2024剑桥雅思讲义Listening_Test_C_1_.docx

国BlIELTSADVANTAGEIELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestCSeCtiOn1-QUeStiOnSI-IoQuestions1-5CompletetheformbelowWriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.fHappyWorldTunTarkViSi3InformationReCOrdNameofschool:1Timeofarrival:2Nameofteacherincharge:3Numberofstudents:4Methodofpayment:5Afteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.Q国的IELTSADVANTAGEQuestions6-10Labelthemapbelow.Choose5answersfromtheboxandwritethecorrectlettersA-Hnexttoquestions6-10.瓜Ticket office3DCinemaHorse ridingA.FoodcourtB.HauntedhouseC.HelterskelterD.PaddleboatsE.ParkingareaF.PirateshipG.RollercoasterH.ShoppingareaAfteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.Section2-QUeStionS11-20Questions11-15Completethetablebelow.WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSforeachanswer.NaturalremovalofCO2fromtheairbyseawater1112.plantsandChemicallymanufacturedremovalofCO2fromtheairReferredtoasa13Approach1:UseCO2grabbingchemicals14inwater.Approach2:Use15withCO2grabbingchemicals.Afteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.国QIELTSadvantageIELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestCQuestions16-20ChoosethecorrectletterA,BorC.16. TheaircontactormustbeA.wide,strongandthin.B.wide,deepandthick.C.wide,deepandthin.17. AlotofheatisrequiredtoA.recyclethematerial.B.dilutethematerial.C.bindthematerial.18. HighpurityCO2ismucheasiertouseasafuelaswellasA.recycleandtransport.B. liquifyandtransport.C. heatandtransport.19. TbremoveamilliontonsofCO2peryear,thecostpertonisA.$50.B. $300-$500.C. $1,000.20. ThethreecompaniestryingtolowercostsareinA. Canada,SwedenandtheUS.B. Canada,SwitzerlandandtheUS.C. Canada,SwitzerlandandtheUK.Afteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.SeetiOn3-QUeStionS21-30Questions21-25ChoosethecorrectletterA,BorC.21. Thespeakerisfascinatedbypeople,sA. questions.B. thoughts.C. eyes.22. MostpeopleA. easilyreachtheiridealweight.B. wantencouragementtoloseweight.C. quicklybreaktheirresolutionstoloseweight.23. Peoplewhohavealowerwaist-to-hipratiotendtobeA.shorter.B. fitter.C. heavier.24. Inthetest,thepeoplewhowereinbettershapeperceivedthefinishinglineasA.nearerthanunfitpeople.B. furtherthanunfitpeople.C. thesamedistanceasunfitpeople.25. UnmotivatedpeopleA. haveachievedtheirfitnessobjectives.B. havespecificgoalstheywanttoachieve.C. havelesstimetodedicatetotheirgoals.Afteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.Questions26-30ChooseFIVEletters,A-H.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthestrategy*KeepYDUrEyesonthePrize,?D. ThefinishlineappearscloserE. Itimprovesthequalityofexercise.F. Itisasloganfromaninspirationalquote.G. Peoplecanlose30%moreweight.H. Ithelpsmakeexerciselookeasier.EYoushouldavoidlookingateverythingaroundyou.I. Itisaninstructionabouthowtolookaroundyourenvironment.J. Youshouldfocusonthefinishline.Theletterscanbeinanyorder.26. 27. 29. 30. Afteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.SeCtiOn4-QlleStionS31-40Questions31-35Completethesentencesbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.31. Jobsthatcouldbetakenoverbyautomationtendtoberoutine,32. Jobsthatwethinkaresafefromautomationrequireacapabilitythatis33. Itisnotonlypeoplewhohaveofeducationwhosejobsarethreatenedbyautomation.34. Aswellashigherunemploymentandlowerwages,inthefuturewecouldfacerising35. Withoutlotsofconsumerswhocanbuyproductsandservices,thereisariskofAfteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.Questions36-40Answerthequestionsbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.36. Whattypeofpersonshouldwetryandvisualise?37. Inanidealvisionofthefuture,whatcouldwedo?38. Whatkindofincomeissuggestedtoavoidanincomedistributionproblem?39. Whathasthespeakersuggestedincorporatingintothisincome?40. Whatmightwehaveaproblemfindinginthefuture?Afteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.国BlIELTSADVANTAGEAnswers1. Flag,sHighSchool2. 10.30am3. Mr.Smyth/MrSmyth4. 405. (school,s)creditcard6. B7. A8. D9. H10. G11. soil(s)12. (even)rocks13. syntheticforest14. dissolved15. solidmaterials16. C17. A18. B19. C20. B21. B22. C23. B24. A25. A26. A(questions26-30canbeansweredinanyorder)27. E28. F29. G30. H31. repetitiveandpredictable32. uniquelyhuman33. (relatively)lowlevels34. (levelsof)inequality35. economicstagnation/decliningeconomicspiral36. (one)reallyexceptional37. workless/havemoretime38. guaranteed(income)/universalbasic(income)39. explicitincentives40. meaning(and)fulfillmentTranscriptSeCtion1(SourceUELTSAdVantaqe)Themeparkstaff:Hellothere.WelcometoHappyWorldFunPark.You,vechosenalovelydaytocomehere.Theweatherhasn'tthisgoodinweeks.Teacher:Yes1wewerejustsayingthatonthewayhere.Wereallygotveryluckywiththeweather.Themeparkstaff:Indeed.Bythelooksofallyourpassengers,dguessthisaschooltour,isthatright?Teacher:Yes,exactly.We,refromFlaq'sHiqh(QI)School.Themeparkstaff:Idon,tseeyouonmylistatthemoment.Didyoumakeabookingalready?Teacher:Yes1webookedabouttwomonthsago.IfsFlags,F-L-A-G-apostrophe-S,HighSchool.Themeparkstaff:Oh,Iseeitnow.Youwereexpectingtobehereat9am.Didyouhitsomebadtrafficontheway?Teacher:No,thetrafficwasfine.Itwasactuallyoneofourstudentsthatturneduplateandwehadtowaitforherbeforeweleft.Thestudentswhoarrivedontimeweren'ttoohappy,butitwouldbearealshametoleaveanyonebehind.Especiallywhenweonlyhavetripslikethisonceayear.Themeparkstaff:Haha.Ybs,I'veheardthesamestorymanytimes,tobehonest.llputyourtimeofarrivaldownas10.30am(Q2)then.Itdoesn'tmakemuchdifferenceexcepttohavealltherecordsrightforinsurancepurposes.Teacher:Ofcourse,that,sfinewithme.Themeparkstaff:Anditsaysherethattheheadteacherontoday'stripisMrHammersley.ThafsyouIassume.Teacher:No,actuallyMrHammersleywasn,tabletomakeittoday,soIhadtoreplaceher/himastheheadteacheronthetrip.MynameisMrSmVth(Q3).Themeparkstaff:IsthatS-M-I-T-H?Teacher:No,it'sactuallyspelledS-M-Y-T-H.Themeparkstaff:Okay,that,sperfect.Andhowmanystudentsdoyouhavewithyoutoday?Teacher:Wehave40(Q4)studentsintotalwithus.Themeparkstaff:Forty.Justletmewritethatdown.Anddoanyofyourstudentshaveanyspecialdietaryneeds?Teacher:Wehavetwovegetariansbuteveryoneelsewillbeeatingfromthestandardmenu.Themeparkstaff:Gotit.AndIassumeyou'regoingtopaycash.Teacher:No,myunderstandingwasthattheprincipalofourschoolhadalreadypaidinadvancewiththeSChOOrSCreditcard(Q5).Themeparkstaff:Ah,mymistake.Icanseeherethatit,sallpaidupandyou,rereadytogo.So1whatwelldofirstisllgetonthebuswithyouandgiveyouallaquicktouroftheparksothatyouknowwhereeverythingisandthenwellleaveyouatit.Teacher:Thafsperfectandwhatisyourname?Themeparkstaff:mMark.Teacher:Okayeveryone.ThisisMarkandhe/sheisgoingtogiveusaquicktouroftheparkbeforewegetoffofthebus.Themeparkstaff:HellotoallofyouandwelcometoHappyWorldFunPark.Wewillleavetheticketofficebehindusandgointotheparkitselfnowsothatyouknowwhereeverythingisandyoudon,twasteanyofyourtimetodaybygettinglost.Ifwecontinueonstraighthere,thiswillbringyoutotheparkingarea,butyoudon'tneedtoworryaboutthatasyourbusdriverwillcomeintotheparktocollectyouagainonceyou,reallreadytoleaveattheendoftheday.Welltakethelefthereandonyourleft,you,llseethehorseridingcentre.Thisisoneofourmostpopularattractionsbutwehaveplentyofhorsesforeveryonewhichmeansyouwon,tneedtowaittoolongforyourturnhere.Straiqhtahead,VOU'llSeethehauntedhouse(Q6).Ifsnotforthefaintofheartsoifyouscareeasilydadviseyoutostayfarawayfromthatone.You'llhavetowalkbackherelaterforthesetwobecauseIwanttoshowyoutherestoftheparkfirstsoweneedtoturnrightattheintersectionheretoseealltheotherattractions.SoOUttheWindoWo。QOUrleft,you'llSeethe3DCiVemaandOntheriqhtisthefoodCOUrt(Q7).Mr/MrsSmythwilldecidewhattimeyou'reallgoingtohavelunchtherebutyouwillallneedtogotogethersomakesurethatyouknowwhattimeyouneedtogotherebeforeyouallsplitIlD.NextOntheIefthereisthemotionSimUlatOrandOntherightisthePaddIeboats.ThePaddIeboatsarePrettVmuchtheCemreCfthePark(Q8)sothey,reareallygoodplacetomeetupwithyourgroupagainifyouloseanyone.ASWeroundthepaddleboats,you,llseetheshoppingareanexttothemotionsimulator(Q9).Thisiswherethehelter-skelterfromoursignoutsidethefrontusedtobelocatedbutwehadtotakeitdownlastyear.Thereareplanstobuildanotheronebutwe,renotsurehowsoonwellbeabletodothat.Thenthatbringsustothesnowhouseandfinally,wellstopoutsidethebumpercars.Oh,didIforgettomentionsomething?Yes,ofcourse,therollerCOaSterthatyou'veallbeenStarinqatSinCeWegothere.TOqetthereIoU'HneedtoUSethePaSSaqeWaVOetheIeftOftheSnoWhOUSeasitisIoCatedatthebackOfthegrounds(IO).So,Ibelievethat,severythingyouneedtoknow.Byenow.Ihopeyouallhavefuntoday.3国BlIELTSADVANTAGESeCtiOn2(Source:JennifenWilcox:TEDlk-AnewWaVtoremoveCo200mtheatmosphere.)Fourhundredpartspermillion:that'stheapproximateconcentrationofC02intheairtoday.Whatdoesthisevenmean?Forevery400moleculesofcarbondioxide,wehaveanothermillionmoleculesofoxygenandnitrogen.Inthisroomtoday,thereareabout1,800ofus.Imaginejustoneofuswaswearingagreenshirt,andyou'reaskedtofindthatsingleperson.That'sthechallengewe'refacingwhencapturingCO2directlyoutoftheair.Soundsprettyeasy,pullingCO2outoftheair.It'sactuallyreallydifficult.Butlltellyouwhatiseasy:avoidingCO2emissionstobeginwith.Butwe'renotdoingthat.Sonowwhatwehavetothinkaboutisgoingback;pullingCO2backoutoftheair.Eventhoughit'sdifficult,it'sactuallypossibletodothis.Andmgoingtosharewithyoutodaywherethistechnologyisatandwhereitjustmaybeheadinginthenearfuture.NOw,theearthnaturallyremovesCO2fromtheairbySeawater,SOilS(QII)PIantSandevenrocks(QI2).Andalthoughengineersandscientistsaredoingtheinvaluableworktoacceleratethesenaturalprocesses,itsimplywon'tbeenough.Thegoodnewsis,wehavemore.Thankstohumaningenuity,WehavethetechnoloQvtodaytoremoveC02OUtOftheairUSinqaChemiCaHVmanufacturedapproach.IliketothinkOfthiSasasyntheticforest(QI3).Therearetwobasicapproachestogrowingorbuildingsuchaforest.OneisIISinqC02QrabbinqChemiCaISdissolvedinWater(Ql4).Nomatterwhichapproachyouchoose,theybasicallylooktheSame.AnotherisUSinQSOiidmaterialsWithC02qrabbinqChemiCaIS(QI5)Sowhatmshowingyouhereiswhatasystemmightlookliketodojustthis.Thisiscalledanaircontactor.Youcanseeithastobereally,reallyWideinordertohaveahighenoughsurfaceareatoprocessalloftheairrequired,becauseremember,we,retryingtocapturejust400moleculesoutofamillion.Usingtheliquid-basedapproachtodothis,youtakethishighsurfaceareapackingmaterial,youfillthecontactorwiththepackingmaterial,youusepumpstodistributeliquidacrossthepackingmaterial,andyoucanusefans,asyoucanseeinthefront,tobubbletheairthroughtheliquid.TheC02intheairisseparatedfromtheliquidbyreactingwiththereallystrong-bindingC02moleculesinsolution.AndinordertocapturealotofC02,YOUhavetomakethisCOntaCtOrdeeper.Butthere'sanoptimization,becausethedeeperyoumakethatcontactor,themoreenergyyou'respendingonbubblingallthatairthrough.Soaircontactorsfordirectaircapturehavethisuniquecharacteristicdesign,wheretheyhavethishugesurfacearea,butarelativelythinthickness(QI6).Andnowonceyou'vecapturedtheC02,youhavetobeabletorecyclethatmaterialthatyouusedtocaptureit,overandoveragain.Thescaleofcarboncaptureissoenormousthatthecaptureprocessmustbesustainable,andyoucan'tuseamaterialjustonce.AndsorecvclinqthematerialrequiresanenounoUSamountOfheat(Ql7),becausethinkaboutit:C02issodiluteintheair,thatmaterialisbindingitreallystrong,andsoyouneedalotofheatinordertorecyclethematerial.Andtorecyclethematerialwiththatheat,whathappensisthatconcentratedCO2thatyougotfromdiluteCO2intheairisnowreleased,andyouproducehigh-purityCO2.Andthat'sreallyimportant,becausehiqh-purityCO2iseasiertoliquify,easiertotransport(QI8),whetherit,sinapipelineoratruck,oreveneasiertousedirectly,say,asafuelorachemical.SoIwanttotalkalittlebitmoreaboutthatenergy.Theheatrequiredtoregenerateorrecyclethesematerialsabsolutelydictatestheenergyandthesubsequentcostofdoingthis.SoIaskaquestion:HowmuchenergydoyouthinkittakestoremoveamilliontonsofC02fromtheairinagivenyear?Theansweris:apowerplant.IttakesapowerplanttocaptureC02directlyfromtheair.Dependingonwhichapproachyouchoose,thepowerplantcouldbeontheorderof300to500megawatts.Andyouhavetobecarefulaboutwhatkindofpowerplantyouchoose.Ifyouchoosecoal,youendupemittingmoreCO2thanyoucapture.Nowlet'stalkaboutcosts.Anererqv-intensiveVerSiOOOfthistechnoloQVCOUIdCOStVOUasmuchas$1,000atonjusttoCaPtlIreit(QI9).Let'stranslatethat.IfyouweretotakethatveryexpensiveC02andconvertittoaliquidfuel,thatcomesoutto50dollarsagallon.That'swaytooexpensive;it'snotfeasible.Sohowcouldwebringthesecostsdown?That's,inpart,theworkthatIdo.There'sacompanytoday,acommercial-scalecompany,thatcandothisaslowas600dollarsaton.Thereareseveralothercompaniesthataredevelopingtechnologiesthatcandothisevencheaperthanthat.mgoingtotalktoyoualittlebitaboutafewofthesedifferentcompanies.OneisCalledCarbOriEnaineerinq.They'rebasedOUtOfCanada.Theyusealiquid-basedapproachforseparationcombinedwithburningsuper-abundant,cheapnaturalgastosupplytheheatrequired.Theyhaveacleverapproachthatallowsthemtoco-capturetheC02fromtheairandtheC02thattheygeneratefromburningthenaturalgas.Andsobydoingthis,theyoffsetexcesspollutionandtheyreducecosts.SWitZerland-basedCIimeWOrkSandUSbasudGIobalThennOStatUSeadifferentapproach(Q20).Theyusesolidmaterialsforcapture.Climeworksusesheatfromtheearth,orgeothermal,orevenexcesssteamfromotherindustrialprocessestocutdownonpollutionandcosts.GlobalThermostattakesadifferentapproach.Theyfocusontheheatrequiredandthespeedinwhichitmovesthroughthematerialsothatthey'reabletoreleaseandproducethatC02atareallyfastrate,whichallowsthemtohaveamorecompactdesignandoverallcheapercosts.3国BlIELTSADVANTAGESeCtion3(Source:EmiIVBalCetis:TED7lk-WhVsomeDeoeIefindexerciseharderthanothers.)So,masocialpsychologist,andit'squestionslikethesethatreallyintrigueme.Iamfascinatedbythosetimeswhenpeopledonotseeeyetoeye.Whyisitthatsomebodymightliterallyseetheglassashalffull,andsomebodyliterallyseesitashalfempty?WhatisitaboutWhatOrWpersonisthinkingandfeelingthatleadsthemtoSeetheWOrldinanentirelydifferentwav?(Q21)Anddoesthatevenmatter?Sotobegintotacklethesequestions,myresearchteamandIdecidedtodelvedeeplyintoanissuethathasreceivedinternationalattention:ourhealthandfitness.Acrosstheworld,peoplearestrugglingtomanagetheirweight,andthereisavarietyofstrategiesthatwehavetohelpuskeepthepoundsoff.Forinstance,wesetthebestofintentionstoexerciseaftertheholidays,butactually,themajorityOfAmeriCanSfindthattheirNeWYear'sresolutionsarebrokenbyValentine'sDaV(Q22).Wetalktoourselvesinveryencouragingways,tellingourselvesthisisouryeartogetbackintoshape,butthatisnotenoughtobringusbacktoouridealweight.Sowhy?Ofcourse,thereisnosimpleanswer,butonereason,Iargue,isthatourmind'seyemightwor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