
在准备雅思阅读ambergris是剑桥几的过程中,考生们发现本周四的考试整体难度适中。虽然听力部分的题型设置有些出人意料,但整体题型比例保持平衡,与剑桥真题的考察方向基本一致。
01听力考情
今天周四的雅思考试听力部分从总体难度上来看还是比较正常的,虽然P1和P2的题型有点偏离常规设置,但填空和选择类题型总体比例还是相对平衡的,所有考察到的题型以及各部分涉及的场景也跟剑桥真题内容基本一致。
新旧情况:4旧
P1:旧题
场景:澳洲旅游咨询
题型:填空+单选+多选
参考:《新航道雅思听力速递机经S1&S4》No.23,P12
P1点评:本场考试第 一个部分就给了考生“惊喜”,考生翻开卷子发现P1不是常规的10个填空题,而是出现了6个选择题,内心估计开始吐槽了。其实遇到这种情况考生不必要太过焦虑担心考试难度变大,因为整套题填空和选择题型比例大致是平衡的,所以考生往后做题会发现P2部分把以往常见的选择题型换成了填空题,因此P2难度下降,总体难度保持平衡。该篇P1前4题涉及常见的个人信息考点,如人名、地点、数字等,难度不大。后半部分选择题型需重点关注7选3多选,建议考生可参考剑桥真题4-9,其中的部分P1篇目搭配了多选题可做相应训练,如5T1S1, 8T3S1, 9T4S1等。
P2:旧题
场景:实习生介绍Renaldo电力厂
题型:填空
参考:《新航道雅思听力速递机经S2&S3》No.160,P137
P2点评:如前面提到,由于本场考试P1出现了选择题,因此P2部分把以往常见的选择题型换成了整篇填空题,因此P2部分难度下降。从答案词来看,词汇难度不大,考生只要掌握好填空题基本的定位和抓词方法,该部分还是非常友好的。
P3:旧题
场景:两个学生讨论问题
题型:选择+匹配
P3点评:本场考试P3部分场景和题型都还是比较常规的,学术场景搭配选择和配对题型,是整套题中难度系数最 大的一个部分,让很多考生感到头疼。针对P3高频场景和题型,考生一方面需要积累学术场景相关词汇(如论文/选课等);另一方面可参考剑桥真题P3部分进行题型的横向训练,专项解决考点问题(如审题/排干扰/替换等)。
P4:旧题
场景:医院修建花园对病人的影响
31. help recover from infection
32. recover better with a view of nature than a view of wall
33. hospital is a source of stress
34. good for health, especially to heart
35. benefits to immune system
36. research methods include observation and interview
37. a garden with a fountain is very popular
38. garden needs easily moved furniture
39. somewhere attracts birds
40. old people want to feel a part of society
P4点评:该场考试P4部分题型是常规的笔记填空,从方法上来看,主要考察学生的定位和抓词能力,难度是不大的。但从背景上来看,该篇内容跟医疗相关,涉及到了部分专业词汇,如infection(感染), immune system(免疫系统),难度还是比较大的。对该部分词汇有缺口的考生建议课后对医疗场景词汇进行专项背诵,如病情:flu, digestion, bacteria等;器官部位:heart, knee, bone, kidney等;治疗措施:ice pack, antibiotic, painkiller等。
02口语考情
主要收录2022年8月的雅思纸笔口语和机考口语题目。9月即将迎来换题季,8月依然沿用之前三个月的题库。请大家结合题库,本份预测和串题的思路进行复习。Part12 红色题为必备考题,紫色题为第二重点优先准备
*重点优先按顺序准备题目,一边题库,一边整理语料,根据预测准备,尽量考前确保所有预测都有按顺序刷过一遍* (文档结尾附建议)
三大必考题:Work or study/ Hometown/ Accommodation
Part1 必备考题
Evening times/Computers/Daily routine/Taking photos / Watches/Old buildings /Talents/Collecting things/Boring things/Meeting places/ Sports /books and reading habits
advertisement /Mirror/Dreams /Arts /Websites/Cinemas/Street markets /E-mails/Time Management / Lost and found /Concentration/TV program / Sitting down/dreams
Part2必备考题
Describe an occasion when someone gave you positive advice or suggestions about you work
Describe a long walk you ever had
Describe something you received for free
Describe a family member who you want to work with in the future
Describe an interesting neighbor
Describe an important river/lake in your country
Describe a quiet place you like to go
Describe a special day out that cost you little money/didn’t cost you much
Describe something you do to keep fit and healthy
Describe something that surprised you
Describe a contest/competition you would like to participate in
Describe a traditional product in your country
Describe an invention that has changed the world in a positve way
Describe a gift you would like to buy for your friend
Describe a person who contributes to the society
Describe an important event you celebrated
Describe an ambition that you haven’t achieved yet
Describe a person who you follow on social media
第二重点准备
Describe a difficult decision that you once made
Describe a way that helps you save a lot of time
Describe an occasion that you lost something
Describe something you do that can help you concentrate on work/study
Describe a positive change that you made
Describe a famous person in your country
Describe a time when you helped a child
Describe a thing you did to learn another language
Describe an item of clothing that someone gave you
Describe a story someone told you and you remember
Describe a course that impressed you a lot
Describe a skill that you learned from older people
Describe someone you really like to spend time with
Describe a time you visited a new place
Describe a house or an apartment which you would like to live in
Describe an interesting song
Describe a city that you think is interesting
Describe a rule that you don’t like
Describe a special cake you received from others
Describe a time when you organised a happy event successfully
Describe a toy you liked in your childhood
Describe something that you can’t live without
Describe a village that you visited
难题解析以及串题小tips:
为了节省备考时间和精力,part2我们可以进行一些有效串题,即不同的话题从同一个主题去想思路。需要注意的是串题时需要根据题目中侧重点进行调整,切忌生搬硬套或者频繁出现另外题目中的关键词,导致串题痕迹过于明显。目前话题季可串题的思路很多,可串的题目也很多,这里给大家举个例子,例如下面这两组新话题
人物类的上面三个话题都可以让我联想到刘耕宏,最近一个炙手可热的网络红人主播(live streamer),他不仅是个歌手,更为人熟知的身份是一个fitness instructor健身教练,在抖音上进行直播健身教粉丝健身操锻炼(do fitness livestream on Tiktok and teach his followers dance workout)。这是最近成千万网民在抖音上关注的人,也是一个来自我们国家的名人。刘耕宏在某些程度上确实是对社会做贡献的,因为他motivate thousands to get into shape(鼓励成年上万人去强身健体)。在刘耕宏的带领下,很多中国人开始晚上改掉吃饱就看电视的久坐的习惯(sedentary lifestyle),开始跟着刘耕宏跳操(doing workout with Liu Genghong),肥肉“咔咔掉”。
另外 你也可以说这是你保持健康的方式(something you do to keep fit),以及你最近的postive change。
另外 关于节省时间的方法(a way that helps you save a lot of time) 很多同学会觉得是个很抽象的话题 我们具体到健身的情景上来 如果你之前都是去健身房 但现在因为很忙碌 所以在家里跳操 其实就算一个节约时间的方法。
03阅读考情
今天阅读考试的第 一篇就让不少考生措手不及,习惯了常规的“填空+判断”组合的考生们反馈今天的passage1做出了passage3的感觉,一开始就蒙了。今天开场的第 一篇的题型组合是匹配4+判断4+单选5,没有了“保命”填空题的passage1,也大大增加了今天的考试难度。今天的题型配比非常少见,并不是阶梯式的难度系数逐步上升。第 一篇的难度最 高,也提醒考生们在考试时要格局放大,纵览三篇文章的题型组合,不要执着的和第 一篇死磕到底,合理安排每篇做题时间和顺序,保证做题效率。
Passage1 Scented plants
曾出现于:2012.2.18
类别:自然
难度:★★★
题型配比:段匹4+判断4+单选5
Passage1是关于植物的香味,说到了香味的作用:直接或者间接的防御措施(比如吸引害虫的天敌来保护自己);吸引昆虫帮助授粉,另外讨论了基因相关的研究。这篇文章曾出现于2012年2月18日的考试中,作为passage1来说出现“段匹4+判断4+单选5”这样的题型组合,确实会难倒不少考生,也给习惯了填空+判断常规组合的考生们一个预警。准备好迎接各式搭档出现在Passage1。
参考文章:
A Everyone is familiar with scented flowers, and many people have heard that floral odors help the plant attract pollinators. This common notion is mostly correct, but it is surprising how little scientific proof of it exists. Of course, not all flowers are pollinated by biological agents – for example, many grasses are wind-pollinated – but the flowers of the grasses may still emit volatiles. In fact, plants emit organic molecules all the time, although they may not be obvious to the human nose. As for flower scents that we can detect with our noses, bouquets that attract moths and butterflies generally smell “sweet,” and those that attract certain flies seem “rotten” to us.
B The release of volatiles from vegetative parts of the plant is familiar, although until recently the physiological functions of these chemicals were less clear and had received much less attention from scientists. When the trunk of a pine tree is injured – for example, when a beetle tries to burrow into it – it exudes a very smelly resin. This resin consists mostly of terpenes – hydrocarbons with a backbone of 10, 15 or 20 carbons that may also contain atoms of oxygen. The heavier C20 terpenes, called diterpenes, are glue-like and can cover and immobilize insects as they plug the hole. This defense mechanism is as ancient as it is effective: Many samples of fossilized resin, or amber, contain the remains of insects trapped inside. Many other plants emit volatiles when injured, and in some case, the emitted signal helps defend the plant. For example, (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, which is known as a “green leaf volatile” because it is emitted by many plants upon injury, deters females of the moth Heliothis virescens from laying eggs on injured tobacco plants. Interestingly, the profile of emitted tobacco volatiles is different at night than during the day, and it is the nocturnal blend, rich in several (Z)-3-hexen-1-olesters, that is most effective in repelling the night-active H. virescens moths.
C Herbivore induced volatiles often serve as indirect defenses. These bulwarks exist in a variety of plant species, including corn, beans, and the model plant species Arabidopsis thaliana. Plants not only emit volatiles acutely, at the site where caterpillars, mites, aphids or similar insects are eating them but also generally from non-damaged parts of the plant. These signals attract a variety of predatory insects that prey on the plant-eaters. For example, some parasitic wasps can detect the volatile signature of a damaged plant and will lay their eggs inside the offending caterpillar; eventually, the wasp eggs hatch, and the emerging larvae feed on the caterpillar from the inside hatch, and the emerging larvae feed on the caterpillar from the inside out. The growth of infected caterpillars is retarded considerably, to the benefit of the plant. Similarly, volatiles released by plants in response to herbivore egg laying can attract parasites of the eggs, thereby preventing them from hatching and avoiding the onslaught of hungry herbivores that would have emerged. Plant volatiles can also be used as a kind of currency in some very indirect defensive schemes. In the rainforest understory tree Leonardoxa Africana, ants of the species Petalomyrmex phylax patrol young leaves and attack any herbivorous insects that they encounter. The young leaves emit high levels of the volatile compound methyl salicylate, a compound that the ants use either as a pheromone or as an antiseptic in their nests. It appears that methyl salicylate is both an attractant and a reward offered by the tree