1、剑桥雅思考试第 11 版 A 类第二套真题及答案解析(总分：130.00，做题时间：175 分钟)一、LISTENING(总题数：4，分数：40.00)SECTION 1There are ten questions below.Complete the notes below.Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.Enquiry about joining Youth CouncilExampleName: Roger.Brown.Age: 18Currently staying in a 【A1】.during the weekPos
2、tal address: 【A2】17,Street, Stamford, LinesPostcode: 【A3】 Occupation: student and part-time job as a【A4】Studying 【A5】 (major subject) and history (minor subject)Hobbies: does a lot of 【A6】 .and is interested in the【A7】On Youth Council,wants to work with young people who are 【A8】Will come to talk to
3、Elections Officer next Monday at 【A9】pmMobile number:【A10】（分数：10）(1).【A1】（分数：1）_(2).【A2】（分数：1）_(3).【A3】（分数：1）_(4).【A4】（分数：1）_(5).【A5】（分数：1）_(6).【A6】（分数：1）_(7).【A7】（分数：1）_(8).【A8】（分数：1）_(9).【A9】（分数：1）_(10).【A10】（分数：1）_SECTION 2（分数：10）(1).New staff at theatreChoose TWO letters, A-E.Which TWO changes h
4、ave been made so far during the refurbishment of the theatre?A Some rooms now have a different use.B A different type of seating has been installed.C An elevator has been installed.D The outside of the building has been repaired.E Extra seats have been added.（分数：2）填空项 1:_(2).Choose TWO letters, A-E.
5、Which TWO facilities does the theatre currently offer to the public?A rooms for hireB backstage toursC hire of costumesD a bookshopE a cafe（分数：2）填空项 1:_(3).Choose TWO letters, A-E.Which TWO facilities does the theatre currently offer to the public?A soundB actingC making puppetsD make-upE lighting（分
6、数：2）填空项 1:_(4).There are four questions below.Label the plan below.Write the correct letter，A-G， next to QuestionsGround floor plan of theatrebox office （分数：1）填空项 1:_(5).theatre managers office .（分数：1）填空项 1:_(6).lighting box .（分数：1）填空项 1:_(7).artistic directors office .（分数：1）填空项 1:_SECTION 3（分数：10）(
7、1).There are six questions below.Choose the correct letter，A， or CRocky Bay field tripWhat do the students agree should be included in their aims?（分数：1）A.factors affecting where organisms liveB.the need to preserve endangered speciesC.techniques for classifying different organisms(2).What equipment
8、did they forget to take on the Field Trip?（分数：1）A.stringB.a compassC.a ruler(3).In Helen5s procedure section, Colin suggests a change in（分数：1）A.the order in which information is given.B.the way the information is divided up.C.the amount of information provided.(4).What do they say about the method t
9、hey used to measure wave speed?（分数：1）A.It provided accurate results.B.It was simple to carry out.C.It required special equipment.(5).What mistake did Helen make when first drawing the map?（分数：1）A.She chose the wrong scale.B.She stood in the wrong place.C.She did it at the wrong time.(6).What do they
10、 decide to do next with their map?（分数：1）A.scan it onto a computerB.check it using photographsC.add information from the internet(7).There are two questions below.Choose TWO letters, A-E.Which TWO problems affecting organisms in the splash zone are mentioned?A lack of water strong windsC lack of food
11、D high temperaturesE large waves（分数：2）填空项 1:_(8).There are two questions below.Choose TWO letters, A-E.Which TWO reasons for possible error will they include in their report? A inaccurate records of the habitat of organismsB influence on behaviour of organisms by observerC incorrect identification o
12、f some organismsD making generalisations from a small sampleE missing some organisms when counting（分数：2）填空项 1:_SECTION 4There are ten questions below.Complete the notes belowWrite ONE WORD ONLY for each answerDESIGN ING A PUBLIC BUILDING:THE TAYLOR CONCERT HALLIntroductionThe designer of a public bu
13、ilding may need to consider the buildings function physical and 【B1】 context symbolic meaningLocation and concept of the Concert HallOn the site of a disused 【B2】 .Beside a 【B3】 .The design is based on the concept of a mysteryBuilding designIts approached by a 【B4】 .for pedestriansThe building is th
14、e shape of a 【B5】 .One exterior wall acts as a large 【B6】 .In the auditorium: the floor is built on huge pads made of 【B7】 . the walls are made of local wood and are 【B8】 .in shape ceiling panels and 【B9】.on walls allow adjustment of acousticsEvaluationSome critics say the 【B10】 .style of the buildi
15、ng is inappropriate（分数：10）(1).【B1】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(2).【B2】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(3).【B3】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(4).【B4】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(5).【B5】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(6).【B6】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(7).【B7】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(8).【B8】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(9).【B9】（分数：1）填空项 1:_(10).【B10】（分数：1）填空项 1:_二、READING(总题数：3，分数：40.00)READING PASSAGE 1Raising the Mary Ros
16、eHow a sixteenth-century warship was recovered from the seabedOn 19 July 1545, English and French fleets were engaged in a sea battle off the coast of southern England in the area of water called the Solent, between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. Among the English vessels was a warship by the nam
17、e of Mary Rose. Built in Portsmouth some 35 years earlier, she had had a long and successful fighting career, and was a favourite of King Henry VIII. Accounts of what happened to the ship vary: while witnesses agree that she was not hit by the French, some maintain that she was outdated, overladen a
18、nd sailing too low in the water, others that she was mishandled by undisciplined crew. What is undisputed, however, is that the Mary Rose sank into the Solent that day, taking at least 500 men with her. After the battle, attempts were made to recover the ship, but these failed.The Mary Rose came to
19、rest on the seabed, lying on her starboard (right) side at an angle of approximately 60 degrees. The hull (the body of the ship) acted as a trap for the sand and mud carried by Solent currents. As a result, the starboard side filled rapidly, leaving the exposed port (left) side to be eroded by marin
20、e organisms and mechanical degradation. Because of the way the ship sank, nearly all of the starboard half survived intact. During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the entire site became covered with a layer of hard grey clay, which minimised further erosion.Then, on 16 June 1836, some fish
21、ermen in the Solent found that their equipment was caught on an underwater obstruction, which turned out to be the Mary Rose. Diver John Deane happened to be exploring another sunken ship nearby, and the fishermen approached him, asking him to free their gear. Deane dived down, and found the equipme
22、nt caught on a timber protruding slightly from the seabed. Exploring further, he uncovered several other timbers and a bronze gun. Deane continued diving on the site intermittently until 1840, recovering several more guns, two bows, various timbers, part of a pump and various other small finds.The M
23、ary Rose then faded into obscurity for another hundred years. But in 1965, military historian and amateur diver Alexander McKee, in conjunction with the British Sub-Aqua Club, initiated a project called Solent Ships5. While on paper this was a plan to examine a number of known wrecks in the Solent,
24、what McKee really hoped for was to find the Mary Rose. Ordinary search techniques proved unsatisfactory, so McKee entered into collaboration with Harold E. Edgerton, professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1967, Edgertons side-scan sonar systems revealed
25、a large, unusually shaped object, which McKee believed was the Mary Rose.Further excavations revealed stray pieces of timber and an iron gun. But the climax to the operation came when, on 5 May 1971， part of the ships frame was uncovered. McKee and his team now knew for certain that they had found t
26、he wreck, but were as yet unaware that it also housed a treasure trove of beautifully preserved artefacts. Interest in the project grew， and in 1979, The Mary Rose Trust was formed, with Prince Charles as its President and Dr Margaret Rule its Archaeological Director. The decision whether or not to
27、salvage the wreck was not an easy one, although an excavation in 1978 had shown that it might be possible to raise the hull. While the original aim was to raise the hull if at all feasible, the operation was not given the go-ahead until January 1982, when all the necessary information was available.
28、An important factor in trying to salvage the Mary Rose was that the remaining hull was an open shell. This led to an important decision being taken: namely to carry out the lifting operation in three very distinct stages. The hull was attached to a lifting frame via a network of bolts and lifting wi
29、res. The problem of the hull being sucked back downwards into the mud was overcome by using 12 hydraulic jacks. These raised it a few centimetres over a period of several days, as the lifting frame rose slowly up its four legs. It was only when the hull was hanging freely from the lifting frame, cle
30、ar of the seabed and the suction effect of the surrounding mud, that the salvage operation progressed to the second stage. In this stage, the lifting frame was fixed to a hook attached to a crane, and the hull was lifted completely clear of the seabed and transferred underwater into the lifting crad
31、le. This required precise positioning to locate the legs into the stabbing guides of the lifting cradle. The lifting cradle was designed to fit the hull using archaeological survey drawings, and was fitted with air bags to provide additional cushioning for the hulls delicate timber framework. The th
32、ird and final stage was to lift the entire structure into the air, by which time the hull was also supported from below. Finally, on 11 October 1982, millions of people around the world held their breath as the timber skeleton of the Mary Rose was lifted clear of the water, ready to be returned home
33、 to Portsmouth.（分数：13）(1).There are four questions below.Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?In boxes on your answer sheet, writeTRUE if the statement agrees with the informationFALSE if the statement contradicts the informationNOT GIVEN if there is no i
34、nformation on thisThere is some doubt about what caused the Mary Rose to sink.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(2).The Mary Rose was the only ship to sink in the battle of 19 July 1545.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(3).Most of one side of the Mary Rose lay undamaged under the sea.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(4).Alexander McKee knew that the wreck wou
35、ld contain many valuable historical objects.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(5).There are four questions below.Look at the following statements (Questions ) and the list of dates belowMatch each statement with the correct date, A-GWrite the correct letter，-G， in boxes on your answer sheetList of DatesA 1836 E 1971 184
36、0 F 1979C 1965 G 1982D 1967A search for the Mary Rose was launched.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(6).One persons exploration of the Mary Rose site stopped.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(7).It was agreed that the hull of the Mary Rose should be raised.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(8).The site of the Mary Rose was found by chance.（分数：1）填空项 1:_(9).The
37、re are five questions below.Label the diagram below.Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage for each answer.Write your answers in boxes on your answer sheet.Raising the hull of the Mary Rose: Stages one and two（分数：1）填空项 1:_(10).（分数：1）填空项 1:_(11).（分数：1）填空项 1:_(12).（分数：1）填空项 1:_(13).（分数：1）填空项 1
38、:_READING PASSAGE 2There are six questions below.Reading Passage 2 has seven paragraphs, A-G.Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.What destroyed the civilisation off Easter Island?A Easter Island, or Rapu Nui as it is known locally, is home to several hundred
39、 ancient human statues - the moai. After this remote Pacific island was settled by the Polynesians, it remained isolated for centuries. All the energy and resources that went into the moai - some of which are ten metres tall and weigh over 7,000 kilos - came from the island itself. Yet when Dutch ex
40、plorers landed in 1722, they met a Stone Age culture. The moai were carved with stone tools, then transported for many kilometres, without the use of animals or wheels, to massive stone platforms. The identity of the moai builders was in doubt until well into the twentieth century. Thor Heyerdahl, t
41、he Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer, thought the statues had been created by pre-Inca peoples from Peru. Bestselling Swiss author Erich von Daniken believed they were built by stranded extraterrestrials. Modern science - iinguistic, archaeological and genetic evidence - has definitively proved
42、the moai builders were Polynesians, but not how they moved their creations. Local folklore maintains that the statues walked, while researchers have tended to assume the ancestors dragged the statues somehow, using ropes and logs.B When the Europeans arrived, Rapa Nui was grassland, with only a few
43、scrawny trees. In the 1970s and 1980s, though, researchers found pollen preserved in lake sediments, which proved the island had been covered in lush palm forests for thousands of years. Only after the Polynesians arrived did those forests disappear. US scientist Jared Diamond believes that the Rapa
44、nui people - descendants of Polynesian settlers - wrecked their own environment. They had unfortunately settled on an extremely fragile island - dry, cool, and too remote to be properly fertilised by windblown volcanic ash. When the islanders cleared the forests for firewood and farming， the forests didnt grow back. As trees became scarce and they could no longer construct wooden canoes for fishing, they ate birds. Soil erosion decreased their crop yields. Before Europeans arrived, the Rapanui had descended into civil war and cannibalism, he maintai
