# Pleasanton town market - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 4） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2020.8.15/2014.10.18/2010.9.11/2008.5.10 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/34920cde-57dd-4fa1-a86a-39a54f0af0c0（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 00:00:00,320 Section four. 00:00:02,280 You will hear the beginning of a lecture about the Pleasanton Town Market. First, you have some time to look at questions thirty-one to forty. 00:00:21,620 Now, listen carefully and answer questions thirty-one to forty. 00:00:58,980 Good afternoon. In the last few lectures, we've been covering the social and political pressures that influenced the rise of the rebellion of sixteen seventy-nine. Today, I would like to focus on the Pleasanton Town Market. Now, why are we talking all about some market? It’s not like it was the first market ever or even a particularly large market. The Pleasanton Town Market is important because it is often mentioned in the literature found in the library. If you have ever been there, you have probably seen all of the handcrafted items sold there now. But what was originally bought and sold in the town market? In the beginning, the market sold products such as meats, furs, and simple tools. Over time, though, it became known as the place to find quality livestock. People came from all over the world to find the biggest and best cows, pigs, and chickens. In fact, the profits from the town market became the savior of a plummeting economy during a time of much turmoil. Not to be confused with the Reconstruction Era, a period of rapid development came about in the sixteen sixties as a result of the market’s vendors contributing their profits to building up much-needed public facilities and defense, which would later make a huge impact on the outcome of the war. For many years, the market flourished and began to draw in large tourism crowds in addition to the throngs of livestock customers. However, as revolutions in farming came about, more people moved to farms far from the city center. Customers grew more and more reluctant to travel all the way to the town center for their meats when they could easily choose to buy from local farmers near them for a fraction of the price. With such a fall in the profits of the town’s major profit generator, some quality town planning was needed. In the mayoral election of sixteen sixty-eight, a young man of little fame just barely claimed the popular vote, none other than the now legendary John C. Wiley. Wiley’s first decision as mayor of Pleasanton was to deal with the quickly failing town market. The building with the large clock was a landmark that had symbolized growth in Pleasanton for a generation. Wiley decided to use the notoriety of the town market to set an example. During the historical Rotterdam Rebellion, Wiley gave all those involved lifetime prison sentences in the very same building. It stayed a prison for about fifty more years until they transported all remaining prisoners to other facilities and turned it into the historical monument today. 00:03:41,820 Now that you know the basics of the history of the Pleasanton Town Market, I will introduce your next group project. I want you to make a short film based on the real historical events that occurred in Pleasanton before and during the uprising. I will give you some class time to look through the library’s reference section, but you will be responsible for conducting further research outside of class. I suggest starting by looking for information on the market itself. You’ll find plenty of information. In fact, some students complain that there is actually too much information on it. On your own time, you could find family members of old war veterans to conduct interviews. Sometimes they provide wonderful insight that you wouldn’t find in proper history books. But be careful, an interview that is riddled with bias is useless. I myself have some very old photographs here that you are welcome to take a look at for some inspiration. I’m lucky enough to own this one of Jim Wiley himself. Very interesting to see, but does not provide enough information to add much to your film. 00:04:48,560 Feel free to take this film into whatever direction you choose. You could even do a crime thriller based on real outlaws. All you would have to do is look through the newspaper archives in the crime section during that time period. Try to get as much detail as you can, but you may end up having to draw your own conclusions. Okay, that’s enough from me. So let’s go on to... 00:05:14,560 That is the end of section four. You now have half a minute to check your answers. That is the end of the listening test. In the IELTS test, you will now have ten minutes to transfer your answers to an answer sheet. ## 题目与答案 ### 31. 31 Why did the lecturer choose to focus on the Pleasanton Town Market? 31 Why did the lecturer choose to focus on the Pleasanton Town Market? - It was the first ever town market - It has been covered extensively in local history classes - It is often mentioned in some literature of the library **答案**：It is often mentioned in some literature of the library 原文定位：The Pleasanton Town Market is important because it is often mentioned in the literature found in the library ### 32. 32 The Town Market originally made a large profit selling 32 The Town Market originally made a large profit selling - handcrafts - vegetables - animals **答案**：animals 原文定位：Over time, though, it became known as the place to find quality livestock. People came from all over the world to find the biggest and best cows, pigs, and chickens 同义替换：「originally made a large profit」↔「became known as the place to find quality livestock」 ### 33. 33 The money that the marketers made contributes to local 33 The money that the marketers made contributes to local - reconstruction - development - defense **答案**：defense 原文定位：vendors contributing their profits to building up much-needed public facilities and defense ### 34. 34 Market sales plummeted due to lack of viable 34 Market sales plummeted due to lack of viable - agriculture - transport - city planning **答案**：transport 原文定位：Customers grew more and more reluctant to travel all the way to the town center for their meats when they could easily choose to buy from local farmers near them for a fraction of the price ### 35. 35 Major John C. Wiley decided the Clock tower would be used as a ..... in the early stages of the uprising 35 Major John C. Wiley decided the Clock tower would be used as a ..... in the early stages of the uprising - clock - grounds for battle - jail **答案**：jail 原文定位：During the historical Rotterdam Rebellion, Wiley gave all those involved lifetime prison sentences in the very same building. It stayed a prison for about fifty more years 同义替换：「uprising」↔「Rebellion」；「prison」↔「jail」 ### 36. | Research Methods | Objects | Problems | | --- | --- | --- | | reference section | 36_____ | there is too much information | | 37..... | Rebellion | bias makes it 38..... | | 39..... | Jim Wiley | the information is insufficient | | newspaper archives | 40..... | more detail is needed | | Research Methods | Objects | Problems | | --- | --- | --- | | reference section | 36_____ | there is too much information | | 37..... | Rebellion | bias makes it 38..... | | 39..... | Jim Wiley | the information is insufficient | | newspaper archives | 40..... | more detail is needed | **答案**：market 原文定位：I suggest starting by looking for information on the market itself. You’ll find plenty of information. In fact, some students complain that there is actually too much information on it ### 37. | Research Methods | Objects | Problems | | --- | --- | --- | | reference section | 36..... | there is too much information | | 37_____ | Rebellion | bias makes it 38..... | | 39..... | Jim Wiley | the information is insufficient | | newspaper archives | 40..... | more detail is needed | | Research Methods | Objects | Problems | | --- | --- | --- | | reference section | 36..... | there is too much information | | 37_____ | Rebellion | bias makes it 38..... | | 39..... | Jim Wiley | the information is insufficient | | newspaper archives | 40..... | more detail is needed | **答案**：interviews 原文定位：On your own time, you could find family members of old war veterans to conduct interviews 同义替换：「Rebellion」↔「war veterans」 ### 38. | Research Methods | Objects | Problems | | --- | --- | --- | | reference section | 36..... | there is too much information | | 37..... | Rebellion | bias makes it 38_____ | | 39..... | Jim Wiley | the information is insufficient | | newspaper archives | 40..... | more detail is needed | | Research Methods | Objects | Problems | | --- | --- | --- | | reference section | 36..... | there is too much information | | 37..... | Rebellion | bias makes it 38_____ | | 39..... | Jim Wiley | the information is insufficient | | newspaper archives | 40..... | more detail is needed | **答案**：useless 原文定位：But be careful, an interview that is riddled with bias is useless ### 39. | Research Methods | Objects | Problems | | --- | --- | --- | | reference section | 36..... | there is too much information | | 37..... | Rebellion | bias makes it 38..... | | 39_____ | Jim Wiley | the information is insufficient | | newspaper archives | 40..... | more detail is needed | | Research Methods | Objects | Problems | | --- | --- | --- | | reference section | 36..... | there is too much information | | 37..... | Rebellion | bias makes it 38..... | | 39_____ | Jim Wiley | the information is insufficient | | newspaper archives | 40..... | more detail is needed | **答案**：photographs 原文定位：I myself have some very old photographs here that you are welcome to take a look at for some inspiration. I’m lucky enough to own this one of Jim Wiley himself. Very interesting to see, but does not provide enough information to add much to your film 同义替换：「insufficient」↔「does not provide enough」 ### 40. | Research Methods | Objects | Problems | | --- | --- | --- | | reference section | 36..... | there is too much information | | 37..... | Rebellion | bias makes it 38..... | | 39..... | Jim Wiley | the information is insufficient | | newspaper archives | 40_____ | more detail is needed | | Research Methods | Objects | Problems | | --- | --- | --- | | reference section | 36..... | there is too much information | | 37..... | Rebellion | bias makes it 38..... | | 39..... | Jim Wiley | the information is insufficient | | newspaper archives | 40_____ | more detail is needed | **答案**：crime 原文定位：All you would have to do is look through the newspaper archives in the crime section during that time period --- 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。