# Museum tour - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 2） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2022.1.8 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/b469fd77-a7c9-4f53-8f9b-dedc8a539a4e（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 00:00:12,380 Section two. 00:00:41,440 You have some time to look at questions eleven to sixteen. 00:00:48,200 Now listen carefully and answer questions eleven to sixteen. 00:01:23,580 Okay. Well, first of all, I'll give you a bit of background to the museum and then tell you about some of the galleries. You probably won't have time to see everything today, so what I recommend you do is go to the Egyptian room first because it's everyone's favorite place, and it gets very crowded with the school parties later in the day. Oh, and I should mention that the photography gallery is undergoing refurbishment at the moment. So while that's definitely worth seeing, it'll have to wait for another time. Now, the actual museum building itself is quite interesting. It was designed by a local architect called William Craven in the nineteenth century at a time when the city was developing rapidly with new factories to cope with the expansion of the textile industry. 00:02:09,900 The museum's built in a very similar style to the railway station, which was constructed at around the same time. That was designed by another architect, but William Craven did also provide the plans for the town hall, which was built just a few years later. 00:02:25,620 Construction of the museum began in eighteen eighty-eight with a large team of carpenters, stonemasons, and builders. Then in recent years, it's been extensively refurbished. The lovely big windows have been retained to let the daylight flood in, but the award-winning part of the project was the restoration of the area around the central hall. In particular, the beautiful wrought iron staircase, which was brought back to its former glory. 00:02:54,240 Unfortunately, the museum's original tiled floor had to be replaced with new tiles of a similar design. 00:03:01,540 It was a very expensive project, and since we don't charge admission fees, we had to find other ways of funding it. We did get some money from the Department of Culture at national level, but we had even more generous support from companies and industries here in the city who were our main benefactors. 00:03:18,380 However, we do also depend on donations from people living in the area for the ongoing maintenance of the building. 00:03:25,940 So how will the museum mainly be spending its money in the next five years? 00:03:31,160 We already work with schools and colleges, helping people get a better understanding of all the creative disciplines. We consider the most important part of our work the restoration of the valuable historical objects we are lucky enough to have in our possession, and this will continue to be where the most funding is allocated. 00:03:49,240 Of course, it would be wonderful to purchase new objects for the museum, but we simply don't have the space at the moment. 00:03:56,660 Well, we do hope you enjoy your day today, but if you would like to learn more about our exhibits on display here, I suggest you come to one of the Saturday morning lectures, which are given every month by one of our team of experts. 00:04:09,500 Of course, you can pick up leaflets about the exhibits in most of the galleries too, but you'll only get a basic introduction from those. We're also working to update our website so that it provides more background on the exhibits, but that's still at the planning stage. 00:04:27,720 Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions seventeen to twenty on page four. 00:04:54,180 Now listen and answer questions seventeen to twenty. 00:05:02,300 Okay. Now let me just tell you a bit about what's on at the moment. Well, we're very well known for our collection of eighteenth-century paintings, both oils and watercolors. Some of these are English landscapes and portraits, but we also have paintings by other European artists who were working during this period. 00:05:22,620 If you're interested in art that's a bit nearer home, the Farnley collection is a set of drawings by Paul Farnley. He was born in Ireland, but he came to work here in the city in the early twentieth century and then made it his home. 00:05:38,080 He worked in a factory but spent his spare time drawing the buildings and urban landscape of the city, and his work has now been collected and displayed here. 00:05:48,080 On a more practical note, we have a display of kitchen appliances which might interest you. These are the sorts of things you wouldn't normally expect to see in a museum. There's an electric potato peeler from the nineteen seventies, which sold really well at the time, but no one's got one now. 00:06:04,220 There are lots of other similar appliances, which must have seemed like great ideas at the time, but which never took off. 00:06:11,740 You might also like to visit the fashion gallery. This is an exhibition which is running for the next few weeks only and shows men's and women's fashion from nineteen hundred to two thousand, including some of the famous designers of the time. 00:06:26,500 Okay, so if anyone's got any questions, follow me over... 00:06:33,270 That is the end of section two. You now have half a minute to check your answers. ## 题目与答案 ### 11. 11 What does the tour guide advise the visitors to do in the museum today? 11 What does the tour guide advise the visitors to do in the museum today? - see the most popular exhibits first - pay a brief visit to each gallery - go to the photography gallery last **答案**：see the most popular exhibits first 原文定位：You probably won't have time to see everything today, so what I recommend you do is go to the Egyptian room first because it's everyone's favorite place, and it gets very crowded with the school parties later in the day. Oh, and I should mention that the photography gallery is undergoing refurbishment at the moment. So while that's definitely worth seeing, it'll have to wait for another time 同义替换：「the most popular exhibits」↔「everyone's favorite place」；「see」↔「go to」 ### 12. 12 The museum was designed by William Craven, who also designed 12 The museum was designed by William Craven, who also designed - a textile factory - the town hall - the railway station **答案**：the town hall 原文定位：The museum's built in a very similar style to the railway station, which was constructed at around the same time. That was designed by another architect, but William Craven did also provide the plans for the town hall, which was built just a few years later 同义替换：「designed by」↔「provide the plans for」 ### 13. 13 The museum won an award for the preservation of the 13 The museum won an award for the preservation of the - staircase - floor - windows **答案**：staircase 原文定位：The lovely big windows have been retained to let the daylight flood in, but the award-winning part of the project was the restoration of the area around the central hall. In particular, the beautiful wrought iron staircase, which was brought back to its former glory 同义替换：「won an award for the preservation」↔「award-winning part of the project」 ### 14. 14 Most of the money for the project came from 14 Most of the money for the project came from - the public - the government - local businesses **答案**：local businesses 原文定位：We did get some money from the Department of Culture at national level, but we had even more generous support from companies and industries here in the city who were our main benefactors 同义替换：「Most of the money」↔「even more generous support」；「local businesses」↔「companies and industries here in the city」；「came from」↔「support from」 ### 15. 15 Over the next five years, the museum will invest mainly in 15 Over the next five years, the museum will invest mainly in - restoring existing collections - developing education programs - purchasing new objects for display **答案**：restoring existing collections 原文定位：We consider the most important part of our work the restoration of the valuable historical objects we are lucky enough to have in our possession, and this will continue to be where the most funding is allocated 同义替换：「Over the next five years」↔「will continue」；「invest mainly in」↔「the most funding is allocated」；「existing collections」↔「the valuable historical objects」 ### 16. 16 Visitors who are interested in learning more about the exhibits should 16 Visitors who are interested in learning more about the exhibits should - visit museum`s website - read the leaflets on display - attend the monthly lectures **答案**：attend the monthly lectures 原文定位：if you would like to learn more about our exhibits on display here, I suggest you come to one of the Saturday morning lectures, which are given every month by one of our team of experts 同义替换：「should」↔「suggest」 ### 17. 18th century paintings 18th century paintings - has been shown in different museums - consists of work by a local resident - has exhibits from various countries - in only on temporary display - shows things that are no longer common - is on loan from foreign museum **答案**：in only on temporary display 原文定位：Well, we're very well known for our collection of eighteenth-century paintings, both oils and watercolors. Some of these are English landscapes and portraits, but we also have paintings by other European artists who were working during this period ### 18. Farnley collection Farnley collection - has been shown in different museums - consists of work by a local resident - has exhibits from various countries - in only on temporary display - shows things that are no longer common - is on loan from foreign museum **答案**：consists of work by a local resident 原文定位：the Farnley collection is a set of drawings by Paul Farnley. He was born in Ireland, but he came to work here in the city in the early twentieth century and then made it his home. He worked in a factory but spent his spare time drawing the buildings and urban landscape of the city, and his work has now been collected and displayed here 同义替换：「work by」↔「drawings by」 ### 19. kitchen appliances kitchen appliances - has been shown in different museums - consists of work by a local resident - has exhibits from various countries - in only on temporary display - shows things that are no longer common - is on loan from foreign museum **答案**：shows things that are no longer common 原文定位：we have a display of kitchen appliances which might interest you. These are the sorts of things you wouldn't normally expect to see in a museum. There's an electric potato peeler from the nineteen seventies, which sold really well at the time, but no one's got one now;There are lots of other similar appliances, which must have seemed like great ideas at the time, but which never took off 同义替换：「things that are no longer common」↔「never took off」 ### 20. fashion gallery fashion gallery - has been shown in different museums - consists of work by a local resident - has exhibits from various countries - in only on temporary display - shows things that are no longer common - is on loan from foreign museum **答案**：in only on temporary display 原文定位：You might also like to visit the fashion gallery. This is an exhibition which is running for the next few weeks only and shows men's and women's fashion from nineteen hundred to two thousand 同义替换：「only on temporary display」↔「running for the next few weeks only」 --- 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。