1、雅思（口语）模拟试卷 17及答案与解析 一、 Speaking Module (10-15 minutes) 1 Part 1 The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/her home, work or studies and other familiar topics. Where you live now Do you like the town or city you are living in now? How do you usually travel around this town/city? Would yo
2、u prefer to live in a larger or a smaller town/city? Health and fitness Do you try to keep fit? Have you ever been a member of a fitness club? Do you often visit a doctor for a check up? Do you have to pay to visit a doctor in your country? Hobbies and interests What do you do in your free time? Did
3、 you have other hobbies/interests when you were younger? What does your mother do in her free time? Are these activities popular in your country? If you had more free time, what would you do? 2 PART 2 Tell me about a holiday you have taken. You should say: -when and where you went on the holiday; -i
4、f it is a popular holiday destination; -what you did on the holiday; -and what was special about it. You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You have one minute to think about what youre going to say. You can make some notes to help you if you wish. 3 PART 3 Discussion topic: H
5、olidays and Tourism Example questions: What kind of places do people in your country like to go to on holiday to and what do they usually do there? Do you think that where people go on holiday and what they do on holiday is related to their income? How are peoples holidays different to 20 years ago
6、and how are they still similar? In the future, what kind of holidays do you think will become popular? What are the advantages and disadvantages of going on a “package holiday“ where everything is prepared for you by a travel agency? What is your idea of a perfect holiday? 雅思（口语）模拟试卷 17答案与解析 一、 Spea
7、king Module (10-15 minutes) 1 【正确答案】 Where you live new Yes, I do. It is a very green city, with plenty of parks. A river runs through the city and the riverside area is quite beautiful. In the city centre, there are many restaurants, bars and cafes by the river and no cars are permitted there, so i
8、t is tranquil. The local government has preserved many of the older buildings and renovated them, so they have become tourist attractions. Not all of the city is this nice on the outskirts there are industrial areas. I usually get around by bus. The buses nm quite regularly during the day, but the n
9、ight service is not so good. There is no subway or light railway the local government decided that these forms of transport were too expensive. The buses are all electric ones, so there is no pollution. The electricity is generated by wind farms outside the city I prefer living in a small city, like
10、 the one I live in now. Its easy to get around and the countryside isnt far away. Smaller cities are less polluted too. However, they still have the facilities people need schools, libraries, hospitals, even a university in my city. Health and fitness Im a little lazy, but I do a lot of walking whic
11、h keeps me quite fit. Although I dont do too much exercise, I do have a healthy diet-plenty of fruit and vegetables. Im not a member or a fitness centre, but I do go swimming occasionally at the weekends. I used to be, but I only went for about six months. I found it useful, but I couldnt go on a re
12、gular basis because I was working different hours each day. If I had more regular working hours, I think I might join a fitness centre. Like most people, I only go to the doctor when there is a serious problem with my health. For minor ailments, I go to the chemists and get some medicine. Its not ve
13、ry expensive and saves time. I did have to go for a check up with a doctor a few years ago when I applied for medical insurance. The insurance company wanted to check that I didnt have anything wrong with me before I took out the policy. Not usually. Only if its something particularly expensive or i
14、f it is not essential for your health, each person is permitted to go for a free check up each year, but few do. Hobbies and interests I love watching old films you know, like Casablanca and Gone With The Wind. I also collect film memorabilia, like posters. I even have a few items that were used on
15、the sets in some old films. In the summer, I enjoy hiking in the countryside near my city. My home is near the outskirts of the city, so I dont have too far to walk to get into the countryside. I usually walk to the nearby villages and maybe relax in a village pub for an hour or two. If the weathers
16、 nice, its a great way to spend a day. I usually hike near bus routes, just in case it rains! I used to collect coins when I was a child. I gave it up because it was becoming a little expensive. I still have my coin collection, but I dont spend any time on it. Ill probably sell it when the coins are
17、 more valuable. She watches a lot of TV, like many middle-aged people in my country. I think that most of the programmes she watches are useless, but she likes them. Sometimes she goes out with friends. Im not exactly sure what they do together perhaps a little shopping, or maybe they go to a cafe a
18、nd chat. My father bought a computer recently and my mother has started to use the Internet. Shes fascinated by eBay you know, the website where you can buy and sell things. She sometimes watches me while I bid for items of film memorabilia. Watching TV is certainly popular almost everyone watches i
19、t each week and most people watch it every day. Collecting coins isnt as popular as collecting stamps. Collecting in general is quite popular in my country. I have friends who collect beer bottles, matchboxes and stuffed toys! If I had more free time, I would probably start collecting antiques. I lo
20、ve old things, but to collect antiques, you really need to know something about them, especially how to tell the genuine article from a fake. It would take some time to get to know all that. I sometimes go to the market in the centre of my city at the weekend. Several stalls sell antiques, so I coul
21、d buy items there. 2 【正确答案】 The best holiday I ever took was a month-long trip around the north of France. I took the train to Paris and stayed there for four days: I spent those days visiting museums, like the Louvre, and all the man sights, such as the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. Then, I went to
22、the Normandy coast, where I stayed in a few seaside towns. I saw the famous Mont-St.-Michel, which is a castle built near the coast. At low tide, you can walk across a causeway to get there, but at high tide it is not possible to walk across and you have to use a boat. I went cycling through the cou
23、ntryside and, of course, drank some wine. I went alone. In a way it was good because I could do whatever I wanted. On the other hand, it would have been nice to share the experiences with someone else. The trip was not too expensive, because I went in the autumn when there were not many tourists. I
24、was lucky with the weather it didnt rain once! 3 【正确答案】 People in my country either stay at home during their holidays, possibly visiting friends or relatives, or they go abroad, usually to Spain or another Southern European country. Some people go further away, to Thailand or America, but it costs
25、more to go to those places. If they stay at home, they often take the time to simply relax, watch TV or go out with friends to a card or restaurant. If they go abroad, they usually sunbathe on beaches and visit the local sights. Definitely. The more money people have, the further away they travel at
26、 least in my country. Its almost like a competition sometimes. Someone goes to Egypt one year, so the next year another person has to go further to Mexico maybe. People with less money are the ones who tend to stay at home. However, there are some people who have money but dont like going abroad. Th
27、ey dont like foreign food perhaps. They are different in that holidays now include further away destinations and hotel standards and expectations have risen. It is much more common to fly nowadays, mainly because flights are so much cheaper than before. They are similar in that many people still lik
28、e to sunbathe by the sea or visit local tourist sites. I think that activity holidays will become increasingly popular. People seem to be getting a little tired of spending their holidays in the same old way and becoming interested in doing something fresh something different. Winter sports holidays
29、 are slowly becoming more popular, for example. The good thing about package holidays is that everything is arranged for you from flights and hotels to excursions you dont have to worry about those things. Well, you dont have to worry about them if everything goes right. Sometimes things go wrong an
30、d cause people a lot of trouble, particularly delays at airports. Some people prefer to travel independently because they want more freedom to do and see what they like what they are interested in. they dont like being told what to do, and when. On a package tour, you often only see what others want
31、 you to see. The most important thing is that it has to be completely relaxing. I mean, thats what a holiday is all about, isnt it? Taking time off from your busy everyday life and enjoying yourself. I also like to try something new, perhaps even unusual, but many other people prefer doing something familiar in a familiar environment.
