As chair of the town council subcommittee on park facilities, I’d like to bring you up to date on some of the changes that have been made recently to the Croft Valley Park. So if you could just take a look at the map I handed out, let’s begin with a general overview. So the basic arrangement of the park hasn’t changed – it still has two gates, north and south, and a lake in the middle.
The café continues to serve an assortment of drinks and snacks and is still in the same place, looking out over the lake and next to the old museum. 【Q11】
We’re hoping to change the location of the toilets, and bring them nearer to the centre of the park as they’re a bit out of the way at present, near the adventure playground, in the corner of your map. 【Q12】
The formal gardens have been replanted and should be at their best in a month or two. They used to be behind the old museum, but we’re now used the space near the south gate – between the park boundary and the path that goes past the lake towards the old museum. 【Q13】
We have a new outdoor gym for adults and children, which is already proving very popular. It’s by the glass houses, just to the right of the path from the south gate. You have to look for it as it’s a bit hidden in the trees. 【Q14】
One very successful introduction has been our skateboard ramp. It’s in constant use during the evenings and holidays. It’s near the old museum, at the end of a little path that leads off from the main path between the lake and the museum. 【Q15】
We’ve also introduced a new area for wild flowers, to attract bees and butterflies. It’s on a bend in the path that goes round the east side of the lake, just south of the adventure playground. 【Q16】
Now let me tell you a bit more about some of the changes to Croft Valley Park.
One of our most exciting developments has been the adventure playground. We were aware that we had nowhere for children to let off steam, and decided to use our available funds to set up a completely new facility in a large space to the north of the park. It’s open year-round, though it close early in the winter months, and entrance is completely free 【Q17/Q18】. Children can choose whatever activities they want to do, irrespective of their age, but we do ask adults not to leave them on their own there 【Q17/Q18】. There are plenty of seats where parents can relax and keep an eye on their children at the same time.
Lastly, the glass houses. A huge amount of work has been done on them to repair the damage following the disastrous fire that recently destroyed their western side 【Q19/Q20】. Over £80,000 was spent on replacing the glass walls and the metal supports, as well as the plants that had been destroyed, although unfortunately the collection of tropical palm trees has proved too expensive to replace up to now. At present the glass houses are open from 10am to 3pm Mondays to Thursdays, and it’s hoped to extend this to the weekend soon 【Q19/Q20】. We’re grateful to all those who helped us by contributing their time and money to this achievement.
The gardens have …
Label the map below.
Write the correct letter, A-H, next to Questions 11-16
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11. café | ||||||||
| 12. toilets | ||||||||
| 13. formal gardens | ||||||||
| 14. outdoor gym | ||||||||
| 15. skateboard ramp | ||||||||
| 16. wild flowers |
听前预测：定位词为 café.
题目解析：本题不难，定位词 café 原词重现后，答案信息随即出现：“... looking out over the lake and next to the old museum.” 根据对该地点的描述可知，café 紧挨着 old museum, 并且可以眺望到湖面，因此答案为D.
听前预测：定位词为 toilets.
题目解析：定位词 toilets 原词重现后，首先听到 bring them nearer to the centre of the park, 据此无法确定答案，接着听到：“... near the adventure playground, in the corner of your map.” 其中 corner 意为“角落”，因此很容易确认答案为C.
听前预测：定位词为 formal gardens.
题目解析：定位词 formal gardens 原词重现后，首先听到干扰信息：“They used to be behind the old museum ...” 注意 used to be 表示此处描述的是以前的位置，故不能选B, 而答案信息由转折信号词but 引导："... the space near the south gate - between the park boundary and the path that goes past the lake towards the old museum.” 这句话听起来很复杂，但只需抓住 near the south gate 和 between the park boundary and the path 这两个关键信息即可，即 formal gardens 位于 south gate 附近，且在公园边界和小路之间，因此答案为G.
听前预测：定位词为 outdoor gym.
题目解析：定位词 outdoor gym 原词重现后，首先听到：“It's by the glass houses, just to the right of the path from the south gate." 由此可知 outdoor gym 在 glass houses 的旁边且在路的右边，此时考生很容易会选F,注意在做地图题的过程中需要将信息听取完整，接着听到："You have to look for it as it's a bit hidden in the trees." 因此答案为H, F不能选。
听前预测：定位词为 skateboard ramp
题目解析：定位词 skateboard ramp 原词重现后，先听到主席介绍了 skateboard ramp 的开放时间，接着听到答案句：“It's near the old museum, at the end of a litle path that leads off from the main path between the lake and the museum.” 这句话描述得比较清晰，a little path that leads off from the main path between the lake and the museum 意为“从博物馆和湖之间的主路延伸出的小路”，因此答案为A.
听前预测：定位词为 wild flowers.
题目解析：定位词 wild flowers 原词重现后，即可锁定答案句：“It's on a bend in the path that goes round the east side of the lake, just south of the adventure playground.” 根据其中的关键信息 on a bend 和 the path that goes round the cast side of the lake 即可找到答案E, 通过后面的 south of the adventure playground 可进一步确认答案。