2019年6月英语六级第2套听力原文
Conversation 1
W: Wow! I would give anything to be more like Audrey Hepburn!
M:（1）I never really understood why so many girls were such big fans of her. I mean I've seen the famous films, Rome Holiday, breakfast at Tiffany's, and a few others, but I still don't fully get it. Was she that great of an actress
W: Well, for me, my adoration goes beyond her movies. She had such a classic elegance about her. She was always so poised, in part because she spent years training as a ballet dancer before becoming an actress.
M: Why didn't she stick to dancing as a career
W: It seems it was fate. (2)She suffered from inadequate nutrition during the war, and therefore a career as a professional dancer would have been too demanding on her body. So she focused on acting instead. Roman Holiday was her first big break which made her a star.
M: Was that the film that opened with her shopping for jewelry in New York city, you know, the scene she was wearing a black dress and dark sunglasses with a pearl necklace and long black gloves I see the photo of her in that costume everywhere. W: No, that one is Breakfast at Tiffany's. That costume is often referred to as the most famous little black dress of all time. (3)Her character in that film is very outgoing and charming, even though in real life Audrey always described herself as shy and quiet.
M: So what did she do after her acting career
W: (4)She dedicated much of her life to helping children in need. Her family received international aid during the war when she was growing up. I think that left a big impression on her. That's where I got the idea to volunteer for children's charity next weekend.
M: I'll join you. I may not be as charming as Audrey Hepburn, but I'm all for supporting a good cause.
对话1
Wow, I would give anything to be more like Audrey Hepburn.
哇！如果我能变得更像奥黛丽·赫本那样的话，无论让我付出什么我都愿意。
I never really understood why so many girls were such big fans of her.
我真的不能理解为什么这么多女孩都那么喜欢她。
I mean I've seen the famous films, Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany's and a few others, but I still don't fully get it.
我的意思是，我看过她的很多著名电影，《罗马假日》、《蒂凡尼的早餐》等，但我还是无法完全理解。
Was she that great an actress
她是那么伟大的女星吗
Well, for me, my adoration goes beyond her movies.
好吧，就我而言，我对她的喜欢不仅仅限于其电影。
She has such a classic elegance about her.
她有一种堪称经典的优雅。
She was always so poised.
她总是那么高雅。
In part, because she spent years training as a ballet dancer before becoming an actress.
部分原因是她在成为演员之前有数年时间都在接受芭蕾舞训练。
Why didn't she stick to dancing as a career
为什么她没有将跳舞作为职业呢
It seems it was fate.
或许是因为命运吧。
She suffered from inadequate nutrition during the war, and therefore a career as a professional dancer would have been too demanding on her body.
她在战时营养不良，如果做职业舞者的话，对她身体的要求就非常高。
So she focused on acting instead.
所以她就专注于演戏。
Roman Holiday was her first big break, which made her a star.
《罗马假日》是她的第一部爆款，她因此成为明星。
Was that the film that opened with her shopping for jewelry in New York City
那部电影的开头是不是她在纽约买珠宝
You know, the scene she was wearing a black dress and dark sunglasses with a pearl necklace and long black gloves.
在那幕里，她穿着黑裙，戴着黑色太阳镜和珍珠项链，还有一副长的黑手套。
I see the photo of her in that costume everywhere.
我在任何地方都可以看到她穿着那身衣服的照片。
No, that was Breakfast at Tiffany's.
不是的，那是在《蒂凡尼的早餐》。
That costume is often referred to as the most famous little black dress of all time.那身衣服常常被认为是最著名的小黑裙。
Her character in that film is very outgoing and charming, even though in real life, Audrey always described herself as shy and quiet.
她在那部电影里非常外向，充满魅力，不过在现实生活中，赫本一直称自己是一个害羞和安静的人。
So, what did she do after her acting career
所以她在演艺生涯结束后做了什么
Woman: She dedicated much of her life to helping children in need.
她将大多数时间致力于帮助贫困儿童。
Her family received international aid during the war when she was growing up.
在她的成长过程中，她的家庭在战乱时接受了国际援助。
I think that left her big impression on her.
我觉得这给她留下了很深的印象。
That's where I got the idea to volunteer for children's charity next weekend.
因此我决定下周末为儿童慈善机构做志愿服务。
I'll join you.
我想和你一起去。
I may not be as charming as Audrey Hepburn, but I'm all for supporting a good cause.我可能不像赫本那样有魅力，但是我完全支持做善事。
1. What does the man say he never really understood
1. 这位男士说他永远理解不了什么
2. What prevented Audrey Hepburn from becoming a professional dancer
2. 赫本未能成为职业舞者的原因是什么
3. What do we learn about Audrey Hepburn in real life
3. 我们能从赫本的现实生活中知道什么
4. Why did Audrey Hepburn devote much of her life to charity after her acting career 4. 为什么赫本在演艺生涯过后致力于慈善事业
Conversation 2
对话2
So how is our presentation about the reconstructuring of the company coming along 关于公司结构调整的演示现在做得怎么样了
Fine, I am putting the finishing touches to it now, but we will have to be prepared for questions.
现在已经快要接近完成了，但是我们要准备应对提问。
Yes, there is already a feeling that this is a top-down change, we really need to get everyone on board.
是的，员工们已经感觉到这是一个至上而下的改变，我们的确需要让大家都同意。
Well, there's been an extensive consultation period.
不过已经有很长一段协商期了。
I know, but there is always the feeling that if it isn't broken, don't fix it.我知道，但是总有人感觉如果没有完全破裂的话，并不需要解决。
People are worried about their jobs too. I think we need to address that while there will be some job changes, there won't be anyone getting dismissed. In fact, we are looking to take on more staff.
人们也担心自己的工作。我觉得我们需要说明，尽管会有一些岗位调整，但是没有人会被解雇。事实上我们要招聘更多的员工。
Agreed. You can hardly blame people for worrying, though.
是的，但是真的不能责怪人们的担忧。
We need to make it clear that it's not just change for change's sake.
我们需要说明，这并不是为了调整而调整。
In other words, we really must make the case for why we are doing it. So, what's the outline of the presentation
也就是说，我们的确必须解释清楚，我们为何这么做。所以，这个演示的大纲是怎样的
I'll start with the brief review of the reasons for the change that we really need to make a clean break to restart growth.
开头我会简短地回顾一下调整的原因，我们真的需要采取措施再次实现增长。
After that, I'll outline the new company's structures and who is going where.
然后我会大致讲一下新公司的架构以及每个人的岗位。
Then we will hand it over to you to discuss the timeline and summarize and we'll take questions together at the end. Anything else
然后你来讨论一下时间安排，进行总结，最后一起回答问题。还有其他事情吗
Oh, yeah. We should let the staff know the channels of communication, you know, who they can contact or direct questions to about these changes.
好的。我们应该让员工知道沟通的渠道，他们可以联系谁，询问谁关于这些调整的问题。Yes, and we can collect some frequently asked questions and present some general answers.
是的，我们应该收集一些经常被问到的问题，准备一些通常的答案。
And we will make the presentation and questions available via the company's own computer network, right
我们需要把演示和问题传到公司内部的网络，是吧
Yes, we'll make a page on the network where staff can download all the details.是的，我们可以在网站上建一个网页，员工们可以下载这些细节。
Alright, perhaps we should do a practice run of the presentation first.
好的，或许我们应该先练习一下演示过程。
You bet.
当然。
5. What is the man going to do
5. 这位男士将要做什么
6. What does the man say about the restructuring
6. 这位男士就公司重组发表了什么看法
7. What will the man explain first
7. 这位男士首先要解释什么
8. How can the staff learn more about the company's restructuring
8. 员工如何了解更多关于公司重组的信息
Passage 1
短文1
Airline passengers have to deal with a lot these days, getting bumped from flights and losing luggage on top of the general line anxiety that nervous passengers always
feel. At the Cincinnati northern Kentucky international airport, miniature horses deliver a calming force two times a month. Denver and Ruby are two of the thirty-fourth therapy horses brought in from a local farm. They can usually be found in the ticket counter area interacting with travelers. More than thirty airports across the country now have therapy dogs. San Francisco has a therapy pig. San Jose, California, began a dog program after the terrorist attacks of September the eleventh. Since its beginning, the program has now grown and has twenty-one therapy dogs and a therapy cat. The animals don't get startled. They have had hundreds of hours of airport training, so they are used to having luggage and people crowding around them. These professional animals are probably better at finding their way in the airports than the most frequent of travelers. The passengers often say that seeing animals makes them feel much better and helps them to calm down before a flight. This little bit of support can sometimes make a big difference. Some passengers enjoy the animals so much that they call the airport to schedule flights around their visits. Visits to nursing homes and schools are also a regular part of the horse's schedule. Their owner is already working on a new idea for a therapy animal donkeys.
现在飞机乘客要处理很多事情，飞机上的碰撞和丢失行李处于紧张乘客总是会感到的焦虑前列。在辛辛那提北肯塔基国际机场，小型马每月提供两次平静治疗。丹佛和鲁比是三十四只治疗马中的两只，来自当地的农场。它们常常在售票区和旅客们互动。全美有超过三十个机场都有治疗用的狗。旧金山有一只治疗用的猪。圣何塞和加利福尼亚在911恐怖袭击之后就开始狗狗治疗项目。自从开始，这个项目已经不断壮大，现在有21只治疗狗和一只治疗猫。这些动物不会受到惊吓。它们已进行数百小时的机场训练，所以它们已经适应了周围的行李和人群。这些职业动物可能比其他旅客更容易在机场里面找路。旅客们经常说，看到动物会让他们的感觉更好，帮助他们在坐飞机前平静下来。这些小的支持有时能产生很大的影响。有些乘客非常喜欢这些动物，所以他们会让机场把航班安排在有动物出现的前后。去疗养院和学校也是马的日程里面常规的部分。他们的主人已经在研究新的想法，让驴子做治疗动物。
9. What is special about the Cincinnati northern Kentucky international airport
9. 辛辛那提北肯塔基国际机场有什么特别之处
10. What are the trained animals probably capable of doing in an airport
10. 经过训练的动物可以在机场里面做什么
11. What do some passengers try to do
11. 有些乘客试着做什么
Passage 2
短文2
Hello, viewers.
各位参观者好！
Today I'm standing at a two-thousand-year-old Roman-era site.
我们现在站在有着两千年历史的罗马时期遗址上。
Here the brightly colored scenes that once decorated a mansion are being dug up.这些颜色明亮的景象曾经装饰过一栋别墅，现在正在挖掘出来。
These scenes are turning up in the southern French city of Oral, surprising the historians who have been working here since two thousand fourteen,
这些景象都出现在法国南部城市欧乐，这令历史学家们感到惊奇，他们从2014年开始一直在这里工作，
patches of paint still clinging to the stone walls of the bedroom and reception hall.画上修补的部分仍留在卧室和接待厅的石墙上。
Some of these painted walls are preserved in places to a height of one meter.
一些绘有壁画的墙保存在一米高的地方。
In addition, thousands of fragments that fell off the walls have been recovered, these pieces have been put back together with great care and display a variety of images.
另外，墙上脱落的无数碎片已经得到修复，这些碎片被小心翼翼地放回原处，呈现各种不同的图像。
Some of these images include figures never seen before in France, such as a woman playing a stringed instrument, possibly a character from mythology.
一些画中包括之前在法国从没有出现过的形象，例如一位女性在演奏弦乐，可能是神话中的人物。
The paintings were done with such skill and with such expensive dyes that experts believe the artist originally came from Italy.
这些画都是以高超的技巧和昂贵的颜料创作，以至于专家们认为艺术家来自于意大利。They were likely hired by one of the city's elite, perhaps a Roman official wanted Pompeii-like interior to remind him of home.
他们可能是由城市的某位精英雇用，可能是一位罗马官员想有庞贝古城那样的内部，让他感觉到在自己家里。
He was probably stationed in this provincial trading port, founded in 46 B. C. as a colony for veterans of the Roman army.
他可能驻扎在这个省级贸易港口，这里于公元前46年建立，是罗马军队老兵的殖民地。
Or maybe a wealthy local wanted to show off his worldly sophistication.
或许是当地一个富人想要显示自己的老练。
The paintings may yield even more stunning surprises as additional sections are put together, like pieces of a puzzle,
当其他部分像拼图游戏一样拼到一起的时候，这些画甚至可能带来更令人震惊的惊奇。whoever it was that created such magnificent pieces of art, they surely had no idea that their work would still be around thousands of years later.
无论是谁创造了这些壮观的艺术，他们肯定不知道其作品会保留几千年。
is the speaker standing
12.叙述者正站在何处
do the thousands of fragments display when they are put back together
13.当数千块碎片拼到一起时呈现了什么
makes experts think the paintings were done by artists from Italy
14.专家为何会觉得这些画是由意大利艺术家创作
do we learn from the passage about the owner of the mansion
15.从文中我们可以了解别墅主人的什么信息
Recording 1
录音1
Good afternoon, class.
下午好，同学们。
Today I want to discuss with you a new approach to empirical research.
今天我想和你们讨论实证研究的一种新方法。
In the past, scientists often worked alone.
在过去，科学家们常常单打独斗。
They were confined to the university or research center where they worked.
他们受限于自己工作的大学或研究中心。
Today, though, we are seeing mergers of some of the greatest scientific minds, regardless of their location.
但现在，尽管处于不同的地方，我们看到一些最伟大的科学大脑的合作。
There has never been a better time for collaborations with foreign scientists.现在是和国外科学家合作的最好时期。
In fact, the European Union is taking the lead.
事实上，欧盟正发挥带头作用。
Spurred on by funding policies, half of European research articles had international co-authors in 2007, this is more than twice the level of two decades ago.
受资助政策推动，2007年有一半的欧洲研究论文都有国际合著者，这比二十年前多一倍。The European Union's level of international co-authorship is about twice that of
the United States, Japan, and India.
欧盟的国际合著数量大概是美国、日本和印度的两倍。
Even so, the levels in these countries are also rising.
即使这样，这些国家的水平也在上升。
This is a sign of the continued allure of creating scientific coalitions across borders.
这是建立跨境科学联盟的持久诱因的标志。
Andrew Schubert, a researcher at the institute for science policy research, says that the rising collaboration is partly out of necessity.
科学政策研究机构的研究员安德鲁·舒伯特说，不断增加的合作在一定程度上是出于必要。This necessity comes with the rise of big science.
这种必要伴随着大科学的崛起。
Many scientific endeavors have become more complicated.
很多科学研究已变得越来越复杂了。
These new complications require the money and labor of many nations.
这些新的难题需要多个国家的资金和劳动。
But he says collaborations have also emerged because of increased possibilities.但是他说，合作的出现也是由于可能性增加。
The internet allows like-minded scientists to find each other.
互联网让想法相同的科学家相互联系。
Simultaneously, dramatic drops in communication costs ease long-distance interactions, and there's a reward.
同时，沟通成本大幅降低使长距离互动变得更加简单，这带来了回报。
Studies of citation counts show that international co-authored papers have better visibility.
对引用率的研究表明，国际合作的论文识别度更高。
Schubert says international collaboration is a way to spread ideas in wider and wider
circles.
舒伯特说，国际合作是在更宽广的圈子里传播观点的一种方式。
Caroline Wagner, a research scientist at George Washington University, notes that international collaborations offer additional flexibility.
乔治华盛顿大学的研究科学家卡罗琳·瓦格纳说，国际合作提供了更多灵活性。
Whereas local collaborations sometimes persist past the point of usefulness, because of social or academic obligations, international ones can be cultivated and dropped more freely.
由于社会和学术义务，本土合作有时候在无用的情况下还是要持续，但国际合作的建立和退出更加自由。
The collaborative trend is true across scientific disciplines. Some feels though have a greater tendency for it.
跨越科学领域的合作趋势是真实的。不过一些人感觉趋势更强劲。
Particle physicist and astronomers collaborate often. This's because they must share expensive facilities.
粒子物理学家和天文学家经常进行合作。这是因为他们必须共享昂贵的设备。Mathematicians, by contrast, tend historically towards solitude. As a consequence, they lag behind other disciplines.
相反，数学家从来都倾向各自为战。所以数学落后于其他学科。
However, Wagner says partnerships are rising there too. The level of collaboration also varies from country to country.
但瓦格纳说，数学界的合作也在增加。不同国家的合作水平也不同。
There are historical and political reasons as to why collaborations emerge, says Wagner.
瓦格纳说，合作的出现有其历史和政治原因。
This rise is also apparently boosted by policies embedded in European framework funding schemes.
这种增长很明显也是由欧洲框架资金计划中的政策所推动。
These policies underlie funding requirements that often require teamwork.
这些提供资金的政策条件常常要求团队合作。
do we learn about the research funding policies in the European Union
16.关于欧盟研究资金政策，我们知道什么
do researchers today favor international collaboration
17.为什么现在的研究人员倾向国际合作
do we learn about the field of mathematics
18.关于数学领域，我们知道什么
Recording 2
录音2
Good evening, in 1959, on the day that I was born, a headline in Life magazine proclaimed Target Venus, There May Be Life There.
晚上好，在1959年我出生的那一天，《生命》杂志的一个标题宣布，金星上可能会有生命。It told of how scientists rode a balloon to an altitude of 80,000 feet to make telescope observations of Venus's atmosphere
该文讲述了科学家如何乘气球到达八万英尺高的地方用望远镜观测金星的大气，
and how their discovery of water raised hopes that there could be living things there.以及他们发现水的这件事如何点燃金星上可能存在生命的希望。
As a kid, I thrilled to tales of adventure and Isaac as most juvenile science fiction novel, Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus.
小时候，我看少儿科幻小说《幸运之星和金星海洋》时非常激动。
For many of my peers, though, Venus quickly lost its romance.
但对于我的很多同伴而言，金星很快就失去了其浪漫色彩。
The very first thing that scientists discovered with a mission to another planet was that Venus was not at all the earthly paradise that fiction had portrayed.
科学家带着任务去另一个星球时所发现的第一件事就是，金星绝不是小说里描绘的那种世间天堂。
It is nearly identical to our own planet and bulk properties such as mass, density, and size.
金星和我们的地球有很多相似的特征，例如质量、密度和体积都差不多。
But its surface has been cooked and dried by an ocean of carbon dioxide, trapped in the burning death grip of a runaway greenhouse effect.
但其表面被二氧化碳海洋烤干了，温室效应的酷热笼罩着金星。
Venus has long been held up as a cautionary tale for everything that could go wrong on a planet like earth.
金星一直都在警告我们，像地球这样的星球如果出了问题，就会像金星那样。
As a possible home for alien life, it has been voted the planet least likely to succeed.
作为外星生命可能生活的家园，金星被认为是最不可能有生命的星球。
But I have refused to give up on Venus.
但是我拒绝放弃金星上存在生命的希望。
And over the years, my stubborn loyalty has been justified.
在过去的多年里，我固执的坚持得到了证明。
The rocky views glimpsed by the Nearer Nine and other Russian landers suggested a tortured volcanic history that was confirmed in the early 1990s by the American Magellan orbiter,
接近九号探测器以及其他俄罗斯着陆舱看到的岩石景象表明，美国麦哲伦轨道飞行器在90年代所确认的火山历史确实存在，
which used radar to peer through the planet's thick clouds and map out a rich, varied and dynamic surface.
该飞行器使用雷达来穿透金星厚厚的云层，绘出该星球丰富多样的动态表面。
The surface formed mostly in the last billion years, which makes it fresher and more
recently active than any rocky planet other than earth.
金星表面主要是在过去十亿年形成，导致其表面比除了地球之外的其他岩石星球都更新、更活跃。
Russian and American spacecraft also found hints that its ancient climate might have been wetter, cooler, and possibly even friendly to life.
俄罗斯和美国宇宙飞船还发现了这些迹象：金星的古代气候可能更湿润、更冷，可能甚至对生命更适宜。
Measurements of density and composition imply that Venus originally formed out of basically the same stuff as earth that presumably included much more water than the tiny trace we find blowing in the thick air today.
密度和构成的测量表明，刚开始时形成金星的物质和地球是相同的，比那些我们现在发现厚大气层下飘动的小痕迹包含更多的水。
Thus, our picture of Venus at around that time life was getting started on earth is one of warm oceans, probably rich with organic molecules splashing around rocky shores and volcanic vents.
因此，金星在地球生命起源时应该是一个温暖的海洋，岩石边缘和火山口附近可能喷出大量有机分子。
The sun was considerably less bright back then.
当时的太阳远没有现在这么亮。
So, Venus was arguably a cozy, a habitat for life than earth.
所以，金星当时是一个比地球更舒适的生命栖息地。
do we learn from the Life magazine article
19.我们从《生命》杂志的文章中知道什么
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20.科学家围绕金星的发现是什么
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I'm a psychology professor at the University of British Columbia, I specialize in cultural psychology, examining similarities and differences between East Asians and North Americans. Our research team has been looking at cultural differences in self-enhancing motivations, help people have positive feelings towards not only themselves but things connected to themselves. For example, when you own something, you view it as more valuable than when you don't own it. It's called the endowment effect. The strength of that effect is stronger in western cultures than in East Asian cultures. So we've been looking at other ways of seeing whether this motivation to view oneself positively is shaped by cultural experiences. We've also started to look at how culture shapes sleep. We are still in the exploratory stages of this project, although what's noteworthy that East Asians on average sleep about an hour and a half less each night than North Americans do. And it's not a more efficient sleep, not like they're compressing relatively more value out of their hours. Other studies have found that even infants in East Asia sleep about an hour less than European infants. So we're trying to figure out how culture shapes the way you sleep. Our experiment does not take place in a sleep lab, instead, we lend people motion-detecting watches and they wear them for a week at a time. Whenever they are not having a shower or swimming, they keep it on. These kinds of watches are used in sleep studies as a way of measuring how long people are sleeping, how efficient the sleep is, and whether they are waking up in the night. Ideally, I'd like to take this into a controlled lab environment. We'll see where the research points us. We usually start off with the more affordable methods. And if everything looks promising, then it will justify trying to build a sleep lab and study sleep across cultures that way. Why do we study sleep Sleep is something that has really been an unexplored
topic cross-culturally. I'm attracted to it because culture isn't something that only shapes the way our minds operate, it shapes the way our bodies operate too, and sleep is at the intersection of those.
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22. What does the speaker mainly study
22. 这位叙述者主要研究什么
23. What does the speaker say about North Americans
23. 叙述者关于北美发表了什么看法
24. How did the speaker conduct the sleep study
24. 这位叙述者如何进行睡眠研究
25. What does the speaker say about research on sleep 25. 这位叙述者围绕睡眠实验说了什么
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2019年6月大学英语六级考试真题及参考答案（第1套） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of motivation and methods in learning.You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words. 【参考范文】 As an old saying goes, knowledge can change one’s life. In order to acquire knowledge, we have to study hard. However, it can not be ignored that effective learning needs both motivation and scientific methods. It’s not difficult for us to come up with se veral possible reasons accounting for this perspective. In the first place, learning is a kind of serious and hard work. Therefore, not everyone is able to keep going without certain internal motivations. Besides, scientific methods play a significant role in improving learning efficiency. Many of us believe that the longer you study, the better grades you will get. But a lot of experiences of our classmates prove that this view is not entirely correct. In details, studying for a long time is exhausting and it is very likely to decrease study efficiency, which is critical to academic performance. From what has been mentioned above, we can easily draw a conclusion that the importance of motivation and methods in learning is self-evident. And it is necessary for us to develop good learning methods. 【参考范文译文】 俗话说，知识能改变命运。因此，为了获得知识，我们必须努力学习。然而，不可忽略的是，有效的学习既离不开学习动力的存在，也离不开科学的学习方法。 不难列举上述观点的原因。首先，学习是一件严肃且困难的事。因此，不是每个人都能在没有某种内在动机的情况下一直继续。此外，科学的方法在提高学习效率方面发挥着重要的作用。我们当中有不少人都认为，学习的时间越长，成绩就会越好。但是我们周边同学的很多经历证明这个观点并不完全正确。具体来说，长时间的学习是累人的，因此它很可能会降低学习效率，而学习效率对于学业成绩来说却是至关重要的。 综上所述，我们可以很容易就得出如下结论：学习动机和方法的重要性是不言而喻的，因此我们非常有必要形成良好的学习方法。
2018年6月英语六级听力原文
2018年6月英语六级听力原文 长对话1：西班牙蔬菜汤 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? 1。A。It is a Spanish soup 2。C。To make it thicker。 3。B。It is mainly made of vegetables。