六级听力真题

Section C
Compound Dictation
How men first learnt to invent words is unknown; in other words, the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men, (36) ______ animals, somehow invented certain sounds to express thought and (37) ______ , actions and things, so that they could (38) ______ with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain (39) ______ , called letters, which could be (40) ______ to represent those sounds, and which could be written down. Those sounds, whether spoken, or written in letters we call words.
The power of words, then lies in their (41) ______ , that is, the things they bring up before our minds. Words become (42) ______ with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more we are (43) ______ of the glad and sad events of our past by certain words; and the longer we live, (44) _______________________________________________ .
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also (45) ____________________________________________________________ . Above all, the real poet is a master of words. He can (46) _______________________________________________________ . We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.

答案解析

Section C
Compound Dictation
36. unlike
解析：整个句子的主要成分均不缺，而此空单独位于主谓语之间，并用逗号分隔，应该是作为次要成分的状语，空格后是名词，故空格处应为介词。听到unlike后不难写出。
37. feelings
解析：根据空格前的thought可推测出空格处应是一个与其并列的名词，注意听清，feelings是复数，不要忘了加-s。
38. communicate
解析：根据空格前的could，知道此处应填动词原形，拼写communicate时注意双写m。
39. signs
解析：此空位于介词upon之后，又有形容词certain修饰，应填入一个名词，作这个分句的宾语，同时也是后面which引导的从句的先行词兼主语。注意这里是复数。
40. combined
解析：此空在could be之后，有可能是被动语态或形容词的形式，再观察后面and连接的并列从句的结构，不难推知此空应为被动语态，用动词的过去分词。
41. associations
解析：根据空格前的in和their，可知应填名词。association意为“关联；联想”。不要忘了复数要加-s。
42. filled
解析：此空位于become后，作其表语，可以推测应为形容词或动词过去分词。这里填fill的过去分词。
43. reminded
解析：根据此处这个分句的结构，知道这里缺谓语动词，再由空格前的are和后面的“by certain words”，可知应填动词的过去分词形式。remind of意为“使想起，使记起”。
44. 标准答案：the more words we read and learn, the more the number of words that means something to us increases
听音关键：the more, read and learn, number of words, increase
答案重构：the more words we read and learn, the more meaningful words we get
画龙点睛：这个空格是填句子，根据前面的比较句型，以及空格前的分句，可知应该也是“the more...”的结构。
45. 标准答案：express those thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to what we call literary style
听音关键：express, thoughts, in words, appeal... to, literary style
答案重构：write down those thoughts in a literary way // express those thoughts literarily in words
画龙点睛：此处要注意听清句子后面部分修饰words的which从句。appeal to意为“诉诸……”，在此可理解为“某事物以……形式表达出来”。
46. 标准答案：convey his meaning in words which sing like music, and which by their position and association can move men to tears
听音关键：convey, meaning, like music, move... to tears
答案重构：convey his meaning in rhythmic and moving words
画龙点睛：这里要听的句子比较长，但预览题目可知这里要填的是谓语部分，听音时注意抓住动词；这里包含两个由which引导的定语从句，均用于修饰前面的words，听清大意后可用简洁一点的方式改写。