2018上半年英语六级考试听力原文卷一

　　长对话1

　　M: What’s all that? Are you going to make a salad?

　　W: No, I’m going to make a gazpacho.

　　M: What’s that?

　　W: Gazpacho is a cold soup from Spain. It’s mostly vegetables. I guess you can call it a liquid salad.

　　M: Cold soup? Sounds weird.

　　W: It’s delicious. Trust me! I tried it for the first time during my summer vacation in Spain. You see, in the south of Spain, it gets very hot and summer, up to 42 degrees Celsius, so a cold gazpacho is very refreshing. The main ingredients are tomato, cucumber, bell peppers, olive oil and stale bread.

　　M: Stale bread? Surely you mean bread for dipping into the soup.

　　W: No. bread is crushed and blended in, like everything else. It adds texture and thickness to the soup.

　　M: um…and is it healthy?

　　W: Sure. As I said earlier, it’s mostly vegetables. You can also add different things if you like such as half-boiled eggs or cured ham.

　　M: Cured ham? What’s that?

　　W: That’s another Spanish delicacy. Have you never heard of it? It’s quite famous.

　　M: No. Is it good too?

　　W: Oh, yeah, definitely. It’s amazing. It’s a little dry and salty. And it is very expensive because it comes from a special type of pig that only eats a special type of food. The ham is covered in salt to dry and preserve it, and left hung for up to two years. It has a very distinct favor.

　　M: um, sounds interesting. Where can I find some?

　　W: It used to be difficult to get Spanish produce here, but it's now a lot more common. Most large supermarket chains have cured ham in little packets. But in Spain, you can buy a whole leg.

　　M: A whole pig leg? Why would anybody want so much ham?

　　W: In Spain, many people buy a whole leg for special group events such as Christmas. They cut it themselves into very thin slices with a long flat knife.

　　Q1 What do we learn about gazpacho?

　　Q2 For what purpose is stale bread mixed into gazpacho?

　　Q3 Why does the woman think gazpacho is healthy?

　　Q4 what does the women say about cured ham?

　　长对话2

　　M: Hello, I wish to buy a bottle of wine.

　　W: Hi, yes. What kind of wine would you like?

　　M: I don’t know. Sorry, I don’t know much about wine.

　　W: That’s no problem at all. What’s the occasion and how much would you like to spend?

　　M: It’s for my boss. It’s his birthday. I know he likes wine but I don’t know what type. I also did not want anything too expensive. Maybe middle range. How much would you say is a middle range bottle of a wine approximately?

　　W: Well, it varies greatly. Our lowest prices are around 60 dollars a bottle but those are table wines. They are not very special and I would not suggest them as a gift. On the other hand, our most expensive bottles are over a hundred and fifty dollars. If you are looking for something priced in the middle, I would say anything between 30 dollars and 60 dollars would make a decent gift. How does that sound?

　　M: um, yeah. I guess something in the vicinity of 30 or 40 would be good. Which type would you recommend?

　　W: I would say the safest option is always a red wine. They are generally more popular than whites and can usually be paired with food more easily. Our specialty here are Italian wines and these tend to be fruity with medium acidity. This one here is a Chianti which is perhaps Italy's most famous type of red wine. Alternatively, you may wish to try and surprise your boss with something less common such as this Zinfandel. The grapes are originally native to Croatia, but this winery is in eastern Italy. And it has more spicy and peppery flavor. So, to summarize, the Chianti is more classical and Zinfandel more exciting. Both are similarly priced, and just under 40 dollars.

　　M: I'll go with Chianti then, thanks.

　　Q5 What does the woman think of table wines?

　　Q6 What is the price range of wine the man will consider?

　　Q7 Why does the woman recommend red wines?

　　Q8 What do we learn about the wine the man finally bought?