听力材料

　　托福听力想要得高分，那么对于托福听力常考的话题可以有经常听听，了解一下出题者的思路。那么今天就和出国留学网的小编一起来了解一下托福听力材料：科德角小屋。

　　Introduction：

　　Cape Cod

　　科德角小屋是 17 世纪起源于英格兰的一种建筑风格。

　　Background information：

　　A Cape Cod cottage is a style of houseoriginating in New England in the 17th century. It is traditionallycharacterized by a low， broad frame building， generally a story and a halfhigh， with a steep， pitched roof with end gables， a large central chimney andvery little ornamentation. Traditional Cape Cod houses were very simple：symmetrically designed with a central front door surrounded by two multi-panedwindows on each side. Homes were designed to withstand the stormy， starkweather of the Massachusetts coast. Modern Cape Cod architecture still drawsfrom colonial designs.

　　The Pilgrims designed houses that providedsafety from New England’s extreme winter climate. Temperatures in January andFebruary can drop to -20 degrees Fahrenheit， and multiple-feet snow pile-upsoccur frequently. To fight the chill， the Pilgrims built extensive centralchimneys and low ceilinged rooms to conserve heat. Most Cape Cod homes facedthe south， which allowed sunlight to enter the windows and provide additionalheat. The steep roof characteristic of New England homes also preventedexcessive amounts of snow from accumulating on the house.

　　External walls of classic Cape Cod housesare covered with unpainted shingles or clapboarding. After prolonged exposureto natu...

　　以下是出国留学网小编给大家分享的雅思听力材料：Atlantic Ocean，希望能为大家的雅思备考提供帮助，更多雅思备考内容欢迎大家随时关注出国留学网。

　　Atlantic Ocean

　　The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world＇s oceanic divisions. With a total area of about 106，400，000 square kilometres （41，100，000 sq mi）， it covers approximately 20 percent of theEarth＇s surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area. The first part of its name refers toAtlas of Greek mythology， making the Atlantic the ＂Sea of Atlas＂.

　　The oldest known mention of ＂Atlantic＂ is in The Histories of Herodotus around 450 BC （Hdt. 1.202.4）：Atlantis thalassa （Greek： Ἀτλαντὶς θάλασσα； English： Sea of Atlas）. The term Ethiopic Ocean， derived from Ethiopia， was applied to the southern Atlantic as late as the mid-19th re Europeans discovered other oceans， the term ＂ocean＂ itself was synonymous with the waters beyond the Strait of Gibraltar that we now know as the Atlantic. The early Greeks believed this ocean to be a gigantic river encircling the world.

　　The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated， S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Eurasia andAfrica to the east， and the Americas to the west. As one component of the interconnected global ocean， it is connected in the north to the Arctic Ocean （which is sometimes considered a sea of the Atlantic）， to the Pacific Ocean in the southwest， the Indian Ocean in the southeast， and theSouthern Ocean in the south. （Other definitions describe the Atlantic ...

　　以下是出国留学网小编给大家分享的雅思听力材料：Mediterranean Sea，希望能为大家的雅思备考提供帮助，更多雅思备考内容欢迎大家随时关注出国留学网。

　　Mediterranean Sea

　　The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land： on the north by Europe and Anatolia， on the south by North Africa， and on the east by the Levant. The sea is sometimes considered a part of the Atlantic Ocean， although it is usually identified as a completely separate body of water.

　　The name Mediterranean is derived from the Latin mediterraneus， meaning ＂inland＂ or ＂in the middle of the land＂ （from medius， ＂middle＂ and terra， ＂land＂）. It covers an approximate area of 2.5 million km² （965，000 sq mi）， but its connection to the Atlantic （the Strait of Gibraltar） is only 14 km （8.7 mi） wide. In oceanography， it is sometimes called the Eurafrican Mediterranean Sea or the European Mediterranean Seato distinguish it from mediterranean seas elsewhere.

　　The Mediterranean Sea has an average depth of 1，500 m （4，900 ft） and the deepest recorded point is 5，267 m （17，280 ft） in the Calypso Deep in the Ionian Sea.

　　It was an important route for merchants and travelers of ancient times that allowed for trade and cultural exchange between emergent peoples of the region. The history of the Mediterranean region is crucial to understanding the origins and development of many modern societies. ＂For the three quarters of the globe， th...

　　我们一直强调托福听力做题过程中要注意听力材料的“结构”，那么到底托福听力的材料遵循怎样的行文结构呢？和出国留学网小编一起来看看如何理清托福听力材料的时间结构。

一般来说，托福听力中出现的材料主要有时间结构、并列结构、对比结构、人物风格结构和理论现象结构，而这其中最为典型的就是时间结构。

　　我们一起来看一看下面这段中文材料理解：

　　1937年，麦当劳兄弟在洛杉矶东部的巴沙地那开始经营简陋的汽车餐厅，并很快取得成功。但效仿者很多，致使生意萧条。1938年，兄弟俩关闭了汽车餐厅，转营快餐，很快生机勃勃。1953年，一个名叫福斯的人仅向麦当劳兄弟付了1000美元便取得了麦当劳的特许经营权，接着先后批准了十余家特许加盟店。由于这些快餐店无义务遵循麦当劳的经营程序，所以严重损害了麦当劳的形象和声誉。1954年，克罗克作为麦当劳特许经营的代理商，替麦当劳兄弟处理特许经营权的转让事宜。克罗克规定特许转让费为950美元，很快他便将麦当劳演绎为一家优秀的公司，因而人们常常把克罗克视为麦当劳的创始人之一。1961年，麦当劳兄弟以270万美元的价格把麦当劳全部转让给了克罗克。在后来的30多年里，由于克罗克经营有方，麦当劳快餐店成为发展最快的世界性企业。麦当劳快餐店以其温馨的店堂气氛和特许加盟（经营）制度，被世界公认为名牌快餐店之一。

　　问题一：为什么麦当劳的形象和声誉受到了影响？

　　问题二：为什么作者要提到麦当劳温馨的店堂气氛？

　　应对这种时间结构的方法，是在记笔记时，记下来每一个时间点，然后记下每一个时间点对应的事件。详见下面这个表格：

　　这样子，通过一些符号，能够高效地将文章的文意转换成笔记。然后通过笔记，我们能够快速而准确地回答出上面两个问题。

　　对于很多准备考雅思的同学们来说，雅思听力是比较难的！那么今天就和出国留学网的小编一起来看看雅思听力材料：天上掉钻石。

　　Is It Raining Diamonds On Uranus

　　Berkeley - October 1， 1999 - If experiments at the University of California， Berkeley， are any indication， future explorers of our solar system may well find diamonds hailing down through the atmospheres of Neptune and Uranus.

　　These planets contain a high proportion of methane， which UC Berkeley researchers have now shown can turn into diamond at the high temperatures and pressures found inside these planets.

　　＂Once these diamonds form， they fall like raindrops or hailstones toward the center of the planet，＂ said Laura Robin Benedetti， a graduate student in physics at UC Berkeley.

　　The team， led by Benedetti and Raymond Jeanloz， professor of geology and geophysics， produced these conditions inside a diamond anvil cell， squeezing liquid methane to several hundred thousand times atmospheric pressure. When they focused a laser beam on the pressurized liquid， heating it to some 5，000 degrees Fahrenheit， diamond dust appeared.

　　They report their experimental findings in a paper in the Oct. 1 issue of Science.

　　The demonstration that methane can convert to diamond as well as other complex hydrocarbons in the interiors of giant planets like Neptune hint at a complex chemistry inside gaseous planets and even brown dwarf stars. Brown dwarfs are small， dim stars barely larger than the largest gas giant pl...

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　　满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。

　　听力部分(共20分，每小题1分)

　　题号 Ⅰ Ⅱ Ⅲ Ⅳ 总 分

　　得分

　　I. 句子理解。(听五个句子，选择与所听句子内容最相符的图片。每个句子

　　只读一遍。共5分)

　　II. 问句应答。(听五个问句，选出最佳的应答句。每个句子读两遍。共5分

　　6. A. Comedies. I think they're funny.

　　B. Let's go to a movie tonight

　　C. This play is very interesting.

　　7.A. I like both of them B. Shanghai is a big city C. I live in Beijing

　　8.A. Yes, I want to join the music clu b

　　B. The sports club doesn't need new balls.

　　C Yes, and I'm in the running club.

　　9.A. My favorite subject is history

　　B.Our history teacher is very strict

　　C. I don't like history at all.

　　10.A. I want to buy a strawberry cake.

　　B. Sure, I'm good at making cakes.

　　C. This birthday cake looks good.

　　III.对话理解，(听五组小对话，根据你所听到的对话内容选择能回答

　　下列问题的最佳答案。每组对话读两遍。共5分。)

　　11. Who likes Jet Li best?

　　A. The girl. B. The boy's mother. C. The boy.

　　12. Why does the boy need some new shirts?

　　A.He needs a new shirt for a party.

　　B. He doesn't like his old shirts any more.

　　C.His old shirts are too small for him.

　　13. What does Henry usually eat for lunch?

　　A.Hamburgers and French fries.

　　B. French fries and fruit.

　　C. Fruit and vegetables.

　　14. How many hours does the woman work a day?

　　一年级是孩子英语学习的起始阶段，出国留学网整理了一年级上册英语1A期末试卷（附听力材料及答案），欢迎查看。

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　　托福考试就要开始咯，赶快复习起来吧，出国留学网托福栏目为各位同学准备了“2017年托福听力材料：农业高频词汇”，希望对各位考生有帮助。

　　托福听力场景中，农业是高频考试场景，一起来看看托福听力农业高频词汇表吧!

　　agriculture (farming) 农业

　　agricultural 农业的

　　land (soil) 土壤;土地

　　soil conservation 土壤保护

　　vegetable 蔬菜

　　horticulture 园艺学

　　hydroponics 水栽法，营养液栽培法

　　greenhouse(glasshouse, hotbed) 温室

　　cabbage 洋白菜

　　soil erosion 泥土流失

　　silt 粉砂，泥沙

　　clay 黏土，湿土

　　clod 土块

　　agrarian 土地的，农业的

　　pilot (experimental ) 试验性的

　　harrow( rake) 耙，耙土

　　ridge 田埂

　　furrow 犁沟

　　plot (patch)小块地

　　ranch 农场，牧场

　　plantation 种植园

　　orchard 果园

　　nursery 苗圃

　　seedbed 苗床

　　sickle 镰刀

　　spade 铲，锹

　　shovel (平头) 铲

　　pick 稿

　　tractor 拖拉机

　　cultivate (till) 耕作

　　sow(seed) 播种

　　harvest 收割

　　sorghum 高粱

　　oats燕麦

　　rye 黑麦

　　millet 粟，小米

　　lettuce 生菜

　　mustard 芥菜

　　weed 除草

　　irrigate 灌溉

　　manure(fertilizer) 肥料

　　spray 喷洒(农药)

　　insecticide(pesticide)杀虫剂

　　pest 害虫

　　rust 锈病

　　grain (cereal) 谷物，谷粒

　　granary(grain store) 粮仓

　　mill 碾，磨

　　wheat 小麦

　　corn 玉米

　　rice 大米

　　barley 大麦

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