2025年雅思《写作》听力真题

2025年雅思《写作》听力真题

SECTION1

Questions1-10

Completethenotesbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.

SummerVolunteerProgramRegistration

ApplicantName:Sarah(1)_______________

Address:Flat4,(2)_______________Road,London.

PhoneNumber:07732(3)_______________

Email:s.jones@emailprovider

PreferredArea:Workingwith(4)_______________

PreviousExperience:Volunteeredatalocal(5)_______________lastyear.

Availability:

Startdate:July(6)_______________

Canworkonweekends:Yes

Canworkevenings:No

SpecialRequirements:Needsvegetarian(7)_______________

UniformSize:(8)_______________

Reference:ContactMrs.Patelatthe(9)_______________

InsurancePolicyNumber:(10)_______________

SECTION2

Questions11-15

Choosethecorrectletter,A,B,orC.

11.Themainpurposeofthenew"GreenCity"initiativeisto...

A.reducetrafficcongestioninthecitycenter.

B.lowerthecity'scarbonfootprint.

C.promotetourisminthemetropolitanarea.

12.Howisthecitycouncilfundingthesolarpanelproject?

A.Throughafederalgovernmentgrant.

B.Byincreasinglocaltaxes.

C.Viaapublic-privatepartnership.

13.Residentswhoparticipateintherecyclingschemewillreceive...

A.amonthlycashpayment.

B.discountsonutilitybills.

C.vouchersforlocalshops.

14.Whatisthedeadlineforapplyingforthefreetreeplanting?

A.Theendofthismonth.

B.Themiddleofnextmonth.

C.Theendoftheyear.

15.The"BiketoWork"challengewilltakeplacein...

A.June.

B.July.

C.August.

Questions16-20

Labelthemapbelow.Writethecorrectletter,A-H,nexttoQuestions16-20.

NewCommunityFacilitiesLayout

16.PublicLibrary_______________

17.Children'sPlayground_______________

18.OrganicCafé_______________

19.CycleHireStation_______________

20.OutdoorAmphitheatre_______________

[MapDescription:Acentralsquarewithafountaininthemiddle.TothenorthistheMainRoad.TothesouthistheRiverPath.]

A:North-Westcorner(TopLeft)

B:North-Eastcorner(TopRight)

C:South-Westcorner(BottomLeft)

D:South-Eastcorner(BottomRight)

E:Centerofthesquare

F:Westsideofthesquare

G:Eastsideofthesquare

H:Southside,acrosstheroad

SECTION3

Questions21-25

Choosethecorrectletter,A,B,orC.

21.Whatwastheinitialreactionoftheprofessorstothestudents'researchtopicon"UrbanAcoustics"?

A.Theyfeltitwastoobroad.

B.Theywereconcernedaboutthelackofavailabledata.

C.Theythoughtitwashighlyoriginal.

22.Whydidthestudentsdecidetofocusonsubwaystations?

A.Itisacontrolledenvironment.

B.Ithasthehighestnoiselevels.

C.Theyreceivedagrantfromthetransportauthority.

23.Whatproblemdidthestudentsencounterwiththerecordingequipment?

A.Thebatteriesranouttooquickly.

B.Themicrophoneswerenotsensitiveenough.

C.Thedevicesweretooconspicuous.

24.Accordingtothetutor,whatisthemostimportantaspectofthedataanalysis?

A.Comparingweekdayandweekendnoiselevels.

B.Identifyingthespecificfrequenciesthatcausestress.

C.Correlatingnoiselevelswithpassengerdensity.

25.Whatdothestudentsplantodonext?

A.Publishtheirfindingsinajournal.

B.Presenttheirresultsataconference.

C.Expandtheirstudytoincludebusstations.

Questions26-30

Matchtheresearchmethod(A-E)withthedescriptionofthestudents'work.

A.QuestionnaireSurvey

B.DirectObservation

C.SoundLevelMetering

D.Semi-structuredInterview

E.CaseStudy

26.Collectingdecibelreadingsatpeakhours._______________

27.Askingcommutersabouttheircomfortlevels._______________

28.Analyzingthedesignofaspecificquietstation._______________

29.Watchingpassengerflowdynamics._______________

30.Talkingtostationmanagersaboutnoisecomplaints._______________

SECTION4

Questions31-40

Completethesentencesbelow.WriteONEWORDONLYforeachanswer.

Lecture:TheEvolutionandImpactofGlass

Glassisamaterialthathasfundamentallyshapedhumancivilization,yetitsoriginsareoftenshroudedin(31)_______________.ArchaeologistssuggestthatthefirstglasswascreatedaccidentallyinMesopotamiaaround4000yearsago,likelyasabyproductof(32)_______________making.Theseearlyglassobjectswereprimarilybeadsandsmallglazes,ratherthantransparentvessels.

TheRomanswereinstrumentalinspreadingglassmakingtechnologyacrossEurope.Theydevelopedthetechniqueofglassblowing,whichallowedforthecreationof(33)_______________anddiverseshapes.Thisinnovationmadeglassvesselsmoreaccessibletothecommonpeople,notjustthewealthyelite.

Inthemodernera,theinventionofthefloatglassprocessbyPilkingtonBrothersinthe1950srevolutionizedtheindustry.Thismethodinvolvesfloatingmoltenglassonabedofmoltenmetal,typicallytinorlead.Thiscreatesaperfectlyflatsurface,essentialformodern(34)_______________.Thechemicalformulafortheprimarycomponentofglass,silica,isSi.Whenmixedwithsodaash(NC)andlimestone(CaC),themeltingpointislowered,makingtheproductionprocessmoreenergy-efficient.

Today,glassiscriticalinthefieldofrenewableenergy.Photovoltaicpanelsrelyonhigh-transmissionglasstoprotectsolarcellswhileallowingsunlighttopassthrough.Theefficiencyofasolarpanelisoftencalculatedusingtheratioofoutputpowertoinputsolarirradiance,denotedbytheGreeklettereta(η).Theformulaisrepresentedas:

η=

Whereistheelectricalpoweroutputandisthesolarpowerinput.Researchersarecurrentlydeveloping"smartglass"thatcanchangeitsopacitytocontrolheatgaininbuildings,potentiallyreducingrelianceonairconditioning.

Furthermore,theroleofglassinfiberopticscannotbeoverstated.Thesethinstrandsofpureglasstransmitdataaspulsesoflight,formingthebackboneofthe(35)_______________.TheprincipleofTotalInternalReflectionallowslighttotraveldownthefiberwithoutescaping.Thecriticalangle()forthisphenomenonisdeterminedbySnell'sLaw:

sin()=sin()

Whereandaretherefractiveindicesofthecoreandcladding,respectively.

Despiteitsversatility,glasspresentsenvironmentalchallenges.Itis(36)_______________,meaningitcanberecycledindefinitelywithoutlosingpurityorquality.However,asignificantamountofglassstillendsupinlandfills.Futureresearchisfocusedonimprovingthestrength-to-weightratioofglass,possiblybyembeddingnanomaterialsorusing(37)_______________glasscomposites.

Oneareaofintensestudyisbio-glass,usedinmedicalimplantstorepairbones.Thistypeofglassbondschemicallywithlivingbonetissue,stimulating(38)_______________.Thesurfacereactionformsalayerofhydroxyapatite,whichischemicallysimilartonaturalbonemineral.

Inconclusion,fromancientbeadstohigh-speedtelecommunications,glassremainsamaterialofinfinitepossibility.Itsabilitytointeractwithlightwhilemaintainingstructuralintegrityensuresitwillremaincentraltotechnological(39)_______________.Understandingitschemistryandphysicsiscrucialforthenextgenerationof(40)_______________.

ANSWERKEY

Section1

1.Jones(Theapplicant'sfullnameisSarahJones,asconfirmedintheemailaddressandtheinitialgreeting.)

2.Kingston(TheaddressisFlat4,KingstonRoad.Spellingmustbeaccurate.)

3.9815(Thenumberis077329815.Notethattheprefixisalreadyprovided.)

4.children(Sarahexpressesapreferenceforworkingwithchildrenratherthantheelderly.)

5.library(Shementionshelpingoutatthelocallibrarylastsummer.)

6.15th(ShecanstartfromJuly15th.)

7.meals(Shespecificallyrequestsvegetarianmealstobeprovided.)

8.Medium(Sheasksforamedium-sizedpoloshirt.)

9munitycenter(Mrs.Patelworksatthecommunitycenterwhereshevolunteeredpreviously.)

10.VP-9920(Thepolicynumberisreadoutletterbyletterandnumberbynumber.)

Section2

11.B(Thespeakerexplicitlystatestheprimarygoalistolowerthecity'scarbonfootprint.)

12.C(Fundingcomesfromapartnershipbetweenthecouncilandaprivateenergyfirm.)

13.C(Participantsreceivevouchersforlocalbusinessesasanincentive.)

14.A(Thedeadlineisstrictlytheendofthecurrentmonth.)

15.B(ThechallengeisscheduledforJuly.)

16.B(ThelibraryislocatedintheNorth-Eastcorner.)

17.F(TheplaygroundisontheWestside,nexttotheexistingtrees.)

18.A(TheOrganicCaféisintheNorth-Westcorner.)

19.H(ThecyclehirestationisontheSouthside,acrosstheroadfromtheriver.)

20.G.

Section3

21.A(Theprofessorsthoughtthetopicof"UrbanAcoustics"wastoobroadandadvisednarrowingitdown.)

22.A(Theychosesubwaysbecausevariableslikeweatherandwindarecontrolledindoors.)

23.C(Peoplewerestaringatthelargeequipment,makingthemuncomfortable.)

24.B(Thetutoremphasizesidentifyingspecificfrequencies,notjustvolume.)

25.B(Thestudentsintendtopresentattheannualacademicconferencefirst.)

26.C(Usingasoundlevelmetercorrespondsto"SoundLevelMetering".)

27.A(Askingcommutersaboutcomfortisa"QuestionnaireSurvey".)

28.E(Analyzingonespecificstationindepthisa"CaseStudy".)

29.B(Watchinghowpeoplemoveis"DirectObservation".)

30.D(Talkingtomanagersisan"Interview".)

Section4

31.mystery(Originsareoftenshroudedinmystery.)

32.metal(Accidentalbyproductofmetalmaking,specificallyfaience/glazingprocessesinvolvingcopper.)

33.hollow(Glassblowingallowsforthecreationofhollowvessels.)

34.windows(Floatglassisessentialformodernwindows.)

35.internet(Fiberopticsformthebackboneoftheinternet.)

36.recyclable(Glassis100%recyclable.)

37.polymer(Researchinvolvesusingpolymercompositestostrengthenglass.)

38.regrowth(Bio-glassstimulatesboneregrowth.)

39.advancement(Glassiscentraltotechnologicaladvancement.)

40.engineers(Understandingthematerialiscrucialforfutureengineers.)

TRANSCRIPT&DETAILEDEXPLANATION

Section1Transcript

(Soundofaphoneringing,followedbyaclick)

Receptionist:Goodmorning,CityVolunteerServices,Emmaspeaking.HowcanIhelpyou?

Sarah:Hello.I'mcallingtoregisterfortheSummerVolunteerProgram.Isawtheadvertisementonline.

Receptionist:Wonderful.It'saverypopularprogramthisyear.Icantakeyourdetailsrightnow.CouldIstartwithyourfullname,please?

Sarah:Yes,it'sSarahJones.That'sJ-O-N-E-S.

Receptionist:Thankyou,Sarah.Andyourcurrentaddress?

Sarah:IliveinFlat4,onKingstonRoad.K-I-N-G-S-T-O-N.

Receptionist:Gotit.Flat4,KingstonRoad.Now,weneedacontactnumber.Amobileisbest.

Sarah:Sure.It's07732...double-nine...wait,no,9-8-1-5.077329815.

Receptionist:077329815.Great.AndIhaveyouremailhereass.jones@emailprovider?

Sarah:Yes,that'scorrect.

Receptionist:Okay.Now,whichareaareyoumostinterestedin?Wehaveplacementsinenvironmentalcare,elderlysupport,orworkingwithchildren.

Sarah:I'dreallyliketoworkwithchildren,please.

Receptionist:Noted.Doyouhaveanypreviousexperienceinthisfield?

Sarah:Yes,actually.Ivolunteeredatthelocallibrarylastsummer,helpingwiththereadingclub.

Receptionist:That'sexcellentexperience.Now,regardingavailability,theprogramrunsfromJulytoAugust.Whencanyoustart?

Sarah:I'mfreeuntilexamsfinish,soIcanstartfromJuly15th.

Receptionist:July15th.Areyouavailabletoworkonweekends?

Sarah:Yes,weekendsarefine.

Receptionist:Andwhataboutevenings?

Sarah:No,I'mafraidIcan'tdoevenings.Ihaveanothercommitmentthen.

Receptionist:Understood.Weprovidelunchandsnacks,butdoyouhaveanyspecialdietaryrequirements?

Sarah:Yes,I'mavegetarian,soI'llneedvegetarianmeals.

Receptionist:Noproblem,wecaterforalldiets.Wealsoprovideauniformt-shirt.Whatsizedoyouneed?

Sarah:Medium,please.

Receptionist:Okay,Medium.Finally,weneedareference.Sinceyouvolunteeredatthelibrary,canwecontactsomeonethere?

Sarah:Yes,mysupervisorwasMrs.Patel.Sheworksatthecommunitycenterattachedtothelibrary.

Receptionist:Mrs.Patelatthecommunitycenter.Perfect.Lastly,doyouhaveyourinsurancepolicynumberforourrecords?

Sarah:Letmecheck...it'sVP-9920.

Receptionist:VP-9920.Thankyou,Sarah.You'reallregistered.We'llsendyouanemailwiththeorientationdetailsshortly.

Sarah:Thankyouverymuch.Goodbye.

Section1Analysis

Thissectionteststheabilitytoextractspecificfactualdetailsfromatransactionalconversation.

Question1:Requirescarefullisteningtothespellingofthesurname."Jones"isacommonname,butspellingisconfirmed.

Question2:"KingstonRoad"isatypicaladdressformat.Thespeakerspellsitouttoaidspelling.

Question3:Phonenumbersrequiredistinguishingbetweensimilarsounds(nine/five).Thespeakercorrectsherself("double-nine...wait,no,9-8-1-5"),testingattentiontocorrection.

Question4:Distractorsareused(environmentalcare,elderlysupport).Thecorrectansweris"children".

Question5:"Library"isthelocationofpreviousexperience.

Question6:Dateformat."July15th"istheanswer.

Question7:"Vegetarianmeals"isthespecificrequirement,notjust"vegetarianfood".

Question8:"Medium"istheclothingsize.

Question9:"Communitycenter"iswherethereferenceworks.

Question10:"VP-9920"isalphanumeric,requiringlisteningtoindividuallettersandnumbers.

Section2Transcript

Speaker:Welcomeeveryonetothetownhallmeeting.Today,Iamdelightedtounveilthe"GreenCity"initiative,acomprehensiveplansettolaunchnextmonth.Theprimaryobjectiveofthisinitiativeistolowerthecity'scarbonfootprint.Whilewehopeitmightreducetrafficcongestionindirectly,andcertainlyboostourgreenimagefortourism,thecorefocusisenvironmentalsustainability.

Tofundtheinitialphase,specificallythesolarpanelprojectonthemunicipalbuilding,wehaveoptedforapublic-privatepartnership.Wearecollaboratingwith"SolarTech,"alocalfirm.Thisallowsustoavoidraisinglocaltaxesorwaitingforuncertainfederalgrants.

Wearealsointroducinganewrecyclingscheme.Foreverykilogramofwasteyourecyclecorrectly,youwillearnpoints.Thesepointscanbeexchangedforvouchersforlocalshops,suchasgrocerystoresandcafes.It'sourwayofsayingthankyouandsupportinglocalbusiness.

Now,regardingthe"UrbanForest"plan.Weareofferingfreetreeplantingforprivategardens.However,theapplicationdeadlineistight.Youmustapplybytheendofthismonthtosecureasaplingfortheautumnplantingseason.

Finally,markyourcalendars.Theannual"BiketoWork"challengeisreturning.Thisyear,toencourageparticipationduringthewarmestmonth,itwilltakeplaceinJuly.Wehopetoseefewercarsandmorebicyclesontheroad!

Letmeshowyouthemapoftheproposednewcommunityfacilitieslocatedinthecentralsquare.

Ifyoulookatthemap,theMainRoadrunsalongthetop,orNorthside.Atthetopright,theNorth-Eastcorner,labeledB,iswhereweplantobuildthenewPublicLibrary.Itreplacestheoldstorageunitsthere.

OntheWestsideofthesquare,labeledF,wearedesignatingagreenspacespecificallyforaChildren'sPlayground.It'sshelteredbytheexistingtreesthere.

MovingtotheNorth-Westcorner,whichisA,wewillbeopeninganOrganicCafé.Itwillhaveoutdoorseatingfacingthefountain.

TheSouthsideofthesquareisborderedbytheRiverPath.Directlysouth,acrosstheroad,islocationH.ThisiswherethenewCycleHireStationwillbesituated,makingiteasyforpeopletogrababikeandridealongtheriver.

Finally,ontheEastsideofthesquare,locationG,weareconstructinganOutdoorAmphitheatreforsummerconcertsandplays.

Section2Analysis

Thissectionfeaturesamonologuewithamixofmultiple-choiceandmap-labelingquestions.

Question11:Thespeakermentionstrafficandtourismbutexplicitlystatesthe"mainpurpose"isloweringthecarbonfootprint.

Question12:Distractorsincludefederalgrantsandtaxes.Theansweris"public-privatepartnership".

Question13:Distractorsincludecashanddiscounts.Theincentiveis"vouchers".

Question14:Thedateis"theendofthismonth".

Question15:Thechallengeisin"July".

Questions16-20:Theserequirespatialprocessing.

Library(TopRight)->B.

Playground(Westside)->F.

Café(TopLeft)->A.

CycleHire(South,acrossroad)->H.

Amphitheatre(Eastside)->G.

Section3Transcript

Tutor:HiTom,hiLisa.Comein.Ihearyou'vebeenworkingontheUrbanAcousticsproject.

Tom:Yes,Professor.We'vemadesomeprogress.

Lisa:Initially,thefacultythoughtourtopicwastoobroad."UrbanAcoustics"coverseverythingfrombirdsongtotrafficnoise.

Tutor:So,howdidyounarrowitdown?

Tom:Wedecidedtofocusonsubwaystations.It'sacontrolledenvironment,unlikeopenstreets.

Lisa:Exactly.Plus,ithashighrelevancefordailycommuters.

Tutor:Goodchoice.Didyouhaveanytroublewiththeequipment?

Tom:Wedid.Thesoundlevelmeterswerequitelarge.Whenwesetthemupinthestation,peoplestaredatus.Itwasabitconspicuous,whichmighthaveinfluencedbehavior.

Tutor:That'sacommonissueinfieldwork.Andregardingthedataanalysis?

Lisa:Wehavethousandsofdecibelreadings.

Tutor:That'sgoodrawdata.Butforyourthesis,Ithinkthemostimportantaspectisidentifyingthespecificfrequenciesthatcausestress,ratherthanjustthevolume.High-pitchedscreechesvs.lowrumbles.

Tom:Wehadn'tconsideredthatdeeply.Wewerefocusingonvolumevs.passengerdensity.

Tutor:I'dsuggestlookingatthefrequencyanalysis.Itaddsmorescientificweight.So,what'sthenextstep?

Lisa:Weplantopresentourresultsattheregionalconferencenextmonth.

Tutor:Excellent.Now,let'sgothroughyourmethodology.

Tom:Sure.Weusedseveralmethods.

Lisa:First,westoodontheplatformandcollecteddecibelreadingsatpeakhours.Thatwasourquantitativedata.

Tom:Then,wedidaquestionnairesurvey.Weaskedcommuterstoratetheircomfortlevelsandperceivednoise.

Lisa:Wealsodidacasestudyononespecificstationthatisknownforbeingunusuallyquiet.Wewantedtoseewhy.

Tom:Andwediddirectobservation,justwatchinghowpassengerflowdynamicscorrelatedwithnoisespikes—likewhenatrainarrives.

Lisa:Finally,weconductedsemi-structuredinterviewswithstationmanagerstounderstandtheirperspectiveonnoisecomplaints.

Tutor:That'saveryrobustmixed-methodsapproach.Welldone.

Section3Analysis

Thissectioninvolvesanacademicdiscussionbetweenstudentsandatutor.

Question21:Thestudentsstatetheprofessorsthoughtthetopicwas"toobroad".

Question22:Thereasonforchoosingsubwaysisthatitisa"controlledenvironment".

Question23:Theproblemwithequipmentwasthatitwas"tooconspicuous".

Question24:Thetutoradvisesidentifying"specificfrequencies".

Question25:Thenextstepisto"present...ataconference".

Questions26-30:Matchingmethodologytodescription.

Decibelreadings->SoundLevelMetering(C).

Commuters/comfort->QuestionnaireSurvey(A).

Onespecificstation->CaseStudy(E).

Watchingflow->DirectObservation(B).

Talkingtomanagers->Interview(A).

Section4Transcript

Lecturer:Today'slectureisontheEvolutionandImpactofGlass.Glassisamaterialthathasfundamentallyshapedhumancivilization,yetitsoriginsareoftenshroudedinmystery.Whilemanyassumeitwasadeliberateinvention,archaeologistssuggestthatthefirstglasswascreatedaccidentallyinMesopotamiaaround4000yearsago.Itwaslikelyabyproductofmetalmaking—specifically,theslagleftoverfromcoppersmeltingorfaienceglazingprocesses.Theseearlyglassobjectswereprimarilybeadsandsmallglazes,ratherthanthetransparentvesselsweassociatewithglasstoday.

TheRomanswereinstrumentalinspreadingglassmakingtechnologyacrossEurope.Beforethem,glasswasrareandprecious.TheRomansdevelopedthetechniqueofglassblowing,whichallowedforthecreationofhollowanddiverseshapes.Thisinnovationmadeglassvesselsmoreaccessibletothecommonpeople,notjustthewealthyelite.

Inthemodernera,theinventionofthefloatglassprocessbyPilkingtonBrothersinthe1950srevolutionizedtheindustry.Thismethodinvolvesfloatingmoltenglassonabedofmoltenmetal,typicallytin.Thiscreatesaperfectlyflatsurface,essentialformodernwindows.Beforethis,glasshadtobegroundandpolished,whichwasexpensiveandtime-consuming.

Chemically,glassisfascinating.Theprimarycomponentissilica,withthechemicalformulaSi.However,puresilicameltsataveryhightemperature.Tomakeproductionmoreenergy-efficient,wemixitwithsodaash,sodiumcarbonate(NC),andlimestone,calciumcarbonate(CaC).Thisactsasaflux,loweringthemeltingpoint.

Today,glassiscriticalinthefieldofrenewableenergy.Photovoltaicpanelsrelyonhigh-transmissionglasstoprotectsolarcellswhileallowingsunlighttopassthrough.Theefficiencyofasolarpanelisoftencalculatedusingtheratioofoutputpowertoinputsolarirradiance,denotedbytheGreeklettereta(η).Theformulaisrepresentedas:

η=

Whereistheelectricalpoweroutputandisthesolarpowerinput.Researchersarecurr