英语六级听力考试预测模拟练习Model Test Nine

 

[00:00.00]1.M:Good morning.This is Tom Alexander at World Travel Agency¹.Is Mr.Collions there?

[00:07.84]W:No.He's out to lunch.May I take a message?

[00:11.26]Q: Where is Mr.Collions now?

[00:13.51]2.M:Tickets are 10 dollars for adults.Children's tickets are half price.

[00:19.64]W:Okay.I'd like two adults'and two children's tickets,please.

[00:24.48]Q:How much did the woman pay for the tickets,please.

[00:27.56]3.M:Has Jack² returned from America?

[00:31.61]W:He has been back here for 3 days now before he is sent to Europe?

[00:36.28]Q:Where is Jack now?

[00:38.24]4.Excuse me,would you please tell me when the next train to London will arrive?

[00:44.36]W:I'm sorry to tell you that the train is behind the schedule.You'll have to wait another 30 minutes.

[00:50.10]Q:What do we learn from the conversation?

[00:52.77]5.M:I'm awfully³ sorry you couldn't come to dinner with us as that new Chinese restaurant last week.The food was wonderful,the atmosphere was warm,and we all agreed that you should have been there,too.

[01:05.78]W:I'm sorry,too,but I just feel up it.I had a terrible cold and thought I'd be better off just staying at home.

[01:13.95]Q:When did the man go to dinner?

[01:16.07]6.W:Here's your change.

[01:19.60]M:Excuse me,miss.You gave me $3 in change.My bill was $16.2 and I give you $ 20.

[01:27.98]Q:How much should the man get in change?

[01:30.64]7.M:Shall we have an English test this afternoon?

[01:35.37]W:No.It is postponed⁴ because the teacher has to attend a meeting.

[01:40.10]Q:What can we learn from the conversation?

[01:42.92]8.M:Have you seen Mr.Smith?

[01:46.97]W:No,I have not seen him since the day before yesterday.

[01:50.58]Q:When did the woman last see Mr.Smith?

[01:53.68]9.W:Let's go into the shoe store.I need shoes to match my new dress.

[01:59.28]M:It's a good idea.I'm so tired from shopping that I will be glad to sit down,but I don't need any shoes.

[02:06.62]Q:What conclusion can be drawn⁵ from the conversation?

[02:09.91]10.M:I live in Los Angeles.Where do you live?

[02:14.56]W:I'm now living in Chicago,Illinois.I used to live in Tokyo,the capital city of Japan.

[02:20.30]Q:Where did the woman live?

[02:21.95]The Art of Cooking

[02:23.96]The art of cooking has been developed over many thousands of years.

[02:28.38]In the distant past,our ancestors⁶ ate raw meat.

[02:32.24]They did not know how to cook their food.

[02:35.17]Some specialists⁷ believe that it was forest fires that first introduced man to the art of cooking.

[02:42.30]Forest fires were sometimes started by storms,and people ran away.

[02:47.13]When they returned,they found that the animals which were caught in the fires and could not escape were"cooked",and that the cooked meat.

[02:54.92]Tasted much better than raw meat.

[02:57.53]From this,man began to realize that cooking made his food more tasty.

[03:02.49]Then they learned⁸ how to make fires and how to cook their food.

[03:06.67]However they still did not know how to flavour⁹ it.

[03:09.99]One theory is that many years ago some people who lived in a coastal¹⁰ area killed an animal on the seashore.

[03:17.59]They left the dead animal there for some time.

[03:20.88]The salt from the sea water covered the animal and later when the meat was cooked it had a very good taste.

[03:28.85]In time,man learned to collect salt to flavour his food.

[03:33.26]The discovery of cooking and flavouring¹¹ played a very important part in the development of man and of human society.

[03:40.89]The fact that man no longer ate raw meat make him different from other animals.

[03:46.27]Cooking and flavouring made food more healthy.

[03:49.80]Cooked food helped people to improve the condition of their minds and bodies,develop their productive¹² abilities,and move towards a state of civilization.

1 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

2 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

3 awfully   

adv.可怕地，非常地，极端地

参考例句：

• Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
• I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。

4 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

5 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

6 ancestors   

n.祖先( ancestor的名词复数 )；祖宗；原型；（动物的）原种

参考例句：

• His ancestors had come to America from Ireland. 他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。
• The custom of worshipping ancestors is prevalent among these people. 崇拜祖先的风俗在这些人中是普遍的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 specialists   

n.专家，行家( specialist的名词复数 )；专科医生

参考例句：

• a course designed primarily for specialists 主要为专业人员开设的课程
• They are each recognized specialists in their respective fields. 他们在各自的领域都被视为专家。

8 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

9 flavour   

n.味道；香味；调味料；风趣；特色

参考例句：

• The tea has lost its flavour.茶叶走味了。
• This movie really catches the flavour of New York.这部影片真正抓住了纽约的特色。

10 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

11 flavouring   

n.香料，调味品

参考例句：

• Add a few drops of peppermint flavouring. 加几滴薄荷香油。
• There is too much flavouring in the dish. 这个菜里调味品加得太多了。

12 productive   

adj.能生产的，有生产价值的，多产的

参考例句：

• We had a productive meeting that solved some problems.我们开了一个富有成效的会议，解决了一些问题。
• Science and technology are part of the productive forces.科学技术是生产力。