1、雅思（口语）模拟试卷 23及答案与解析 一、 Speaking Module (10-15 minutes) 1 The examiner asks the candidate about him/herself, his/her home, work or studies and other familiar topics. EXAMPLE Where you live now Which town or city do you live in now? What do you like about your part of the city? Are there any things yo
2、u dont like about your area? Do you think you will continue to live there for a long time? Weddings How do people usually celebrate weddings in your culture? Do people eat special food at weddings in your culture? What gifts do people usually buy for the bride and groom? Do people wear special cloth
3、es at the wedding? Do the bride and groom usually go on a honeymoon after the wedding? Games Do you often play games with your family or friends? Which is your favourite game? Are these games popular in your country? Do people in your family prefer different games? 2 You should say: which book it wa
4、s and when you read it what feelings you had whilst reading it if you have read other books by the same author and how it influenced you, if at all. You will have to talk about the topic for one to two minutes. You will have one minute to think about what youre going to say. You can make some notes
5、to help you if you wish. 3 Discussion topic: Books Example questions: What kind of books do people in your country like to read? Do you think that peoples tastes in books change as they get older? Do men and women like to read the same types of books? What do You think are the qualities or a good bo
6、ok? If you wrote a book, what kind of book would it be? 雅思（口语）模拟试卷 23答案与解析 一、 Speaking Module (10-15 minutes) 1 【正确答案】 Where you live now I live in Paris, the capital of France. Although I like Paris very much, I dont really like the area where I live. I suppose the two good things about it are the
7、restaurants and the transport. There are many immigrants in the area here I live, so theres a great variety of delicious food. The transport is good because there are two metro under-ground stations nearby. Its a poor area. That means that its cheap to live there rents are low. However, there is a l
8、ot of petty crime and there are few health and sports facilities. I doubt it. When I finish my studies, I hope to get a job and move to a better area. Weddings There is a wedding ceremony either at a registry office or in a church then a party. Wedding ceremonies in churches are becoming less common
9、 as fewer people take religion seriously. At the party also called the reception people make toasts to the bride and groom and a few people make speeches. Sometimes the speeches are very long and boring. Theres usually some live music and people dance. Of course, there is a lot of food and drink, ju
10、st like at weddings all over the world, I imagine! I dont think that there is any special food that is eaten. Oh, how could I forget! There must be a wedding cake! Apart from that, there is usually a big selection of food. Most receptions nowadays have a buffet, so people can choose which food they
11、want and how much of it they want to eat. In my country, people generally buy small household items, such as dishes, cutlery, food mixers, that kind of thing. Most people buy something of practical use rather than something ornamental. The men usually wear dark suits, though I have seen weddings whe
12、re the men have been wearing white ones. The ladies wear dresses usually quite fancy ones. The bride wears a white wedding dress to the ceremony, but generally changes into something more comfortable for the reception. Yes, they do but not always. Many couples find that they dont have enough money f
13、or a real honey-moon, so they visit friends or family instead. The most popular places for a honeymoon are the south coast or, if the couple are wealthy, a trip to somewhere exotic, like Thailand, South America or Australia. Games Yes, we often play board games, like Monopoly and Risk. I like them,
14、but Im not a good player. My sister is very good at Risk, which is strange because it is a military strategy game. My mother is good at Monopoly. I think she is good at getting good deals out of people using her charm! My favourite is Monopoly. Its all about getting as much money as possible from ot
15、her players by buying property and building on it. Everyone is a big capitalist or at least they want to be! Its an internationally famous game, with different versions for different cities around the world. I even saw a Bangkok version when I visited Thailand last year. Theyre not very popular. You
16、ng people seem to prefer computer games to board games. Actually, many computer games are based on board games. Board games can take a few hours to play, so many people are put off by that. My sister prefers Risk and my mother prefers Monopoly because those are the games they usually win at. So, my
17、father and I usually decide what we will play. My mother has recently started playing Bridge, the card game, with some neighbours. Apparently, shes pretty good at that too! My sister and I sometimes play computer games, but not often. 2 【正确答案】 Id like to tall about Emma by Jane Austen. I first read
18、it several years ago at secondary school. The heroine, Emma Woodhouse, is handsome, clever, and rich. She is the 21-year-old daughter of a landowner. The Woodhouse family the centre of social life in the area and is at the top of its social ladder. Emma has grown up without a mother and she is a lit
19、tle spoiled. Having too little to do to keep out of trouble, Emmas hobby is matchmaking. Unfortunately, she has little insight into human feelings. She plays with the love lives of the people around her and only one man I cant remember his name stands up to her and tells her what he thinks of her be
20、haviour. Because of him, Emma begins to recognise her mistakes and faults. It is an excellent novel, full of interesting characters and is very enlightening on the subject of how social relationships worked when Austen was writing. I have read other books by her, but this one is my favourite. 3 【正确答
21、案】 Most people enjoy fiction, but non-fiction is becoming increasingly popular especially books about the environment and world politics. These kinds of books are popular with adults of all ages. People seem to be more concerned about what is happening in the world around them and I certainly think
22、thats a good thing. Children and teenagers are almost all intrigued by the latest adventures of Harry Potter! I dont think that age has much to do with it. I think that it depends more on peoples interests. For example, twenty years ago, few people were very interested in the environment. Now, almos
23、t everyone is environmentally aware. Weve all heard of global warning and mass extinction. I think that books on the same topics as things on TV have become popular too. I think that there are some kinds of books that men and women like, but there are also some kinds that men prefer or that women pr
24、efer. I think funny books and non-fiction are fairly equally popular with both genders. Women seem to like romances and classics more, whilst men tend to go for adventure novels and science fiction more. I think that a good book should be entertaining, if its a work of fiction, and informative and t
25、hought-provoking if it is non-fiction. Of course, non-fiction can be entertaining and fiction can be informative, but the primary aims should be as I said. I think that a good book also uses language well and even introduces new or little known words to the reader. I would like to write a series of detective stories something like Agatha Christie wrote with her Poirot or Miss Marple characters. I would have some interesting characters in the books, based on people I know. The books would be primarily mysteries, but there would be humour and wit in them too.
