# Vacuum cleaners museum - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 2） - 考频：中频 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/e3716c34-1004-4908-8b94-27ea87379869（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 00:00:00,540 Part two. You will hear a radio broadcast about a new museum which specializes in vacuum cleaners. First, you have some time to look at questions eleven to fifteen. 00:00:21,800 Now listen carefully and answer questions eleven to fifteen. 00:00:35,380 A new museum has just opened dedicated to vacuum cleaners. Yes, that's right, vacuum cleaners, the machines powered by electricity that suck up the dust and dirt from the floor. 00:00:48,300 The museum's opened in a town called Eastwood in Central England. Until now, Eastwood used to be an industrial town where people used to be employed as coal miners. 00:01:00,160 But then a local resident called James Brown became frustrated with the nation's failure to recognize the importance of vacuum cleaners, and he decided to set up his own museum. 00:01:13,460 James first fell in love with vacuum cleaners when he was only four years old. At the time, his mother was unwell, so he used to help her out by vacuuming the house. And it was to be the start of the lifelong love affair with this humble household appliance. 00:01:32,380 However, it wasn't until James was eight years old that he first acquired his own vacuum cleaner. 00:01:39,580 After it had been thrown away on the streets, he took it home, cleaned it up, and plugged it in. Amazingly, it still worked, and that was the beginning of his collections. By the time he was in his teens, his collections had grown to thirty. The collection continued to grow until it reached the final count of a hundred and twenty-six, which it stands at today. 00:02:05,220 James is delighted to share his enthusiasm of vacuum cleaners with visitors. 00:02:11,340 One of his favorite party tricks is to blindfold his eyes so he can't see and ask someone to switch on one of the machines. 00:02:20,700 When I tested him out on five different machines, switching them on and pushing them across the floor, he had no problem telling me the manufacturer of each one, and he could even tell its age. 00:02:33,130 Loading on now a common household appliance, it wasn't until nineteen fifties that most people could afford to buy a vacuum cleaner, as before that, they were very expensive. 00:02:45,280 In today's money, you would have had to pay around a third of the price for an average car, which is around three months' wages for most people. 00:02:55,100 Like most modern appliances, the invention of a production line halved the price almost immediately. But James is not the only vacuum cleaner aficionado out there, and a few years ago, he made a special trip to the USA to the factory of his favorite, the Kirby vacuum cleaner. 00:03:15,140 There is also an American website called Vacuum Land that's dedicated to vacuum cleaner collectors. 00:03:22,600 This year, they're even holding a convention in Texas with competition, awards, and lectures on the subject. So James might want to pop back to the United States to meet some vacuum lovers. 00:03:37,240 So if you've been inspired and want to visit James's Vacuum Cleaner Museum, what days could you go to visit? Well, they're open all year round from nine thirty AM to five thirty PM from Tuesdays to Saturdays, except Thursdays when they're open until seven PM, and Mondays when the museum is closed. 00:03:59,100 Before you hear the rest of the broadcast, you have some time to look at questions sixteen to twenty. 00:04:11,460 Now listen carefully and answer questions sixteen to twenty. 00:04:28,700 The history of vacuum cleaner is an interesting one. The first commercially available powered vacuum cleaner was invented in nineteen oh one and was called the Puffing Billy. 00:04:41,160 It was so large it had to be pulled by horses and parked outside the house where the cleaning was being done. It was initially driven by an oil engine, although it was later adapted to be powered by electricity, and it was used to clean the carpets and the malice of King Edward Seventh in London. 00:05:01,700 One of the most famous electric vacuum cleaners is known as the Hoover. 00:05:07,100 This was developed in the USA in nineteen oh eight. It's often thought that it was created by Mr. Hoover, but in fact it was created by a James Spangler, who worked as a cleaner in a department store. 00:05:21,140 Mr. Hoover was a businessman who bought the idea and then developed and marketed it in the USA and other countries. 00:05:29,780 The Electrolux Model Five was developed in nineteen twenty-five. Up until that time, vacuum cleaners had been heavy devices which were not easily bought from. This was a lighter model which laid on the floor and can be pulled along on two strips of metal, and this was an idea that was copied by many other manufacturers. Then there's the Electrolux Thirty or XXX, which was developed in nineteen thirty-seven in the USA and is perhaps the most visually elegant vacuum cleaner of all, with its sleek lines inspired by the art deco architecture popular in the nineteen thirties. 00:06:09,360 The most prized model in James's museum is the Kirby model, which is actually gold-plated. Kirby made pieces trophy, but they also manufacture vacuum cleaners for everyday use, as sold only by salesmen who demonstrated them only in the customer's home. 00:06:28,540 But even the everyday model might eventually become collector's items. 00:06:33,840 Now, if you want to visit the museum... 00:06:36,780 That is the end of part two. You now have half a minute to check your answers. ## 题目与答案 ### 11. 11 When did James Brown start collecting vacuum cleaners? 11 When did James Brown start collecting vacuum cleaners? - at 4 years old - at 8 years old - at 30 years old **答案**：at 8 years old 原文定位：James first fell in love with vacuum cleaners when he was only four years old;However, it wasn't until James was eight years old that he first acquired his own vacuum cleaner;that was the beginning of his collections 同义替换：「start collecting」↔「first acquired」 ### 12. 12 James can listen to a vacuum cleaner and identify 12 James can listen to a vacuum cleaner and identify - which company made it - what problem it might have - the age of the battery life **答案**：which company made it 原文定位：When I tested him out on five different machines, switching them on and pushing them across the floor, he had no problem telling me the manufacturer of each one, and he could even tell its age 同义替换：「identify」↔「telling」；「company」↔「manufacturer」 ### 13. 13 Before the 1950s, vacuum cleaners cost 13 Before the 1950s, vacuum cleaners cost - the same price of an average car - almost a whole year's salary - about three months' wages **答案**：about three months' wages 原文定位：In today's money, you would have had to pay around a third of the price for an average car, which is around three months' wages for most people ### 14. 14 Why did James make a trip to the USA a few years ago? 14 Why did James make a trip to the USA a few years ago? - to win an award in Texas - to visit the Kirby Factory - to meet some vacuum collectors **答案**：to visit the Kirby Factory 原文定位：But James is not the only vacuum cleaner aficionado out there, and a few years ago, he made a special trip to the USA to the factory of his favorite, the Kirby vacuum cleaner ### 15. 15 On what day is the vacuum cleaner museum open late? 15 On what day is the vacuum cleaner museum open late? - Tuesday to Saturday - Monday - Thursday **答案**：Thursday 原文定位：they're open all year round from nine thirty AM to five thirty PM from Tuesdays to Saturdays, except Thursdays when they're open until seven PM, and Mondays when the museum is closed ### 16. Puffing Billy Puffing Billy - not available in shops - specially designed to be easy to move - as large as a horse - used two different sources of power - designed by a businessman - named after a person other than the inventor **答案**：as large as a horse 原文定位：The first commercially available powered vacuum cleaner was invented in nineteen oh one and was called the Puffing Billy. It was so large it had to be pulled by horses ### 17. Hoover Hoover - not available in shops - specially designed to be easy to move - as large as a horse - used two different sources of power - designed by a businessman - named after a person other than the inventor **答案**：named after a person other than the inventor 原文定位：It's often thought that it was created by Mr. Hoover, but in fact it was created by a James Spangler;Mr. Hoover was a businessman who bought the idea and then developed and marketed it ### 18. Electrolux Model V Electrolux Model V - not available in shops - specially designed to be easy to move - as large as a horse - used two different sources of power - designed by a businessman - named after a person other than the inventor **答案**：specially designed to be easy to move 原文定位：The Electrolux Model Five was developed in 1925;This was a lighter model which laid on the floor and can be pulled along on two strips of metal ### 19. Electrolux Triple X Electrolux Triple X - not available in shops - specially designed to be easy to move - as large as a horse - used two different sources of power - designed by a businessman - named after a person other than the inventor **答案**：associated with a style of building 原文定位：Then there's the Electrolux Thirty or XXX, which was developed in 1979 in the USA and is perhaps the most visually elegant vacuum cleaner of all, with its sleek lines inspired by the art deco architecture popular in the 1930 同义替换：「associated with」↔「inspired by」；「building」↔「architecture」 ### 20. Kirby Kirby - not available in shops - specially designed to be easy to move - as large as a horse - used two different sources of power - designed by a businessman - named after a person other than the inventor **答案**：not available in shops 原文定位：The most prized model in James's museum is the Kirby model;as sold only by salesmen who demonstrated them only in the customer's home --- 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。