雅思听力真题(Part 4)

The development of Tunnel

英法海底隧道的发展史

本篇也叫:英法海底隧道、英吉利海峡隧道、欧洲隧道、海峡隧道、英法隧道

Part 4 · 考频:高频 · 最近考试:2024.4.20

本篇为雅思听力真题(Part 4)《The development of Tunnel》,共 9 题,2024.4.20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。

文章大意

讲座梳理英法海底隧道(英吉利海峡隧道)从18世纪到20世纪的构想与推进历程:1750年法国亚眠的竞赛首次提出隧道方案,1802年法国采矿工程师再提设想,1867年水文学家提出通火车方案并于1880年动工,却因英国舆论反对在1882年停工,1920年代还出现海上入口加桥梁的奇想,最终因经济原因搁置。

题目与答案

  1. 1802
    • final agreement construct link
    • government cancelled tunnel project
    • tunnel suggested encouraged by peace movement
    • committee setup
    • construction impossible for financial reasons
    • first attempt at digging tunnel

    答案:tunnel suggested encouraged by peace movement

    原文定位:In eighteen oh two, during a break in hostilities in the war between France and England, a French mining engineer put forward another scheme for a tunnel. The scheme was supported by the peace party among English politicians, but the resumption of war dashed their hopes

    同义替换:「suggested」↔「put forward another scheme for」,「encouraged by peace movement」↔「supported by the peace party」

  2. 1867
    • final agreement construct link
    • government cancelled tunnel project
    • tunnel suggested encouraged by peace movement
    • committee setup
    • construction impossible for financial reasons
    • first attempt at digging tunnel

    答案:railway tunnel suggestion

    原文定位:In eighteen sixty-seven, a French hydrographic engineer presented his government with a proposal for a tunnel to carry trains

    同义替换:「suggestion」↔「proposal」,「railway」↔「carry trains」

  3. 1880
    • final agreement construct link
    • government cancelled tunnel project
    • tunnel suggested encouraged by peace movement
    • committee setup
    • construction impossible for financial reasons
    • first attempt at digging tunnel

    答案:first attempt at digging tunnel

    原文定位:A committee was set up in the following year to explore the possibility, and in eighteen eighty, they started excavating to build tunnels from both coasts

    同义替换:「first attempt at digging」↔「started excavating to build」

  4. 1882
    • final agreement construct link
    • government cancelled tunnel project
    • tunnel suggested encouraged by peace movement
    • committee setup
    • construction impossible for financial reasons
    • first attempt at digging tunnel

    答案:government cancelled tunnel project

    原文定位:There are moss and lichens on older buildings, and particularly numerous are the insects which find breeding places and shelter there;But British public opinion turned against the idea, and in eighteen eighty-two, the government put a stop to the digging

    同义替换:「cancelled tunnel project」↔「put a stop to the digging」

  5. 1930
    • final agreement construct link
    • government cancelled tunnel project
    • tunnel suggested encouraged by peace movement
    • committee setup
    • construction impossible for financial reasons
    • first attempt at digging tunnel

    答案:construction impossible for financial reasons

    原文定位:But in the economic climate of the nineteen thirties, neither country could afford the vast undertaking of any sort of tunnel

    同义替换:「construction impossible」↔「could not afford the vast undertaking」,「financial reasons」↔「economic climate」

  6. 1985
    • final agreement construct link
    • government cancelled tunnel project
    • tunnel suggested encouraged by peace movement
    • committee setup
    • construction impossible for financial reasons
    • first attempt at digging tunnel

    答案:final agreement construct link

    原文定位:But it was not until nineteen eighty-five that it was finally agreed, and the two governments staged a competition for the best proposal

  7. Which TWO reasons were given for choosing the train/shuttle tunnel scheme in a 1985 competition?
    • cheapest scheme
    • most popular with the public
    • safest for travellers
    • least impact on the environment
    • best financial basis
    • greatest stimulus to technology

    答案:safest for travellers,best financial basis

    原文定位:The committee came down in favor of the tunnel for trains and shuttles only. The reasons that were given largely centered on the finances, which were considered to be the soundest put forward;The tunnel was regarded as the safest way for people to get across the Channel, and unlike a bridge, it wouldn't impede shipping

    同义替换:「travellers」↔「people」

  8. 39_____

    答案:running tunnels

    原文定位:The system consists of three tunnels. The two outer tunnels, which carry the shuttles and trains, are known as running tunnels

  9. 40_____

    答案:cross passages

    原文定位:Every three hundred and seventy-five meters, the three tunnels are linked by cross passages, which provide ventilation and easy access for maintenance

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