PETER: Hello? JAN: Oh hello. My name’s Jan. Are you the right person to talk to about the Buckworth Conservation Group? PETER: Yes, I’m Peter. I’m the secretary. JAN: Good. I’ve just moved to this area, and I’m interested in getting involved. I was in a similar group where I used to live. Could you tell me something about your activities, please? PETER: Of course. Well, we have a mixture of regular activities and special events. One of the regular ones is trying to keep the beach free of litter 【Q1】. A few of us spend a couple of hours a month on it, and it’s awful how much there is so clear. I wish people would be more responsible and take it home with them. JAN: I totally agree. I’d be happy to help with that. Is it OK to take dogs【Q2】? PETER: I’m afraid not, as they’re banned from the beach itself. You can take them along the cliffs, though. And children are welcome. JAN: Right. PETER: We also manage a nature reserve, and there’s a lot to do there all year round. For example, because it’s a popular place to visit, we spend a lot of time looking after the paths and making sure they’re in good condition for walking. JAN: I could certainly help with that. PETER: Good. And we have a programme of creating new habitats there. We’re just finished making and installing nesting boxes for birds to use, and next we’re going to work on encouraging insects 【Q3】 – they’re important for the biopersity of the reserve. JAN: They certainly are. PETER: Oh, and we’re also running a project to identify the different species of butterflies 【Q4】 that visit the reserve. You might be interested in taking part in that. JAN: Sure. I was involved in something similar where I used to live, counting all the species of months. I’d enjoy that. PETER: Another job we’re doing at the reserve is replacing the wall 【Q5】on the southern side, between the parking area and our woodshed. It was badly damaged in a storm last month. JAN: OK.
PETER: Then as I said, we have a programme of events as well, both at the weekend, and during the week. JAN: Right. I presume you have guided walks? I’d like to get to know the local countryside, as I’m new to the area. PETER: Yes, we do. The next walk is to Ruston Island, a week on Saturday. We’ll be meeting in the car park at Dunsmore Beach at low tide – that’s when the sands are dry enough for us to walk to the island【Q6】 without getting wet. JAN: Sounds good. PETER: The island’s a great place to explore. It’s quite small, and it’s got a range of habitats. It’s also an ideal location for seeing seals just off the coast, or even on the beach. JAN: OK. And is there anything we should bring, like a picnic, for instance? PETER: Yes, do bring one, as it’s a full-day walk. And of course it’ll be wet walking across and back, so make sure your boots【Q7】 are waterproof. JAN: I must buy a new pair – there’s a hole in one of my current ones! Well, I’d definitely like to come on the walk. PETER: Great. Then later this month we’re having a one-day woodwork session in Hopton Wood. JAN: I’ve never tried that before. Is it OK for beginners【Q8】 to take part? PETER: Definitely. There’ll be a couple of experts leading the session, and we keep the number of participants down, so you’ll get as much help as you need. JAN: Excellent! I’d love to be able to make chairs. PETER: That’s probably too ambitious for one day! You’ll be starting with wooden spoons【Q9】, and of course learning how to use the tools. And anything you make is yours to take home with you. JAN: That sounds like fun. When is it? PETER: It’s on the 17th, from 10 a.m. until 3. There’s a charge of £35【Q10】, including lunch, or £40 if you want to camp in the wood. JAN: I should think I’ll come home the same day. Well, I’d certainly like to join the group.
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
听前预测：定位词为 Regular activities、beach；提示词为 not，此处应填与否定信息相关的名词。
题目解析：录音开始介绍了一下基本背景，时长大约 30 秒。但是捕捉到小标题 Regular activities 以及题干定位词 beach 后，答案 litter 随后就出现了。虽然题干中的否定表达 not 在录音中被替换为 free of，但总体定位难度不大。注意有个别雅思题目前奏非常长，内容定位才是关键。litter 此处作名词，意为“垃圾”，litter 也可用作动词，意为“乱扔”。
听前预测：提示词为 no，此处应填与否定信息相关的名词。
题目解析：首先，本题与上题之间没有间隔的题干信息作为缓冲，所以听前就需要预判两题之间间隔可能较短。其次，题干提示信息只有一个简单的 no，因为否定词极易替换为其他表达，所以不适合作为定位信息。听录音时通过女性住户的评价 “I totally agree.”，可知上题对话已经结束，准备好捕捉本题名词。女性紧跟着提问“Is it OK to take dogs?”，男干事回答“I’m afraid not”，可知 dogs 被否定， 符合题目要求。后来录音中提到 children 受欢迎，为肯定信息，是本题设置的简单干扰信息。本题答案词和替换都不难，但要注意个别答案出现在录音提问中，需要结合随后的回答来确定答案。
听前预测：定位词为 nesting boxes for birds、next task；提示词为 attract，此处应填名词，内容应是能够被吸引的对象。
题目解析：本题与上题之间的题干信息较多，录音中时间间隔较长，大约 20 秒，所以需要特别耐心，根据听到的关键词精准定位。听到 nesting boxes for birds 后，接着听到逻辑词 and next，对应题干中的 next task，准确定位到本题。随后捕捉名词， 只有 insects 与题干提示信息有关。听到女性评价“They certainly are.”说明本题信息彻底结束，准备做下一题。
听前预测：提示词为 types of，此处应填名词。
题目解析：注意第 3 题到第 5 题的题干连续出现，录音中答案出现的速度可能非常快，审题时注意预判。其次，这 3 题的题干中都没有特别明确的定位词，因此通过对话和逻辑关系词辅助定位尤为重要。录音中女性的评价“They certainly are.”表明上题结束，开始听本题，捕捉名词，符合题干要求的只有 butterflies。能力更强的同学或许会注意到题干中的 types 在录音中被替换为 species（物种）。后续录音中出现了干扰信息 moths，但这只是该女性在以前住的地方参加过的类似活动（I was involved in something similar where I used to live），并非本题讨论的搬家后目前居住地的活动情况。注意 used to 表示“过去曾”。
听前预测：提示词为 a，此处应填单数可数名词，且为建造对象。
题目解析：本题从录音中男干事说 Another job 开始。由于题干提示信息极易替换，注意捕捉名词。录音中依次出现名词 wall、southern side、parking area、woodshed、storm、last month。其中，符合 1 个单词字数要求，且能代入题干 building 的只有 wall。当然，如果考生能够听出录音中的 replacing 对应题干 building a new，锁定答案会更轻松，但对替换能力的要求更高。
听前预测：定位词为 sands；提示词为 reach the（到达），此处应填地点类名词。
题目解析：定位词 sands 不容易替换，且必在答案附近出现，但位置可能在答案前，也可能在答案后，因此做题时在听到相关名词时，注意速记。录音中先出现 Dunsmore Beach，紧接着提到 sands，接着出现的 walk to 对应题干中的 reach， 因此答案为 island。女性随后评价“Sounds good.”，表示该题结束。注意本题答案可能会有考生发音错误，导致定位到但听写不出答案。island 中的 s 不发音， 注意区分 Iceland 的发音。
听前预测：定位词为 picnic；提示词为 wear，此处应填穿着类名词。
题目解析：本题题干中没有明确的定位词，因而往前找，很容易就找到定位词 picnic。录音中听到 picnic 后，穿着类的词只有 boots，也是雅思听力常考词，较易识别。注意不要一味去找题干 wear appropriate，这些简单的单词在录音中容易替换。题干中的 wear 没出现，appropriate 在此语境中被替换为 waterproof，意为“防水的”。
听前预测：定位词为 Woodwork session；提示词为 for、participate in（参与），此处应填参加活动的人物身份类名词。
题目解析：本题题干中没有特别明确的定位词，同理往上找小标题，比较容易定位，录音中也能直接听到原词。本题类似于第 2 题，答案还是通过女性的提问引出： “初学者适合参加吗？”（Is it OK for beginners to take part?），男干事回答：“当然了。”（Definitely.），由此确定答案为 beginners。注意，接着录音还提到“专家”（experts），似乎也符合题干要求。但录音中说 a couple of experts leading the session（有几位专家给这个活动带队），不符合题干要求的“合适的参加对象”，为条件限定类干扰信息。这种类型的题目可以从两个角度切入：正面找搭配， 反面排干扰，不要按照在录音中出现的先后顺序来判断选择。注意，本录音中的女性讲话带有一定口音，不影响总体理解和做题，但可能会影响考生的心态。 因此，可以跟读女性部分的录音，注意 [ei] 的发音以及语调的模仿。
听前预测：定位词为 wood；提示词为 making，此处应填木制品类的名词。
题目解析：录音中“Excellent!”表明上题对话结束，接着本题开始。第一个符合要求的名词为 chairs，但接着男干事提到 too ambitious，too 属于雅思中的否定类信息。 继而录音中提到 starting with wooden spoons，其中 wooden 对应题干中的 out of wood，因此答案为 spoons。注意后续录音中的干扰信息 learning how to use tools，是学习使用工具，不是制作工具，因此 tools 不符合题干要求。
听前预测：定位词为 no camping；提示词为 cost、£，此处应填数字。
题目解析：本题定位词非常明确，定位也比较容易，唯一需要注意的是数字考点常会有干扰信息出现。录音中先提到 £35，“包含午餐”（including lunch），然后提到 £40 是包含露营的价格（if you want to camp），因此答案为 35/thirty five，40 不符合 no camping 这一题干要求，排除。这种设置干扰信息的出题手法在选择题中更为常见。不管是参加机考还是笔试，都强烈建议考生碰到数字类考题时，记录 出现的所有数字，再选择符合题干要求的那个。如果来不及记，考生可以通过流利朗读来练习对数字的反应速度。