剑桥雅思考试第13版第四套真题及答案解析.doc

1、剑桥雅思考试第 13 版第四套真题及答案解析(总分：120.00，做题时间：175 分钟)一、LISTENING(总题数：4，分数：40.00)SECTION 1There are ten questions below，Complete the notes below.Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.Alex，s TrainingExampleAlex completed his training in_2014_About the applicant: At first, Alex did his training in the

2、 【A1】_ department. Alex didnt have a qualification from school in 【A2】_ Alex thinks he should have done the diploma in 【A3】_ skills. Age of other trainees: the youngest was 【A4】_ Benefits of doing training at JPNW: Lots of opportunities because of the size of the organisation. Trainees receive the s

3、ame amount of【A5】_ as permanent staff. The training experience increases peoples confidence a lot. Trainees go to 【A6】_ one day per month. The company is in a convenient 【A7】_ Advice for interview: Dont wear 【A8】_ Dont be 【A9】_ Make sure you 【A10】_ （分数：10）(1).【A1】（分数：1）_(2).【A2】（分数：1）_(3).【A3】（分数：1）

4、4).【A4】（分数：1）_(5).【A5】（分数：1）_(6).【A6】（分数：1）_(7).【A7】（分数：1）_(8).【A8】（分数：1）_(9).【A9】（分数：1）_(10).【A10】（分数：1）_SECTION 2（分数：10）(1).There are six questions below，Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.Annie recommends that when cross-country skiing, the visiitors should（分数：1）A.get away from the regular tr

5、ails,B.stop to enjoy views of the scenery,C.go at a slow speed at the beginning.(2).What does Annie tell the group about this afternoons dog sled trip?（分数：1）A.Those who want to can take part in a race.B.Anyone has the chance to drive a team of dogs.C.One group member will be chosen to lead the trail

6、3).What does Annie say about the team relay event?（分数：1）A.All participants receive a medal.B.The course is 4 km long.C.Each team is led by a teacher.(4).On the snow-shoe trip, the visitors will（分数：1）A.visit an old gold mine,B.learn about unusual flowers,C.climb to the top of a mountain.(5).The cos

7、t of accommodation in the mountain hut includes（分数：1）A.a supply of drinking water,B.transport of visitors luggageC.cooked meals.(6).If there is a storm while the visitors are in the hut, they should（分数：1）A.contact the bus driver.B.wait until the weather improves.C.use the emergency locator beacon.(7

8、).There are four questions below，What information does Annie give about skiing on each of the following mountain trails?Choose FOUR answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-F, next to Questions.InformationA It has a good place to stop and rest.B It is suitable for all abilities.C It invo

9、lves crossing a river.D It demands a lot of skill.E It may be closed in bad weather.F It has some very narrow sections.Highland Trail（分数：1）填空项 1:_(8).Pine Trail（分数：1）填空项 1:_(9).Stony Trail（分数：1）填空项 1:_(10).Losers Trail（分数：1）填空项 1:_SECTION 3 （分数：10）(1).There are six questions below，Choose the correct

10、 letter, A, B or C.What was Jacks attitude to nutritional food labels before this project?（分数：1）A.He didntread everything on them.B.He did not think they were importantC.He thought they were too complicated.(2).Alice says that before doing this project,（分数：1）A.she was unaware of what certain foods c

11、ontained.B.she was too lazy to read food labels.C.she was only interested in the number of calories.(3).When discussing supermarket brands of pizza, Jack agrees with Alice that（分数：1）A.the list of ingredients is shocking.B.he will hesitate before buying pizza again.C.the nutritional label is misleadi

12、ng.(4).Jack prefers the daily value system to other labelling systems because it is（分数：1）A.more accessible.B.more logicalC.more comprehensive.(5).What surprised both students about one flavour of crisps?（分数：1）A.The percentage of artificial additives given was incorrect.B.The products did not contain

13、 any meat.C.The labels did not list all the ingredients.(6).What do the students think about research into the impact of nutritional food labelling?（分数：1）A.It did not produce clear results.B.It focused on the wrong people.C.It made unrealistic recommendations.(7).Choose TWO letters, A-E.Which TWO th

14、ings surprised the students about the traffic-light system for nutritional labels?A its widespread useB the fact that it is voluntary for supermarketsC how little research was done before its introductionD its unpopularity with food manufactuersE the way that certain colours are used（分数：2）填空项 1:_(8)

15、Choose TWO letters, A-E.Which TWO things are true about the participants in the study on the traffic-light system?A They had low literacy levels.B They were regular consumers of packaged food.C They were selected randomly.D They were from all socio-economic groups.E They were interviewed face-to-fa

16、ce（分数：2）填空项 1:_SECTION 4 There are ten questions below，Complete the notes below.Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.The history of coffeeCoffee in the Arab world There was small-scale trade in wild coffee from Ethiopia. 1522: Coffee was approved in the Ottoman court as a type of medicine. 1623: In C

17、onstantinople, the ruler ordered the 【B1】_ of every coffee house.Coffee arrives in Europe (17th century) Coffee shops were compared to 【B2】_ They played an important part in social and 【B3】_ changes.Coffee and European colonisation European powers established coffee plantations in their colonies Typ

18、es of coffee were often named according to the 【B4】_they came from. In Brazil and the Caribbean, most cultivation depended on 【B5】_ In Java, coffee was used as a form of 【B6】_ Coffee became almost as important as 【B7】_. The move towards the consumption of 【B8】_ in Britain did not also take place in

19、the USA.Coffee in the 19th century Prices dropped because of improvements in 【B9】_ Industrial workers found coffee helped them to work at 【B10】_（分数：10）(1).【B1】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(2).【B2】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(3).【B3】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(4).【B4】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(5).【B5】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(6).【B6】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(7).【B7】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(8

20、).【B8】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(9).【B9】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(10).【B10】（分数：1）填空项 1:_二、READING(总题数：3，分数：40.00)READING PASSAGE 1Cutty Sark: the fastest sailing ship of all timeThe nineteenth century was a period of great technological development in Britain, and for shipping the major changes were from wind to steam power

21、 and from wood to iron and steel.The fastest commercial sailing vessels of all time were clippers, three-masted ships built to transport goods around the world, although some also took passengers. From the 1840s until 1869, when the Suez Canal opened and steam propulsion was replacing sail, clipper

22、s dominated world trade. Although many were built, only one has survived more or less intact: Cutty Sark, now on display in Greenwich, southeast London.Cutty Sarks unusual name comes from the poem Tam O Shanter by the Scottish poet Robert Bums. Tam, a farmer, is chased by a witch called Nannie, who

23、is wearing a cutty sark - an old Scottish name for a short nightdress. The witch is depicted in Cutty Sarks figurehead - the carving of a woman typically at the front of old sailing ships. In legend, and in Bums，s poem, witches cannot cross water, so this was a rather strange choice of name for a sh

24、ip.Cutty Sark was built in Dumbarton, Scotland, in 1869, for a shipping company owned by John Willis. To carry out construction, Willis chose a new shipbuilding firm, Scott & Linton, and ensured that the contract with them put him in a very strong position. In the end, the firm was forced out of bus

25、iness, and the ship was finished by a competitor.Williss company was active in the tea trade between China and Britain, where speed could bring shipowners both profits and prestige, so Cutty Sark was designed to make the journey more quickly than any other ship. On her maiden voyage, in 1870, she se

26、t sail from London, carrying large amounts of goods to China. She returned laden with tea, making the journey back to London in four months. However, Cutty Sark never lived up to the high expectations of her owner, as a result of bad winds and various misfortunes. On one occasion, in 1872，the ship a

27、nd a rival clipper, Thermopylae, left port in China on the same day. Crossing the Indian Ocean, Cutty Sark gained a lead of over 400 miles, but then her rudder was severely damaged in stormy seas, making her impossible to steer. The ships crew had the daunting task of repairing the rudder at sea, an

28、d only succeeded at the second attempt. Cutty Sark reached London a week after Thermopylae.Steam ships posed a growing threat to clippers, as their speed and cargo capacity increased. In addition, the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869，the same year that Cutty Sark was launched, had a serious impact.

29、 While steam ships could make use of the quick, direct route between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, the canal was of no use to sailing ships, which needed the much stronger winds of the oceans, and so had to sail a far greater distance. Steam ships reduced the journey time between Britain and Ch

30、ina by approximately two months.By 1878, tea traders werent interested in Cutty Sark, and instead, she took on the much less prestigious work of carrying any cargo between any two ports in the world. In 1880, violence aboard the ship led ultimately to the replacement of the captain with an incompete

31、nt drunkard who stole the crews wages. He was suspended from service, and a new captain appointed. This marked a turnaround and the beginning of the most successful period in Cutty Sarks working life, transporting wool from Australia to Britain. One such journey took just under 12 weeks, beating eve

32、ry other ship sailing that year by around a monthThe ships next captain, Richard Woodget, was an excellent navigator, who got the best out of both his ship and his crew. As a sailing ship, Cutty Sark depended on the strong trade winds of the southern hemisphere, and Woodget took her further south th

33、an any previous captain, bringing her dangerously close to icebergs off the southern tip of South America. His gamble paid off, though, and the ship was the fastest vessel in the wool trade for ten years.As competition from steam ships increased in the 1890s, and Cutty Sark approached the end of her

34、 life expectancy, she became less profitable. She was sold to a Portuguese firm, which renamed her Ferreira. For the next 25 years, she again carried miscellaneous cargoes around the world.Badly damaged in a gale in 1922, she was put into Falmouth harbour in southwest England, for repairs. Wilfred D

35、owman, a retired sea captain who owned a training vessel, recognised her and tried to buy her, but without success. She returned to Portugal and was sold to another Portuguese company. Dowman was determined, however, and offered a high price: this was accepted, and the ship returned to Falmouth the

36、following year and had her original name restored.Dowman used Cutty Sark as a training ship, and she continued in this role after his death. When she was no longer required, in 1954, she was transferred to dry dock at Greenwich to go on public display. The ship suffered from fire in 2007, and again,

37、 less seriously, in 2014, but now Cutty Sark attracts a quarter of a million visitors a year.（分数：13）(1).There are eight questions below，Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?TRUE if the statement agrees with the informationFALSE if the statement contradict

38、s the informationNOT GIVEN if there is no information on thisClippers were originally intended to be used as passenger ships.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(2).Cutty Sark was given the name of a character in a poem.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(3).The contract between John Willis and Scott & Linton favoured Willis.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(4).J

39、ohn Willis wanted Cutty Sark to be the fastest tea clipper travelling between the UK and China.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(5).Despite storm damage, Cutty Sark beat Thermopylae back to London.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(6).The opening of the Suez Canal meant that steam ships could travel between Britain and China faster than cl

40、ippers.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(7).Steam ships sometimes used the ocean route to travel between London and China.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(8).Captain Woodget put Cutty Sark at risk of hitting an iceberg.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(9).There are five questions below，Complete the sentences below.Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for e

41、ach answer.Write your answers on your answer sheet.After 1880, Cutty Sark carried_ as its main cargo during its most successful time.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(10).As a captain and_，Woodget was very skilled.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(11).Ferreira went to Falmouth to repair damage that a_had caused.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(12).Between 1

42、923 and 1954，Cutty Sark was used for_（分数：1）填空项 1:_(13).Cutty Sark has twice been damaged by_in the 21st century.（分数：1）填空项 1:_READING PASSAGE 2SAVING THE SOILMore than a third of the Earths top layer is at risk. Is there hope for our planets most precious resource?A More than a third of the worlds so

43、il is endangered, according to a recent UN report. If we dont slow the decline, all farmable soil could be gone in 60 years. Since soil grows 95% of our food, and sustains human life in other more surprising ways, that is a huge problem.B Peter Groffman, from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

44、in New York, points out that soil scientists have been warning about the degradation of the worlds soil for decades. At the same time, our understanding of its importance to humans has grown. A single gram of healthy soil might contain 100 million bacteria, as well as other microorganisms such as viruses and fungi, living amid decomposing plants and various minerals.That means soils do not just grow our food, but are the source of nearly all our existing antibiotics,