雅思测试题

Listening

SECTION 1 Questions 1-10

Questions 1-6

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Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Dreamtime travel agency Tour information Example Answer Holiday name Whale Watch Experience Holiday length 2 days Type of transportation 1 ........................... Maximum group size 2 .......................... Next tour date 3 .......................... Hotel name 4 The.......................... Questions 5and6 Choose Two letters A-E

Which Two things are included in the price of the tour?

A fishing trip B guided bushwalk C reptile park entry D table tennis E tennis Questions 7-10

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Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer 7 The tour costs $..........................

8 Bookings must be made no later than..........................days in advance.

9 A..........................deposit is required..

10 The customer’s reference number is..........................

SECTION 2 Questions 11-20 Questions 11-15

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Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer TYPE OF HELP EXAMPLES FINANCIAL Grants 11.......................... 12.......................... Childcare Nurseries ACADEMIC 13.......................... Using the library 14.......................... 15.......................... Questions 16-20

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Write NUMBERS OR NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer HELPLINE DETAILS Officer Jackle 16.......................... Address Student Welfare Office 13 Marshall Road Telephone number 17.......................... Opening hours 9:30am-6pm(weekdays) 18..........................(Saturdays) Ring or visit office for 19.......................... . AT peak times there may be a 20.................................................... SECTION 3 Questions 21-30 Questions 21-24

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Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. DETAILS OF ASSIGNMENT Part 1 Essay Title: ‘Assess the two main methods of 21.......................... In social science research’ Part 2 Small-scale study Choose one method. Gather data from at least 23..........................subjects. Part3 Report on study Number of words:24.......................... Questions 25 and 26 Choose TWO letters A-E

What TWO disadvantages of the questionnaire form of data collection do the students discuss?

A The data is sometimes invalid B Too few people may respond

C It is less likely to reveal the unexpected D It can only be used with literate populations

E There is a delay between the distribution and return of questionnaires Questions 27-30

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Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer. AUTHOR TITLE PUBLISHER YEAR OF PUBLICATION 27.............‘Sample ............. Surveys in Social Science Research’ Bell 28.............29............. ............. ............. ......................................... ........... Wilson ‘Interviews Oxford 30.............that work’ University ............. Press Reading You Should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40. Which are based on Reading Passage 3 below

The topics discussed included the co-ordinated study of the destruction of forests, as well as how to combat forest fires and the extension of European research programs on the forest ecosystem. The preparatory work for the conference had been undertaken at two meetings of experts. Their initial task was to decide which of the many forest problems of concern to Europe involved the largest number of countries and might be the subject of joint action. Those confined to particular geographical areas, such as countries bordering the Mediterranean or the Nordic countries therefore had to be discarded. However, this does not mean that in future they will be ignored.

As a whole, European countries see forests as performing a triple function: biological, economic and recreational. The first is to act as a 'green lung' for our planet; by means of photosynthesis, forests produce oxygen through the transformation of solar energy, thus fulfilling what for humans is the essential role of an immense, non-polluting power plant. At the same time, forests provide raw materials for human activities through their constantly renewed production of wood. Finally, they offer those condemned to spend five days a week in an urban environment an

unrivalled area of freedom to unwind and take part in a range of leisure activities, such as hunting, riding and hiking. The economic importance of forests has been understood since the dawn of man - wood was the first fuel. The other aspects have been recognised only for a few centuries but they are becoming more and more important. Hence, there is a real concern throughout Europe about the damage to the forest environment which threatens these three basic roles.

The myth of the 'natural' forest has survived, yet there are effectively no remaining 'primary' forests in Europe. All European forests are artificial, having been adapted and exploited by man for thousands of years. This means that a forest policy is vital, that it must transcend national frontiers and generations of people, and that it must allow for the inevitable changes that take place in the forests, in needs, and hence in policy. The Strasbourg conference was one of the first events on such a scale to reach this conclusion. A general declaration was made that 'a central place in any ecologically coherent forest policy must be given to continuity over time and to the possible effects of unforeseen events, to ensure that the full potential of these forests is maintained'.

That general declaration was accompanied by six detailed resolutions to assist national policy-making. The first proposes the extension and systematisation of surveillance sites to monitor forest decline. Forest decline is still poorly understood but leads to the loss of a high proportion of a tree's needles or leaves. The entire continent and the majority of species are now affected: between 30%and 50% of the tree population. The condition appears to result from the cumulative effect of a number of factors, with atmospheric pollutants the principal culprits. Compounds of nitrogen and sulphur dioxide should be particularly closely watched. However, their effects are probably accentuated by climatic factors, such as drought and hard winters, or soil imbalances such as soil acidification, which damages the roots. The second resolution concentrates on the need to preserve the genetic diversity of European forests. The aim is to reverse the decline in the number of tree species or at least to preserve the 'genetic material' of all of them. Although forest fires do not affect all of Europe to the same extent, the amount of damage caused the experts to propose as the third resolution that the Strasbourg