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1、国BlIELTSADVANTAGEIELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestCSeCtiOn1-QUeStiOnSI-IoQuestions1-5CompletetheformbelowWriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSAND/ORANUMBERforeachanswer.fHappyWorldTunTarkViSi3InformationReCOrdNameofschool:1Timeofarrival:2Nameofteacherincharge:3Numberofstudents:4Methodofpayment:5Afteryou,vetri
2、edthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.Q国的IELTSADVANTAGEQuestions6-10Labelthemapbelow.Choose5answersfromtheboxandwritethecorrectlettersA-Hnexttoquestions6-10.瓜Ticket office3DCinemaHorse ridingA.FoodcourtB.HauntedhouseC.HelterskelterD.PaddleboatsE.ParkingareaF.PirateshipG.Rollercoaste
3、rH.ShoppingareaAfteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.Section2-QUeStionS11-20Questions11-15Completethetablebelow.WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSforeachanswer.NaturalremovalofCO2fromtheairbyseawater1112.plantsandChemicallymanufacturedremovalofCO2fromtheairReferredtoasa13Approach
4、1:UseCO2grabbingchemicals14inwater.Approach2:Use15withCO2grabbingchemicals.Afteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.国QIELTSadvantageIELTSAdvantagePracticeListeningTestCQuestions16-20ChoosethecorrectletterA,BorC.16. TheaircontactormustbeA.wide,strongandthin.B.wide,deepandt
5、hick.C.wide,deepandthin.17. AlotofheatisrequiredtoA.recyclethematerial.B.dilutethematerial.C.bindthematerial.18. HighpurityCO2ismucheasiertouseasafuelaswellasA.recycleandtransport.B. liquifyandtransport.C. heatandtransport.19. TbremoveamilliontonsofCO2peryear,thecostpertonisA.$50.B. $300-$500.C. $1,
6、000.20. ThethreecompaniestryingtolowercostsareinA. Canada,SwedenandtheUS.B. Canada,SwitzerlandandtheUS.C. Canada,SwitzerlandandtheUK.Afteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.SeetiOn3-QUeStionS21-30Questions21-25ChoosethecorrectletterA,BorC.21. Thespeakerisfascinatedbypeop
7、le,sA. questions.B. thoughts.C. eyes.22. MostpeopleA. easilyreachtheiridealweight.B. wantencouragementtoloseweight.C. quicklybreaktheirresolutionstoloseweight.23. Peoplewhohavealowerwaist-to-hipratiotendtobeA.shorter.B. fitter.C. heavier.24. Inthetest,thepeoplewhowereinbettershapeperceivedthefinishi
8、nglineasA.nearerthanunfitpeople.B. furtherthanunfitpeople.C. thesamedistanceasunfitpeople.25. UnmotivatedpeopleA. haveachievedtheirfitnessobjectives.B. havespecificgoalstheywanttoachieve.C. havelesstimetodedicatetotheirgoals.Afteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.Questi
9、ons26-30ChooseFIVEletters,A-H.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthestrategy*KeepYDUrEyesonthePrize,?D. ThefinishlineappearscloserE. Itimprovesthequalityofexercise.F. Itisasloganfromaninspirationalquote.G. Peoplecanlose30%moreweight.H. Ithelpsmakeexerciselookeasier.EYoushouldavoidlookingateverythingaroundyou
10、.I. Itisaninstructionabouthowtolookaroundyourenvironment.J. Youshouldfocusonthefinishline.Theletterscanbeinanyorder.26. 27. 29. 30. Afteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.SeCtiOn4-QlleStionS31-40Questions31-35Completethesentencesbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachans
11、wer.31. Jobsthatcouldbetakenoverbyautomationtendtoberoutine,32. Jobsthatwethinkaresafefromautomationrequireacapabilitythatis33. Itisnotonlypeoplewhohaveofeducationwhosejobsarethreatenedbyautomation.34. Aswellashigherunemploymentandlowerwages,inthefuturewecouldfacerising35. Withoutlotsofconsumerswhoc
12、anbuyproductsandservices,thereisariskofAfteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.Questions36-40Answerthequestionsbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.36. Whattypeofpersonshouldwetryandvisualise?37. Inanidealvisionofthefuture,whatcouldwedo?38. Whatkindofincomeissugg
13、estedtoavoidanincomedistributionproblem?39. Whathasthespeakersuggestedincorporatingintothisincome?40. Whatmightwehaveaproblemfindinginthefuture?Afteryou,vetriedthesequestions,checkyouranswerswiththefollowingvideo.国BlIELTSADVANTAGEAnswers1. Flag,sHighSchool2. 10.30am3. Mr.Smyth/MrSmyth4. 405. (school
14、,s)creditcard6. B7. A8. D9. H10. G11. soil(s)12. (even)rocks13. syntheticforest14. dissolved15. solidmaterials16. C17. A18. B19. C20. B21. B22. C23. B24. A25. A26. A(questions26-30canbeansweredinanyorder)27. E28. F29. G30. H31. repetitiveandpredictable32. uniquelyhuman33. (relatively)lowlevels34. (l
15、evelsof)inequality35. economicstagnation/decliningeconomicspiral36. (one)reallyexceptional37. workless/havemoretime38. guaranteed(income)/universalbasic(income)39. explicitincentives40. meaning(and)fulfillmentTranscriptSeCtion1(SourceUELTSAdVantaqe)Themeparkstaff:Hellothere.WelcometoHappyWorldFunPar
16、k.You,vechosenalovelydaytocomehere.Theweatherhasntthisgoodinweeks.Teacher:Yes1wewerejustsayingthatonthewayhere.Wereallygotveryluckywiththeweather.Themeparkstaff:Indeed.Bythelooksofallyourpassengers,dguessthisaschooltour,isthatright?Teacher:Yes,exactly.We,refromFlaqsHiqh(QI)School.Themeparkstaff:Idon
17、,tseeyouonmylistatthemoment.Didyoumakeabookingalready?Teacher:Yes1webookedabouttwomonthsago.IfsFlags,F-L-A-G-apostrophe-S,HighSchool.Themeparkstaff:Oh,Iseeitnow.Youwereexpectingtobehereat9am.Didyouhitsomebadtrafficontheway?Teacher:No,thetrafficwasfine.Itwasactuallyoneofourstudentsthatturneduplateand
18、wehadtowaitforherbeforeweleft.Thestudentswhoarrivedontimewerenttoohappy,butitwouldbearealshametoleaveanyonebehind.Especiallywhenweonlyhavetripslikethisonceayear.Themeparkstaff:Haha.Ybs,Iveheardthesamestorymanytimes,tobehonest.llputyourtimeofarrivaldownas10.30am(Q2)then.Itdoesntmakemuchdifferenceexce
19、pttohavealltherecordsrightforinsurancepurposes.Teacher:Ofcourse,that,sfinewithme.Themeparkstaff:AnditsaysherethattheheadteacherontodaystripisMrHammersley.ThafsyouIassume.Teacher:No,actuallyMrHammersleywasn,tabletomakeittoday,soIhadtoreplaceher/himastheheadteacheronthetrip.MynameisMrSmVth(Q3).Themepa
20、rkstaff:IsthatS-M-I-T-H?Teacher:No,itsactuallyspelledS-M-Y-T-H.Themeparkstaff:Okay,that,sperfect.Andhowmanystudentsdoyouhavewithyoutoday?Teacher:Wehave40(Q4)studentsintotalwithus.Themeparkstaff:Forty.Justletmewritethatdown.Anddoanyofyourstudentshaveanyspecialdietaryneeds?Teacher:Wehavetwovegetarians
21、buteveryoneelsewillbeeatingfromthestandardmenu.Themeparkstaff:Gotit.AndIassumeyouregoingtopaycash.Teacher:No,myunderstandingwasthattheprincipalofourschoolhadalreadypaidinadvancewiththeSChOOrSCreditcard(Q5).Themeparkstaff:Ah,mymistake.Icanseeherethatit,sallpaidupandyou,rereadytogo.So1whatwelldofirsti
22、sllgetonthebuswithyouandgiveyouallaquicktouroftheparksothatyouknowwhereeverythingisandthenwellleaveyouatit.Teacher:Thafsperfectandwhatisyourname?Themeparkstaff:mMark.Teacher:Okayeveryone.ThisisMarkandhe/sheisgoingtogiveusaquicktouroftheparkbeforewegetoffofthebus.Themeparkstaff:Hellotoallofyouandwelc
23、ometoHappyWorldFunPark.Wewillleavetheticketofficebehindusandgointotheparkitselfnowsothatyouknowwhereeverythingisandyoudon,twasteanyofyourtimetodaybygettinglost.Ifwecontinueonstraighthere,thiswillbringyoutotheparkingarea,butyoudontneedtoworryaboutthatasyourbusdriverwillcomeintotheparktocollectyouagai
24、nonceyou,reallreadytoleaveattheendoftheday.Welltakethelefthereandonyourleft,you,llseethehorseridingcentre.Thisisoneofourmostpopularattractionsbutwehaveplentyofhorsesforeveryonewhichmeansyouwon,tneedtowaittoolongforyourturnhere.Straiqhtahead,VOUllSeethehauntedhouse(Q6).Ifsnotforthefaintofheartsoifyou
25、scareeasilydadviseyoutostayfarawayfromthatone.YoullhavetowalkbackherelaterforthesetwobecauseIwanttoshowyoutherestoftheparkfirstsoweneedtoturnrightattheintersectionheretoseealltheotherattractions.SoOUttheWindoWo。QOUrleft,youllSeethe3DCiVemaandOntheriqhtisthefoodCOUrt(Q7).Mr/MrsSmythwilldecidewhattime
26、youreallgoingtohavelunchtherebutyouwillallneedtogotogethersomakesurethatyouknowwhattimeyouneedtogotherebeforeyouallsplitIlD.NextOntheIefthereisthemotionSimUlatOrandOntherightisthePaddIeboats.ThePaddIeboatsarePrettVmuchtheCemreCfthePark(Q8)sothey,reareallygoodplacetomeetupwithyourgroupagainifyoulosea
27、nyone.ASWeroundthepaddleboats,you,llseetheshoppingareanexttothemotionsimulator(Q9).Thisiswherethehelter-skelterfromoursignoutsidethefrontusedtobelocatedbutwehadtotakeitdownlastyear.Thereareplanstobuildanotheronebutwe,renotsurehowsoonwellbeabletodothat.Thenthatbringsustothesnowhouseandfinally,wellsto
28、poutsidethebumpercars.Oh,didIforgettomentionsomething?Yes,ofcourse,therollerCOaSterthatyouveallbeenStarinqatSinCeWegothere.TOqetthereIoUHneedtoUSethePaSSaqeWaVOetheIeftOftheSnoWhOUSeasitisIoCatedatthebackOfthegrounds(IO).So,Ibelievethat,severythingyouneedtoknow.Byenow.Ihopeyouallhavefuntoday.3国BlIEL
29、TSADVANTAGESeCtiOn2(Source:JennifenWilcox:TEDlk-AnewWaVtoremoveCo200mtheatmosphere.)Fourhundredpartspermillion:thatstheapproximateconcentrationofC02intheairtoday.Whatdoesthisevenmean?Forevery400moleculesofcarbondioxide,wehaveanothermillionmoleculesofoxygenandnitrogen.Inthisroomtoday,thereareabout1,8
30、00ofus.Imaginejustoneofuswaswearingagreenshirt,andyoureaskedtofindthatsingleperson.ThatsthechallengewerefacingwhencapturingCO2directlyoutoftheair.Soundsprettyeasy,pullingCO2outoftheair.Itsactuallyreallydifficult.Butlltellyouwhatiseasy:avoidingCO2emissionstobeginwith.Butwerenotdoingthat.Sonowwhatweha
31、vetothinkaboutisgoingback;pullingCO2backoutoftheair.Eventhoughitsdifficult,itsactuallypossibletodothis.Andmgoingtosharewithyoutodaywherethistechnologyisatandwhereitjustmaybeheadinginthenearfuture.NOw,theearthnaturallyremovesCO2fromtheairbySeawater,SOilS(QII)PIantSandevenrocks(QI2).Andalthoughenginee
32、rsandscientistsaredoingtheinvaluableworktoacceleratethesenaturalprocesses,itsimplywontbeenough.Thegoodnewsis,wehavemore.Thankstohumaningenuity,WehavethetechnoloQvtodaytoremoveC02OUtOftheairUSinqaChemiCaHVmanufacturedapproach.IliketothinkOfthiSasasyntheticforest(QI3).Therearetwobasicapproachestogrowi
33、ngorbuildingsuchaforest.OneisIISinqC02QrabbinqChemiCaISdissolvedinWater(Ql4).Nomatterwhichapproachyouchoose,theybasicallylooktheSame.AnotherisUSinQSOiidmaterialsWithC02qrabbinqChemiCaIS(QI5)Sowhatmshowingyouhereiswhatasystemmightlookliketodojustthis.Thisiscalledanaircontactor.Youcanseeithastobereall
34、y,reallyWideinordertohaveahighenoughsurfaceareatoprocessalloftheairrequired,becauseremember,we,retryingtocapturejust400moleculesoutofamillion.Usingtheliquid-basedapproachtodothis,youtakethishighsurfaceareapackingmaterial,youfillthecontactorwiththepackingmaterial,youusepumpstodistributeliquidacrossth
35、epackingmaterial,andyoucanusefans,asyoucanseeinthefront,tobubbletheairthroughtheliquid.TheC02intheairisseparatedfromtheliquidbyreactingwiththereallystrong-bindingC02moleculesinsolution.AndinordertocapturealotofC02,YOUhavetomakethisCOntaCtOrdeeper.Buttheresanoptimization,becausethedeeperyoumakethatco
36、ntactor,themoreenergyyourespendingonbubblingallthatairthrough.Soaircontactorsfordirectaircapturehavethisuniquecharacteristicdesign,wheretheyhavethishugesurfacearea,butarelativelythinthickness(QI6).AndnowonceyouvecapturedtheC02,youhavetobeabletorecyclethatmaterialthatyouusedtocaptureit,overandoveraga
37、in.Thescaleofcarboncaptureissoenormousthatthecaptureprocessmustbesustainable,andyoucantuseamaterialjustonce.AndsorecvclinqthematerialrequiresanenounoUSamountOfheat(Ql7),becausethinkaboutit:C02issodiluteintheair,thatmaterialisbindingitreallystrong,andsoyouneedalotofheatinordertorecyclethematerial.And
38、torecyclethematerialwiththatheat,whathappensisthatconcentratedCO2thatyougotfromdiluteCO2intheairisnowreleased,andyouproducehigh-purityCO2.Andthatsreallyimportant,becausehiqh-purityCO2iseasiertoliquify,easiertotransport(QI8),whetherit,sinapipelineoratruck,oreveneasiertousedirectly,say,asafuelorachemi
39、cal.SoIwanttotalkalittlebitmoreaboutthatenergy.Theheatrequiredtoregenerateorrecyclethesematerialsabsolutelydictatestheenergyandthesubsequentcostofdoingthis.SoIaskaquestion:HowmuchenergydoyouthinkittakestoremoveamilliontonsofC02fromtheairinagivenyear?Theansweris:apowerplant.Ittakesapowerplanttocaptur
40、eC02directlyfromtheair.Dependingonwhichapproachyouchoose,thepowerplantcouldbeontheorderof300to500megawatts.Andyouhavetobecarefulaboutwhatkindofpowerplantyouchoose.Ifyouchoosecoal,youendupemittingmoreCO2thanyoucapture.Nowletstalkaboutcosts.Anererqv-intensiveVerSiOOOfthistechnoloQVCOUIdCOStVOUasmuchas
41、$1,000atonjusttoCaPtlIreit(QI9).Letstranslatethat.IfyouweretotakethatveryexpensiveC02andconvertittoaliquidfuel,thatcomesoutto50dollarsagallon.Thatswaytooexpensive;itsnotfeasible.Sohowcouldwebringthesecostsdown?Thats,inpart,theworkthatIdo.Theresacompanytoday,acommercial-scalecompany,thatcandothisaslo
42、was600dollarsaton.Thereareseveralothercompaniesthataredevelopingtechnologiesthatcandothisevencheaperthanthat.mgoingtotalktoyoualittlebitaboutafewofthesedifferentcompanies.OneisCalledCarbOriEnaineerinq.TheyrebasedOUtOfCanada.Theyusealiquid-basedapproachforseparationcombinedwithburningsuper-abundant,c
43、heapnaturalgastosupplytheheatrequired.Theyhaveacleverapproachthatallowsthemtoco-capturetheC02fromtheairandtheC02thattheygeneratefromburningthenaturalgas.Andsobydoingthis,theyoffsetexcesspollutionandtheyreducecosts.SWitZerland-basedCIimeWOrkSandUSbasudGIobalThennOStatUSeadifferentapproach(Q20).Theyus
44、esolidmaterialsforcapture.Climeworksusesheatfromtheearth,orgeothermal,orevenexcesssteamfromotherindustrialprocessestocutdownonpollutionandcosts.GlobalThermostattakesadifferentapproach.TheyfocusontheheatrequiredandthespeedinwhichitmovesthroughthematerialsothattheyreabletoreleaseandproducethatC02atare
45、allyfastrate,whichallowsthemtohaveamorecompactdesignandoverallcheapercosts.3国BlIELTSADVANTAGESeCtion3(Source:EmiIVBalCetis:TED7lk-WhVsomeDeoeIefindexerciseharderthanothers.)So,masocialpsychologist,anditsquestionslikethesethatreallyintrigueme.Iamfascinatedbythosetimeswhenpeopledonotseeeyetoeye.Whyisi
46、tthatsomebodymightliterallyseetheglassashalffull,andsomebodyliterallyseesitashalfempty?WhatisitaboutWhatOrWpersonisthinkingandfeelingthatleadsthemtoSeetheWOrldinanentirelydifferentwav?(Q21)Anddoesthatevenmatter?Sotobegintotacklethesequestions,myresearchteamandIdecidedtodelvedeeplyintoanissuethathasr
47、eceivedinternationalattention:ourhealthandfitness.Acrosstheworld,peoplearestrugglingtomanagetheirweight,andthereisavarietyofstrategiesthatwehavetohelpuskeepthepoundsoff.Forinstance,wesetthebestofintentionstoexerciseaftertheholidays,butactually,themajorityOfAmeriCanSfindthattheirNeWYearsresolutionsar
48、ebrokenbyValentinesDaV(Q22).Wetalktoourselvesinveryencouragingways,tellingourselvesthisisouryeartogetbackintoshape,butthatisnotenoughtobringusbacktoouridealweight.Sowhy?Ofcourse,thereisnosimpleanswer,butonereason,Iargue,isthatourmindseyemightworkagainstus.Somepeoplemayliterallyseeexerciseasmoredifficult,andsomepeoplemightliterallyseeexerciseaseasier.So,asafirststeptotestingthesequesti
