# Survey on vacation jobs - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 2） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2020.12.26/2016.1.9 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/f5a1add6-64c1-4d0a-ad4a-535423075ed8（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 00:00:06,200 Section two. 00:00:08,020 You will hear a program on a student radio station. It describes the findings of a survey on vacation jobs taken by students the previous year. 00:00:19,080 First, you have some time to look at questions eleven to sixteen on page four. 00:00:44,980 Now listen carefully and answer questions eleven to sixteen. 00:00:52,880 Welcome to Student Life. It's spring, and many of you may be thinking about arranging work for the long vacation. So on today's program, Roger Anwell reports on a survey we conducted into the pleasures and problems of vacation jobs. Roger. 00:01:09,500 Thank you, Sarah. Well, the first thing to say is that by far the majority of students we surveyed did just three types of jobs. All of these obviously had their advantages and disadvantages. 00:01:21,960 Starting with stocktaking in supermarkets. 00:01:25,070 The thing that students said they enjoyed most about this job was the traveling. They were often required to go to branches to do their stock takes, and this was regarded as an interesting plus. 00:01:35,880 The main negative, however, was that they tended to find the job tiring with long hours spent on their feet and climbing high shelves. Now, one thing we did ask the students in our survey was whether they had any recommendations for other people taking on their job, and they said, perhaps not surprisingly, "Get good shoes. That's the only way you can keep going." 00:01:57,960 Another job which lots of students did was office work, and the positive feature of this actually rather surprised me until I remembered what a hot summer it was last year. 00:02:08,940 Lots of students named air conditioning as the best thing about office work. The downside, which many talked about, was wearing formal clothes. Obviously, this didn't go down too well with students. The advice most people gave was to select a large office. That way you have more variety of social contacts, otherwise the work can get very boring. The third job, which had attracted large numbers of students, was as a theme park attendant. And again, I got a surprise here because the big plus people talked about was good pay. Well, [chuckles] it must have improved since my day, I must say. 00:02:47,660 Anyway, the downside I did recognize, having to deal with difficult customers, especially in the heat when tempers get frayed. Not easy. And people said that it was a good idea to live nearby because there's a lot of shift work, and you don't have to worry about transport at difficult times of the day. 00:03:08,300 Before you hear the rest of the program, you have some time to look at questions seventeen to twenty on page five. 00:03:36,000 Now listen and answer questions seventeen to twenty. 00:03:43,180 So those were the findings from the survey on the most common student jobs. But not all student jobs have to be mundane and boring. 00:03:51,660 One of the students who responded in our survey spoke at length about his amazing job as a zoo attendant. 00:03:58,300 Peter Marshall had read about work opportunities on the zoo website and just went along with a friend to talk to someone in personnel. He was offered a job there and then, as easy as that. In previous years, he'd done singularly unexciting shop work, so he was very pleased to be doing such original work. 00:04:17,600 He ended up working for just under three months, which was actually slightly more than he'd anticipated and meant that he had to miss part of university term time. But he said it was well worth it because he thinks he's found his future career path as a result of this experience. He loved working on the educational side, in particular helping young kids understand about the animals in their natural environment. He said it was the most intriguing thing he'd ever done. 00:04:44,780 He tells us, though, that with final exams coming up, he won't be able to do any paid work this coming vacation. So why don't you apply? 00:04:54,820 If you're interested in getting further information about the findings of the survey... 00:05:01,940 That is the end of section two. You now have half a minute to check your answers. ## 题目与答案 ### 11. | Vacation Job | Main advantage | Main disadvantage | Recommendation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stocktaking | 11_____ | Tiring | 12..... | | Office work | Air-conditioning | 13..... | Choose a 14..... | | Theme park attendant | 15..... | Rude customers | 16..... | | Vacation Job | Main advantage | Main disadvantage | Recommendation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stocktaking | 11_____ | Tiring | 12..... | | Office work | Air-conditioning | 13..... | Choose a 14..... | | Theme park attendant | 15..... | Rude customers | 16..... | **答案**：travelling 原文定位：The thing that students said they enjoyed most about this job was the travelling. They were often required to go to branches to do their stock takes, and this was regarded as an interesting plus 同义替换：「Main advantage」↔「enjoyed most」 ### 12. | Vacation Job | Main advantage | Main disadvantage | Recommendation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stocktaking | 11..... | Tiring | 12_____ | | Office work | Air-conditioning | 13..... | Choose a 14..... | | Theme park attendant | 15..... | Rude customers | 16..... | | Vacation Job | Main advantage | Main disadvantage | Recommendation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stocktaking | 11..... | Tiring | 12_____ | | Office work | Air-conditioning | 13..... | Choose a 14..... | | Theme park attendant | 15..... | Rude customers | 16..... | **答案**：get good shoes 原文定位：Now, one thing we did ask the students in our survey was whether they had any recommendations for other people taking on their job, and they said, perhaps not surprisingly, "Get good shoes. That's the only way you can keep going ### 13. | Vacation Job | Main advantage | Main disadvantage | Recommendation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stocktaking | 11..... | Tiring | 12..... | | Office work | Air-conditioning | 13_____ | Choose a 14..... | | Theme park attendant | 15..... | Rude customers | 16..... | | Vacation Job | Main advantage | Main disadvantage | Recommendation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stocktaking | 11..... | Tiring | 12..... | | Office work | Air-conditioning | 13_____ | Choose a 14..... | | Theme park attendant | 15..... | Rude customers | 16..... | **答案**：wearing formal clothes 原文定位：Lots of students named air conditioning as the best thing about office work. The downside, which many talked about, was wearing formal clothes 同义替换：「Main disadvantage」↔「The downside」 ### 14. | Vacation Job | Main advantage | Main disadvantage | Recommendation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stocktaking | 11..... | Tiring | 12..... | | Office work | Air-conditioning | 13..... | Choose a 14_____ | | Theme park attendant | 15..... | Rude customers | 16..... | | Vacation Job | Main advantage | Main disadvantage | Recommendation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stocktaking | 11..... | Tiring | 12..... | | Office work | Air-conditioning | 13..... | Choose a 14_____ | | Theme park attendant | 15..... | Rude customers | 16..... | **答案**：large office 原文定位：The advice most people gave was to select a large office. That way you have more variety of social contacts, otherwise the work can get very boring 同义替换：「Recommendation」↔「The advice most people gave」；「Choose」↔「select」 ### 15. | Vacation Job | Main advantage | Main disadvantage | Recommendation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stocktaking | 11..... | Tiring | 12..... | | Office work | Air-conditioning | 13..... | Choose a 14..... | | Theme park attendant | 15_____ | Rude customers | 16..... | | Vacation Job | Main advantage | Main disadvantage | Recommendation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stocktaking | 11..... | Tiring | 12..... | | Office work | Air-conditioning | 13..... | Choose a 14..... | | Theme park attendant | 15_____ | Rude customers | 16..... | **答案**：good pay 原文定位：The third job, which had attracted large numbers of students, was as a theme park attendant. And again, I got a surprise here because the big plus people talked about was good pay 同义替换：「Main advantage」↔「the big plus」 ### 16. | Vacation Job | Main advantage | Main disadvantage | Recommendation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stocktaking | 11..... | Tiring | 12..... | | Office work | Air-conditioning | 13..... | Choose a 14..... | | Theme park attendant | 15..... | Rude customers | 16_____ | | Vacation Job | Main advantage | Main disadvantage | Recommendation | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stocktaking | 11..... | Tiring | 12..... | | Office work | Air-conditioning | 13..... | Choose a 14..... | | Theme park attendant | 15..... | Rude customers | 16_____ | **答案**：live nearby 原文定位：People said that it was a good idea to live nearby because there’s a lot of shift work, and you don’t have to worry about transport at difficult times of the day 同义替换：「Recommendation」↔「a good idea」 ### 17. 17 Peter learned about the job 17 Peter learned about the job - from a college friend - on the computer - from a student job centre **答案**：on the computer 原文定位：Peter Marshall had read about work opportunities on the zoo website and just went along with a friend to talk to someone in personnel 同义替换：「learned about the job」↔「read about work opportunities」；「on the computer」↔「on the zoo website」 ### 18. 18 Peter mainly enjoyed the job because it was 18 Peter mainly enjoyed the job because it was - easy - challenging - unusal **答案**：unusal 原文定位：In previous years, he'd done singularly unexciting shop work, so he was very pleased to be doing such original work 同义替换：「mainly enjoyed the job」↔「very pleased to be doing」；「unusual」↔「original」 ### 19. 19 The job's most interesting aspect was 19 The job's most interesting aspect was - learning about the environment - working with children - caring for the animals **答案**：working with children 原文定位：He loved working on the educational side, in particular helping young kids understand about the animals in their natural environment. He said it was the most intriguing thing he'd ever done 同义替换：「most interesting aspect」↔「the most intriguing thing」；「working with children」↔「helping young kids」 ### 20. 20 Peter has decided that next vacation he 20 Peter has decided that next vacation he - won't take a job - will work at the zoo - will work elsewhere **答案**：won't take a job 原文定位：He tells us, though, that with final exams coming up, he won’t be able to do any paid work this coming vacation 同义替换：「next」↔「this coming」；「job」↔「work」 --- 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。