2008年6月英语六级真题精讲：听力
【听力长对话·指点迷津】
本部分涉及对会话的理解，考查对主要信息的把握技巧：可通过选项推测听力重点，如主要话题，时间，地点等，同时考生应用自己明白的方式快速记下要点。
Conversation One
【听力原文】
W: Tell me, Peter. What makes Harolds so famous?
M: Well, it's the biggest department store in the UK, and its food hall and Egyptian hall are very famous. People come to Harolds just to see them.
W: What is special about the food hall?
M: 【19】It sells many different kinds of food. For example, it has two hundred and fifty kinds of cheese from all over the world, and more than 180 kinds of bread. Customers also love all the different kinds of chocolate. They buy a hundred tons every year.
W: That's amazing, and why is the Egyptian hall so famous?
M: Well, 【20】when people see it they feel they are in another world. It looks like an Egyptian building from 4000 years ago, and it sells beautiful objects. They are not 4000 years old, of course.
W: 【21】Is it true that Harolds produces its own electricity?
M: 【21】Yes, it does. 70%. Enough for a small town. To light the outside of the building, we use 11,500 light bulbs.
W: Really? Tell me, how many customers do you have on an average day? And how much do they spend?
M: 【22】About 30,000 people come on an average day. But during the sales, the number increases to 300,000 customers a day. How much do they spend? Well, on average, customers spend about 1.5 million pounds a day. The record for one day is 9 million pounds.
W: 9 million pounds in one day?
M: Yes, on the first day of the January sales.
W: Harolds says it sells everything to everybody everywhere. Is that really true?
M: Oh, yes, of course. Absolutely everything.
19.
【题目】
What is the food hall of Harolds noted for?
A) Enormous size of its stores.
B) Numerous varieties of food.
C) Its appealing surroundings.
D) Its rich and colorful history.
【答案解析】
B)注意问题中be noted for 的含义，意为"因......而知名"。听力中第二个话轮中女士的问题就是"食品厅的特色是什么"，男士回答"它卖各种各样的食物"。
20.
【题目】
What does the Egyptian hall seem like to the customers?
A) An ancient building.
B) A world of antiques.
C) An Egyptian museum.
D) An Egyptian Memorial.
【答案解析】
A)听力开篇就提到食品厅和埃及厅，通过选项也可得知要对关于"Egyptian hall" 的信息高度警觉。女士问到"为什么埃及厅如此知名"，男士回答"就像4000年前的建筑"，4000年前，意为"古老建筑"。
21.
【题目】
What may customers find surprising about Harolds?
A) Its power bill reaches ￡9 million a year.
B) It sells thousands of light bulbs a day.
C) It supplies power to a nearby town.
D) It generates 70% of the electricity it uses.
【答案解析】
D)通过选项得知是关于"电力"的话题。女士问"Harolds的电力是自产自用吗？" 男士给了肯定答复，70%的电是自己发的，随后一句话补充说明电力的强大，这些电足够一个城镇使用。
22.
【题目】
About how many customers come to Harolds on an average day?
A) 11,500 B) 30,000 C) 250,000 D) 300,000
【答案解析】
B)通过选项得知本题考察的是数字的判断记忆，用自己的方式将每个数字代表的含义写在问题旁边。女士问"大概每天多少人"，男士回答"平时大概30,000人"。
Conversation Two
【听力原文】
W: Hi, Kevin.
M: Hi, Laura. Long time no see. What've you been up to lately?
W: Not much, I can assure you. And you?
M: Much the same, except I do have some big news.
W: Come on! This suspense is killing me.
M: No, really. What've you been doing these past few weeks? 【23】The last time I saw you, you were looking for a new job.
W: Well, That's not exactly true. 【24】I was thinking about changing jobs. Luckily, they offered me a new position in the accounting department.
M: A step up in the big business world.
W: I wouldn't exaggerate, but I'm pleased. I had been hoping to get a promotion for a while. So when it finally came through I was relieved. Actually that's why I was looking for a new job. I just didn't want to work there any more if they weren't going to recognize my efforts.
M: Right. Sometimes you can do your best and it seems like the others don't know you exist. I hope the money is better?
W: I got a reasonable raise. Now, enough about me. I'm dying to hear your news.
M: I'm getting married.
W: 【25】No! You said you never get married.
M: 【25】That was then, and this is now. You've got to meet Andrea. She's great!
W: This is all news to me. I didn't even know you were dating.
M: We weren't. We've just been dating for two weeks now.
W: And you're getting married?
M: I know I can't help it. I just know she's the one.
W: Well, congratulations! That's fantastic!
M: Thanks. I'm glad to hear you feel that way.
23.
【题目】
What was the woman doing when the man last saw her?
A) Transferring to another department.
B) Studying accounting at a university.
C) Thinking about doing a different job.
D) Making preparations for her wedding.
【答案解析】
C)从选项中可以推测是关于工作的问题。男士说：上次看到你，你正在找新工作。女士进一步解释说，她想换一下工作，changing jobs 意为doing a different job.
24.
【题目】
Why does the woman say she was relieved?
A) She has finally got a promotion and a pay raise.
B) She has got a satisfactory job in another company.
C) She could at last leave the accounting department.
D) She managed to keep her position in the company.
【答案解析】
A)从选项中可以推测是工作变动的结果。女士说：我一直希望能够得到提升，当机会最终来临时，我感到很放松。
25.
【题目】
Why is the woman surprised at the man's news?
A) He and Andrea have proved to be a perfect match.
B) He changed his mind about marriage unexpectedly.
C) He declared that he would remain single all his life.
D) He would marry Andrea even without meeting her.
【答案解析】
B)听力对话的最后男士谈到自己即将结婚，女士感到惊讶是因为男士以前不赞成婚姻的。对话中的时间对比，that was then, and this is now，暗示了男士态度的前后变化，这也是让女士吃惊的原因。
