[外语类试卷]雅思（口语）模拟试卷38及答案与解析.doc

1、雅思（口语）模拟试卷 38及答案与解析 一、 Speaking Module (10-15 minutes) 1 Introduction and Interview (4-5 minutes) Introduction (compulsory) Interview (choose 1 ) Lets talk about where you live. Tell me about your neighborhood. Which are some of your favorite areas in the neighborhood? Why? What type of people tend

2、to live in your neighborhood? Lets talk about your studies. Tell me about your studies. Are you a full-time student or a part-time student? What are your goals after completing your studies? Interview (choose 2) Now, lets talk about news. How do you find out about news? Do you always use the same me

3、thod of accessing news7 Why? Which type of news do you enjoy reading the most7 Why? Which type of news do you enjoy the least7 Why? Lets talk about things which make you feel happy. What kind of things make you feel happy? Why? What do you tend to do when you feel this way? Why? Have similar things

4、always made you happy? Do you feel its important to feel happy every day? Why? Now lets talk about holidays. Where do you typically go on holiday? What kinds of things do you enjoy doing on holiday? Why? What form of transport do you usually use to get to your holiday destinations? Why? Do you prefe

5、r to travel in a large group or a small group? Why? 2 Individual Long Turn Now, Im going to give you a topic and Id like you to talk about it for one to two minutes. Before you talk. youll have one minute to think about what youre going to say. You can make some notes if you wish. Do you understand?

6、 Heres some paper and a pencil for making notes and heres your topic: Id like you to describe a famous person who you would like to meet. Describe a famous person whom you would like to meet. You should say who the person is and why he/she is famous why you would like to meet him/her what type of qu

7、estions you would ask and say whether it is likely that you would ever meet this person. Rounding off questions: Have you ever met a famous person? Do you like to read about famous people? 3 Two-way Discussion Weve been talking about a famous person whom you would like to meet and now Id like to dis

8、cuss with you one or two more general questions related to this. Lets consider first the topic of fame. What do you think motivates people who seek fame? Some people argue that celebrities and famous people have no right to expect privacy because they are in the public eye. Whats your opinion? Many

9、celebrities have begun using their fame to raise awareness of social issues. Do you think this is a good trend or a bad trend? Now lets talk about social interaction and meeting people. How important is it to spend time with family members in your culture? Why? How have the ways people socialize in

10、your country changed over time? Why do you think these changes have occurred? Some members of society feel isolated and alone. What measures can be taken to combat this issue? 雅思（口语）模拟试卷 38答案与解析 一、 Speaking Module (10-15 minutes) 1 【正确答案】 My neighborhood is pretty quiet, with lots of apartment block

11、s and high rise buildings. It also has lots of parks and green areas, which is nice. My favorite area is probably the shopping mall because it has so many great stores and I love to shop whenever I can! Its mainly families with children and retired couples. Lots of young people like to live closer t

12、o the city centre so its not very popular with them. Im studying at senior high school and then I hope to enter university to study architecture and town planning. Full time, of course, because Im still at school. When I start university Ill also be full time because my parents will support me while

13、 Im studying. After completing my architecture degree I hope to study at postgraduate level in either Spain or Italy. Thats my dream anyway. I read the national newspaper every day or every second day. I like to keep up with whats going on here and overseas so I make an effort to buy it and read it

14、quite often. Yes, actually I do. I think its because I have become used to this way and I know where to fad my favorite columnists and articles, as well as the TV listings. Its familiar. I like international news, and analysis. Then for fun I enjoy the magazine lift out section which has all sorts-r

15、ecipes, fashion, feature articles and so on. Its more magazine style but it comes free with the newspaper so thats a bonus. Well, I have to say I dont really enjoy the motoring or finance sections, but then Im not really interested in either of those topics. Also I dont really enjoy sports news eith

16、er. Um, I guess the kinds of things which make me feel happy are mainly when Im with people that I care about. Oh and I love hiking and enjoying nature so if Im outside in the forest or the mountains Im usually pretty happy. And I love chocolate: that makes me pretty happy. Well I suppose I just enj

17、oy it while it lasts and try to make it last for a long time! Now that I think about it, yes. Ive always been happy when Im around people and just relaxing and talking. Of course when I was a child I wasnt able to go off hiking or anything but I still used to enjoy beaches and parks so I enjoyed the

18、 outdoors that way. Definitely. I mean not all day, every day, but I do think its important to have some happiness in a small part every day. Otherwise life can get you down a bit so I think its good to know what makes you happy and seek it out. Oh, I like a bit of excitement on my holidays, so I pr

19、efer to go somewhere where there are lots of young people and activities to do, and also some night life for the evenings. I dont really care where it is, as long as its fun! I like adventure sports, like bungee jumping or white water rafting. I love the adrenaline rush from these things and its suc

20、h a change from a 9 to 5 office job, isnt it? And then, in the evenings l like to go somewhere where theres a good band and I can have a few drinks with my friends and maybe some dancing. I like my holidays to be full of action! oh, and I love shopping, too so if there are some nice clothes shops ne

21、arby thats always a bonus. Oh, plane is definitely best. Its so much quicker than driving, and I love it when the weather is a bit windy and the plane bumps along. Its like an exciting start to the holiday! It makes me feel like I have left home and I have gone somewhere new, with no responsibilitie

22、s for a few days. Well, I think on balance I prefer a smallish group, but not just one person. I find that a bit intense. Three or four good friends are ideal, because I can be by myself for a while if I want or I can join in the group if I want company. I dont like large groups much; it feels too m

23、uch like a package holiday then. 2 【正确答案】 I havent ever really thought about this type of question, but I would probably say that the famous person I would most like to meet is the lead singer from the band U2, Bono. Ive always really loved this band, ever since I was just a kid, and I think that hi

24、s campaigns for social change are quite inspiring. Its nice to see someone who is using their fame for good and I have a lot of respect for that. So hes famous for his music and also for the work that he does, including his work with Oxfam and the make poverty history campaign. He combines the two a

25、ctivities well and some of U2s music has quite strong messages. So yes, Id like to meet him because I think he is an inspirational person. As for what questions I would ask him, Im not really sure. Id like to know a bit about his private life, I guess, as hes always been very private and guarded abo

26、ut his family and wife and children, so Id be interested to hear about them. I guess Id also be curious about how the band has managed to stay together for so long in an industry which is renowned for break-ups and instability, because theyve been together for over twenty years and through several b

27、ig changes in music style. So Id be interested in the dynamics of the band and how they all get along, and what their creative process is like. And why they think their music resonates with so many people. Yes, actually Id have a lot of questions! But Id also want to know his ideas about ending pove

28、rty and how he thinks that might happen within our lifetime, and to learn a bit about that. However, I dont think it is particularly realistic that I would ever get to meet Bono, but I have been to one of the concerts and seen him on stage quite close up. In saying that my best friend is a music jou

29、rnalist, so who knows, maybe one day Ill get a V1P backstage pass and get to chat with him. I hope so! I think Id be quite nervous but then famous people are just people like everybody else, arent they? Yes, a few local celebrities but nobody really famous. Not especially, just if Im reading a magaz

30、ine in line at the supermarket or something. 3 【正确答案】 In some ways I think there are two types of motivation, or two pathways, if you like, to fame. There are those who deliberately set out to become famous and that is their goal from the beginning. It doesnt really matter if they have talent or any

31、thing, they just crave fame and I think they are motivated by wanting lots of people to like them, and the attention and perhaps the money also, but I dont think that is the main motivation. Then there are people who simply do what they love and become famous doing it. They are motivated by their ta

32、lent, I believe. I dont think this is a valid argument at all. Famous people do not become public property simply because they are famous and I certainly believe they are entitled to as much privacy as the rest of us. Take Princess Diana as an example she was hounded by the media and paparazzi to th

33、e extent that it killed her in the end. They are human beings and have the basic right to privacy like the rest of us. The only exception to this would be related to politicians and information which the public needs to be aware of in order to keep them honest! I think this is a positive trend, but

34、I also think celebrities have to be informed and knowledgeable about the issues they claim to believe in rather than just lending their names to causes they know nothing about in order to promote their own profile. They cant just use it for their own gain, they have to be genuinely concerned. When i

35、ts done well, theres a real benefit in having celebrity power in raising awareness and money for important issues, such as the benefit concert for the earthquake in Haiti for instance. Family is at the centre of life in my culture, so spending time with family is highly valued. For instance, we alwa

36、ys get together for family meals and we see each other all the time. Its important because family is simply the most important thing in life and we make it a priority, always. I guess its traditional and just reflects my cultures values. I think the old ways of socializing are still alive and well,

37、for instance networks through family and friends, school and university, sports clubs and so on, but this has been added to by other forms of new media socializing such as online social networks. I think these are particularly popular with the younger generation. This change has happened simply beca

38、use of the growth in new technologies which has made it possible, and while I think it is a positive change I think meeting people and talking is preferable. Well, I think this is the responsibility of the family to ensure that people dont feel isolated and lonely. They can offer strategies to suppo

39、rt the person socially, and get them the help they need if they are lacking social skills, self esteem and confidence. And in wider society, I think there could be more of a swing back to old fashioned ways of meeting people, face to face, rather than such a focus on the Internet, email and social networking, as I think these types of tools can end up making people feel even more alone.