2018年6月英語六級聽力原文

2018年6月英語六級聽力原文2018年6月英語六級聽力原文2018年6月英語六級聽力原文資料僅供參考文件編號：2022年4月2018年6月英語六級聽力原文版本號：A修改號：1頁次：1.0審核：批準(zhǔn):發(fā)布日期：2018年6月英語六級聽力原文長對話1：西班牙蔬菜湯M:What’sallthatAreyougoingtomakeasaladW:No,I’mgoingtomakeagazpacho.M:What’sthat?W:GazpachoisacoldsoupfromSpain.It’smostlyvegetables.Iguessyoucancallitaliquidsalad.M:ColdsoupSoundsweird.W:It’sdelicious.Trustme!ItrieditforthefirsttimeduringmysummervacationinSpain.Yousee,inthesouthofSpain,itgetsveryhotandsummer,upto42degreesCelsius,soacoldgazpachoisveryrefreshing.Themainingredientsaretomato,cucumber,bellpeppers,oliveoilandstalebread.M:StalebreadSurelyyoumeanbreadfordippingintothesoup.W:No.breadiscrushedandblendedin,likeeverythingelse.Itaddstextureandthicknesstothesoup.M:um…andisithealthy?W:Sure.AsIsaidearlier,it’smostlyvegetables.Youcanalsoadddifferentthingsifyoulikesuchashalf-boiledeggsorcuredham.M:CuredhamWhat’sthat

W:That’sanotherSpanishdelicacy.HaveyouneverheardofitIt’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:AwholepiglegWhywouldanybodywantsomuchham

W:InSpain,manypeoplebuyawholelegforspecialgroupeventssuchasChristmas.Theycutitthemselvesintoverythinsliceswithalongflatknife.Q1Whatdowelearnaboutgazpacho?

Q2Forwhatpurposeisstalebreadmixedintogazpacho?

Q3Whydoesthewomanthinkgazpachoishealthy?

Q4whatdoesthewomensayaboutcuredham?1。A。ItisaSpanishsoup2。C。Tomakeitthicker。3。B。Itismainlymadeofvegetables。4。D。Itcomesfromaspecialkindofpig。長對話2：買酒送上司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-$407。A。Theygowellwithdifferentkindsoffood。8。C。ItisItaly’smostfamoustypeofredwine。PassageOne：戰(zhàn)時密碼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：科技會給未來經(jīng)濟(jì)/工作帶來哪些變化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：美國發(fā)現(xiàn)世界上最早鋪設(shè)的高速公路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,thenfloatedovertotheNileduringthefloodstobeshippedofftothemonumentsitesatGizaandSaqqara.Q16:Whatdowelearnfromthelectureabouttheworld'soldestpavedroadinEgypt?Q17:Whatdidtheresearchersdiscoverinthestonepit?Q18:Forwhatpurposewasthepavedroadbuilt?16。C。itlinkedastonepittosomewaterways17。B。sawsusedforcuttingstone18。A。toprovideservicesforthestonepit。Recording2：中國針灸療法Thethin,extremelysharpneedlesdidn’thurtatallgoingin.Dr.Gongpiercedthemintomyleftarmaroundtheelbowthathadbeenbotheringme.Otherneedleswereslippedintomyleftwristand,strangely,intomyrightarm,andthenintobothmyclosedeyelids.Therewasn’tanydiscomfort,justamildwarmingsensation.However,Ididbegintowonderwhathaddrivenmehere,totheofficeofDr.JamesGonginNewYork’sChinatown.ThenIrememberedthetorturingpaininthatleftelbow.Severaltripstoahospitalandtwoexpensive,uncomfortablemedicaltestshadfailedtoproduceevenadiagnosis.“Maybeyouleanonyourleftarmtoomuch,”thedoctorconcluded,suggestingIseeabonedoctor.Duringthehoursspentwaitinginvaintoseeabonedoctor,Idecidedtotakeanothertrackandtryacupuncture.AChinese-AmericanfriendrecommendedDr.Gong.ItookthesubwaytoGong’ssecond-flooroffice,markedwithahand-paintedsign.Dr.GongspeaksEnglish,butnotoften.Mostofmyquestionstohimweregreetedwithafriendlylaugh,butImanagedtolethimknowwheremyarmhurt.Heaskedmetogointoaroom,hadmeliedownonabed,andwenttowork.Inthenextroom,Ilearned,awomandancerwasalsogettingatreatment.AsIlaythereawhile,Idriftedintoadream-likestateandfantasizedaboutwhatshelookedlike.AcupuncturiststodayareaslikelytobefoundonParkAvenueasonMottStreet.Inallthereareanestimated10,000acupuncturistsinthecountry.Nowadays,alotofmedicaldoctorshavelearnedacupuncturetechniques.Sohaveanumberofdentists.Reason?Patientdemand.Few,though,canadequatelyexplainhowacupunctureworks.Acupuncturistsmaysaythatthebodyhasmorethan800acupuncturepoints.AlifeforcecalledQicirculatesthroughthebody.Pointsontheskinareenergeticallyconnectedtospecificorgans,bodystructuresandsystems.AcupuncturepointsarestimulatedtobalancethecirculationofQi.Thetruthis,thoughacupunctureisatleast2,200yearsold,“nobodyreallyknowswhat’shappening,”saysPaulZmiewski,aPh.D.inChinesestudieswhopracticesacupunctureinPhiladelphia.Afterfivetreatments,therehasbeendramaticimprovementinmyarm,andthepainisafractionofwhatitwas.ThemainlysilentDr.Gongfinallyevenofferedadiagnosisforwhattroubledme.“Pinchednerve,”hesaid.Q19:Whatdoesthespeakerfindespeciallystrange?Q20:WhydidthespeakergoseeDr.Gong?Q21:WhataccountsforthegrowingpopularityofacupunctureintheUnitedStatesaccordingtothespeaker?19。B。Dr。Gongslippedinneedleswherehefeltnopain20。D。previousmedicaltreatmentsfailedtorelievehispain21。C。moreandmorepatientsaskforthetreatmentRecording3：出生順序?qū)π愿褚约澳闩c伴侶合拍度的影響RonaldandLouismarriedfor2decadesconsiderthemselvesahappycouplebutintheearlyyearsoftheirmarriagebothweredisturbedbypersistentargumentsthatseemedtofadeawaywithouteverbeingtrulyresolved.Theyuncoveredcluestowardswhatwasgoingwrongbyresearchingafascinatingsubject:Howbirthorderaffectsnotonlyyourpersonalitybutalsohowcompatibleyouarewithyourmate.RonaldandLouisareonlychildren,and"onlys"growupaccustomedtobetheappleofparents’eyes.Matchtwo“onlys”,andyouhavepartnerswhosubconsciouslyexpecteachothertocontinuefulfillingthisexpectation,whileneitherhasmuchexperienceinthegivingend.Hereisalistofcommonbirthordercharacteristics,andsomethoughtsonthebestandworst,marriagewouldmatchforeach.Theoldesttendstobeself-assured,responsible,ahigh-achieverandrelativelyseriousandreserved.Hemaybeslowtomakefriends,perhapscontainedwithonlyonecompanion.Thebestmatchesarewithayoungest,anonlyoramateraisedinalargefamily.Theworstmatchiswithanotheroldest,sincethetwowillbetoosovereigntoshareahouseholdcomfortably.Theyoungestchildofthefamilythrivesonattention,andtendstobeout-going,adventurous,opt