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1、Cambridge IELTS 15 Test 1 Audio script PART 1 (Q1-5) AMBER: Hello William, this is Amber. You said to phone if I wanted to get more information about the job agency you mentioned. Is now a good time? WILLIAM: Ah, hi Amber, yes, fi ne. So, the agency I was talking about is called Bankside, theyre bas
2、ed in Docklands. I can tell you the address now, 497 Eastside. AMBER: Okay, thanks. So, is there anyone in particular I should speak to there? WILLIAM: The agent I always deal with is called Becky Jamison. AMBER: Let me write that down. Becky. WILLIAM: Jamison, J-A-M-I-E-S-O-N. Q1 AMBER: Do you have
3、 her direct line? WILLIAM: Yes, its in my contact somewhere. Right here. We are 07866 510333. I wouldnt call her until the afternoon if I were you. Q2 Shes always really busy in the morning trying to fi ll last minute vacancies. Shes really helpful and friendly, so Im sure it would be worth getting
4、in touch with her for an informal chat. AMBER: Its mainly clerical and admin jobs they do. where isnt it? WILLIAM: Thats right. I know youre hoping to fi nd a full-time job in the media eventually. But Becky mostly recruits temporary staff for the fi nance sector, which will look good on your CV and
5、 generally pays better too. AMBER: Yeah, Im just a bit worried because I dont have much offi ce experience. WILLIAM: I wouldnt worry. Theyll probably start you with a receptionist or something like that. So, whats important for that kind of job isnt so much having business skills or knowing lots of
6、different computer systems. Its communication that really matters. Q3 So, youd be fi ne there and youll pick up offi ce skills really quickly on the job. Its not that complicated. AMBER: Okay good. So how long do people generally need temporary staff for? It would be great if I could get something l
7、asting at least a month. WILLIAM: That shouldnt be too diffi cult, but youre more likely to be offered something for a week at fi rst, which might get extended. Q4 Its unusual to be sent somewhere for just a day or two. AMBER: Right, Ive heard the pay isnt too bad, better than working in a shop or a
8、 restaurant. WILLIAM: Oh yes, defi nitely. The hourly rate is about 10 pounds, 11 if youre lucky. Q5 AMBER: Thats pretty good. I was only expecting to get 8 or 9 pounds an hour. PART 1 (Q6-10) WILLIAM: Do you want me to tell you anything about the registration process? AMBER: Yes, please. I know you
9、 have had an interview. WILLIAM: The interview usually takes about an hour, and you should arrange that about a week in advance. AMBER: I suppose I should dress smartly if its for offi ce work. I can probably borrow a suit from mum. Q6 WILLIAM: Good idea, its better to look too smart than too casual
10、. Q6 AMBER: Will I need to bring copies of my exam certifi cate or anything like that. WILLIAM: No, they dont need to see those, I dont think. AMBER: What about my passport? Q7 WILLIAM: Oh yes, they will ask to see that. Q7 AMBER: Okay. WILLIAM: I wouldnt get stressed about the interview there. Its
11、just a chance for them to build relationship with you. So, they can try and match you to a job which you like. So, there are questions about personality that they always ask candidates, fairly basic ones. Q8 And they probably wont ask anything too diffi cult like what your plans are for the future.
12、AMBER: Oh, hope not. WILLIAM: Anyway, there are lots of benefi ts to using an agency. For example, the interview will be useful because theyll give you feedback on your performance, so you can improve next time. Q9 AMBER: And theyll have access to jobs which arent advertised. WILLIAM: Exactly, most
13、temporary jobs arent advertised. AMBER: And I expect fi nding a temporary job this way takes a lot less time. Its much easier than bringing up individual company. Q10 WILLIAM: Yes, indeed. Q10 Well, I think Ive covered everything. PART 2 (Q11-14) Good morning, my name is Erica Matthews and Im the ow
14、ner of Matthews Island Holidays, a company set up by my parents. Thank you for coming to this presentation, in which I hope to interest you in what we have to offer. Were a small family-run company, and we believe in the importance of the personal touch, so we dont aim to compete with other companie
15、s on the number of customers. What we do is build on our many years experience more than almost any other rail holiday company to ensure we provide perfect holidays and a small number of destinations which weve got to know extremely well. Q11 Ill start with our 6-day Isle of Man holiday. This is a f
16、ascinating island in the Irish sea, with Wales to the south, England to the east, Scotland to the north, and Northern Ireland to the west. Our holiday starts in Hashim, where your tour manager will meet you, then youll travel by ferry to the Isle of Man. Q12 Some people prefer to fl y from Luton ins
17、tead and another popular option is to go by train to Liverpool and take a ferry from there. You have 5 nights in the hotel and the price covers 5 breakfast and dinners and lunch on the 3 days when there are organized trips. Q13 Day 4 is free and most people have lunch in a cafe or restaurant in Doug
18、las. The price of the holiday includes the ferry to the Isle of Man, all travel on the island, the hotel and the meals Ive mentioned. Incidentally, we tried to make booking our holidays as simple and fair as possible. So, unlike with many companies, the price is the same whether you book six months
19、in advance or at the last minute. And theres no supplement for single rooms in hotels. If you make a booking, then need to change the start date, for example because of illness. Youre welcome to change to an alternative date to a different tool for a small administrative fee. Q14 PART 2 (Q15-20) Oka
20、y, so what does the holiday consist of? Well on Day 1, youll arrive in time for a short introduction by your tour manager, followed by dinner in the hotel. The dining room looks out at the river close to where it fl ows into the harbour, Q15 and theres usually plenty of activity going on. On Day 2,
21、youll take the coach to the small town of peel, on the way calling in at the Tynwald Exhibition. The Isle of Man isnt part of the United Kingdom, and it has its own parliament called Tynwald. Its claimed that this is the worlds oldest parliament that still functioning and that it dates back to 979.
22、However, the earliest surviving reference to it is from 1422. Q16 So perhaps it isnt quite as old as it claims. Day 3, we have a trip to the Mountain Snaefell. This begins with a leisurely ride along the promenade in Douglas in a horse-drawn tram. Then you bought an electric train which takes you to
23、 the fi shing village of Laxey. From there its an 8km ride in the Snaefell Mountain railway to the top. Q17 Lunch will be in a cafe giving you spectacular views of the island. Day 4 is free for you to explore, using the pass which will give you, so you wont have to pay for travel on local transport
24、or for entrance to the islands heritage sites. Q18 Or you might just want to take it easy in Douglas and perhaps do a little light shopping. The last full day, Day 5 is for some people. The highlight of the holiday with a ride on the steam railway from Douglas to port Erin. Q19 After some time to ex
25、plore, a coach will take you to the headland that overlooks the Calf of Man, a small island just off the coast. From there, you continue to castle town which used to be the capital of the Isle of Man and its medieval castle. Q20 And on Day 6, its back to the ferry or the airport if you fl ew to the
26、island and time to go home. Now Id like to tell you a bit more. PART 3 (Q21-26) Ruth: Ed, how are you getting on with the reading for our presentation next week? Ed: Well, ok Ruth, but theres so much of it. Ruth: I know. I hadnt realized birth order was such a popular area of research. Ed: But the s
27、tuff on birth order and personality is mostly unreliable. From what Ive been reading, a lot of the claims about how you position in the family determines certain personality traits are just stereotypes, with no robust evidence to support them. Ruth: Okay, but thats an interesting point. We could sta
28、rt by outlining what previous research has shown. There are studies going back over 100 years. Ed: Yeah, so we could just run through some of the typical traits, like the consensus seems to be that oldest children are generally less well-adjusted because they never get over the arrival of a younger
29、sibling. Q21 Ruth: Right, but on a positive note, some studies claim that they were thought to be good at nurturing. Q21 Certainly in the past, when people had large families, they would have been expected to look after the younger ones. Ed: There isnt such a clear picture for middle children, but o
30、ne trait that a lot of the studies mention is that they are easier to get on with an older or younger siblings. Q22 Ruth: Mm, generally eager to please and helpful, although that certainly not accurate as far as my family goes, my middle brother was a nightmare, always causing fi ghts and envious of
31、 whatever I had. Ed: As I said, none of these seems to relate to my own experience. Im the youngest in my family and I dont recognize myself in any of the studies Ive read about. Im supposed to have been a sociable and confi dent child who made friends easily, but I was actually terribly shy. Q23 Ru
32、th: Really, thats funny. There have been hundreds of studies on twins, but mostly about nurture versus nature. Ed: There was one on personality which said that a twin is likely to be quite shy in social situations, because they always have their twin around to depend on for support. Q24 Ruth: My cou
33、sins were like that. When they were small, they were only interested in each other and found it hard to engage with other kids. Theyre fi ne now though. Ed: Only children have had a really bad press. A lot of studies of branded them as loners who think the world revolves around them because theyve n
34、ever had to fi ght for their parents attention. Q25 Ruth: That does seem a bit harsh. One category I hadnt considered before was children with much older siblings. A couple of studies mention that these children grow up more quickly and are expected to do basic things for themselves like getting dre
35、ssed. Q26 Ed: I can see how that might be true, although I expect that sometimes the exact opposite, playing the baby roll from clamoring for special treatment. PART 3 (Q27-30) Ruth: What was the problem with most of these studies, do you think? Ed: I think it was because in a lot of cases, data was
36、 collected from only one sibling per family, who rated him or herself and his or her siblings at the same time. Ruth: Mm, some of the old research into the relationship between birth order and academic achievement has been proved to be accurate though. Performances in intelligence tests declined sli
37、ghtly from the eldest child to his or her younger siblings. This has been proved in lots of recent studies. Ed: Yes, although what many of them didnt take into consideration was family size. Q27 The more siblings that are the likely of the family is to have a low socioeconomic status, which can also
38、 account for differences between siblings in academic performance. Ruth: The oldest boy might be given more opportunities than his younger sisters, for example. Ed: Exactly. Ruth: But the main reason for the marginally higher academic performance of oldest children is quite surprising, I think. Q28
39、Its not only that they benefi t intellectually from extra attention at a young age, which is what I would have expected. Its that they benefi t from being teachers for their younger siblings by verbalizing processes. Q28 Ed: Right. And this gives them status and confi dence, which again contributes
40、in a small way to better performance. So would you say sibling rivalry has been a useful thing for you. Ruth: I think so. My younger brother was incredibly annoying and we fought a lot, but I think this has made me a stronger person. I know how to defend myself. We had some terrible arguments and I
41、would have died rather than apologize to him, but we had to put up with each other. Q29 And most of the time we coexisted amicably enough. Ed: Yes, my situation was pretty similar, but I dont think having two older brothers made me any less selfi sh. I was never prepared to let my brothers use any o
42、f my stuff. Q30 Ed: Thats perfectly normal, whereas some time . PART 4 (Q31-40) Today Im going to talk about the eucalyptus tree, this is a very common tree here in Australia, where its also sometimes called the gum tree. First, Im going to talk about why its important, then Im going to describe som
43、e problems it faces at present. Right. Well, the eucalyptus tree is an important tree for lots of reasons. For example, it gives shelter to creatures like birds and bats, Q31 and these and other species also depend on it for food, particularly the nectar from its fl owers. So, it supports biodiversi
44、ty. Its useful to us humans too, because we can kill germs with a disinfectant made from oil extracted from eucalyptus leaves. Q32 The eucalyptus grows all over Australia and the trees can live for up to 400 years. So, its alarming that all across the country numbers of eucalyptus are falling becaus
45、e the trees are dying off prematurely. So, what is the reasons for this? One possible reason is disease. As far back as the 1970s, the trees started getting a disease called Mundulla Yellows, the trees leaves would gradually turn yellow, then the tree would die. It wasnt until 2004 that they found t
46、he cause of the problem was lime or calcium hydroxide, to give it its proper chemical name, which was being used in the construction of roads. Q33 The lime was being washed away into the ground and affecting the roots of the eucalyptus trees nearby. What it was doing was preventing the trees from su
47、cking up the iron they needed for healthy growth. When this was injected back into the affected trees, they immediately recovered. But this problem only affected a relatively small number of trees. By 2000, huge numbers of eucalyptus would dying along Australias east coast of a disease known as “Bel
48、l-miner Associated Die-back”. The bell- miner is a bird and the disease seems to be common where there are high populations of bell-miners. Again, its the leaves of the trees that are affected. What happens is that insects settle on the leaves and eat their way round them, destroying them as they go
49、. And at the same time, they secrete a solution which has sugar in it. Q34 The bell-miner birds really like this solution and in order to get as much as possible, they keep away other creatures that might try to get it. So these birds and insects fl ourish at the expense of other species, and eventually so much damage is done to the leaves that the tree dies.But experts say that trees can start looking sick before any sign of “Bell-miner Associated Die-back”. So it looks as if the problem might have another explanati