剑桥雅思9真题及解析Test3口语

How often do you make telephone calls? [Why/Why not?]

你通常多久一次电话？（为什么？/为什么不？）

名师点题剑9口语

“打电话”属于比较简单的考题。对于这个问题，比较简短的回答就是：I make phone calls every day.然后扩展的方向包括在什么状况下需要打电话，打电话在日常生活中能起到什么作用。当然也可以把打电话和其他通讯方式做一下对比，如发短信、写信等。

高分示例1

Although I generally send emails and text messages, I still make telephone calls on a daily basis. I need to call my colleagues regularly, especially if it's urgent or complicated, so it's more convenient than sending text messages. However, I also make phone calls to my family and friends, just to chat and see how their day has been!

尽管我一般都发邮件和短信，我还是会每天都打电话。我通常需要给我的同事打电话，尤其是出现紧急或复杂情况的时候打电话要比发息方便得多。我也会给家人和朋友打电话，和他们聊一聊，了解他们的近况。

高分示例2

I make about one to two phone calls a day, depending on whether I need to make plans to go out with friends that day. Because I have instant messaging on my phone, it is much easier than talking on the phone. Plus it is free and sometimes phone calls can be expensive to make.

我一般每天打一两个电话，取决于我是否计划和我的好友出去玩。因为我手机有即时通信功能，所以发短信比打电话更方便。此外，打电话比较贵，而发短信是免费的。

高分示例3

Compared with others I can be considered a frequent user. I tend to use telephone every day since I have to communicate with my business partners. I use the fixed-line telephone for normal business calls during the day and at night I use it for long-distance calls or long-lasting calls to friends because in the evening calls are much cheaper.

和其他人相比，我算是一个经常打电话的人。因为要和业务伙伴联系，我几乎每天都要用到电话。我一般在白天用固定电话打普通的业务电话，在晚上给朋友打长途电话或者聊的时间长的电话，因为晚上打电话更便宜。

亮点表达

on a daily basis 每天

compared with ...与……相比较

depend on 取决于

long-distance call 长途电话

Who do you spend most time talking to on the telephone? [Why?]

你给谁打电话最多？（为什么？）

名师点题剑9口语

本题比较容易扩展。首先交代一下打电话的对象，和对方的关系，然后可以谈一下经常打电话的原因以及谈话的内容等。比如可以说最常给父母或某个朋友打电话，告诉他们自己的近况等。

高分示例1

It depends on everyday's situation. I probably make most phone calls to my colleague, Maria, especially as we are also friends outside work. Sometimes I will call her to ask her a question about work, but I will also call her if I am going shopping to see if she wants anything from the shops, to see if she wants to come over for dinner, or would like to go for a bike ride!

这要看每天的情况。大多数情况下我给我的同事Maria打电话最多，尤其是因为我们在工作之外还是朋友。有时候也会打电话问一些工作的问题，如果我去购物，也会给她打电话问问她是否需要什么东西，或者请她来吃饭，或者问她是否想要一起骑自行车兜兜风。

高分示例2

I probably spend more time talking on the phone with my best friend Chris than anyone else. I currently live in a different country and so does she; however we are closer in time zones so it is much easier to talk with her than even my family.

我和我的好友Chris打电话的时间最多。最近这段时间我们住在不同的国家。但是我们所在时区比较接近，给她打电话比联系我的家人更加方便。

高分示例3

I always call my parents twice a week, on Wednesday and Saturday evenings. If I don't call them, they will get worried! I always tell them how I'm getting on with my life and work.

我经常给我的父母打电话，一周两次，分别是周三和周六晚上，如果不打电话的话他们会担

心。我总是会告诉他们我生活和工作方面的近况。

亮点表达

time zone 时区

get worried 担心

When do you think you'll next make a phone call? [Why?]

你觉得你下一次打电话是什么时候？（为什么?）

名师点题剑9口语

“When”是一个比较常见的问题，原则上不需要回答过多，基本上一到两句话就可以，然后在原因上进行#展。说清楚要给谁打电话、打电话的原因和意图就可以了。

高分示例1

I will call my friend, Jesse, as soon as T finish work to ask him if I can borrow his big cooking pot. I have invited some friends to dinner at my apartment tomorrow evening, and I am planning to cook a big stew, so I will need to borrow his pot. 我一下班就会给我的朋友Jesse打电话，问一下我能否借他的大锅用一下。我邀请了一些朋友明天晚上来我家吃饭，我得做一大锅饭，所以我需要借他的锅。

高分示例2

I'll call my wife and tell her I love her and that I have a surprise for her since today is our wedding anniversary.

我会给我妻子打电话，告诉她我爱她，今晚要给她个惊喜，因为今天是我们的结婚纪念日。

高分示例3

My next call will probably be a call to my friend at a nearby farm because he is not feeling very well recently. I want to know if he is getting better and if I can help by either shopping for him or by doing some of the farm work in my spare time. 我准备给附近农庄的一个朋友打电话，因为最近他的身体不是很好。我要问问他的身体状况，看他是否需要我帮忙买点东西或者有空时帮他做点农活。

亮点表达

as soon as 一……就……

get better 康复

wedding anniversary 结婚纪念日

Do you sometimes prefer to send a text message instead of telephoning? [Why/Why not?]

有时候你会不会更倾向于发信息而不是打电话？（为什么？/为什么不？）

名师点题剑9口语

本题可以先简单说一下自己对于发短信和打电话的态度，然后扩展的部分可以主要介绍发短信相对于打电话有哪些优点，比如可以随时发送和接收、不会吵到其他人、价格更加优惠等。当然，如果你的回答是否定的，则可以介绍其缺点，比如不确定对方什么时候会回复、浪费时间等。

高分示例1

Yes certainly. I think sending text messages is often more convenient. For example, if I am on a bus or train where it's too noisy, or if I am eating in a restaurant where I do not want to annoy other diners, then I will always send a text message. People often send me a text message, because they know I am teaching during the daytime and I cannot answer my phone. So instead, they send me a text message and I will reply as soon as I am free.

当然会。我觉得发信息会更方便一些。比如当我在公交车或火车上，非常吵的情况下我就会发信息。或者在餐馆吃饭的时候，我不想因为打电话打扰到别人，就会选择发信息。别人经常给我发信息，因为他们知道我白天在上课不能接电话。他们就给我发信息，我闲下来一看到就会回复。

高分示例2

Actually I usually do prefer to text rather than make a telephone call. Sometimes I just I don't feel like talking to someone and would rather just make contact with them very briefly so I send a text. If there is too much detail to share then a phone call is better. But i still, I would rather just text sometimes.

其实我比较喜欢发短信而不是打电话。有时候我不太想说话，只想用简单的方式和对方联系一下，这种情况下我就会发短信。如果事情很复杂的话，还是打电话比较好。但是，我有时还是更喜欢发短信。

高分示例3

Texting is useful for leaving messages because you do not have to try making several calls until the person answers, but it is very time-consuming. I watch teenagers texting their friends with perhaps 30 messages each day. To me, this seems a waste of time.

发短信是比较有效的留言方法，因为你不用老打电话等别人接听，但是发短信比较耗时间。我发现很多年轻人每天都要给朋友发大约30条短信。对于我来说，这简直是浪费时间。

亮点表达

send text messages 发短信

prefer to ... rather than ... 更愿意……而不是……

time-consuming adj.费时的

a waste of time 浪费时间

雅思口语名师点题

本题属于“事件经历题”，需要考生用自己的个人经历阐述了整个故亊，全文都要使用第一人称。在叙述过程中，要详细说明旅行的时间、地点、人物等要素：而全文的主体则是对于旅行经过的描述，尽量生动；在最后的总结部分，可以对旅行的意义进行升华。这部分试题考查的主要是考生的语言能力，其次是考生对话题的叙述能力。所以,说你会说的、讲你会讲的乃是上策。

高分示例 名师点评

In the summer of 2010, I cycled coast-to-coast across the United States of America with two of my best friends from university.

直接切入主题，说明旅行的时间、地点、人物等主要因素。 The three of us met at the University of Liverpool, and

we shared an interest in cycling. We regularly went on

biking and camping trips into the Lake District at weekends if we had free time. During our final year, we decided it would be a great idea to train up and attempt

to cycle across the North American continent to raise

money for charity.

具体说明这次旅行的背景和原因，为后文做铺垫。 The journey was far more challenging than we thought it would be. Both our mental and physical limits were put to the test as we cycled across mountains, deserts and rivers, sometimes going days without seeing any other people. We had to carry a lot of heavy equipment on our 作者的亲身经历为文章增添了色彩。这一部分的语言把英语口语的口头陈述体现得淋漓尽致。英语口语不一定都是复杂句或者各种从句。真正的口语

bikes, and we camped almost every night. If we were passing through a large town then we would stay in a hotel, to get a good night sleep and to have a shower! But more often than not, we would camp in the wild and wash in rivers and waterfalls. 是简短易懂的。比如内容中提到的骑车穿越高山、沙漠、江河，有时候一天都见不到一个人等句子。短小精悍，简短易懂。

高分示例 名师点评

Our journey began in Maryland and took us west, through

the country's capital city, Washington D.C., over the

Appalachian mountains and the Mississippi River and onto the Kansas plains. From there we continued west over the Rocky Mountains and the deserts of Utah and Nevada.

Finally, we crossed the Sierra Nevada mountain range and

descended through California to San Francisco.

这一部分具体阐述了旅行的路线。 Overall, we cycled 7,000 kilometres in 49 days, and raised over ￡4,000 for a children's cancer charity, which I think is an incredible achievement. 这一部分是对全文的总结，表明了本次旅行的重要意义。说明旅行既开阔了自己的视野，同时也帮助了需要帮助的人。

亮点表达

share an interest 兴趣相投

attempt to do sth. 尝试做某事

have a shower 洗澡，淋浴

train up 训练；培养

raise money for charity 筹集善款

Discussion topics:

Reasons for daily travel

Example questions:

· Why do people need to travel every day?

为什么人们每天都需要出行？

雅思口语名师点题

本题询问人们为什么每天穿梭于各地。通常针对询问people的问题，可以相应列举出不同人群，如上班的人、上学的人、走亲访友的人、旅游的人等，同时针对某类人群适当进行拓展。

高分示例

People need to travel for lots of different reasons. Almost everybody has to travel to work, so they can earn money and provide for their families. If a person is lucky, then they will live very close to the place where they work, so they can travel on foot or by bicycle. Sometimes, however, people live very far away, so they must travel by bus, train, car, or even sometimes by plane or boat! Lots of people also travel to see friends and family members, who might live in a different city, or even a different country. But often people just like to travel for fun, to go to somewhere new, or to see a famous tourist site or place of natural beauty.

参考译文

人们有各种各样的理由来来往往。几乎每个人都要去上班，这样才能赚钱养家。幸运的人住的地方离工作单位很近，可以步行或者骑车去上班。但是，有时候，住的地方比较远的人就必须坐公交车、坐火车、开车，甚至坐飞机、坐船去上班。大部分人都会去异地甚至异国拜访朋友、看望家人。但是人们经常是出去玩，去探索新的地方，去看看著名的景点，去看看自然美景。

亮点表达

earn money 赚钱

tourist site 旅游景点

provide for 供养

· What problems can people have when they are on their daily journey, for example to work or school? Why is this?

人们在每天的上班或上学的途中会遇到什么问题？为什么？

雅思口语名师点题

回答这个问题可以从日常生活的角度出发，如天气问题、交通问题等，也可以从更深层次的角度出发，如空气污染问题等。无论选择哪一种话题，只要合情合理即可。

高分示例

When people are on their daily travels, there's always the possibility of meeting

traffic jams. This will cause people to be late for school or work. This phenomenon has been down to the increasing cars. It is a real challenge in a city with so many people and cars. To solve this problem, governments are encouraging people to use public transport or walk. All these are to raise environmental awareness and reduce congestion.

参考译文

人们在每天的出行途中，总是有可能遇到交通拥堵问题。这会导致人们上学或上班迟到。这一现象的出现是由于汽车的数量在持续增加。改善交通问题对于人多车多的城市来说真是一个挑战。为解决这个问题，政府鼓励人们多使用公共交通工具或步行。所有这些都是为了提高人们的环保意识并减少拥堵。

亮点表达

traffic jam 交通堵塞

environmental awareness 环保意识

public transport 公共交通

congestion n.堵塞，拥挤

· Some people say that daily journeys like these will not be so common in the future. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

有些人认为这样的日常出行在将来会变得不这么频繁。你同意还是不同意，为什么？

雅思口语名师点题

这是一个比较开放性的问题，需要考生发散思维去想象。答案可以涉及新的出行方式或者新的办公和生活方式等。

高分示例

I agree that in the future, people's daily journeys will be reduced. In recent years, accompanied by the wide spread of network, people are spending more time working and playing at home. More and more people are telecommuting one or more days a week as opposed to going to office every day. In addition, shopping online also saves people the trips to the stores.

参考译文

我同意，以后人们的日常出行将会减少。近几年，随着网络普及程度的提高，人们在家办公或娱乐的时间在逐渐增多。与以前每天去办公室上班不同，越来越多的人每周一天或几天在家远程办公。另外，网上购物省去了人们去商店的路程。

亮点表达

telecommute v.远程办公

shopping online 网上购物

as opposed to 与……截然相反

Benefits of international travel Example questions:

Example questions:

· What do you think people can !earn from travelling to other countries? Why? 你认为人们能从异国旅行中学到什么？为什么？

雅思口语名师点题

说到“异国旅行”，人们通常很容易联系到不同的文化、语言、饮食等，考生可以从这些方面入手。如果泛泛而谈不易切入话题的话，也可以尝试以自身的经历为例来讲述，同时可以采用对比的方式。

高分示例

I have travelled to many countries all over the world, such as Europe, Africa, North America and Asia. I think travelling has helped me to become a more humorous, knowledgeable and well-rounded individual with a greater understanding and acceptance for world cultures. Moreover, I also learnt to know much about other cultures' languages, beliefs, history, food and drink. Many of my friends have never left their hometowns, and this shows in their ways of thinking, which is often limited and very conservative.

参考译文

我去过全世界很多个国家旅行，欧洲、非洲、北美洲和亚洲。我觉得旅行能让我变得更风趣、见多识广，对世界各地的文化都有了更深的理解与认同。而且，我还对异域的语言、信仰、历史和饮食等都有所了解。我的很多朋友从来都没有离开过自己的家乡，他们的思维方式会有所受限，很保守。

亮点表达

well-rounded adj.全面的；面面俱到的

way of thinking 思维方式

· Can travel make a positive difference to the economy of a country? How?

旅行能给一个国家的经济带来积极的影响吗？怎样影响？

雅思口语名师点题

针对本题，考生需要思考的是：游客在旅游过程中通过哪些方式给另一个国家的经济带来影响。比较容易着手的点是饮食、住宿、购物等方面。如果不容易切入话题的话，也可以以自身的经历为例来讲述。

高分示例

I have been to over 25 countries worldwide. Often, this has been a quick trip or tour of a country, where I can see and do as much as I can in the time period that

I have. But I have also lived in two foreign countries: Uganda, where I lived for

4 months, and England, where I have been for over a year. In both situations, 1 feel

I have contributed to the economy of the respective countries. When I was travelling, I spent much money on gifts, food and accommodation, and when I was living abroad I also paid taxes and offered my skills to the country in the form of work.

参考译文

我曾去过25个国家。待的时间都不长，但是只要一有闲暇时间我就会尽可能地出去转转。但是有两个国家我住的时间比较长：一个是乌干达，住了四个月；另一个是英国，住了一年多。我觉得我对这两个国家的经济发展都贡献了微薄之力。我在旅行途中会花很多钱买礼物、吃饭和住宿。当我在国外居住时，我也会交税，尽我所能来工作。

亮点表达

contribute to 贡献于

pay taxes 交税

respective adj.分别的，各自的

· Do you think a society can benefit if its members have experience of travelling to other countries? In what ways?

如果人们有异国旅行的经历，社会是否会因此而受益？从哪些方面？

雅思口语名师点题

本题问的是“benefit”，一般都有比较固定的答题方向，包括视野、文化、知识等。如果直接从社会来入手，可能范围会比较大，不太容易阐述。考生可以换一个角度，从个人到社会，这样会比较容易切入话题。

高分示例

Yes. I think travelling to other countries will help broaden the horizon of an individual by learning about different cultures of the world. Travelling can also enrich one's experiences and increase one's knowledge. If more citizens have these progressive qualities, then naturally this will benefit society.

参考译文

是的。我觉得旅行可以让我们开阔视野，了解世界各地的文化，丰富经历，增加我们的知识。

如果更多的人都有了这样的高素质，社会自然而然就会从中受益。亮点表达

broaden the horizon 扩大视野

progressive adj.进步的，先进的