2023年剑桥雅思8Text1听力原文

Test1Section1A:Hi,George!Glad you*re back.Loads of people havephoned you.B:ReallyA:I feltjust likeyour secretary!B:Sorry!I wentinto thelibrary this afternoon to have a look at a newspaperand Icameacross somethingreally interestingA:What Abook B:No,a brochureEXAMPLE from a summerfestival-mainly Spanish music.Look,Ive gotit here.A:SpanishmusicI reallylove theguitar.Let*s have alook.So whatsthis groupGuitarriniB:Theyre reallygood.They hada videoQlwith all the highlightsof thefestival at a standin the lobbyto thelibrary,so Iheard them.They playfantastic instruments-drums andflutesand oldkinds ofguitars.Pve neverheard anythinglike itbefore.A:Sounds great.B:Okay.Shall wego thenSpoil ourselvesYes,lets.A:The onlyproblem is there arentany cheapseats・・・its allone price.Well,in thatcasewe couldsit rightat thefront-wed havea reallygood view.B:Yeah,though I think thatif yousit at the backYou canactually hearthe wholethingservices thatthose citiesprovide,and migrationof peopleto andfrom suchcities.Andlastly,we havecartography.Thats theart andscience ofmap-making.Youll bedoing alotof that!So,to summarizebefore wecontinue,we nowhave ourkey answer...studying thissubjectis importantbecause withoutgeographical knowledge,we wouldknow verylittle aboutoursurroundings and we wouldntbe ableto identifyall theproblemsQ35that relatetothem,so,by definition,we wouldntbe in an informedposition towork outhow tosolveany of them.Okay,now forsome practicalities.What dogeographers actuallydo Well,we collectdatato beginwith!Youll bedoing alot ofthat onyour firstfield trip!How do we dothis Thereareseveral means.We might,for example,conduct acensus-count apopulation ina givenareaperhaps.We alsoneed imageQ36of the earths surfacewhich wecan producebymeans ofcomputer-generation technologyor with the helpof satelliterelays.Weve comeavery longway fromthe earlyexploration of the worldby sailingships whengeographersonly hadpens andpaper at their disposal.After wevegathered ourinformation,we mustanalyse it!We need to lookfor pattern,Q37most commonlythose ofcauses andconsequences.This kind of informationhelps ustopredict andresolve problems that couldaffect theworld welive in.But wedon*t keepall thisinformation confidential.We thenneedtopublish ourfindingsso thatother peoplecan accessit andbe informedby it.And oneway in which thisinformationcan bepublished isin theform of maps.Youll allhave usedone atsome stageofyour lifealready.Lets considerthe benefitsofmapsfromageographers perspective.Maps canbe foldedand putinapocket andcan providea greatstore ofreference whenthey*re collectedinto anatlas.They candepict thephysical featuresof theentire planetifnecessary,or,just asmall partof itin muchgreater detail.But thereisadrawback.Youcant exactlyreplicate somethingthat isthree-dimensional,like ourplanet,on a map atpieceof paper,because paperhas onlytwo dimensions,and thatmeans thereUlalways be acertain degreeof distortionQ38amap.It cantbe avoided.We canalso useaerial photographs...pictures takenby camerasat highaltitude abovetheearth.These aregreat forshowing all kinds ofgeographical featuresthat arenot easyto seefromthe ground.You caneasily illustrateareas ofdiseased treesor howmuch trafficQ39is on the roadsatagiven timeor informationabout deepsea beds,for example.Then there are Landsats.These aresatellites thatcircle the earth andtransmit visualinformationto computersat receivingstations.They circletheearthseveral timesa dayandcan providea massof information-youll allbe familiarwiththeinformation theygiveus about the weatherQ40for example.So,what weregoing todo nowis look atashortpresentation inwhich youllsee all these tools.better Q2A:Yes.Anyway wecan decidewhen weget there.A:So willyou fillin theform orshallB:ri1do it.Name:George ONeill.Address:18North AvenueQ3,Westsea.Do yourememberour newpostcode Stillcant rememberit.A:Just aminute-Fve gotit writtendown here.WS62YHQ4,Do youneed thephone tooB:Please.Tm reallybad atnumbers.A:Q5So,lets booktwo ticketsfor Guitarrini.」B:Okay.If youresure f

7.50each isall right.How doyou feelaboutthesingerA:I haventquite decided.But Ivenoticed somethingon thebooking formthat mightjustpersuade me!B:What*sthat thenA:Free refreshments!B:Really A:Yes,look here.Sunday17th ofJune.Singer,ticket£

6.00includes drinksQ6in thegarden.B:Sounds likea bargainto me!A:Yes,lets booktwo ticketsfor that.So,what elseIm feelingquite keennow!Howabout thepianistQ7on the22ndofJuneB:Anna VenturaPve justremembered thatsmy eveningclass night.A:Thats okay.Ill justhave togo onmy own-but wecan goto theSpanish danceandguitar concerttogether,cant weC:Yes-Im sureTom andKieran wouldenjoy thattoo.Good heavens-£

10.50Q8a ticket!I cansee weregoing tohave togo withoutfood for the restof the week-well needto bookfour!Q9A:Wish wewere students—look!Children,Students andSenior Citizensget a50%Q10discount oneverything.B:If only!Section2Hello,and thankyou forasking me to yourteachers*meeting totalk aboutthe DinosaurMuseumand totell youa bitabout whatyou cando withyour studentsthere.Welljet megive yousome of the basicinformation first.In regardto openinghours,we*reopen everyday oftheweekfrom

9.00am to

8.00pm excepton Mondayswhen weclose atL30pm.And,in factthe onlyday in the yearwhen wereclosed ison the25th ofDecemberQ

1112.You canbook aguided tourfor yourschool group anytime thatwere open.If you bring a schoolgroupto the museum,whenyou arrivewe askyou toremain withyour groupin thecar park.Oue ormore ofthe tourguideswill welcomeyou thereand briefyou Q13about whatthe tourwill beabout.We dothisthere becauseour entranceis quitesmall andwe reallyhavent gotmuch roomforbriefing groupsin theexhibition area.As faras theamount oftime youllneed goesjfyoubringaschoolgroup youshould planonallowing aminimum of90minutes for the visit.This allows15minutes toget onand offthecoach,45minutesQ14fortheguided tourand30minutes forafter-tour activities.If youregoing tohave lunchatthe museum youwill,of course,have toallow moretime.There aretwo cafesin themuseum,with seatingfor80people.If youwant to eat thereyoullneed toreserve someseating,as they can getquite crowedat lunchtime.Then utsidethemuseum atthe backtherearetablesQ15,and students can bringtheir ownlunch andeat ittherein theopen air.When thestudents comeinto themuseum foyerwe askthem tocheck in their backpackswiththeir booksjunchboxes,etc,atthecloakroom beforethey enterthemuseumproper.Im afraidin thepast wehave hada fewthings gonemissing afterschool visits so thisis astrictrule.Also,some ofthe exhibitsare fragileandwedont wantthem to be accidentallyknocked.But wedo provideschool studentswith handoutswith questionsand quizzesonthem.Q16-18There,ssomuch thatstudents canlearn in themuseumand itsfun fbrthem tohavesomething todo.Of course!Theyll needto brinesomething towrite withfbr these.We doallow studentsto takephotograph.Q16-18For studentswho aredoing projectsits usefulto makesome kindofvisual recordof whatthey seethat theycan addto theirreports.And finally,they shouldnotbring anythingtoeatinto themuseum,or drinksof anykind.There are also afewthings thestudentscando afterthe tour.In thetheatre onthe groundfloor therearecontinuous screeningsof shortdocumentaries aboutdinosaurs whichtheycansee anytime.Q1920We usedtohavean activityroom withmore interactivethings likemaking modelsof dinosaurs anddrawing andpainting pictures,even huntingfor dinosaureggs,butunfortunately theroom wasdamaged ina badstorm recentlywhen watercame inthe roof,so thaTsclosed atthe moment.But wedo havean ITCentre wherestudents haveaccess toCDROMs witha rangeofdinosaurgames.Q1920_These gamesarealot offun,but theyalsoteach thestudents aboutthe livesof dinosaurs,how theyfound food,protected theirhabitat,survived threats,that kindof thing.And...1think thatsall1have totell you.Please feelfree toask anyquestions ifyouwould like to knowanything else.Section3T:Right,Sandra.You wanted to seemetoget somefeedback onyour groupsproposal.The oneyoure submittingfortheGeography societyfield tripcompetition.Fve hada lookthroughyour proposaland I think itsa reallygood choice.In fact,I onlyhaveafew thingstosay aboutit,but evenin anoutline documentlike thisyou reallyhave to be carefultoavoid typosand problemswith layoutinthe proposal,and eveninthecontents page,soread itthrough carefullybefore submittingit,okayS:Will do.T:And Ivemade afew notesontheproposal aboutthings whichcould havebeen bettersequencedQ2LS:Okay.T:As forthe writingitself,Ive annotatedtheproposalas andwhere I thought itcould beimproved.Generally speaking,I feelyou*ve oftenused complexstructures andlongsentences forthe sakeof itand asa consequence...although yourparagraphing andinclusionof sub-headings help...its quitehard tofollow yourtrain ofthought attimes.Socut themdown abit,can vouQ22S:ReallyT:Yes.And don*t forgetsimple formattinglike numbering.S:Didnt Iuse pagenumbersT:I didntmean that.Look,youve rememberedto includeheaders andfooters,which isgood,but listingideas clearlyis important.Q23Number themor usebullet points,which isevenclearer.Then youllfocus thereader onyour mainpoints.I thoughtyour suggestiontogo tothe NavajoTribal Parkwas avery good idea.S:Ive always wantedtogo there.My fatherwas agreal fanof cowboyfilms and the WildWestso Iwas subjectedto seeingalltheepics,many ofwhich wereshot theie.As aconsequenceQ24it feelsvery familiarto meand it!s awesomeboth geographicallyandusually,so itssomewhere Ivealwayswantedto visit.Q24The subsequentresearch Ididand theonline photographsmade meeven keener.T:Interesting.Right,lets lookatthecontent ofyour proposalnow.S:Did youfind itcomprehensive enoughT:Well,yes andno.Youve listedseveral differenttopics onyour contentspage,but Fmnotsure theyreall relevant.S:No Well,Ithoughtthat fromthe perspectiveof afield trip,one thingI neededto focusonwas thesandstone plateauxand cliffsthemselves.Q25-27the waythey towerup fromtheflat landscapeis justamazing.The factthat thesurrounding softerrocks wereeroded bywindand rain,leaving thesehuge outcropshigh abovethe plain.Its hardlysurprising thattouristsflock tosee the area.T:Well,yes,Id agreee withincluding thosepointsS:And thenthe factthat itsbeen hometo nativeAmerican Navajosand allthe socialhistorythat goeswith that.The hardshipsthey enduredtrying tosave theirterritory fromtheinvading settlers.Their cultureis sorich-all thosewonderful stories.T:Well,I agreeits interesting,but itsnot immediatelyrelevant toyour proposal,Sandra,so atthis stage,I suggestyou focuson otherconsiderations.Ithinkan indicationof whatthestudents onthe tripcould actuallydo whenthey getthere shouldbe farmore central,Q25-27so thatcertainly needstobeincluded andtobeexpanded upon.And Fdliketoseesomething aboutthe localwildlife,and vegetationtoo,Q25-27not thatI imaginetheresmuch tosee.Presumably thetourist invasionhasn*t helped.T:Okay,I41do somework onthose twoareas aswell.But you!re right,theres notmuchapart fromsome veryshallow-rooted species.Although itscold andsnowy therein thewinter,theearthis bakedso hardinthesummer sunthat rainwatercant penetrate.so itsacase offlood ordrought,really.U:So,I understand.Now,before welookateverything inmore detail,Fve gotfew actualquestionsfor you.It wouldbea goodideato includethe answersin yourfinished proposal,because theyremissing fromyour draft.S:Fine.T:so,you mentionedthe monolithsand thespires,which wasgood,but whatarea doesthetribal parkcover Doyou knowS:12,000hectares,Q28and theplain isat about5,850meters abovesea level.T:Larger thanI expected.Okay.Wheres thenearest accommodationThats apracticaldetail thatyou haventincluded.Have youdone anyresearch onthatS:Yes.Theres nowhereto stayinthepark itself,but theresan oldtrading postcalledGoulding quitenear.All kinds of toursstart fromGoulding,too.T:What kindof toursS:Well,the mostpopular arein four-wheel drivejeeps-but Iwouldnt recommendhiringthose.Ithinkthe bestway toappreciate thearea wouldntbe tohire horsesQ29instead andtrekaround onthose.Biking isnot allowedand itsimpossible todrive aroundtheareainprivate vehicles.The tracksare toorough.T:Okay,lastly,what elseis worthvisiting thereS:There areseveral caves,but Ihavent lookedinto anydetails.FII findout aboutthem.T:Okay,good.Now whatId liketo knowis...Section4So,welcome toyour introductorygeography lecture.Well beginwith somebasics.Firstly whatdowe learn bystudying geographyWell,welearna greatdeal aboutalltheprocesses thathave affectedand thatcontinue toaffectthe earthssurfaceQ

31.But welearn farmore thanthat,because studyinggeographyalso informsus aboutthe differentkindsofrelationships thatdevelop betweena particularenvironmentsO32andthepeople thatlive there.Okay.We liketo thinkof geographyas havingtwo mainbranches.Theres the study ofthenatureof ourplanet-its physicalfeatures,what itactually lookslike-and thenthere*sthestudyof the ways inwhich wechoose tolive andoftheimpact Q33of thoseon ourplanet.Ourcurrent useof carbonfuels isagoodexample ofthat.But thereare morespecific studyareas toconsider too,and wellbe lookingat eachof theseinturn throughoutthis semester.These includebio-physical geography,by which1meanthe study ofthenatural environmentand allits livingthings.Then therestopography-thatlooks atthe shapesoftheland andoceans.Theres thestudyofpolitical geographyandsocial geographytoo,of course,which isthestudyof communitiesofpeople.We haveeconomicgeography-inwhichwe examineallkindsof resourcesand theiruse-agriculture,for example.Next comeshistorical geography-the understandingof howpeopleand theirenvironments andthewaysthey interacthave changedover aperiod oftime-and urbanQ34geography,an aspectIm particularlyinterested in,which takesas itsfocusthe locationof cities,the。