本书主要有以下几大特点：1. 点线结合，一举攻破听力障碍。2. 整体把握，高效、快速做阅读。3. 经典范文，助力高分作文。4. 勤记多练，口语制胜法宝。

1. 点线结合，一举攻破听力障碍。编者将听力部分设计成“词汇注释”“交际与语言表达”“考题解析”三个部分，从点状的词汇到线性的句式表达，再到细致的解题分析，逐一攻破三大听力障碍。2. 整体把握，高效、快速做阅读。在本书阅读部分，编者着重列出了“文章结构”这一部分，目的是帮助考生从整体上把握文章结构与内容；“词汇注释”提供了生词及熟词僻义在原文中的义项；“考题解析”对各题型进行归类，分析各类题目的答题技巧及注意事项。“参考译文”力求根据常识进行理解，将文章按作者的本意进行翻译，确保上下文连贯通顺。3. 经典范文，助力高分作文。对中国考生而言，写作极易败在“中式英语”上——一方面是用词用语不够地道;另一方面是句式结构简单，表达不够深刻。还有部分考生对题目理解不够透彻。为了消除这些障碍，本书通过编写高品质范文(配译文)，对考题进行了由表及里的透析，提供了极具权威性、观点不同(针对Task 2)的精彩范文。4. 勤记多练，口语制胜法宝。雅思口语的主观性和灵活性都很强，想要清晰流畅地表达出自己的见解，唯有不断练习。本书由雅思认证考官结合多年口语教学实践经验，使用精练的语言、恰当的观点回答口语命题，向考生展示雅思口语考试的制胜法宝。每道口语题都提供两个角度的范文，供考生全面学习各类话题和观点的表达。

CONTENTSTest 1Listening·······························································1Part 1 ································································1Part 2 ································································5Part 3 ································································10Part 4 ································································15Reading·······························································20Reading Passage 1 ······················································20Reading Passage 2 ······················································29Reading Passage 3 ······················································40Writing································································54Writing Task 1 ··························································54Writing Task 2 ··························································56Speaking·······························································60Part 1 ·································································60Part 2 ·································································62Part 3 ·································································64Test 2Listening·······························································68Part 1 ·································································68Part 2 ·································································72Part 3 ·································································78Part 4 ·································································82Reading································································89Reading Passage 1 ·······················································89Reading Passage 2 ·······················································98Reading Passage 3 ·······················································108Writing·································································122Writing Task 1 ···························································122Writing Task 2 ···························································124Speaking································································128Part 1 ··································································128Part 2 ··································································129Part 3 ··································································130Test 3Listening································································134Part 1 ··································································134Part 2 ··································································137Part 3 ··································································142Part 4 ··································································146Reading·································································151Reading Passage 1 ························································151Reading Passage 2 ························································160Reading Passage 3 ························································170Writing·································································183Writing Task 1 ···························································183Writing Task 2 ···························································185Speaking································································188Part 1 ··································································188Part 2 ··································································190Part 3 ··································································191Test 4Listening·································································195Part 1 ··································································195Part 2 ··································································199Part 3 ··································································203Part 4 ··································································208Reading ································································214Reading Passage 1 ························································214Reading Passage 2 ························································222Reading Passage 3 ························································233Writing ·································································247Writing Task 1 ···························································247Writing Task 2 ···························································249Speaking ·······························································252Part 1 ··································································252Part 2 ··································································253Part 3 ··································································255