雅思听力真题(Part 4)
英国建筑师乔治·多兹
本篇也叫:乔治·多兹、George Dodds、多兹建筑师、英国建筑师多兹、乔治多兹、19世纪英国建筑师
Part 4 · 考频:中频 · 最近考试:2019.12.14/2019.4.13
本篇为雅思听力真题(Part 4)《British architect George Dodds》,共 10 题,2019.12.14/2019.4.13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。
19世纪英国建筑师乔治·多兹的生平与作品。他出身园林园艺家庭,1810年赴伦敦学水彩,1811年回英格兰东北部创业,设计皇家拱廊等建筑,并参与创立北方建筑协会,晚年中风去世。
答案:been intrigued by a local building
原文定位:At first, I chose him for my term project because in my early teens, I had always admired Mitten Hall, a mansion he built near my home. Later, I wanted to learn more about the man responsible for it
同义替换:「initially」↔「At first」,「been intrigued by」↔「admired」,「local building」↔「a mansion he built near my home」
答案:he wanted to depart from tradition
原文定位:But the young Dodds started to resent what he saw as his father's old-fashioned approach to landscape. Dodds began to spend a lot of time thinking about how he could break with convention, creating buildings in a new relationship with their surroundings
同义替换:「depart from tradition」↔「break with convention」
答案:there were more business opportunities there
原文定位:But by eighteen eleven, he decided to move back to Northeast England because he discovered that more clients would hire him for his fashionable ideas from London. Having a large customer base, the city council included, Dodds was able to set up an architectural firm of his own
同义替换:「returning to」↔「move back to」,「business opportunities」↔「customer base」
答案:became head of a professional association
原文定位:Although never practiced in London, Dodds gained a national reputation when he joined the newly formed Northern Architectural Association and was elected to be its first chairman
同义替换:「became well-known nationally」↔「gained a national reputation」,「became head of」↔「was elected to be its first chairman」
答案:leak
原文定位:Even though the quality of the stonework was superb, some of the windows seemed to leak on rainy days
同义替换:「tended to」↔「seemed to」
答案:conference centre
原文定位:The building was renovated in nineteen eighty-seven and is now served as a conference center
同义替换:「Present use of the site」↔「is now served as」
答案:balcony
原文定位:The whole design was intended as an elegant shopping experience and was renowned for its grand balcony
同义替换:「acclaimed for」↔「renowned for」,「large」↔「grand」
答案:car park
原文定位:The arcade was demolished as early as the eighteen eighties and is now used as a car park for neighboring shops today
同义替换:「stores」↔「shops」
答案:exercise
原文定位:More striking was the absence of any space for exercise for the prisoners
同义替换:「Problem with design」↔「absence of any space」
答案:transport museum
原文定位:And as many of you will know, it is now run as a transport museum with a whole collection of vehicles that tell the city's story through transport