# Saffron - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 4） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2024.1.27/2018.2.3Asia/2015.7.4/2013.8.24 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/b7452e64-b656-4679-a2ab-3702ceeb4acb（在线机考练习与音频请访问该页面） - 数据更新：2026-10-29 ## 题目原文 00:00:00,100 Student who is studying food science, giving a presentation on a spice called saffron. 00:00:07,140 First, you have some time to look at questions thirty-one to forty. 00:00:21,620 Now listen carefully and answer questions thirty-one to forty. 00:01:08,560 For my investigation into the history and uses of plant products, I have focused on the cultivation and production of saffron, an expensive, bright yellow spice made from crocus flowers. 00:01:23,160 Unlike most other species of crocus, the saffron crocus doesn't flower in February or March, but in October, when it produces fragrant lilac-colored flowers, which are harvested at that time. 00:01:37,520 During the harvest, the flower petals are discarded and only the stigmas, the three dark orange or red-colored reproductive parts of the flower, are commercially used. One person must pick for almost four hundred hours to produce just one kilo of saffron, and amazingly, to produce just fifty grams, it takes about 14000 individual stigmas. No wonder the spice is so expensive. 00:02:08,400 After this painstaking harvesting, and to preserve the intensive taste, smell, and color of the product, the stigmas are subject to a process of drying by which some ninety-eight percent of their moisture content is removed. [bell ringing] This makes it possible to keep saffron on the shelf to be used for many years. 00:02:28,829 The highly prized spice is famous for the flavor and aroma it imparts, which are often compared to that of honey. 00:02:37,360 Saffron is also prized for its rich golden color, which makes food look so tempting and indulgent. If you want to buy some of this fabled spice, you will find that saffron is either sold as whole stigmas or ground up as a powder. 00:02:57,920 Today, saffron is used in both Eastern and Western cuisines to add both color and flavor to an enormous range of recipes. Though cooks would agree that it is most commonly added to recipes for the cooking of rice, because somehow it seems to complement such dishes perfectly. It is found to varying degrees in Italian, Spanish, Indian, and Iranian food. Although food preparation is its most common present-day use, medical research indicates that saffron may have important applications as a drug in the clinical treatment of a number of eyes disorders. Patients given saffron in their regular diet seem to show remarkable signs of recovery from serious conditions. And although scientists are still unsure of exactly why, recent experiments with laboratory rats have shown saffron to be effective in protecting the animals from damage caused when they are exposed to potentially harmful lights. 00:04:01,780 Now, I'd like to give a few examples of how saffron has been used since ancient times. 00:04:08,800 Some of the earliest evidence of saffron cultivation comes from archaeological excavations dating back four thousand years on the island of Crete, where paintings and other artifacts have been found indicating that women wore beautiful saffron-colored clothes. This is the earliest evidence of saffron being used as a dye. 00:04:31,880 During the Roman Empire, saffron oil was produced, which, because of both its color and aroma, was used to create cosmetics, but only the wealthiest citizens could afford these. Another use of saffron was to be found in the public baths. There, saffron was used as a perfume to keep the places smelling fresh and aromatic. 00:04:56,360 It is even said that the streets of Rome were strewn with saffron threads to greet Emperor Nero as an extravagant and sweet-smelling gesture when he made a triumphal entrance into the city. 00:05:10,780 Other parts of the ancient world used saffron extensively. One of the most well-known examples was in Persia, which is modern-day Iran, where saffron was a vital part of the process of manufacturing carpets, being used as a traditional dye along with other natural products like berries and minerals. 00:05:33,460 To end my presentation, I'd like to read out a recipe written by a- 00:05:40,840 That is the end of part four. ## 题目与答案 ### 31. Saffron: a spice which comes from the crocus flower Cultivation and production ·Harvested on October ·Number of stigmas need for 50 grams: 31_____ Saffron: a spice which comes from the crocus flower Cultivation and production ·Harvested on October ·Number of stigmas need for 50 grams: 31_____ **答案**：14000 原文定位：One person must pick for almost four hundred hours to produce just one kilo of saffron, and amazingly, to produce just fifty grams, it takes about 14000 individual stigmas 同义替换：「need for」↔「takes」 ### 32. ·Method of preservation: 32_____ ·Method of preservation: 32_____ **答案**：drying 原文定位：to preserve the intensive taste, smell, and color of the product, the stigmas are subject to a process of drying 同义替换：「Method」↔「process」 ### 33. ·Taste and aroma: like honey ·Forms in which sold: as whole stigmas and as a 33_____ . ·Taste and aroma: like honey ·Forms in which sold: as whole stigmas and as a 33_____ . **答案**：powder 原文定位：saffron is either sold as whole stigmas or ground up as a powder ### 34. Use of saffron today ·To Colour and flavour food in many countries especially for making 34_____ dishes. Use of saffron today ·To Colour and flavour food in many countries especially for making 34_____ dishes. **答案**：rice 原文定位：it is most commonly added to recipes for the cooking of rice 同义替换：「flavour food」↔「added to recipes」 ### 35. In medicine ·as a drug in treatment of problems affecting the 35_____ . In medicine ·as a drug in treatment of problems affecting the 35_____ . **答案**：eyes 原文定位：medical research indicates that saffron may have important applications as a drug in the clinical treatment of a number of eyes disorders 同义替换：「problems」↔「disorders」 ### 36. ·experiments with rats as protection from exposure to some types of 36_____ . ·experiments with rats as protection from exposure to some types of 36_____ . **答案**：lights 原文定位：protecting the animals from damage caused when they are exposed to potentially harmful lights ### 37. History of saffron use ·Ancient Crete as a dye for 37_____ . History of saffron use ·Ancient Crete as a dye for 37_____ . **答案**：clothes 原文定位：women wore beautiful saffron-colored clothes. This is the earliest evidence of saffron being used as a dye ### 38. ·Roman Empire ·in oil used for the production of 38_____ . ·Roman Empire ·in oil used for the production of 38_____ . **答案**：cosmetics 原文定位：During the Roman Empire, saffron oil was produced;used to create cosmetics 同义替换：「production」↔「create」 ### 39. ·as a 39_____ in public baths. ·as a 39_____ in public baths. **答案**：perfume 原文定位：Another use of saffron was to be found in the public baths. There, saffron was used as a perfume to keep the places smelling fresh ### 40. ·Persia(Iran) as a dye used in the making of 40_____ . ·Persia(Iran) as a dye used in the making of 40_____ . **答案**：carpets 原文定位：One of the most well-known examples was in Persia, which is modern-day Iran, where saffron was a vital part of the process of manufacturing carpets, being used as a traditional dye along with other natural products like berries and minerals 同义替换：「making」↔「manufacturing」 --- 以上内容由鸭圈雅思真题库（www.yaquan.site）提供，收录近期雅思考试真题回忆，支持在线机考模式免费练习。