Redford University劍橋雅思5聽力-原文翻譯及答案解析

一、Redford University 聽力原文：

MAN:As I said earlier , there is I think at Rexford an excellent combination of physical and geographical advantages - as well as having a rural setting and still being close to central London , something that will certainly be of interest to you is that (Q11-12) Rexford is just 35 minutes from London Airport.

At Rexford we have a strong research capability.

We came 7th out of 101 universities in last year's research assessment , carried out by a government body and did particularly well in your particular subjects , engineering and science.

Actually we got a top research grade of five for engineering , geography and computer sciences.

One further point - and I know from talking to you individually that a number of you may be looking for some experience in industry after the course - is that all our science and engineering research departments have unusually (Q11-12) close relationships with industry in the area.

Anyway that's enough sales talk from me ...

I'll just take a sip of this coffee that's just arrived , thank you , and then I'll say something about what actually happens when you apply.

Right … Now if you do decide to make an application, what you do is send it directly to me in my department.

I will then immediately send confirmation and the application process begins.

Er… I'd like to say at this point that you shouldn't worry if this process doesn't work all that quickly - I mean occasionally there are postal problems, but most often the hold-up is caused by  references - the people you give as referees, shall we say, take their time to reply.

Anyway, it's absolutely normal for this process to take three to four months.

What I do in this period is keep in touch with you and reassure you that things are moving along.

One of the ways we've devised to help you decide about applying as well as later when you've been accepted ...

is to put you in contact with, if possible, a student from your own  country who is at present studying with us.

What you can do is phone them up - we will, of course, liaise between you - and discuss your concerns with them.

That way you can get an objective opinion of what you can expect if you come to live and study at Rexford - not only the academic atmosphere but important details like what the leisure facilities are like and whether the English  weather and food are really as awful as everybody says!

If you decide you can face it, the contact can also help you just before you leave, with tips on what to pack and that sort of thing.

At the moment I think we've got two second-year students and one postgraduate from this country.

Now to move on to the other concerns you expressed earlier.

At a UK university - as I'm sure you know - you will be in an environment where  independent learning is the norm, which takes most students a while to adjust to, and at a time when you will be separated from your normal surroundings and, in most cases, your family.

This can be a difficult time.

But remember that something like 25% of our student body are international students like yourselves, and that there are several organisations in the university and city whose main purpose is to offer help and ensure that your time with us is enjoyable and useful.

One or two of you touched on the subject of accommodation earlier.

So I'll just add a few points: it is the University's policy to give priority in the allocation of residence places to three categories, and those are: visiting students, exchange students and  new postgraduate students.

However, demand exceeds supply, so there is still a need to put your name down early for campus accommodation, particularly if your family is accompanying you.

This means that the earlier you decide whether you want to study with us...

and so get the procedure moving, the better it will be for everybody.

Yes?

WOMAN:What if you would prefer to live outside the university?

MAN:If you're planning to live off-campus, you've got to sort things out even earlier.

As with everything in short supply, the good accommodation gets snapped up months before the beginning of term - in other words  if you're starting in October you need to be thinking about it in June or at the very latest July.

So you do need to think very carefully about what you need, how much you can afford to pay, well in advance.

What you can’t do is leave it until a few days before the start of term.

The agencies in town are pretty good - it's just a mailer of contacting them in good time.

Of course, we have a full-time accommodation officer available to help all students.

She’ll get in touch with you when you're accepted - she's got plenty of contacts in the town and  will deal with the agencies on your behalf.

One or two of you asked me earlier about your level of spoken English.

Obviously most of you have already achieved a lot - I wish I could speak your language half as well.

Having said that though, I'm afraid the lecturers will make little or no allowance for the presence of non-native speakers in the audience.

So anything you can do to improve your spoken English - even beyond the pretty high levels most of you have already reached - will help make your stay with us that bit more fun for you.

Some extra practice before you arrive is worth more than ...

for example private lessons afterwards, when you won't really have time.

Oh ...and one last thing before I invite further questions: it's very important that you ...

二、Redford University 聽力中文翻譯：

男：正如我之前所說，我認(rèn)為雷克斯福德的地理優(yōu)勢(shì)和地理優(yōu)勢(shì)完美結(jié)合，還有一個(gè)鄉(xiāng)村環(huán)境，離倫敦市中心仍然很近，你一定會(huì)感興趣的是（Q11-12）雷克斯福德離倫敦機(jī)場(chǎng)只有35分鐘的路程。

在雷克斯福德，我們擁有強(qiáng)大的研究能力。

在去年由一個(gè)政府機(jī)構(gòu)進(jìn)行的研究評(píng)估中，我們?cè)?01所大學(xué)中排名第七，在你們的特定學(xué)科，工程學(xué)和科學(xué)方面表現(xiàn)尤其出色。

事實(shí)上，我們?cè)诠こ?、地理和?jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)方面的研究成績(jī)都達(dá)到了五級(jí)。

還有一點(diǎn)——我從與各位的單獨(dú)交談中了解到，在課程結(jié)束后，你們中的一些人可能正在尋找一些行業(yè)經(jīng)驗(yàn)——那就是我們所有的科學(xué)和工程研究部門都與該領(lǐng)域的行業(yè)有著不同尋常的（Q11-12）密切關(guān)系。

不管怎樣，我的銷售談話已經(jīng)夠多了。。。

我就喝一口剛送來的咖啡，謝謝你，然后我會(huì)告訴你你申請(qǐng)時(shí)實(shí)際發(fā)生了什么。

現(xiàn)在…如果你決定申請(qǐng)，你要做的就是直接把它發(fā)給我所在部門的我。

然后我會(huì)立即發(fā)送確認(rèn)，申請(qǐng)過程開始。

呃……現(xiàn)在我想說的是，如果這個(gè)過程沒有那么快奏效，你不必?fù)?dān)心——我的意思是偶爾會(huì)有郵政問題，但大多數(shù)情況下，延誤是由推薦人引起的——我們應(yīng)該說，你作為推薦人提供的人，花點(diǎn)時(shí)間回復(fù)。

無論如何，這一過程需要三到四個(gè)月的時(shí)間是絕對(duì)正常的。

在這段時(shí)間里，我所做的是與你保持聯(lián)系，并向你保證事情正在進(jìn)展。

我們?cè)O(shè)計(jì)的一種方法可以幫助您決定是否申請(qǐng)，以及在您被錄取后如何申請(qǐng)。。。

如果可能的話，讓您聯(lián)系一位目前在我們這里學(xué)習(xí)的來自您自己國家的學(xué)生。

你所能做的就是給他們打電話——我們當(dāng)然會(huì)在你們之間保持聯(lián)絡(luò)——并與他們討論你的擔(dān)憂。

這樣，如果你來雷克斯福德生活和學(xué)習(xí)，你就可以對(duì)你的期望有一個(gè)客觀的看法——不僅是學(xué)術(shù)氛圍，還有重要的細(xì)節(jié)，比如休閑設(shè)施是什么樣的，英國的天氣和食物是否真的像大家說的那么糟糕！

如果你決定可以面對(duì)它，聯(lián)系人也可以在你離開之前幫你，告訴你該打包什么之類的東西。

目前，我認(rèn)為我們有兩名二年級(jí)學(xué)生和一名研究生來自這個(gè)國家。

現(xiàn)在，我們來談?wù)勀氨磉_(dá)的其他擔(dān)憂。

在英國大學(xué)，我相信你知道，你將處在一個(gè)以獨(dú)立學(xué)習(xí)為準(zhǔn)則的環(huán)境中，大多數(shù)學(xué)生需要一段時(shí)間才能適應(yīng)，而且在大多數(shù)情況下，你將與正常的環(huán)境和家人分離。

這可能是一個(gè)困難的時(shí)期。

但請(qǐng)記住，我們的學(xué)生群體中大約有25%是像你們這樣的國際學(xué)生，大學(xué)和城市中有幾個(gè)組織的主要目的是提供幫助，確保你們與我們?cè)谝黄鸬臅r(shí)間是愉快和有用的。

你們中有一兩個(gè)人早些時(shí)候談到了住宿的問題。

因此，我只想補(bǔ)充幾點(diǎn)：學(xué)校的政策是優(yōu)先分配三類學(xué)生的住宿名額，這三類學(xué)生是：訪問生、交換生和研究生新生。

然而，供不應(yīng)求，所以還是有必要盡早把你的名字寫在校園住宿上，特別是如果你的家人陪同你的話。

這意味著你越早決定是否要和我們一起學(xué)習(xí)。。。

因此，讓程序運(yùn)行起來，對(duì)每個(gè)人來說都會(huì)更好。

對(duì)

女：如果你愿意住在大學(xué)外面呢？

男：如果你打算住在校外，你就必須更早地解決問題。

就像所有東西都供不應(yīng)求一樣，好的住宿在學(xué)期開始前幾個(gè)月就被搶購一空了——換句話說，如果你在10月開始，你需要在6月或最晚的7月考慮。

因此，你確實(shí)需要提前仔細(xì)考慮你需要什么，你能支付多少。

你不能把它留到學(xué)期開始前幾天。

鎮(zhèn)上的代理機(jī)構(gòu)都很好，只是一個(gè)及時(shí)聯(lián)系他們的郵件。

當(dāng)然，我們有一名全職的住宿官員來幫助所有學(xué)生。

你被錄取后，她會(huì)與你聯(lián)系的——她在鎮(zhèn)上有很多聯(lián)系人，會(huì)代表你與中介機(jī)構(gòu)打交道。

早些時(shí)候，你們中有一兩個(gè)人問我你們的英語口語水平。

顯然，你們中的大多數(shù)人已經(jīng)取得了很大的成就——我希望我能把你們的語言說得一半好。

盡管如此，我擔(dān)心講師們會(huì)對(duì)非母語人士的出現(xiàn)很少或根本沒有考慮

因此，你可以做任何事情來提高你的英語口語水平，甚至超過大多數(shù)人已經(jīng)達(dá)到的相當(dāng)高的水平，這將有助于讓你在我們這里的生活更加有趣。

在你到達(dá)之前進(jìn)行一些額外的練習(xí)比

例如，當(dāng)你真的沒有時(shí)間時(shí)，你會(huì)在事后上私人課。

哦在我提出進(jìn)一步問題之前，還有最后一件事：你

三、Redford University 聽力問題：

Question 11-12

Choose TWO letters A-E.

What TWO advantages docs the speaker say Rexford University has for the students he is speaking to?

A. higher than average results in examinations

B. good transport links with central London

C. near London Airport

D. special government funding

E. good links with local industry

Question 13-15

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.? When application is received, confirmation will be sent

? Application processing may be slowed down by

-　 postal problems

-　 delays in sending

?　University tries to put international applicants in touch with a student from the same　　who can give information and advice on

- 　academic atmosphere

- 　a leisure facilities

- 　English and food

- 　what to pack

Question 16-20

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

16.The speaker says international students at UK universities will be

A. offered accommodation with local families.

B. given special help by their lecturers.

C. expected to work independently.

17.What does the speaker say about university accommodation on campus?

A. Most places are given to undergraduates.

B. No places are available for postgraduates with families.

C. A limited number of places are available for new postgraduates.

18.Students wishing to live off-campus should apply

A. several months in advance.

B. two or three weeks in advance.

C. at the beginning of term.

19.The university accommodation officer will

A. send a list of agents for students to contact.

B. contact accommodation agencies for students

C. ensure that students have suitable accommodation.

20.With regard to their English, the speaker advises the students to

A. tell their lecturers if they have problems understanding.

B. have private English lessons when they arrive.

C. practise their spoken English before they arrive.

四、Redford University 聽力答案：

11.C

12.E

13.references

14.country

15.weather

16.C

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.C

五、Redford University 聽力答案解析

Question 11   C / E . near London airport 和 just 35 minutes from London Airport   表達(dá)同樣的意思。英文中  “x   minutes   +from+地點(diǎn)”表示離某地有多少分鐘的距離。

Question 12   E / C . close relationship with industry in the area 和 good links with local industry 是同義表達(dá)。

Question 13 references. hold up 和 delay 是同義詞。

Question 14 country. same 和 the own 是同義關(guān)系。

Question 15 weather. 答案前置，答案出現(xiàn)在定位詞 food 之前，但是可以看出 academic atmosphere， leisure facilities 和 English weather 在 原 文 例 子 中 是 并 列 關(guān) 系 ，因 而 考 生 可 以 根 據(jù) academic atmosphere 判斷出答案會(huì)馬上出現(xiàn)。

Question 16     C . 遵循相似選項(xiàng)原則，選擇題選項(xiàng)中只要出現(xiàn)選項(xiàng)中內(nèi)容和聽力原文部分單詞對(duì)應(yīng)，考生 可 以 排 除 掉 這 種 相 似 選 項(xiàng) ，因 為 選 擇 題 考 查 的 標(biāo) 準(zhǔn) 是 要 求

考 生 理 解 同 義 轉(zhuǎn) 換 。 選項(xiàng)中accommodation   with   local   families   和聽力原文中的內(nèi)容部分對(duì)應(yīng)，可以排除。

Question 17   C . B 選項(xiàng)中包含絕對(duì)詞“no place”，考生可以在看題的過程中首先排除掉此選項(xiàng)。

Question 18    A . 選項(xiàng) A 和 B 中都包含詞組 in advance，從中可以看出，本題主要考查的是選項(xiàng) A 和B，所以選項(xiàng) C 可直接排除。

Question 19    B . on behalf of sb. 表示代表某人。

Question 20  C . 名詞 practice 和動(dòng)詞 practise 之間的同義轉(zhuǎn)換。

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