# Buildings made of plastic - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 3） - 考频：高频 - 最近考试：2025.12.21长沙保险学院 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/4e5bc34c-a45b-4656-b2d6-34127040e447（在线机考练习与音频请访问该页面） - 数据更新：2026-11-06 ## 题目原文 00:00:00,940 Part three. 00:00:03,120 You will hear two architecture students, called Luke and Millie, discussing their assignment about the use of plastic as a building material. 00:00:13,580 First, you have some time to look at questions twenty-one to twenty-four. 00:00:48,940 Now listen carefully and answer questions twenty-one to twenty-four. 00:00:57,220 Hi, Millie. 00:00:58,360 Hi, Luke. So we're here to talk over our first assignment on alternative building materials. 00:01:05,460 Yeah. I think it will be really interesting to learn more about how plastic has been used. 00:01:11,160 I found lots of information from the nineteen sixties. 00:01:14,840 So did you find out why the idea of plastic buildings wasn't popular with the public at that time? 00:01:21,000 It wasn't the material's environmental credentials. The concept of plastic houses was just too futuristic. 00:01:28,800 So you mean it was their appearance? 00:01:31,320 No. People liked their modern design, but the idea of that sort of building as a home just didn't appeal. 00:01:39,500 Right. I did some research on the kind of problems engineers had with the old plastics in the nineteen sixties and nineteen seventies. 00:01:47,940 What did you learn? 00:01:49,500 Well, firstly, because plastic doesn't weigh very much, the buildings weren't very good in windy weather. They managed to fix that by amending the shape of the buildings. But the real disadvantage was that when the plastic was exposed to the light, it developed fine cracks, and when rain got into these cracks, the plastic would deform and lose its strength. 00:02:12,060 Right. 00:02:13,150 I wonder where we can find some more information about the situation nowadays. 00:02:18,380 Maybe we could ask one of the PhD students. 00:02:21,880 I expect they'll be too busy. 00:02:24,120 Yeah, that's true. Well, we could always use the Internet. 00:02:29,180 Maybe we should research more academic sources, like the journals we have in the library. 00:02:34,700 Hmm. Okay. That way we can reference everything properly at the end of the assignment. Have you read Peterson's article about plastic houses? 00:02:44,600 Yeah, it was really good. 00:02:46,880 But it didn't have enough illustrations of the houses. Mm, that was a shame. They'd have been useful for us as examples in our presentation. I like the way it was organized, though. That was really clear. 00:02:59,160 Yeah, and it wasn't too technical, but you did need to know a bit about plastic houses before you read it to get the most out of it. 00:03:06,940 That's true. 00:03:11,220 Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions twenty-five to thirty. 00:03:48,020 Now listen and answer questions twenty-five to thirty. 00:03:53,960 Okay. Well, shall we start comparing our findings then? 00:03:58,200 Sure. I'll make some notes. 00:04:00,860 Well, the earliest one I read about was a plastic house called The House of the Future that was built in nineteen fifty-seven, though no one actually lived in it. It was on show at a theme park in America for ten years. After that, they demolished it, but they had a hard time. It was really built to last. They couldn't break the plastic up. 00:04:25,600 Was that the one that had an ultrasonic dishwashing machine? 00:04:29,300 Yes. That would still be pretty revolutionary today. 00:04:33,680 Did you read about the Wonder House? It was designed in nineteen sixty-four by an industrial designer called Alfred Noyes. 00:04:41,740 Oh, the one with the roof like a sort of tent or an umbrella? 00:04:46,310 That's right. The roof was made of fiberglass, and it curved down to the ground at each corner, enclosing a big central space. Then the sides were filled with glass or plastic. It was a really innovative idea for the time, but Noyes only made a small model, and the design wasn't implemented. 00:05:04,960 Hmm, pity. 00:05:07,160 What about those spaceship houses they built between nineteen sixty-eight and nineteen seventy-eight? Like flying saucers. They built over a hundred of them. 00:05:17,020 I don't know if I'd want to live in one. The living area was quite limited, and they had really low ceilings. But they do look really futuristic, don't they? 00:05:26,860 With their white walls and circular shape, yes. [chuckles] But the plastic houses I like are the foam houses they built between nineteen seventy-nine and nineteen eighty-three. They've got really curvy shapes. They built them by spraying foam over a great big balloon. 00:05:44,120 They were partly built to show what computers could do in the home, uh, things like controlling heat and lights and so on. Quite new ideas at the time. And they were very well insulated as well, so they saved energy. People were just beginning to get into that. 00:06:02,060 I read about a plastic exhibition hall that can all be packed away in a relatively small container. You just put it on a truck and take it to wherever you want it, then inflate it. You know, fill it up with air, and there's room for hundreds of people. And when the exhibition or whatever's over, you just take it down again, and you can reuse it again and again. 00:06:24,540 And there's a house in New Zealand that's built from household and industrial waste, like plastic boxes. They say it's a much better construction material than bricks from the point of view of insulation. 00:06:37,700 Yes. They're using that idea to build houses in other parts of the world too. Okay, well, it looks as if we've got plenty of stuff... 00:06:49,900 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 did buildings made of plastic fail to please the public in the 1960s? 21 Why did buildings made of plastic fail to please the public in the 1960s? - People didn't think they were good for the environment. - People didn't want to live in them. - People didn't find them visually appealing. **答案**：People didn't want to live in them. 原文定位：So you mean it was their appearance;No. People liked their modern design, but the idea of that sort of building as a home just didn't appeal 同义替换：「fail to please the public」↔「didn't appeal」 ### 22. 22 In the 1960s and 1970s, engineers were unable to overcome the problem of 22 In the 1960s and 1970s, engineers were unable to overcome the problem of - damage caused in the production process - the effects of light and water - the potential danger of wind **答案**：the effects of light and water 原文定位：They managed to fix that by amending the shape of the buildings. But the real disadvantage was that when the plastic was exposed to the light, it developed fine cracks, and when rain got into these cracks, the plastic would deform and lose its strength 同义替换：「unable to overcome the problem」↔「the real disadvantage」 ### 23. 23 Luke and Millie agree to try to get more information about present-day plastics from 23 Luke and Millie agree to try to get more information about present-day plastics from - journals - a PhD student - websites **答案**：journals 原文定位：Maybe we could ask one of the PhD students;I expect they'll be too busy;Well, we could always use the Internet;Maybe we should research more academic sources, like the journals we have in the library;Hmm. Okay. That way we can reference everything properly 同义替换：「try to get more」↔「research more」；「present-day」↔「the situation nowadays」 ### 24. 24 What do Luke and Millie agree about the article by Peterson? 24 What do Luke and Millie agree about the article by Peterson? - It provided useful examples. - It was easy to understand. - It was a good introduction to the topic. **答案**：It was a good introduction to the topic. 原文定位：Yeah, and it wasn't too technical, but you did need to know a bit about plastic houses before you read it to get the most out of it;I like the way it was organized, though. That was really clear 同义替换：「good」↔「really clear」 ### 25. the 'house of the future' (1957) the 'house of the future' (1957) - easy to transport - not much room inside - made from recycled materials - designed to promote technology - never actually built - easy to keep clean **答案**：very strong construction 原文定位：Well, the earliest one I read about was a plastic house called The House of the Future that was built in nineteen fifty‑seven, though no one actually lived in it. It was on show at a theme park in America for ten years. After that, they demolished it, but they had a hard time. It was really built to last. They couldn't break the plastic up 同义替换：「very strong construction」↔「built to last」；「house of the future」↔「The House of the Future」 ### 26. the 'wonderhouse' (1964) the 'wonderhouse' (1964) - easy to transport - not much room inside - made from recycled materials - designed to promote technology - never actually built - easy to keep clean **答案**：never actually built 原文定位：Did you read about the Wonder House;It was designed in nineteen sixty‑four by an industrial designer called Alfred Noyes;It was a really innovative idea for the time, but Noyes only made a small model, and the design wasn't implemented 同义替换：「wasn’t implemented」↔「never actually built」；「wonderhouse」↔「Wonderhouse」 ### 27. spaceship houses (1968-78) spaceship houses (1968-78) - easy to transport - not much room inside - made from recycled materials - designed to promote technology - never actually built - easy to keep clean **答案**：not much room inside 原文定位：What about those spaceship houses they built between nineteen sixty‑eight and nineteen seventy‑eight;Like flying saucers. They built over a hundred of them;I don't know if I'd want to live in one;The living area was quite limited, and they had really low ceilings 同义替换：「living area was quite limited」↔「not much room inside」；「spaceship houses」↔「spaceship houses」 ### 28. foam houses (1979-83) foam houses (1979-83) - easy to transport - not much room inside - made from recycled materials - designed to promote technology - never actually built - easy to keep clean **答案**：designed to promote technology 原文定位：But the plastic houses I like are the foam houses they built between nineteen seventy‑nine and nineteen eighty‑three;They were partly built to show what computers could do in the home, uh, things like controlling heat and lights and so on. Quite new ideas at the time 同义替换：「show what computers could do」↔「promote technology」；「designed to」↔「built to」；「foam houses」↔「foam houses」 ### 29. plastic exhibition hall plastic exhibition hall - easy to transport - not much room inside - made from recycled materials - designed to promote technology - never actually built - easy to keep clean **答案**：easy to transport 原文定位：a plastic exhibition hall;can all be packed away in a relatively small container;You just put it on a truck and take it to wherever you want it 同义替换：「easy to transport」↔「put it on a truck and take it wherever you want」；「plastic exhibition hall」↔「plastic exhibition hall」 ### 30. New Zealand house New Zealand house - easy to transport - not much room inside - made from recycled materials - designed to promote technology - never actually built - easy to keep clean **答案**：made from recycled materials 原文定位：there's a house in New Zealand that's built from household and industrial waste, like plastic boxes 同义替换：「household and industrial waste」↔「recycled materials」；「New Zealand house」↔「house in New Zealand」 --- 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。