综合英语CambridgeIelts9 Test01.docx

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综合英语CambridgeIelts9Test01

TEST1

SPEAKING

PART1

Theexaminerasksthecandidateabouthim/herself,his/herhome,workorstudiesandotherfamiliartopics.

EXAMPLE

Games

Whatgamesarepopularinyourcountry?

Why?

Doyouplayanygames?

Why/Whynot?

Howdopeoplelearntoplaygamesinyourcountry?

Doyouthinkit’simportantforpeopletoplaygames?

Why/Whynot?

PART2

Describeanopen-airorstreetmarketwhichyouenjoyedvisiting.

Youshouldsay:

Wherethemarketis

Whatthemarketsells

Howbigthemarketis

Andexplainwhyyouenjoyedvisitingthismarket.

PART3

Discussiontopics:

Shoppingatmarkets

examplequestions:

Dopeopleinyourcountryenjoygoingtoopen-airmarketthatsellthingslikefoodorclothesoroldobjects?

Whichtypeofmarketismorepopular?

Why?

Doyouthinkmarketsaremoresuitableplacesforsellingcertaintypesofthings?

Whichones?

Whydoyouthinkthisis?

Doyouthinkyoungpeoplefeelthesameaboutshoppingatmarketasolderpeople?

Whyisthat?

Shoppingingeneral

Examplequestions:

Whatdoyouthinkaretheadvantagesofbuyingthinsfromshopsratherthanmarkets?

Howdoesadvertisinginfluencewhatpeoplechoosetobuy?

Isthistrueforeveryone?

Doyouthinkthatanyrecentchangesinthewaypeoplelivehaveaffectedgeneralshoppinghabits?

Whyisthis?

LISTENING

SECTION1Questions1-10

Completethenotesbelow.

WriteNOMORETHANWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.

JOBENQUIRY

Example

●Workat:

arestaurant

●Typeofwork:

1____________________________

●Numberofhoursperweek:

12hours

●Wouldneedworkpermit

●Workinthe:

2_________________branch

●Nearestbusstop:

nextto3______________________

●Pay:

4£______________________anhour

●Extrabenefits:

-afreedinner

-extrapaywhenyouworkon5__________________

-transporthomewhenyouwork6__________________

●Qualitiesrequired:

-7______________________

-Abilityto8__________________

●Interviewarrangedfor:

Thursday9___________________at6p.m.

●Bringthenamesoftworeferees

●Askfor:

Samira10_____________________

SECTION2Questions11-20

Questions11-16

Completethenotesbelow.

WriteONEWORLDAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.

SPORTSWORLD

●anew11___________________ofaninternationalsportsgoodscompany

●localintheshoppingcentretothe12___________________ofBradcaster

●hassport13_________________andequipmentonfloors1-3

●cangetyouanyitemwithin14_________________days

●shopspecializesinequipmentfor15____________________

●hasaspecialsectionwhichjustsells16___________________

Questions17and18

Choosethecorrectletter,A,BorC.

17Achampionathletewillbeintheshop

AonSaturdaymorningonly.

BalldaySaturday.

Cforthewholeweekend.

18Thefirstpersontoanswer20quizquestionscorrectlywillwin

Agymmembership.

Bavideo.

Cacalendar.

Questions19and20

ChooseTWOletters,A-E.

WhichTWOpiecesofinformationdoesthespeakergiveaboutthefitnesstest?

AYouneedtoreserveaplace.

BIt’sfreetoaccountholders.

CYougetadviceonhowtoimproveyourhealth.

DIttakesplaceinaspecialclinic.

EItischeaperthismonth.

SECTION3Question21-30

Choosethecorrectletter,A,BorC.

CourseFeedback

21OnereasonwhySpirosfelthappyabouthismarketingpresentationwasthat

Ahewasnotnervous.

Bhisstylewasgood.

Cthepresentationwasthebestinhisgroup.

22WhatsurprisedHirokoabouttheotherstudents’presentations?

ATheirpresentationswerenotinteresting.

BTheyfoundtheirpresentationsstressful.

CTheydidn’tlookattheaudienceenough.

23Aftershegaveherpresentation,Hirokofelt

Adelighted

Bdissatisfied

Cembarrassed

24HowdoesSpirosfeelabouthisperformanceintutorials?

Anotveryhappy

Breallypleased

Cfairyconfident

25whycantheotherstudentsparticipatesoeasilyindiscussions?

ATheyarepolitetoeachother.

BTheyagreetotaketurnsinspeaking.

CTheyknoweachotherwell.

26WhyisHirokofeelingmorepositiveabouttutorialsnow?

AShefindstheotherstudents’opinionsmoreintresting.

BSheismakingmoreofacontribution.

CThetutorincludesherinthediscussion.

27Tohelpherunderstandlectures,Hiroko

Aconsultedreferencematerials.

Bhadextratutorialswithherlectures.

Cborrowedlecturenotesfromotherstudents

28WhatdoesSpirosthinkofhisreadingskills?

AHereadsfasterthanheusedto.

BItstilltakeshimalongtimetoread.

CHetendstostrugglewithnewvocabulary.

29WhatisHiroko’ssubjectarea?

Aenvironmentalstudies

Bhealtheducation

Cengineering

30Hirokothinksthatinthereadingclassesthestudentsshould

Alearnmorevocabulary.

Breadmoreintheirownsubjectareas.

Cdevelopbetterreadingstrategies.

SECTION4questions31-40

Completethenotesbelow.

WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSFOREACHANSWER.

MassStrandingsofWhalesandDolphins

Massstrandings:

situationswheregroupsofwhales,dolphins,etc.swimontothebeachanddie

Commoninareaswherethe31_____________canchangequickly

Severalothertheories:

Parasites

e.g.someparasitescanaffectmarineanimals’32___________,whichtheydependonfornavigation

Toxins

Poisonsfrom33________________or_____________arecommonlyconsumedbywhales.

e.g.CapeCod（1988）–whaleswerekilledbysaxitoxin

accidentalStrandings

Animalsmayfollowpreyashore,e.g.Thurston（1995）

Unlikelybecausethemajorityofanimalwerenot34___________whentheystranded

HumanActivity

35__________frommilitarytestsarelinkedtosomerecentstrandings

TheBahamas（2000）strandingwasunusualbecausethewhales

●wereall36___________

●werenotin37___________

GroupBehaviour

Morestrandingsinthemost38__________________speciesofwhales

1994dolphinstranding-onlythe39________________wasill

FutherReading

MarineMammalsAshore（Connor）-givesinformationaboutsranding40________________

READING

READINGPASSAGE1

Youshouldspendabout20minutesonQuestion1-13,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.Incorporatingpotassiumdichromateandalcoholintotheanilineatvariousstagesoftheexperimentprocess,hefinallyproducedadeeppurplesolution.And,providingthetruthofthefamousscientistLouisPasteur’swords‘chancefavoursonlythepreparedmind’,Perkinsawthepotentialofhisunexpectedfind.

Historically,textiledyesweremadefromsuchnaturalsourcesasplantsandanimalexcretions.Someofthese,suchastheglandularmucusofsnails,weredifficulttoobtainandoutrageouslyexpensive.Indeed,thepurplecolourextractedfromasnailwasoncesocostlythatinsocietyatthetimeonlytherichcouldaffordit.Further,naturedyestendedtobemuddyinhueandfadequickly.Itwasagainstthisbackdropthatperkin’sdiscoverywasmade.

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

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