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雅思考试模拟试题及答案解析（18）(1~10/共10题)SECTION 1Listening Module (30 minutes + transfer time)SECTION 1Questions 1-10Play00:0005:37Volume第1题Questions 1-6Complete the form below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER for each answer.图片第2题______第3题______第4题______第5题______第6题______第7题Questions 7-9List THREE additional things that the man requests.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.______第8题______第9题______第10题Question 10Complete the notes. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for your answer. Special instructions: Deliver goods 10______下一题(11~20/共10题)SECTION 2SECTION 2Questions 11-20Play00:0004:26Volume第11题Complete the notes below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Artist's ExhibitionGeneral details:Place: 11 ............... No. 1 12 ...............Dates: 6th October-13 ...............Display details:·jewellery·furniture·ceramics·14 ...............·sculptureExpect to see: crockery in the shape of 15 ...............silver jewellery, e.g. large rings containing 16 ...............a shoe sculpture made out of 17 ...............Go to demonstrations called: 18 '...............'Artist's ConservatoryCourses include: Chinese brush painting19 ...............silk paintingFees include: Studio useAccess to the shopSupply of 20 ..............._______第12题_______第13题_______第14题_______第15题_______第16题_______第17题_______第18题_______第19题_______第20题________上一题下一题(21~30/共10题)SECTION 3SECTION 3Questions 21-30Play00:0005:29Volume第21题Questions 21-23Complete the sentences below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.图片第22题Scientists think bears were originally in the same family as________第23题The Cave Bear was not dangerous because it________第24题Questions 24-28Test Tip·Question 24-28:这里有5个问题，每个问题有6个答案可供选择。

2024年雅思口语1-4月份题库Part1本季新题：1. MemoryAre you good at memorizing things?Have you ever forgotten something important?What do you need to remember in your daily life?How do you remember important things?2. CelebritiesWho is your favourite celebrity in your country?What kind of famous people do you often see in the news?Do you pay attention to famous people in the news?Do you believe that the news about famous people in the media is true? Would you like to be a famous person in the news?3. AdvertisementIs there an advertisement that made an impression on you when you were a child?Do you see a lot of advertising on trains or other transport?Do you like advertisements?What kind of advertising do you like?4. MoneyDo you prefer to save money or spend money?How do you save money?What do you think about payment apps or mobile payments?Do you use a credit card to buy things?Do you think cash will still be popular in the future?5. Social MediaWhen did you start using social media?Do you think you spend too much time on social media?Do your friends use social media?What do people often do on social media?6. Feeling boredDo you often feel bored?When would you feel bored?What do you do when you feel bored?Do you think childhood is boring or adulthood is boring?7. Crowded PlaceIs the city where you live crowded?Is there a crowded place near where you live?Do you like crowded place?Do most people like crowded places?When was the last time you were in a crowded place?8. Video gamesDo you play video games?Would you watch others play video games?Do you think people spend too much time playing video games? Do you prefer playing video games alone or with others?9. CakesDo you like to eat cakes or other sweet foods?Do you like to eat cakes as a child?Can you make cakes?Are there any traditional Chinese cakes?Do you like to have desserts after meals?10. SunglassesDo you often wear sunglasses?Do you spend a lot of money on sunglasses?Do you give sunglasses as gifts?Have you ever lost your sunglasses?11. SingingDo you like singing?Why?Have you ever learned how to sing?Who do you want to sing for?Do you think singing can bring happiness to people?12. Collecting thingsDo you collect things?Are there any things you keep from childhood? Would you keep old things for a long time? Why? Where do usually keep things you need?13. ColourWhat is your favourite colour?What colour do you dislike? Why?What colours do your friends like most?What colour makes you uncomfortable in your room?旧题:1. TravellingDo you like travelling?How often do you go travelling?Where do you usually travel?How do you feel when you are travelling?2. TransportHow do you go to work or go to school?What’s the most popular means of transportation in your hometown? How far is it from your home to work or to school?Do you think people will drive more in the future?3. MapsDo you often use maps?Do you use paper maps?How often do you use maps on your phone?Do you have maps at home?4. ClothingWhat kind of clothes do you like to wear?Do you prefer to wear comfortable and casual clothes or smart clothes? Do you like wearing T-shirts?Do you spend a lot of time choosing clothes?5. Musical instrumentsHave you ever learned to play a musical instrument?What musical instruments do you enjoy listening to the most?Do you think children should learn to play an instrument at school?Do you think music education is important for children?6. NoiseDo you like to stay in a place with a lot of noise?What kind of noises are there in the area where you live?Do you want to move to a quieter place?Do you think there is too much noise in today’s world?Is making noise one of people’s rights?7. Tea or coffeeDo people like tea and coffee nowadays?Do you prefer to use tea or coffee to serve your guest?When was the last time you had a cup of coffee or tea?Do you usually buy your coffee in a coffee shop?8. RobotsAre robots important?Would robots affect people’s lives?Have you ever watched a movie about robots?Should we set a robot drive for us for long journeys?What can robots do for you at home?9. RunningDo you go running a lot?Where do you usually go running?When was the last time you went running?What do you think of running as a sport?10. GiftsHave you ever sent handmade gifts to others?Have you ever received to great gift?What do you consider when choosing a gift?Do you think you are good at choosing gifts?11. ChattingDo you like chatting with friends?What do you usually chat about with friends?Do you prefer to chat with a group of people or with only one friend? Do you prefer to communicate face to face or via social media?Do you argue with friends?12. GeographyHow do you like geography?Do you think geography is useful?Have you ever learned geography?Do you want to be a geography teacher?13. filmsWhat films do you like?Did you often watch films when you were a child?Did you ever go to the cinema alone as a child?Do you often go to the cinema with your friends?Do you think going to the cinema is a good way to spend time with friends?14. Helping othersDo you usually help people around you?How do you help people around you, such as neighbors family and friends?Do your parents teach you how to help others?Did your parents help you a lot when you were young?What have you done to help the elderly?15. FishingIs fishing popular in your country?Do you like eating fish?Have you ever been to a place where there are lots of fish around you? Have you seen any movies with lots of fish?-必问话题--Work or Study- Do you work or study?- What technology do you use at work?- What work do you do?- Why did you choose that type of work or job?- Do you miss being a student?- Do you like your job?- What subject are you studying?- Why did you choose to study that subject?- Do you prefer to study in the mornings or in the afternoon?Home and Accommodation- Do you live in a house or apartment?- Which one do you prefer, house or apartment?- Can you describe the place where you live?- What room does your family spend most of the time in?- How long have you lived there?- Do you plan to live there for a long time?- Please describe the room you live in?- Which room do you like the most in your home?Why?- What part of your home do you like the most?Hometown- Where is your hometown?- Is that a big city or a small place?- How long have you been living there?- Do you like your hometown?- Is there anything you dislike about it?- What do you like (most) about your hometown?- Do you like living there?- Please describe your hometown a little- Do you think you’ll continue living there for a long time?The area you live in- Do you know any famous people in your area?- What are some changes in the area recently?- Do you like the area that you live in?Part2/3话题完整版人物类(6个)Part 3How can children help their parents at home?Should children be taught to help others?What makes children help each other at school?Should students do community service? Why?Do students in your country do volunteer work?Why do some people do volunteer work all over the world?Part 3What qualities should a leader have?What should people do without a good team leader?Why do some people dislike teamwork?Do you think young people are good team players?Part 3Do people in your country often invite others to their homes? Why?What kind of people do you think are more likely to invite others to their homes? Who are more likely to invite others to their homes, people in the countryside or people in the city?Are tourist attractions in the countryside more welcome than those in the city? What facilities are there in the tourist attractions in your country?Part 3What communication skills does a talkative person have?Is it good to be talkative?How should parents encourage their children to talk more?How should people encourage children to express themselves when being asked questions that they are afraid to answer?On what occasions do you think a child should should talk less than usual? What jobs need employees to be talkative?Part 3What factors lead to success?What do people need to sacrifice for success?Which is more likely to be successful, family business or large corporations? Is it easy for a business to be successful without affecting the environment? Can you provide some examples of family business in your country?What qualities should be considered when recruiting employees?Part 3Should students have physical education and do sports at school?What qualities should an athlete have?Is talent important in sports?Is it easy to identify children’s talents?What is the most popular sport in your country?Part 3When do you think children start to have their own opinions?Are children’s opinions influenced by their parents?Who are the smart children likely to be influenced by?How do inventors or philosophers come up with new ideas?Are there only old ideas from books or previous writers?What kind of people have lots of great ideas in your country?Part 3Are there any differences in the relationship between you and your friends and between you and other people?Do people feel lonely in crowded cities?Where and how can people get to know new people?Can clothing tell and reveal a person’s personality?Why do the individuals from the same family have different personalities? How does society influence a person’s personality?Part 3What foreign languages do Chinese children learn?Why do Chinese children learn English?Why are so many people learning English?How can you help children learn English?Do you think the way people learn English today is the same as in the past? What are the benefits of the Internet for people’s learning?Part 3Are there any differences between cooking today and in the past?What do we need to prepare when we need to cook?Do you agree that food is an important part of Chinese festivals?Which dishes area must at festivals?Should students learn to cook at school?Do you think cooking should a compulsory or elective course?地点类(4个)Part 3Do people have enough places to relax in your country?What do people usually do when they are relaxed?Is physical activity good for relaxation?Do you think that spending time in front of a screen helps people to relax?Do people have to spend a lot of money to relax?Do people nowadays have more ways to relax than in the past?Part 3Do young people like to go to parks?What do old people like to do in parks?What benefits can parks bring to a city?What are the benefits of going to the park for young people and old people?Why do some people like planting flowers?Part 3What are the differences between modern towns and modern cities?Why do some people like to visit historical sites?How can people preserve historical buildings?Is it the government’s responsibility to preserve historic cities and historic buildings? What do you think will happen to historic places or buildings in the future? Why?Part 3How can people access travel information?Do people have different personalities in different regions of your country?What causes the differences between different regions of your country?Is it just youngsters who like to try new things, or do people of your parents' age also like to try new things?Is a great tourist destination also a good place to live?物品篇(17个)Part 3What do people usually do when they get lost?What are the differences between paper and digital maps?What do you think of in-car GPS navigation system?What do people often do with a map?Why do most people prefer to us a paper map?How does learning to read a map help you learn more about your country?Part 3What kind of places should be noise-free?Can people bring children to these noise-free places?Why can't people make noise in places like churches, libraries and museums? What public morals should people follow in your country?Part 3What kind of movies do you think needs to be seen in the cinema to be fully appreciated?What can cinemas do to attract more audiences?Do you think people can learn new cultures through movies?Do most people prefer to watch movies at home or in a cinema? Why?What are the advantages of going to the cinema with friends?Is going to the cinema still popular?Part 3What are the benefits of public facilities?Why are some public transport methods popular, such as the subway?What kind of transport do young people and old people prefer?Do you think people would feel happier when they are in a park or a coffee shop? Why?Is a public park necessary in every area? Why?Part 3Do you think people in your country have long enough holidays?Which holidays are popular in your country?Are there any popular places for holidays in your country?What are the differences between old and young people when spending their holidays?Do you think having holidays help people learn other countries' cultures?Why do some people dislike holidays?Part 3Where do children learn skills in your country?What are the differences between learning skills on your own and from others? What important skills should a child learn?What skills do you think teenagers should have?Who should teach teenagers skills?What are the differences between children learning skills and adults learning skills?Part 3What kind of jobs do Chinese young people like to do?Do Chinese young people prefer to choose an interesting job or a job with a high salary?Do you think it is easier to get job now than in the past?Is it important to be successful in a job?Do you think AI will takeover many jobs?Can AI improve people's lives? If so, how?Part 3What goals should a society have?Do people need to have goals?What goals do people at your age have?Is it necessary to give advice to children?What goals do young people usually have?What should people do to achieve their goals?Part 3What equipment do you find difficult to use?What can you do with a laptop?What are the benefits of using technology in the workplace? Why do some people in the workplace dislike technology? Why do people buy a lot of household appliances?What do people often do with electronic devices?Part 3Can people tell a person’s personality by his or her clothes?On what occasions should people wear uniform?Why should students wear uniforms?Why should people at work wear uniforms?What are the advantages and disadvantages of wearing a uniform?Part 3What do you think of online advertising?Are there any great online advertisements?What do people usually buy?Why does buying new things make people happy?Do people watch useless advertisements in this day and age?Do you think there is too much advertising in our daily lives?Part 3Do you think people are taking too many photos these days ? What kinds of photos do people like to take?Do you think people take more photos now than in the past?Do you think equipment is important for photography?Do you think being a professional photographer is a good job? Why? Why do some people like to post their photos on social media?Part 3What rules should children follow at home in your country?On what occasions can children be forgiven if they don't follow some rules?What rules should people follow when using public transport?What kinds of rules do people need to follow in public places?What are the reasons that cause people to break rules?When people break rules, how would they be punished in your country?Part 3Does learning make people feel tired today?When do people usually feel tired?What do you think about striving for learning and striving for sports?Do people have fewer holidays now than in the past?What are the differences between feeling tired after studying and after exercising? How can people solve the problem of old people easily getting tired?Part 3Do you think parents should give their children advice?Should teachers give students advice?Do you think it is necessary for us to listen to friends’ advice?How do people give young people and old people advice?What are the areas in which people are more or less willing to accept advice? Have you ever received any advice from professional people, like a doctor, a lawyer or a teacher?Part 3What are the differences between painting and drawing?Why do some people keep a painting for a long time?How does building style affect people's lives?Should children learn to draw and paint? Why?How do young people share arts with others?Do you think the objects we use in our daily lives should be beautifully designed?Part 3Why do some children not like learning science at school?Is it important to study science at school?Which science subject is the most important for children to learn?Should people continue to study science after graduating from school?How do you get to know about scientific news?Should scientists explain the research progress to the public?事件篇(19个)Part 3On what occasions do people have to do things in a hurry?Why do some people spend along time on having a meal?Would people feel more satisfied if they finished doing something quickly? What kinds of jobs need to be done quickly?What might make some people more productive than others in completing tasks?Part 3Is having outdoor activities important to people?Do people go outdoors more or less now than in the past?What can people do outdoors besides exercising?When do people usually go outdoors to get close to nature?What can people do to get close to nature?Part 3How do companies train their staff to deal with complaints?What do people usually complain about?How do most people complain, in writing or by other methods?How do people often respond to poor customer service?How would you react if you received poor service at a restaurant?Part 3What kind of people tend to lose things more often than others?What kind of people tend to lose things more often than others?What kind of things do people often lose?Why do some people find lost things easier than others?What do you think are the reasons why some people pickup lost things and don't give them back?Part 3What are the main means of transport in your country?What can the government do to improve transport in your country?Do you think travelling was better in the past than it is now?Do you think that tourist attractions help people learn about new cultures?What difficulties do people often face when travellingDo you think technology makes travelling more difficult?Part 3How do people have a conversation with an elderly person?What can young people learn from old people?Do you think old people can work better than young people?What are the advantages of having people of different ages living in the same house? Has old people’s life quality improved when compared to the past?Do old people share the same interest as young people?Part 3What activities do children in your country often do?At what time do children often have activities?What are the differences between activities at home and at school?Why do some people like to participate in activities?What activities do people do in their free time?Does technology affect children's activities? If so, how?Part 3Are you often busy?What are the advantages and disadvantages when people keep busy?Do you think children should learn through playing games or under pressure? What kind of pressure people may experience at work?How does technology help with time management?Does technology distract people?Part 3What are the differences between shopping in small shops and in big shopping malls?Why do some people like to buy expensive goods?What kinds of markets are there in China?Do you think small markets will disappear in the future?Have people’s shopping habits changed in recent years?Part 3Should people be very kind when they help others?Should children be taught to be kind to others?Should parents give children advice?What kind of advice should parents give to their children?Can kids provide any help to parents?Part 3Do you think everyone's routine is different?Which jobs need a morning routine?Is a daily routine important?Do you think children need to have a routine too?Do you think routine is important for companies?Part 3-What kind of activities do young people like to do?-Why do some young people like adventurous activities?-Do you think older people would like to have changes?-Why can exciting activities relieve people’s stress?-What skills do people need to take part in adventurous activities?Part 3-How do most people respond to bad services?-Do you think services are better now than in the past?-What kind of services are bad services?-Why do some people choose to remain silent when they receive bad services? -Who should be responsible for bad services?-What can employers do to improve the service that their employees provide?Part 3What are the things that make people feel proud of?Do people often feel proud of themselves when they complete a difficult task? What challenges do young people face today?How do young people handle difficult or challenging tasks?What kinds of rewards do people receive from work?What are the most difficult jobs that people do?Part 3-Do you like new things or changes in life?-Why do some people quit and change jobs?-How to adapt to changes in life?-Who can adapt better to changes, children or adults?-When things like getting married or moving home happen, what kinds of things would you consider?-What are the disadvantages when people keep making changes?Part 3On what occasions do people have to wait for a long time?What do people do while waiting?Are most people patient while waiting?Do you like like to wait for a long time? Why?Why do most children have difficulties waiting for a long time?Do people queue consciously while waiting for the subway train?Part 3What do people use computers for?Should students be allowed to use computers at school?What do you think of people addicted to playing computers?Do you think computers make our life simpler or more complex?Why do people often have problems when using new products?Part 3-Why do people like parties?-Why do some people not like going to parties?-Do you think those who tend to stay at home are less healthy than those who often attend parties?-Do you think music and dancing are a must at a party?-What would you do if you were disturbed by a neighbor's party?-What are the differences between holding a party at home and in a public place?Part3-Should everyone know history?-In what ways can children learn history?-What are the differences between learning history from books and from videos? -Is it difficult to protect and preserve historic buildings？-Who should be responsible for protecting historic buildings?。

阅读题(共3题，共3.0分)Questions 15-17READING PASSAGE 2Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 15-17 on your answer sheet.The Risks of Cigarette SmokeDiscovered in the early 1800s and named nicotianine, the oily essence now called nicotine is the main active ingredient of tobacco. Nicotine, however, is only a small component of cigarette smoke, which contains more than 4, 700chemical compounds, including 43 cancer-causing substances. In recent times, scientific research has been providing evidence that years of cigarette smoking vastly increases the risk of developing fatal medical conditions.In addition to being responsible for more than 85 per cent of lung cancers, smoking is associated with cancers of, amongst others, the mouth, stomach and kidneys, and is thought to cause about 14 per cent of leukemia and cervical cancers. In 1990, smoking caused more than 84, 000 deaths, mainly resulting from such problems as pneumonia, bronchitis and influenza. Smoking, it is believed, isresponsible for 30 per cent of all deaths from cancer and clearly represents the most important preventable cause of cancer in countries like the United States today.Passive smoking, the breathing in of the side-stream smoke from the burning of tobacco between puffs or of the smoke exhaled by a smoker, also causes a serious health risk. A report published in 1992 by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emphasized the health dangers, especially from side-stream smoke. This type of smoke contains more, smaller particles and is therefore more likely to be deposited deep in the lungs. On the basis of this report, the EPA has classified environmental tobacco smoke in the highest risk category for causing cancer.As an illustration of the health risks, in the case of a married couple where one partner is a smoker and one a non-smoker, the latter is believed to have a 30per cent higher risk of death from heart disease because of passive smoking. The risk of lung cancer also increases over the years of exposure and the figure jumps to 80 per cent if the spouse has been smoking four packs a day for 20years. It has been calculated that 17 per cent of cases of lung cancer can be attributed to high levels of exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke during childhood and adolescence.A more recent study by researchers at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) has shown that second-hand cigarette smoke does more harm to non-smokers than to smokers. Leaving aside the philosophical question of whether anyone should have to breathe someone else’s cigarette smoke, the report suggests that the smoke experienced by many people in their daily lives is enough to produce substantial adverse effects on a person’s heart and lungs.The report, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (AMA), was based on the researchers’ own earlier research but also includes a review of studies over the past few years. The American Medical Association represents about half of all US doctors and is a strong opponent of smoking. The study suggests that people who smoke cigarettes are continually damaging their cardiovascular system, which adapts in order to compensate for the effects of smoking. It further states that people who do not smoke do not have the benefit of their system adapting to the smoke inhalation. Consequently, the effects of passive smoking are far greater on non-smokers than on smokers. This report emphasizes that cancer is not caused by a single element in cigarette smoke; harmful effects to health are causedby many components. Carbon monoxide, for example, competes with oxygen in red blood cells and interferes with the blood’s ability to deliver life-giving oxygen to the heart. Nicotine and other toxins in cigarette smoke activate small blood cells called platelets, which increases the likelihood of blood clots, thereby affecting blood circulation throughout the body.The researchers criticize the practice of some scientific consultants who work with the tobacco industry for assuming that cigarette smoke has the same impact on smokers as it does on non-smokers. They argue that those scientists are underestimating the damage done by passive smoking and, in support of their recent findings, cite some previous research which points to passive smoking as the cause for between 30, 000 and 60, 000 deaths from heart attacks each year in the United States. This means that passive smoking is the third most preventable cause of death after active smoking and alcohol-related diseases.The study argues that the type of action needed against passive smoking should be similar to that being taken against illegal drugs and AIDS (SIDA). The UCSF researchers maintain that the simplest and most cost-effective action is to establish smoke-free work places, schools and public places.115 According to information in the text, leukaemia and pneumonia∙[A] are responsible for 84, 000 deaths each year.∙[B] are strongly linked to cigarette smoking.∙[C] are strongly linked to lung cancer.∙[D] result in 30 per cent of deaths per year.选择答案： A B C D正确答案：B216 According to information in the text, intake of carbon monoxide∙[A] inhibits the flow of oxygen to the heart.∙[B] increases absorption of other smoke particles.∙[C] inhibits red blood cell formation.∙[D] promotes nicotine absorption.选择答案： A B C D正确答案：A317 According to information in the text, intake of nicotine encourages∙[A] blood circulation through the body.∙[B] activity of other toxins in the blood.∙[C] formation of blood clots.∙[D] an increase of platelets in the blood.选择答案： A B C D正确答案：C。

雅思考试试题及答案雅思考试试题及答案雅思考试是世界上最受欢迎的英语语言能力考试之一，每年都有数百万人参加。

无论是为了留学、移民还是就业，雅思考试成绩对于许多人来说都至关重要。

在备考过程中，了解一些常见的雅思考试试题及其答案是非常有帮助的。

本文将为大家介绍一些常见的雅思考试试题及其答案，希望对大家的备考有所帮助。

一、听力试题及答案雅思听力试题是考察考生对英语听力理解能力的重要部分。

以下是一道常见的听力试题及其答案。

试题：What is the main topic of the conversation?A. The weather forecast.B. Travel plans.C. Weekend activities.答案：B. Travel plans.解析：通过仔细听对话内容，我们可以得知对话的主要话题是旅行计划，因此答案选项B是正确的。

二、阅读试题及答案雅思阅读试题是考察考生对英语阅读理解能力的重要部分。

以下是一道常见的阅读试题及其答案。

试题：According to the passage, what is the main cause of climate change?A. Deforestation.B. Industrial pollution.C. Natural disasters.答案：B. Industrial pollution.解析：通过仔细阅读文章内容，我们可以得知文章主要讨论的是气候变化的主要原因，而工业污染是其中的主要原因，因此答案选项B是正确的。

三、写作试题及答案雅思写作试题是考察考生对英语写作能力的重要部分。

以下是一道常见的写作试题及其答案。

试题：Some people believe that the best way to learn a foreign language is to live in a country where the language is spoken. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.答案：I agree that living in a country where the language is spoken is the best way to learn a foreign language. Firstly, being immersed in the language on a daily basis allows for constant exposure and practice, which is crucial for language acquisition. Secondly, living in the country provides opportunities to interact with native speakers, allowing learners to improve their listening and speaking skills in a natural and authentic context. Lastly, being surrounded by the culture and lifestyle of the country enhances the overall learning experience and deepens understanding of the language.解析：在写作过程中，我首先表明了自己的立场，即同意在说该语言的国家生活是学习外语的最佳方式。

套题一(School+Language Learning)Are you working or a students?Why did you choose the school/university you’re studying now?What was the first school day like?Do you think the first day at school/university is important?Do you like the school? / Do you enjoy studying at the school?Do you like to study alone or with a group of classmates?Is learning English difficult for you?Is there any other language you’d like to learn apart from English?Why do you want to learn it?套题二(Where you live+Newspapers&Magazines)Do you live in a house or an apartment/a flat? Describe it to me, please.What’s your favorite room in the house/flat?Is there anything you want to improve about your home?What are the surroundings like around your home?Is it convenient for transport?Do you read magazines in foreign languages?Is it helpful for your language study?What kind of magazines do you like to read? Why? What kind of news are you interested in? Why?套题三（Job+Fashion&Clothes)What’s your job?/What do you do?/What do you do for a living?Could you describe me your job, please?Do you like the job?What kind of job do you enjoy?Do you like fashion?What do you think about fashion?Do you like shopping for clothes?/Do you like clothes shopping?What kind of clothes do you like?Do you think there are some changes in fashion in your country these yeas?Or: Do you think there are some changes in what people wear in your country?套题四(Major+TV)Wh at’s your major?Why did you choose it?What is your favorite subject/course?What can you learn from it?Do you like watching TV?What kind of shows/programs do you like watching?Do you like to watch TV alone or with others?Do you watch any English TV shows?Do you think it’s helpful for English study?套题五（Friends +Time)Do you like to hang out with your friends?Where do you like to meet?What do you like to do together?Do you like to hang out with a group of friends or just one or two friends?Do you wear a watch? Why or why not?Do you think people wear a watch just for the time?Do you think it’s important to be punctual?Have you ever been late for something?If your friends is late for an appointment with you, what would you do?Do you think people in China have a strong sense of time?套题六（Travel+Reading）Do you like travelling?What is the benefit of travelling?Tell me about your last travel?/Tell me about your most memorable travel?Have you ever travelled abroadIs there any foreign country you would like to visit?Do you like reading?How often do you read?What do you think is the benefit of reading? What kind of stuff do you like to read?What are you reading at the moment?How long do you read it a day?套题七（Cooking+Sport)Who cooks most in your family?Why is it usually mothers who does the cooking? Have you ever learned cooking?(If not, would you like to learn it?)Do you think it’s necessary for children/students to learn cooking at school?How do people usually learn cooking?What do you think is the best way to learn cooking?What is the benefit of being able to cook?What sports are popular in your country?Do you do any sport?How often do you do it? Why do you like it?Is there any other sport you want to learn?What do you think is the benefit of doing sport for children?套题八(Noises&Sounds+Collection)What’s your favorite sound from nature? Or: what kind of sound do you like?What is the noise you hate most?Is it noisy where you live?Do you like to work/study in a quiet or noisy environment?Did you collect anything in your childhood?(If yes, do you still do it now?)Is collection popular in your country?What do they like to collect? Why?If you had a lot of money, what would you buy and collect?套题九（Advertisements+weather&Climate)What do you think about advertisements?Where can we see advertisements?Which do you prefer, adverts on TV or magazines? Have your ever bought anything because of its advertisement?What products have most advertisements in your country? Why?Are there any advertisements targeted at children?What kind of climate do you like?What is the climate like in your country?Do you prefer to live in a place that has the same climate all the year or a place that has four different/distinctive seasons?Which do you prefer, hot weather or cold weather?How does weather affect our life?How do you get weather reports?套题十（Hometown+Films）Where are you from?How has your hometown changes over the past few years?Have you ever lived in any other city? Why?(If not, is it good to grow up in your hometown?) Is your hometown good for children to live?Is your hometown good for retired people to live? Do you prefer to watch films at home or in the cinema? Why?What type of films do you like?Did you watch any film of that type recently? What type do you dislike? Why?What films did you watch when you were a child?套题十一（Driving+Vegetables&Fruits）Do you like driving?/Can you drive?(If yes, when did you get your driving license?) When do most people start learning driving in your country?At what age would you allow your child to get a driver’s license?Is safe driving important?Do you think driving is an important skill to learn?Do you like eating fruits and vegetables?Did you like them when you were a child?Do you think it’s important to eat them?What fruits and vegetables are well-liked in your country?Is it convenient to buy fruits and vegetables where you live?套题十二（Flowers + Neighbors)Do you like flowers? Why?Have your ever sent flowers as a gift?Have your ever received flowers as a gift?What else can we use flowers to do apart from as gifts and decorations?Do many people grow flowers in your country? What about you?What are your neighbors like?Have your neighbors ever helped you?Have you ever helped them?Do you think it’s important to establish a good relationship with neighbors?How?Many of my Chinese friends told me that they don’t know their neighbors? Why is that?Do you prefer young people or old people to be your neighbor?套题十三（Letters&Emails+Writing)Do you often write letters and emails? (If not, why not?)When do you write emails?And what do you write about? To whom?When was the last time you wrote an email?Do you like to write something every day?(If yes, what do you write? If not, why not?)Do you think writing is an important skill to learn? How did you learn writing at school?What do you think is the relationship between reading and writing?套题十四（Handwriting vs. Writing on the computer + Painting )Which do you prefer, writing by hand, or writing on the computer?Do you think handwriting is still an important skill?What is the benefit of having good handwriting? How can we help children to learn handwriting?Have you ever taken any painting lessons?Do you think children should learn painting? Why do Chinese people like to buy paintings?套题十五(future job + computer)What kind of job would you like to get in the future?Do you think it will be difficult or easy to get it? What do you need to do for getting such a job? What jobs are popular in your country?What jobs are not well-paid in your country?How often do you use the computer?What do you use it for?How has the computer changed your life? When do children start to learn the computer in your country?Do you think it’s good for them to learn the computer at a young age?What can we do to prevent computer and Internet addiction among young people?。

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雅思口语题库-Part 1Personal Inro.Your Work1. What work do you do?2. Why did you choose to do that type of work (or that job)?3. Do you like your job?4. Is it very interesting?5. (Possibly) Do you miss being a student?Your Studies/ study efficiency1. What subject(s) are you studying?2. Why did you choose to study that subject?3. Do you like your subject? (Why? / Why not?)4. Is it very interesting?5. Do you prefer to study in the mornings or in the afternoons?6. Why do some people find it difficult to focus in the morning?7. What do you do to improve your learning efficiency? Hometown1. What’s (the name of) your hometown?2. Is that a big city or a small place?3. How long have you been living there?4. Do you like your hometown?5. What do you like (most) about your hometown?6. Is there anything you dislike about it?7. Do you think you will continue living there for a long time? Accommodation1. Do you live in a house or a flat?2. Do you prefer living in a house or a flat?3. Do you plan to live there for a long time?4. What's the difference between where you are living now and in the past?5. Can you describe the place where you live?6. Which room does your family spend most of the time in?7. Are the transport facilities to your home very good?8. Please describe the room you live in.9. What part of your home do you like the most?10. Are you willing to live in the countryside in the future? Daily routine1. What are you usually doing at this time? Do you do the same thing(s) every day?2. What do you usually do after you get up (or, in the morning)?3. What part of the day do you like best? (Why?)4. What part of your daily routine makes you the happiest?5. What part of the day are you most efficient?)6. Is your life now the same as it was before?7. What is the difference between your routine now and your teenager time?8. If you could make one change to your daily routine, what would it be?9. If you had more free time, what would you do?10. Do you like to plan what you will do each day? (Why?/Why not?)11. Do you usually do the same things at the same time each day?12. How do you plan (organize) your study time?13. Do you ever (or, do you often) change these plans?14. Can you think of any improvements to your daily routine?15. Tell me something about your daily routine.school/university?16. In a typical day, what do you do in the classroom?17. (If you do not work) For you, what's the best time of day for studying?18. (If you work) For you, what's the best time of day (or, day of the week) for working?19. What time do you usually get up?Housework1. Do you do housework at home?2. What kinds of housework do you often do?3. Did you do housework when you were a child?4. Do you think that children should do housework?5. Do you think men and women should share housework?6. What kinds of housework do you dislike to do?Family1. Which relative did you most often see when you were a child?2. Who do you think is the most important member in your family?3. Who do you like to go shopping with?4. Who would you like to have dinner with when you have free time?Friends1. Do you have a lot of friends?2. What do you and your best friends usually do together?3. Do you prefer to have several good friends or many regular friends?4. Would you like to have more friends?5. Do you think friendship is important?6. How often do you meet your friends?7. How important are friends to you?8. Which do you prefer to spend time with friends or spend time alone?9. Do you enjoy spending time with friends?10. What’s the difference between ordinary friends and the best friends you have?11. What kind of people do you like to have as friends?12. How do you keep in touch with your friends?13. How can people make friends in your country?High School (New)1. Do you like your high school?2. Which subject you like most? And dislike?3. Do you still contact with your friends in high school?4. What happened on your first day of high school?5. What is your high school like?Teenagers (New)1. Do you like to spend time with teenagers?Why and why not?2. Do you know anything about the kind of fashion that teenagers like?3. What are the best things of being a teenager in your country?4. How do teenagers entertain themselves?Neighbors1. Do you know your neighbors?2. Do you like your neighbors?3. What do you think of your neighbors?4. How often do you see (or talk to) your neighbors?5. When do you meet your neighbors?Teachers1. Do you like any teacher of yours?2. Do you still keep in touch with your teachers?3. Do you think it’s important to like your teachers?4. Do you want to be a teacher?5. What qualities should a good teacher have?6. Do you have a favorite teacher?7. Do you want to be a teacher in the future?8. What kinds of teachers do you like?9. Do you think teachers should be angry at students or not?10. Do you like strict teachers?11. What's the different between young and old teachers?12. Is it important for teachers to interact with students frequently?13. What’s the most i mportant part in your study, teachers or classmates?HobbiesPop star1. Do you like pop music?2. Who is your favorite pop singer?3. Have you been to any live concert?4. Normally, how to you listen to his/ her songs?5. Do you want to be a pop singer? Why?Fruits and vegetables1. Do you like to eat fruit(s) and vegetables?2. What kind of fruit do you like?3. What’s your favorite fruit?4. Do you think people should eat more fruits and vegetables?5. What are the benefits for children from eating fruits and vegetables?6. How much fruit and vegetables do you think a person needs to stay healthy?Jewelry1. Do you have any jewelry?2. Are you interested in having any jewelry? /What’s your attitude toward jewelry?3. What kinds of jewelry would you like to have?4. How often do you wear jewelry?5. How often do people in your country wear jewelry?6. Why do many people choose to buy expensive jewelry?7. Why do some people wear jewelries for a long time?Mirror1. Do you often look at yourself in the mirror?2. When do you usually look in a mirror?3. Did you buy many mirrors?4. Do you think mirrors are necessary ornaments?5. What do you think of using mirrors to decorate rooms?6. Have you ever bought mirrors?7. Do you bring a mirror with you when you go out?8. Have you tried buying clothes without looking at yourself in the mirror?Meals(New)1. What food do people where you live usually eat?2. Which meal of the day do you think is the most important?3. What do you usually eat for lunch（breakfast，evening meal）?4. Do you prefer to eat three full meals a day or do you prefer to eat many snacks throughout the day?5. Do you think it is better to eat one big meal aday or is it better to eat several smaller meals each day?6. Is there any special food that you particularly like?7. Would you like to try any new food?8. Do you like cooking?9. Do people in your country prefer to eat alone or with other people?10. Where do people in your country usually eat their meals?11. Where do you usually eat your meals?12. Do you prefer to sit together with your family for a meal, or to eat separately?13. What are the benefits of eating with the family?Leisure activitiesComputer (New)1. Do you use computers very much?2. When do you use a computer?3. What do you use computers for?4. What part do computers play in your life?5. How often do you use a computer?6. What computer skills would you like to learn?7. When was the first time you used acomputer?8. When did you learn how to use a computer?9. What was your impression (or feeling) when you used a computer the first time?10. How did you learn to use a computer?11. Are computers used much in your country?12. Do you think computers are useful (or important) in everyday life?(How?)13. Do you think there are any disadvantages to using computers?14. Do you think computers are useful for the education of children?15. Do you think computers are perfect now or do they still need to be improved?Internet (New)1. Do you use the internet (very much)?2. How often do you use the internet?3. How (or, where) do you go onto the internet?4. Have you ever bought anything on the internet?5. Is the internet very important (or, useful)to you?6. When was the first time you used theinternet?7. How did you learn to use the internet?8. Do you think the internet is a good thing?9. What are the good and bad points about theinternet?10. Do you think the use of the internet needs to be controlled?11. Is the internet very popular in China?12. What age group of people most often use the internet?13. What is the difference in internet use between different age groups?14. How has the internet changed your life?15. How can people learn things on the internet?16. Do you think information on the internet is very reliable? Boats(New)1. Do you often travel by boat?2. Have you ever been on a boat tour while you were on holidays?3. Would you like to have a holiday on a boat?4. Where in your country do people most often use boats or, travel by boat?5. Do many people in your country own their own boat?6. Would you like to buy a boat?7. If you had your own boat, what would you do with it? Rainy days(New)1. Do you like rainy days?2. Do you prefer rainy days or sunny days?3. What do you do on rainy days?Buses1. Do you like travelling by bus?2. How often do you take buses?3. Do you prefer taking buses or subway?4. In the future, do you think buses will still be popular?5. Is driving to work popular in your country?6. Do you think people will drive more in the future?7. Would you ride bikes to work in the future?8. Do you prefer public transportation or private transportation?9. How could the transportation system be improved in your country?10. What form of transport do you prefer to use? Why?11. How much time do you spend travelling on a normal day?12. What do you do while you are travelling?Newspaper and magazine1. Doyou often read newspapers?2. Doyou prefer to read local news or international news?3. Doyou like reading newspapers or magazines?4. Doyou think newspaper will disappear in the future?5. Doyou like reading magazines?6. Whattype of magazines do you like to read?7. Doyou think people have the same taste in magazines?8. Whattype pf magazines do old people in your country like to read?9. Whichdo you prefer reading, magazines or newspapers?10. Whatkinds of newspaper do you usually read?11. Howold were you when you first started to read newspapers?12. Doyou think it is important to read newspapers?13. Whydo you think people read newspapers?14. Whatdifferent types of newspapers are there in China?15. Isthe news important to you?16. Whatare some methods that newspapers use to attract readers?17. Whatinfluence do you think newspapers have on society?18. Doyou think the Internet is a good way to get news?19. Doyou think magazines and newspaper will exist 50 years from now?Sunny days1. Doyou like sunny days?2. How do you feel when you are in the sunshine?3. Do you prefer to live in a place with more sunshine or less?4. Whatdo you like to do when it is a sunny day?5. Wouldyou like to stay at home or go outside when the weather is great?6. Arethere many sunny days in your hometown?7. Whatis your favorite weather? And what do you usually do?8. Doyou like sunny days?9. Doesyour mood change with weather?10. Whatweather do you dislike?11. Doyou watch weather forecast?12. Doyou think it is accurate?Emails and Letters20. Doyou write many letters or emails?21. Doyou prefer to write letters by hand or to use a computer?22. Whichdo you more often write, emails or letters?23. Howoften do you write an email or a letter?24. Whatare the differences between emails and letters?25. Whatdo you usually write about?26. Whodo you usually write to?27. Isit hard to think of what to write?28. Whatkind(s) of letter/email do you think is (are) the hardest to write?29. Howdo you feel when you receive a letter or email?30. Whatkinds of emails (or letters) do you receive that make you feel happy?31. Doyou think people will still write letters in the future?Abstrct TopicNews(New)1. Do you like to keep up with the latestnews?2. Why do you want to know the latest news?3. How important is it to you to get the newsevery day?4. What sort of news are you most interested in?5. What types of news do you like?6. How do you usually get your news?7. Do you prefer to read newspapers or watchTV to get your news?8. Do you ever get your news from the internet?9. Do you think it's important to keep up withthe news?10. Which do you think is more important,domestic news or international news?11. Would you say the news affects your lifevery much?12. Who is more interested in the news, older people or younger people?13. Do you ever discuss the news with yourfriends?14. Would you like to be a news reporter (or, ajournalist)? Punctuality (New)1. Do you think it's important to be on time?2. In your country is it important to be ontime?3. How do you feel when others are late?4. Are you, yourself, late very often?5. How do you think you could improve and beon time more often?6. Do you wear a watch?7. Do you think everyone should wear a watch?Names(New)1. Do you like your name?2. Does your name have any particular meaning?3. Who gave you your name?4. Why did they choose that name?5. What do your friends call you?6. Did your family have a certain name that they called you when you were a child?7. How are babies given their names in China?8. What names are popular to give to babies in your country?9. How are Chinese names and Western names different?10. If you have a child in the future, what name do you think you will give it?11. Do many people in China have a nickname?12. Are there any names that are very commonly used?13. Do people in China ever change their names?14. Would you like to change your name?Advertisement1. Are there many advertisements in your country?2. How do you feel about advertisements?3. Do you think advertisements should be amusing or serious?4. Have you ever bought anything because of advertisement?5. Do you often see some advertisements in the place where you live?6. How do you like advertisements on TV?7. Do they encourage/persuade you to buy some related products?8. What do you think about the developing in advertising in China today?9. Why do you think there are so many advertisements now?10. What are the various places where we see advertisements? Birthday1. How do children celebrate birthdays in your country?2. How did you celebrate your last birthday?3. What kinds of birthday gifts do you like to receive?4. Is there a difference between the way you celebrated your birthday in the past and in the present?5. Do people in China celebrate birthdays?6. Which birthdays are especially important in China?7. Do people in China have birthday parties?8. Do you think it's important for people to celebrate birthday?9. How do children celebrate birthdays in your country?10. How important are birthdays in your country?11. What do children get for their birthdays in your country?12. Do you like to celebrate your birthday with your parents or with your friends?13. Do people in your country prefer to celebrate birthdays according to the lunar or the solar calendar?14. Which one do you think is more important, the birthdays ofa child or those of an adult?History1. Do you like to learn about history?2. What historical events do you find most interesting?3. Do you like to watch programs on TV about history?4. Do you think you can really learn history from films or TV programs?5. Do you think the Internet is a good place to learn about history?6. Can you name a person from history who you could like to learn more about? Why would you like to learn more about him/her? Politeness1. Do you think the politeness is important? Why?2. How do people show politeness in your country?3. Who taught you to be polite?4. Do you think people in your country are politer than in the past?5. Do you think you are a polite person?6. Do you think people should be polite?7. What do you think makes someone polite?8. Who teach you to be polite?9. Do you think it is important to be polite?10. Have there been any changes to the rules of politeness in your country?Transport1. How did you come here today?2. Do you like to take public transport?3. Have you ever travelled by bus or by taxi?4. Do you prefer taking bus or taxi?5. Do you often travel by bus or taxi?6. Do you think public transport system could be further improved?7. What is the most popular means of transport in your country?8. How often do you take buses?9. Can you compare the advantages of planes and trains?10. Is driving to work popular in your country?11. Do you think people will travel more in the future?12. Would you ride bikes to work in the future?13. What will become the most popular means of transport in China?14. Do you prefer private or public transport?Time management1. How do you manage (or, organize, or plan)your time?2. Would you say you manage your time well?3. Do you find it hard to manage your time?4. How do you think you could better manage your time?5. Do you think it's useful to plan your time?6. What do you think you would gain if youwere better at managing your time?7. Are you ever late for anything?8. If you had more time, what would you do with the extra time?。

环球雅思小班入学测试题READING:NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: 40TIME ALLOWED: 60 minutes新-11版ReadingREADING PASSAGE 1You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1-14 which are based on Reading Passage 1 on pages 9 and 10. Spider silk cuts weight of bridgesA strong, light bio-material made by genes from spiders could transform construction andindustryA Scientists have succeeded in copying the silk-producing genes of the Golden Orb Weaver spider and usingthem to create a synthetic material which they believe is the model for a new generation of advanced bio-materials. The new material, biosilk, which has been spun for the first time by researchers at DuPont, has an enormous range of potential uses in construction and manufacturing.B The attraction of the silk spun by the spider is a combination of great strength and enormous elasticity,which man-made fibres have been unable to replicate. On an equal-weight basis, spider silk is far stronger than steel and it is estimated that if a single strand could be made about 10m in diameter, it would be strong enough to stop a jumbo jet in flight. A third important factor is that it is extremely light. Army scientists are already looking at the possibilities of using it for lightweight, bullet-proof vests and parachutes.C For some time, biochemists have been trying to synthesize the drag-line silk of the Golden Orb Weaver.The drag-line silk, which forms the radial arms of the web, is stronger than the other parts of the web and some biochemists believe a synthetic version could prove to be as important a material as nylon, which has been around for 50 years, since the discoveries of Wallace Carothers and his team ushered in the age of polymers.D To recreate the material, scientists, including Randolph Lewis at the University of Wyoming, firstexamined the silk-producing gland of the spider. “We took out the glands that produce the silk and looked at the coding for the protein material they make, which is spun into a web. We then went looking for clones with the right DNA,” he says.E At DuPont, researchers have used both yeast and bacteria as hosts to grow the raw material, which theyhave spun into fibres. Robert Dorsch, Dupont‟s director of biochemical development, says the globules of protein, comparable with marbles in an egg, are harvested and processed. “We break open the bacteria, separate out the globules of protein and use them as the row starting material. With yeast, the gene system can be designed so that the material excretes the protein outside the yeast for better access,” he says.F “The bacteria and the yeast produce the same protein, equivalent to that which the spider uses in the draglines of the web. The spider mixes the protein into a water-based solution and then spins it into a solid fibre in one go. Since we are not as clever as the spider and we are not using such sophisticated organisms, we substituted man-made approaches and dissolved the protein in chemical solvents, which are then spun to push the material through small holes to form the solid fibre.”G Researchers at DuPont say they envisage many possible uses for a new biosilk material. They say thatearthquake-resistant suspension bridges hung from cables of synthetic spider silk fibres may become a reality. Stronger ropes, safer seat belts, shoe soles that do not wear out so quickly and tough new clothing are among the other applications. Biochemists such as Lewis see the potential range of uses of biosilk as almost limitless. “It is very strong and retains elasticity, there are no man-made materials that can mimic both these properties. It is also a biological material with all the advantages that has over petrochemicals,”he says.H At DuPont‟s laboratories, Dorsch is excited by the prospect of new super-strong materials but he warnsthey are many years away. “We are at an early stage but theoretical predictions are that we will wind up with a very strong, tough material, with an ability to absorb shock, which is stronger and tougher than the man-made materials that are conventionally available to us,” he says.I The spider is not the only creature that has aroused the interest of material scientists. They have alsobecome envious of the natural adhesive secreted by the sea mussel. It produces a protein adhesive to attach itself to rocks. It is tedious and expensive to extract the protein from the mussel, so researchers have already produced a synthetic gene for use in surrogate bacteria.Questions 1-5The passage has nine paragraphs A-IWhich paragraph contains the following information?Write the correct letter A-I in boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet.1 a comparison of the ways two materials are used to replace silk-producing glands2 predictions regarding the availability of the synthetic silk3 on-going research into other synthetic materials4 the research into the part of the spider that manufactures silk5 the possible application of the silk in civil engineeringQuestions 6-11Complete the flow chart below.Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer.Write your answers in boxes 6-11 on your answer sheet.Synthetic gene growth in 6………………..or 7………………globules of 8……………….dissolved in 9………………passed through 10……………to produce 11………………Questions 12-14Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?In boxes 12-14 on your answer sheet writeTRUE if the statement agrees with the informationFALSE if the statement contradicts the informationNOT GIVEN if there is no information on this12 Biosilk has already replaced nylon in parachute manufacture.13 The spider produces silk of varying strengths.14 Lewis and Dorsch co-operated in the synthetic production of silk.READING PASSAGE 2You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 15-27 which are based on Reading Passage 2 on pages 13 and 14.TEACHING IN UNIVERSITIESIn the 19th century, an American academic, Newman, characterised a university as: “a place of teaching universal knowledge…(a place for) the diffusion and extension of knowledge rather than its advancement.”Newman argued that if universities were not for teaching but rather for scientific discovery, then they would not need students.Interestingly, during this century, while still teaching thousands of students each year, the resources of most universities have been steadily channelled away from teaching into research activities. Most recently, however, there have been strong moves in both North America and the United Kingdom to develop initiatives that would enhance the profile of the teaching institutions of higher education. In the near future, therefore, as well as the intrinsic rewards gained from working with students and the sense that they are contributing to their overall growth and development, there should soon be extrinsic rewards, in the form of job promotion, for those pursuing academic excellence in teaching in universities.In the future, there will be more focus in universities on the quality of their graduates and their progression rates. Current degree courses, whose assessment strategies require students to learn by rote and reiterate the course material, and which do not require the student to interact with the material, or construct a personal meaning about it or even to understand the discipline, are resulting in poor learning outcomes. This traditional teaching approach does not take into account modern theories of education, the individual needs of the learner, nor his or her prior learning experience.In order for universities to raise both the quality and status of teaching, it is first necessary to have some kind of understanding of what constitutes good practice. A 1995 report, compiled in Australia, lists eight qualities that researchers agree are essential to good teaching.Good teachers…A are themselves good learners-resulting in teaching that is dynamic, reflective and constantly evolving asthey learn more and more about teaching;B display enthusiasm for their subject and desire to share it with their students;C recognize the importance of context and adjust their teaching accordingly;D encourage deep learning approaches and are concerned with developing their students‟ critical thinkingskills, problem-solving skills and problem-approach behaviours;E demonstrate an ability to transform and extend knowledge, rather than merely transmit it;F recognise individual differences in their students and take advantage of these;G set clear goals, use valid assessment techniques and provide high-quality feedback to their students;H show respect for, and interest in, their students and sustain high expectations of them.In addition to aiming to engage students in the learning process, there is also a need to address the changing needs of the marketplace. Because in many academic disciplines the body of relevant knowledge is growing at an exponential rate, it is no longer possible, or even desirable, for an individual to have a complete knowledge base. Rather, it is preferable that he or she should have an understanding of the concepts and the principles of the subject, have the ability to apply this understanding to new situations and have the wherewithal to seek out the information that is needed.As the world continues to increase in complexity, university graduates will need to be equipped to cope with rapid changes in technology and to enter careers that may not yet be envisaged, with change of profession being commonplace. To produce graduates equipped for this workforce , it is essential that educators teach in ways that encourage learners to engage in deep learning which may be built upon in the later years of their course, and also be transferred to the workplace.The new role of the university teacher, then, is one that focuses on the students‟learning rather than the instructor‟s teaching. The syllabus is more likely to move from being a set of learning materials made up of lecture notes, to a set of learning materials made up of print, cassettes, disks and computer programs. Class contact hours will cease to be the major determinant of an academic workload. The teacher will then be released from being the sole source of information transmission and will become instead more a learning manager, able to pay more attention to the development and delivery of education rather than content.Student-centred learning activities will also require innovative assessment strategies. Traditional assessment and reporting has aimed to produce a single mark or grade for each student. The mark is intended to indicate three things: the extent to which the learned material was mastered or understood; the level at which certain skills were performed and the degree to which certain attitudes were displayed.A deep learning approach would test a student‟s ability to identify and tackle new and unfamiliar …real world‟problems. A major assessment goal will be to increase the size and complexity of assignments and minimise what can be achieved by memorizing or reproducing content. Wherever possible, students will be involved in the assessment process to assist them to learn how to make judgements about themselves and their work.Questions 15-18Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 2?In boxes 15-18 on your answer sheet writeTRUE if the statement agrees with the informationFALSE if the statement contradicts the informationNOT GIVEN if there is no information on this15 Newman believed that the primary focus of universities was teaching.16 Job promotion is already used to reward outstanding teaching.17 Traditional approaches to assessment at degree level are having a negative effect on the learning process.18 University students have complained about bad teaching and poor results.Questions 19-23Look at the eight qualities A-H of ‘good teachers’ in Reading Passage 2 and the statements below (Questions 19-23).Match each quality to the statement with the same meaning.Write the correct letter A-H in boxes 19-23 on your answer sheet.Good teachers19 can adapt their materials to different learning situations.20 assist students to understand the aims of the course.21 are interested in developing the students as learners.22 treat their students with dignity and concern.23 continually improve their teaching by monitoring their skills.Questions 24-27Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.Write your answers in boxes 24-27 on your answer sheet.24 In the future, university courses will focus more onA developing students‟ skills and concepts.B expending students‟ knowledge.C providing work experience for students.D graduating larger numbers of students.25 According to the author, university courses should prepare students toA do a specific job well.B enter traditional professions.C change jobs easily.D create their own jobs.26 The author believes that new learning materials in universities will result inA more work for teachers.B a new role for teachers.C more expensive courses.D more choices for students.27 The author predicts that university assessment techniques will include moreA in-class group assignments.B theoretical exams.C problem-solving activities.D student seminar presentations.READING PASSAGE 3You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 28-40 which are based on Reading Passage 3 on pages 18 and 19.Questions 28-32Reading Passage 3 has six sections A-F.Choose the correct heading for sections A-E from the list of headings below.Write the correct number i-x in boxes 28-32 on your answer sheet.Rising Sea Levels28 Section A 29 Section B 30 Section C 31 Section D 32 Section EA During the night of 1st February 1953, a deadly combination of winds and tide raised the level of theNorth Sea, broke through the dykes which protected the Netherlands and inundated farmland and villages as far as 64 km from the coast, killing thousands. For people around the world who inhabit low-lying areas, variations in sea levels are of crucial importance and the scientific study of oceans has attracted increasing attention. Towards the end of the 1970s, some scientists began suggesting that global warming could cause the world‟s oceans to rise by several metres. The warming, they claimed, was an inevitable consequence of increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere which acted like a greenhouse to trap heat in the air. The greenhouse warming was predicted to lead to rises in sea levels in a variety of ways. Firstly, heating the ocean water would cause it to expand. Such expansion might be sufficient to raise the sea level by 300mm in the next 100 years. Then there was the observation that in Europe‟s Alpine valleys glaciers had been shrinking for the past century. Meltwater from the mountain glaciers might have raised the oceans 50mm over the last 100 years and the rate is likely to increase in future. A third threat is that global warming might cause a store of frozen water in Antarctica to melt which would lead to a calamitous rise in sea level of up to five metres.B The challenge of predicting how global warming will change sea levels led scientists of several disciplinesto adopt a variety of approaches. In 1978 J H Mercer published a largely theoretical statement that a thick slab of ice covering much of West Antarctica is inherently unstable. He suggested that this instability meant that, given just 5 degrees Celsius of greenhouse warming in the south polar region, the floating ice shelves surrounding the West Antarctic ice sheet would begin to disappear. Without these buttresses the grounded ice sheet would quickly disintegrate and coastlines around the world would be disastrously flooded. In evidence Mercer pointed out that between 130,000 and 110,000 years ago there had been just such a global warming as we have had in the past 20,000 years since the last ice age. In the geological remains of that earlier period there are indications that the sea level was five metres above the current sea level-just the level that would be reached if the West Antarctic ice sheet melted. The possibility of such a disastrous rise led a group of American investigations to form SeaRISE (Sea-level Response to Ice Sheet Evolution) in 1990. SeaRISE reported the presence of five active “ice streams”drawing ice from the interior of West Antarctica into the Ross Sea. They stated that these channels in the West Antarctic ice sheet “may be manifestations of collapse already under way.”C But doubt was cast on those dire warnings by the use of complex computer models of climate. Models ofatmospheric and ocean behaviour predicted that greenhouse heating would cause warmer, wetter air to reach Antarctica, where it would deposit its moisture as snow. Thus, the sea ice surrounding the continent might even expand causing sea levels to drop. Other observations have caused scientists working on Antarctica to doubt that sea levels will be pushed upward several metres by sudden melting. For example, glaciologists have discovered that one of the largest ice streams stopped moving about 130 years ago. Ellen Mosley-Thompson, questioning the SeaRISE theory, notes that ice stresms “seem to start and stop, and nobody really knows why.”Her own measurements of the rate of snow accumulation near the South Pole show that snowfalls have increased substantially in recent decades as global temperature has increased.D Most researchers are now willing to accept that human activities have contributed to global warming, butno one can say with any assurance whether the Antarctic ice cap is growing or shrinking in response. A satellite being planned by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will use laster range finders to map changes in the elevation of the polar ice caps, perhaps to within 10 millimetres, and should end the speculation.E Whatever the fate of the polar ice caps may be, most researchers agree that the sea level is currentlyrising. That, however, is difficult to prove. Tide gauges in ports around the world have been measuring sea levels for decades but the data are flawed because the land to which the gauges are attached can itself be moving up and down. In Stockholm the data from the sea level gauge show the sea level to be falling at four millimeters a year, but that is because all Scandinavia is still rebounding after being crushed by massive glaciers during the last ice age. By contrast, the gauge at Honolulu, which is more stable, shows the sea level to be rising at a rate of one and a half millimeters a year. Unstable regions cannot be omitted from the data because that would eliminate large areas of the world. Most of the eastern seaboard of North America is still settling after a great ice sheet which covered Eastern Canada 20,000 years ago tilted it up.And then there is buckling occurring at the edges of the great tectonic plates as they are pressed against each other. There is also land subsidence as oil and underground water is tapped. In Bangkok, for example, where the residents have been using groundwater, land subsidence makes it appear as if the sea has risen by almost a metre in the past 30 years.F Using complex calculations on the sea level gauge data, Peltier and Tushingham found that the global sealevel has been rising at a rate of 2mm a year over the past few decades. Confirmation came from the TOPEX satellite which used radar altimeters to calculate changes in ocean levels. Steven Nerem, working on the TOPEX data, found an average annual sea level rise of 2mm which is completely compatible with the estimates that have come from 50 years of tide gauge records. The key question still facing researchers is whether this trend will hold steady or begin to accelerate in response to a warming climate. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change gives the broad prediction for the next century of a rise between 200mm and I metre.Questions 33-40Complete each sentence with the correct ending A-L from the below.Write the correct letter A-L in boxes 33-40 on your answer sheet.33 The Dutch dykes were broken34 Without ice shelves, West Antarctic ice covers would contract35 Mercer predicted a 5-metre sea- level rise36 SeaRISE believed the collapse of Antarctic ice had begun37 Mosley-Thompson doubted the SeaRISE theory38 Doubts over Antarctica‟s trends will soon be settled39 Stockholm‟s tide gauge shows a fall in sea level40 At Bangkok the sea appears to have risen one metre in 30 yearsWritingYou should spend about 40 minutes on this task.some people think sending criminals to the prison is not an effective way to deal with them. They think education and training are better. To what extent do you agree or disagree?You should write at least 250 words.You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.。