四六级

　　英语六级听力改革后，考试题型变化较大，包括长对话、听力篇章和讲座，大家平时要有针对性的加强练习。本文是小编为大家提供的英语六级听力音频在线练习第9套讲座1，希望对大家更好地进行2017年6月英语六级备考有帮助。

英语六级听力音频在线练习第9套讲座1.mp3

　　Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 16 to 19.

　　16

　　A.New Orleans was once colonized by England.

　　B.New Orleans has much more cultural influences.

　　C.New Orleans is more like a melting pot.

　　D.New Orleans was greatly influenced by French culture.

　　17

　　A.It consists of many parts that can make a new flavor.

　　B.It is much better when compared to a melting pot.

　　C.Each piece of it can make a new flavor.

　　D.Each piece of it loses its original identity.

　　18

　　A.At the beginning, it was influenced by Spanish culture.

　　B.It was influenced by India after the French and Indian War.

　　C.It was influenced by the American/English culture.

　　D.It wasn't influenced by Latino culture from Mexico.

　　Johnson: Hello, class. Last week we invited Mrs. Lee here to talk about the United States being a melting pot. Today, Mrs. Lee will continue talking something about this. Welcome, Mrs. Lee.

　　Mrs. Lee: Thank you. We know the United States is a melting pot, where all the different immigrants mix together to create something new. Well, everything has exceptions, including our melting pot. Inside the Mississippi River Valley, there is a large area that is part melting pot and part garden salad. In Louisiana, or more specifically, New Orleans, there have been a few major cultural influences that are different from the rest of the United States. (16) Unlike the rest of the United States, which was colonized by England and Spain, New Orleans was mainly a French settlement. It also was a unique slave culture.

　　While the rest of the U.S. was a melting pot, mixing all its parts to create something new, New Orleans became a garden salad. (17) Right now you may be asking yourself, "What does she mean by garden salad?" A garden salad has many parts that are combined to make a new flavor. Each piece retains its original identity, but combined they make something new, and hopefully better. This contrasts to the melting pot because in a melting pot, all pieces lose their identity to form something new.

　　So in New Orleans, we have a French beginning, with French culture, food, language and lifestyle. Added in over the centuries is a bit of a Spanish influence, when Spain controlled the territory for about 50 years after the French and Indian War. (18) After that is the American and English influence after President Jefferson bought the territory from France. And lastly is an influx of Latino culture from Mexico and the Caribbean.

　　The result now is that New Orleans has a distinct culture apart from the United States. Because of their French ancestry, they have different expressions, such as they say "I'm making groceries," instead of our "I am grocery shopping." Again, this is because the French influence. In French, the direct translation is "to make groceries," not "to buy or go shopping."

　　16. What's the difference between New Orleans and the rest of the U.S.?

　　17. What do we know about a garden salad according to Mrs. Lee?

　　18. What is said about the culture in New Orleans?

　　参考答案：

　　【小题16】D

　　【小题17】A

　　【小题18】C

　　习题解析：

　　【小题16】李老师的讲座开头提到凡事都有例外，包括我们的大熔炉，随后以新奥尔良为例，提到 Unlike the rest of the United States, which was colonized by England and Spain, New Orleans was mainly a French settlement. It also was a unique slave culture，指出新奥尔良和美国的其他地方不同，它曾经主要是法国的殖民地，即受到法国文化的影响颇深，因此 D 项正确，故选 D。曾经被英国占领的是除新奥尔良之外的美国其他地方，因而排除 A 项;讲座中提到影响新奥尔良的几种主要文化与美国其他地方的不同，但是并没有说它比别的地方有更多的文化影响力，因而排除 B 项;讲座中提及新奥尔良是作为美国大熔炉的反例，因而可以排除 C 项。

　　【小题17】李老师提到新奥尔良是一个田园沙拉，随后解释了什么是 garden salad，指出 A garden salad has many parts that are combined to make a new flavor，由此可知，选项 A 为答案。其他三个选项的表述均与原文内容不符，故排除。

　　【小题18】讲座对新奥尔良文化作了详细的介绍，指出其先后受到法国、西班牙、英美和最近的拉美文化影响。明确指出在杰斐逊总统从法国人手中买回新奥尔良这片领土之后，新奥尔良又受到了美英文化的影响，因而 C 项表述正确，故选 C。其他选项均与听力原文不符，排除。

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