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英语六级听力原文

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长对话1：

西班牙蔬菜汤

M：

What’sallthat?

Areyougoingtomakeasalad?

W：

No，I’mgoingtomakeagazpacho.

M：

What’sthat?

W：

GazpachoisacoldsoupfromSpain.It’smostlyvegetables.Iguessyoucancallitaliquidsalad.

M：

Coldsoup?

Soundsweird.

W：

It’sdelicious.Trustme！

ItrieditforthefirsttimeduringmysummervacationinSpain.Yousee，inthesouthofSpain，itgetsveryhotandsummer，upto42degreesCelsius，soacoldgazpachoisveryrefreshing.Themainingredientsaretomato，cucumber，bellpeppers，oliveoilandstalebread.

M：

Stalebread?

Surelyyoumeanbreadfordippingintothesoup.

W：

No.breadiscrushedandblendedin，likeeverythingelse.Itaddstextureandthicknesstothesoup.

M：

um…andisithealthy?

W：

Sure.AsIsaidearlier，it’smostlyvegetables.Youcanalsoadddifferentthingsifyoulikesuchashalf-boiledeggsorcuredham.

M：

Curedham?

What’sthat?

W：

That’sanotherSpanishdelicacy.Haveyouneverheardofit?

It’squitefamous.

M：

No.Isitgoodtoo?

W：

Oh，yeah，definitely.It’samazing.It’salittledryandsalty.Anditisveryexpensivebecauseitcomesfromaspecialtypeofpigthatonlyeatsaspecialtypeoffood.Thehamiscoveredinsalttodryandpreserveit，andlefthungforuptotwoyears.Ithasaverydistinctfavor.

M：

um，soundsinteresting.WherecanIfindsome?

W：

ItusedtobedifficulttogetSpanishproducehere，butit'snowalotmorecommon.Mostlargesupermarketchainshavecuredhaminlittlepackets.ButinSpain，youcanbuyawholeleg.

M：

Awholepigleg?

Whywouldanybodywantsomuchham?

W：

InSpain，manypeoplebuyawholelegforspecialgroupeventssuchasChristmas.Theycutitthemselvesintoverythinsliceswithalongflatknife.

Q1Whatdowelearnaboutgazpacho?

Q2Forwhatpurposeisstalebreadmixedintogazpacho?

Q3Whydoesthewomanthinkgazpachoishealthy?

Q4whatdoesthewomensayaboutcuredham?

1。

A。

ItisaSpanishsoup

2。

C。

Tomakeitthicker。

3。

B。

Itismainlymadeofvegetables。

4。

D。

Itcomesfromaspecialkindofpig。

长对话2：

买酒送上司

M：

Hello，Iwishtobuyabottleofwine.

W：

Hi，yes.Whatkindofwinewouldyoulike?

M：

Idon’tknow.Sorry，Idon’tknowmuchaboutwine.

W：

That’snoproblematall.What’stheoccasionandhowmuchwouldyouliketospend?

M：

It’sformyboss.It’shisbirthday.IknowhelikeswinebutIdon’tknowwhattype.Ialsodidnotwantanythingtooexpensive.Maybemiddlerange.Howmuchwouldyousayisamiddlerangebottleofawineapproximately?

W：

Well，itvariesgreatly.Ourlowestpricesarearound60dollarsabottlebutthosearetablewines.TheyarenotveryspecialandIwouldnotsuggestthemasagift.Ontheotherhand，ourmostexpensivebottlesareoverahundredandfiftydollars.Ifyouarelookingforsomethingpricedinthemiddle，Iwouldsayanythingbetween30dollarsand60dollarswouldmakeadecentgift.Howdoesthatsound?

M：

um，yeah.Iguesssomethinginthevicinityof30or40wouldbegood.Whichtypewouldyourecommend?

W：

Iwouldsaythesafestoptionisalwaysaredwine.Theyaregenerallymorepopularthanwhitesandcanusuallybepairedwithfoodmoreeasily.OurspecialtyhereareItalianwinesandthesetendtobefruitywithmediumacidity.ThisonehereisaChiantiwhichisperhapsItaly'smostfamoustypeofredwine.Alternatively，youmaywishtotryandsurpriseyourbosswithsomethinglesscommonsuchasthisZinfandel.ThegrapesareoriginallynativetoCroatia，butthiswineryisineasternItaly.Andithasmorespicyandpepperyflavor.So，tosummarize，theChiantiismoreclassicalandZinfandelmoreexciting.Botharesimilarlypriced，andjustunder40dollars.

M：

I'llgowithChiantithen，thanks.

Q5Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftablewines?

Q6Whatisthepricerangeofwinethemanwillconsider?

Q7Whydoesthewomanrecommendredwines?

Q8Whatdowelearnaboutthewinethemanfinallybought?

5。

C。

Theydonotmakedecentgifts。

6。

D。

$30-$40

7。

A。

Theygowellwithdifferentkindsoffood。

8。

C。

ItisItaly’smostfamoustypeofredwine。

PassageOne：

战时密码

Manypeopleenjoysecretcodes.Theharderthecode，themoresomepeoplewilltrytofigureitout.Inwartime，codesareespeciallyimportant.Theyhelparmysendnewsaboutbattlesandthesizesofenemyforces.Neithersidewantsitscodesbrokenbytheother.Oneveryimportantcodewasneverbroken.ItwasusedduringWorldWarIIbytheAmericans.Itwasaspokencodeneverwrittendown.AnditwasdevelopedandusedbyNavajoIndians.Theywerecalled“theNavajocodetalkers”theNavajoscreatedthecodeintheirownlanguage.Navajoishardtolearn.Onlyafewpeopleknowit.Soitwasprettycertainthattheenemywouldnotbeabletounderstandthecoldtalkers.Inaddition，thetalkersusedcodewords.Theycalledasubmarineanironfishandasmallbombthrownbyhandapotato.Iftheywantedtospellsomething，theyusedcodewordsforlettersofthealphabet.Forinstance，theletterAwasantorappleoreggs.ThecodetalkersworkedmostlyintheislandsinthePacific.Oneortwowouldbeassignedtoagroupofsoldiers.Theywouldsendmessagesbyfieldtelephonetothecodetalkerinthenextgroup.Andhewouldrelaytheinformationtohiscommander.Thecodetalkersplayedanimportantpartinseveralbattles.Theyhelpedtroopscoordinatetheirmovementsandattacks.Afterthewar，theUSgovernmenthonoredthemforwhattheyhadaccomplished.Theirswasthemostsuccessfulwartimecodeeverused.

Q9Whatdoesthespeakersaymanypeopleenjoydoing?

Q10WhatdowelearnaboutNavajocodetalkers?

Q11Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

9。

B。

Decodingsecretmessage。

10。

D。

TheyhelpedtheU.S。

armyinWorldWarTwo。

11。

A。

Amilitarycodethatwasneverbroken。

PassageTwo：

科技会给将来经济/工作带来哪些变化

Ifyouareyoungandthinkingaboutyourcareer.Youwanttoknowwhereyoucanmakealiving.Well，it’sgoingtobeatechnologicalreplacementofalotofknowledge-intensivejobsinthenexttwentyyears.Particularly，inthetwolargestsectorsoflaborforcewithprofessionalskills.Oneisteachingandtheotherhealthcare.Youhavesomanyapplicationsandsoftwareandplatformsthataregoingtocomeinandprovideinformationandserviceinthesetwofields，whichmeansalotofhealthcareandeducationsectorswouldberadicallychangedandalotofjobswillbelost.Now，wherewillthenewjobsbefound?

Well，theoneextraeconomycan’tbeeasilyduplicatedbyevensmarttechnologiesisthecaringsector，thepersonalcaresector.Thatis，youcan’treallygetarobottodoagreatmassageorphysicallytherapy.Oryoucan’tgetthekindofpersonalattentionyourneedwithregardtotherapyoranyotherpersonalservices.Theycouldbeveryhighandpersonalservices.Therapistsdochargealotofmoney.Ithinkthere’snolimittotheamountofpersonalattentionandpersonalcarepeoplewouldlikeiftheycouldaffordit.Buttherealquestioninthefutureishowcomepeopleaffordthesethingsiftheydon’thavemoneybecausetheycan’tgetajobthatpaysenough.That’swhyIwrotethisbookwhichisabouthowtoreorganizetheeconomyforthefuturewhentechnologybringsaboutdestructivechangestowhatweusedtoconsiderhighincomework.

Q12Whatdoesthespeakersaywillhappeninthenext20years?

Q13Wherewillyoungpeoplehavemorechancestofindjobs?

Q14Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttherapists?

Q15Whatisthespeaker’sbookabout?

12。

C。

Alotofknowledge-intensivejobswillbereplaced。

13。

D。

Inthepersonalcaresector。

14。

B。

Theychargehighprices。

15。

D。

Thetremendouschangesnewtechnologywillbringtopeople’slives。

Recording1：

美国发现世界上最早铺设高速公路

Americanresearchershavediscoveredtheworld'soldestpavedroad，a4,600-year-oldhighway.itlinkedastonepitintheEgyptiandeserttowaterwaysthatcarriedblockstomonumentsitesalongtheNile.

Theeight-mileroadisatleast500yearsolderthananypreviouslydiscoveredroad.ItistheonlypavedroaddiscoveredinancientEgypt，saidgeologistThomasBownoftheU.S.GeologicalSurvey.HereportedthediscoveryFriday，"Theroadprobablydoesn'trankwiththepyramidsasaconstructionfeat，butitisamajorengineeringachievement,"saidhiscolleague，geologistJamesHarrelloftheUniversityofToledo."Notonlyistheroadearlierthanwethoughtpossible，wedidn'teventhinktheybuiltroads."

Theresearchersalsomadeadiscoveryinthestonepitatthenorthernendoftheroad：

thefirstevidencethattheEgyptiansusedrocksaws."Thisistheoldestexampleofsawsbeingusedforcuttingstone,"saidBown’scolleague，JamesHoffmeierofWheatonCollegeinIllinois,"That'stwotechnologieswedidn'tknowtheyhad,"Harrellsaid."Andwedon'tknowwhytheywerebothabandoned."

TheroadwasdiscoveredintheFaiyumDepression，about45milessouthwestofCairo.Shortsegmentsoftheroadhadbeenobservedbyearlierexplorers，Bownsaid，buttheyfailedtorealizeitssignificanceorfollowupontheirobservations.Bownandhiscolleaguesstumbledacrossitwhiletheyweredoinggeologicalmappingintheregion.

Theroadwasclearlybuilttoprovideservicesforthenewlydiscoveredstonepit.BownandHarrellhavefoundthecampthathousedworkersatthestonepit.Theroadappearstodaytogonowhere，endinginthemiddleofthedesert.Whenitwasbuilt，itsterminalwasadockontheshoreofLakeMoeris，whichhadanelevationofabout66feetabovesealevel，thesameasthedock.

LakeMoerisreceiveditswaterfromtheannualfloodsoftheNile.Atthetimeofthefloods，theriverandlakewereatthesamelevelandconnectedthroughagapinthehillsnearthemodernvillagesofel-LahunandHawara.HarrellandBownbelievethatblockswereloadedontobargesduringthedryseason，t