2009年6月英語六級真題精講：聽力
Section B
【聽力短文·指點迷津】
段落聽力主要考查考生的記憶力和細節(jié)把握能力?？忌阮A(yù)覽選項，猜測題目，把握聽力重點，這樣有助于對細節(jié)的理解。同時把聽到的原文在選項上作標記，以強化記憶。一般來講，段落開始和結(jié)尾會是出題的中心。
Passage One
Getting behind the wheel of a car can be an exciting new step in a teen's life. But along with that excitement comes a new responsibility-understanding the need for common sense and maturity to avoid accidents. In an effort to spread awareness to teens across the nation, the Allstate Foundation sponsored a Keep-The-Drive Summit at Sunset Station on January 23rd. Students from Kennedy and Alamo Heights High schools participated in the summit which was held here for the first time. 【26】The goal of the year-long effort is to educate teens on the rules of safe driving and the severe consequences that can result if those rules are not followed, and then have them communicate that information to their peers. The students watched videos that told them about the numbers of teenage driving injuries and deaths. They listen to the videos as students from other cities share their stories of how their reckless driving affected not only their lives but also those of their passengers. "We are trying to create awareness in high schools across the countries," said Westerman, an Allstate representative, "we focus on changing how teens think behind the wheel." According to the presentation, 【27】more teens die in automobile crashes in the United States each year than from drugs, violence, smoking and suicide. An average of 16 teens die every day in motor vehicle crashes and nearly forty percent of those are caused by speeding. Texas is the state with the most teen driving deaths according to the presentation. 【28】Students agreed that the statistics were amazing and made them think twice about how they drive.
26.
【題目】
For what purpose did the Allstate Foundation sponsor the Keep-The-Drive Summit?
A) To help young people improve their driving skills.
B) To alert teenagers to the dangers of reckless driving.
C) To teach young people road manners through videotapes.
D) To show teens the penalties imposed on careless drivers.
【答案解析】
B)選項用to do不定式表示目的，目的是在駕車方面要給青年人怎樣的建議。聽力一開始提到現(xiàn)在的青少年體驗著駕車的樂趣，但同時如何避免車禍成了新的關(guān)注點。接著提到了基金會贊助了一個項目，其目標是教青少年安全駕駛的規(guī)則，以及違反規(guī)則帶來的嚴重后果。
27.
【題目】
What causes the greatest number of deaths among American teens according to the presentation?
A) Road accidents.
B) Street violence.
C) Drug abuse.
D) Lung cancer.
【答案解析】
A)選項都是負面的因素，此段落講的是關(guān)于安全駕車，所以考生可推測答案是A，不過要在聽力中驗證。段落中間靠后說到將在車禍中喪生的人要比吸毒、暴力、自殺的人數(shù)多。
28.
【題目】
What can we conclude about the Keep-The-Drive Summit?
A) It has changed teens' way of life.
B) It has made teens feel like adults.
C) It has accomplished its objective.
D) It has been supported by parents.
【答案解析】
C)從前兩題，可以推測選項中的it指代段落中提到的項目Keep-The-Drive Summit，選項表達了它起到的作用。聽力中并沒有直接談及其作用，但最后說，學(xué)生認為這些數(shù)據(jù)很驚人，他們會好好思考該如何駕車?；氐?6題，這也是這個項目的目的。所以，這個項目達到了目的。
Passage Two
Dr. Allen Hersh designs smells for businesses. He says that it doesn't take a whole lot of smell to affect you. Store owners can lure you to the candy aisle, even if you don't realize you are smelling candy. This idea scares a lot of people. Groups that protect the rights of shoppers are upset. 【29】They say the stores are using a kind of brainwashing which they call "smell-washing". "It's pretty dishonest," says Mark Silbergeld. He runs an organization that checks out products for consumers. The scientists hired to design the scents disagree. "There's soft background music. There's special lighting. There're all sorts of bells being used," says Dr. Hersh, "why not smells?" "One reason why not," says Silbergeld, "is that some people are allergic to certain scents pumped into products or stores." But there is a whole other side to this debate, "do the smells really work?" So far, there is little proof one way or the other. 【30】But Dr. Hersh has run some interesting experiments. In one of Hersh's experiments, 31 volunteers were led into a shoe store that smells slightly like flowers. Later, another group shopped in the same store, but with no flower odor. Dr. Hersh found that 84% of the shoppers were more likely to buy the shoes in the flower-scented room, but Hersh found out something even stranger. 【31】"Whether the volunteers like the flower scent or not didn't matter," Hersh says, "Some reported that they hated the smell, but they still were more likely to buy the shoes in the scented room."
29.
【題目】
Why are some people against the use of smells to attract customers?
A) Customers may get addicted to the smells.
B) Customers may be misled by the smells.
C) It hides the defects of certain goods.
D) It gives rise to unfair competition.
【答案解析】
B)選項A和B講到了顧客和香味的關(guān)系，很明顯C和D中的it指代the smell。段落一開始就講到商店利用香味來引誘顧客購物，這嚇壞了很多人。他們認為這是不誠實的行為，好像是用香味對顧客洗腦?？忌⒁饴犃χ械?smell-washing"，這是仿照brain-washing造的單詞，指被香味誤導(dǎo)而進行的行為。
30.
【題目】
What is Dr. Hersh's attitude to the use of smells for business?
A) Flexible????? B) Critical????? C) Supportive????? D) Cautious
【答案解析】
C)選項是關(guān)于態(tài)度的詞語，考生首先要搞明白單詞含義。對于商店使用香味，人們各執(zhí)一詞。聽力中講到Dr. Hersh做了個實驗，考生要特別注意實驗的結(jié)果。實驗結(jié)果表明，84%的人更愿意在有香味的房間里買東西，由此可推斷Dr. Hersh對香味的使用持支持態(tài)度。
31.
【題目】
What did Hersh's experiment show?
A) The flower scent stimulated people's desire to buy.
B) Stronger smells had greater effects on consumers.
C) Most shoppers hated the smells the shoe store.
D) 84% of the customers were unaware of the smells.
【答案解析】
A)選項是關(guān)于香味的作用。聽力最后講到Dr. Hersh的實驗，結(jié)論很奇怪，他們喜不喜歡香味，這并不重要，有些人說自己討厭香味，卻更愿意在有香味的房間里買東西，從而說明香味可以刺激人們的購買欲。
Passage Three
This is Ray McCarthy with the news. Reports are coming in of a major train crash in Japan. 【32】A passenger train carrying hundreds of workers home from the center of Tokyo is reported to have hit an oncoming goods train. Both were traveling at high speed. 【33】Figures are not yet available but it is believed that the death toll could be as high as 300, with hundreds more injured. Emergency and rescue services rushed to the scene. But our reporter says it will take days to clear the track and to establish the numbers of the dead and injured. There was a similar accident on the same stretch of track four years ago.
【34】There was another bomb scare in a large London store last night during late night shopping. Following a telephone call to the police from an anonymous caller, hundreds of shoppers were shepherded out of the store while roads in the area were sealed off. Police dogs spent hours searching the store for a bag which the caller claimed contained 50 pounds of explosives. Nothing was found and the store was given the all-clear by opening time this morning. A police spokesman said that this was the third bomb scare within a week and that we should all be on our guard.
And finally, the motoring organizations have issued a warning to drivers following the recent falls of snow in many parts of the country. 【35】Although the falls may be slight, they say extra care is needed.
32.
【題目】
What accident happened recently in Japan?
A) A goods train hit a bus carrying many passengers.
B) Two passenger trains crashed into each other.
C) A passenger train collided with a goods train.
D) An express train was derailed when hit by a bomb.
【答案解析】
C)選項是關(guān)于車禍的描述。在聽力過程中，考生要特別留意相撞的車型。段落開頭講到載有幾百名工人的客車撞上了迎面而來的貨車。
33.
【題目】
What do the reports say about the recent accident in Japan?
A) The rescue operations have not been very effective.
B) More than 300 injured passengers were hospitalized.
C) The cause of the tragic accident remains unknown.
D) The exact casualty figures are not yet available.
【答案解析】
D)選項講到車禍的營救工作、死傷人數(shù)以及車禍原因。聽力中接著講具體的死傷數(shù)字還沒有。選項B是個干擾項，聽力中講死亡人數(shù)可高達300。
34.
【題目】
Why did people have to leave the London store last night?
A) There was a bomb scare.
B) There was a terrorist attack.
C) A fire alarm was set off by mistake.
D) 50 pounds of explosives were found.
【答案解析】
A)選項討論了意外事故的發(fā)生。聽力中間一開始就說在倫敦附近又有一起炸彈恐嚇事件。所以選擇A。
35.
【題目】
What did motoring organizations advise drivers to do?
A) Follow policemen's directions.
B) Keep an eye on the weather.
C) Avoid snow-covered roads.
D) Drive with special care.
【答案解析】
D)選項用動詞原形表示建議。聽力最后講國內(nèi)大范圍降雪，盡管雪不大，但需要格外注意，所以選擇D。