Bicycles for the World劍橋雅思5-聽力原文翻譯及答案解析

一、Bicycles for the World聽力原文：

My name's Dan Pearman and I'd like to talk about the work of Pedal Power,a small charity based mainly in the UK.

I'll be giving our contact details at the end,if anyone would like to find out more about how to support us.

But first,how the charity began.

I got the idea of exporting bicycles to developing countries while I was in Ecuador.

I went there in 1993 just after graduating from university.

After three years of studying,I wanted adventure.

I loved travelling,so I decided to join a voluntary organization and was sent to Ecuador to carry out land surveys.

The project came to an end after five years and when I returned to the UK in 1998,I started planning Pedal Power.

Where I lived in Ecuador was a very rural area.

My neighbour had the only bicycle in the village,whereas everyone else walked everywhere.

My neighbour's business was unusually successful,and for years I couldn't understand why.

Then I realised having a bike meant he could get where he wanted to go without much trouble.

Other local carpenters could only accept jobs in a three-kilometre radius,so no matter how skilled they were,they could never do as many jobs as my neighbour.

At Pedal Power,we collect second-hand bikes in the UK and send them to some of the poorest regions in the world.

When we distribute bikes overseas we don't give them away for free.

We'd like to,but long term that doesn't really help the local economy.

The demand for bikes is enormous,which makes them very expensive locally.

So we sell them for 5%of the normal price.

But in order to continue operating we need to have a constant supply of bikes which we send out every six months.

One example of a town that's received bicycles from Pedal Power is Rivas.

It was the first place I sent a full container of bicycles to.

Most people there now own a bicycle.

The local economy has developed so much,you wouldn't recognise it as the same place.

In fact,there are more bikes than on the streets of Amsterdam,if you've ever been there.

But Pedal Power still needs your help.

You may have read about some of our recent problems in the British media.

In August 2000,we simply ran out of money.

We had containers of bikes ready to send,but no money to pay the bills.

It was a terrible situation.

We managed to ensure the bikes went out on time,but the other problems carried on for several months.

Fortunately in October 2001 we won an Enterprise Award which helped us enormously.

We invested fifteen of the seventy-five-thousand-pound prize money to help secure our future.

Winning the award helped raise our profile,and the money enabled us to pay all our shipping costs,which represent our greatest expense.

Pedal Power changes lives-when someone gets a bicycle from us,they see a 14%increase in their income.

We're currently looking to invest in computers so that our office staff can do an even better job.

Because of our work,people in a number of countries now have a better standard of living-so far we've provided 46,000 people with bikes.

But we'd like to send more,at least 50,000 by the end of the year.

Now there are many ways in which you can support the work of Pedal Power,not just by taking a bike to a collection in your area.

I should also like to say if you do have a bike to donate,it doesn't matter what condition it's in-if we can't repair it,we'll strip it down for spare parts.

Of course,to do that(Q18-20)we always need tools,which are expensive to buy,so we welcome any that you can give.

Also,you could help by contacting the voluntary staff at our offices,they'll be able to suggest(Q18-20)activities you could organise to bring in funds for us.

People do all kinds of things-including,of course,sponsored bike rides.

Also,(Q18-20)we're always interested to hear of other places that would benefit from receiving a consignment of bikes,and welcome suggestions from people who've been to developing regions on their travels.

We hope that by talking on radio programmes like this,we will be able to raise public awareness,which will lead to government organisations also giving us regular financial support,something that we really need.

If you'd like some more information about where to donate an old bicycle or offer help in other ways please contact us on...

二、Bicycles for the World聽力中文翻譯：

我的名字是丹·皮爾曼，我想談談踏板力量的工作，這是一家主要位于英國的小型慈善機構。

如果有人想了解更多關于如何支持我們的信息，我會在最后給出我們的聯(lián)系方式。

但首先，慈善是如何開始的。

我在厄瓜多爾時就有了向發(fā)展中國家出口自行車的想法。

1993年大學剛畢業(yè)，我就去了那里。

經(jīng)過三年的學習，我想要冒險。

我喜歡旅行，所以我決定加入一個志愿組織，并被派往厄瓜多爾進行土地調查。

五年后，這個項目結束了。1998年，當我回到英國時，我開始計劃踏板動力。

我在厄瓜多爾居住的地方是一個非常偏遠的地區(qū)。

我的鄰居有村里唯一的自行車，而其他人則到處步行。

我鄰居的生意異常成功，多年來我都不明白為什么。

后來我意識到有一輛自行車意味著他可以毫不費力地到達他想去的地方。

其他當?shù)啬窘持荒芙邮馨霃綖槿锏墓ぷ鳎詿o論他們有多熟練，他們都不能做我鄰居那么多的工作。

在踏板動力公司，我們在英國收集二手自行車，并將其送往世界上一些最貧窮的地區(qū)。

當我們在海外分發(fā)自行車時，我們不會免費贈送。

我們很愿意，但從長遠來看，這對當?shù)亟?jīng)濟并沒有真正的幫助。

自行車的需求量巨大，這使得自行車在當?shù)胤浅０嘿F。

所以我們以正常價格的5%出售。

但為了繼續(xù)運營，我們需要每六個月提供一次穩(wěn)定的自行車供應。

里瓦斯（Rivas）就是一個從踏板動力獲得自行車的小鎮(zhèn)。

這是我第一次把一整箱自行車送到那里。

那里的大多數(shù)人現(xiàn)在都有自行車。

當?shù)亟?jīng)濟發(fā)展如此之快，你不會把它當成同一個地方。

事實上，如果你去過阿姆斯特丹的話，那里的自行車比阿姆斯特丹街道上的多。

但踏板動力仍然需要您的幫助。

你可能已經(jīng)在英國媒體上讀到了我們最近遇到的一些問題。

2000年8月，我們的錢就花光了。

我們準備好了一箱箱的自行車，但沒有錢付賬單。

情況很糟糕。

我們設法確保自行車按時出廠，但其他問題持續(xù)了幾個月。

幸運的是，2001年10月，我們獲得了一個企業(yè)獎，這對我們幫助很大。

我們在七萬五千英鎊的獎金中投資了十五英鎊來幫助確保我們的未來。

獲獎有助于提高我們的知名度，這筆錢使我們能夠支付所有運費，這是我們最大的開支。

踏板的力量改變了生活——當有人從我們這里得到一輛自行車時，他們的收入會增加14%。

我們目前正在尋求投資計算機，以便我們的辦公室員工能做得更好。

由于我們的工作，許多國家的人民現(xiàn)在有了更好的生活水平——到目前為止，我們已經(jīng)為46000人提供了自行車。

但我們希望在年底前發(fā)送更多，至少50000份。

現(xiàn)在，你可以通過多種方式來支持踏板動力的工作，而不僅僅是騎自行車去你所在地區(qū)的收藏館。

我還想說，如果你真的有一輛自行車可以捐贈，不管它的狀況如何——如果我們不能修理它，我們會把它拆掉作為備件。

當然，要做到這一點（Q18-20），我們總是需要購買昂貴的工具，所以我們歡迎您提供任何工具。

此外，您可以通過聯(lián)系我們辦公室的志愿工作人員來提供幫助，他們將能夠建議您可以組織的活動（Q18-20），為我們籌集資金。

人們做各種各樣的事情，當然包括贊助的自行車騎行。

此外，（Q18-20）我們一直有興趣聽到其他地方會從收到一批自行車中受益，并歡迎前往發(fā)展中地區(qū)的人們提出建議。

我們希望通過這樣的廣播節(jié)目，我們能夠提高公眾的認識，這將導致政府組織也定期向我們提供財政支持，這是我們真正需要的。

如果您想了解更多有關捐贈舊自行車或以其他方式提供幫助的信息，請聯(lián)系我們。

三、Bicycles for the World聽力問題：

Question 11-15

Choose the correct letter,A,B or C.

11.In 1993 Dan Pearman went to Ecuador

A.as a tourist guide.

B.as part of his studies.

C.as a voluntary worker.

12.Dan's neighbour was successful in business because he

A.employed carpenters from the area.

B.was the most skilled craftsman in the town.

C.found it easy to reach customers.

13.Dan says the charity relies on

A.getting enough bicycles to send regularly.

B.finding new areas which need the bicycles.

C.charging for the bicycles it sends abroad.

14.What docs Dan say about the town of Rivas?

A.It has received the greatest number of bikes.

B.It has almost as many bikes as Amsterdam.

C.Its economy has been totally transformed.

15.What problem did the charity face in August 2000?

A.It couldn't meet its overheads.

B.It had to delay sending the bikes.

C.It was criticised in the British media.

Question 16-17

Answer the questions below.

Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.16 How much money did the charity receive when it won an award?

17 What is the charity currently hoping to buy?

Question 18-20

Choose THREE letters A-G.

Which THREE things can the general public do to help the charity Pedal Power?

A.organise a bicycle collection

B.repair the donated bikes

C.donate their unwanted tools

D.do voluntary work in its office

E.hold an event to raise money

F.identify areas that need bikes

G.write to the government

四、Bicycles for the World聽力答案：

11.C

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.A

16.75,000 pounds/75000 pounds/￡75,000/￡75000

17.computers

18.C

19.E

20.F

五、Bicycles for the World聽力答案解析

Question 11 C.voluntary organization（志愿者組織）和voluntary worke（r支援工作人員）是同義轉換。

Question 12 C.注意reach和get是同義詞，而題目中出現(xiàn)的carpenter只是干擾項。

Question 13 A.but轉折詞之后出現(xiàn)的是真正的答案，此題需要注意constant和regularly之間的同義關系。Question 14 C.develop和transform之間的是同義轉換，另外，原文中還提到y(tǒng)ou wouldn't recognize it as the same place，進一步印證答案。

Question 15 A.ran out of money，no money to pay the bills，重復說明沒有經(jīng)費的問題。題目中could not meet its overheads，意思是缺乏履行費用。

Question 16 75000 pounds.prize money說明獎金應該是75000英鎊。

Question 17 computers.looking to do sth和hoping to do sth.表達了同樣的意思，因而提示考生答案應該是computers。

Question 18 C/E/F.原文中出現(xiàn)的“tools”是“unwanted tools”的同義詞。

Question 19 C/E/F.bring in funds和raise money表達同樣的意思，都表示籌集資金。

Question 20 C/E/F.places that would benefit from receiving a consignment of bikes指的是能夠接受自行車而受益的地區(qū)，和identify areas that need bikes(找出需要自行車的地區(qū))表達同樣的意思。

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