# Engineering electives course - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 3） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2023.2.11/2018.9.8 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/255bc2af-d27a-4dfb-9587-e4f77ca5825e（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 00:00:00,840 Part three. 00:00:02,600 You will hear two second-year students called Rick and Anita discussing the electives they can choose from on their engineering course. 00:00:12,400 First, you have some time to look at questions twenty-one to twenty-six. 00:00:20,500 Now listen carefully and answer questions twenty-one to twenty-six. 00:01:09,320 Hi, Anita. Did you see that the information about the electives we can choose from this year has just gone up on the class website? 00:01:17,100 Really? Great. Do you want to look at it together? We better sign up as soon as possible. 00:01:23,960 I guess so, but it says on the site that we can't register any choices until three o'clock. 00:01:30,100 Oh, okay, but we need to get a move on, I think. Some people told me last year that they got turned away from a couple of the choices they wanted because they were too slow to decide. 00:01:42,880 Let's have a look at it all on my laptop then. It's pretty complicated working out which classes are compulsory and what restrictions there are on your choices. 00:01:53,180 Yes. We all have to do a language class of some kind, don't we? I think that's a really good idea. 00:01:59,860 That's not quite right. We can do a business class or a philosophy or economics one instead if we want. The required classes are thermodynamics, machine system dynamics, and mathematics. 00:02:12,760 Oh, no. I was sure we had finished with that last year. 00:02:17,510 Well, I suppose it's important for us. 00:02:20,960 Mm, guess you must be right. 00:02:24,700 So let's look at the descriptions of the topics covered by the classes we can choose from. Can you get them up on the screen? 00:02:31,940 Sure. The information also tells you how the classes are graded. Some of them have exams, but others just have classwork. 00:02:41,360 Yes, but that shouldn't influence our choices, should it? I'd say it'd be more important to try to find out how good the professor is. 00:02:49,540 True. That can make or break any class. 00:02:52,580 Well, we'll have to ask the seniors to get that kind of information. 00:02:56,820 True. I know several people have recommended the statistics class, but it would mean a very early start on Monday morning. 00:03:04,560 Well, that's not a bad thing, is it? What puts me off more is that everyone says it's very hard work. 00:03:11,900 Oh, I don't know. Not if you've done lots of stats before, and I did a special elective on it in high school. And it's very relevant, isn't it? We're bound to need it whatever work we end up doing. 00:03:24,100 Fair enough. Then there's an art and design class. My advisor said he wouldn't recommend doing that one. 00:03:30,940 Really? 00:03:31,820 Well, he said lots of people think it's an easy elective, but that actually it's very time-consuming. 00:03:37,900 I wouldn't have expected that. 00:03:40,040 Well, I thought it might be, but it's useful to know for sure, isn't it? Sometimes people's advice can make decisions even harder, but I found that really helpful. 00:03:49,400 Hmm. What I don't know is the amount of practical work each class involves. I'd like to find that out. 00:03:57,100 No, it's there. Look, if you click on that link, you'll get all that sort of information. 00:04:02,760 Great. And the class times are there too. So how do we tell them when we've made our choices? 00:04:09,820 Maybe we need to go and see our advisors. Or is there something we have to do online? 00:04:15,400 Okay. Let's go and talk to the secretary and find out. 00:04:19,100 Good idea. 00:04:23,280 Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions twenty-seven to thirty. 00:04:32,100 Now listen and answer questions twenty-seven to thirty. 00:04:56,940 How about thinking about the electives we did last year? Maybe that'd help us decide. 00:05:02,040 Okay. 00:05:03,460 We both did metallurgy, didn't we? It was pretty good, I think. It involved a lot of library work, but I quite enjoyed that. 00:05:11,480 Yes, it was definitely useful and well structured, but it was the most difficult class I chose. I didn't think it would be that bad. 00:05:19,840 Neither did I. But I didn't mind because some of my other electives were fairly straightforward. 00:05:25,760 Yes. Even fluid mechanics wasn't too bad. 00:05:29,100 No. The online tutorials weren't much help, but the professor made some hard stuff seem pretty easy, I thought. 00:05:35,660 Yes. He was great at simplifying concepts that were actually really hard to grasp. 00:05:40,660 Mm. 00:05:41,560 You did computing too, didn't you? What was that like? 00:05:45,180 It was okay. The later classes were much better than the earlier ones. Initially, I didn't like it much, but I liked it once we started getting more hands-on stuff. And what did you think about the energy economics course we both did? 00:05:58,640 Well, it was useful, except for the notes on the Internet. They were pretty disappointing. 00:06:04,220 Mm. I liked the way it wasn't too theoretical, though, and the fact that much of it was based on solving real problems. It really helped me get better at working through the questions we'd have to answer for our coursework. 00:06:16,660 Yes, but more input from our advisors might have been helpful, don't you think? 00:06:24,920 That is the end of part three. You now have thirty seconds to check your answers to part three. ## 题目与答案 ### 21. 21 Why do Rick and Anita decide to discuss their electives immediately? 21 Why do Rick and Anita decide to discuss their electives immediately? - They have to make their choices of electives that day - Some electives will fill up quickly - They will both be busy later **答案**：Some electives will fill up quickly 原文定位：Oh, okay, but we need to get a move on, I think. Some people told me last year that they got turned away from a couple of the choices they wanted because they were too slow to decide 同义替换：「immediately」↔「got turned away from」 ### 22. 22 What is included in the compulsory courses for all students? 22 What is included in the compulsory courses for all students? - a language class - a business class - a mathematics class **答案**：a mathematics class 原文定位：The required classes are thermodynamics, machine system dynamics, and mathematics 同义替换：「compulsory courses」↔「required classes」 ### 23. 23 In order to choose a new class Rick and Anita will 23 In order to choose a new class Rick and Anita will - consult some other students about the teaching - ask the professor what he recommends - look at whether it is examined or not **答案**：consult some other students about the teaching 原文定位：I'd say it'd be more important to try to find out how good the professor is;Well, we'll have to ask the seniors to get that kind of information ### 24. 24 Rick and Anita agree that the Statistics class 24 Rick and Anita agree that the Statistics class - would be useful - is at an inconvenient time - would mean a lot of work **答案**：would be useful 原文定位：True. I know several people have recommended the statistics class, but it would mean a very early start on Monday morning;Well, that's not a bad thing, is it? What puts me off more is that everyone says it's very hard work;Oh, I don't know. Not if you've done lots of stats before, and I did a special elective on it in high school. And it's very relevant, isn't it? We're bound to need it whatever work we end up doing 同义替换：「useful」↔「relevant」 ### 25. 25 Anita found her adviser’s comment about the Art and Design course 25 Anita found her adviser’s comment about the Art and Design course - surprising - confusing - valuable **答案**：valuable 原文定位：I wouldn't have expected that;Well, I thought it might be, but it's useful to know for sure, isn't it? Sometimes people's advice can make decisions even harder, but I found that really helpful 同义替换：「valuable」↔「helpful」 ### 26. 26 Rick and Anita are both unsure about 26 Rick and Anita are both unsure about - how they have to register their choices - when some of the courses take place - the amount of practical work each course involves **答案**：how they have to register their choices 原文定位：So how do we tell them when we've made our choices;Maybe we need to go and see our advisors. Or is there something we have to do online;Okay. Let's go and talk to the secretary and find out 同义替换：「register their choices」↔「tell them their selections」 ### 27. Metallurgy Metallurgy - It improved as it went on - The professor's notes were very detailed - It involved a lot of practical work - The professor explained things clearly - It was harder than expected **答案**：It was harder than expected 原文定位：Yes, it was definitely useful and well structured, but it was the most difficult class I chose. I didn't think it would be that bad ### 28. Fluid Mechanics Fluid Mechanics - It improved as it went on - The professor's notes were very detailed - It involved a lot of practical work - The professor explained things clearly - It was harder than expected **答案**：The professor explained things clearly 原文定位：No. The online tutorials weren't much help, but the professor made some hard stuff seem pretty easy, I thought;Yes. He was great at simplifying concepts that were actually really hard to grasp ### 29. Computing Computing - It improved as it went on - The professor's notes were very detailed - It involved a lot of practical work - The professor explained things clearly - It was harder than expected **答案**：It improved as it went on 原文定位：It was okay. The later classes were much better than the earlier ones. Initially, I didn't like it much, but I liked it once we started getting more hands-on stuff ### 30. Energy Economics Energy Economics - It improved as it went on - The professor's notes were very detailed - It involved a lot of practical work - The professor explained things clearly - It was harder than expected **答案**：It involved a lot of practical work 原文定位：I liked the way it wasn't too theoretical, though, and the fact that much of it was based on solving real problems --- 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。