2009年6月英語六級(jí)真題精講：聽力
【聽力長(zhǎng)對(duì)話·指點(diǎn)迷津】
考生要利用時(shí)間來瀏覽選項(xiàng)，猜測(cè)對(duì)話話題。不要糾結(jié)于具體的某個(gè)單詞，從對(duì)話的整體內(nèi)容出發(fā)。一般來講，長(zhǎng)對(duì)話一問一答，和考題順序大概一致，考生要總結(jié)概括聽到的東西。
Conversation One
【聽力原文】
W: You're the editor of Public Eye. What kind of topics does your program cover?
M: Well, there are essentially domestic stories. We don't cover international stories. We don't cover party politics or economics. 【19】We do issues of general social concern to our British audience. They can be anything from the future of the health service to the way the environment is going downhill.
W: How do you choose the topic? 【20】Do you choose one because it's what the public wants to know about or because it's what you feel the public ought to know about?
M: 【20】I think it's a mixture of both. Sometimes you have a strong feeling that something is important and you want to see it examined and you want to contribute to a public debate. Sometimes people come to you with things they are worried about and they can be quite small things. They can be a story about corruption in local government, something they cannot quite understand, why it doesn't seem to be working out properly, like they are not having their litter collected properly or the dustbins emptied.
W: How do you know that you've got a really successful program? One that is just right for the time?
M: 【21】I think you get a sense about it after working in it in a number of years. You know which stories are going to get the attention. They are going to be published just the point when the public are concerned about that.
19.
【題目】
What kind of topics does Public Eye cover?
A) Current trends in economic development.
B) Domestic issues of general social concern.
C) Stories about Britain's relations with other nations.
D) Conflicts and compromises among political parties.
【答案解析】
B)對(duì)話圍繞創(chuàng)辦雜志展開。本題從選項(xiàng)可以推測(cè)問題可能是雜志涉及的內(nèi)容。女士一開始就問這本雜志涵蓋哪些東西，所以考生要特別注意男士的回答，他第一句話說雜志主要關(guān)注國(guó)內(nèi)事件，然后用否定句來強(qiáng)調(diào)不關(guān)心什么，接著他說他們主要包括英國(guó)人關(guān)注的社會(huì)問題。
20.
【題目】
How does Public Eye choose its topics?
A) Based on the polls of public opinions.
B) By interviewing people who file complaints.
C) By analysing the domestic and international situation.
D) Based on public expectations and editors' judgment.
【答案解析】
D)選項(xiàng)用based on 和by doing的形式表達(dá)方式、方法。女士接著問雜志如何選擇話題，她提出了兩種方式，考生要特別注意，因?yàn)槟惺坑锌赡茉u(píng)價(jià)她提出的兩種方式。男士回答說，是這兩種方式的混合?？忌梢愿爬ㄅ康膬煞N方式，即公眾的期待和編輯的判斷。
21.
【題目】
What factor plays an important role in running a successful program?
A) Underlying rules of editing.
B) Practical experience.
C) Audience's feedback.
D) Professional qualifications.
【答案解析】
B)結(jié)合前兩題的選擇，本題選項(xiàng)討論成功辦雜志的因素。女士接著問怎么判斷這是個(gè)成功的雜志，也就是說，成功辦雜志的因素是什么。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都有可能，考生要留意男士的回答。男士并沒有直接給出答案，考生要學(xué)會(huì)概括推理。男士說，工作多年后你會(huì)感覺到哪些話題一出現(xiàn)就能夠得到關(guān)注，說明多年工作積累的經(jīng)驗(yàn)是成功的因素之一。
Conversation Two
W: Hi, Professor Smith. I hear you've written a book titled Visions.
M: Yes. It explains how science will revolutionize the 21st century.
W: Could I ask you some questions concerning the book?
M: Sure.
W: Are you optimistic about the future?
M: Generally, yeah. 【22】If we go back to the year of 1900, most Americans didn't live beyond the age of 50. Since then, we've had improvements in health care and technology. There is no reason why these won't continue far into the 21st century.
W: Are we ready for the changes that will come?
M: Changes are already happening. The future is here now. We have DNA, microchips, the Internet. Some people's reaction is to say, we are too old; we don't understand new technology. My reaction is to say, 【23】we must educate people to use new technology now.
W: Is world population going to be a big problem?
M: Yes, and no. 【24】I think that world population will stop increasing as we all get richer. If you are a part of the middle class, you don't want or need 12 children.
W: Will there be a world government?
M: Very probably. We'll have to manage the world and its resources on a global level because countries alone are too small.
W: Will we have control of everything?
M: 【25】I think we'll learn to control the weather, volcanoes and earthquakes. Illness won't exist. We'll grow new livers, kidneys, hearts, and lungs like spare parts for a car. People will live to about 130 or 150. 【25】For 2000 years, we have tried to understand our environment. Now we'll begin to control it.
22.??
【題目】
What does Professor Smith say about most Americans around the year of 1900?
A) Their average life span was less than 50 years.
B) It was very common for them to have 12 children.
C) They retired from work much earlier than today.
D) They were quite optimistic about their future.
【答案解析】
A)選項(xiàng)陳述了某項(xiàng)事實(shí)。女士想咨詢Smith教授一些問題，第一個(gè)就是，對(duì)未來是否樂觀。教授給予了肯定回答，接著解釋說，如果回到1900年，大部分美國(guó)人活不到50歲。選項(xiàng)A中l(wèi)ife span指壽命。
23.??
【題目】
What does Professor Smith advice we do?
A) Get ready for ecological changes.
B) Adapt to the new environment.
C) Learn to use new technology.
D) Explore ways to stay young.
【答案解析】
C)選項(xiàng)用動(dòng)詞原形表示建議如何做。女士接著問，我們有沒有為接下來的變化做好準(zhǔn)備。教授回答，變化天天有，現(xiàn)在就是未來。最后他說，必須教會(huì)人們使用現(xiàn)代新科技。
24.??
【題目】
When will the world population stop growing according to Professor Smith?
A) When all women go out to work.
B) When family planning is enforced.
C) When a world government is set up.
D) When all people become wealthier.
【答案解析】
D)選項(xiàng)使用了when引導(dǎo)的從句表示時(shí)間。女士問，人口是不是依然是難題。教授先肯定，后否定，考生要特別留意他的解釋。他說人們更富有的時(shí)候，世界人口就不再增長(zhǎng)。
25.??
【題目】
What does Professor Smith think human beings will be able to do?
A) Eliminate poverty and injustice.
B) Migrate to other planets.
C) Control the environment.
D) Find inexhaustible resources.
【答案解析】
C)選項(xiàng)用動(dòng)詞原形表示做法。女士接著問，人們是否能控制一切。教授回答人們可以控制天氣、火山和地震，人們還可以培養(yǎng)腎、心臟等器官，最后他強(qiáng)調(diào)2000年來，人們?cè)噲D理解自然，現(xiàn)在要學(xué)著控制自然。