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英语六级听力原文
6月英语六级听力原文
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