2023年1-4月雅思新题参考答案

2023年1-4月雅思口语新题参考答案（完结版）Part1StudyDoyouworkorareyouastudent?I’mastudentatTsinghuaUniversityinBeijing.I’mastudent,andI’mafreshmaninTsinghuaUniversity.I’mastudent,ahighschoolstudent.Whatsubjectareyoustudying?I'mstudyingforaMaster'sdegreeinTsinghuaUniversity,specializinginthefieldofMathStudies.Whydidyouchoosethatsubject?IchosemathbecauseIlikeditinhighschool.Iwasalwaysstronginmathandscience,soitseemedlikeanaturalprogression.Also,Ididsomeresearchoncareeropportunities,anditseemedtobeasubjectwithapromisingfuture.Whatwouldyouliketodointhefuture?Iwouldlovetobeateacher.Mostofthewomeninmyfamilyareteachers,theyhaveahugeimpactonmylife.Ithinkitiswonderfultogettochangepeople’slivesbywhatIsayordoonthestage.Itrequiresapersontoberesponsibleandcaring,andIwanttobesuchaperson.WhatarethemostpopularsubjectsinChina?It’shardtosaynowadays.Youknow,duetotheglobalization,ourcountryismuchmoredevelopedthanever.Everysubjecthassomethingtooffertothesociety.Studentsjustchoosetheirsubjectsbasedonwhattheyareinterestedin,whichthen,inturn,canbecomeatrend.Doyouthinkimportanttochooseasubjectyoulike?Definitely!Ithinkinterestisthebestmotivator,ifIchoosesomethingI’mkeenon,Iwillbewillingtosacrificemyleisuretimebecauseitisaworthwhilesacrificetome.Inaddition,whenIfacesomedifficulties,Iwilldomybesttoovercometheproblems.Quittinginthemiddlewillneverbeanoption.shouldconsidercarefullyourchoicefromthestart,ratherthancarelesslychoosingthewrongpath,thenregrettingit.Areyoulookingforwardtoworking?Ihavebeenwantingtoworkfulltime,that’sforsure.Icannowimaginemyselfwakingupearlyinthemorning,gettingmybusinessattireonandsittingbehindmyofficedesk.Iwonderhowitfeelstoworkwithotherprofessionalsandwiththebossalwaysaround…Itcouldbestressfulbutinteresting,Iguess.ThebestpartIwouldsaywouldbetofinallyreceiveasalaryandspendmyownIwouldnothavetobothermyparentsthen.But,likemostthingsinlife,itreallydependsonwhatthejobisandwhethertheenvironmentispositiveornot.Doyoulikeyoursubject?(Why?/Whynot?)Honestly,Idon’t.Iamhalfwaythroughmycollegecareer.Butrealitystruckmewhenthematerialwelearnedinclasswasmuchmoredifficultandtheassignmentsweren’tfun.I’mthinkingaboutchangingmyownmajornow.Doyoutostudyinthemorningsorintheafternoons?Iamnotamorningperson,I’mafraid.Buttobehonest,studyingintheafternoonisevenworse.Igetreallysleepyfromonetofourintheafternoon.So,actually,mybrainisatitsbestintheevening.Itworksbetterthen.Icanstaysharpevenuntilverylateatnight.Isyoursubjectinterestingtoyou?Absolutely.Ifindcomputersciencereallystimulating.Imaginecreatingsomethingusefuljustusingcodesandnumbers.Itrequiresagoodlevelofimaginationandquiteagoodlevelofnumberskills,criticalthinkingandlogicskillsaswellasakeenabilitytosolveproblems.Isthereanykindoftechnologyyoucanuseinstudy?ForstudyingIuseacomputerandmyphone.Ioftendownloadresearchpapersandreadthemonmyphoneandmakenotesontothenotessectionofmyphonetoo.Iusemycomputertoactuallywriteessaysanddootherhomeworktasks.WorkWhatworkdoyoudo?Iamateacheratahighschool.IstartedworkingthereinJan2015aftergraduatingfromcollege.Iwouldsayitisaprettychallengingjob.Whydidyouchoosetodothattypeofjob?Teachingismypassion.Idon’tviewmycareerasa“job”persay.Iseeitmoreasmycallinginlife.Itismylife’spurpose.Doyoulikeyourjob?Definitely!IenjoythevarietyandspecialprojectswhereIcantakeownershipofthefinalproduct.Myjobprovidesmewithboth,soyes,itisagoodjobandIfinditveryrewarding.I’mnotinterestedinmyjob…becauseitissomundaneandrepetitive,twotraitsIdespiseandtrytostayawayfrom.Ihopetofindabetterjobthatchallengesmetoaspiretonewheights.Doyoumissbeingastudent?Idefinitelydo!SometimesIjustwonderwhatwouldhavehappenedifIhadstudiedharderwhenIwasinuniversity.IjustmissthedayswhenIhadnothingtoworryaboutbuttheexams.Now,allthepressurefromworkandfamilyisdifficulttodealwith.Isitveryinteresting?Mostofthetime,yes!Thedailychallengesfromnewprojectsprovideconstantopportunitiestolearnnewthingsandtosomeextentre-inventmyself.Everydayisunique.Mycolleaguesprovidemewithsupportbutalsohealthycompetition.IfindmyjobmostinterestingwhenIamchallengedtoreachoutsideofmycomfortzone.Isthereanykindoftechnologyyouuseatwork?Iusemainlyalaptopcomputerandmyphoneatwork.SometimesIalsouseaphotocopierandavideocameraifI’mmakingshortpromotionalvideoswithmyButIjustuseaCanyoumanageyourtimewellwhenyouwork?Iamaprojectmanagerinmyoffice,soIamquitegoodatmanagingmytimeandtheotherpeople'stimeontheteam.I'veworkedasanITmanagerforseveralyearsWhohelpsyoumostatwork?Myteammembers–Ihaveagreatteamandtheyareallhardworking,supportive,smartandattentivetotheneedsofothersandtheprojectgoals.HometownHasyourhometownchangedmuchtheseyears?Absolutely!Taketrafficasanexample,themostcommontransportfacilityusedtobebuses,itcouldbereallycrowdedsometimessincepeopledidn’thaveanyotheroptions.However,today,BRTandsubwaysystemshavemadepeople’sliveseasierthanever.Isthatabigcityorasmallplace?Thiscityissohuge.Ioftengetlosthere.Liketheotherday,Itravelledtoanewneighborhoodthathadthisrestaurantpeoplewereravingabout.Imadeawrongturnandittookme20minutestofigureoutwhereIwas.Howlonghaveyoubeenlivinghere?Forabouthalfmylife,sothatisabout10years.Iwenttoschoolhere,andnowI’mworkinginthesamecity.Infact,timehasgonebyreallyquicklybecausesothere’ssomuchtodohereandI’vebeensoactive.Foryou,whatbenefitsaretherelivinginabigcity?Well,firstofall,thereareagreatnumberofopportunitiesforbotheducationandjob-huntinginbigcities,whichexplainswhypeoplefromsmallcities,townsandvillagesarefloodingtobigcitiesnowadays.Plus,thefactthatcitiesoffermoremodernfacilitiesandconveniencesmakesthemevenmoreattractivetopeople.Isthereanythingyoudislikeaboutit?Unfortunately,thiscityhasahugeproblemwithpollution,especiallyairpollution.Theairissocontaminatedthatweallhavetowearmaskseverytimewegooutofthehouse.Thisproblemhasescalatedtoaseriouslevelthatit’sbeencatchingtheattentionoftheinternationalcommunity.Ihopethatthegovernmentwillbeabletosavethiscitybeforetheproblemgetsworse.Whatdoyoulikemostaboutyourhometown?WhatIlovethemostaboutitisthemystery.ImeantherearesomanyplacesinsidethiscitythatIhaveyettoexplore.IcouldspendyearscheckingouteveryrestaurantandattractionBeijinghastooffer.Whereinyourcountrydoyoulive?IliveinBeijing.However,sincethecityissobig,itwouldtakehourstoevenscratchthesurface,buttosumitup,Beijingisthepoliticalandculturalheart,andoneofthemajoreconomiccentersoftheworldtoday.AccommodationArethetransportfacilitiesinyourcityverygood?Honestly,Iwishtheywerebetter.Ihavetowalk20minutestothebusstop,andthesubwaytakesanother30minuteswhenIgettowork.Mydreamhomeisahouselocatedrightnexttoabusstoporsubwayterminal.Whichroomdoesyourfamilyspendmostofthetimein?Myfamilylovestostayinthelivingroomasthisistheonlyplaceintheflatwherewecandoalotofthingstogether.playboardgames,watchfilmsandTVprograms.playcardssometimesandwespendtimeworkingonhugepuzzlestogether.Doyouliveinahouseoraflat?Iliveinaflat,andmyflatissituatedinaquietlittleneighborhoodonthenorthsideofcity.Myparentsfirstmovedtherein2000whentheywantedtostartanewlifeandraiseafamily.Doyouplantolivehereforalongtime?Notreally!Iwanttoblazemyowntrailandliveinaplacethatforcesmetoreachoutandmeetnewpeople.IwasthinkingaboutmovingtoShanghaiforafewdaystogainabitmoreculturalexperienceoftheworld.Doyoulivealoneorwithyourfamily?I’mastudentatthemoment,andIlivewithmyparents.ActuallyIquitelikeit,becausemymotheristhebestcookthatIknow-it’salwayswonderfultohaveatastymealafteradayofschoolwork.Wealsotalkaboutourdayswitheachotherwhilewe’reenjoyingdinner,itjustfeelsgood.Howlonghaveyoulivedthere?I’velivedthereforthreeyearsandIreallylovemyplace.Sinceonthe11thfloor,wellventilatedandthereisplentyofsunshine.IlovetosinkintothesoftsofatowatchTVandeatsnacks.alargeshoppingcentrewithin5minutes’walksoveryconvenientformetogoshopping,watchmoviesandeatout.Iwishitwasmyapartment.Whatdoyouusuallydoinyourhouse/flat/room?Atweekends,Ispendmostofmytimestudyingandsleepinginmyroom.Onweekdays,Ispendtimeinthekitchen,bakingsomecakesorsweetstuffformymother.Sometimes,wewatchfilmsinthelivingroom.OnSundays,weusuallycleanthehouseanddosomelaundry.Whichisyourfavouriteroominyourhome?Ithinkitmustbemybedroom.Mybedroomisnotthatbigbutquiteneat.TherearesomepostersofKobeBryantonthewallbecauseheismyfavoritebasketballplayer.Myroomiskindofaprivatespaceforme-Iusuallyplaysomevideogames,domyhomeworkandplaytheguitarinit.What'sthedifferencebetweenwhereyouarelivingnowandwhereyoulivedinthepast?(Ifyouwanttosayyouhavenotlivedelsewhere)Ihavenotmovedhomeatall.IhavelivedinthesameflatsinceIwasborn.Iloveoursmallplace.Ihavealotofgoodmemorieshere,andItreasurethem.I’dhappilystayhereformanymoreyears?Whatcanyouseewhenyoulookoutthewindowofyourroom?Icanseethewholecommunityfrommywindow.Inthemorning,peoplearegoingtoschoolorwork,everyoneisinahurry.However,intheevening,itisnotthatfast-pacedanymore.Icanseeparentstakingawalkafterdinnerandchildrenplayinggamesintheneighborhood.youbewillingtoliveinthecountrysideinthefuture?Inthefuture,probably.ThereisapeacefulnessIenjoywhenvisitingthecountryside.Peopletherearefriendlyandalwayswillingtostartaconversation.IthinkwhenIretire,livinginthecountrysideisaniceoptiontome.TheareayouliveinDoyouliketheareathatyouliveinnow?Yes,IliketheareawhereIlive.SinceIhavelivedthereforalongtimeitmakesmefeelcomfortable.Thereisasaying:“Homeiswheretheheartis”.Myfamilylivesthereandweenjoyeachother’scompanysomyheartisthere.Ilikethephrasefromoneoldmovie:“There’snoplacelikehome.”Doyouthinktheareayouliveinnowissuitableforpeopleofallages?Yes,mostcertainly.IthinkthatIamveryluckytobelivinginaverycentralareaofmycity,closetogreatpublictransportfacilities,andquiteafewentertainmentandleisureoptionstoo.Thereareafewmallsnearby,withfantasticrestaurantsin,lotsofshops,agym,whichIgotoeverydayalmost,aswimmingcentrewhichIattendwithmyfamilyonweekends,andthere’squiteafewniceparkswithinashortwalkingdistancetoo.So,yeah,it’sagreatarea.Inaddition,thecommunityIliveinhasanicegardentoo.Arepeopleinyourareafriendly?Iwouldn’tsaypeopleinmyareaareespeciallyfriendly,orunfriendly,really.Theyarealright,Isuppose.Ithoughttheywererelativelyfriendly,beforeIwenttoSpainonholidayandfoundhowfriendlyandhappypeopleseemedtobeinserviceinteractions,inthestre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future?TheonethingthatwillmakemehappyisifIcangetagoodenoughscoreinmyIELTStests,andifIpasstheinterviewandgetaplaceintheuniversityofmychoicefornextSeptember.Thatwillmakemereallyhappy!Doyouthinkhappinessisimportant?Ofcourse,happinessisimportant,becauseifyouarehappyyouaremotivated,andifyouaremotivatedyouachievethings,andyoubecomeapositivepersonwhospreadspositivitytootherpeoplearoundyou.Positive,happypeoplearegreattobearoundandmakeusfeellifeisreallyworthliving,eveninhardtimes.Areyouhappywhenyoubuynewthings?Notespecially.Well...maybemomentarily.Ithinkbuyingthingsdoesmakepeoplehappyforashorttime,butisn’tahugesourceofhappinessforme.Igetmorejoyfromhumancommunicationandfunwithfamilyandfriends.Whendoyoufeelhappyatwork?IfeelhappywhenaprojectiscomingtoanendandIseethatit’sreallyrathergoodandhasthepotentialofbeingsuccessful,andmycolleaguesandmanagerssharingthissamefeeling.JewelleryHowoftendoyouwearjewellery?I’mnotabigfanofjewellerytobehonest.Iwearearringsprettymucheverydaybuttheyarequitesimpleearrings.They’renotaveryostentatiousorprominentstyle.They’requitesimplebuttasteful,andgoodquality.Isometimeswearathinsilvernecklace,asimplechain,withalittleheartshapedstoneontheend.That’saboutitreally.Whattypeofjewellerydoyoulikebest?Ilikeearrings,anicewatch,andasimplesilverchainnecklace,mainly.IfIgotoafancypartyoracompanydinnerthenIwearsomethingthatstandsoutmoreandthat’smoreeye-catching.Haveyouevergivenjewellerytosomeoneasagift?Ihaveonseveraloccasions,tomyfriends.IwentonholidaytotheUSAafewyearsagoandboughtsomeniceitemsofjewelleryformyfriendsfromafactoryoutlet.IthinkthatwasthelasttimeIgavejewllerytosomeoneasagift.Whydoyouthinksomepeoplewearapieceofjewelleryforalongtime?Ithinkthatagoodpieceofjewellerycanbewornformanyyears,andevenpasseddownthroughthegenerations–ideally,anyway.So,yes,Ibelievethatsomejewellerycanatleastbekeptformanydecades,andwornfromtimetotimeonspecialoccasions.Somepeoplewearthesamepieceofjewelleryallthetime,Iguesslikeafancyoraring.OuterspaceandstarsHaveyoueverlearntaboutouterspaceandstars?Yes,inschoolwelearntthebasicthingsaboutspaceandthesolarsystem.Also,I’veseenanumberofdocumentariesabouttheuniverseontelevision.Ifindthetopicquiteinspiring.Areyouinterestedinfilmsaboutouterspaceandstars?Yes,I’dsayso,yes.Ienjoysci-fifilms,althoughIdon’tthinktherearemanyreallygoodones.IalsohaveseenafewTVseriessetinspacewhichI’veenjoyed.Doyouwanttogointoouterspaceinthefuture?Haha,noIdon’tthinkso.I’veheardthatsomemillionaireshaveactuallysigneduptogointothelowerregionsofspaceinspacecrafts,ororbittheearth,butIdon’treallyhavemuchofafascinationwiththis.Tobehonest,IthinkI’dbescared!Idon’tlikeheights!MusicDoyoulikemusic?YeahofcourseIdo,I’mahugemusicfan,infactIthinkIcansayI’velovedmusicallmylife,eversinceIwasakid,foraslongasIcanremember.MusicisanimportantpartofmylifeandIlistentoiteveryday,evenwhenI’matwork,I’vealwaysgotmyheadphoneson.Whatkindsofmusicdoyouliketolistento?I’mnotsurethatIhaveonespecific‘favouritetype’ofmusictobehonest,I’mquiteintoavarietyofstylesandgenres,butgenerallyspeakingIthinkItendtoprefersongswithoutlyricsorvocals,youknowlikeinstrumentalmusic,Ilistentoquitealotofclassical,filmtracks,ambientorevenelectronicmusic…Aslongasit’srelaxing,atmosphericmusic,itdoesn’treallymatterwhatgenreitis.Doyouenjoythesamekindofmusicwithyourfriend?Prettymuch,yes,Ilistentoalotofthesamemusicasmyfriends–atleastsomeofthem.ThereareafewfriendsIhavethathavequiteeclecticmusictastes,liketendtorecommendbandsandtunestoeachsharethemanddiscussthem.Whichsingerormusicianwouldyouliketoseeintheconcertthatisgoingtobeheldinyourcity?I’dlovetoseeEdSheeraninconcert,live.Ihopehecancometomycountrytodoaconcert.AlthoughIlikeavarietyofdifferentgenresofmusic,hiskindofpopmusicIfindisreallydynamicandinspiringwhenyouseehimliveonstageperforming.SmallbusinessesArethereanyfamoussmallbusinessesintheareayoulivein?Oh,letmethink…Thereareacouple,yes.Thetwothatspringtomindaretwolittlerestaurants,actually.Theyarefamousinmyarea–oneisaroastlamblegeatery,whichisafamilyplacethat’sbeenthereforgenerations.Theotherisadumplingplace–again,afamilybusinessthat’sstoodthetestoftime!Doyoubuyingthingsfromsmallorbigcompanies?InanidealworldpurchasethingsfromsmallbusinessestosupportfamiliesandthelocalBut,bigcompaniesusuallyhavebetterpricesandawiderrangeofproducts.Haveyoueverworkedinsmallbusinesses?Ihaveworkedinafewsmallbusinessesactually.Ididalotofsummerworkinafamily-runrestaurantinmyhometown,forexample,andIalsohavedonetwointernshipsatgraphicdesigncompanies.Haveyoueverthoughtaboutstartingyourownbusiness?Imostcertainlyhave–andIstillwantto–infact,afriendandIwerediscussingthistheotherday.AboutgettingtogetherandstartinganonlineplatformtoselldesignersportswearsourcedfromVietnam.So,yes,veryrecentlyI’vebeenthinkingaboutthis.ArtDoyoulikeart?Yes,Iloveart.Ilikemanydifferenttypesofart,actually.IlovetraditionalChinesepaintingsandcalligraphy,butIalsoreallyenjoylookingatwesternart,artfromdifferentperiodsinhistory,aswellasabstractart,sculptureandevenperformanceart.I’mabigfanofalltypesofcultureandsoIenjoyvisitingmuseumsandartgallerieswhenIgotoanothercountryorwhenIvisitanothercityinChina.Artisanimportantpartoflifeandchildrenwholearnaboutartusuallyendupbeingthoughtful,creativeandinnovativepeoplewhentheygetolder.Haveyouevervisitedanartgallery?I’vevisitedlotsofartgalleries,inmyBeijing,aswellasinothercities.Ienjoymodernartgalleriesthemost,butIalsoliketoseepaintingandartworkfromhistoryaswell.TherearequiteadifferentartgalleriesinmycityandIsometimesgotothetemporaryexhibitionsatonegalleryinparticularthatisinthefamousartdistrict,798.Iknowthemanagerofthatgallerytoo,soIenjoygoingthere,chattingtoherandperhapstakingacoffeeatoneoftheboutiqueartycoffeeshopsDoyouwanttobeanartist?No,Idon’twanttobeanartist.I’mnotgoodenoughatart,tobehonest,andIthinkyou’vegottobeeitherexcellentatart,orhavedeepconnectionsintheartworldtoreallysucceedinthefield.So,no,althoughIenjoyart,Iseeitmoreasaninterestorhobbyandnotsomethingasalifevocation.Doyoulikemodernartortraditionalart?Both.Iappreciatealltypesofart.Idon’thaveaspecifictypethatIlike,really.Ifsomethingisbeautiful,atleastinmyview,Icanappreciateit,whetheritisold-fashionedortraditional,ormodernandabstract.KeysDoyoualwaysbringalotofwithyou?Notthesedays,no.Todaysomuchiselectronic,whetherit’stheofficedoororthedoorofmyhome–codesandfingerprintsandstufflikethat.Wehardlyusephysicalmetalkeysforanythingthesedays.HaveyoueverlostyourIoncelosttheforalockeratwork,andithadalaptopinit.Itwasarealpaingettinganewsetfromthebuildingmanagementoffice.IhadtofillinlotsofformsandcompleteallsortsofIDproceduresandgetsignaturesfrommylineItwasapain.HowcanweavoidlosingManypeopleavoidlosingkeysbykeepingthemonakeyringontheirbelt.However,that’snotsoeasyforgirlsorpeoplewhodon’tweartraditionaltrouserswithbeltloops.So,Iguessit’sacaseofkeepingyourkeysinasafeplaceorapocketorpurseyoucanzipup.LibraryDoyouoftengotolibrary?Rarelythesedays.Iusedtogoinmyfirstyearatuni–mainlytostudyanddobitsofresearch.ThispasttwoyearsI’venotreallybeentothelibrary–Irelyonalotofonlineresourcesformystudiesnow,andIhavemyownstudyroom,soIworkthere.Whatdoyouusuallydointhelibrary?Well,Idon’tgotothelibrarythesedays,butwhenIdid,Iusuallyjusttookoutacoupleofbooksandsatin