New Staff at Theatre剑桥雅思11-听力原文翻译及答案解析

一、New Staff at Theatre听力原文：

Hi.

Great to see you!

I'm Jody,and I'll be looking after both of you for the first month you're working here at the Amersham Theatre.

I'll tell you something about the theatre now,then take you to meet two of the other staff.

It's an old building,and it's been modernised several times.

In fact,as you can see,we're carrying out a major refurbishment at the moment.

The interior has just been repainted,and we're about to start on the exterior of the building-that'll be a big job.

The work's running over budget,so we've had to postpone installing an elevator.

]I hope you're happy running up and down stairs!

When the theatre was built,people were generally slimmer and shorter than now,and the seats were very close together.

(Q11-12)We've replaced them with larger seats,with more legroom.

This means fewer seats in total,but we've taken the opportunity to install seats that can easily be moved,to create different acting spaces.

(Q11-12)We've also turned a few storerooms over to other purposes,like using them for meetings.

We try hard to involve members of the public in the theatre.

(Q13-14)One way is by organising backstage tours,so people can be shown round the building and learn how a theatre operates.

These are proving very Popular.

What we're finding is that people want to have lunch or a cup of coffee while they're here,so we're looking into the possibility of opening a caféin due course.

(Q13-14)We have a bookshop,which specialises in books about drama,and that attracts plenty of customers.

Then there are two large rooms that will be decorated next month,and they'll be available for hire,for conferences and private functions,such as parties.

We're also considering hiring out costumes to amateur drama clubs.

Now I want to tell you about our workshops.

We recently started a programme of workshops that anyone can join.

Eventually we intend to run courses in acting,but we're waiting until we've got the right people in place as trainers.

That's proving more difficult than we'd expected!

There's a big demand to learn about the technical side of putting on a production,and(Q15-16)our lighting workshop has already started,with great success.

We're going to start one on sound next month.

A number of people have enquired about workshops on make-up,and that's something we're considering for the future.

(Q15-16)A surprise success is the workshop on making puppets-we happen to have someone working here who does it as a hobby,and she offered to run a workshop.

It was so popular we're now running them every month!

Now,a word about the layout of the building.

The auditorium,stage and dressing rooms for the actors are all below ground level.

Here on the ground floor we have most of the rooms that the public doesn't see.

The majority are internal,so they have windows in the roof to light them.

Standing here in the foyer,you're probably wondering why the box office isn't here,where the public would expect to find it.

Well,you might have noticed it on your way in-although it's part of this building,it's next door,with a separate entrance from the road.

For the theatre manager's office,you go across the foyer and through the double doors,turn right,and it's the room at the end of the corridor,with the door on the left.

The lighting box is where the computerised stage lighting is operated,and it's at the back of the building.

When you're through the double doors,turn left,turn right at the water cooler,and right again at the end.

It's the second room along that corridor.

The lighting box has a window into the auditorium,which of course is below us.

The artistic director's office is through the double doors,turn right,and it's the first room you come to on the right-hand side.

And finally,for the moment,the room where I'll take you next-the relaxation room.

So if you'd like to come with me...

二、New Staff at Theatre听力中文翻译：

你好

很高兴见到你！

我是乔迪，你在阿默森剧院工作的第一个月我会照顾你们两个。

我现在要告诉你一些关于剧院的情况，然后带你去见另外两位工作人员。

这是一座古老的建筑，经过多次现代化改造。

事实上，正如你所看到的，我们目前正在进行一次重大整修。

内部刚刚重新粉刷过，我们即将开始建筑的外部——这将是一项艰巨的工作。

这项工作超出了预算，所以我们不得不推迟安装电梯。

]我希望你能快乐地上下楼梯！

剧院建成时，人们一般都比现在苗条、矮小，座位也很近。

（Q11-12）我们已经用更大的座椅取代了它们，并增加了腿部空间。

这意味着座位总数减少了，但我们利用这个机会安装了易于移动的座位，以创造不同的表演空间。

（问题11-12）我们还将一些储藏室改为其他用途，例如用于会议。

我们努力让公众参与剧院。

（问题13-14）一种方法是组织后台参观，这样人们可以参观大楼，了解剧院如何运作。

事实证明，这些都很受欢迎。

我们发现，人们想在这里吃午饭或喝杯咖啡，所以我们正在研究是否有可能在适当的时候开一家咖啡馆。

（问题13-14）我们有一家书店，专门经营戏剧书籍，吸引了大量客户。

还有两个大房间将于下月装修，可供出租，用于会议和私人活动，如聚会。

我们也在考虑向业余戏剧俱乐部出租服装。

现在我想告诉你我们的研讨会。

我们最近启动了一个研讨会计划，任何人都可以参加。

最终，我们打算开设表演课程，但我们要等到找到合适的人作为培训师。

事实证明，这比我们预期的要困难得多！

有一个很大的需求来学习制作的技术方面，并且（Q15-16）我们的照明车间已经开始了，并取得了巨大的成功。

下个月我们将在sound上推出一款。

许多人询问了化妆车间的情况，这是我们未来正在考虑的事情。

（问题15-16）木偶制作工作室取得了令人惊讶的成功——我们碰巧有人在这里工作，把木偶作为一种爱好，她主动提出开办一个工作室。

它很受欢迎，我们现在每个月都在运行它们！

现在，谈谈大楼的布局。

演员的礼堂、舞台和更衣室都在地下。

在一楼，我们有大多数公众看不到的房间。

大多数都是内部的，所以他们在屋顶上有窗户来照明。

站在这里的门厅里，你可能想知道为什么票房不在这里，公众会期望在哪里找到它。

嗯，你可能在进去的路上注意到了它——虽然它是这座建筑的一部分，但它就在隔壁，从道路上有一个单独的入口。

去剧院经理办公室，你穿过门厅，穿过双门，向右拐，这是走廊尽头的房间，门在左边。

照明箱是操作电脑化舞台照明的地方，它位于大楼的后面。

穿过双开门后，左转，在水冷却器处右转，最后再右转。

这是沿着走廊的第二个房间。

灯箱有一扇通向礼堂的窗户，当然在我们下面。

艺术总监的办公室穿过双门，向右拐，这是你在右手边来到的第一个房间。

最后，现在，我将带你去下一个房间——放松室。

所以如果你愿意和我一起去。

三、New Staff at Theatre听力问题：

Question 11-12

Choose TWO letters,A-E.

Which TWO changes have been made so far during the refurbishment of the theatre?

A.Some rooms now have a different use.

B.A different type of seating has been installed.

C.An elevator has been installed.

D.The outside of the building has been repaired

E.Extra seats have been added.

Question 13-14

Choose TWO letters,A-E.

Which TWO facilities does the theatre currently offer to the public?

A.rooms for hire

B.backstage tours

C.hire of costumes

D.a bookshop

E.a café

Question 15-16

Choose TWO letters,A-E.

Which TWO workshops does the theatre currently offer?

A.sound

B.acting

C.making puppets

D.make-up

E.lighting

Question 17-20

Label the plan below.

Write the correct letter,A-G,next to Questions 17-20.

Ground floor plan of theatre

17 box office

18 theatre manager's office

19 lighting box

20 artistic director's office

A.A

B.B

C.C

D.D

E.E

F.F

G.G

四、New Staff at Theatre听力答案：

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.E

17.G

18.D

19.B

20.F

五、New Staff at Theatre听力答案解析

11-12.A B。题干中two changes为核心名词，so far,during the refurbishment为主要限定词，确定答题关键为两个主要的变化。录音中首先提到we are carrying out a major

refurbishment at the moment,确定题目位置，注意后面答案即将出现。首先提到interior和exterior，题目中无相关选项，故排除。接着提到elevator，但因资金问题需要postpone（推迟），故也排除。接着提到the seats…replaced them with larger seats,with more legroom…we’ve taken the opportunity to install seats that can easily be moved，符合选项B。之后提到turned a few storerooms over to other purposes，符合A选项。故确定答案为A,B。

13-14.B D。题干中two facilities为核心名词，currently offer to the public为主要限定词，确定答题关键点为向公众提供的两个设施。录音中首先提到we try hard to involve members of the public in the theatre确定题目位置。紧接着提到one way is by organising backstage tours，确定B选项。后面提到a café，但是说looking into the possibility，也就是说a café不是现在提供的，故排除E选项。之后提到bookshop时说到attracts plenty of customers，符合题干，即D为答案。最后提到的two large rooms，虽然是要出租，但是要下个月才能装修，故排除A,C。

15-16.C E。题干中two workshops为核心名词，currently offer为主要限定词。录音中提到Now I want to tell you about our workshops，确定题目位置，注意后续选项关键词。首先提到acting，但是说we are waiting，故排除B。接着提到our lighting workshop has already started，符合题目关键信息，故选E。后面提到sound，但是next month不符合题干，故排除A。同时提到了workshops on make-up，但是for the future不符合题干，故排除D。最后提到workshop on making puppets，录音为it was so popular we are now running them every month，故答案为C。

17.G。通过选项可知需要确定box office的位置。录音中提到standing here in the foyer，确定地图起点为foyer，并且录音中提到box office并不在foyer，从而引出it’s next door,with a separate entrance from the road（在马路边有一个独立的入口）。确定G为答案。

18.D。theatre manager’s office为答案定位词。录音中听到go across the foyer and through the double doors,turn right,and it’s the room at the end of the corridor,with the door on the left（穿过大厅，出了双开门，向右转，它就在走廊的尽头，门在左手边）。确定位置D为答案。

19.B。听到录音中提及lighting box确定题目位置，注意方位词。录音中提到you’re through the double doors,turn left,turn right at the water cooler,and right again at the end.It’s the second room along that corridor（出了双开门，向左转，在饮水机那里向右转，到了尽头再向右转，它是那条走廊的第二个房间）。确定B为答案。

20.F。选项中artistic director’s office为直接定位词，听到定位词后，再次听到through double doors（出了双开门）定位，后面提到turn right,the first room on the right-hand side（向右转，右手边的第一个房间）。确定F为答案。