# Airport design - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 4） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2026.5.10厦门大学 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/40da85d8-8590-4dab-a844-1dc931e69868（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 00:00:00,280 Part four. You will hear a lecture about airport design. First, you have some time to look at questions thirty-one to forty. 00:01:07,320 Now listen carefully and answer questions thirty-one to forty. 00:01:15,180 Good morning, everyone. 00:01:17,540 Well, last week we looked at some of the architectural features of modern house design. And today we're going to move on to look at airport design and how this has changed over the years. 00:01:32,000 So if we start by going back to, um, the nineteen sixties and seventies, when there were a lot fewer airports than there are today, well, check-in desks, customs and waiting areas were all very basic. They were rather like a bus station, uh, designed to allow air traffic in and out of the terminal, but not very welcoming for passengers. Even though passengers spent a lot of time there, the important features were related to the flights rather than the people who took them, or indeed the places where the airports were built. But that all changed in the next few decades. And if you look at any big airport now, it's more like a mini city. 00:02:18,280 It combines a transport center with a mall full of shops and facilities designed to make passengers feel more comfortable. So airports have been transformed, 00:02:30,040 and as with any city building, their design now takes into account features outside the airport terminal as well. 00:02:38,580 So why did this change happen? Well, there are two main reasons. The first was the huge increase in passenger numbers, in the number of people traveling by plane. And this was a direct result of mass tourism with things like, um, cheap holiday packages and low-cost airlines. With the construction of high-rise hotels and hotel complexes. 00:03:06,620 And then people started traveling more regularly from one country to another for things like meetings, and so the growth in international business also pushed numbers up. In fact, passenger growth has been so significant over the past thirty years that it's estimated that some twenty-first century airports will need to handle up to fifty million passengers a year by twenty-twenty. 00:03:33,260 The second reason for the change is, and this is a key aspect of airport design, people have realized that the airport is the first place you see when you visit another country. This means it forms your first impression of that country, and that impression has to be good. 00:03:52,900 Airports are now called gateways to the cities they serve, and that raises visitor expectations. 00:04:00,520 Now, what are the changes that have taken place in airport design? Well, the interior design, the inside of most airports, is now completely different. First, the dark, enclosed airports of the past have been replaced by large open areas that look out onto the surroundings. Look at this picture of Beijing Airport. There's a huge amount of space and light, and this is typical of many airports today. 00:04:31,340 Second, well, in the past, you had to go outside the airport to get trains to terminals, but now these are integrated into the design. Also, airport walkways are wide and can cope with the large volume of people, people who want to feel calm and relaxed, who want to get around the airport easily. 00:04:53,900 In this way, the stress of modern travel has been minimized. 00:04:59,080 Outside, the buildings have changed, too. Airports were once ugly buildings with large towers and concrete boxes around them. Now they're designed to fit into their surroundings. Look at this picture of the Arctic Circle Airport in Norway. The airport itself is surrounded by mountains. So, as you can see, the roof of the airport has been designed so that it's shaped like a range of mountains. 00:05:28,600 There are peaks at the top and then steep sides that touch the ground. In the same way, these airports in Thailand and India have beautiful shaded gardens all around them that reflect the landscape of the country. They also provide a connection with local tradition and art. Another feature that is important inside airports, too. 00:05:53,980 And there's one final but very important issue. It's been said that airports are a new building type. They're often light steel structures with what looks to the passenger like a lot of glass. But this is special glass that can maximize daylight and comfort and cut down on energy use. 00:06:16,580 Bangkok's main airport is flooded with controlled daylight in a tropical climate. And this is achieved through the use of new materials and modern technology, which have also allowed engineers to come up with methods of reducing costs. So let's take a closer look at some of these ## 题目与答案 ### 31. Airport Design ·Can compare past airport to a 31_____ Airport Design ·Can compare past airport to a 31_____ **答案**：bus station 原文定位：they were rather like a bus station 同义替换：「compare」↔「like」 ### 32. ·Now can compare an airport to a small 32_____ ·Now can compare an airport to a small 32_____ **答案**：city 原文定位：it's more like a mini city 同义替换：「small」↔「mini」 ### 33. Reasons for changes ·Greater passenger numbers because of 33_____ (e.g. package deals); Reasons for changes ·Greater passenger numbers because of 33_____ (e.g. package deals); **答案**：mass tourism 原文定位：huge increase in passenger numbers;direct result of mass tourism with things like cheap holiday packages 同义替换：「because of」↔「direct result of」 ### 34. and 34_____ (e.g. meetings) and 34_____ (e.g. meetings) **答案**：international business 原文定位：And then people started traveling more regularly from one country to another for things like meetings, and so the growth in international business also pushed numbers up ### 35. ·Need of create a good 35_____ of a country. ·Need of create a good 35_____ of a country. **答案**：first impression 原文定位：This means it forms your first impression of that country, and that impression has to be good 同义替换：「create」↔「forms」 ### 36. Type of change ·Many big 36_____ provide space and light (e.g. Beijing airport). Type of change ·Many big 36_____ provide space and light (e.g. Beijing airport). **答案**：airports 原文定位：large open areas that look out onto the surroundings. Look at this picture of Beijing Airport. There's a huge amount of space and light, and this is typical of many airports today ### 37. ·Calm atmosphere with easy movement reduces 37_____ for passengers. ·Calm atmosphere with easy movement reduces 37_____ for passengers. **答案**：stress 原文定位：the stress of modern travel has been minimized 同义替换：「reduces」↔「minimized」 ### 38. Designed to match the surroundings ·e.g. the shape of the 38_____ on the Arctic Circle airport Norway. Designed to match the surroundings ·e.g. the shape of the 38_____ on the Arctic Circle airport Norway. **答案**：mountains 原文定位：the roof of the airport has been designed so that it's shaped like a range of mountains ### 39. ·the 39_____ outside airports in India and Thailand. ·the 39_____ outside airports in India and Thailand. **答案**：gardens 原文定位：these airports in Thailand and India have beautiful shaded gardens all around them 同义替换：「outside」↔「all around」 ### 40. ·structural design reduces 40_____ and costs. ·structural design reduces 40_____ and costs. **答案**：energy use 原文定位：special glass that can maximize daylight and comfort and cut down on energy use;reducing costs 同义替换：「reduces」↔「cut down on」 --- 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。