# British architect George Dodds - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 4） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2019.12.14/2019.4.13 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/6c0513ae-7e6a-4b25-b136-f524e0a7a82d（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 00:00:02,400 Part four. 00:00:04,200 You will hear part of a term project presentation about a British architect named George Dodds in the nineteenth century. First, you have some time to look at questions thirty-one to forty. 00:00:20,220 Now, listen carefully and answer questions thirty-one to forty. 00:01:15,180 My project is on the nineteenth-century British architect George Dodds, who used to be famous not just in the northeast of the UK but throughout the country. At first, I chose him for my term project because in my early teens, I had always admired Mitten Hall, a mansion he built near my home. Later, I wanted to learn more about the man responsible for it. I thought I'd use the project as an excuse and managed to unearth a wealth of information about architecture and fascinating life. 00:01:56,900 I thought I'd start today by telling you a little about Dodds himself before looking at a selection of his more substantial buildings. He was the son of a landscape gardener and had a brief but successful career in his father's business. But the young Dodds started to resent what he saw as his father's old-fashioned approach to landscape. Dodds began to spend a lot of time thinking about how he could break with convention, creating buildings in a new relationship with their surroundings. 00:02:35,520 In eighteen ten, Dodds, aged twenty-three at the time, decided to go to London to study art under the eminent watercolorist Jack The Moss. His friends strongly encouraged him to stay and work in London as architects were highly regarded there. But by eighteen eleven, he decided to move back to Northeast England because he discovered that more clients would hire him for his fashionable ideas from London. Having a large customer base, the city council included, Dodds was able to set up an architectural firm of his own. Dodds distanced himself from other builder architects and gradually established himself as one of the new breed of professional architects. And one of his signature designs was the Royal Arcade, which was commissioned by the city council. Although never practiced in London, Dodds gained a national reputation when he joined the newly formed Northern Architectural Association and was elected to be its first chairman. He retired from active work in his seventies after suffering a stroke from which he never fully recovered. Dodds died at the age of seventy-seven at his home. 00:04:09,200 Dodds was versatile and could build houses of many different styles that his clients desired. His country houses are too little known, mainly because they are not so large, but they are open to the public and are often still in private hands, hidden behind parkland and trees. One was Mitten Hall, built in eighteen twenty-four and finished two years later. The outstanding characteristics of Mitten Hall are Dodds' use of beautiful golden sandstone, Grecian-style entrance porticos, elegant staircases leading to an upper gallery. The building has a domed ceiling with a glass centerpiece. Even though the quality of the stonework was superb, some of the windows seemed to leak on rainy days. The building was renovated in nineteen eighty-seven and is now served as a conference center. 00:05:15,520 In eighteen thirty, the town council decided to build Royal Arcade on a site that used to be a corn exchange market and entrusted George Dodds with the design. And the shopping arcade was completed by eighteen thirty-two. The whole design was intended as an elegant shopping experience and was renowned for its grand balcony. Unfortunately, the Royal Arcade was not a commercial success as it was positioned too far from the town center, causing great difficulty in delivery. The arcade was demolished as early as the eighteen eighties and is now used as a car park for neighboring shops today. 00:06:06,480 The final building I want to show you is Morton Gaol, which Dodds completed in eighteen thirty-nine. It is a sturdy building with impressive towers based on medieval castles. However, although beautiful, the jail wasn't a hundred percent functional. More striking was the absence of any space for exercise for the prisoners. An extra courtyard had to be added for this at a later date. Morton ceased to be a penal institution in the nineteen-forties when it was scheduled for demolition, but was purchased for use as a hotel. That never came to pass. And as many of you will know, it is now run as a transport museum with a whole collection of vehicles that tell the city's story through transport. 00:07:05,420 That is the end of part four. You now have one minute to check your answers to part four. ## 题目与答案 ### 31. 31 The speaker initially chose to do her research project on Dodds because she had 31 The speaker initially chose to do her research project on Dodds because she had - wondered why interest in him was reviving - been intrigued by a local building - found his life extremely interesting **答案**：been intrigued by a local building 原文定位：At first, I chose him for my term project because in my early teens, I had always admired Mitten Hall, a mansion he built near my home. Later, I wanted to learn more about the man responsible for it 同义替换：「initially」↔「At first」；「been intrigued by」↔「admired」；「local building」↔「a mansion he built near my home」 ### 32. 32 Dodds became an architect because 32 Dodds became an architect because - he wanted to follow his father`s profession - he wanted to depart from tradition - he failed in his first choice of work **答案**：he wanted to depart from tradition 原文定位：But the young Dodds started to resent what he saw as his father's old-fashioned approach to landscape. Dodds began to spend a lot of time thinking about how he could break with convention, creating buildings in a new relationship with their surroundings 同义替换：「depart from tradition」↔「break with convention」 ### 33. 33 The reason for Dodds returning to northeast England was that 33 The reason for Dodds returning to northeast England was that - he wanted to introduce a new style there - there were more business opportunities there - architects had a higher status there **答案**：there were more business opportunities there 原文定位：But by eighteen eleven, he decided to move back to Northeast England because he discovered that more clients would hire him for his fashionable ideas from London. Having a large customer base, the city council included, Dodds was able to set up an architectural firm of his own 同义替换：「returning to」↔「move back to」；「business opportunities」↔「customer base」 ### 34. 34 Dodds became well-known nationally when he 34 Dodds became well-known nationally when he - won an important architectural award - was commissioned by the royal family - became head of a professional association **答案**：became head of a professional association 原文定位：Although never practiced in London, Dodds gained a national reputation when he joined the newly formed Northern Architectural Association and was elected to be its first chairman 同义替换：「became well-known nationally」↔「gained a national reputation」；「became head of」↔「was elected to be its first chairman」 ### 35. | Building and date | Description | Problem with design | Present use of the site | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mitten Hal 1824-2826 | Had a dome made of glass | Windows tended to 35_____ | as a 36..... | | Royal Arcade 1832 | Shopping centre acclaimed for its large 37..... | Difficult to make deliveries | as a 38..... (for modern stores) | | Morton Gaol 1839 | Had towers based on medieval castle design | No room for prisoners to do 39..... | as a 40..... | | Building and date | Description | Problem with design | Present use of the site | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mitten Hal 1824-2826 | Had a dome made of glass | Windows tended to 35_____ | as a 36..... | | Royal Arcade 1832 | Shopping centre acclaimed for its large 37..... | Difficult to make deliveries | as a 38..... (for modern stores) | | Morton Gaol 1839 | Had towers based on medieval castle design | No room for prisoners to do 39..... | as a 40..... | **答案**：leak 原文定位：Even though the quality of the stonework was superb, some of the windows seemed to leak on rainy days 同义替换：「tended to」↔「seemed to」 ### 36. | Building and date | Description | Problem with design | Present use of the site | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mitten Hal 1824-2826 | Had a dome made of glass | Windows tended to 35..... | as a 36_____ | | Royal Arcade 1832 | Shopping centre acclaimed for its large 37..... | Difficult to make deliveries | as a 38..... (for modern stores) | | Morton Gaol 1839 | Had towers based on medieval castle design | No room for prisoners to do 39..... | as a 40..... | | Building and date | Description | Problem with design | Present use of the site | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mitten Hal 1824-2826 | Had a dome made of glass | Windows tended to 35..... | as a 36_____ | | Royal Arcade 1832 | Shopping centre acclaimed for its large 37..... | Difficult to make deliveries | as a 38..... (for modern stores) | | Morton Gaol 1839 | Had towers based on medieval castle design | No room for prisoners to do 39..... | as a 40..... | **答案**：conference centre 原文定位：The building was renovated in nineteen eighty-seven and is now served as a conference center 同义替换：「Present use of the site」↔「is now served as」 ### 37. | Building and date | Description | Problem with design | Present use of the site | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mitten Hal 1824-2826 | Had a dome made of glass | Windows tended to 35..... | as a 36..... | | Royal Arcade 1832 | Shopping centre acclaimed for its large 37_____ | Difficult to make deliveries | as a 38..... (for modern stores) | | Morton Gaol 1839 | Had towers based on medieval castle design | No room for prisoners to do 39..... | as a 40..... | | Building and date | Description | Problem with design | Present use of the site | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mitten Hal 1824-2826 | Had a dome made of glass | Windows tended to 35..... | as a 36..... | | Royal Arcade 1832 | Shopping centre acclaimed for its large 37_____ | Difficult to make deliveries | as a 38..... (for modern stores) | | Morton Gaol 1839 | Had towers based on medieval castle design | No room for prisoners to do 39..... | as a 40..... | **答案**：balcony 原文定位：The whole design was intended as an elegant shopping experience and was renowned for its grand balcony 同义替换：「acclaimed for」↔「renowned for」；「large」↔「grand」 ### 38. | Building and date | Description | Problem with design | Present use of the site | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mitten Hal 1824-2826 | Had a dome made of glass | Windows tended to 35..... | as a 36..... | | Royal Arcade 1832 | Shopping centre acclaimed for its large 37.... | Difficult to make deliveries | as a 38_____ (for modern stores) | | Morton Gaol 1839 | Had towers based on medieval castle design | No room for prisoners to do 39..... | as a 40..... | | Building and date | Description | Problem with design | Present use of the site | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mitten Hal 1824-2826 | Had a dome made of glass | Windows tended to 35..... | as a 36..... | | Royal Arcade 1832 | Shopping centre acclaimed for its large 37.... | Difficult to make deliveries | as a 38_____ (for modern stores) | | Morton Gaol 1839 | Had towers based on medieval castle design | No room for prisoners to do 39..... | as a 40..... | **答案**：car park 原文定位：The arcade was demolished as early as the eighteen eighties and is now used as a car park for neighboring shops today 同义替换：「stores」↔「shops」 ### 39. | Building and date | Description | Problem with design | Present use of the site | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mitten Hal 1824-2826 | Had a dome made of glass | Windows tended to 35..... | as a 36..... | | Royal Arcade 1832 | Shopping centre acclaimed for its large 37.... | Difficult to make deliveries | as a 38..... (for modern stores) | | Morton Gaol 1839 | Had towers based on medieval castle design | No room for prisoners to do 39_____ | as a 40..... | | Building and date | Description | Problem with design | Present use of the site | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mitten Hal 1824-2826 | Had a dome made of glass | Windows tended to 35..... | as a 36..... | | Royal Arcade 1832 | Shopping centre acclaimed for its large 37.... | Difficult to make deliveries | as a 38..... (for modern stores) | | Morton Gaol 1839 | Had towers based on medieval castle design | No room for prisoners to do 39_____ | as a 40..... | **答案**：exercise 原文定位：More striking was the absence of any space for exercise for the prisoners 同义替换：「Problem with design」↔「absence of any space」 ### 40. | Building and date | Description | Problem with design | Present use of the site | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mitten Hal 1824-2826 | Had a dome made of glass | Windows tended to 35..... | as a 36..... | | Royal Arcade 1832 | Shopping centre acclaimed for its large 37.... | Difficult to make deliveries | as a 38..... (for modern stores) | | Morton Gaol 1839 | Had towers based on medieval castle design | No room for prisoners to do 39..... | as a 40_____ | | Building and date | Description | Problem with design | Present use of the site | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mitten Hal 1824-2826 | Had a dome made of glass | Windows tended to 35..... | as a 36..... | | Royal Arcade 1832 | Shopping centre acclaimed for its large 37.... | Difficult to make deliveries | as a 38..... (for modern stores) | | Morton Gaol 1839 | Had towers based on medieval castle design | No room for prisoners to do 39..... | as a 40_____ | **答案**：transport museum 原文定位：And as many of you will know, it is now run as a transport museum with a whole collection of vehicles that tell the city's story through transport --- 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。