So, hello everyone. My name’s Lou Miller and I’m going to be your tour guide today as we take this fantastic boat trip around the Tasmanian coast. Before we set off, I just want to tell you a few things about our journey.
Our boats aren’t huge as you can see. We already have three staff members on board and on top of that, we can transport a further fifteen people – that’s you – around the coastline. But please note if there are more than nine people on either side of the boat, we’ll move some of you over 【Q11】, otherwise all eighteen of us will end up in the sea!
We’ve recently upgraded all our boats. They used to be jet black, but our new ones now have these comfortable dark red seats and a light-green exterior 【Q12】 in order to stand out from others and help promote our company. This gives our boats a rather unique appearance, don’t you think?
We offer you a free lunchbox during the trip and we have three types. Lunchbox 1 contains ham and tomato sandwiches. Lunchbox 2 contains a cheddar cheese roll 【Q13】 and Lunchbox 3 is salad-based and also contains eggs and tuna. All three lunchboxes also have a packet of crisps and chocolate bar inside. Please let staff know which lunchbox you prefer.
I’m sure I don’t have to ask you not to throw anything into the sea. We don’t have any bins to put litter in, but Jess, myself or Ray, our other guide, will collect it from you【Q14】 after lunch and put it all in a large plastic sack.
The engine on the boat makes quite a lot of noise so before we head off, let me tell you a few things about what you’re going to see.
This area is famous for its ancient lighthouse, which you’ll see from the boat as we turn past the first little island. It was built in 1838 to protect sailors as a number of shipwrecks had led to significant loss of life 【Q15/16】. The construction itself was complicated as some of the original drawings kept by the local council show. It sits right on top of the cliffs in a very isolated spot. In the nineteenth century there were many jobs there, such as polishing the brass lamps, chopping firewood and cleaning windows, that kept lighthouse keepers busy. These workers were mainly prison convicts until the middle of that century when ordinary families willing to live in such circumstances took over. 【Q15/16】
Some of you have asked me what creatures we can expect to see. I know everyone loves the penguins, but they’re very shy and, unfortunately, tend to hide from passing boats, but you might see birds in the distance, such as sea eagles, flying around the cliff edges where they nest. When we get to the rocky area inhabited by fur seals, we’ll stop and watch them swimming around the coast. They’re inquisitive creatures so don’t be surprised if one pops up right in front of you 【Q17/18】. Their predators, orca whales, hunt along the coastline too, but spotting one of these is rare. Dolphins, on the other hand, can sometimes approach on their own or in groups as they ride the waves beside us. 【Q17/18】
Lastly, I want to mention the caves. Tasmania is famous for its caves and the ones we’ll pass by are so amazing that people are lost for words when they see them. They can only be approached by sea 【Q19/20】, but if you feel that you want to see more than we’re able to show you, then you can take a kayak into the area on another day and one of our staff will give you more information on that. What we’ll do is to go through a narrow channel, past some incredible rock formations and from there we’ll be able to see the openings to the caves, and at that point we’ll talk to you about what lies beyond. 【Q19/20】
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
听前预测：定位词为 people、boat；限定词为 maximum number、each side。
题目解析：本题选项都是数字，不难定位。但要注意，这种选项无法替换的题目比较容易出现干扰信息，主要考查条件限定，也就是出现一些和题干要求不符的信息干扰考生。审题时预判，本题可能出现的条件限定考点分别是程度限定词 maximum（最大），以及同类信息对比 each side。录音先说有 3 名员工，然后又要运 15 人，但是没有提到题干要求“船的每侧”（each side）。随后强调，either side of the boat（船的任何一侧）只能站 9 人，符合题干要求，因此答案为 A。录音接着提及的 18 人属于干扰信息，这是全船的人数，未满足题干第 2 个条件 each side。
听前预测：定位词为 color；限定词为 color、tour boats。
题目解析：本题选项都是颜色词，虽然可能有生词，但颜色无法替换，只需定位相同发音即可。与上题一样，这种题目容易出现干扰信息。本题考查条件限定，需要听前预判可能出现的条件，带着题干的要求听，排除不符合要求的信息。题干要求船现在的颜色，录音先提到船“过去是漆黑的”（used to be jet black），时间不对，因此 B 选项排除。注意培养对时间限定词 used to 的语音敏锐度。然后提到 dark red seats，不符合船身颜色的要求，排除 A 选项。最后提到 C 选项“浅绿色的外观”（light-green exterior），符合题干要求，因此答案为 C。注意掌握 exterior（外观）。
听前预测：定位词为 lunchbox；限定词为 doesn’t eat meat or fish。
题目解析：本题选项都是不能替换的具体信息，容易定位。与前两题一样，听前注意预判条件限定的可能性。本题要求的午餐盒是针对不吃鱼或者肉的人。午餐盒 1 号包含“火腿”（ham），不符合题干要求，排除。午餐盒 2 号包含“切达芝士卷”（a cheddar cheese roll），符合要求，正确。午餐盒 3 号包含“金枪鱼”（tuna），不符合题干要求，排除。本题难点是题干信息在录音中进行了具象化替换：肉换成具体的肉类（ham），鱼换成具体的鱼类（tuna）。注意积累雅思具象化替换表达。
听前预测：定位词为 litter。
题目解析： 录音先说“We don’t have any bins to put litter in”，其中 bins（垃圾桶）在 C 选项中出现，但是被否定，录音说船上并无垃圾桶，C 选项排除。然后提到“杰斯、 我本人和我们另一个向导雷都会跟你们回收垃圾”（Jess, myself or Ray, our other guide, will collect it from you）。这一系列人名以及身份是 B 选项中“船上员工” （member of staff）的具象化替换，此外 collect it（收集垃圾）也对应 B 选项中的 hand it，因此答案为 B。注意做雅思听力题不能过度推理，录音说 not to throw anything into the sea，不代表一定是把垃圾带回家，所以 A 选项没有提及。