JANE: Hello, Jane Fairbanks speaking.
FRANK: Oh, good morning. My name’s Frank Pritchard. I’ve just retired and moved to Southoe. I’d like to become a volunteer, and I gather you co-ordinate voluntary work in the village.
JANE: That’s right.
FRANK: What sort of thing could I do?
JANE: Well, we need help with the village library. We borrow books from the town library, and inpiduals also donate them. So, one thing you could do is get involved in collecting 【Q1】 them – if you’ve got a car, that is.
FRANK: Yes, that’s no problem.
JANE: The times are pretty flexible so we can arrange it to suit you. Another thing is the records 【Q2】 that we keep of the books we’re given, and those we borrow and need to return to the town library. It would be very useful to have another person to help keep them up to date.
FRANK: Right. I’m used to working on a computer – I presume they’re computerised?
JANE: Oh yes.
FRANK: Is the library purpose-built? I haven’t noticed it when I’ve walked round the village.
JANE: No, we simply have the use of a room in the village hall, the West 【Q3】 Room. It’s on the left as you go in.
FRANK: I must go and have a look inside the hall.
JANE: Yes, it’s a nice building.
FRANK: Do you run a lunch club in the village for elderly people? I know a lot of places do.
JANE: Yes, we have a very successful club.
FRANK: I could help with transport 【Q4】, if that’s of any use.
JANE: Ooo definitely. People come to the club from neighbouring villages, and we’re always in need of more drivers.
FRANK: And does the club have groups that focus on a particular hobby, too? I could get involved in one or two, particularly if there are any art 【Q5】 groups.
JANE: Excellent. I’ll find out where we need help and get back to you.
FRANK: Fine. What about help for inpidual residents. Do you arrange that at all?
JANE: Yes, we do it as a one-off. In fact, there’s Mrs Carroll. She needs a lift to the hospital 【Q6】 next week, and we’re struggling to find someone.
FRANK: When’s her appointment?
JANE: On Tuesday. It would take the whole morning.
FRANK: I could do that.
JANE: Oh, that would be great. Thank you. And also, next week, we’re arranging to have some work done to Mr Selsbury’s house before he moves, as he isn’t healthy enough to do it himself. We’re got some people to decorate his kitchen, but if you could do some weeding in his garden 【Q7】, that would be wonderful.
FRANK: OK. I’d enjoy that. And presumably the day and time are flexible.
JANE: Oh yes. Just say when would suit you best, and we’ll let Mr Selsbury know.
FRANK: Good.
JANE: The volunteers group also organises monthly social events, which is a great way to meet other people, of course.
FRANK: Uhuh.
JANE: So next month, on the 19th of October, we’re holding a quiz 【Q8】 – a couple of residents are great at planning unusual ones, and we always fill the village hall.
FRANK: That sounds like fun. Can I do anything to help?
JANE: Well, because of the summer of people, we need plenty of refreshments for halfway through. So, if you could provide any, we’d be grateful.
FRANK: I’m sure I could. I’ll think about what to make, and let you know.
JANE: Thank you. Then on November the 18th, we’re holding a dance, also in the village hall. We’ve booked a band that specialises in music of the 1930s – they’ve been before, and we’ve had a lot of requests to bring them back.
FRANK: I’m not really a dancer, but I’d like to do something to help.
JANE: Well, we sell tickets 【Q9】 in advance, and having an extra person to check them at the door, as people arrive, would be good – it can be quite a bottleneck if everyone arrives at once!
FRANK: OK, I’m happy with that.
JANE: We’re also arranging a New Year’s Eve party. We’re expecting that to be a really big event, so instead of the village hall, it’ll be held in the Mountfort Hotel.
FRANK: The …?
JANE: Mountfort. M-O-U-N-T-F-O-R-T Hotel. It isn’t in Southoe itself, but it’s only a couple of miles away. The hotel will be providing dinner and we’ve booked a band. The one thing we haven’t got yet is a poster 【Q10】. That isn’t something you could do, by any chance, is it?
FRANK: Well actually, yes. Before I retired I was a graphic designer, so that’s right up my street.
JANE: Oh perfect! I’ll give you the details, and then perhaps you could send me a draft …
FRANK: Of course.
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
听前预测:定位词为 Library、books;提示词为 Help with、books,此处应填与 books 搭配的名词(包括动名词)或形容词。
题目解析:定位词在录音中都原词出现,较易定位。随后听到“个体……捐献”(inpiduals … donate),没有可以代入题目中的信息,继续听。听到信息提示“one thing you could do …”,说明重点内容要出现,随即听到“收集它们”(collecting them),them 指代之前录音中的 books,对应题干信息,collecting 代入语义通顺,填写。本题难点在于预判词性,大部分同学可能不会想到答案可以为动名词,因而听到后忽略。注意积累语法结构,做题时侧重听定位附近的强调内容。
听前预测:提示词为 keep、of books,此处应填与 books 有关的名词。
题目解析:本题与上题题干连在一起,可预测在录音中本题出现较快。听时注意通过对话终结:“Yes, that’s no problem.”作为判断上题结束的辅助信号。随后听到“Another thing is …”提示开始讨论新话题。题干虽然没有明确的定位词,但听录音时通过逻辑和对话信息都可定位本题大致位置。接着捕捉与 books 有关的名词,听到强调“记录”(records)一词,随即听到定语从句“that we keep of the books”,其中 that 指代先行词 records,keep 和 books 在题干中原词出现,因此确定填 records。
听前预测:定位词为 Room、village hall;提示词为 the、Room,此处应填修饰 Room 的名词或形容词。
题目解析:本题与上题题干连在一起,可预测在录音中本题出现较快。但本题定位词明确,直接听到录音中原词出现“乡镇礼堂”(village hall),随后听到 West Room,难度不大。本题答案虽然是专有名词的一部分,按照英语语法规则应该首字母大 写,但雅思听力考试中大小写都给分。
听前预测:定位词 Lunch club;提示词为 providing,此处应填与 providing 搭配的名词。
题目解析:定位词在问句中出现后,志愿工作负责人 Jane 先简单肯定,随后听到男性居民 Frank 主动说“交通方面可以帮忙”(could help with transport),确认答案。本题定位容易,题干替换不难,答案词常考,难度低。
听前预测:定位词 hobbies;提示词为 hobbies such as,此处应填兴趣爱好方面的名词。
题目解析:本题定位词在问句中原词出现,较易定位。随后听到 Frank 强调具体化兴趣,相关内容只有 art,符合预判信息,先记录,随后 Jane 肯定道“太棒了!” (Excellent!),本题相关信息全部出现,最终锁定答案。本题的难点在于录音中说的是“艺术团体”(art groups),但题目要求只填一个词,因而只选择符合题干要求的信息即可。
听前预测:定位词为 Mrs Carroll;提示词为 Taking … to,此处应填地点类名词。
题目解析:定位词 Mrs Carroll 出现后,符合地点类的信息只有 hospital,听到后记录,随后听到新的提问“她预约在什么时候?”(When’s her appointment?),代表对话转入新话题,本题相关信息彻底结束。
听前预测:定位词为 Mr Selsbury’s house;提示词为 Work in the,此处应填名词。
题目解析:定位词 Mr Selsbury’s house 出现后,首先提到工作内容:“装修他的厨房”(decorate his kitchen),但是相关信息是“让一些人”(got some people),随后听到建议对方“可以给他的花园除杂草”(could do some weeding in his garden), 记录符合题干的表达 garden,Frank 同意道“OK.”,代表本题对话相关信息彻底结束。
