本次六級聽力話題較四級聽力更偏學(xué)術(shù),也更復(fù)雜,此次涉及科學(xué)教育與科學(xué)認(rèn)知、夢境研究、生態(tài)研究、部落研究、激進(jìn)者與社會(huì)進(jìn)步、環(huán)境對人的影響以及美元?dú)v史這幾個(gè)話題。男子英音,女子美音。語速適中,難度偏大,出現(xiàn)較多難聽懂的專有名詞,如,Lake Vostok(沃斯托克湖),Tarahumaras(一個(gè)美國印第安部落),F(xiàn)ederal Reserve(美聯(lián)儲(chǔ))以及其他高難度詞匯,如state of affairs(事態(tài)),radicalism(激進(jìn)主義),susceptible(易受影響的),plagued(被侵?jǐn)_的),stigma(羞辱)等

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主要出題點(diǎn)如下:

1. 文章開頭。例如,長對話2,Question 5:What do both speakers think of dreams?(兩個(gè)說話者都是怎么認(rèn)為夢境的呢?)的答案來自文章開頭句:M: Do you think dreams have special meanings? W: No. I don't think they do. M: I don't either, … (男:你認(rèn)為夢境有特別的意義嗎?女:不,我不那么認(rèn)為。男:我也不……)再如,短文2,Question 12:Why did James Copeland want to study the American Indian tribe – Tarahumaras?(為什么James Copeland想要研究美國印第安部落Tarahumaras?)答案來自文章開頭句:The idea to study the American Indian tribe – Tarahumaras, came to James Copeland in 1984 when he discovered that very little research had been done on their language.(1984年,當(dāng)James Copeland發(fā)現(xiàn)關(guān)于美國印第安部落Tarahumaras的語言的研究十分稀少時(shí),他產(chǎn)生了研究這個(gè)部落的想法。)

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2. 提示詞。例如,演講2,Question 20:What does the speaker say Fred should do first to improve his quality of life?(演講者說,F(xiàn)red應(yīng)該先做什么來提升他的生活質(zhì)量?)的答案句——the first thing he'll need to do is recognize what has been going on all these years.(他需要做的第一件事請是意識到他這些年都發(fā)生了什么事。)中包含明顯的強(qiáng)調(diào)詞the first;又如,演講3,Question 22:What does the speaker say about the American dollar bill? (關(guān)于美元紙幣,作者說了什么?)答案所在句——… but few people indeed can accurately describe the world's most powerful, important currency.(但是很少有人真正能夠精確地描述這個(gè)世界上最強(qiáng)有力、最重要的貨幣。)之前出現(xiàn)了明顯轉(zhuǎn)折提示詞but;再如,演講3,Question 24:Why did the new American government mint only coins for common currency?(為什么美國新政府只鑄造硬幣來當(dāng)做通貨呢?)的答案句——Because of this lack of faith, the new American government minted only coins for common currency.(因?yàn)槿鄙傩抛u(yù),新的美國政府只鑄造硬幣作為通貨。)其中既有明顯的原因提示詞because of,也有only這樣的強(qiáng)調(diào)詞。

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主要考點(diǎn)如下:

1. 細(xì)節(jié)定位。例如,長對話2后Question 8:What did psychologist Sigmund Freud say about adults' dreams?(心里學(xué)家弗洛伊德關(guān)于成年人的夢境是怎么說?),又如,短文1后的Question 9:What did the scientists first use to discover Lake Vostok in the 1970s?(科學(xué)家最先用什么在二十世紀(jì)七十年代發(fā)現(xiàn)了沃斯托克湖?))

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2. 原因考察。比如,長對話2,Question 6:Why didn't the woman's grandmother take her scheduled flight?(這個(gè)女人的祖母為什么不乘坐預(yù)定的航班呢?),又如短文3,Question 12:Why did James Copeland want to study the American Indian tribe – Tarahumaras?(James Copeland為什么想要研究美國印第安部落Tarahumaras?)
3. 信息推測。例如,演講2后Question 21:What does the speaker say about the psychiatrists?(關(guān)于精神病學(xué)家,演講者說了什么?)這道題的答案需要結(jié)合最后一段的前兩句話推測出來。第一句話——It’s no surprise that doctors as a profession suffer a lot of ill health, because they spend their life around sick people.(職業(yè)醫(yī)生本身也會(huì)有很多健康問題,這并不令人吃驚,因?yàn)樗麄儺吷荚谟诓∪讼嗵?。)第二句——Psychiatrists have a higher incidence of suicide in their profession for related reasons.(精神病學(xué)家自殺發(fā)病率較其他人高,也是出于相關(guān)的原因。)根據(jù)這兩句句意,可以知道,精神病學(xué)家自殺率較高,也是像前面提到的職業(yè)醫(yī)生一樣,受到病人的影響。