# Whale survey - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 3） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2018.12.8/2016.10.22/2014.8.16 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/019d2ed8-270e-4329-ab13-9ad709b49c8a（在线机考练习与音频请访问该页面） - 数据更新：2026-10-29 ## 题目原文 00:00:00,100 Now listen carefully and answer questions twenty-one to twenty-seven. 00:00:08,160 What exactly have we got to do for next week's marine biology boat trip? I missed the meeting. 00:00:14,200 Um, we've got to do some preparation for the marine mammal survey. 00:00:18,020 Uh-huh. 00:00:18,720 While we're at sea, we'll be looking particularly for whales and identifying any we see from the boat, and we've got to prepare a survey framework to use. 00:00:28,500 You mean decide on the headings for a table, that sort of thing? 00:00:32,360 Exactly. So I'll write it down as we're going along, shall I? 00:00:36,120 Okay. 00:00:37,040 Main heading, 00:00:38,760 whale survey. 00:00:41,300 Um, what next? We need all the headings, starting with the general information ones. What do you think the first one should be? 00:00:48,840 Well, date. We better start with that. 00:00:52,300 Mm-hmm. 00:00:52,820 And then after that, watch times. That's pretty standard on all survey reports. 00:00:58,940 Mm, okay. Then I think it'll be important to record what the sea's like at the time. You know, whether it's calm, whether it's choppy or whatever. 00:01:07,360 Yes, put that. Uh, and then the weather too. 00:01:12,300 Uh, the next section should be for recording what it's like. 00:01:15,340 Okay. 00:01:16,920 Anything else about the general conditions? Oh, I know, visibility. 00:01:21,180 It'll have to be an estimate, of course. 00:01:23,240 Shall we say to the nearest fifty meters? 00:01:25,980 I think that's too exact. A hundred would be more realistic. 00:01:29,960 Right. 00:01:31,040 And yes, one other thing. We should record whether there are any fishing boats. That's useful information to get. 00:01:38,850 Right. 00:01:40,370 Then we need details about the actual whale sightings. So what do we need there? 00:01:45,540 Well, I'm not sure how we should put this, but you'd need to know where the whale was, wouldn't you? I mean, exactly what the ship's position was at the time. 00:01:56,160 Okay. Let's call it location. That would cover it, wouldn't it? 00:02:02,280 How are you supposed to know that, by the way? 00:02:04,920 There's an electronic chart on one of the decks. You have to get someone else to run and check for you. 00:02:09,900 Oh, okay. 00:02:11,039 Mm. 00:02:11,900 Um, 00:02:13,520 I'd say the next heading should be description. 00:02:17,080 Mm, don't you think that's a bit vague? 00:02:19,220 Mm. 00:02:19,560 Shouldn't we have more specific subheadings to go with it? Something like size or shape or color or- 00:02:25,920 Well, I, I think just two would do. First, appearance. People could just note down any aspect that they feel certain about. 00:02:34,500 Okay. And the second one? 00:02:37,780 That could just be behavior, and that should cover everything. If you make the headings too specific, people start making guesses even when they're not really sure. 00:02:48,840 Yes, you're probably right. 00:02:51,120 Then we should have a section on whether seabirds are present too, because that can be quite important. 00:02:57,240 Yes, but 00:02:59,040 wait a minute. Before that, we should have one for recording the size of the group in case there's more than one whale. 00:03:05,740 Mm. 00:03:06,240 And another section for recording the presence of any young ones with them. 00:03:10,620 Okay, but juveniles is the specialist term. Let's put that. 00:03:15,340 Mm-hmm. 00:03:19,280 Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions twenty-eight to thirty. 00:03:40,020 Now listen and answer questions twenty-eight to thirty. 00:03:47,220 We've got to identify the whales in these drawings. Look. 00:03:50,880 Oh, okay. I suppose size is the most obvious thing that distinguishes them. 00:03:56,600 Well, size or shape, 00:04:00,780 or whether there's a dorsal fin on the top of its back. 00:04:04,300 Don't they all have fins on their backs? I mean, how do they stabilize without one? 00:04:09,180 Well, I don't know, but look, neither of these has one. 00:04:13,440 Oh, yes. 00:04:15,400 This one's just got small bumps along its back, but it doesn't actually have a fin. 00:04:20,959 Yes. I think that's a sperm whale. 00:04:24,060 Oh. 00:04:24,620 Oh, and the other one without a fin is a northern right whale. 00:04:28,200 How do you know? 00:04:29,260 From the shape of its flippers. They've got this distinctive paddle shape. See? They're square at the ends. 00:04:35,100 Oh, right. Yes. Uh, good. That's two we've got. 00:04:39,320 Okay, good. 00:04:40,880 And the biggest one's the blue whale. 00:04:43,400 It looks just like this other one here. 00:04:45,660 That's right. But this other one's only about a quarter of the size of the blue whale. It's a minke whale. I saw one of those once. 00:04:54,060 Well, we're doing quite well. 00:04:55,480 Oh, yes, definitely. Good work. Now all we have to do is to- ## 题目与答案 ### 21. Headings for table: General Information · Date · 21_____ Headings for table: General Information · Date · 21_____ **答案**：watch times 原文定位：Well, date. We better start with that;Mm-hmm;And then after that, watch times. That's pretty standard on all survey reports ### 22. · State of sea,e.g. 22_____, choppy etc. · State of sea,e.g. 22_____, choppy etc. **答案**：calm 原文定位：Mm, okay. Then I think it'll be important to record what the sea's like at the time. You know, whether it's calm, whether it's choppy or whatever ### 23. · State of 23_____ · State of 23_____ **答案**：weather 原文定位：Yes, put that. Uh, and then the weather too ### 24. · Visibility (estimate to nearest 24_____ metres) · Visibility (estimate to nearest 24_____ metres) **答案**：hundred 原文定位：Shall we say to the nearest fifty meters;I think that's too exact. A hundred would be more realistic ### 25. · Presence of 25_____ · Presence of 25_____ **答案**：fishing boats 原文定位：And yes, one other thing. We should record whether there are any fishing boats. That's useful information to get ### 26. Details of whale sightings · Location · Description - appearance - 26_____ Details of whale sightings · Location · Description - appearance - 26_____ **答案**：behavior 原文定位：First, appearance. People could just note down any aspect that they feel certain about;Okay. And the second one;That could just be behavior, and that should cover everything ### 27. · Group 27_____ · Presence of juveniles · Group 27_____ · Presence of juveniles **答案**：size 原文定位：Before that, we should have one for recording the size of the group in case there's more than one whale ### 28. Sperm Whale Sperm Whale - A - B - C - D **答案**：D 原文定位：This one's just got small bumps along its back, but it doesn't actually have a fin. Yes. I think that's a sperm whale ### 29. Northern Right Whale Northern Right Whale - A - B - C - D **答案**：C 原文定位：Oh, and the other one without a fin is a northern right whale;How do you know;From the shape of its flippers. They've got this distinctive paddle shape. See? They're square at the ends ### 30. Minke Whale Minke Whale - A - B - C - D **答案**：A 原文定位：That's right. But this other one's only about a quarter of the size of the blue whale. It's a minke whale --- 以上内容由鸭圈雅思真题库（www.yaquan.site）提供，收录近期雅思考试真题回忆，支持在线机考模式免费练习。