A Research Assignment剑桥雅思4听力-原文翻译及答案解析

一、A Research Assignment 听力原文：

MELANIE:Excuse me, DR JOHNSON.

May I speak to you for a minute?

DR JOHNSON:Sure.

Come in.

MELANIE:I'm MELANIE Griffin.

I'm taking your course in Population Studies.

DR JOHNSON:Right.

Well, MELANIE, how can I help you?

MELANIE:I'm...

having a bit of trouble with the second assignment, and it's due in twelve days.

DR JOHNSON:What sort of trouble are you having?

Is the assignment question a problem?

MELANIE:Well, that's part of the problem.

I'm also having - been having – trouble getting hold of the books.

I've been to the library several times, and all the books are out.

DR JOHNSON:Sounds like you should have started borrowing books a bit earlier.

MELANIE:Well, I had  a really big assignment due in for another course, and I've been spending all my time on that, and I thought...

DR JOHNSON:...You might get an extension of time to finish your assignment for me?

MELANIE:If that's possible, but I don't know ...

DR JOHNSON:Well, yes, it is possible, but extensions are normally given only for  medical or compassionate reasons, otherwise it's really a question of organising your study, and we don't like giving extensions to students who simply didn't plan their work properly.

What did you get for your first assignment?

MELANIE:I got eighty-seven percent.

DR JOHNSON:Mmm, yes, you did very well indeed, so obviously you can produce good work.

MELANIE:I don't think I'll need too much extra time, as long as I can get hold of some of the important references.

DR JOHNSON:Well, since you did so well in your first assignment.

I'm prepared to give you an extra two weeks for this one, so that'll mean you'll need to submit it about a month from now.

MELANIE:Thank you.

DR JOHNSON:Now, what about the reading materials?

Have you checked out the journal articles in the list?

MELANIE:Umm, no, not yet, there were about twenty of them, and I wasn't sure which ones would be most useful or important.

DR JOHNSON:Well, they're all useful, but I don't expect anyone to read them all, because a number of them deal with the same issues.

Let me give you some suggestions.

The article by Anderson and Hawker is really worth reading.

MELANIE:Right.

I'll read that one.

DR JOHNSON:You should also read the article by Jackson, but just look at the part on the  research methodology - how they did it.

MELANIE:OK ...

Jackson, got that...

DR JOHNSON:And if you have time, the one by Roberts says very relevant things, although it's not essential.

MELANIE:So, OK, if it's  useful, I'll try and read that one ...

DR JOHNSON:Now, the one by Morris.

I wouldn't bother with that at this stage, if I were you.

MELANIE:OK, I  won’t bother with Morris.

Oh, now, someone told me the article by Cooper is important.

DR JOHNSON:Well, yes, in a way, but just look at  the last part, where he discusses the research results.

And lastly, there's Forster - I can't think why I included that one.

It's not bad and could be of some help, but not that much.

DR JOHNSON:Now, let's deal with the assignment question.

What's the problem there?

MELANIE:It's the graph on page two.

DR JOHNSON:What seems to be the problem?

It’s just the bar graph showing reasons why people change where they live.

MELANIE:Well.

I've got a photocopy but the reasons at the bottom are missing.

DR JOHNSON:Ah, OK.

Look at the first bar on the graph - now that indicates the number of people who move because they want more space.

MELANIE:Oh I see ...

bar one.

OK ...

Now what about the next bar?

DR JOHNSON:Bar two is to do with  the people living nearby disturbing them, so they chose to move away to somewhere quieter.

Now let's look at bar number three ...

another reason people change their place of living is because they want to be closer to the city.

MELANIE:OK.

Proximity to the city is an issue...

DR JOHNSON:Now ...

bar number four refers to problems when the owner of the property won’t help fix things that go wrong.

In other words, the owner is not helpful and so the tenants move out.

MELANIE:OK ...

Now what about bar five?

DR JOHNSON:Bar five is about those people who move because they need a bus or train to get them into the city or to go to work.

MELANIE:OK ...

And bar six?

DR JOHNSON:Bar number six is interesting.

That reason was given quite a lot – people moving because they wanted to be in a more attractive neighbourhood.

MELANIE:Oh, yes, thank you very much.

二、A Research Assignment 听力中文翻译：

梅勒妮：对不起，约翰逊医生

我可以和你谈一会儿吗？

约翰逊医生：当然

进来吧

梅勒妮：我是梅勒妮·格里芬

我在修你的人口研究课程

约翰逊博士：对

梅勒妮，我能帮你什么吗？

梅勒妮：我

第二次作业有点麻烦，十二天后就要交了

约翰逊医生：你有什么问题？

作业问题是个问题吗？

梅勒妮：这就是问题的一部分

我也一直很难拿到这些书

我去过图书馆好几次，所有的书都出去了

约翰逊博士：听起来你应该早点开始借书

梅勒妮：嗯，我有一个很大的作业要上另一门课，我把所有的时间都花在这上面了，我想

约翰逊博士：你可以延长时间帮我完成任务吗？

梅勒妮：如果可能的话，但我不知道

约翰逊博士：嗯，是的，这是可能的，但延期通常只是出于医疗或同情的原因，否则这实际上是一个组织学习的问题，我们不喜欢给那些根本没有正确计划学习的学生延期

你第一次任务得到了什么？

梅勒妮：我得了87%

约翰逊博士：嗯，是的，你确实做得很好，所以很明显你可以做得很好

梅勒妮：只要我能找到一些重要的参考资料，我想我不需要太多额外的时间

约翰逊博士：嗯，因为你在第一次任务中表现得很好

我准备给你额外的两周时间来完成这一次，所以这意味着你需要在大约一个月后提交

梅勒妮：谢谢你

约翰逊博士：那么阅读材料呢？

你查过名单上的期刊文章了吗？

梅勒妮：嗯，不，还没有，大约有二十个，我不知道哪一个最有用或最重要

约翰逊博士：嗯，它们都很有用，但我不希望有人把它们都读一遍，因为其中有很多都涉及相同的问题

让我给你一些建议

安德森和霍克的文章真的很值得一读

梅勒妮：对

我会读那个的

约翰逊博士：你也应该读一下杰克逊的文章，但只要看看研究方法的那部分——他们是如何做到的

梅勒妮：好吧

杰克逊，明白了

约翰逊博士：如果你有时间的话，罗伯茨的那篇文章说的是非常相关的事情，尽管它不是必要的

梅勒妮：那么，好吧，如果有用的话，我会试着读那本

约翰逊博士：现在是莫里斯的那个

如果我是你的话，我在这个阶段就不会为此烦恼了

梅勒妮：好吧，我不想打扰莫里斯

哦，有人告诉我库珀的文章很重要

约翰逊博士：嗯，是的，在某种程度上，但请看最后一部分，他在那里讨论了研究结果

最后，还有福斯特——我想不出我为什么要把它包括在内

这还不错，可能会有所帮助，但也没那么多

约翰逊博士：现在，让我们来处理作业问题

有什么问题吗？

梅勒妮：这是第二页的图表

约翰逊医生：有什么问题吗？

这只是一个条形图，显示了人们改变居住地的原因

梅勒妮：嗯

我有一份复印件，但底部的原因不见了

约翰逊医生：啊，好的

请看图表上的第一个条形图，它显示了由于需要更多空间而搬家的人数

梅勒妮：哦，我明白了

一号酒吧

好啊

下一个酒吧怎么样？

约翰逊博士：酒吧二是因为住在附近的人打扰了他们，所以他们选择搬到更安静的地方

现在让我们看看三号酒吧

人们改变居住地的另一个原因是他们想离城市近一些

梅勒妮：好的

靠近城市是一个问题

约翰逊博士：现在

第四条是指物业所有者不帮助解决出现问题的问题

换言之，业主没有帮助，因此租户搬走了

梅勒妮：好吧

那么五号酒吧呢？

约翰逊博士：第五酒吧是指那些因为需要公共汽车或火车才能进城或上班而搬家的人

梅勒妮：好吧

六号酒吧呢？

约翰逊博士：六号酒吧很有趣

这方面的原因很多——人们之所以搬家，是因为他们想住在一个更有吸引力的社区

梅勒妮：哦，是的，非常感谢你

三、A Research Assignment 听力问题：

Question 21-22

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

21.Example

Melanie could not borrow any books from the library because?

A?the library was out.

B?she didn’t have time to look.

C?the books had already been borrowed.

Melanie says she has not started the assignment because

A. she was doing work for another course.

B. it was s really big assignment.

C. she hasn’t spent time in the library.

22.The lecture says that reasonable excuses for extensions are

A. planning problems.

B. problems with assignment.

C. personal illness or accident.

Question 23-27

Choose your answers for the box and write the letters A-G next to questions 23-27.

What recommendation does Dr Johnson make about the journal articles?

Example 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 Answer

Anderson and Hawker 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 A

Jackson:　　 　 　  23

Roberts: 　 　 　 　24

Morris: 　 　 　 　 25

Cooper: 　 　 　 　 26

Forster: 　 　 　 　27

A. must read

B. useful

C. limited value

D. read first section

E. read research methods

F. read conclusion

G. don’t read

Question 28-30

Label the chart below.

Choose your answer from the box below and write the letters A-H next to questions 28-30.

A: uncooperative landlord

B: environment

C: space

D: noisy neighbours

E: near city

F: work location

G: transport

H: rent

A. uncooperative landlord

B. environment

C. space

D. noisy neighbours

E. near city

F. work location

G. transport

H. rent

四、A Research Assignment 听力答案：

21.A

22.C

23.E

24.B

25.G

26.F

27.C

28.D

29.A

30.B

五、A Research Assignment 听力答案解析

Question 21     A. 在录音的开始女生提到自己的论文不能按期完成，希望能获得延期，教授问到原因时，女生回答：Well，I had a really big assignment due in for another course，比

对选项信息，显然答案为A

Question 22    c . 当教授提到 You might get an extension of time to finish your assignment for me？时，应意识到答案即将出现了接着教授提到 but extensions are

normally given only for medical or compassionate reasons，故此题答案为 c

Question 23 E. 第 23～27 题为搭配题，这种题型的最大特点就是通过同义转换选项信息来考查考生的理解力在此题中作者的名字为定位信号词第一个人名是 Jackson ，因此当听到 You should also read the article by Jackson 时，应意识到答案即将出现随后教授提到 but just look at the part on the research methodology，即只读调查方法这一部分，故答案为 E

Question 24 B. 接着，教授提到 the one by Roberts says very relevant things，although it’s not essential， 意思为 Roberts 写的文章虽不是最根本的，但也提到了一些相关的事情  随后学生说 So，OK，if it’s useful，其中 useful 与 B 选项一致，故答案为 B

Question 25 G. 随后教授说 Now，the one by Morris. I wouldn’t bother with this at this stage，if I were you.后，可知教授让学生在这个阶段不用看这本书，故答案为  G

Question 26 F. 女生然后说到 someone told me the article by Cooper is important，Cooper 是本题的信号 词教授回答 Well，yes ，in a way，but just look at the last part，where he discusses the research results 在所提供的选项中 conclusion 与 result 含义相当，故答案为 F

Question 27 C. 提到 Foster 时，教授提到 It’s not bad and could be of some help，but not that much，故答 案为 C

Question 28  D. 第 28～30 题是柱状图图标搭配题在做这种题时，要首先观察横轴和纵轴所代表的内容，往往会以两轴中的某一组信息为内容展开 考生在听到录音中 Bar two is to do with 时，应意 识到教授是按照柱状图横轴的数字顺序来描述的，因此数字 Bar two 就成了信号词随后听到 the people living nearby disturbing them，故答案为 D

Question 29  A. 随后提到 bar number four，考生应意识到答案即将出现，教授提到 refers to problems when the owner of the property won’t help fix things that go wrong. In other words，the owner is not helpful，意思为房东对于坏的东西不修理，不愿意帮忙，比对选项可确定答案为 A“不合作的房东”

Question 30 B. 考生然后听到 bar number six，应意识到答案即将出现people moving because they wanted to be in a more attractive neighborhood，即人们搬家的一个原因是希望住在一个更有吸引力 的社区里比对选项确定答案为 B，因为只有 B 与社区环境相关