1、雅思（听力）模拟试卷 46 及答案与解析 一、 Listening Module (30 minutes it is the shadow of the moon streaking across the earth. This happens every year or two, each time along a different and, to all intents and purposes, a seemingly random piece of the globe. In the past people often interpreted an eclipse as a dang
2、er signal heralding disaster and in fact, the Chinese were so disturbed by these events that they included among their gods one whose job it was to prevent eclipses. But whether or not you are superstitious or take a purely scientific view, our earthly eclipses are special in three ways. Firstly, th
3、ere can be no doubt that they are very beautiful. Its as if a deep blue curtain had fallen over the daytime sky as the sun becomes a black void surrounded by the glow of its outer atmosphere. But beyond this, total eclipses possess a second more compelling beauty in the eyes of us scientists . for t
4、hey offer a unique opportunity for research. Only during an eclipse can we study the corona and other dim things that are normally lost in the suns glare. And thirdly, they are rare. Even though an eclipse of the sun occurs somewhere on earth every year or two, if you sit in your garden and wait, it
5、 will take 375 years on average for one to come to you. If the moon were any larger, eclipses would become a monthly bore; if it were smaller, they simply would not be possible. The ancient Babylonian priests, who spent a fair bit of time staring at the sky, had already noted that there was an 18- y
6、ear pattern in their recurrence but they didnt have the mathematics to predict an eclipse accurately. It was Edmund Halley, the English astronomer, who knew his maths well enough to predict the return of the comet which, incidentally bears his name, and in 1715 he became the first person to make an
7、accurate eclipse prediction. This brought eclipses firmly into the scientific domain and they have since allowed a number of important scientific discoveries to be made. For instance, in the eclipse of 1868 two scientists, Janssen and Lockyer, were observing the suns atmosphere and it was these obse
8、rvations that ultimately led to the discovery of a new element. They named the element helium after the Greek god of the Sun. This was a major find, because helium turned out to be the most common element in the universe after hydrogen. Another great triumph involved Mercury . Ill just put that up o
9、n the board for you now. See - theres Mercury- the planet closest to the Sun - then Venus, Earth, etc. For centuries, scientists had been unable to understand why Mercury appeared to rotate faster than it should. Some astronomers suggested that there might be an undiscovered planet causing this unus
10、ual orbit and even gave it the name Vulcan. During the eclipse of 1878, an American astronomer, James Watson, thought he had spotted this so-called lost planet. But, alas for him, he was later obliged to admit that he had been wrong about Vulcan and withdrew his claim. Then Albert Einstein came on t
11、he scene. Einstein suggested that rather than being wrong about the number of ,planets, astronomers were actually wrong about gravity. Einsteins theory of relativity - for which he is so famous - disagreed with Newtons law of gravity in just the right way to explain Mercurys odd orbit. He also reali
12、sed that a definitive test would be possible during the total eclipse of 1919 and this is indeed when his theory was finally proved correct. So there you have several examples of how eclipses have helped to increase our understanding of the universe, and now lets move on to the social aspects. 1 【正确
13、答案】 C 2 【正确答案】 B 3 【正确答案】 C 4 【正确答案】 B 5 【正确答案】 A 6 【正确答案】 C 7 【正确答案】 first person 8 【正确答案】 (a)new element/helium 9 【正确答案】 (the) lost planet/(the) new planet/Vulcan 10 【正确答案】 gravity 11 【听力 原文】 TUTOR: Hello. Jonathan Briggs, isnt it? JB: Yes, thats right. TUTOR: Do come in and sit down. JB: Thanks.
14、TUTOR: Right. Well, Jonathan, as we explained in your letter, in this part of the interview we like to talk through your application form, your experience to date, etc and then in the second part you go for a group interview. JB: Group interview, yes, I understand. TUTOR: So. your first degree was i
15、n Economics? JB: Yes, but I also did Politics as a major strand. 【 Q21】 TUTOR: And you graduated in 1989. And I see you have been doing some teaching. JB: Yes. I worked as a volunteer teacher in West Africa. I was there for almost three 【 Q22】 years in total from 1990 to umm. 1992. 【 Q23】 TUTOR: How
16、 interesting. What organisation was that with? JB: Its not one of the major ones. Its called Teach South. 【 Q24】 TUTOR: Oh, right. Yes, I have heard of it. It operates in several African countries, doesnt it? And what kind of school was it? JB: A rural co-operative. 【 Q25】 TUTOR: Oh, a rural co-oper
17、ative, how interesting, and what did you teach? JB: A variety of things in different years, ummm. I did, with Forms 1 to 3 【 Q26】 mainly Geography and some English with Form 5. Then in my final year I took 【 Q27】 on some Agricultural Science with the top year, thats Form 6. TUTOR: Right. Quite a var
18、iety then. JB: I also ran the school farm. TUTOR: Howinteresting. TUTOR: . And how did you find the whole experience? JB: Ill be honest with you. At the end of the first year I really wanted to leave and come home. TUXOR: Why was that? JB: Well. I was very homesick at first and missed my family. 【 Q
19、28】 TUXOR: Umm. I can quite understand that. JB: . and I also found it frustrating to have so few teaching resources, but I did decide to stay and in the end I extended my tour to a third year. TUTOR: Right. Things must have looked up then? JB: Yes. We set up a very successful project breeding cattl
20、e to sell locally. TUTOR: Really? JB: And then after a lot of hard work we finally got funds for new farm buildings. TUTOR: And you wanted to see things through? JB: Uh-huh. TUTOR: And is that why you want to train to teach Geography? JB: Yes. Ive had a couple of jobs since then but I now realise I
21、like teaching best. And I chose Geography because, because it is my favourite subject, and 【 Q29】 also because I think it has so many useful applications. 【 Q30】 TUTOR: Well. you certainly have had some interesting work experience. Ill ask you now to go on to the next stage of. 11 【正确答案】 Politics 12
22、 【正确答案】 (West) Africa 13 【正确答案】 1990 to 1992 NOT 1993 14 【正确答案】 Teach South 15 【正确答案】 rural co(-)operative 16 【正确答案】 Geography 17 【正确答案】 (Form) 5/five/V 18 【正确答案】 (very) homesick 19 【正确答案】 favourite subject ACCEPT favorite 20 【正确答案】 (many) (useful) applications 21 【听力原文】 Professor: Welcome back to t
23、he new term, Martina and Amanda. I hope youve had a good break and that youre looking forward to writing your dissertations. In this tutorial, Id like to give you the opportunity to ask questions on writing the dissertation, such as requirements, dates and who to see when you need help. I know that
24、its all available on the department website, but sometimes students just like to check or confirm information . or sometimes they need a little more detail. So, is there anything youd like to ask? Martin: Is there a fixed hand-in date yet? On the website it said that one hadnt been decided on yet. P
25、rofessor: Im glad you asked that question. I just heard this morning that the deadline has been decided and it is 28th May. Thats a week later than we had originally planned. Amanda: What about the word limit? The website gave a very broad range. What was it, Martina? 10000 to 20000 words? Martin: I
26、 believe so, Amanda. Professor: Well, I believe that was a typing error. It should be 10-12000 words, but feel free to write a little more if you need to. However, make sure that your dissertation is at least 10000 words long, not including the contents, references and bibliography. Amanda: Right. T
27、hank you. And we can choose any topics we like, cant we? Professor: Any from year 3. And do remember to get your topic approved by your personal tutor-oh, thats me, isnt it? -before you start writing. Id hate to have to tell you your topic was unacceptable after youd spent a lot of time on it! Amand
28、a: What would you like us to show you initially, apart from the title? Professor: Well, Id like to see a basic bibliography first, along with an outline of your dissertation. You should get that done by the end of January-this month in other words. Martin: According to the website, the research shou
29、ld take 8-10 weeks, so that takes us from, well, until mid-April, basically. Professor: Yes, you should have the research pretty much done by the time you return from the Easter break. Martin: It seems like a reasonable amount of time, but I bet it disappears fast. Professor: It certainly does. Youl
30、l probably find that you need to do some extra research during the second half of April. Ideally, youd be writing then, but very few students get all the information they need and the personal tutors almost always need to make some further suggestions. Thats why its really important to get the bulk
31、of your research done by mid-April. Martin: I see. If we get into trouble or can see that were going to get into trouble with our research, we should obviously contact you ASAP. Professor: Absolutely. Amanda: Do you think that we should look at what other students have done in the past, in order to
32、get a better idea of what to do and what to write? Professor: It can be helpful, but what often happens is that students rely too much on what they read, so I would only use other students - previous students work as a reference. Amanda: Got it. Martin: I know that we have the research guide to help
33、 us, but are there any other books or sources that you would recommend, I mean, to help us with planning a dissertation and the organisation and so on? Amanda: Yes. I wanted to ask you that too. Professor: There are several available from the library. I wouldnt bother buying any. My personal favouri
34、te is “Dissertations and You“ by Roger Kline. Another good one is “Mastering Your Dissertation“ by Helen Blondel. Theres a book about research techniques . Oh, whats it called? Its something simple like “Research Techniques for Dissertations“. The author is Helen Trailforth. Oh, I know! Its called “
35、Dissertation Research Techniques“. Very good book. Theres more than one copy of each of those in the library. One is for reference only and you know about the recall system if a book is being borrowed by someone else and you want it, dont you? Amanda and Martin: Yes. Professor: Good. Very good. Anyt
36、hing else? Amanda: Well, now that youve mentioned research techniques, Ive got a question. Questionnaires. A good idea, professor? Professor: The general consensus is that they are not very helpful, though some prominent researchers beg to differ. Clear them with me first, if you decide to go ahead
37、and use them. You see, you need to be very careful about the questions that you ask and order of the questions. Questionnaires very often lead people towards giving certain answers rather than getting at their true feelings and opinions. Amanda: Martin? Anything else? Martin: No. Im happy. Thank you
38、, professor. Amanda: Yes. thank you so much. Professor: My pleasure. 21 【正确答案】 28th May 22 【正确答案】 contents, references, bibliography 23 【正确答案】 (your) personal tutor 24 【正确答案】 8-10 weeks 25 【正确答案】 (extra) research 26 【正确答案】 other/previous students 27 【正确答案】 research guide 28 【正确答案】 Dissertation Research Techniques 29 【正确答案】 recall system 30 【正确答案】 feelings and opinions 31 【正确答案】 wine 32 【正确答案】 10% 33 【正确答案】 cold meals 34 【正确答案】 vegetarian
