# Human geography assignment - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 3） - 考频：中频 - 题目数：8 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/6ebf11ef-3e0b-4254-ba20-194710acdde4（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 00:00:00,100 Now turn to section three on page five. 00:00:08,780 Section three. 00:00:10,860 You will hear two students, called Charlie and Delia, discussing a joint assignment for their human geography course. 00:00:19,720 First, you have some time to look at questions twenty-one to twenty-six on page five. 00:00:32,640 Now listen carefully and answer questions twenty-one to twenty-six. 00:01:03,500 Hi, Delia. Shall we get down to planning our assignment? We haven't got long now before the deadline. 00:01:09,120 Mm, I know. And it's quite open-ended, isn't it? Just research and analyze data about energy consumption in a given region. 00:01:19,380 Yes. And all we've done so far is check out a few likely websites. Shall we exchange ideas about those first? 00:01:26,040 Hmm, good idea. Let me look at my notes. Okay. I had a preliminary look at one or two websites. There was National Geographic. The thing there that struck me was a facility for creating tailor-made maps. We might like to use that when it comes to presenting our findings. 00:01:47,580 Right. That would make some types of data instantly clear, I guess. 00:01:51,880 Also, I checked out the United Nations website. That one had masses of useful stuff. Only I couldn't get at it. 00:02:00,060 I know. It was for subscribers only, right? And we don't wanna get into that sort of thing. After all, it's not a major piece of work we're doing. 00:02:08,920 Yes, I agree. 00:02:10,720 I looked at the website of an agency called the Energy Information Administration. There were some population statistics there that we could use, but there didn't seem to be any figures for energy use. So that site would only be suitable to a limited extent for our purposes. 00:02:27,160 I thought the British Petroleum website might be a good place to get information about energy use. 00:02:33,080 Oh, good thinking. 00:02:34,540 There was lots of data, actually. Uh, the only thing is it went into more depth than was necessary for our assignment, and we'd have to collate a lot of the figures to arrive at an overview. So I didn't think it was quite what we were looking for. 00:02:51,500 I also looked on the Central Intelligence Agency website. 00:02:54,420 Hmm, I never had thought of that. 00:02:56,460 Something worth noting, it seemed to be the only place I looked at that had data for this current year. 00:03:02,100 Oh, right. I'm not sure about the websites I looked at. I didn't look carefully enough, I guess. 00:03:08,600 And I also found stuff on the World Bank site, and that had figures going back quite a long way. 00:03:14,320 Okay. 00:03:18,560 Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions twenty-seven to thirty on page six. 00:03:36,280 Now listen and answer questions twenty-seven to thirty. 00:03:53,180 Fine. We know roughly what we're doing, but have you got any more definite thoughts about what our subject matter should be? 00:04:00,760 I think one thing we've got to be careful about is biting off more than we can chew. 00:04:06,080 Yes, especially as it doesn't count towards our final assessment anyway. 00:04:10,840 So shall we just limit it to data about population size and energy consumption? 00:04:16,560 How about if we add in one other factor, carbon emissions? I think it'd be interesting to see what the interaction between those three factors is like. 00:04:26,580 Okay. But in that case, we originally planned to stick to countries in North and South America. But what if we narrowed it down further? 00:04:36,400 I'd be happy with that. How about, let's say, twenty countries in all, the top ten consumers of energy in the region and also the bottom ten? 00:04:45,660 Hmm. Sounds good. And we can calculate per capita consumption and per capita emissions to allow valid comparisons. 00:04:54,200 Actually, it would be interesting to look at a breakdown of the types of energy each of those countries uses. You know, how much coal, how much wind power, how much nuclear power, and so on. 00:05:05,620 But we did just agree to restrict our data. 00:05:08,660 I know. And then what about the way we present our data? Our tutor said that's one of the things she'll be looking at, in particular, especially our graphics. Don't you think a bar chart would be more effective than a set of tables with figures? 00:05:23,580 It might, but I've got another idea. I'm keen to display our data on a map instead. We can easily find a software program to do that. 00:05:32,740 Brilliant. 00:05:33,600 Thanks. One last thing, Charlie, and then we better go away and get started. Who's going to do what? 00:05:39,840 Your math is better than mine, so I'll volunteer to search out all of the raw data we need if you're prepared to do the necessary number crunching. 00:05:47,880 Okay. But can you get them to me as soon as possible? 00:05:51,660 I'll do it tonight. 00:05:52,920 Okay. And I tell you what. Since the graphics were my idea, I'll take those on. But do you mind doing the text? You've got a better way with words than I have. 00:06:03,560 That's okay with me, as long as you'll agree to look over everything and give it the finishing touches before we hand it in. 00:06:10,420 It's a deal. Shall we meet at the same time tomorrow, or do you- 00:06:18,020 That is the end of section three. You now have half a minute to check your answers. ## 题目与答案 ### 21. National Geographic National Geographic - information is not freely accessible - too detailed for their purposes - contains a useful tool for visuals - convenient format - up-to-date information - difficult to navigate **答案**：contains a useful tool for visuals 原文定位：There was National Geographic. The thing there that struck me was a facility for creating tailor-made maps. We might like to use that when it comes to presenting our findings ### 22. United Nations United Nations - information is not freely accessible - too detailed for their purposes - contains a useful tool for visuals - convenient format - up-to-date information - difficult to navigate **答案**：information is not freely accessible 原文定位：Also, I checked out the United Nations website. That one had masses of useful stuff. Only I couldn't get at it;I know. It was for subscribers only, right 同义替换：「not freely accessible」↔「for subscribers only」 ### 23. Energy Information Administration Energy Information Administration - information is not freely accessible - too detailed for their purposes - contains a useful tool for visuals - convenient format - up-to-date information - difficult to navigate **答案**：some information is missing 原文定位：I looked at the website of an agency called the Energy Information Administration. There were some population statistics there that we could use, but there didn't seem to be any figures for energy use. So that site would only be suitable to a limited extent for our purposes 同义替换：「some information is missing」↔「didn't seem to be any figures for energy use」 ### 24. British Petroleum British Petroleum - information is not freely accessible - too detailed for their purposes - contains a useful tool for visuals - convenient format - up-to-date information - difficult to navigate **答案**：too detailed for their purposes 原文定位：There was lots of data, actually. Uh, the only thing is it went into more depth than was necessary for our assignment, and we'd have to collate a lot of the figures to arrive at an overview 同义替换：「too detailed」↔「went into more depth than was necessary」 ### 25. Central Intelligence Agency Central Intelligence Agency - information is not freely accessible - too detailed for their purposes - contains a useful tool for visuals - convenient format - up-to-date information - difficult to navigate **答案**：up-to-date information 原文定位：I also looked on the Central Intelligence Agency website;Hmm, I never had thought of that;Something worth noting, it seemed to be the only place I looked at that had data for this current year 同义替换：「up-to-date information」↔「data for this current year」 ### 26. World Bank World Bank - information is not freely accessible - too detailed for their purposes - contains a useful tool for visuals - convenient format - up-to-date information - difficult to navigate **答案**：useful historical information 原文定位：And I also found stuff on the World Bank site, and that had figures going back quite a long way 同义替换：「useful historical information」↔「figures going back quite a long way」 ### 27-28. Which TWO decisions do the students reach about the subject matter of their assignment? Which TWO decisions do the students reach about the subject matter of their assignment? - They will keep the assessment criteria in mind - They will limit the scale of their investigation - They will select countries from all over the world - They will collect data about two groups of countries - They will find figures for wind and nuclear power **答案**：They will limit the scale of their investigation,They will collect data about two groups of countries 原文定位：I think one thing we've got to be careful about is biting off more than we can chew;But what if we narrowed it down further? I'd be happy with that;twenty countries in all, the top ten consumers of energy in the region and also the bottom ten 同义替换：「limit the scale」↔「narrowed it down」；「investigation」↔「data research」 ### 29-30. Which TWO tasks will Charley be responsible for? Which TWO tasks will Charley be responsible for? - reviewing the final draft - collecting basic figures - producing the graphics - processing the raw data - drafting the written sections **答案**：collecting basic figures,processing the raw data 原文定位：Your math is better than mine, so I'll volunteer to search out all of the raw data we need if you're prepared to do the necessary number crunching;Since the graphics were my idea, I'll take those on. But do you mind doing the text;I'll edit the whole report;as long as you'll agree to look over everything and give it the finishing touches 同义替换：「basic figures」↔「raw data」；「responsible for」↔「volunteer to」；「collecting」↔「search out」 --- 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。