雅思听力真题(Part 2)
ExtraHands.com 志愿者换宿组织介绍
本篇也叫:ExtraHands、Extra Hands、志愿者换宿、打工换宿、互惠生组织、ExtraHands.com 听力
Part 2 · 考频:中频 · 最近考试:2024.5.25
本篇为雅思听力真题(Part 2)《Extrahands.com》,共 10 题,2024.5.25雅思考试真题回忆,页面提供完整题目、答案与解析,并支持在线机考模式免费练习。本页同时提供 Markdown 版本 供 AI 助手与搜索引擎直接读取。
Steven Jennings 介绍 ExtraHands.com:15年前两名新西兰人买下旧农舍和土地,想搞有机种植却没钱雇人,于是建网站招募志愿者来农场帮忙,组织由此诞生。如今它把需要帮助的 host 和以工作换旅行体验的 volunteer 配对,会员需在网站填表并交25美元订阅费,每年回网站更新信息。
答案:preparing their fields for planting.
原文定位:They wanted to go organic, but they realized they'd need help clearing the fields for cultivation
同义替换:「clear the fields」↔「prepare fields」,「cultivation」↔「planting」
答案:update your form on the website every year.
原文定位:But for your membership to stay active, every twelve months, you have to go back to the website and check the details on your form there, adding information about any help you requested or work you did over that period
同义替换:「remain an active member」↔「membership to stay active」,「year」↔「twelve months」,「update your form on the website」↔「go back to the website and check the details on your form, adding information」
答案:the geographical location.
原文定位:So the way most volunteers access these details on the website is by specifying the country or region they're interested in working in
同义替换:「search for jobs」↔「access these details」,「geographical location」↔「country or region」
答案:confirm details of the arrangement in writing.
原文定位:There are no legal documents or anything like that, but you do both need to have some sort of written record of what's been agreed before you actually arrive
同义替换:「confirm details of the arrangement in writing」↔「have some sort of written record of what's been agreed」
答案:for allowing online feedback.
原文定位:But there's an online message board where members can post details of any difficulties they've had, things like unsatisfactory accommodation or volunteers who haven't done the work agreed, and this works very well
同义替换:「deal with members' problems」↔「post details of any difficulties they've had」,「have a system」↔「an online message board」
答案:editor
原文定位:Well, my first placement was in Portugal, where I helped a local guy with a guidebook he'd written in English. I read what he'd written and corrected the English and made some suggestions for improving it
答案:cook
原文定位:The next placement was on the other side of the world in Australia. I was on a farm in the middle of nowhere, and since I'm pretty good in the kitchen, they had me fixing meals for thirty sheep shearers
答案:tour guide
原文定位:Then after a well-deserved rest, I did a job in South Korea for a small company that wanted an English speaker to show visiting Americans around
答案:gardener
原文定位:My most difficult job was for an older lady in the USA. She had a gigantic house and grounds, but she couldn't maintain them all herself. So I worked for her, digging and planting flowers and stuff around her swimming pool, and she grew tons of vegetables too
答案:construction worker
原文定位:Now, my most recent placement was last summer in Italy. I helped a family add a room onto their house