13.
W: Hello, my bathroom drain is blocked and I’m giving a party tonight. Do you think you could come and fix it for me?
M: Sorry, ma’am. I’m pretty busy right now. But I can put you on my list.
Q: What does the man mean?
【答案】A) He has to do other repairs first.
【解析】此题为推理题。从对话可知,女子请男子帮忙修浴室的地漏,但是男子现在忙,不过他会记录下。
14.
W: We’re taking up a collection to buy a gift for Gemma. She’ll have been with the company 25 years next week.
M: Well, count me in. But I’m a bit short on cash now. When do you need it?
Q: What is the man going to do?
【答案】C) Give his contribution some time later.
【解析】此题为推理题。从对话中可知,下周Gemma在公司的时间就满25年了,大家正在凑钱买礼物。男子也要加入,但是手头缺少现金。从他的询问可见他会晚点交钱。
15.
W: Tony’s mother has invited me to dinner. Do you think I should tell her in advance that I’m a vegetarian?
M: Of course. I think she’d appreciate it. Imaging how you both feel if she fixed the turkey dinner or something.
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
【答案】D) Tell Tony’s mother that she eats no meat.
【解析】此题为推理题。Tony的妈妈邀请女子吃饭,女子询问男子是不是应该提前告知自己是素食主义者。从男子的“I think she’d appreciate it”可知,男子给了他肯定的回答。
16.
M: Just look at this newspaper, nothing but robberies, suicide and murder. Do you still believe people are basically good?
W: Of course. But many papers lack interest in reporting something positive like peace, love and generosity.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
【答案】B) The coverage of newspapers.
【解析】此题为推理题。从关键词newspapers,robberies等可知,男子认为报纸上涉及的都是抢劫、自杀等内容,可见两人正在谈论报纸的内容。
17.
M: I can’t believe so many people want to sign up for the Korea Development Conference. We will have to limit the registration.
W: Yeah, otherwise we won’t have room for the more.
Q: What are the speakers going to do?
【答案】C) Limit the number of participants in the conference.
【解析】此题为细节题。男子没有想到那么多人来参加会议,所以必须限制人们注册,从女子对其的肯定回答也可进一步肯定他们要限制参与人数。
18.
W: Hi, I’m calling about the ad for the one bedroom apartment.
M: Perfect timing! The person who was supposed to rent it just backed town to take a room on campus.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
【答案】A) The apartment is still available.
【解析】此题为推理题。从对话可知,男子告诉女子她打电话来的时机正好,因为本来要租房子的人回到城镇去租大学的房间了,所以女子还能够租广告上的公寓。
【点评】
短对话
今年的六级听力短对话从提问方式来看, 还是以推理题居多,如第12、13、15题都需要考生们从对话后中推理出“言下之意”。14、17题考查学生在听完对话后是否能够把握准确,推理出暗示内容。
六级考试的短对话内容还是主要以日常生活为大背景,穿插了新闻、住房等话题,考生们应该比较熟悉。短对话中没有太多的生词和难词,第11题的spine(脊椎)其实也并不影响考生答题,因其实际上并不是考查点。
总而言之,今年的短对话难度适中,考生如能准确把握对话的中心内容,在听力上得分并不是件难事。
长对话1
答案:
19. D) to see if dolphins can communicate with each other.
20. A) Press the right-hand lever first.
21. C) Only one dolphin was able to see the light.
解析:
这篇长对话主要围绕巴斯蒂安博士关于海豚的实验而展开,实验的目的是要教会海豚学会互相沟通和交流讯息。随着男士对实验的发问,女士便对实验的两个阶段进行了详细介绍。这篇长对话整体难度适中,考生只要在平时注意练习和打好词汇基础,想要得满分并不难。需要提醒考生的是,做听力题也要讲究技巧,一定要带着问题去有目的地听,相关的信息着重记忆,不相干的信息迅速忽略。懂得抓题眼和懂得取舍,这样听力才能做得好。
重点词汇和表达:
lever n.杠(杆);途径,工具
in reverse order 以相反的顺序
be rewarded with 得到奖励
flashing light 闪光灯
长对话2
答案:
22. B) In a resort town.
23. D) It is an ideal place for people to retire to.
24. D) It is protected as parkland by a special law.
25. C) The beautiful flowers.
解析:
这段长对话是对Harrogate这个旅游小镇的介绍,谈到其如何得名,如何变迁,以及如何受到政府的保护。由此可见,这段对话最有可能发生在一个旅游城镇。这段对话稍微难一点的地方在于几个单词,一个是地名Harrogate,另一个是Stray,以及头衔President of the Chamber of Commerce。解决这些难点也很容易,因为Harrogate这个地名和头衔不是考察点,考生可直接忽略。另外关于Stray,考生开始不懂没关系,要带着这个疑问去注意听原文,对话中随后就给出了明确解释,所以考生也会获得解答。
需要提醒考生的是,虽然考试中我们可以忽略一些人名,地名或者无关紧要的细节,这也是为了一时的应试而迫不得已。在平时练习中,还是建议广大考生多积累这些人文及百科知识,包括一些人名和地名。积累的多了,以后在任何场合听起来就不会犯难了。
36. slight
37. official
38. shrinking
39. plunge
40. decline
41. primary
42. heads
43. Poverty
44. Hampered by higher taxes and weak demand for its exports, Mexico's economy is seen only partially recovering this year.
45. Mexico has historically had high drop-out rates as poor families pull kids out of school to help put food on the table,
46. The nation's drop-out problem is just the latest bad news for the long-term competitiveness of the Mexican economy.
Passage One
26, C. He specialized in interpersonal relationship.
27. D. Black freshman with high standardized scores
28, C. They broke up more often than same-race roommates
29, C. The racial attitudes improved.
【点评】:本文节选自2009年7月的《纽约时报》,原文标题为Interracial Roommates Can Reduce Prejudice。文章属于社会类话题,大意为俄亥俄州立大学的一位名为Russell Fazio的心理学教授研究不同人种混居的有趣现象以及结论。无独有偶,2011年6月四级真题阅读理解Section B的Passage 1也选用了相同的话题,大家平时在备考中要对真题重视起来哦!
Passage Two
30, A. It will help solve the global food crisis.
31, D. It is still far from being sufficient.
32, D. They are not as natural as we believed.
【点评】
这是路透社2011年初的一篇报道,题目为“South Carolina scientist works to grow meat in lab”。本文为食品科技类题材。大意为生物工程技术应用在实验室生产肉,可改变传统肉类获得方式,解决将来的食物危机,不过还需资金支持,同时人们还难以完全接受这种方式。
Passage Three
33, A. He was wrongly imprisoned
34, A. The two victims’ identification
35, B. Many factors influence the accuracy of witness testimony.
【解析】
本篇文章讲述了Jackson因为被目击证人误认而被判刑,虽然最后洗清了罪名,但是却留下了惨痛的记忆。文章接着论述了为什么会出现这样的问题。可能是因为被害者对犯罪嫌疑人产生的混淆的记忆,或者在指认犯罪嫌疑人的过程中出现了不确定的情况。
虽然总体来说这篇文章难度不大,但是因为涉及专业知识,有一些词汇可能会成为考生的障碍。例如:testimony: 证人证言;witness: 目击证人;jury: 陪审团;sentence :刑期。如果考生平时能对这些单词有所接触,这篇文章在理解上就不会出现太大的问题。
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