1、雅思机经听力试题-古罗马香料及答案解析(总分：21.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、辣椒的用途(总题数：1，分数：3.00)Listen to the conversation and complete the following sentences with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.（分数：3.00）(1).In ancient times, peppers were only cultivated in 1.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).In ancient Rome, the possession of pepper can display people
2、s 1and status.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).The ancient Romans use pepper to cook and produce 1.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_二、香料贸易的历史意义(总题数：1，分数：3.00)Listen to the statement and circle the appropriate letter.（分数：3.00）(1).In 1600s, what was used as bonus pay given to London dockworkers?（分数：1.00）A.nutmegB.clovesC.pepper(2)
3、.The high price of spices has promoted（分数：1.00）A.the founding of Rome.B.the capture of other country.C.the exploration of the new world.(3).Which of the following statements is right?（分数：1.00）A.Columbus found the Americas in 1497.B.Da Gama failed to find a sea route to the lands of spices.C.Da Gama
4、reached India in 1498.三、香料对人体的影响(总题数：1，分数：4.00)Listen to the statement and complete the summary below. Use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS. Black pepper originated in 7 1It was frequently used in Ayurvedic medicine for its natural healing properties. Some of the health benefits of black pepper include: cheer
5、 people up; impose influences on peoples brain function,8 2and central nervous system; piperine found in black pepper help relieve 9 3and improve peoples 10 4.（分数：4.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_四、三种香料的作用(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Listen to the conversation and fill out the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THRE
6、E WORDS for each blank. （分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_五、香料的运输(总题数：1，分数：3.00)Listen to the conversation and complete the following sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.（分数：3.00）(1).In the Middle Ages, spices were expensive mainly because of the high 1.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Spices from
7、Asia were initially transported to Europe by 1caravans.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Ancient people use spices to keep spoiled food smelling and tasting good when lacking 1and hygiene standards.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_六、香料产业的发展(总题数：1，分数：3.00)Listen to the statement and circle the appropriate letter.（分数：3.00）(1).Who c
8、ontrolled the trade of spices in 900s?（分数：1.00）A.merchants of VeniceB.the ArabsC.the Indians(2).Which statement is right about Marco Polo?（分数：1.00）A.Marco Polo traveled to China by sea.B.Marco Polo found the sources of spices.C.Marco Polo made an end to high prices of spices.(3).The Europeansdesire
9、to establish direct contact with the source of spices（分数：1.00）A.was limited by the map making skill.B.led to the exploration of Africa.C.boosted the development of ship-building industry.雅思机经听力试题-古罗马香料答案解析(总分：21.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、辣椒的用途(总题数：1，分数：3.00)Listen to the conversation and complete the followi
10、ng sentences with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.（分数：3.00）(1).In ancient times, peppers were only cultivated in 1.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：India）解析：WOMAN:Excuse me, Ben, I was told to come here for advice about the study on the history of spices. MAN:Youve certainly come to the right place. What do you want t
11、o know? WOMAN:Well, Im quite interested in the history of pepper in Rome. Could you tell me something about it? MAN:OK. Centuries ago, pepper was rare. It only grew in India, a fabled land so remote that by the time the spice trickled into the Mediterranean, it was as valuable as gold. WOMAN:Oh, tha
12、ts unbelievable. MAN:Yeah. In that time, pepper was not a universal spice that a civilian can use to cook. The ancient Romans were mad for pepper, paying such exorbitant prices for it. In the Middle Ages, peppercorns were the measure of a mans wealth and status. The rich kept their pepper in locked
13、chests, bringing it out for lavish banquets, using it to pay taxes, dowries, even bribes. WOMAN:I see. Were there any other uses for pepper? MAN:Yeah. We all know that if you eat enough pepper, your face and body will become hot and flushed. So the ancient Romans also used it to make several “warm”
14、perfumes for its stimulating, sensual fragrance(2).In ancient Rome, the possession of pepper can display peoples 1and status.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：wealth）解析：(3).The ancient Romans use pepper to cook and produce 1.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：perfumes）解析：二、香料贸易的历史意义(总题数：1，分数：3.00)Listen to the statement a
15、nd circle the appropriate letter.（分数：3.00）(1).In 1600s, what was used as bonus pay given to London dockworkers?（分数：1.00）A.nutmegB.cloves C.pepper解析：Those innocent spice jars sitting in your cupboard dont do much to reveal their incredible history. But did you know that nutmeg was once worth more by
16、weight than gold? That in the 16th century, London dockworkers were paid their bonuses in cloves? That in 410 AD, when the Visigoths captured Rome, they demanded 3,000 pounds of peppercorns as ransom? The search for a cheaper way to obtain spices from the East led to the great Age of Exploration and
17、 the discovery of the New World. European explorers began their long sea voyages to discover a sea route to the sources of spices. Christopher Columbus went westwards from Europe in 1492 to find a sea route to the lands of spices but found the Americas, in 1497 the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama
18、 discovered a sea route around the southern tip of Africa, eventually reaching Kozhikode on the southwest coast of India in 1498. Da Gama returned from his voyage with a cargo of nutmegs, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and peppercorns.(2).The high price of spices has promoted（分数：1.00）A.the founding of Ro
19、me.B.the capture of other country.C.the exploration of the new world. 解析：(3).Which of the following statements is right?（分数：1.00）A.Columbus found the Americas in 1497.B.Da Gama failed to find a sea route to the lands of spices.C.Da Gama reached India in 1498. 解析：三、香料对人体的影响(总题数：1，分数：4.00)Listen to th
20、e statement and complete the summary below. Use NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS. Black pepper originated in 7 1It was frequently used in Ayurvedic medicine for its natural healing properties. Some of the health benefits of black pepper include: cheer people up; impose influences on peoples brain function,8 2
21、and central nervous system; piperine found in black pepper help relieve 9 3and improve peoples 10 4.（分数：4.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Southern India）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：cognitive function）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：pain）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：moods）解析：四、三种香料的作用(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Listen to the conversation and fill out the table below. Write
22、NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each blank. （分数：5.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：peppercorn）解析：woman： Hey, Jason. Have a look at these three spices. Could you recognize them? man： Oh, thats too difficult for me. I only know what spice B is. It is peppercorn,right? woman: Yes. OK, let me tell you what A and C is. The
23、y are cloves and nutmegs. man： I see. I prefer eating foods with no spices, so I dont know much about them.Then could you tell me more, like the uses and medical benefits of these spices? woman： OK. The primary use of cloves during medieval times, and Roman times, was as a spice for cooking. Then th
24、e traditional medicinal systems around the world found the medical benefits of cloves, for example, clove oil extracted from clove is, of course, an effective anaesthetic: it was used as a toothache remedy in Western Europe until extremely recently. man： Oh, thats amazing. What about the other two?
25、I know peppercorn is not only the oldest spice that has been used, but also the most widely-used one. woman： Yeah, you are right. Peppercorn is such a common pantry item these days that it may be hard to believe it was once so valuable that it was used as currency. In the Middle Ages pepper was an a
26、ccepted currency, one could pay rent, taxes and dowries with this spice. man： Cool! And the nutmeg? woman： Nutmeg also has several big benefits. It contains 10 per cent essential oil which can be burned as incense and used as an air freshener due to its woody aroma. man: Oh, so it can deal with bad
27、domestic smells such as the smell of cigarette smoke. Thats really great.填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Roman times）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：toothache）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：currency/money）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：woody aroma）解析：五、香料的运输(总题数：1，分数：3.00)Listen to the conversation and complete the following sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE
28、WORDS.（分数：3.00）(1).In the Middle Ages, spices were expensive mainly because of the high 1.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：transport cost）解析：woman： Tim, you said that during the Middle Ages, spices were as valuable in Europe as gold and gems. I just dont understand why they were so expensive? man: I think the
29、re are two reasons. The first and the most important reason is that in those times the transport cost of spices was very high because there were no spices planted in Europe. All the spices were transported from China, Indonesia, India, and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to Europe by donkey or camel caravans
30、. woman： Wow! It was really a long distance. man： Yes. Whats more, those transportations could not carry much cargo once,and the whole process took too much time. It usually took months or years to complete a journey. woman: So this resulted in the high transport cost. Then whats the second reason?
31、MAN: The large demand for spices. At that time, the lack of refrigeration and poor standards of hygiene meant that food often spoiled quickly. As a result, spices were in great demand to mask the flavour of food that was far from fresh. woman: But the spices were in short supply. MAN: Exactly right.
32、 So both these two factors finally caused the surprisingly high price of spices.(2).Spices from Asia were initially transported to Europe by 1caravans.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：donkey or camel）解析：(3).Ancient people use spices to keep spoiled food smelling and tasting good when lacking 1and hygiene stan
33、dards.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：refrigeration）解析：六、香料产业的发展(总题数：1，分数：3.00)Listen to the statement and circle the appropriate letter.（分数：3.00）(1).Who controlled the trade of spices in 900s?（分数：1.00）A.merchants of VeniceB.the Arabs C.the Indians解析：The European taste for spice began to revive in the 9th ce
34、ntury. At that time, the Arabs cut Europe off from the spice islands. They became the masters of the spice trade and kept the sources of spices secret from the Europeans, thus made spices enormously expensive until Marco Polo traveled to China on the Silk Road. He described hot lands where he saw sp
35、ices growing and also explained the key role of India. The account of Marco Polo fueled a desire by Europeans to establish direct trading links. At the same time great improvements were made in maps in the 14th century. Information provided by travelers was refined by explorers who began to sail sou
36、th along the African coast. Europeans also made great strides in shipbuilding. Large capacity ships called galleons were adopted, which greatly reduce the cost of transporting goods over distances. Finally Portuguese sailors in the 15th century established direct contact with the source of spices.(2
37、).Which statement is right about Marco Polo?（分数：1.00）A.Marco Polo traveled to China by sea.B.Marco Polo found the sources of spices. C.Marco Polo made an end to high prices of spices.解析：(3).The Europeansdesire to establish direct contact with the source of spices（分数：1.00）A.was limited by the map making skill.B.led to the exploration of Africa.C.boosted the development of ship-building industry. 解析：
