听力音频:
Part 1
Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Student transport survey
Example
Assignment: marketing
Name of student: Sue
1
Martin’s full name: Martin
2
.
Martin’s contact number: (696)
3
.
Lives in: 22 North Avenue, in Newbridge.
Martin’s transport to work:
4
.
Comment on buses: Buses are
5
.
The following bike facilities should be improved:
• more
6
• a map showing bike
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.
Other comments:
• there should be more
8
.
• introduction of a
9
-only zone
Price of monthly bus pass: £
10
Part 2
Questions 11-15
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
The Motor Car
11. What does the speaker say about the invention of the wheel?
A
- It was the biggest change in the way transport was used.
B
- It was the first time vehicles had been built.
C
- It was an important change a long time ago.
12. What point does the speaker make about cars in the first half of the twentieth century?
A
- They replaced other forms of transport.
B
- They became the second popular form of transport.
C
- They were designed in a different way from other forms of transport.
13. What does the speaker say about his programme on transport?
A
- It will add to a programme on transport that he made earlier.
B
- It is a series of three programmes.
D
- It deals with forms of transport in a wide range of countries.
14. What effect does the speaker say about the use of cars in cities?
A
- higher costs
B
- more congestion
C
- greater dangers
15. Why does he give the example of the tanker?
A
- Cars harm the environment all over the world.
B
- Most cars are now much more reliable.
C
- Too many cars are defensive for the environment.
Questions 16-20
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 16-20.
Recommendations for reducing the use of cars in cities
16.ABCDEFG . introduction of traffic free zones
17.ABCDEFG . lower taxes on fuel
18.ABCDEFG . encouragement of car share schemes
19.ABCDEFG . encouragement of flexible working hours
20.ABCDEFG . better bus and train services together with
Aspects Influenced by Transport Policies
A. |
cost |
|
B. |
speed |
|
C. |
exhaust emissions |
|
D. |
braking |
|
E. |
fuel availability |
|
F. |
noise |
|
G. |
better road systems |
|
Part 3
Questions 21-26
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.
Type of work |
Student opinion |
Retail |
Easily feel tired, especially during 21 seasons Get to socialize with people Receive special 22 for workers |
Waiting Tables |
Have decent earnings Must work well under pressure and handle 23 customers |
Babysitting |
Can be easy if children are well – behaved Only suitable for those who are extremely 24 |
Freelance (Writing/Design) |
Flexible schedule; can work from home May not need a lot of 25 to start |
Tutoring |
Must be good at 26 complex ideas The job looks good on college applications |
Questions 27-30
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
After they complete their degree courses, James and Nina want to start work.
- James has already been offered a job with a
27
programme.
- He feels it will be good to have a clear
28
where he is working.
- Nina was supposed to enter a
29
training course in Hong Kong
- They agree that Nina should wait until she gets her
30
before leaving the country.
Part 4
Questions 31-40
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Antibiotics
- often referred to as antibacterials
- treat certain infections and diseases caused by
31
.
- work by stopping the infection or disease from spreading
History
1928: penicillin – Alexander Fleming
- his experiment was contaminated by a fungus, which caused surrounding bacteria to
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.
- he discovered that the fungus killed the bacteria
1938: Howard Florey and Ernst Chain
- they read Fleming’s paper and asked him for some of the fungus
- they developed a way of producing penicillin in large quantities to test on
33
.
- the penicillin they produced could be given to humans
1941: Merck
- Florey and Chain convinced the company to produce penicillin on a larger scale.
- Government realised the importance of penicillin for healing wounded
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.
Problems with antibiotics
- They are not yet effective to treat diseases caused by
35
.
- The full
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must be completed, otherwise patients can unconsciously build drug resistance.
- New antibiotics need to be tested regarding their effectiveness and
37
.
- Trials for new antibiotics and can take a long time and require substantial
38
- Bacteria frequently adapt faster than
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can create solutions.
- WHO considers antibiotic resistance a significant
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to everyone’s health.