1、雅思（听力）模拟试卷 59及答案与解析 一、 Listening Module (30 minutes is that Flagstone Properties? janice: Yes thats right. Flagstone here. How can I help you? jon: Hello. Im ringing just to make enquiries about renting a house. My names Jon Anderson. Janice: Yes, Mr Anderson. What sort of thing were you looking for
2、? jon: Two-bedroomed house with garden. janice: Well. yes, sir, that shouldnt be any problem . just to let you know that our main areas, the main areas we deal with, are the city centre itself. . . jon: City centre . . . uh-huh. janice: And the north suburbs. jon: Oh well. we were most interested in
3、 the Northern areas actually. janice: Right. yes . What sort of price were you thinking of? jon: Well. . . could you give me some idea? janice: Certainly. It really ranges from 250 per month. jon: Only 250? janice: Yes, to about 500 depending on a number of different factors. jon: What does it depen
4、d on? janice: Well, obviously the quality of the area. And then whether theres a garden. jon: Well, as I said, wed want a garden. janice: And a garage pushes up the price. jon: Right. . . well, we wouldnt necessarily need one. I think about 350 a month would be our limit. janice: OK. Well. would you
5、 like to have a look at a couple of properties, sir? jon: Yes, thatd be great. janice: Looking at our files. I think weve got two which might suit you . jon: Hang on. Ill just get a pen. Right. janice: OK. Well, theres one on West Park Road which is 325 a month. jon: Are the bills included? janice:
6、Well, that one just includes the water bill. jon: OK, right. janice: And the second house is in Tithe Road. Ill just spell that for you . . . OK? jon: Yep. janice: T-I-T-H-E Road. jon: Got that. And how much is that one? janice: Thats 380. jon: 380. Is that including water? JANICE: No, Im afraid not
7、, but it does include the telephone rental. jon: Oh well, thats not too bad then. So,. . . janice: So, when would you be available to see them? jon: Well, Ill be in town next week . . . say . . . Thursday? JANICE: No, Im sorry we dont have any availability for Thursday. How about Wednesday afternoon
8、? jon : OK. Thats fine. Would 5.00 be OK? janice: Yes, fine. 5.00 it is. Just come to the Flagstone Offices. jon: Oh, before I forget. What sort of things do I need to get done . to rent with you? janice: Well, the most important thing is a letter from your bank . . . jon: No problem . janice: And t
9、hen a reference letter from your employer. jon: Yes, thats OK. janice: Great, and then we would need you to give 2 weeks notice of moving in . . . jon: Right. 2 weeks notice. And what about a deposit? janice: Thats one months rent, whatever the amount is. jon: OK. One month. Is that it? janice: No,
10、sorry, one more . you will have to pay for the contract. jon: Oh yes. Id forgotten about that. OK, fine. So Ill start arranging those, and Ill . . . janice: . Ill see you next week. jon: Yes. Thanks very much. Bye. janice: Goodbye. 1 【正确答案】 (the)city centre(itself)ACCEPT center 2 【正确答案】 ( )250(pound
11、s)(to)( )(about)500(pounds) 3 【正确答案】 (a)garden 4 【正确答案】 ( )325(pounds) 5 【正确答案】 (the)water(bill(s) 6 【正确答案】 (the)telephone/phone(rental) 7 【正确答案】 Wednesday/Wed(afternoon) 8 【正确答案】 (your)employer 9 【正确答案】 two/2 weeks/wks /(a)fortnightV/fourteen/ 14 days 10 【正确答案】 (1/one)month(s)rent NOT one month 11
12、【听力原文】 mrs smith: Hello, Mrs Sutton. Come in. How are you settling in next door? Have all your things from Canada arrived yet? I thought I saw a removals van outside your house yesterday afternoon. mrs sutton: Yes. They came yesterday. We spent all day yesterday arranging them. Its beginning to feel
13、 a bit more like home now. mrs smith: Thats good. Look, come in and sit down. Are you alright? You look a bit worried. mrs sutton: Well, I am a bit. Im sorry to bother you so early, Mrs Smith, but I wonder if you could help me. Could you tell me how I can get hold of a doctor? Our daughter, Anna, is
14、nt very well this morning and I may have to call somebody out. She keeps being sick and I am beginning to get a bit worried. I just dont know how the health system works here in England. All I know is that its very different from ours back in Canada. mrs smith: Well, I dont know really where to star
15、t. Let me think. Well, the first thing you have to do is find a family doctor sometimes we call them general practitioners as well - and register with him or her. If you live here, youve got to be on a doctors list. If youre not, things can be a bit difficult. Nobody will come out to you if youre no
16、t registered. Anyway, they work in things called practices. Sort of small groups of family doctors all working together in the same buildings. Now what youve got to do this morning is register with one of them. There are two practices near here, so were quite well off for doctors in this part of Man
17、chester. Theres the Dean End Health Centre about ten minutes walk away and theres another practice in South Hay. Thats about five minutes away going towards the town centre. Were registered at the Dean End one, but theyre both OK. There are about six doctors in our practice and four in the other. So
18、 ours is quite big in comparison. And the building and everythings a bit more modern. South Hay is a bit old-fashioned but the doctors are OK. Their only problem is that they dont have a proper appointment system. Sometimes you have to wait for ages there to see someone. Anyway, you go to the recept
19、ionist in whichever health centre and ask her to register you with a doctor there. You have to fill in a form, but it doesnt take long. Ours is called Dr Jones and weve been going to him for years - ever since we moved here fifteen years ago. I wouldnt say hes brilliant but I suppose hes alright rea
20、lly. Were used to him now. They say hes very good with elderly people, but he does tend to get a bit impatient with children. Listen, the one whos supposed to be really good with small children is Dr Shaw. Ive heard lots of people say that. Shes young and shes got small children of her own. So you c
21、ould try registering with her. And if her list is full, I heard somebody say the other day that theres a really nice young doctor at South Hay, a Dr Williams. He holds special clinics for people with back trouble. But thats not really your problem, is it? mrs smith: If you want a doctor to visit you
22、 at home, you have to ask for a home visit. Youre supposed to do that before 10.30 in the morning, but obviously, if its an emergency, you can phone at any time, night or day. It might not be your doctor that comes, though. Its quite often one of the other doctors in the practice. It doesnt really s
23、eem to make much difference. Otherwise you make an appointment to see your doctor at the health centre. You usually get seen the same day. Not always of course, but usually, as I say. They hold surgeries between 9 and 11.30 every weekday, and from 4 to 6.30 Monday to Thursday. Saturdays are only for
24、 emergencies. When the doctor sees you, he gives you a prescription. He writes what medication you need on it and you take it to a chemists shop. Theres one opposite the centre. If its for a child under 16, you dont have to pay. So if its for Anna, theres no problem. The same thing goes if youre une
25、mployed or retired, or if youre pregnant. Just as well because its not cheap. You pay the same price for each item the doctor has prescribed. At the moment its something like 5 per item. So you pay for the medication but the consultation with the doctor doesnt cost you anything. Its completely free
26、as long as youre a resident here. Youre going to be here for three years, arent you? So there shouldnt be any question of you paying anything to see the doctor. So thats one less problem to worry about. Look, Mrs Sutton. If you want, Ill sit with your daughter for half an hour if you want to go down
27、 to the health centre to register. Its no trouble really, dont worry. mrs sutton: Are you sure you wouldnt mind? That would really help me a lot. Ill ask them if they can send someone round later to see Anna. I think Ill try the Dean End Centre. mrs smith: Good idea. Dont worry about Anna. mrs sutto
28、n: Right. Ill be back as soon as I can. 11 【正确答案】 (her)daughter(Anna)/ Anna / Ana /(her)child 12 【正确答案】 (a)practice/practices 13 【正确答案】 (about)6/six(doctors) 14 【正确答案】 (about)4 / four(doctors) 15 【正确答案】 better/more efficient/faster 16 【正确答案】 elderly / old / older 17 【正确答案】 back problems/trouble / ba
29、d backs 18 【正确答案】 9 / nine(am)/ 9.00 / nine/9 oclock 19 【正确答案】 B / unemployed people E / pregnant women 20 【正确答案】 ( )5 / five(pounds) 20 【听力原文】 tutor: Hello. Jonathan Briggs, isnt it? jb: Yes, thats right. tutor: Do come in and sit down. jb: Thanks. tutor: Right. Well, Jonathan, as we explained in y
30、our 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 in Economics? jb: Yes, b
31、ut I also did Politics as a major strand. 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 years in total from 1990 to . . . umm . . . 1992. tutor: How interesting. What organisat
32、ion was that with? jb: Its not one of the major ones. Its called Teach South. 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. tutor: Oh, a rural co-operative, how interesting . . . and what did
33、you teach? jb: A variety of things in different years . . . ummm . I did . . . with Forms 1 to 3 mainly Geography and some English with Form 5. Then in my final year I took on some Agricultural Science with the top year . thats Form 6. tutor: Right. Quite a variety then . . . jb: I also ran the scho
34、ol farm. tutor: How interesting . . . 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. tutor: Why was that? jb: Well. I was very homesick at first and missed my family . tutor: Oh yes . I can unde
35、rstand 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 cattle to sell locally. tutor: Really
36、? 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 thats why you want to train to teach Geography? jb: Yes. Ive had a couple of jobs since then but I now realise I like teaching best. And I chose Ge
37、ography because . because its my favourite subject . and also because I think it has so many useful applications. tutor: Well. you certainly have had some interesting work experience. Ill ask you now to go on to the next stage of . 21 【正确答案】 Politics 22 【正确答案】 (West)Africa 23 【正确答案】 1990 to 1992 NOT
38、1993 24 【正确答案】 Teach South 25 【正确答案】 rural co(-)operative 26 【正确答案】 Geography 27 【正确答案】 (Form)5/five/V 28 【正确答案】 (very)homesick / missed(my/his)family / homesickness 29 【正确答案】 favourite subject ACCEPT favorite 30 【正确答案】 (many)(useful)applications 31 【听力原文】 announcer: Todays Health Counsel is present
39、ed by Paula Clayburg, who is the chief Counsellor at Liverpools famous pain clinic: The Wilton Clinic. Paula. paula clayburg: Do you know what Prince Charles, Seve Ballesteros and Elizabeth Taylor have in common? They all suffer from chronic back pain. In fact, bad backs are one of the most common h
40、ealth problems today, affecting people in all walks of life. The most recent available figures show that about a quarter of a million people are incapacitated with back pain every day. And many sufferers dont know the cause or the solution to their problem. The majority of our patients at the clinic
41、 tend to be women. They are especially vulnerable because of pregnancy but also because of osteoporosis, which I personally believe to be the major cause of problems for women. I have many women patients who say they have completely given up exercise because the pain makes them so miserable. But of
42、course that starts up a vicious circle. Bed rest, giving up exercise and pain killers are traditional responses to back pain but, although there are many excellent drugs on the market, at our clinic we are beginning to realise the unique benefits of relaxation therapy. Other specialists in the field
43、 make a strong case for certain types of exercise, but in our experience they are easily mishandled and can lead to more harm than good. Now, lets look at some of the reasons why back pain is developing into such a unique menace. In general, the body is pretty good at self-repair. A strain or a blow
44、 to a limb, though painful at the time, generally resolves itself. But the bodys response to back injury can be very counter-productive. When pain strikes, we attempt to keep the back as immobile as possible, which makes the muscles tense up. Research shows that they often go into spasm, which cause
45、s further twisting of the spine. A vicious circle is underway. The second mistake we often make when stricken with extreme back pain is to go to bed and stay there. Although at the clinic we recognise that a short rest in bed can be helpful. up to two days. any longer makes our back muscles become w
46、eaker and unable to hold up our spine. The pain therefore becomes worse. Another problem is being overweight. Anyone a stone or more overweight who already has back pain is not doing himself any favours: though it wont actually set it off in the first place, the weight will increase the strain and m
47、ake things worse. The British diet could be partially to blame for the increase in back pain: over the last ten years the average weight of men has risen by 11 lbs and of women by 9 lbs. So much for the causes and aggravations of pain. But what can WE do to help? There are many ways in which simple
48、day-to-day care can make all the difference. The first point to watch of course is weight. If you are overweight, a diet will make all the difference. Also, studies have shown that just one hour sitting in a slouched position can strain ligaments in the back which can take months to heal. At the cli
49、nic we have come to the conclusion that the major cause of the problem is not with the design of chairs, as some have suggested, but in the way WE sit in them. It can be useful to get special orthopaedic chairs, but remember the most important improvement should be in OUR posture. Another enemy of your back is, of course, your beds. If your bed doesnt give enough support, back muscles and ligaments work all night trying to correct spinal align
