雅思听力全真模拟 Test 4（7.5+ 难度 · 4 Section · 带音频）
第四套标杆版：住宿咨询 / 图书馆新馆导览 / 远程工作研究 / 睡眠与记忆。 ⚠️ 本套严格对标剑桥真题：含前置干扰、原词陷阱、多人学术辩论、Section 4 学术长难句。
Section 1 · 学生住宿咨询（Questions 1–5）
场景：国际学生 Marco Rossi 致电大学住宿办公室。
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Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.
| Q | Notes | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surname: ______ | |
| 2 | Preferred accommodation: ______ room | |
| 3 | Weekly rent: £ ______ | |
| 4 | Deposit: £ ______ | |
| 5 | Move-in date: ______ July |
Section 2 · 城市图书馆新馆导览（Questions 6–10）
场景：图书馆员 Sarah 带领新志愿者熟悉 Riverside Library 新分馆。
🎧 Section 2 音频
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
6 Where is the new library located?
- A. in the city centre
- B. near the university
- C. by the river
7 What is on the third floor?
- A. the children's section
- B. the silent reading room
- C. the media centre
8 What does Sarah say about the café?
- A. it is open 24 hours
- B. it serves hot food
- C. it is on the ground floor
9 What must volunteers wear?
- A. a uniform
- B. comfortable shoes
- C. an ID badge
10 The library closes at ______ on Sundays.
Section 3 · 远程工作研究讨论（Questions 11–14）
场景：Dr Patel 与学生 James 和 Priya 讨论关于远程工作的研究项目。三人互相反驳、修正观点。
🎧 Section 3 音频
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
11 What was James's initial hypothesis about remote work productivity?
- A. it decreases due to isolation
- B. it increases due to fewer distractions
- C. it remains the same as office work
12 What does Priya challenge in James's methodology?
- A. the sample size
- B. the control group
- C. the time period studied
13 How does Dr Patel resolve their disagreement?
- A. she agrees with Priya
- B. she suggests a mixed approach
- C. she asks them to restart the study
14 What will James do by next week?
- A. redesign the survey
- B. collect new data
- C. interview participants
Section 4 · 睡眠与记忆巩固（Questions 15–19）
场景：认知神经科学讲座——Sleep and Memory Consolidation。学术长难句，信息密度高。
🎧 Section 4 音频
Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.
| Q | Notes | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | During deep sleep, the brain replays recently acquired ______ | |
| 16 | This process strengthens connections in the ______ | |
| 17 | REM sleep is particularly important for ______ memory | |
| 18 | Sleep deprivation impairs the ability to form new ______ | |
| 19 | The speaker recommends at least ______ hours of sleep before learning |
听力原文 Transcript（做题后再看）
SECTION 1
Accommodation Officer: Good afternoon, University Housing. How can I help? Marco: Hi, I'm an international student. I'd like to enquire about summer accommodation. Officer: Certainly. Your full name? Marco: Marco Rossi. R-O-S-S-I. Officer: And what type of accommodation are you looking for? Marco: Well, I was thinking of a shared flat, actually. Wait — no, actually, I've changed my mind. I'd prefer a single room. Shared flats get too noisy when I'm studying for exams. Officer: A single room. And what's your budget? Marco: Around £120 a week? Officer: I'm afraid single rooms start at £145. The shared flat would be £120. Marco: £145 is fine then. Officer: Weekly rent is £145. The deposit is £400 — that's four weeks' rent. Marco: When can I move in? Officer: The 1st of August is the earliest. Wait, let me check... Actually, we have a cancellation on the 25th of July. That works? Marco: The 25th is perfect.
SECTION 2
Sarah: Welcome to Riverside Library. I'm Sarah, the volunteer coordinator. Sam: Thanks, Sarah. It's great to be here. Sarah: The building is on the riverside, right by the old bridge. Many people think it's near the university, but it's actually a ten-minute walk from the campus. Sam: Got it. Sarah: The ground floor has reception and the café. The first floor is fiction, second floor is non-fiction. Third floor is the silent reading room — absolutely no talking there. Sam: What about children's books? Sarah: Children's section is in the basement, not on the third floor. And media centre — DVDs, music — is on the first floor next to fiction. Sam: The café — is it open all day? Sarah: It opens at 8 a.m. and closes at 6 p.m. We'd love it to be 24 hours, but security won't allow it. It serves light snacks and coffee, but no hot food. Sam: What should volunteers wear? Sarah: No uniform — just comfortable shoes. We'll give you an ID badge on your first day. Sam: Closing times? Sarah: Weekdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays until 6. Sundays we open at 11 and close at 4 p.m.
SECTION 3
Dr Patel: Right, James, Priya — let's talk about your remote work study. James, you presented your initial findings last week. What was your hypothesis again? James: My hypothesis was that remote workers are less productive because the home environment is full of distractions — beds, television, family members. Priya: But that's exactly what I disagree with. My data shows the opposite — remote workers actually report higher productivity because they're not interrupted by colleagues stopping by their desks every ten minutes. Dr Patel: Interesting. So you're saying distractions at home are less severe than office interruptions? Priya: Exactly. In my sample of 200 workers, 68% said they got more done at home. James: But your sample was from a single tech company. Mine was across multiple industries. Priya: That's a fair point. My sample might be biased — tech workers tend to be self-disciplined. Dr Patel: So what's the conclusion? Both of you have partial evidence but different populations. James: Maybe we should combine our datasets? Priya: That makes sense. We could control for industry type. Dr Patel: Good idea. James, can you redesign the survey next week to include Priya's questions about office interruptions? Then we'll run a combined analysis. James: Sure. But what about the interviews we planned? Dr Patel: Put those on hold for now. Fix the survey first.
SECTION 4
Good morning. Today we're examining the role of sleep in memory consolidation — a process that researchers now understand to be far more complex than previously assumed.
During deep, slow-wave sleep, the brain replays patterns of neural activity that were originally encoded during waking hours. This replay, which occurs primarily in the hippocampus, gradually transfers recently acquired memories to the neocortex, where they become integrated into long-term storage. Crucially, this transfer is not passive; it involves a selective filtering mechanism that prioritises emotionally salient or behaviourally relevant information.
Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep, which occurs in cycles throughout the night but predominates in the early morning hours, serves a distinct but complementary function. While deep sleep strengthens factual and declarative memories — names, dates, formulas — REM sleep appears to be particularly important for procedural memory and creative problem-solving. Studies have shown that individuals who sleep after learning a complex motor task show significantly better performance on subsequent tests than those who stay awake.
Sleep deprivation, by contrast, impairs both the encoding and the consolidation of new information. The prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for executive function and attention, is particularly vulnerable to sleep loss, explaining why fatigued students struggle to concentrate during lectures. Research consistently demonstrates that at least seven hours of sleep before a learning session optimises both attention span and subsequent memory retention.
答案与解析
Section 1
- Rossi
- single（先说 shared flat，后改口 single room）
- 145（先说 £120，纠正为 £145）
- 400
- 25th（先说 1st August，纠正为 25th July）
Section 2
- C（by the river；干扰项 B near university 被否定）
- B（third floor = silent reading room；干扰项 A children's 在 basement）
- C（café on ground floor；干扰项 A "would love to be 24 hours" 被否定）
- B（comfortable shoes；干扰项 D ID badge 是给的不是穿的）
- 4 p.m.
Section 3
- A（James 初始假设：居家分心→效率低；Priya 反驳）
- B（Priya 质疑样本只来自一家科技公司——控制组有偏差）
- B（Dr Patel 建议合并数据——mixed approach）
- A（redesign the survey；干扰项 C interview 被"put on hold"否定）
Section 4
- neural activity（原文 "patterns of neural activity"）
- neocortex（从 hippocampus 转移到 neocortex）
- procedural（REM 对 procedural memory 尤其重要）
- information（新信息编码受损）
- seven / 7
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