Section A Short Conversations
　　短对话综述：本次六级短对话难度变化不大，从技巧上来看还是主要听对话中第二个人说的话，前7题都是听第二人说话是关键然后选出同意替换即可，只有最后一题针对对话的第一个说话提问，在本次的8个小对话中考到了两个but引导的转折句型，考生应该听到but引导的关键句。除此之外从场景的角度来看考查的话题还是生活，工作以及学习三个主要场景，如对话1、2、4、6、7和日常生活话题有关（演出、度假、办卡，野餐，新闻）；对话3、8涉及商务工作；对话5则为校园生活话题（考试）。短对话主要考查学生对事实细节信息的抓取和隐含意义的推理判断，大部分题目答案是可以通过听力原文直接得到的。其中一些主要短语需要注意：pay off"得到好的结果；取得成功"；give sb a free pass"开恩"；try out"尝试；试用"；cut out"计划、安排"；lay off"解雇"等，理解好这些短语对整篇短文听力内容的把握很有帮助，往往一个短对话的关键点就在一个单词或者短语上，所以考生平时还是需要多多积累一些词汇和短语，下面是本次六级短对话详解：
　　1. W: What a wonderful performance! Your rock band has never sounded better.
　　M: Many thanks. I guess all those hours of practice in the past month are finally paying off.
　　Q：What does the man mean?
　　答案：D) Their hard work has resulted in a big success.
　　点评：此题考生要听懂never sounded better这个结构，字面意思是：你们的摇滚乐队不可能比现在听起来更好了。也就是说女人表达的意思是：你们的摇滚乐队这次的演出简直就是登峰造极的感觉，你们的表演太牛了！而答案仍然在第二句男人的回答中出现：感谢，我想上个月不分日夜的疯狂练习最后还是值得的。重点词组：paying off （回报 偿还）
　　2.M: I can't decide what to do for my summer vacation. I either want to go on a bike tour of Europe or go diving in Mexico.
　　W: Well, we're offering an all-inclusive two-week trip to Mexico for only 300 dollars.
　　Q：What does the woman suggest the man do for his vacation?
　　答案：B) Join a package tour to Mexico.
　　点评：原文中男人纠结到底是骑行欧洲还是自驾去墨西哥，女人建议说我们提供一个300美金全包的两周的墨西哥游，这句话就是答案句--建议男人参加墨西哥的打包游。此题正确选项中tour一词，而原文男人的话中去欧洲也出现了tour，明显的干扰词，提醒各位考生短对话关键还是听懂原文找同意替换。
　　3. W: How long do you think this project might take?
　　M: I'd say about three months, but it could take longer if something unexpected happened. Maybe we'd better allow an extra month, so we won't have to worry about being late.
　　Q: Why does the man say extra time should be allowed for the project?
　　答案：B) In case some problem should occur.
　　点评：此题为否定句型，考生应该听到but之后的关键句，选出同意改写即可。
　　4. M: I'm thinking about becoming a member here, and I'd like some information.
　　W: Sure. A three-month membership costs 150 dollars, and that includes use of the wait-room, sauna and pool. I'll give you a free pass so that you can try out the facilities before you decide.
　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
　　答案：C) The man can try out the facilities before he becomes a member.
　　点评：短对话原意是男人想成为某会所的会员，想知道一些关于会员的信息，女人简单介绍了相关信息后说到：我给你一个免费试用的机会，你可以在决定之前试一试这里的设备。重点还是放在对话的第二个人说的话上。
　　5. W: I'm sorry to hear that you failed the Physics course, Ted.
　　M: Let's face it. I'm just not cut out to be a scientist.
　　Q: What does the man mean?
　　答案：A) He is not fit to study science.
　　点评:此题考查学生对短语：cut out 的理解，cut out 在这个小对话中的意思是"计划，安排"的意思，言下之意女士说听到他物理不及格的消息很遗憾，物理不及格的男士却说：还是面对吧，反正我也没有打算做科学家。
　　6.
　　M: Gary insisted on buying the food for the picnic.
　　W: That's pretty generous of him. But shouldn't we at least offer to share the expenses? He has a big family to support.
　　Q: What does the woman suggest they do?
　　答案：C) Pay for part of the picnic food.
　　点评：此题是否定转折句型，重点听到but后面的内容选出同意替换即可。
　　7.
　　W: Did you see the headlines in the paper this morning?
　　M: Yes. Apparently the bus company will be laying off its employees if they can't reach an agreement on wages by midnight.
　　Q: What did the man read about?
　　答案：A) A labor dispute at a bus company.
　　点评：此题女士提出问题：有没有看报纸头条，男士回答说看了，这是同学们就要注意关于看到的内容的陈述将会是考点，应该仔细听懂，选出同意替换。男士解释报纸头条的内容说：很显然，汽车公司会解雇他们的员工如果他们在午夜之前关于薪酬不能达成一致的话。
　　8.
　　W: Have we received payment for the overseas order we delivered last month?
　　M: Yes. The cheque came in yesterday afternoon. I'll be depositing it when I go the bank today.
　　Q: What is the woman concerned about?
　　答案：D) The payment for an order.
　　点评：女士问男士：我们是否已经收到了上个月寄出的海外订单的那笔付款？而此题的问题就是针对女士所关心的事情提问，据此可知女士关心的就是一个订单的付款。

　　Section A Long Conversations
　　长对话综述：长对话仍然还是听到什么选什么的原则，在听音的时候应该做好笔记，方便在听问题时回顾原文内容找答案。
　　Conversation 1
　　W: OK, that's it. Now we have to make a decision. We might as well do that now, don't you think?
　　M: Sure, let's see. First we saw Frank Brisenski. What did you think of him?
　　W: Well, he's certainly a very polite young man.
　　M: And very relaxed, too.
　　W: But his appearance…
　　M: En… He wasn't well dressed. He wasn't even wearing a tie.
　　W: But he did have a nice voice. He sounded good on the telephone.
　　M: True. And I thought he seemed very intelligent. He answered Dona's questions very well.
　　W: That's true, but dressing well is important. Well, let's think about the others. Now what about Barbara Jones? She had a nice voice, too. She sounded good on the telephone, and she was well dressed, too.
　　M: En… She did look very neat, very nicely dressed, but…
　　W: But so shy. She wouldn't be very good at talking to people at the front desk.
　　M: En…OK. Now who was the next? Ar…Yes, David Wallace. I thought he was very good, had a lot of potential. What do you think?
　　W: En… He seemed like a very bright guy. He dressed very nicely, too. And he had a really nice appearance.
　　M: He seemed relaxed to me, the type of person people feel comfortable with right away.
　　W: He was polite, but also very friendly and relaxed as you say. I think he'll be good with the guests at the front desk.
　　M: He had a very pleasant voice, too.
　　W: That's right. OK, good! I guess we have our receptionist then, don't you?
　　M: Yes, I think so. We'll just offer the job to…
　　Q9: What are the speakers looking for?
　　Q10: What is Frank Brisenski's weakness?
　　Q11: What do the speakers decide to do?
　　答案：
　　9. B) A hotel receptionist.
　　10. A) Appearance.
　　11. C) Offer the job to David Wallace.
　　点评：
　　该对话围绕男士和女士挑选合适的酒店招待员展开，讨论三个应聘者Frank Brisenski，Barbara Jones和David Wallace的优劣势：Frank Brisenski有礼貌，声音好听，聪明，但是外表形象欠佳；Barbara Jones声音好听，穿着得体，但过于害羞，不擅于与人沟通；David Wallace聪明，外表形象佳，表现自如，有礼貌，声音动听。最后俩人决定录取David Wallace。前两题考查事实细节，都能从原文直接找到答案，考生在听的时候要大概记下对话双方对于三个应聘者的评价，特别是转折处。虽然第三题需要考生推断，但是根据对话双方对David Wallace的评价就可以马上推出这是他们最终定的人选。
　　Conversation 2
　　W: Hello.
　　M: Hello. Is that the reference library?
　　W: Yes, can I help you?
　　M: I hope so. I ran earlier and asked for some information about Dennis Hutton, the scientist. You asked me to ring back.
　　W: Oh, yes. I have found something.
　　M: Good. I've got a pencil and paper. Perhaps you could read out what it says.
　　W: Certainly. Hutton Dennis, born Darlington, 1836, died New York, 1920.
　　M: Yes, got that.
　　W: Inventor and physicist, the son of a farm worker. He was admitted to the University of London at the age of 15.
　　M: Yes.
　　W: He graduated at 17 with the first class degree in physics and mathematics. All right?
　　M: Yes, all right.
　　W: He made his first notable achievement at the age of 18. It was a method of refrigeration which rolls from his work in low temperature physics. He became professor of mathematics at the University of Manchester at 24, where he remained for twelve years. During that time, he married one of his students, Natasha Willoughby
　　M: Yes, go on.
　　W: Later working together in London, they laid the foundations of modern physics by showing that normal laws of cause and effect do not apply at the level of subatomic particles. For this he and his wife received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1910, and did so again in 1912 for their work on very high frequency radio waves. In his lifetime, Hutton patented 244 inventions. Do you want any more?
　　M: Yes, when did he go to America?
　　W: Let me see. In 1920 he went to teach in New York and died there suddenly after only three weeks. Still he was a good age.
　　M: Yes, I suppose so. Well, thanks.
　　Q12: What do we learn about Dennis Hutton when he was 15?
　　Q13: What did Dennis Hutton do at the age of 24?
　　Q14: For what were Dennis Hutton and his wife awarded the Nobel Prize a second time?
　　Q15: Why did Dennis Hutton go to New York
　　答案：
　　12 C) He was admitted to university.
　　13. B) He became a professor of Mathematics.
　　14. D) Their work on very high frequency radio waves.
　　15. D) To teach at a university.
　　点评：
　　从开头几句就可知是电话对话，男士打电话询问科学家Dennis Hutton的个人信息，女士在电话另一头作了简短介绍，中间涉及多处时间点，考生在听的时候要特别记下每个时间对应的事件，这样四个题目的答案就出来了。
　　本篇对话有一定难度，一是时间点较多，二是一些较难的单词和短语，如reference library参考书阅览室；Darlington达灵顿（英国英格兰东北部城市）；inventor发明家；physicist物理学家；be admitted to进入；refrigeration冷冻；low temperature physics低温物理学；mathematics数学；subatomic particles亚原子粒子；patent取得……的专利权。做题时不要纠结于一些听不懂的单词，可以在试卷各选项旁边标注上时间点，这样等听问题时就能快速锁定答案。

　　Section B Passages
　　Passage 1
　　In America, white tailed deer are more numerous than ever before, so abundant in fact that they've become a suburban nuisance and a health hazard.
　　Why can't the herd be thinned the old-fashioned way? The small community of North Haven on Long Island is home to some six hundred to seven hundred deer. The department of Environmental Conservation estimates the optimum population at 60. The town has been browsed bare of vegetation except where gardens and shrubs are protected by high fences.
　　Drivers routinely collide with deer and there are so many dead bodies left by the side of the road that the town has made it a deal with a local pet cemetery to collect and dispose of the bodies. Some people in the town have become ill from deer transmitted diseases. On the occasions when hunting has been tried, local animal rights people have worked to secure court orders against the hunts. And when that is failed, they stop the hunters, banging on pots and pans to alert the deer. Town meetings called to discuss the problem inevitably dissolved into confrontations.
　　The activists believe simply that the deer are not the problem. Some communities have even discussed the possibility of bringing wolves back into the ecological mix. That means wolves in the suburbs of New York. It is almost too wonderful not to try it. The wolves would kill deer of course. They would also terrorize and kill dogs and cats which is not what the suburban dwellers have in mind.
　　Q16. What do we learn about white-tailed deer in North Haven?
　　Q17. Why do local animal rights people bang on pots and pans?
　　Q18. What would happen if wolves were brought back into the ecological mix?
　　答案：
　　16. A. They have become a headache to the community.
　　17. C. To alert the deer.
　　18. B. They would endanger domestic animals.
　　点评：
　　这是一篇关于生态的文章。讲述了白尾鹿数量过多给长岛带来的负面影响，以及政府因此采取的措施。首句便点明了文章主旨，16题的答案即可呼之欲出。17题为事实细节题，pots and pans压了头韵，在文中的特征还是颇为明显的，不难定位。18题看似推理判断，但并不难从原文中得出正确答案，cats and dogs都是domestic animals家禽，所以也可看作是事实细节题。总的来说，今年听力短文的难度有所下降。大家要有信心，一定能通过考试的！
　　难词：nuisance n. 麻烦事 hazard n. 危险 alert v. 向……报警
　　Passage 2
　　And now, if you'll walk this way, ladies and gentlemen, the next room we're going to see is the room in which the family used to hold their formal dinner parties and even occasionally entertain heads of state and royalty. However, they managed to keep this room friendly and intimate. And I think you'll agree. It has a very informal atmosphere, quite unlike some grand houses you visit. The curtains were never drawn, even at night, so guests got a view of the lake and fountains outside which were lit up at night - a very attractive sight. As you can see, ladies and gentlemen, the guests were seated very informally around this oval table, which would add to the relaxed atmosphere. The table dates from the 18th century and is made from Spanish oak. It's rather remarkable for the fact that although it's extremely big, it's supported by just six rather slim legs. However, it seems to have survived like that for 200 years. So it's probably going to last a bit longer. The chairs which go with the table are not a complete set. There were originally six of them. They are interesting for the fact that they are very plain and undecorated for the time, with only one plain central panel at the back and no armrests. I myself find them rather uncomfortable to sit in for very long, but people were used to more discomfort in the past. And now, ladies and gentlemen, if you'd like to follow me into the great hall…
　　Q19. What do we learn about the speaker?
　　Q20. What does the speaker say about the room they are visiting?
　　Q21. What is said about the oval table in the room?
　　Q22. What does the speaker say about the chairs?
　　答案：
　　19. A She is a tourist guide.
　　20. C It was used by the family to hold dinner parties.
　　21. B It is very big, with only six slim legs.
　　22. D They are uncomfortable to sit in for long.
　　点评：
　　这是一篇导游词，介绍名人故居的一个房间。对房间的作用，风格，陈设等做了详细的讲解。没有太难的生词，只要抓住以上几个角度，题目就不难做出了。除了第一题，其他三题都是事实细节题， 21、22题可能乍一看，很难推测出考点，这时可以注意文中详细讲解的部分，导游对oval table, chairs做了非常详细的介绍，即为考点。
　　Passage 3
　　Janet James was 22 years old when she was diagnosed with MS-a disease that attacks the body's nerves. She has just graduated from college and got a job at an advertising agency when she began to sense that something strange was going on inside her body. When James realized how severe her illness was, she knew she had better hurry up and live life. MS is the biggest crippler of young adults. And although she didn't have many symptoms, she knew it was just a matter of time. First on her agenda was to pursue her dream of hosting a pop music program. She worked at a radio station for a year, always aware that her body was degenerating. Then her best friend moved away. And one night James began screaming, "I got to go! I got to go!" Two weeks later, she arrived at Alaska, thousands of miles from her friends, her family and her past. "Everything fell into a place", she recalls. A 23-year-old girl with an incurable disease can fly to Alaska and everything can work out. The MS attacks came and went. And most of the time they hardly slowed her down. James hiked, fished, learnt to sail and experimented with hot air ballooning. "I lived for adventure", she says. "Nobody ever had a better time or did more exotic strange things than I did in an 80-year period." Inevitably however, the day came when she was so weakened that she had to return to Pittsburgh, her home town. There she began relieving her adventures by writing a book about them. Her book was published in 1993.
　　Q23.What does the speaker say about MS?
　　Q24.What did Janet James decide to do after her disease was diagnosed?
　　Q25.What's sort of person can we infer Janet James is?the ecological mix?
　　答案：
　　23. D It is the biggest crippler of young adults.
　　24. A Hurry up and live life.
　　25. B Adventurous.
　　点评：
　　本篇短文听力介绍了一位MS患者的励志故事。主人公Janet James在22岁时被检测出患有MS（多发性硬化症）--这是导致年轻人残废（crippler）的最大原因。当得知自己患有重病，James决定抓紧时间，享受生活。接下来短文讲述了James在病发前逐一完成自己的梦想，并尝试了许多冒险行为，例如远足、钓鱼、学习驾驶帆船、体验热气球等。最后当James的病情达到严重地步时，她回到家乡，并把自己的冒险故事写成了一本书籍。
　　这篇短文中有一些关于疾病的单词，例如diagnosed、MS、crippler、symptom、degenerating，给听力增加了难度。

　　Section C compound dictation
　　It's difficult to estimate the number of youngsters involved in home schooling where children are not sent to school and receive their formal education from one or both parents. Legislation and court decisions have made it legally possible in most states for parents to educate their children at home and each year more people take advantage of that opportunity.
　　Some states require parents or a home tutor to meet teacher certification standards, and many require parents to complete legal forms to verify that their children are receiving instruction in state approved curriculum.
　　Supporters of home education claim that it is less expensive and far more efficient than mass public education. Moreover they site several advantages: alleviation of school overcrowding, strengthen family relationships, lower dropout rates, the facts that students are allowed to learn at their own rate, increased motivation, higher standardized test scores, and reduced discipline problems.
　　Critics of the home schooling movement content that it creates as many problems as it solves. They acknowledge that, in a few cases, home schooling offers educational opportunities superior to those found in most public schools, but few parents can provide such educational advantages. Some parents who withdraw their children from the schools in favor of home schooling have an inadequate educational background and insufficient formal training to provide a satisfactory education for their children. Typically, parents have fewer technological resources at their disposal than do schools. However, the relatively inexpensive computer technology that is readily available today is causing some to challenge the notion that home schooling is in any way inferior to more highly structured classroom education.
　　点评：
　　本篇听力填空主要讨论在家接受教育的问题。文章结构非常清晰，为传统的三段式。第一段介绍在大部分地区，法律（legislation）允许家长在家教育子女，有些地区还会要求家长或家庭教师需满足教师资格，甚至有些地方要求家长填写表格，证实他们的子女正在接受获批的课程。对于这种教育方式，有利也有弊。文章第二段表述了在家接受教育的支持观点，例如便宜、有效、增进家庭关系、降低辍学（dropout）率，学生可以自主学习，提升动力（motivation），减少纪律（discipline）问题等。第三段介绍了这种教育方式的反对意见，一些批评家们争论（contend）这种方式既解决了一些矛盾也带来了一些新的问题，例如有些家长可能不具备施教能力，并且他们不像学校那样具备充足的科技资源。本篇听力的三个词组听写出现在最后一段的最后三空，这种现象十分罕见，学生做题时需提高警惕。