1、雅思（听力）模拟试卷 37及答案与解析 一、 Listening Module (30 minutes how can I help you? GAVIN: Good morning, Dawn. Id like to join the club. DAWN: Wonderful. Now, have you ever been a member before? GAVIN: Yes, I joined after I left college and I was a member for seven years before I let my membership lapse when I
2、went abroad. DAWN: Do you have your old membership card? GAVIN: No, sorry. I threw it out when I moved. DAWN: Have you got any other form of identification on you? GAVIN: Ive got my drivers license and my passport and a couple of bankcards. DAWN: The lierne will be perfect. GAVIN: Here you are. DAWN
3、: Thank you. Oh, the photo is not a very good likeness, is it? GAVIN: No, Ive shaved off the beard and cut my hair since that was taken. DAWN: Im going to have to make a note of some of these details and Id like you to correct me if any of them have changed. Obviously, the number here will be the sa
4、me: AY916310. GAVIN: Look, youve copied it down wrongly-its AY196310. DAWN: Thank you. Im glad you picked that up; nowFamily name.Black; and other names.Gavin Raymond. GAVIN: Yes. DAWN: And you were born on the 22nd of January 1973. GAVIN: Thats correct. DAWN: Can I just remind you that youll need t
5、o renew your license by the 19th of May 2012 you wouldnt believe the number of people who get caught out with an expired license. GAVIN: Thank you. I must admit, although I carry it around in my wallet, I wasnt really aware of that. DAWN: Not many people are. Ive been caught out myself. Now, I can s
6、ee that youre one of those who has opted out of having an address printed on the card.and I can understand that. Personally, I think its better security not to have it-in case your wallet gets stolen, for example. GAVIN: I agree. DAWN: Can you give me your current address for our records? GAVIN: Yes
7、, of course. I live at 29 Sunset Street, Meadow bank. DAWN: Thanks. Actually, my uncle lives in the same street. Its a very nice area, isnt it? GAVIN: Yes, pretty good. DAWN: Now, youve got three classes of license: motorcar, motorbike and heavy vehicle. Do you want to be covered for all three? GAVI
8、N: Oh, not any more. I had a motorbike when I was a student and then, before I went abroad, I worked as a truck driver for a while but I never want to do that again. These days youll only find me behind the wheel of a car. DAWN: Well, thats all done now for one final question? GAVIN: Whats that? DAW
9、N: I need to ask you whether youve ever had any driving or other convictions or endorsements on your license. GAVIN: Well, Ive had a few parking tickets. DAWN: We dont count those. GAVIN: And.I havent had any endorsements.but I do have a dangerous driving conviction from back in 1993. I was young an
10、d inexperienced and going too fast in wet weather and I slid off the road and hit a power pole. DAWN: Well, I have to make a note of that but youre lucky because its over 15 years ago, it wont be held against you. 1 【正确答案】 (drivers) license 2 【正确答案】 AY196310 3 【正确答案】 5/2012/19(the) May 2012 4 【正确答案】
11、 29 Sunset Street/St 5 【正确答案】 (motor)car 6 【正确答案】 dangerous driving 6 【听力原文】 DAWN: Weve changed quite a lot here at the Royal Car Club since you were last a member. GAVIN: Oh? DAWN: We now have four different levels of membership starting at Blue, then moving through Bronze to Gold. GAVIN: What does
12、 that mean exactly? DAWN: Well, you get a different level of service and different benefits depending on what you choose. Of course that is reflected in the annual fee the more benefits, the higher the fee. GAVIN: I see. DAWN: The Standard Club Care comes with a 5% discount at Bronze level and a 7.5
13、% discount at Silver level. GAVIN: And Gold? DAWN: If you own more than one car, Id recommend the Gold level because you only pay half the fee on your first vehicle. GAVIN: Im not sure I need that. DAWN: Well, Bronze and Silver have 10 and 20 dollars off the Insurance fee but with the Gold membershi
14、p. say you had an accident and your car was badly damaged or off the road for any length of time.youd be eligible for car hire at no extra cost. GAVIN: Mum, thats good. DAWN: Theres one more thing. If you need to borrow money to purchase a new car, we offer personal loans at a reduction off the gene
15、ral applicable rate. These start at point two five percent, go up to half a percent Bronze level and increase to point seven five percent at the next level. Gold has a whopping 1.25 percent reduction on the applicable rate. GAVIN: Well, that is something I should consider perhaps. Thanks for your he
16、lp, Ill think it over and let you know. 7 【正确答案】 Blue 8 【正确答案】 first vehicle 9 【正确答案】 car hire 10 【正确答案】 0.75% 10 【听力原文】 Welcome to Summerland; Im your guide, Jacquie, and Im going to tell you a little bit about what we do and have here before I take you on a tour of the facilities. In our air-condi
17、tioned restaurant we can cater for anyone from the individual diner to families and tour groups but we also do functions such as weddings, conferences, birthday parties and so on. We have a delicious modern menu on offer in the restaurantor perhaps youd prefer to sit outside in the courtyard overloo
18、king the lush, tropical gardens and, for those booking a function, we devise an interesting set menu according to the type of celebration and the clients budget. If formal dining isnt what youre after, we operate a take-away food bar which has a range of fight snacks and refreshments just the thing
19、ff youre supervising children in the playground. The playground and picnic area makes a great alternative to the beachif youve remembered to bring your bathing suit and a towel, you can cool off in the water spray park. Parents can sit back, relax and enjoy a coffee while the kids have fun in our fu
20、lly-fenced, shady playground and picnic area. What a way to make the most of the warmth and sunshine we have here in abundance! The older children will love to visit the Historic Cottage with their parents. This was the original homestead on the property and is now preserved as a museum with an educ
21、ational DVD and cinema room. Youll find the information centre here also and youll be able to pick up some glossy brochures to take home with you and show your friends. Dont worry we have more than enough leaflets for you to take home. Visit the Gift Shop and youll find an enormous variety of local
22、products, fine foods and handicrafts on sale. Some say that this is the best displayed and priced shop in the region. There is more to be admired (and purchased) in the Garden Nursery which has an extensive range of flower pots, indoor and outdoor plants, statues and all kinds of other garden access
23、ories to adorn any home or garden. While were on the topic of gifts and such, I must mention the Wood Crafting Shed and urge you to take a look at the amazing products that the wood crafting team produces there. Youll be able to watch them at work and buy anything theyve made. The toys they produce
24、are not only original but some of the finest craftwork youll ever see. Take your little ones by the hand and keep an eye on them because theyll want to play with these but they cant be played with unless theyre paid for. Last but not least are the orchards. The Summerland Tourist Attraction is actua
25、lly a working farm with over 40 hectares of macadamia and avocado trees. The macadamia nuts are picked by machine from April through to September. The avocados are grown, hand harvested, packed and marketed on site. 11 【正确答案】 courtyard 12 【正确答案】 water spray park 13 【正确答案】 information centre 14 【正确答案
26、】 statues 15 【正确答案】 toys 16 【正确答案】 hand 16 【 听力原文】 Now, are you all set for the tour? Well leave the car park and walk in an easterly direction towards the administration building with the parking spaces outside. We wont go into the admin building because theres nothing much to see there; instead, w
27、ell walk in a north-easterly direction towards the museum but before we get to it were going to turn right, walk past it, and go into that enormous building to watch how the avocados are graded and packed. Well, what did you think of that? Those packers have to work very fast as you can see. Now as
28、we come out of this building well go to our left and around the back towards the cool room. Of course this is where all the fruit is stored after packing there are a lot of boxes of fruit in there nothing very interesting to look at, but we will stop at the other building to see how they make the ca
29、rdboard cartons. See how everything is mechanized so there is very little labor involved? Im intrigued by how those machines operate just like clockwork. It does get very hot in there, though, doesnt it, which makes the thought of a peek inside the cool room quite attractive. But, no, well skip that
30、 and make towards the building in the far north-eastern corner of the facility where they take the husks off the macadamia nuts. Its quite noisy but absolutely fascinating. Now, well take a shortcut heading west through the orchard to the woodcrafters workroom and shop and H1 give you a few minutes
31、to browse. Take note of where this is because Im sure youll want to come back here later this afternoon in your free time Is everyone still with us? Right, lets go south now and take a leisurely walk through the picnic and playground area with the water feature but we want to end up over at the gard
32、en shop at the northern end of the car park. Well have to walk through the little gift shop first to gain access to the garden shop and Im sure you wont be able to resist getting some nice little presents for the folks at home. Are you ready for lunch now? I know its been a whirlwind tour but the re
33、staurant has us booked in for 12.30 and after that youre free to take your time wandering around until the bus leaves at 3 p.m. 17 【正确答案】 A 18 【正确答案】 C 19 【正确答案】 G 20 【正确答案】 E 20 【听力原文】 LECTURER: Good morning Annie, Tony. How are you? ANNIE: Fine, thanks. LECTURER: Well, tell me what you have here.
34、ANNIE: We thought wed look at different methods of hydro culture. LECTURER: Uh huh. TONY: In the true hydroponics method the roots are bathed with water and nutrient solution while support for the plant must be provided above the container. LECTURER: And.alternatively? ANNIE: Alternatively, the plan
35、ts can grow with their roots in a substratum such as sand, vermiculite or LECA granules. TONY: LECA stands for Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate and vermiculite is. LECTURER: Thank you Tony, I know what vermiculite is.but you should be prepared to give details about all these things to the visitor
36、s. Can you explain what the advantage of LECA is over traditional soil? TONY: Its a natural product.manufactured from clay.its colorful, lightweight and.perfect for allergy sufferers. LECTURER: Thats right. Now tell me why. ANNIE: Because its clean and hygienic, bacteria and soil diseases dont get a
37、 chance. LECTURER: Well, you could say that on this chart here.“Ideal for household plants“. ANNIE: And well point out that the growing medium itself makes no contribution to feeding, which is provided in solution with the water. LECTURER: Good, now tell me what youve got here. ANNIE: This is a simp
38、le version of the first method, using a wide-necked jar which weve filled with water and nutrients, leaving space at the top. As the roots need to be in darkness well cover the sides of the glass with brown paper later. LECTURER: How did you get the plant through the cork? TONY: We made a hole throu
39、gh the centre and cut the cork in haft so we could fit it around the plant stem and we padded the hole with cotton wool. LECTURER: Thats a good demonstration of the principle involved, and ideal for a house plant but many people will want to see a wider application what about more plants? ANNIE: We
40、havent quite finished the preparation yet, but over here you can see a bigger container in fact, any wide container can be used with the nutrient solution in the bottom, air space above.and then weve made a rigid lid and weve covered that with a layer of litter. LECTURER: What have you used for litt
41、er? ANNIE: Weve used wood shavings. LECTURER: Untreated? ANNIE: Definitely. Thats most important you can use a variety of materials for litter but obviously nothing toxic and treated timber contains some nasty chemicals so, if youre using sawdust or wood shavings, they have to be from natural timber
42、. LECTURER: A good point. TONY: Yes, well make a note of that when we list possible ingredients for litter. LECTURER: Be sure to explain the purpose of the rigid lid its wire mesh, isnt it?and why the litter layer is important too. ANNIE: Well, the mesh is just a platform to keep the litter out of t
43、he water and the primary function of the litter is to exclude light from the root space. 21 【正确答案】 support 22 【正确答案】 clay 23 【正确答案】 cork 24 【正确答案】 wire mesh 25 【正确答案】 nutrient solution 25 【听力原文】 LECTURER: Mum. What you have so far is ideal for the home or office but what about commercial application
44、s? TONY: Well, were going to demonstrate the nutrient film technique which is popular with some commercial growers, particularly for the cultivation of crops such as runner beans and tomatoes. Producers would really like to see some innovation in the cultivation of potatoes and yams too but obviousl
45、y this technique is only suitable for those crops which grow above ground. LECTURER: What about peas? TONY: Well, we found peas were awfully tricky to grow using this method although were still unsure as to the reason. LECTURER: Wheres the exhibit? I dont see it anywhere. ANNIE: Well, thats because
46、we havent finished it yet because were going to have to procure some mature plants first. We didnt think far enough ahead to have started them off earlier. And when we do get them, well have to handle them carefully. TONY: Yes, because when our model is finished, youll see how the plants are held in
47、 position by a plastic tube which almost encloses them completely and is quite loosely fastened around the stems. LECTURER: Yes, and the feeding or watering system? ANNIE: Well, its a bit different on a large scale like this, you need to have the food solution trickle down through the tubes. TONY: Y
48、es, but the solution must also be rich in oxygen. LECTURER: And what it just bathes the roots? TONY: Thats one way of doing it. LECTURER: Whats the other way? TONY: You can have the solution moistening a substratum of rock wool at the bottom of the container. LECTURER: Rock wool? TONY: Its the same
49、as mineral wool you know a lightweight, fibrous material the kind of thing used for insulation. Or, you can use a layer of paper fiber. LECTURER: Oh, yes.something that has the capacity to absorb the solution, right? ANNIE: Well, you do need to experiment a little. For example, we tried coconut fiber. TONY: But it just didnt have the properties we were looking for. LECTURER: I see. TONY: In our display youll only see the basics the kind of thing that can be
