雅思模拟测试题1.docx

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雅思模拟测试题1

雅思模拟测试题LISTENING

SECTION1Questions1-10

Questions1-5

Completethenotesbelow.

WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.

TransportfromBayswater

ExampleAnswer

Destination:

HarbourCity

Expresstrainleavesat1________________.

Neareststationis2________________.

Number706busgoesto3________________.

Number4________________busgoestostation.

Earlierbusleavesat5________________.

Questions6-10

Completethetablebelow.

WriteNOMORETHANONEWORDAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.

Transport

Cashfare

Cardfare

Bus

$6______________

$1.50

Train（peak）

$10

$10

Train（off-peak）-before5pmorafter7______________）

$10

$8______________

9______________ferry

$4.50

$3.55

Touristferry（10____________）

$35

——

Touristferry（wholeday）

$65

——

SECTION2Questions11-20

Questions11-14

Whichcounselorshouldyousee?

WritethecorrectletterA,BorCtoquestions11-14.

ALouiseBagshaw

BTonyDenby

CNaomiFlynn

11ifyoudonothaveanappointment

12ifitisyourfirsttimeseeingacounselor

13ifyouareunabletoseeacounselorduringnormalofficehours

14ifyourconcernsarerelatedtoanxiety

Questions15-20

Completethetablebelow.

WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSforeachanswer.

Workshop

Content

Targetgroup

Adjusting

whatyouneedtosucceedacademically

15____________students

GettingOrganised

usetimeeffectively,find16______betweenstudyandleisure

allstudents

Communicating

talkingwithstaff,communicatingacrosscultures

allstudents,especially17____________

Anxiety

18____________,breathingtechniques,meditation,etc.

studentsabouttositexams

19___________

stayingontrackforlongperiods

20_________studentsonly

SECTION3Questions21-30

Questions21-30

Completethenotesbelow.

WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

Novel:

21_______________

Protagonists:

MaryLennox;ColinCraven

Timeperiod:

Earlyin22_______________

Plot:

Mary→UK—meetsColinwhothinkshe’llneverbeableto

23_______________.Theybecomefriends.

Pointofview:

“Omniscient”—narratorknowsallaboutcharacters’feelings,opinionsand24_______________

Audience:

Goodforchildren—storysimpletofollow

Symbols:

（physicalitemsthatrepresent25_______________

∙therobinredbreast

∙26_______________

∙theportraitofMistressCraven

Motifs:

（patternsinthestory）

∙“TheGardenofEden”

∙secrecy—metaphoricalandliteraltransitionfrom27_______________

Themes:

Connectionsbetween

∙28_______________andoutlook

∙29_______________andwell-being

∙individualsandtheneedfor30_______________

SECTION4Questions31-40

Questions31-35

Completethetablebelow.

WriteONEWORDONLYforeachanswer.

TimePerspectives

TimeZone

Outlook

Features&Consequences

Past

Positive

Remembergoodtimes,e.g.birthdaysKeepfamilyrecords,photoalbums,etc.

31____________

Focusondisappointments,failures,baddecisions

Present

Hedonistic

Livefor32__________;seeksensation;avoidpain

Fatalistic

Lifeisgovernedby33_________,religiousbeliefs,socialconditions.Life’spathcan’tbechanged.

Future

34____________

Preferworktoplay.Don’tgiveintotemptation.

Fatalistic

Haveastrongbeliefinlifeafterdeathandimportanceof35____________inlife

Questions36-40

ChoosethecorrectletterA,BorC.

36Weareallpresenthedonists

Aatschool.

Batbirth.

Cwhileeatinganddrinking.

37Americanboysdropoutofschoolatahigherratethangirlsbecause

Atheyneedtobeincontrolofthewaytheylearn.

Btheyplayvideogamesinsteadofdoingschoolwork.

Ctheyarenotasintelligentasgirls.

38Present-orientatedchildren

Adonotrealisepresentactionscanhavenegativefutureeffects.

Bareunabletoleamlessonsfrompastmistakes.

Cknowwhatcouldhappeniftheydosomethingbad,butdoitanyway.

39IfAmericanshadanextradayperweek,theywouldspendit

Aworkingharder.

Bbuildingrelationships.

Csharingfamilymeals.

40Understandinghowpeoplethinkabouttimecanhelpus

Abecomemorevirtuous.

Bworktogetherbetter.

Cidentifycarelessorambitiouspeople.

READING

READINGPASSAGE1

Youshouldspendabout20minutesonQuestions1-13whicharebasedonReadingPassage1below.

Ambergris

Whatisitandwheredoesitcomefrom?

AmbergriswasusedtoperfumecosmeticsinthedaysofancientMesopotamiaandalmosteverycivilizationontheearthhasabrushwithambergris.Before1,000AD,theChinesenamesambergrisaslungsienhiang,“dragon’sspittleperfume,”astheythinkthatitwasproducedfromthedroolingofdragonssleepingonrocksattheedgeofasea.TheArabsknewambergrisasanbar,believingthatitisproducedfromspringsnearseas.Italsogetsitsnamefromhere.Forcenturies,thissubstancehasalsobeenusedasaflavouringforfood.

DuringtheMiddleAges,Europeansusedambergrisasaremedyforheadaches,colds,epilepsy,andotherailments.Inthe1851whalingnovelMoby-Dick,HermanMelvilleclaimedthatambergriswas"largelyusedinperfumery."Butnobodyeverknewwhereitreallycamefrom.Expertswerestillguessingitsoriginthousandsofyearslater,untilthelongagesofguessworkendedinthe1720's,whenNantucketwhalersfoundgobsofthecostlymaterialinsidethestomachsofspermwhales.Industrialwhalingquicklyburgeoned.By20thcenturyambergrisismainlyrecoveredfrominsidethecarcassesofspermwhales.

Throughcountlessages,peoplehavefoundpiecesofambergrisonsandybeaches.Itwasnamedgreyambertodistinguishitfromgoldenamber,anotherraretreasure.Bothofthemwereamongthemostsought-aftersubstancesintheworld,almostasvaluableasgold.（Ambergrissellsforroughly$20agram,slightlylessthangoldat$30agram.）Amberfloatsinsaltwater,andinoldtimestheoriginofboththesesubstanceswasmysterious.Butitturnedoutthatamberandambergrishavelittleincommon.AmberisafossilizedresinfromtreesthatwasquitefamiliartoEuropeanslongbeforethediscoveryoftheNewWorld,andprizedasjewelry.Althoughconsideredagem,amberisahard,transparent,wholly-organicmaterialderivedfromtheresinofextinctspeciesoftrees,mainlypines.

TotheearliestWesternchroniclers,ambergriswasvariouslythoughttocomefromthesamebituminousseafountsasamber,fromthespermoffishesorwhales,fromthedroppingsofstrangeseabirds（probablybecauseofconfusionovertheincludedbeaksofsquid）orfromthelargehivesofbeeslivingnearthesea.MarcoPolowasthefirstWesternchroniclerwhocorrectlyattributedambergristospermwhalesanditsvomit.

Asspermwhalesnavigateintheoceans,theyoftendivedownto2kmormorebelowthesealeveltopreyonsquid,mostfamouslytheGiantSquid.It'scommonlyacceptedthatambergrisformsinthewhale'sgutorintestinesasthecreatureattemptsto"deal"withsquidbeaks.Spermwhalesareratherpartialtosquid,butseeminglystruggletodigestthehard,sharp,parrot-likebeaks.Itisthoughttheirstomachjuicesbecomehyper-activetryingtoprocesstheirritants,andeventuallyhard,resinouslumpsareformedaroundthebeaks,andthenexpelledfromtheirinnardsbyvomiting.Whenawhaleinitiallyvomitsupambergris,itissoftandhasaterriblesmell.Somemarinebiologistscompareittotheunpleasantsmellofcowdung.Butafterfloatingonthesaltyoceanforaboutadecade,thesubstancehardenswithairandsunintoasmooth,waxy,usuallyroundedpieceofnostrilheaven.Thedungsmellisgone,replacedbyasweet,smooth,muskyandpleasantearthyaroma.

Sinceambergrisisderivedfromanimals,naturallyaquestionofethicsarises,andinthecaseofambergris,itisveryimportanttoconsider.Spermwhalesareanendangeredspecies,whosepopulationsstartedtodeclineasfarbackasthe19thcenturyduetothehighdemandfortheirhighlyemollientoil,andtodaytheirstocksstillhavenotrecovered.Duringthe1970's,theSavetheWhalesmovementbroughttheplightofwhalestointernationalrecognition.Manypeoplenowbelievethatwhalesare“saved”.Thiscouldn'tbefurtherfromthetruth.Allaroundtheworld,whalingstillexists.Manycountriescontinuetohuntwhales,inspiteofinternationaltreatiestoprotectthem.Manymarineresearchersareconcernedthateventhetradeinnaturallyfoundambergriscanbeharmfulbycreatingfurtherincentivestohuntwhalesforthisvaluablesubstance.

Oneoftheformsambergrisisusedtodayisasavaluablefixativeinperfumestoenhanceandprolongthescent.Butnowadays,sinceambergrisisrareandexpensive,andbigfragrancesuppliersthatmakemostofthefragrancesonthemarkettodaydonotdealinitforreasonsofcost,availabilityandmurkylegalissues,mostperfumeriesprefertoaddachemicalderivativewhichmimicsthepropertiesofambergris.Asafragranceconsumer,youcanassumethatthereisnonaturalambergrisinyourperfumebottle,unlessthecompanyadvertisesthisfactandunlessyouownvintagefragrancescreatedbeforethe1980s.Ifyouarewonderingifyouhavebeenwearingaperfumewiththislegendaryingredient,youmaywanttoreviewyourscentcollection.Hereareafewofsomeofthetopambergriscontainingperfumes:

GivenchyAmarige,ChanelNo.5,andGucciGuilty.

Questions1-6

Classifythefollowinginformationasreferringto

Aambergrisonly

Bamberonly

Cbothambergrisandamber

Dneitherambergrisnoramber

Writethecorrectletter,A,B,C,orDinboxes1-6onyouranswersheet.

1beingexpensive

2addsflavortofood

3usedascurrency

4beingsee-through

5referredtobyHermanMelville

6producessweetsmell

Questions7-9

CompletethesentencesbelowwithNOMORET