雅思听力真题 — 2026年10月 第1套

Part one. You will hear a person phoning a film club to inquire about a student membership and its activities. First, you will have some time to look at questions one to ten. Now listen carefully and answer questions one to ten. Hello, Amherst Film Club. This is Daniel speaking. How can I help you today? Hi there. Um, I'd like to apply for the student membership. I actually live in a little town called Holbrook. That's H-O-L-B-R-O-O-K. Right, Holbrook. Thanks for spelling that. So you're asking about the student option? Yeah, I wasn't sure. You've got family and community memberships too, right? We do. But just to be clear, this package is specifically for students, no other groups. Oh, okay, great. By the way, I'm twenty-one. Do I still qualify? Yes, you're fine. Up until last year, the cutoff was twenty, but we raised the maximum to twenty-two this year. That's a relief. Uh, if you need to reach me, could you use my home phone? My mobile's broken at the moment. The number is eight nine four six zero seven three three. Got it. And here's a nice bonus. Members can leave their cars on site without paying anything at all, so parking is completely free. Oh, that'll save me some money. Could you, um, tell me what happens during the week? Sure thing. On Monday, we run a session on the history of the cinema. Basically, how movies have developed, you know, from the silent black and white days through to today's digital era. Sounds fascinating. What about midweek? Let me think. Some people suggested a comedy, but no. On Wednesday, we'll actually show a horror film. Oh, okay. That's fine. Thursday is more practical. It's about software, showing you how to develop things like a simple captioning program or a storyboard tool. That could be useful. Friday, we sit down with a biography of a famous director. Next month, though, we might swap that for sessions on performing skills. I'll let everyone know once I have the details. Great, and what's on at the weekend? On Saturday, we run a set of screenings designed especially for teenagers, so mostly young people around thirteen to seventeen years old. Perfect. That's exactly the kind of info I was looking for. Thanks so much. No problem at all. Welcome aboard. That is the end of part one. You now have one minute to check your answers to part one. --- Part two. You will hear an electronic toy company manager talking to a small group of new temporary staff who are starting work at the company. First, you have some time to look at questions eleven to fifteen. Now listen carefully and answer questions eleven to fifteen. Good morning, everyone. My name's Janet Parker, and I'm the human resources manager of this company. Thank you for joining us and coming to this training session, which I hope will help you quickly learn about our company and know what you will do in your position. First, I'll briefly introduce the history of our company. We're quite an old company specializing in electric toys for more than thirty years. The founder, Ronald Stevenson, got the idea of establishing his own company when he finished his apprenticeship. With the support of his grandfather, he got enough startup capital, and the company was set up and succeeded in a short period. To satisfy the demands of customers, we've expanded the premises considerably over the past years, and the number of staff members has grown up on a regular basis. Recently, we found the sales of our products creeping up very slowly, and we've decided to introduce new electronic toys to give that a boost. So we have to look for more workers to help us, and that's the reason why you are here. The first week may be pretty challenging as there will be a lot of new information. But don't worry too much about trying to remember everything. The important thing is to check with someone if you're unsure what to do. According to the contract, you'll be expected to work here for six months. Some of you asked me if there is a possibility for you to be employed as our full- time member. I can't give you a definite answer now. It'll depend on your job performance during the employment and whether we have job vacancies then. About two hundred full-time staff members in our company, seventy percent of whom are responsible for sending out goods, while the minority of jobs are in the manufacturing line. You will work in different departments according to our needs, which I'll explain to you in detail later. Working in our company, you'll be impressed by our modern machinery and production methods, advanced skills, and friendly working atmosphere. However, I must tell you one thing which is not so pleasant. Because the manager of the payroll department is on sick leave these days, I'm afraid that you won't get paid on time this month. But don't worry too much, it'll be solved very soon. Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions sixteen to twenty. Now listen and answer questions sixteen to twenty. In the second part of this training session, I'll explain what you will be responsible for in the following working days. There are five positions, and you'll be working in different departments. As I've mentioned before, we're in urgent need of someone who can deal with the salary problem, so our staff can get paid as soon as possible, and that's the primary job for the first person. Then the second of you will be working in the manufacturing line to help develop new products, and I'm sure you will be pretty busy in the following days. The third person will work on the sixth floor, and your main job is to look after the mechanical side. It includes checking equipment daily to ensure they are working correctly and doing some repair work if necessary. Without your help, many processes like manufacturing or packaging won't work well. Then the fourth person will work in the technology department to deal with problems related to software and hardware. We're getting new laptops next week, and you must install new programs. And the last of you will work in the after-sale service department. You are expected to keep a long-term relationship with customers, including collecting feedback regularly, dealing with customer complaints, enhancing customer satisfaction, et cetera. Okay, now that's all I want to share with you today. Are there any questions? That is the end of part two. You now have half a minute to check your answers to part two. --- Part three. You will hear a conversation between an art history student called Terence and his tutor about the student's plan for a class presentation. First, you have some time to look at questions twenty-one to twenty-four. Now listen carefully and answer questions twenty-one to twenty-four. Okay, Terence. Now, I've looked through your preliminary outline and notes for the presentation on the art of the Ife region in Africa. That's in Nigeria, right? Yes. I'm concentrating on Ife sculptures from the twelfth to the fifteenth century. How did you get interested in that? I know there have been some recent articles in the journals about African sculpture. Well, I've read most of those now, but initially, I got my introduction to this at a special display at the City Museum a few years ago. I just happened to be there and saw these works and thought they were fantastic, and I even went to Nigeria last summer to see more of them. I've seen the photos for your presentation, and I must say the sculptures are gorgeous portrayals of what appear to be kings and queens. Yes. I decided to concentrate on those as they're the most typical. They're interesting because they're so naturalistic, unlike the abstract figures we often associate with African art. There's also a lovely sculpture of a mudfish and one of the scaly crocodile, but I didn't get very good pictures of those, so I won't spend long on them. Right. So what was the city of Ife like when these works were made? It, it's on the Niger River, isn't it? Yeah. The boat traffic's what made it a center of commerce then, as it still is today, but nowadays it's better known as the home of a big university. Speaking of modern day Ife, tell me about your trip. [chuckles] I was incredibly lucky to be able to get enough money to go. My parents encouraged me, but they couldn't afford to send me. I applied for a grant from the Arts Council, and in the end, I got it. I also wrote a series of articles about my trip for the local newspaper, but I didn't get any money for that. I was just pleased to get them published. And the highlight of the trip? That had to be meeting a professor working on the site in Ife who had been a young boy when they first discovered the sculptures by accident at a building site in nineteen thirty- eight. He had been working at the site. Of course, I also got to talk to lots of artists who are working there today, and I got to try my hand at making a little sculpture myself. Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions twenty-five to thirty. Now listen and answer questions twenty-five to thirty. Well, let's see what you might do to improve what you're planning for your presentation. About the sculptures themselves, I think I need to add as much as possible about the details of the way they were made. Of course, I can't add anything about the artists who made them because nobody really knows anything about them. All good points, and you've certainly said enough about what the sculptures depict, uh, what the subjects are. That's well covered. But I'd make some bigger photos of them so you can clearly see the fine detail. Okay. And I would limit my personal reactions to these works of art if I were you. I know you think they're fantastic. [chuckles] You're right. I'll contain my enthusiasm. [chuckles] What about the section of the presentation which I call history? I'd like to go into more depth about the history of that whole area, you know, in the countries around Nigeria. That would make the presentation stronger, but I think you've covered the situation regarding the rulers of the country quite well, and you've got plenty already about what the Ife people were doing then and the way their society was structured. And in fact, I think you could cut out the bit about modern Nigerian history because it's not relevant. I agree. That doesn't fit. But perhaps I should concentrate more on the religious beliefs since all these sculptures do seem to have some kind of religious association. Good. I can lend you a book on that. Oh. Now, probably the part the class will find most interesting is the report of your trip to Nigeria and the research you did there. Uh, so I gather you managed to use the university library in Ife. Yes. As soon as I'd explained why I wanted the information, that was no problem. They couldn't have been more helpful. There were some interesting accounts of how the first sculptures were found and what happened to them, which I want to include. What struck me when I saw the sculptures in Nigeria is the extent to which twentieth-century European artists were influenced by them. But that's beyond the scope of my presentation, I think. Yes. What about the sources of the materials they used? You don't mention that anywhere. I didn't manage to find out much about that. I want to cover the theories about who the original sculptors were, though. Yes. The idea that a lot of them may have been made by the same person. That's very interesting. It is, isn't it? Right. Well, thanks for all the advice. Now I think I need to work- That is the end of part three. You now have thirty seconds to check your answers to part three. --- Part 4. You will hear a lecturer discussing the use of fumigants in food storage and the conservation of historical objects. 1st, you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40. Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40. Good morning, everyone. In today's lecture, I'm gonna discuss a case study on fumigants. Fumigants are chemicals, usually gases, that destroy insects, bacteria, and other organisms. They're commonly used to protect stored food, but they can also be used in museums to prevent damage to paintings, furniture, and other historical objects. I'll begin by looking at some of the problems associated with traditional chemical fumigants. Then I'll describe a safer method that was tested on a museum object. Finally, we'll consider a possible biological alternative. Let's begin with the environmental effects of chemical fumigation. Although chemical fumigants can be highly effective, their use may have serious consequences for the atmosphere. In particular, some of the chemicals released during the process can affect the ozone layer. This is important because the ozone layer protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation. As a result, the use of traditional fumigants has now been restricted in many countries. One of the most common fumigants used in the past was methyl bromide. It was popular because it killed a wide range of insects in a relatively short time. However, it was later discovered that the chemical could cause damage to certain museum pieces. For example, if methyl bromide was used on a painting, it could reduce the strength of its color. In some cases, pigments became noticeably less bright after treatment. There were also health and safety concerns. Because the gas was dangerous to breathe, both the object and the chemical had to be completely contained. In the food industry, for example, food could be kept inside a sealed bag while the fumigant was introduced. This prevented the gas from escaping. However, the effectiveness and cost of fumigation depend on time and setting. Climate is crucial. In humid countries, extra equipment may be required to control the treatment conditions. That can make the process slower and more expensive. Now let's turn to an alternative method. Instead of using methyl bromide, researchers created an environment with almost no oxygen. The goal was to kill the insects without harming the objects. The total exposure time was 14 days. That's longer than some chemical treatments, but it was much safer, both for the objects and for the people carrying out the treatment. The object was placed in a sealed environment where air was removed and replaced with nitrogen. Since insects need oxygen, they eventually died. The method was tested on an old wooden sculpture that had been badly infested. At the end of the 14 days, the insects had been destroyed and the wood was unharmed. The study showed that nitrogen could be an effective alternative. However, the process requires careful control. Even a small leak could reduce its effectiveness. Finally, a different approach has been proposed by scientists. Some are studying chemicals found in the skins of certain frogs. These substances help protect the animals from infection. Researchers have found that they can destroy harmful microorganisms, so they act like natural pesticides, killing bacteria before they cause an infection. Scientists hope that similar compounds could one day protect food or artifacts without the environmental damage caused by traditional fumigants. However, they're not very effective in the presence of moisture. Water may dilute them or break them down, so more research is needed. To conclude, traditional fumigants work, but may harm the environment or the objects treated. Nitrogen treatment is safer, though slower, and natural chemicals could offer a new direction if we solve the moisture problem. That is the end of Part 4. You now have half a minute to check your answers.