# The art of the Ife - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 3） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2024.1.6 - 题目数：7 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/d4c6b2bb-7187-419c-9b91-dae202bc8582（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 00:00:00,280 Part three. 00:00:02,280 You will hear a conversation between an art history student called Terrence and his tutor about the student's plan for a class presentation. 00:00:12,840 First, you have some time to look at questions twenty-one to twenty-four. 00:00:47,400 Now listen carefully and answer questions twenty-one to twenty-four. 00:00:55,180 Okay, Terrence. Now, I've looked through your preliminary outline and notes for the presentation on the art of the Ife region in Africa. That's in Nigeria, right? 00:01:08,120 Yes. I'm concentrating on Ife sculptures from the twelfth to the fifteenth century. 00:01:14,900 How did you get interested in that? I know there have been some recent articles in the journals about African sculpture. 00:01:22,660 Well, I've read most of those now, but initially I got my introduction to this at a special display at the City Museum a few years ago. I just happened to be there and saw these works and thought they were fantastic. And I even went to Nigeria last summer to see more of them. 00:01:40,440 I've seen the photos for your presentation, and I must say the sculptures are gorgeous portrayals of what appear to be kings and queens. 00:01:50,020 Yes. I decided to concentrate on those as they're the most typical. They're interesting because they're so naturalistic, unlike the abstract figures we often associate with African art. There's also a lovely sculpture of a mudfish and one of the scaly crocodile. But I didn't get very good pictures of those, so I won't spend long on them. 00:02:11,840 Right. So what was the city of Ife like when these works were made? It, it's on the Niger River, isn't it? 00:02:19,760 Yeah. The boat traffic's what made it a center of commerce then, as it still is today. But nowadays it's better known as the home of a big university. 00:02:29,560 Speaking of modern day Ife, tell me about your trip. 00:02:33,800 I was incredibly lucky to be able to get enough money to go. My parents encouraged me, but they couldn't afford to send me. I applied for a grant from the Arts Council, and in the end, I got it. I also wrote a series of articles about my trip for the local newspaper, but I didn't get any money for that. I was just pleased to get them published. 00:02:54,400 And the highlight of the trip? 00:02:56,480 That had to be meeting a professor working on the site in Ife who had been a young boy when they first discovered the sculptures by accident at a building site in nineteen thirty-eight. He had been working at the site. Of course, I also got to talk to lots of artists who are working there today, and I got to try my hand at making a little sculpture myself. 00:03:21,260 Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions twenty-five to thirty. 00:03:57,980 Now listen and answer questions twenty-five to thirty. 00:04:05,420 Well, let's see what you might do to improve what you're planning for your presentation. 00:04:10,940 About the sculptures themselves, I think I need to add as much as possible about the details of the way they were made. Of course, I can't add anything about the artists who made them because nobody really knows anything about them. 00:04:25,080 All good points. And you've certainly said enough about what the sculptures depict, uh, what the subjects are. That's well covered. But I'd make some bigger photos of them so you can clearly see the fine detail. 00:04:39,900 Okay. 00:04:41,200 And I would limit my personal reactions to these works of art if I were you. I know you think they're fantastic. 00:04:48,720 [chuckles] You're right. I'll contain my enthusiasm. What about the section of the presentation which I call history? I'd like to go into more depth about the history of that whole area, you know, in the countries around Nigeria. 00:05:04,240 That would make the presentation stronger. But I think you've covered the situation regarding the rulers of the country quite well, and you've got plenty already about what the Ife people were doing then and the way their society was structured. And in fact, I think you could cut out the bit about modern Nigerian history because it's not relevant. 00:05:27,160 I agree. That doesn't fit. But perhaps I should concentrate more on the religious beliefs since all these sculptures do seem to have some kind of religious association. 00:05:37,680 Good. I can lend you a book on that. 00:05:39,940 Oh. 00:05:41,120 Now, probably the part the class will find most interesting is the report of your trip to Nigeria and the research you did there. Uh, so I gather you managed to use the university library in Ife. 00:05:54,380 Yes. As soon as I'd explained why I wanted the information, that was no problem. They couldn't have been more helpful. There were some interesting accounts of how the first sculptures were found and what happened to them, which I want to include. 00:06:09,980 What struck me when I saw the sculptures in Nigeria is the extent to which twentieth century European artists were influenced by them. But that's beyond the scope of my presentation, I think. 00:06:21,760 Yes. What about the sources of the materials they used? You don't mention that anywhere. 00:06:28,660 I didn't manage to find out much about that. I want to cover the theories about who the original sculptors were, though. 00:06:35,780 Yes, the idea that a lot of them may have been made by the same person. That's very interesting. 00:06:41,380 It is, isn't it? Right. Well, thanks for all the advice. Now I think I need to work... 00:06:49,940 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 What first attracted Terence to the topic of Ife sculptures? 21 What first attracted Terence to the topic of Ife sculptures? - He read several journal articles - He attended an exhibition - He spent some time in Nigeria **答案**：He attended an exhibition 原文定位：Well, I've read most of those now, but initially I got my introduction to this at a special display at the City Museum a few years ago 同义替换：「first」↔「initially」；「exhibition」↔「special display」 ### 22. 22 In his presentation Terence will focus on sculptures featuring 22 In his presentation Terence will focus on sculptures featuring - abstract designs - fish and wild animals - people **答案**：people 原文定位：I've seen the photos for your presentation, and I must say the sculptures are gorgeous portrayals of what appear to be kings and queens;Yes. I decided to concentrate on those as they're the most typical 同义替换：「focus on」↔「concentrate on」 ### 23. 23 How did Terence finance his trip to Ife? 23 How did Terence finance his trip to Ife? - He received money from an arts organisation - His mother and father paid for him - He wrote about the trip for a newspaper **答案**：He received money from an arts organisation 原文定位：I applied for a grant from the Arts Council, and in the end, I got it 同义替换：「finance」↔「grant from」；「organisation」↔「Council」 ### 24. 24 What was most memorable for Terence about his trip? 24 What was most memorable for Terence about his trip? - helping at an archaeological site - the professor he met - the artists he got to know **答案**：the professor he met 原文定位：That had to be meeting a professor working on the site in Ife who had been a young boy when they first discovered the sculptures by accident at a building site in nineteen thirty-eight ### 25-26. Which TWO additions will Terence make to the part of the presentation on the sculptures? Which TWO additions will Terence make to the part of the presentation on the sculptures? - enlarged pictures of the sculptures - more material about the subjects - more about his personal opinion of the art works - extra information about the techniques used - additional information about the artists **答案**：enlarged pictures of the sculptures,extra information about the techniques used 原文定位：About the sculptures themselves, I think I need to add as much as possible about the details of the way they were made;I'd make some bigger photos of them so you can clearly see the fine detail 同义替换：「enlarged pictures」↔「bigger photos」；「techniques」↔「the way they were made」 ### 27-28. Which TWO additions will Terence make to the section on history? Which TWO additions will Terence make to the section on history? - data about the kings in the Ife area - extra information about the surrounding region - examination of the beliefs of the Ife people - an explanation of the development of modern Ife - more details of past activities of the Ife people **答案**：extra information about the surrounding region,examination of the beliefs of the Ife people 原文定位：I'd like to go into more depth about the history of that whole area, you know, in the countries around Nigeria;But perhaps I should concentrate more on the religious beliefs since all these sculptures do seem to have some kind of religious association 同义替换：「region」↔「countries」；「extra information」↔「go into more depth」；「beliefs」↔「religious」 ### 29-30. Which TWO features of his research in Nigeria will Terence discuss in his presentation? Which TWO features of his research in Nigeria will Terence discuss in his presentation? - the influence of the sculptures on western artists - the uncertainty over who made the sculptures - the sources of the materials used for the sculptures - the problems he faced in collecting information - the original discovery of the sculptures **答案**：the uncertainty over who made the sculptures,the original discovery of the sculptures 原文定位：I want to cover the theories about who the original sculptors were, though. Yes, the idea that a lot of them may have been made by the same person;There were some interesting accounts of how the first sculptures were found and what happened to them, which I want to include 同义替换：「discovery」↔「found」；「who made the sculptures」↔「the original sculptors」 --- 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。