2018年9月8日雅思考試真題回憶
【口語】
以下爲本次考試部分高頻話題解析：
Part 1
Letters and Emails
Do you still write letters nowadays or do you just use email?
參考答案：
Obviously I don’t write letters any more as it is so old-fashioned and takes so long to get the message to others. Besides, I believe fewer and fewer people write letters right now.
Can you tell me some of the major differences between writing letters and email?
參考答案：
Well, one big difference between them I can think of is the speed at which the message is delivered. What I mean by that is the receiver can get your message through email much faster while it will have to take at least a few days for the receiver to get the message.
What sorts of email can make you feel excited?
參考答案：
Well, definitely any email that contains good news can make me excited or even thrilled. For instance, I will be so pleased to receive an email in which I am informed that I am officially admitted to a university I’ve been dreaming to go to.
Do you think that people will stop using letters in the future?
參考答案：
No, I do not think letters will become obsolete in the future, because it brings people a much more intimate and personal feeling when people receive letters from their friends and families, which is something that email cannot do.
Do you prefer to make a phone call or send an email to others?
參考答案：
It really depends on what matter I need to address. For instance, I will have to make a phone call if I need someone’s immediate attention to the matter I work on. Otherwise, I will probably just send an email as it is nothing urgent.
Part 2 & 3
Part 2題目
Describe an interesting website you often visit.
You should say:
What it is
When you first visited it
What you found out;
And explain why it was interesting to you.
提示：
此話題屬於“物品”類話題， 所要描述的是“一個有趣的網站”；使用的主要時態應該是“過去時態”， “一般現在時態”以及“現在完成時態”；在交代前三個“basic information”的時候， 我們需要思考：它們之間是否存在某種 logical connection？或者可以給出哪些相關的拓展信息？ 比如，在描述第一次接觸這個網站的時候， 大家可以嘗試給出更多的細節，儘量給考官創造出畫面感；另外，大家須特別關注， 第一個信息點是最最重要的， 需要在最開始就告知考官你要描述的這個網站是什麼。
到最後解釋，說明的部分，大家需要展開說明爲什麼這個網站如此有趣， 特別， 比如它的內容， 展現形式或者它提供的其他服務等等。
參考答案：
Well, there's indeed one particular website I would like to talk about, and it is Taobao. You may have heard of it if you have stayed in China long enough.
Anyway, it's become one of the most influential and popular websites in China. As a shopping website, millions of sellers take advantage of this platform to sell all kinds of products every day, which is such a benefit for shoppers as people from all ages seem to be interested in it, so just like what people say, there is nothing you cannot find if you go to search for it on Taobao.
I could still remember it was about 8 years ago that I first visited that website when I was actually trying to look for something else on another website, and suddenly a pop-up window came out so I just unconsciously clicked on it. And then it turned out to be Taobao.com. From then on, as I began to use it more and more, I was surprised to find out there's a huge variety of products being sold every day. Plus, you could find lots of special offers there occasionally.
I enjoy that website so much as it's such a wonderful place where I can shop anything I need without having to walk around at those shopping malls, which can be really exhausting. In addition, it's also an amazing place where I can do some window shopping just to kill time when I feel really bored. Therefore, I have to admit, the more I use it, the more I like it.
重點詞彙及表達：
①influential： 形容詞； 有影響力的
Eg：With his influential background, Peter definitely has a great impact on the changes of the company.
②a variety of : 短語； 各種各樣的
Eg：There are a variety of products in those online shops.
③exhausting: 形容詞； 令人疲憊的
Eg: Many people are in favor of rock-climbing, but it can be a rather exhausting activity.
④window-shopping： 名詞； 瀏覽商店的櫥窗（只看不買）
Eg：Students usually enjoy window-shopping as most of them do not have enough money.
Part 3題目
What do you think of on-line education?
參考答案：
Well, I personally think it's a positive trend as it doesn't require learners to travel to traditional schools or classrooms, which saves a lot of time.
Instead, the learner can just stay at home sitting in front of a computer with the internet access, and then he or she can just enjoy the pleasure of receiving education.
重點詞彙及表達：
①positive： 形容詞；積極的 樂觀的
Eg：No matter what troubles he faces, he can always stay positive.
②access: 名詞；使用權
Eg：Peter sent a complaint letter to the manager of the hotel as there was no internet access in his room.
How does internet shape the way people live?
參考答案：
Well, our life has been dramatically changed since the invention of the internet.
In the past, we didn't have the access to the latest news unless we turned on our TV or read newspaper, but now with the internet, especially with the internet function in our smartphone, we can get the news so fast.
重點詞彙及表達：
①dramatically： 副詞；誇張的 戲劇化的
Eg：After living for 5 years in the US, her eating habit has dramatically changed.
②function : 名詞； 功能 作用
Eg：I suggest you try to find more functions in this new smartphone.
Why do some people, especially young women get addicted to on-line shopping?
Well, reasons may vary, but I guess the most direct reason is the convenience brought by on-line shopping. With those on-line stores selling all sorts of goods, it is clearly so easy for those young women to browse what they like, meaning all they need to do is to sit in front of their computer and click their mouse to make their purchase.
重點詞彙及表達：
①vary： 動詞； 不同 不一樣
Eg：People may vary in terms of their personalities, but they all come here for one purpose. That is to win the contest and get the award.
②purchase : 動詞/名詞； 購買
Eg：In order to stop him from overspending, he keeps a record of each purchase he makes.
Do you think people can live without the internet?
參考答案：
Definitely not.
Internet has greatly shaped the way we live in so many amazing ways, so we rely on it for almost everything.
For instance, we use it to send emails at work, to stay in touch with friends, to look for information and we also use it for fun when we feel bored.
重點詞彙及表達：
①amazing： 形容詞；吃驚的 美好的
Eg：With so many amazing movies in the up-coming season, he does not really know which one to watch.
②rely on: 動詞短語; 依賴 依靠
Eg：Most Chinese kids rely on their parents too much so what usually happens is that they find it hard to live on their own independently after they start their study abroad.
黃函老師
滬江網校首席雅思口語名師； 英國謝菲爾德大學畢業；英文專業8級；5年以上英文教學經驗。
【寫作】
A類小作文：
題目：The charts below show information about the total value and sources of fish imports to US from 1997 to 2007.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.
Total value of fish imports in US:
Sources of fish imports to US:
解題思路：
本題爲動態題，因爲描述的是1997-2007年的數據，因此需要使用過去時態。主體段落可分兩段分別描述表格和餅圖。在餅圖部分，可以看到圖示爲加拿大中國和其他國家，那麼在論述時可以將來自中加兩國的進口情況進行詳細描述，體現出變化趨勢。
參考範文：
The table and pie charts give us a clear view on the fish import situation in the US between 1997 and 2007. On the whole, the money US spent on fish imports was increasing. While Canada stood the main supplier of fish to the US, the fish import from China was growing steadily.
As can be seen in the table, the import fish purchase was on a rise. In 1997, the total import value of fish was 7.4 billion dollars, and it went up to 8.5 billion in 2002. Then 2007 saw an increase about 2 billion dollars, with an annual import of 10.4 billion dollars.
Canada remained the largest fish importer to the US during the ten years. However, the proportion it took up shrank a little bit, from 50% in 1997 to about 40% in both 2002 and 2007. On the contrary, China demonstrated a constant growth in this area -- the amount of fish import was almost neck and neck with that of Canada in 2007, despite the relatively low figure of 17% in 1997 and 30% in 2002. Fish import from other countries declined from over 30% to no more than 20 % during the decade.
重點表達：
①stand: v. 處於（某狀態）
②annual import: 年度進口量
③shrink: v. 縮減
④neck and neck: 旗鼓相當
本次機經真題解析由以下滬江留學老師產出
王倩竹老師
滬江網校留學資深教研老師，同濟大學英語語言文學碩士，主攻雅思託福等留學考試。參與滬江網校《雅思保七衝八》、Unlock A1-B2雅思能力課程、World English B1、新版雅思6.5分閱讀、新版雅思7分聽力等課程的設計規劃與製作，並幫助多名1V1學生達到雅思寫作7分。
A類大作文：
題目：Nowadays, we are said to have a “throw-away society” where we use things for a short time and throw them away. What causes this problem? What effects does the phenomenon lead to?
題型：報告
話題：社會類
解題思路：在迴應這道題時，首先要搞明白“throw-away society”這一專有名詞詞組，其實這個詞很好理解，throw-away有“用後就扔的”意思，所以這個詞組其實就是“隨手扔的社會；拋棄型社會”。根據題目要求，只要分析拋棄型社會形成的原因和產生的影響即可。
參考範文：
Today, we are living in a throwaway culture where almost everything can be thrown away once it is considered to be old or no longer needed, from electronic products to ubiquitous plastic bags. There are various factors contributing to this phenomenon and the effects are mostly negative.
One obvious reason is that the constantly improving living standard enables people to replace something as they want. Since it is human propensity to pursue the new and loathe the old, when a particular thing or service has fulfilled its function, breaks or seems outdated, it is often set aside forthwith to make room for a replacement. It is usually seen that as long as consumers have enough ability to pay for a new thing, no effort is expended to make the old ones functional again or to use them otherwise.
Another reason lies in the rapid advancement of technology which makes it possible for many product makers to produce goods in bulk and drives down the production costs. Under such condition of mass production, the businesses, to improve sales and make more profits, tend to encourage customers to buy the new products by raising the repairing prices of the old ones. As a result, few people will be willing to repair their old products since the maintenance may be more expensive and time-consuming.
Although this practice may be convenient and economical to some degree, its dark sides cannot be overlooked. The direct result of being a throwaway society is an increasing amount of waste in residential zones, which has posed a threat on the environment and societal development. In addition, the mass production will increase depletion of natural resources, and hence the likelihood of ecological destruction.
In conclusion, a throwaway society is the result of the improvement of living standards and the technological development which cater for human desires to update their possessions in a frequent manner. However, we cannot ignore the environmental problems associated with the throwaway society.
重點表達：
①ubiquitous: adj. 到處都是的
②propensity: n. (行爲) 傾向
③in bulk: 大批，大量
④mass production: 大量生產
⑤depletion: n. 消耗
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李敏老師
滬江網校雅思教研，英國杜倫大學畢業；英文專業8級；高中英語教師資格證書等，主攻雅思託福等留學考試。參與滬江網校World English A2和 B1、新版雅思6.5分寫作、新版雅思7分寫作等課程的設計規劃與製作。
【聽力】
Section 1
新題
Section One 場景 題型
酒店預訂 填空（10題）
Completion 1-10
1. What type of holiday: surfing (he said he likes costal trip, but his friends choose surfing)
2. The package prize is cheap, this package price include breakfast (but it covers no lunch includes breakfast, international air travel, insurance, domestic transport)
3. The original package includes a gym
4. Discount from 360 reduce to 315 (mentioned 360, then 10 reduction in *** 350)
5. You have to share room (you three have to share room)
6. One week of rent for equipment (surfboard) 75 Euros
7. Insurance type: the basic cover
8. The insurance premiere’s price: 47.5 Euros
9. Go to London airport, what is the cheapest transport: the taxi (generally, coaches are inexpensive but group of 3 person can choose taxi, cheaper; and mentioned the train, student’s card get a discount, yet train is far too expensive)
10. If you pay by cheque, no extra fee, credit card should pay extra fee.
Section 2
新題
Section Two 場景 題型
培訓學校介紹 選擇（6題）
配對（4題）
11-16）Multiple Choice
11 most popular-B (photography)
12 Latin dance cancelled-C (because teacher unable)
13 different timing because-A (short term)
14 what to focus tonight-B (talk to professor)
15 who deals with queries-A (a specific teacher)
16 discounts are given to-A (who recommends a new student)
17-20）Matching
17 MS-C (on a TV programme/channel five)
18 TC-G (successful book/novel)
19 CF-D (taught for 25 years/quarter of a century)
20 TH-E (raised money for charity/donated to charity be selling)
Section 3
新題
Section There 場景 題型
學術討論（選課） 選擇（6題）
配對（4題）
21-26) multiple choice
21. choose electives immediately because B some fill up quickly
22. compulsory course is C math
23. comments about Statistics A useful
24. how to know about a course A ask other students
25. comments of advisor about Art and Design was A surprising
26. both unsure about A how to register a course
27-30) matching
27. Metallurgy harder than expected
28. Fluid Mechanics professor good at explaining thing clearly
29. Computing improved as it went on
30. Energy Economics involves a lot of practical work
Section 4
舊題
Section Four 場景 題型
講座（小島的生態保護） Completion 10
31. We cannot construct things when birds are nesting
32. Through collecting feedback from the public
33. This project is outstanding because the farming
34. 1930s: fishing
35. 1950s: mining
36. Remove gas from ocean
37. Convert plants to a liquid
38. Noise from ocean in Australia
39. Turtles attract predators like crocodiles
40. Personal pets will have impacts: especially rats
（答案僅供參考）
【閱讀】
Passage1: The history of building telegraph lines
舊題
文章大意：電報的發展。
答案回憶：
i-6) 判斷
1 In the research of French scientists, the metal lines were used to send message T
2 Abbots gave the monks an elcctrical shock at the same time, which constitutes the exploration on the long-distance signaling. T
3 Using Morse Code to send message need to simplify the message firstly F
4 Morse was a famous inventor before he invented the code T
5 The water is significant to early telegraph repeater on continent. T
6 US Government offered fund to the 1 st overland line across the continent NG
7-14) 簡答
7 What is the disadvantage for the Charles Wheatstone's telegraph system to fail in the beginning? It's expensive
8 What material was used for insulating cable across the sea? latex
9 What was used by British pioneers to increase the weight of the cable in the sea? Lead ripe
10 What did Fisherman mistakenly' take the cable as? Unusual seaweed
11 Who was the message firstly7 sent to across the Atlantic by" the Queen? President Buchanan
12 what giant animals were used to carry' the cable through desert? camels
13 What weather conditions did it delay the construction in north Australia? Tropical rain
14 How long did it take to send a telegraph message from Australia to England? Several hours
Passage2: 日本陶藝
文章大意：日本陶瓷的歷史和發展，提及了這門技術的保存，創造過程，技術發展的多樣化，政府對其的認可，手工匠的教育和培訓以及他們的貢獻和傳承。
答案回憶：
15-20) 標題配對
待補充
21-24) 填空
21 glaze
22 10 days
23 iron
24 tea
25-26) 多選題
AC
Passage3: 大恐龍
新題
文章大意：研究一種大恐龍，這種恐龍可能是當時存在的最大的一種恐龍。科學家對這種恐龍進行了各種研究，研究它爲什麼體型如此巨大，優點和缺點，科學家各自提出了自己的觀點。
答案回憶：
27-30) 判斷題待補充
31-35) 填空
31 climate
32 predator
33 competition
34 overheating
35 reproduction
36-40) 選擇
36 C
37 B
38 D
39 待補充
40 待補充
(答案僅供參考)
