# Research on the effect of walking on creativity - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 3） - 考频：高频 - 最近考试：2025.5.24 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/b4527874-895f-4d93-84b0-e3460a73cced（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 00:00:00,880 Section three. 00:00:03,120 You will hear two psychology students called Katie and Daniel discussing how taking a walk can affect people's creativity and physical well-being. 00:00:14,800 First, you have some time to look at questions twenty-one to twenty-six on page five. 00:01:06,780 Now listen carefully and answer questions twenty-one to twenty-six. 00:01:14,980 Hi, Daniel. 00:01:16,080 Katie, you look as if you're off somewhere. 00:01:19,240 Yes, I was just heading out for a walk. 00:01:22,180 Mm, funny. I was just reading an article about some research that's been done on the effects of walking on creativity. 00:01:29,920 Huh, sounds interesting. 00:01:32,080 I've always found walking helped me think, but this article confirms that everybody can benefit. 00:01:39,020 Oh, tell me more. 00:01:40,840 Okay. But I may even do some more research on it at some point, so don't pinch my idea. 00:01:47,300 Promise. 00:01:48,020 [chuckles] Well, in the experiments, the researchers tested participants' creativity by comparing how many ideas they thought of while they were walking compared to while they were doing other activities. 00:02:02,520 What? Like listening to music? 00:02:05,360 Nothing like that. But they did analyze the ideas participants came up with when sitting both outdoors and inside. What I found surprising was that they didn't compare walking to other forms of exercise, like running, for example. 00:02:22,560 Right. So what was the difference between the experiments? 00:02:27,280 Well, in each one, the activities were put together in different ways. Several of the experiments specifically focused on the ability of participants to come up with new ideas. Then the final experiment was a control test of sorts. 00:02:44,100 Oh, right. 00:02:45,640 In one experiment, participants had to think of unusual uses for three everyday objects within a time limit. 00:02:53,500 Okay. 00:02:54,720 And then there was an experiment with words. 00:02:58,240 What did they ask them to do? 00:03:00,180 Compare words in unusual ways. For example, the word sweet. If participants simply said, "Sweet as sugar", that wasn't creative. But an answer like, "Sweet as a cat with honey on its paws" was. 00:03:17,140 Okay. I can see why they'd ask them to do that. 00:03:20,880 Really? I just don't see how the experiment is fair. 00:03:25,180 Why? Because the conclusions are based only on the researcher's opinion? 00:03:30,200 I think it's more that anyone who'd studied language would be at an advantage. 00:03:35,260 Mm, okay. Was there an experiment about focused thinking? 00:03:40,860 Yeah, there was. It aimed to find out if walking helped focused thinking. Though I wasn't sure that I agreed with their findings. They decided that walking doesn't help this type of thinking. 00:03:54,780 What evidence did they have? 00:03:56,500 Well, that's it. I don't think there was enough evidence to support their conclusions, even if their methods were sound. 00:04:04,380 Well, I'd certainly hesitate before making such a bold statement. 00:04:09,120 Still, it's a first step, isn't it? I suppose to move forward with this, they'll need to test other ways people keep fit, like swimming. 00:04:19,079 That would be useful. But personally, I'd like to know more about the fundamental reason for the effect on people's creativity. 00:04:27,560 That would be good. Then it could be applied more widely in work, for example. 00:04:33,060 Again, that's secondary, really. 00:04:39,040 Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions twenty-seven to thirty on page six. 00:05:07,300 Now listen and answer questions twenty-seven to thirty. 00:05:15,260 But how would you test walking if you wanted to assess its physical benefits? 00:05:20,920 Well, firstly, I'd like to know more about the benefits of different situations. 00:05:26,660 What about the effect of footwear? 00:05:28,640 Mm, hadn't thought of that. 00:05:30,540 Well, I've read that shoes with thinner soles were found to be better for people's joints. It even made the skeletal structure tougher. 00:05:39,380 Interesting. Was that because they lost weight? 00:05:43,020 Not as far as I'm aware. And then there's walking in the mountains. 00:05:47,720 Walking in the mountains. Hm, I think I've read something about that. Doesn't altitude help people regulate their sleep patterns? 00:05:57,420 Mm, it's more that it improves your vision. 00:06:00,700 It must be those breathtaking views. 00:06:02,700 Yeah. 00:06:03,860 And what about the effect that walking has for elderly people? 00:06:08,100 Better balance, by any chance? 00:06:10,520 Mm, more than that. It had a positive effect by helping them maintain their body clock's natural rhythm, both when going to bed and waking up. 00:06:20,300 Right. And what about the effect of walking long distances? 00:06:25,240 Well, a person needs to find the balance between their optimum speed and their natural breathing pattern. Once they're synchronized, they can just keep on going for much longer periods than they could before. 00:06:37,920 Mm, I can see how that would work. But anyway, you... 00:06:45,860 That is the end of section three. You now have half a minute to check your answers. ## 题目与答案 ### 21. 21 Daniel mentions the research about walking and creativity to Katie because 21 Daniel mentions the research about walking and creativity to Katie because - she has read it too. - what she says reminds him of it. - he thinks she might like to do similar research. **答案**：what she says reminds him of it. 原文定位：Yes, I was just heading out for a walk;Mm, funny. I was just reading an article about some research that's been done on the effects of walking on creativity 同义替换：「mentions the research」↔「just reading an article about」 ### 22. 22 In the experiments, researchers compared participants`creativity when walking and when 22 In the experiments, researchers compared participants`creativity when walking and when - sitting - running - listening to music **答案**：sitting 原文定位：the researchers tested participants' creativity by comparing how many ideas they thought of while they were walking compared to while they were doing other activities;What? Like listening to music;Nothing like that. But they did analyze the ideas participants came up with when sitting both outdoors and inside 同义替换：「compared」↔「tested」；「when」↔「while」 ### 23. 23 Daniel says that in each experiment, there was a different 23 Daniel says that in each experiment, there was a different - type of control group - pattern of activities - way of selecting participants **答案**：pattern of activities 原文定位：Right. So what was the difference between the experiments;Well, in each one, the activities were put together in different ways 同义替换：「pattern of」↔「put together in different ways」 ### 24. 24 Daniel thinks the experiment with words is 24 Daniel thinks the experiment with words is - biased in favour of certain people - a good indicator of creativity - open to personal interpretation **答案**：biased in favour of certain people 原文定位：Really? I just don't see how the experiment is fair;I think it's more that anyone who'd studied language would be at an advantage 同义替换：「biased」↔「not fair」 ### 25. 25 What is Katie and Daniels attitude to the experiment on focused thinking? 25 What is Katie and Daniels attitude to the experiment on focused thinking? - they are doubtful about its aims. - they are confused by its methods. - they are cautious about its conclusions. **答案**：they are cautious about its conclusions. 原文定位：I don't think there was enough evidence to support their conclusions;Well, I'd certainly hesitate before making such a bold statement 同义替换：「cautious about its conclusions」↔「hesitate before making bold statement」 ### 26. 26 Katie thinks that the best way forward is to consider 26 Katie thinks that the best way forward is to consider - whether other types of exercise affect creativity. - the cause of the improvement in creativity. - how the results can be applied to creativity in real life. **答案**：the cause of the improvement in creativity. 原文定位：But personally, I'd like to know more about the fundamental reason for the effect on people's creativity 同义替换：「consider」↔「know more about」；「the cause of the improvement」↔「the fundamental reason for the effect」 ### 27. walking with thin-soled footwear walking with thin-soled footwear - improved balance - greater stamina - better eyesight - lower blood pressure - regular sleeping pat - stronger bones **答案**：stronger bones 原文定位：Well, I've read that shoes with thinner soles were found to be better for people's joints. It even made the skeletal structure tougher 同义替换：「stronger bones」↔「skeletal structure tougher」 ### 28. walking in the mountains walking in the mountains - improved balance - greater stamina - better eyesight - lower blood pressure - regular sleeping pat - stronger bones **答案**：better eyesight 原文定位：And then there's walking in the mountains;it's more that it improves your vision 同义替换：「better eyesight」↔「improves your vision」 ### 29. walking for the elderly walking for the elderly - improved balance - greater stamina - better eyesight - lower blood pressure - regular sleeping pat - stronger bones **答案**：regular sleeping pat 原文定位：And what about the effect that walking has for elderly people;more than that. It had a positive effect by helping them maintain their body clock's natural rhythm, both when going to bed and waking up 同义替换：「regular sleeping pattern」↔「maintain body clock's natural rhythm」；「benefit」↔「positive effect on」 ### 30. walking long distances walking long distances - improved balance - greater stamina - better eyesight - lower blood pressure - regular sleeping pat - stronger bones **答案**：improved balance 原文定位：keep on going for much longer periods than they could before 同义替换：「greater stamina」↔「keep on going for much longer periods」 --- 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。