英语六级听力考试预测模拟练习Model Test Nine（在线收听）

[00:00.00]1.M:Good morning.This is Tom Alexander at World Travel Agency.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 Jack 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 awfully 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 postponed 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 drawn 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 ancestors ate raw meat.

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

[02:35.17]Some specialists 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 learned how to make fires and how to cook their food.

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

[03:09.99]One theory is that many years ago some people who lived in a coastal 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 flavouring 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 productive abilities,and move towards a state of civilization.