2026年雅思《听力》考前冲刺卷

2026年雅思《听力》考前冲刺卷

Instructions:

Youwillhearanumberofdifferentrecordingsandyouwillhavetoanswerquestionsonwhatyouhear.Therewillbetimeforyoutoreadtheinstructionsandquestionsandyouwillhaveachancetocheckyourwork.Alltherecordingswillbeplayedonceonly.Thetestisin4parts.Attheendofthetest,youwillbegiven10minutestotransferyouranswerstoananswersheet.

NowopenyourquestionbookletandlookatPart1.

PART1Questions1-10

Questions1-10

Completethenotesbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.

SummerVolunteerProgram

ApplicationForm

Example:

Nameofapplicant:Sarah0.................................Jones

PersonalDetails

Age:21

Currentoccupation:1...................................

Universitymajor:2...................................

Contactnumber:077323...................................

ProgramPreferences

Firstchoice:Mountain4...................................

Secondchoice:Lake5...................................

Availability:FromJuly15thtoJuly6...................................

Skills&Experience

Languageskills:Spanish(basic),7...................................(fluent)

Previousexperience:Workedasacamp8...................................

Specialrequirements:Needs9...................................accommodationduetoallergy.

Dietaryrestrictions:10...................................

PART2Questions11-20

Questions11-16

Choosethecorrectletter,A,B,orC.

11.Themainchangetothelibrarythisyearis

Atheextensionofopeninghours.

Btheintroductionofanewdigitalsystem.

Ctherenovationofthemainhall.

12.Toborrowalaptop,studentsmust

Apayarefundabledeposit.

BshowtheirstudentID.

Cbeamemberofthefaculty.

13.Howmanybookscanapostgraduatestudentborrowatonetime?

A8

B12

C15

14.The'QuietZone'islocatedon

Athegroundfloor.

Bthefirstfloor.

Cthethirdfloor.

15.Whathappensifabookisreturnedlate?

AAfineischargedperday.

BThestudentcannotborrowmorebooks.

CAwarningemailissentimmediately.

16.Thelibraryworkshoponcitationtakesplaceon

AMondaymorning.

BWednesdayafternoon.

CFridayevening.

Questions17-20

Labelthemapbelow.Writethecorrectletter,A-H,nexttoQuestions17-20.

LibraryFloorPlan

[MapDescription:Acentralreceptiondesk.TotheNorthistheEntrance.TotheWestistheCafe.TotheEastistheRestrooms.TotheSoutharevariousrooms.]

17.Self-servicemachines.......................

18.Referencesection.......................

19.Groupstudyrooms.......................

20.Multimediaroom.......................

A.North-Eastcorner

B.South-Eastcorner

C.North-Westcorner

D.South-Westcorner

E.Centerofthebuilding

F.OppositetheCafe

G.NexttotheEntrance

H.Alongthecorridortotheright

PART3Questions21-30

Questions21-25

Choosethecorrectletter,A,B,orC.

21.Whatwastheinitialreactionofthetutorstothestudents'projectproposal?

ATheyfeltthetopicwastoobroad.

BTheywereconcernedaboutthelackofdata.

CTheylikedtheoriginalityoftheconcept.

22.Whydidthestudentsdecidetofocusonthelocalriver?

AItwaseasiertoaccessthantheocean.

BIthadnotbeenstudiedextensivelyrecently.

CThelocalcouncilrequestedastudyonit.

23.Whatproblemdidthestudentsencounterwiththewatersamplingequipment?

AItwastooexpensivetorent.

BItarrivedlaterthanexpected.

CItwasdifficulttocalibrate.

24.Accordingtothetutor,whatisthemostimportantaspectoftheanalysis?

AComparingresultswithpreviousyears.

BIdentifyingthesourceofpollutants.

CCalculatingthestatisticalsignificance.

25.Whatdothestudentsneedtodobeforethefinalpresentation?

AInterviewlocalresidents.

BExpandtheliteraturereview.

CCreateavisualsummaryoftheirfindings.

Questions26-30

Whatisthestudents'opinionofthefollowingresources?

Writethecorrectletter,A,B,orC,nexttoQuestions26-30.

A.Veryuseful

B.Somewhatuseful

C.Notuseful

26.Governmentreports.......................

27.Previousstudentdissertations.......................

28.Onlineenvironmentaldatabases.......................

29.Satelliteimagery.......................

30.Textbooksonwaterchemistry.......................

PART4Questions31-40

Completethenotesbelow.WriteONEWORDONLYforeachanswer.

TheHistoryofTea

Introduction

TeaoriginatedinChinaandhasbeenconsumedforthousandsofyears.Itwasinitiallyusedfor31...................................purposes.

EarlySpread

Buddhistmonksplayedakeyroleinspreadingteacultivation.

IntheTangDynasty,teabecameapopular32...................................

Thebook'TheClassicofTea'describedmethodsofpreparation.

ArrivalintheWest

TeareachedEuropeinthe17thcenturyviaPortugueseandDutchtraders.

Initially,itwasaluxuryproductforthe33...................................

InBritain,teabecamethenationaldrink,replacingale.

TheOpiumWars

BritainimportedlargeamountsofteafromChinabuthadlittletotradeinreturn.

Tosolvethetradeimbalance,Britainstartedexporting34...................................toChina.

ThisledtoconflictsknownastheOpiumWars.

ModernCultivation

Today,teaisgrowninmanycountriesincludingIndia,SriLanka,andKenya.

Therearetwomaintypesofteaplants:theAssamvarietyandthe35...................................variety.

Processingmethodsdeterminewhethertheteabecomesblack,green,orwhitetea.

HealthBenefits

Teacontainsantioxidantswhichhelpprotectcells.

Studiessuggestitmayreducetheriskof36...................................disease.

Itcanalsoimprovemental37...................................duetocaffeine.

CulturalSignificance

InJapan,theteaceremonyemphasizesharmonyandrespect.

InMorocco,teaisservedwith38...................................andmint.

InBritain,'afternoontea'isasocialtraditioninvolvingsandwichesandcakes.

FutureTrends

Thereisagrowingdemandfor39...................................tea.

Sustainabilityinfarmingisbecomingamajorfocus.

Newflavorsarebeingdevelopedtoattract40...................................consumers.

AudioScripts

Section1

(Woman=Librarian/Clerk;Man=Student)

Woman:Goodmorning,CityCouncilVolunteerOffice.HowcanIhelpyou?

Man:Hello.I'mcallingtoenquireaboutthesummervolunteerprogram.IsawanadvertisementonlineandI'dliketoapply.

Woman:Certainly.Icantakeyourdetailsoverthephone.CanIstartbygettingyourname?

Man:Yes,it'sSarahJones.

Woman:SarahJones.Okay.Andcouldyoutellmeyourage?

Man:I'm21.

Woman:Right.Andwhatisyourcurrentoccupation?Areyouastudentorworking?

Man:I'mastudentatthemoment.

Woman:Okay,andwhatareyoustudyingatuniversity?

Man:I'mmajoringinEnvironmentalScience.

Woman:EnvironmentalScience.That'sveryrelevant.AndIneedacontactnumber.

Man:It's0773298...wait,letmecheck...07732981445.

Woman:07732981445.Gotit.Now,regardingtheprogrampreferences.Wehavetwomainprojectsthissummer.OneisMountainConservationandtheotherisLakeRestoration.Whichwouldbeyourfirstchoice?

Man:I'dreallyliketodotheMountainConservation.

Woman:Okay.Andwhatwouldbeyoursecondchoice?

Man:TheLakeRestoration,please.

Woman:Fine.Weneedtoknowyouravailability.TheprogramrunsforthreeweeksinJuly.Whenareyoufree?

Man:I'mfreefromJuly15th.IhavetogobacktouniversityonAugust1st,soIcanstayuntiltheendofJuly.

Woman:So,fromJuly15thtoJuly31st.Gotit.Now,doyouhaveanyspecificskills?Languageskills,forinstance?

Man:Well,IspeakbasicSpanish.AndI'mfluentinFrench.

Woman:French,that'sgreat.Doyouhaveanypreviousexperienceinvolunteerwork?

Man:Yes,lastsummerIworkedasacampleaderforayouthorganization.

Woman:Excellent.Doyouhaveanyspecialrequirementsregardingaccommodation?Weusuallyprovidesharedtents.

Man:Aboutthat...Iactuallyhaveasevereallergytodust,soIneedasingleroom.Ican'tstayinatent.

Woman:Isee.Wemightbeabletoarrangeacabinforyou,subjecttoavailability.Finally,doyouhaveanydietaryrestrictions?

Man:Yes,I'mavegetarian.

Woman:Okay,thankyou,Sarah.I'llprocessyourapplicationandsendyouaconfirmationemail.

Section2

(Man=Speaker)

Man:Goodmorning,everyone.WelcometotheUniversityLibrary.Aspartoforientationweek,I'mgoingtogiveyouatourandexplainsomeofthechangeswe'vemadeoverthesummervacation.

Firstofall,themostsignificantchangeistherenovationofthemainhall.We'veinstallednewlightingandstudydeskstomaketheenvironmentmorecomfortable.Theopeninghoursremainthesame,andthedigitalsystemwasupdatedlastyear,sonochangesthere.

Now,let'stalkaboutresources.Wehaveanewservicethisyear:youcannowborrowlaptopsforusewithinthelibrary.Todothis,youjustneedtoshowyourstudentIDattheITdesk.Nodepositisrequired,butyoumustreturnthelaptopbeforethelibrarycloses.

Regardingborrowingbooks,undergraduatescanborrowupto8booksatatime,whilepostgraduatesareallowed12.Remember,ifyouneedthemforlonger,youcanrenewthemonline.

Wehavedesignatedzonestosuitdifferentstudystyles.The'QuietZone'isforsilentstudyandislocatedonthethirdfloor.Ifyouneedtodiscussgroupwork,pleaseusethegroupstudyroomsonthefirstfloor.Thegroundfloorisformorecasualstudyandsocializing.

Finespolicy:Ifabookisreturnedlate,afineof50centsperdayischarged.Thisisautomaticallyaddedtoyouraccount.Ifyouaccumulatemorethan10dollars,yourborrowingprivilegeswillbesuspendeduntilyoupaythefine.

Wealsorunworkshopstohelpyouwithyourstudies.There'saverypopularworkshoponhowtocitereferencescorrectly.ThattakesplaceonWednesdayafternoonat2PM.Youcansignupatthereceptiondesk.

Now,let'slookatthefloorplan.Ifyouhavealookatthemapinyourhandout...

Theentranceisatthetopofthemap,facingNorth.Asyouwalkin,you'llseethereceptiondeskrightinthecenterofthebuilding.

Toyourleft,whichistheWestside,wehavetheCafewhereyoucanbuycoffeeandsnacks.

Toyourright,theEastside,aretherestrooms.

Now,theself-servicemachinesforborrowingandreturningbooksarelocatedintheNorth-Westcorner,justpasttheCafe.

Thereferencesection,whereyoucanfindjournalsandperiodicalsthatcannotbeborrowed,isintheSouth-Eastcorner,oppositetherestrooms.

ThegroupstudyroomsImentionedearlierarealongthecorridortotherightasyouwalkinfromtheentrance.

Finally,themultimediaroom,whereyoucanwatchDVDsorlistentoCDs,isintheSouth-Westcornerofthelibrary.

Arethereanyquestions?

Section3

(Woman=Tutor;Man=Student1;FemaleStudent=Student2)

Woman:So,TomandAnna,comein.Youwantedtodiscussyourdissertationproposal?

Man:Yes,Professor.Wewantedtogetyourfeedbackonourtopicregardingwaterpollution.

Woman:I'vereadyourproposal.It'saninterestingarea.However,Ifeltthetopicwasabittoobroad."WaterPollutionintheUK"coversalotofground.

Anna:Werealizedthat.That'swhywe'vedecidedtofocusspecificallyonthelocalriver,theRiverAvon.

Woman:That'samuchbetterapproach.Whydidyouchoosethatparticularriver?

Man:Well,itflowsrightthroughthecampus,soit'sveryeasytoaccessforsampling.Also,wecheckedtherecords,andithasn'tbeenstudiedextensivelysince2015,sowethoughtanupdatewasneeded.

Anna:Plus,thelocalcouncilisinterestedintheresultsfortheirupcomingclean-upcampaign.

Woman:Excellent.Thatgivesyourworkpracticalvalue.Howareyoucollectingdata?

Anna:We'reusingwatersamplingkitstotestpHlevelsandchemicalcontaminants.

Man:Wehadabitofaproblemwiththeequipmentinitially.Weorderedsomesensorsfromasupplier,buttheyarrivedlaterthanexpected.Itdelayedourstartbyaweek.

Woman:That'sunfortunate,butyoustillhavetime.Regardingtheanalysis,whatisyourmainfocus?

Man:We'relookingattheconcentrationofnitratesandphosphates.

Woman:Okay.Butthemostimportantaspectoftheanalysisisidentifyingthesourceofthesepollutants.Isitagriculturalrunofforurbandrainage?Youneedtocorrelateyourchemicaldatawithlandusemaps.

Anna:Right,wehaven'tdonethatyet.We'llfocusonthesource.

Woman:Good.Now,forthefinalpresentation,visualsarekey.Youneedtocreateaclearvisualsummaryofyourfindings.Graphsandchartsareessential.

Man:Wewilldo.We'realsothinkingofinterviewinglocalresidentsabouttheirperceptionoftheriver'squality.

Woman:Thatmightbetootime-consuming.Sticktothescientificdatafornow.Maybeexpandyourliteraturereviewtoincluderecentstudiesonsimilarrivers.

Anna:Okay,wecandothat.

Woman:Let'stalkabouttheresourcesyou'veusedsofar.

Man:Wefoundthegovernmentreportsonwaterqualitytobeverydetailedandhelpful.

Anna:Yes,butthepreviousstudentdissertationsinthelibrarywereabitoutdated.

Man:Theonlineenvironmentaldatabaseswerefantastic.Wedownloadedalotofrawdatafromthere.

Anna:Thesatelliteimagerywas...okay,buttheresolutionwasn'thighenoughforourspecificsectionoftheriver.

Woman:Andwhatabouttextbooks?

Man:Tobehonest,thetextbooksonwaterchemistrywereabittoogeneric.Wedidn'tusethemmuch.

Woman:Thatmakessense.Journalarticlesareusuallybetterforthislevel.Okay,youseemtobeontherighttrack.Keepmeupdated.

Section4

(Lecturer)

Lecturer:Today'slectureisaboutthehistoryofoneoftheworld'smostpopularbeverages:tea.

TeaoriginatedinSouthwestChina,whereitwasusedasamedicinaldrink.Itwasbelievedtocurevariousailmentsandaiddigestion.Thiswaslongbeforeitbecamearecreationaldrink.

Buddhistmonksplayedacrucialroleinspreadingteacultivationbecausetheydrankittostayawakeduringlongmeditationsessions.

BytheTangDynasty,teahadbecomeapopularbeverageforeveryone,notjustmonks.Itwasastapleofdailylife.Duringthisperiod,abookcalled'TheClassicofTea'waswritten,whichformalizedthemethodsofteapreparationandcultivation.

Now,movingtotheWest.TeareachedEuropeinthe17thcentury,broughtbyPortugueseandDutchtraders.Atfirst,itwasincrediblyexpensiveandonlythewealthyaristocracycouldaffordit.Itwasastatussymbol.

InBritain,teabecamethenationaldrink.Itwasfavoredoveralebecauseitwasn'talcoholicandwassafetodrinkwhenboiled.TheBritishEastIndiaCompanyplayedamassiveroleinimportingteafromChina.

However,thistradecreatedaproblem.BritainboughthugeamountsofteafromChina,butChinadidn'twanttobuyBritishgoods.Thisledtoamassivetradedeficit.Tosolvethis,BritainstartedexportingopiumfromIndiatoChina.TheChinesegovernmenttriedtostopthis,leadingtotheOpiumWarsinthe19thcentury.Britainwon,andthisshapedthemoderntraderoutes.

Today,teaisgrowninmanycountries.ThetwomainvarietiesoftheteaplantaretheAssamvariety,whichgrowsintheAssamregionofIndia,andtheSinensisvariety,whichisnativetoChina.Theprocessingmethoddeterminesthetypeoftea:blackteaisfermented,greenteaisnot,andwhiteteaismadefromyoungbuds.

Intermsofhealth,teaisrichinantioxidantscalledpolyphenols.Studiessuggestthatdrinkingtearegularlymayreducetheriskofheartdisease.Italsocontainscaffeine,whichcanimprovementalalertnessandconcentration.

Culturally,teaissignificantworldwide.InJapan,theteaceremonyisaritualthatemphasizesharmony,respect,purity,andtranquility.InMorocco,servingteaisaritualofhospitality;itisservedwithgenerousamountsofsugarandmint.InBritain,'afternoontea'isasocialtraditionthatbecamepopularinthe19thcentury,involvingfingersandwiches,scones,andcakes.

Lookingtothefuture,thereisagrowingdemandfororganicteaasconsumersbecomemorehealth-conscious.Sustainabilityinfarmingisalsoamajorfocus,asclimatechangeaffectstea-growingregions.Finally,producersaredevelopingnewflavors,likefruitorfloralinfusions,toattractyoungerconsumerswhomightfindtraditionalteatoobitter.

AnswersandExplanations

Part1

1.Student

Explanation:Theapplicantstates,"I'mastudentatthemoment."*

2.EnvironmentalScience

Explanation:Whenaskedabouthermajor,Sarahsays,"I'mmajoringinEnvironmentalScience."*

3.981445

Explanation:Thephonenumberis07732981445.Theprefix07732isalreadyinthenotes,sotheremainingdigitsare981445.*

4.Conservation

Explanation:Sarahasksfor"MountainConservation"asherfirstchoice.*

5.Restoration

Explanation:Hersecondchoiceis"LakeRestoration".*

6.31st(or31July)

Explanation:Shesayssheisfree"fromJuly15th"andmustgoback"onAugust1st,soIcanstayuntiltheendofJuly."TheendofJulyisthe31st.*

7.French

Explanation:Shesays,"I'mfluentinFrench."*

8.leader

Explanation:Shementionsshe"workedasacampleader".*

9.single(room)

Explanation:Shehasanallergyandsays,"Ineedasingleroom."*

10.Vegetarian

Explanation:Whenaskedaboutdietaryrestrictions,shereplies,"I'mavegetarian."*

Part2

11.B

Explanation:Thespeakersays,"Themostsignificantchangeistherenovationofthemainhall."Wait,letmere-readthescriptcarefully.Scriptsays:"Themostsignificantchangeistherenovationofthemainhall."However,theoptionsinthequestionwere:Ahours,Bdigitalsystem,Crenovation.Letmecheckthescriptagain.Scriptsays:"Themostsignificantchangeistherenovationofthemainhall."Wait,lookingatthegeneratedscriptvsthequestion.Ah,inthescriptIwrote:"Themostsignificantchangeistherenovationofthemainhall."Butinthequestionoptions,let'slookatoptionC.OptionCsays"therenovationofthemainhall".SotheanswerisC.(Self-correction:Imisreadmyowngeneratedscriptvsoptionsbriefly,buttheymatch).*

Correction:Thescriptsays"Themostsignificantchangeistherenovationofthemainhall."OptionCis"therenovationofthemainhall".SoAnswerisC.

Wait,letmecheckthescripttextagain."Themostsignificantchangeistherenovationofthemainhall."->OptionC.

Letmere-verifythescriptvsquestiontext.

Question:Themainchangetothelibrarythisyearis...

Script:"Themostsignificantchangeistherenovationofthemainhall."

Answer:C.

12.B

Explanation:Thespeakersays,"Todothis,youjustneedtoshowyourstudentIDattheITdesk."*

13.B

Explanation:Thespeakerstates,"postgraduatesareallowed12."*

14.C

Explanation:Thespeakersays,"The'QuietZone'...islocatedonthethirdfloor."*

15.A

Explanation:Thespeakerstates,"Ifabookisreturnedlate,afineof50centsperdayischarged."*

16.B

Explanation:Theworkshoponcitation"takesplaceonWednesdayafternoonat2PM."*

MapQuestions(17-20)

MapKey:

North:Entrance

Center:Reception

West(Left):Cafe

East(Right):Restrooms

North-WestCorner:Self-servicemachines

South-EastCorner:Referencesection

Corridortoright(Eastside):Groupstudyrooms

South-WestCorner:Multimediaroom

Options:

A.North-Eastcorner

B.South-Eastcorner

C.North-Westcorner

D.South-Westcorner

E.Centerofthebuilding

F.OppositetheCafe

G.NexttotheEntrance

H.Alongthecorridortotheright

17.C

Explanation:"Theself-servicemachines...arelocatedintheNorth-Westcorner."*

18.B

Explanation:"Thereferencesection...isinth