.IevenappliedforacompanybasedinSydney,thoughIwouldhatetohavetoleaveLondon.Ihavetodecidesoon,becauseIcompletemydegreenextterm.

Herbie:

Soundslikeyoustillhaveplentyoftime.Ifyoudon'tmindmeasking,doyoueverhavefreetimeafterclasses?

Emma:

WellIworkfromThursdaythroughSundayeveningsasawaitress.ButduringtheweekIamusuallyfree.

Herbie:

That'sgreat!

Ikeepsimilarhours.HowaboutmeetingforcoffeenextMondayaround4pm?

Emma:

Alright,meetmeatthecampusnorthgatenextMonday.Seeyouthen.

Herbie:

SeeyouMonday!

ThatistheendofSection1.Younowhavehalfaminutetocheckyouranswers.Section2Youwillhearanannouncergivinginformationaboutthesiteofacircus.Lookatquestions10to14andthemap.Asyoulisten,writetheappropriateletterfromthemapnexttothefacilitiesstatedinquestions10to12.Andwritedowntheanswersforquestions13and14.

Goodafternoonladies,gentlemenandchildrenofallages!

IamtheringmasterofBarnumandBalley'sCircus.BeforeIallowyoualltoenjoytoday'sentertainment,permitmetotellyouaboutthefairground.TheBigTopisthelargeredandyellow-stripedtentyouseebehindme.Thatiswherealloftoday'sfeaturedactswillbeperforming.Onmyrighttherearetwolongtrailers.Thatiswhereyoucanviewhumanandanimalodditiesofallsorts-ourFreakShow.AcrossfromtheFreakShowtomyleftisthePettingZoo.Herebothchildrenandadultscanenjoyplayingwithcutelittleanimals.Wehaveyounggoats,lambsandrabbits,aswellasponiesforthechildrentoride.Nowthere'sanadorablepicture,ehfolks?

Ifyourcameraneedsmorefilm,rememberthatyoucanbuysomeatthesouvenirstallsoutsidethemainentrance.LocateddirectlyhehindtheBigToparetheFerrisWheelandrollercoasters.Thereridesaresuretogiveyouathrill.Andspeakingofthrills,intheunlikelyeventofaccident,pleaseusetheemergencyexitlocatedatthebackoftheparkneartheFerrisWheel.RefreshmentsmaybepurchasedattheconcessionstandtotherightofthePettingZoo,infrontofthesecuritybooth.Beadvisedthatontheleft-handsideoftheMainEntrancecanbefoundpublictelephones.Ontheright-handsideofthesaidentrancethereisthesecurityandfirstaidstall.Ifyouloseanythingwhileatthefairgroundbesuretogoassoonaspossibletosecurityandreportit.Finally,therestroomsareattherearleft-handsideofthefairground,betweentheFreakShowtrailersandtheFerrisWheel.Pleasebearinmindthatthesearepaytoilets,costing20penceperuse.Nowtheannouncergoesontoexplaintheevening'sschedule.

Lookattheentertainmentprogramandquestions15to19.Answerquestions15to19completethetable.Nowthatalltheofficialannouncementsareoutoftheway,Iwillquicklygoovertoday'sprogram.Theentertainmentwillbeginat12o'clock,withtheGreatSantiniintheBigTop.SantinihastraveledfarfromhisnativelandofRomaniatoamazeyouwithfeatsofmagic.Hemightevenmakeyoudisappear!

FollowingSantiniataroundoneo'clockwillbetheBozoBrothers.Theseclownswillhit,trip,trickeachotherandmaybeevencrashtheirclowncar,allforyourlaughterandamusement.Alsoatoneo'clockatthePettingZootherewillbeagoatmilkingdemonstration.Thisisafunandeducationalactivity.OverattheFreakShowTrailer,theBeardedLadywilltakethestageat2o'clock.Everwonderedwhatawomanwouldlooklikewithafullbeard?

Well,hereisyourchancetofindout!

Trustmefolks,thebeardisreal,butdon'ttrytopullit,oryoujustmightfindoutwhatitisliketogethitbyabeardedlady!

Ifyoudonotwanttoseeawomanwithfacialhair,thenbackattheBigTopattwoo'clockyoucanwatchGarytheGlassEaterdoustwhathisnameimplies,eatglass!

Garywillmakeyoucringeashechewsandswallowsallsortsofglassitems,fromshardstoentirelightbulbs,allwithoutinjuringhimself.Don'ttrythisathomekids!

From3to4o'clocktherewillbeanintermission.Thisisagreattimeforyoutovisittherefreshmentbarandtakearest.Whenactivitiesresumeatfouro'clockyouwillhavetwooptions.DownatthePettingZootherewillalambshearingdemonstration.Wanttoknowhowlamb'swoolbecamethatbeautifulsweaterinyourcloset?

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