Changes in Barford Over the Last 50 Years劍橋雅思11聽力-原文翻譯及答案解析

一、Changes in Barford Over the Last 50 Years 聽力原文：

MAN:First of all, let me thank you all for coming to this public meeting, to discuss the future of our town.

Our first speaker is Shona Ferguson, from Barford town council.

Shona.

SHONA:Thank you.

First I'll briefly give you some background information, then I'll be asking you for your comments on developments in the town.

Well, as you don't need me to tell you, Barford has changed a great deal in the last 50 years.

These are some of the main changes.

Fifty years ago, buses linked virtually every part of the town and the neighbouring towns and villages.

Most people used them frequently,  but not now, because the bus comoanies concentrate on just the routes that attract most passengers.

So parts of the town are no longer served by buses.

Even replacing old uncomfortable buses with smart new ones has had little impact on passenger numbers.

It's sometimes said that bus fares are too high, but in relation to average incomes, fares are not much higher than they were 50 years ago.

Changes in the road network are affecting the town.

The centre was recently closed to traffic on a trial basis, making it much safer for pedestrians.

The impact of this is being measured.

The new cycle paths, separating bikes from cars in most main roads, are being used far more than was expected, reducing traffic and improving air quality.

And although the council's attempts to have a bypass constructed have failed, we haven't given up hope of persuading the government to change its mind.

Shopping in the town centre has changed over the years.

Many of us can remember when the town was crowded with people going shopping.

Numbers have been falling for several years, despite efforts to attract shoppers, for instance by opening new car parks.

Some people combine shopping with visits to the town's restaurants and cafes.

Most shops are small independent stores, which is good, but many people prefer to use supermarkets and department stores in nearby large towns, as there are so few well-known chain stores here.

Turning now to medical facilities, the town is served by family doctors in several medical practices - fewer than 50 years ago, but each catering for far more patients.

Our hospital closed 15 years ago, which means journeys to other towns are unavoidable.

On the other hand, there are more dentists than there used to be.

Employment patterns have changed, along with almost everything else.

The number of schools and colleges has increased, making that the main employment sector.

Services, such as website design and accountancy, have grown in importance, and surprisingly, perhaps, manufacturing hasn't seen the decline that has affected it in other parts of the country.

Now I'll very quickly outline current plans for some of the town's facilities, before asking for your comments.

As you'll know if you regularly use the car park at the railway station, it's usually full.

The railway company applied for permission to replace it with a multi-storey car park, but that was refused.

Instead, the company has bought some adjoining land, and this will be used to increase the number of Parking spaces.

The Grand, the old cinema in the high street, will close at the end of the year, and reopen on a different site.

You've probably seen the building under construction.

The plan is to have three screens with fewer seats, rather than just the one large auditorium in the old cinema.

I expect many of you shop in the indoor market.

It's become more and more shabby- looking, and because of fears about safety, it was threatened with demolition.

The good news is that it will close for six weeks to be made safe and redecorated, and the improved building will open in July.

Lots of people use the library, including school and college students who go there to study.

The council has managed to secure funding to keep the library open later into the evening, twice a week.

We would like to enlarge the building in the not-too-distant future, but this is by no means definite.

There's no limit on access to the nature reserve on the edge of town, and this will continue to be the case.

What will change, though, is that the council will no longer be in charge of the area.

Instead it will become the responsibility of a national body that administers most nature reserves in the country.

OK, now let me ask you ...

二、Changes in Barford Over the Last 50 Years 聽力中文翻譯：

男：首先，我要感謝大家參加這次公開會(huì)議，討論我們鎮(zhèn)的未來。

我們的第一位發(fā)言人是巴福德鎮(zhèn)議會(huì)的肖納·弗格森。

肖納。

肖娜：謝謝你。

首先，我將簡要介紹一些背景信息，然后我將征求您對該鎮(zhèn)發(fā)展的意見。

好吧，你不需要我告訴你，巴福德在過去50年里改變了很多。

這些是一些主要的變化。

50年前，公共汽車幾乎將該鎮(zhèn)的每一個(gè)部分與鄰近的城鎮(zhèn)和村莊連接起來。

大多數(shù)人經(jīng)常使用它們，但現(xiàn)在不是了，因?yàn)榘褪抗局粚Ｗ⒂谖蠖鄶?shù)乘客的路線。

因此，該鎮(zhèn)部分地區(qū)不再有公共汽車服務(wù)。

即使用新的智能公交車替換舊的不舒服的公交車，對乘客數(shù)量的影響也很小。

有時(shí)有人說公共汽車票價(jià)太高了，但就平均收入而言，票價(jià)并不比50年前高多少。

道路網(wǎng)的變化正在影響該鎮(zhèn)。

該中心最近試行關(guān)閉交通，使行人更加安全。

目前正在衡量其影響。

在大多數(shù)主要道路上，將自行車與汽車分隔開的新自行車道的使用量遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過預(yù)期，減少了交通量，改善了空氣質(zhì)量。

盡管議會(huì)修建旁路的嘗試失敗了，但我們并沒有放棄說服政府改變主意的希望。

多年來，市中心的購物環(huán)境發(fā)生了變化。

我們中的許多人都還記得，當(dāng)時(shí)城里擠滿了購物的人。

盡管人們努力吸引購物者，例如開設(shè)新的停車場，但這一數(shù)字多年來一直在下降。

一些人將購物與參觀鎮(zhèn)上的餐館和咖啡館結(jié)合起來。

大多數(shù)商店都是小型獨(dú)立商店，這很好，但許多人更喜歡使用附近大城鎮(zhèn)的超市和百貨公司，因?yàn)檫@里知名的連鎖店太少了。

現(xiàn)在轉(zhuǎn)到醫(yī)療設(shè)施，該鎮(zhèn)有幾家家庭醫(yī)生提供醫(yī)療服務(wù)——不到50年前，但每家都能為更多的患者提供服務(wù)。

我們的醫(yī)院15年前就關(guān)閉了，這意味著去其他城鎮(zhèn)的旅行是不可避免的。

另一方面，牙醫(yī)比過去多了。

就業(yè)模式發(fā)生了變化，其他幾乎一切都發(fā)生了變化。

學(xué)校和學(xué)院的數(shù)量增加了，使其成為主要的就業(yè)部門。

網(wǎng)站設(shè)計(jì)和會(huì)計(jì)等服務(wù)業(yè)的重要性與日俱增，令人驚訝的是，也許制造業(yè)還沒有出現(xiàn)影響該國其他地區(qū)制造業(yè)的下滑。

在征求您的意見之前，我將很快概述該鎮(zhèn)一些設(shè)施的當(dāng)前計(jì)劃。

如果你經(jīng)常使用火車站的停車場，你就會(huì)知道停車場通常是滿的。

鐵路公司申請將其改為多層停車場，但遭到拒絕。

相反，該公司購買了一些毗鄰的土地，這將用于增加停車位的數(shù)量。

大街上的老電影院Grand將于年底關(guān)閉，并在另一個(gè)地點(diǎn)重新開放。

你可能見過正在建造的大樓。

該計(jì)劃是讓三個(gè)屏幕的座位更少，而不僅僅是老電影院的一個(gè)大禮堂。

我想你們很多人都會(huì)在室內(nèi)市場購物。

它變得越來越破舊，由于擔(dān)心安全，它受到了拆除的威脅。

好消息是，它將關(guān)閉六周，以確保安全并重新裝修，而經(jīng)過改進(jìn)的大樓將于7月份開放。

很多人使用圖書館，包括去那里學(xué)習(xí)的中小學(xué)生和大學(xué)生。

該委員會(huì)已設(shè)法獲得資金，使圖書館每周兩次開放到深夜。

我們想在不久的將來擴(kuò)建這座大樓，但這一點(diǎn)還不確定。

在城鎮(zhèn)邊緣的自然保護(hù)區(qū)沒有限制，這種情況將繼續(xù)下去。

然而，將要改變的是，該委員會(huì)將不再負(fù)責(zé)該地區(qū)。

相反，它將成為管理該國大多數(shù)自然保護(hù)區(qū)的國家機(jī)構(gòu)的責(zé)任。

好的，現(xiàn)在讓我問你。

三、Changes in Barford Over the Last 50 Years 聽力問題：

Question 11-15

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11.In Shona's opinion, why do fewer people use buses in Barford these days?

A. The buses are old and uncomfortable.

B. Fares have gone up too much.

C. There are not so many bus routes.

12.What change in the road network is known to have benefited the town most?

A. the construction of a bypass?

B. the development of cycle paths

C. the banning of cars from certain streets

13.What is the problem affecting shopping in the town centre?

A. lack of parking spaces

B. lack of major retailers

C. lack of restaurants and cafes?

14.What does Shona say about medical facilities in Barford?

A. There is no hospital.

B. New medical practices are planned.?

C. The number of dentists is too low.?

15.The largest number of people are employed in

A. manufacturing.

B. services.

C. education.

Question 16-20

ChooseFIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to Questions 16-20.

What is planned for each of the following facilities?

16　 railway station car park　16

17　 cinema　17

18　 indoor market　 18

19　 library　19

20　 nature reserve　20

PlansA. It will move to a new location

B. It will have its opening hours extended.

C.  It will be refurbished.

D. It will be used for a different purpose.

E. It will have its opening hours reduced.

F. It will have new management.

G. It will be expanded.

四、Changes in Barford Over the Last 50 Years 聽力答案：

11.C

12.B

13.B

14.A

15.C

16.G

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.F

五、Changes in Barford Over the Last 50 Years 聽力答案解析

11.C 題目中的關(guān)鍵詞是use buses。考生讀題可知需要回答的是在Shona的觀點(diǎn)中現(xiàn)在fewer people use buses in Barford的原因。從錄音

中考生可以聽到以前人們都使用buses，但是現(xiàn)在the bus companies concentrate on just the routes that attract most passengers. So parts

of the town are no longer served by buses.由此可判斷C為正確答案。A, B兩個(gè)選項(xiàng)在錄音中均有涉及，但是錄音中說明現(xiàn)在buses是smart

new ones，與A選項(xiàng)矛盾，排除A；錄音中說到相對于現(xiàn)在人們的收入，fares are not much higher than they were 50 years ago，與B選項(xiàng)

矛盾。A, B可以排除。

12.B 題目中的關(guān)鍵詞是change, road network?？忌x題可知需要回答的是road network的什么變化have benefited the town most。錄音

中提到the new cycle paths…are being used far more than was expected, reducing traffic and improving air quality由此可判斷答案是B。A

選項(xiàng)在錄音提到是failed；C選項(xiàng)在錄音中提到是the impact of this is being measured。所以A, C和錄音不一致，可以排除。

13.B 題目中的關(guān)鍵詞是shopping。考生讀題可知需要回答的是problem affecting shopping in the town center。錄音中提到there are so

few well-known chain stores here，與B選項(xiàng)lack of major retailers為同義替換，故答案為B。

14.A 題目中的關(guān)鍵詞是medical facilities。考生讀題可知需要回答Shona對于medical facilities in Barford說了什么。錄音中提到Our

hospital closed 15 years ago，由此可以判斷選擇A。錄音中沒有涉及B選項(xiàng)中new medical practices的相關(guān)信息；C選項(xiàng)中dentists 的人數(shù)

很少和錄音中的more矛盾。

15.C  題干中的關(guān)鍵信息是the largest number of people。 考生讀題可知需要回答哪個(gè)行業(yè)從業(yè)人數(shù)最多。錄音中提到The number of

schools and colleges has increased, making that the main employment sector，故答案為C。

16. G  根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞railway station car park定位。錄音中提到this will be used to increased the number of parking spaces，對應(yīng)G選項(xiàng)中的be expanded。故答案為G。

17. A  根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞cinema定位。錄音中提到the old cinema…will close at the end of the year, and reopen on a different site，其中reopen on a different site對應(yīng)A選項(xiàng)中的move to a new location。故答案為A。

18. C  根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞indoor market定位。錄音中提到it will close for six weeks to be made safe and redecorated，其中be redecorated對應(yīng)C選項(xiàng)中的be refurbished。故答案為C。如果考生不認(rèn)識refurbished這個(gè)詞，可以通過排除法推測出本題答案。

19. B  根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞library定位。錄音中提到the council has managed to secure funding to keep the library open later into the evening, twice a week，對應(yīng)B選項(xiàng)中的its opening hours extended。故答案為B。

20. F  根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞nature reserve定位。錄音中提到the council will no longer be in charge of the area. Instead it will become the responsibility of a national body that administers most nature reserves in the country，對應(yīng)F選項(xiàng)中的new management。故答案為F。

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