雅思听力真题与专家解析3-D

场景介绍

主题：新石器时代的爱尔兰

题型介绍

本节考查词汇及场景词汇扩展

neolithic             [-ni:ou'liOik-]         adj.新石器时代的

hypothesis           [ha i'poOisis-]        n.假设

considerable         [kon'sidorobl-]       adj.相当大(或多)的

archaeological       [],a:kio'lod3ikol-]      adj.考古学的

continental          [-,kontrnentl-]        adj.大陆的

scattered            [-'skaetod-]           adj.分散的

tend                [-tend]              v,护理

sustain              [-sos'tein-]           v.支撑

descend            [- drs e n d-]           v.遗传

breeding            [-'bri :d irj-]            n.繁殖，饲养

stock               [-stok-]              n.储备量

exceed             [ik'si:d]            v.超越

herd                [he:d-]              n.兽群

colon ise            ['kol ona iz]          v.把(某地区)开拓为殖民地

fleet               [-fli:t-]              n.舰队

barley             [E'ba:li-]              n.大麦

accidentally          [-,aeksrdentl i-]        adv.偶然地，意外地

botanist             ['boton ist]          n.植物学家

plough              [plau-]             n.型

blade                [-bleid]              n,刀刃，刀片

excavation          [,e ks k o've i J" on-]      n.挖掘，发掘

cultivation           [,k^ltrve i J" on]       n.培养，耕作

husbandry           [-'h~z.bondri-]         n.农牧业

shelter              [-'[ elta-]             n.掩蔽处，庇护所

permanent           ['pa :m an ant]       adj.永久的，持久的

dwelling            ['dwelio-]           n.住处

exploit              [-i ks'pl oit]           v.开发，开采，使用

quarry              [-'kwori-]             n,采石场

chip            [trip]          v.削成

grind                [-graind]            v.磨(碎)，碾(碎)

ample               ['aempl-]             adj.充足的，丰富的

innovation           [,ina'veiJ an-]        n.改革，创新

pottery              ['potari-]            n.陶器

clay                [-klei-]               n.黏土，泥土

hollow              [-'holeu-]             v挖空，弄凹

retain               [ri'tein]             n.保持，保留，容纳

glaze               [-gleiz-]              v.上釉，使表面光滑

fragment             [-'fraegm ant]         n.碎片，断片

decoration           [-,deka'rei [ an-]       n.装饰

stitch             [stitf_-]            v.缝，缝合

n.一针，针脚，缝针

imitation            [-imrtei[an-]         n.模仿，仿造物

vessel              [-'vesl]              n.容器，器皿

sew                [-sau-]               v.缝制

watertight           [-'wo:tatait]         adj.不漏水的

考题精解

Question 31  C

讲座者介绍说...there are several hypotheses about the origins of the first Neolithic settlers in Ireland..., hypothesis意为“假说，假设”，对应31题，答案为C. where the early Irish farmers came from。

Question 32  A

讲座者介绍from the beginnings of Neolithic farming the number of breeding sheep...,

对应的正是32题的题干信息，接着讲座者说...would have considerably exceeded three hundred, and the national cattle herd must have been of a similar size,对应32题选项，答案为A. Their numbers must have been above a certain level~

Question 33  A

考生听到录音中讲座者介绍说,...Neolithic settlers used skin-covered boats to transport live- stock, livestock意为“牲畜’’，这句话正是33题的题干信息，接着考生会听到讲座者介绍...this method would have severely restricted the range of the colonising fleets,对应33题选项，

答案为A. Livestock would have limited the distance the farmers could sailo

Question 34  B

当讲座者介绍说The main evidence for their presence...时，考生应意识到34题的答案即将出现，接着考生听到...consists of impressions on pottery, where a cereal grain accidentally be-came embedded in the surface of a pot..., embed意为“将某物深而牢固地固定于，嵌于”，于是确定此题答案为选项B. the marks left on pots by grains。

Question 35  people

当考生听到plough(犁)的时候，确定35题的答案即将到来，考生随后听到录音中…plough...could have been drawn by people, draw意为“拖，拉’’，对应试卷上的信息，答案为people。

Question 36  water; sand (in either order)

当考生听到To make the axes ...,36题将至，考生接着听到...after the axe had been chipped into shape, they needed water and sand for grinding and polishing...,对应试卷上的信息，答案为water和sand。

Question 37  Scotland

考生首先听到...Neolithic axes were transported all over Ireland...,预示着37题的答案即将出现，接着听到...as well as to Scotland and the south of England,确定答案为Scotland，专有名词首字母需大写。

Question 38  outside

考生在录音中听到...the outside was often polished.., helped the pots to retain water, as they weren't glazed, retain意为“保留，容纳"，对应38题试卷上的信息，答案确定为out-side。 watertight意为“不漏水的”。

Question 39  local

接着考生会听到...the clay used usually came from local sources...,对应39题试卷上的信息，确定答案为local。

Question 40  tops