1、雅思-36 及答案解析(总分：101.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Listening Module(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、SECTION 1(总题数：1，分数：9.00)Event Details Type of event: Example Dragon Boat RaceRace detailsDay furthermore, the layout of the numbers has I at the bottom, although of course is at the top, and it goes anticlockwise!This clock is not u
2、nique, however.There were other clocks around in the 15th and 16th centuries with Roman numerals going anti- clockwise. Some of them had a hand that went around once in 24 hours, others went around once every twelve hours. and still others went around four times in 24 hours with the digits to painte
3、d on the clock face. Then again, some went around once in 12 hours but the digits were marked to and then to again. Some of the once every 24 hours ones were marked to and to again. There were probably even more variations than this. To find out why all clocks go clockwise and are numbered to (or 1
4、to 12)today, we have to consider the phenomenon described in 1890 in principles of Economics by Alfred Marshall.Early clocks were massive and extremely heavy (not to mention very expensive)devices and technology over the centuries has reduced these to small timepieces that can sit on a little shelf,
5、 be carried(often in a waistcoat pocket), or worn on the wrist. When it comes to new technoloIgies, there are often many designs in competition with one another. Occasionally, one design is obviously pre-eminent and the others soon become obsolete. In the case of the clocks, there would not seem to
6、be one design that is outstandingly more advantageous than the others. That is where Marshalls theory comes in: whatever firm design or technology gets a good start eventually wins. We can assume, therefore, that one type of clock facealthough it may not have had any technological advantage over the
7、 otherswas somewhat more common;and, once one technology secures a larger share of the market, there are economies of scale, It becomes more cost-efficient to produce thereby giving it even greater advantage over its rivals In this way, one technology can completely eclipse the others.Why do clocks
8、go clockwise?Pure chance is probably the answer. Clockwise may have been more widespread and got off to a good start. After the invention of the first mechanical clock, for a century and a half, there was no consistency in the direction, the position of the numbers on the dial, or even the number of
9、 hours shown. All this changed with the mass production of clocks and watches as domestic items. For nearly five hundred years now, they have been consistenta clockwise dial with twelve hours and two rotations in a 24-hour period.Do the following statements agree with the information given in the te
10、xt?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 information on this（分数：6.00）(1).Clockwise has always described the left-to-right movement of a clocks hands.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).The shado
11、w on a domestic sundial in the southern hemisphere moves from right to left.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Before the invention of mechanical clocks, people used sundials to tell the time.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).The shadow on a vertical sundial moves in a different direction from the domestic equivalent.（分数：1.00）填
12、空项 1:_(5).The sundial at Queens College and the clock in the Florentine Cathedral move in the same direction.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(6).On the old 24-hour clocks, number (12)stood for midday and (24)denoted midnight.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_十、Writing ModuleM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十一、WRITING TASK 1(总题数：1，分数：-1.00)1.The char
13、t shows the number of days the average employee has off work per year in four different countries.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and by making comparisons where relevant.Write at least 150 words.Country Public holidays Annual leave Total days off USA 10 12 22J
14、apan 13 11 24Italy 9 31 40UK 8 27 35（分数：-1.00）_十二、WRITING TASK 2(总题数：1，分数：-1.00)2.You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.Write about the following topic:Increased measures have been introduced to improve security in many urban areas as a result of increased crime.To what extent do the benefi
15、ts of the measures outweigh the drawbacks?Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.Write at least 250 words.（分数：-1.00）_十三、Speaking Module(总题数：0，分数：0.00)十四、PART 1(总题数：1，分数：6.00)3.The examiner will ask you some questions about yourself, your
16、home, work or studies and familiar topics.Lets talk about your free time.Do you have a lot of free time?What do you like to do when you are at home?Do you spend more time with your family or with friends?Where do you go when you go out?Is there enough to do in your home town?（分数：6.00）_十五、PART 2(总题数：
17、1，分数：6.00)4.The examiner will give you a topic on a card like the one on the right and ask you to talk about it for one to two minutes. Before you talk you have one minute to think about what youre going to say. The examiner will give you some paper and a pencil so you can make notes if you want to.
18、（分数：6.00）_十六、PART 3(总题数：1，分数：5.00)5.Quality of productsAre most products designed with durability in mind?Should parts for products be universally available or only available from the original manufacturer?How important are product warranties?Dealing with problemsWere people in the past more patient
19、 than people in todays society?Do people from different cultures deal with problems in different ways?Discuss some of the different ways males and females react to problems.Reliance on technologyIn what ways do we depend on technology in modern life?What are some of the dangers of relying on technol
20、ogy?What roles do you see technology play in the future?（分数：5.00）_雅思-36 答案解析(总分：101.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Listening Module(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、SECTION 1(总题数：1，分数：9.00)Event Details Type of event: Example Dragon Boat RaceRace detailsDay this is what we grew up with; its not something we can just change.Profess
21、or: Changes dont happen overnight but as with all relationships they take time and hard work. Relationships need to be taken step by step. Actually the easy part is understanding and accepting your significant others culture, even embracing it comes easily with time. There are always things which yo
22、u like and dont like about your own culture and obviously vice versa with the other culture. You get the best of both worlds. Its not just a matter of accepting one and turning your back on the other. You can make it work in you and your partners favour. The hard part is when you have to start makin
23、g decisions that affect other family members.Tutor: By that you mean the in-laws?Professor: Yes. Although we often feel they interfere too much, they do mean well. They will have opinions on how to raise the children, which city or even country they want you to live in, and expectations they have of
24、 their sonor daughter-in-law.Student: See thats exactly what I just said before. There are too many differences. I mean theres a strong possibility that your in-laws cant even communicate with you.Professor: Communication again is not so much of a problem as that is something that can be learnt over
25、 a period of time.(2).What has heightened awareness among cultures?_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：globalisation）解析：(3).According to the student, what cant we change?_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：national identity）解析：(4).Which family members in particular may our decisions affect?_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：in-laws）解
26、析：(5).According to the student, what might your partners parents not be able to do with you?_（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：communicate）解析：(6).Write the correct letter A, B or C in the box.What is Jacks response to each of the tutors suggestions?A He has not tried it.B He has tried it and found it helpful.C
27、 He has tried it but has not found it helpful.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）解析：(7).Write the correct letter A, B or C in the box.What is Jacks response to each of the tutors suggestions?A He has not tried it.B He has tried it and found it helpful.C He has tried it but has not found it helpful.（分数：1.00）填空
28、项 1:_ （正确答案：B）解析：(8).Write the correct letter A, B or C in the box.What is Jacks response to each of the tutors suggestions?A He has not tried it.B He has tried it and found it helpful.C He has tried it but has not found it helpful.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：C）解析：(9).Write the correct letter A, B or C i
29、n the box.What is Jacks response to each of the tutors suggestions?A He has not tried it.B He has tried it and found it helpful.C He has tried it but has not found it helpful.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：C）解析：(10).Write the correct letter A, B or C in the box.What is Jacks response to each of the tutors s
30、uggestions?A He has not tried it.B He has tried it and found it helpful.C He has tried it but has not found it helpful.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：A）解析：(11).Write the correct letter A, B or C in the box.What is Jacks response to each of the tutors suggestions?A He has not tried it.B He has tried it and f
31、ound it helpful.C He has tried it but has not found it helpful.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：B）解析：(12).Write the correct letter A, B or C in the box.What is Jacks response to each of the tutors suggestions?A He has not tried it.B He has tried it and found it helpful.C He has tried it but has not found it h
32、elpful.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：C）解析：五、SECTION 4(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Complete the notes below.Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.The Argus systemDeveloped by Rob Holman in N. Carolina with other researchers.Research is vital for understanding of (31) .Matches information from under the water with
33、 information from a (32) According to S. Jeffress Williams, useful because can make observations during a (33) .Dr Holmans sand collectionDr H. has samples from every (34) Used in teaching students of (35) e.g. US East Coast display:grains from south are small, light-coloured and (36) in shapeQuesti
34、onsComplete the flow-chart below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.（分数：10.00）(1).Complete the notes below.Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.The Argus systemDeveloped by Rob Holman in N. Carolina with other researchers.Research is vital for understanding of (31) .Matches infor
35、mation from under the water with information from a (32) According to S. Jeffress Williams, useful because can make observations during a (33) .Dr Holmans sand collectionDr H. has samples from every (34) Used in teaching students of (35) e.g. US East Coast display:grains from south are small, light-
36、coloured and (36) in shapeQuestionsComplete the flow-chart below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.*（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：beach erosion）解析：解析 Student: First, I would like to tell you how the Argus computerised photography system has helped marine researchers. Then I shall talk a bit ab
37、out sand collecting.Well, Argus is the system Doctor Rob Holman developed when he was working at a research pier on the coast of North Carolina, about 20 years ago.This pier stretches out over the water, and its the longest research pier in the world, with an observation tower on the end of it. The
38、researchers there make precise measurements of how the sand moves about under the waves. (31) This research is critical to the study of beach erosion in places where the coastline is being worn away.The Argus system helps to solve the difficulties encountered by these researchers. (32) The system co
39、rrelates the data from under the water with what Dr Holman gets from his fixed camera which is mounted above the water on the pier and uses time-lapse photography.Some of Doctor Holmans results have changed the way people understand how sand moves. To quote S. Jeffress Williams, a coastal geologist
40、with the United States Geological Survey, the system is a critical piece of new technology and (33) The Argus system allows us to quantify and document visually the changes to the coast on a variety of different time frames. A lot of these take place when there is a storm or at other times when it i
41、s difficult to have people out on the beach making observations and taking measurements.Up to now Argus installations have been installed in places in Oregon, California, Hawaii, England, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Italy and Brazil, as well as in North Carolina.Now Id like to in
42、troduce Dr Holmans sand collection. He started collecting sand in the 1980s, and he still collects it now, even though he has around a thousand samples. They come from his travels and from geologists and amateurs all over the world - and (34) the collection includes sand from each continent, includi
43、ng Antarctica.People send him sand in envelopes, plastic bags, paper towels and all sorts! Each is stored in a glass jar, which Dr Holman labels by latitude and longitude of its origin, as well as he can work them out - sometimes the information is a bit sketchy!Anyway, (35) its mainly geology stude
44、nts at the university who study his collection, and they can learn a lot from it. For instance, one set of tubes displays sand from the East Coast of the US. So you can see that the sand gets lighter and finer from north to south. By the time a grain of sand eventually washes up on a beach in Florid
45、a (36) at the southern end of that journey, it has been battered by waves for a long time so the qrains are fine and rounded because most of the time sand is not stationary on the beach.OK, so if youd like to collect sand and maybe even send some to Dr Holman, how should you go about it? Well, the l
46、ist of equipment is very short and easy to find, but you should keep a supply when youre travelling, as you never know when youll come across an interesting sand sample.(37) One really handy thing for digginq sand, especially if its hard or frozen, is a spoon. Its perfect for that. If youre travelli
47、ng by air itll have to be plastic, but metal is preferable, as plastic tends to break. You need something to put the samples in that is damp-proof and easy to carry. You can just use plastic bags, (38) but you need to record the location and date on the bag, so you must also have a permanent marker with you, because you can never as
