Manham Port剑桥雅思10听力-原文翻译及答案解析

一、Manham Port 听力原文：

Welcome to Manham Port, where a thousand years of history are brought to life.

All the family can enjoy a day out at Manham: visit our copper mine, see models of the machinery it used, have your photo taken in nineteenth-century costume, experience at first hand how people lived at different stages throughout history, and especially how children studied, worked and played.

The port of Manham is located in beautiful and peaceful countryside, on a bend in the great River Avon,  and developed here because it's the highest navigable point of the Avon—boats can go no higher up this river—and proved a handy place to load and unload cargo to and from the sea, which is over 23 miles away.

A small port was already established here when, about 900 years ago, tin was discovered nearby,  though it wasn't until the Industrial Revolution, when a tremendous need for metals of all kinds developed, that Manham expanded to become one of the busiest ports in the country.

And because it was already so busy, prospectors began to look for other minerals, and by the end of the nineteenth century, lead, copper, manganese and arsenic were added to the cargos leaving Manham.

In the early days, the ores had been smelted—or processed—in the same area they were mined.

But, as demand grew, the smelting process required huge factory furnaces or fires to melt the metal from the rock and  there was not enough coal in the local area, so the rocks containing minerals had to be shipped long distances.

Sadly,  in the twentieth century, the great port of Manham declined, and thousands of workers were forced to emigrate out of the area.

The building at the port fell into disrepair, and the place became almost forgotten.

But then, the Manham Trust was formed to conserve the historical resources of the area.

It organised scores of local volunteers to remove undergrowth to find the original outlines of the installations.

It then brought in paid professionals to match installations with maps of the original port complex and to set about reconstructing it.

Today you can see the results of this ambitious programme of restoration.

The intention, and we believe this will be realised before the end of the year, is to return Manham Port to the condition it reached at its peak as ‘the greatest copper port in the country’.

But what can you do and see on your visit today?

Here are just a few highlights.

We suggest you start with the visit to the copper mine.

Travel on converted mining trains and journey into the depths of the mountain along seams once worked by hundreds of miners.

Watch out especially for the great pumping machines which rid the mine of water.

But please be warned that,  like all mines, ours is very dark and dosed in and we do say that children under five and also dogs should NOT be taken into the mine.

The next recommended visit is to the village school.

While looking round the classrooms, take a special look at our display of games, which is one of the largest in the world.

And  it’s recommended that you time your visit to coincide with a guided tour.

This will give you the opportunity to ask lots of questions.

Near the school is the beautiful old sailing ketch called ‘The George'.

You are welcome to board the boat and look round the cabins.

Look out for the ship's wheel which was missing until only five years ago when it was dredged out of the silt by a local fisherman.

We have no idea how it got there but it's been polished and proudly restored to its original place on the boat.

Please take care going down the ladders if you wish to visit the lower deck—we don't recommend you allow young children to use them.

So we hope you have a memorable visit to Manham Port and will tell your friends all about us.

二、Manham Port 听力中文翻译：

欢迎来到曼哈姆港，这里有着千年的历史。

全家都可以在曼哈姆度过一天：参观我们的铜矿，看看它使用的机器模型，穿着十九世纪的服装拍照，亲身体验历史上不同阶段的人们的生活，尤其是孩子们的学习、工作和玩耍。

曼哈姆港位于美丽而宁静的乡村，位于雅芳大河的一个弯道上，之所以在这里发展，是因为它是雅芳船的最高通航点，不能再高过这条河，事实证明它是一个方便的地方，可以在23英里外的海上装卸货物。

大约900年前，当锡在附近被发现时，这里已经建立了一个小港口，但直到工业革命，对各种金属的巨大需求发展起来，曼哈姆才扩张成为该国最繁忙的港口之一。

由于当时已经非常繁忙，探矿者开始寻找其他矿物，到十九世纪末，离开曼哈姆的货物中添加了铅、铜、锰和砷。

早期，这些矿石是在开采的同一地区冶炼或加工的。

但是，随着需求的增长，冶炼过程需要巨大的工厂熔炉或大火来熔化岩石中的金属，而且当地没有足够的煤炭，因此含有矿物的岩石必须长途运输。

可悲的是，在二十世纪，曼哈姆大港衰落了，数千名工人被迫迁出该地区。

港口的建筑年久失修，几乎被遗忘。

但后来，曼哈姆信托基金会成立，以保护该地区的历史资源。

它组织了数十名当地志愿者移除灌木丛，以找到设施的原始轮廓。

然后，该公司聘请了付费专业人员，将设施与原有港口综合体的地图进行匹配，并着手对其进行重建。

今天，你可以看到这一雄心勃勃的修复计划的成果。

我们相信，这一目标将在年底前实现，目的是将曼哈姆港恢复到其作为“全国最大的铜港口”的巅峰状态。

但你今天的访问能做些什么，看到些什么呢？

这里只是一些亮点。

我们建议您从参观铜矿开始。

乘坐改装过的采矿列车，沿着数百名矿工曾经开采过的矿层进入深山。

尤其要注意那些能把矿井里的水排除掉的大型抽水机。

但请注意，像所有的地雷一样，我们的地雷非常黑暗，而且被毒死了，我们确实说过，五岁以下的儿童和狗不应该被带进地雷。

建议下一次参观乡村学校。

环顾教室，特别看看我们的游戏展示，这是世界上最大的游戏之一。

建议您将参观时间安排在导游陪同下。

这将给你机会问很多问题。

学校附近有一艘名叫“乔治”号的漂亮的旧帆船。

欢迎您上船，参观船舱。

要当心这艘船的轮子，直到五年前，一位当地渔民才把它从淤泥中挖出来。

我们不知道它是如何到达那里的，但它已经被打磨过，并自豪地恢复到了船上原来的位置。

如果您想参观下层甲板，请小心下梯子。我们建议您不要让幼儿使用梯子。

因此，我们希望您有一个难忘的访问曼哈姆港，并将告诉您的朋友关于我们的一切。

三、Manham Port 听力问题：

Question 11-15

Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

11.Why did a port originally develop at Manham?

A. It was safe from enemy attack.

B. It was convenient for river transport.

C. It had a good position on the sea coast.

12.What caused Manham’s sudden expansion during the Industrial Revolution?

A. the improvement in mining techniques

B. the increase in demand for metals

C. the discovery of tin in the area

13.Why did rocks have to be sent away from Manham to be processed?

A. shortage of fuel

B. poor transport systems

C. lack of skills among local people

14.What happened when the port declined in the twentieth century?

A. The workers went away.

B. Traditional skills were lost.

C. Buildings were used for new purposes.

15.What did the Manham Trust hope to do?

A. discover the location of the original port

B. provide jobs for the unemployed

C. rebuild the port complex

Question 16-20

Complete the table below.

Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.

Tourist attractions in Manham

Place

Features and activities

Advice

copper mine

specially adapted miners’

take visitors into the mountain

the mine is

and enclosed - unsuitable

for children and animals

village school

classrooms and a special exhibition of

ais

recommended

‘The George’ (old sailing ship)

the ship’s wheel (was lost but has now been restored)

children shouldn’t use the

四、Manham Port 听力答案：

11.B

12.B

13.A

14.A

15.C

16.trains

17.dark

18.games

19.guided tour

20.ladder / ladders

五、Manham Port 听力答案解析

11. B　该题的定位词是题干中的originally develop，三个选项的关键信息分别是safe from enemy attack, convenient for river transport 和good position on the sea coast。录音一开始谈了很多与题目不相关的信息，直到听到The port of Manham is located in beautiful and peaceful countryside. 就可以排除选项C，因为C 说的是在海边。之后可以听到...developed here... 进行定位，接着用因果关系进行解释because it’s the highest navigable point of the Avon—boats can go no higher up this river—and proved a handy place to load and unload cargo to and from the sea. 其中通过proved a handy place，就可以判断出答案是B。

12. B　该题的定位词是sudden expansion 和Industrial Revolution，三个选项的关键

信息分别是improvement in mining techniques, increase in demand for metals 和discovery of tin。 可以通过录音中的...it wasn’t until the Industrial Revolution 进行定位，紧接着录音中的...when a tremendous need for metals of all kinds developed, that Manham expanded to become one of the busiest ports... 和选项B 中的demand for metals 刚好一致，而录音中并没有提到选项A 中有关采矿技术的问题，也没有提到发现了锡（tin），所做答案为B。

13. A　该题的定位词是题干中的rocks, sent away 和processed。三个选项都很简洁，分别对应的关键信息是“能源的缺乏”“欠发达的交

通系统”和“缺乏技术”。可以通过录音中的...the ores had been smelted—or processed... 找到定位，下一句录音出现了...there was not enough coal in the local area, so the rocks containing minerals had to be shipped long distances. 这句话中的not enough coal 就相当于选项A 中的shortage of fuel，因此答案为A。而该句中的rocks 和shipped long distances 也和题干中的关键词rocks 和sent away 分别对应。并且，录音中也没有提到交通或者技术的问题。

14. A　该题的定位词是题干中的happened, declined 和twentieth century。三个选项的关键信息分别是“劳工离开”“传统技术的流失”和“建筑物有了新的用途”。紧接上一题，可以通过录音中的...in the twentieth century, the great port of Manham declined... 找到定位，接着录音

中出现了thousands of workers were forced to emigrate out of the area，该句中出现了选项A 中的workers，emigrate out of the area 就等同于选项A 中的went away，因此答案很快判断出是A。答案出现后，录音中出现了The building at the port fell into disrepair, and the place became almost forgotten. 该句说的是“港口的建筑陷入失修并被人们遗忘的状态”，并没有提到选项C 中的“有新的用途”，所以选项C 是干扰项。

15. C　该题的定位

词是Manham Trust 这个专有名词和hope to do。三个选项的关键信息分别是“发现了原址”“为失业人群提供就业”和“重建港口建筑群”。录音中的of the installations 和选项A 中的discover the location 不符，所以是干扰项。后面一句中的It then brought in paid professionals to match installations. 意思是它带来了需要付费的专家们，而不是选项B 中的provide jobs，所以也是干扰项。该句后面的to set about reconstructing it，用不定式形式告诉了我们这是在说目的，并且reconstructing 就相当于选项C 中的rebuild，因此答案为C。

16.trains　该空格的定位词是adapted miners’, take visitors 和mountain，通过读题可以判断出空格填写的应该是经过改装后的矿工的一种什么样的交通工具把游客带往山区。录音先提到了copper mine，考生此时应该关注后面一句中是否出现了交通工具。然后录音说Travel on converted mining trains and journey into the depths of the mountain... 就告诉了我们答案应该是句子中唯一的一种交通工具trains，需要注意的是答案trains 需要用复数形式。

17.dark　该空格的定位词是enclosed 和unsuitable for children and animals。通过空格后的and 可知答案应该和enclosed 一起出现，词性也应该是动词分词或者形容词。录音中...like all mines, ours is very dark and closed in... 这句话很容易找到和closed in 并列出现的dark 这个形容词，所以答案是dark。

18.games　该空格的定位词是classrooms 和special exhibition。通过读题，可以判断出空格应该填名词，是一种展出的物品。通过录音中的While looking round the classrooms，一下子就找到了定位，然后句子后面的take a special look at our display of games 中的display 对应卷面上的exhibition，因此答案就是display 后面出现的games，注意要用该词的复数形式。

19.guided tour　该空格的定位词是空格后面的recommended。卷面上的信息是a ........... is recommended，意思是“一个什么东西是被推荐的”，所以判断出答案应为名词的单数形式。录音中提到And it’s recommended that you time your visit to coincide with a guided tour. 句子采用了it 这个形式主语，后面才是推荐的信息。从句中的guided tour 便是我们需要找的答案，需要注意的是由于吞音，考生可能会误把guided 写成guide。

20.ladders　该空格的定位词是空格前面的children shouldn’t use。考生在读题的时候就可以判断出题目的意思是孩子们不应该使用一种什么东西。录音中提到but it’s been polished and proudly restored to its original place on the boat. 这句话就先提到了第20 题前一个方框中的ship 和restored。接下来考生就应该着重听下一句对应的advice。接下来录音提到Please take care going down the ladders if you... 这句话中的take care 对应的就是卷面上的advice，所以考生应该先记录下后面出现的ladders。接下来的录音提到we don’t recommend you allow young children to use them. 这句话就告诉我们答案已经出现过了，答案应为ladders。