2008年6月英语六级真题精讲：听力
Section B
【听力短文·指点迷津】
此部分考查对段落主题的把握。在听录音的过程中，要快速记下段落的中心话题；在快速浏览选项的基础上判断听力的重点，不要因为听不太明白的词或短语而影响对听力原文整体上的理解；如果听到选项中的句子，要做标记，写上大意，因为人的短暂记忆很有限。
Passage One
【听力原文】
Water scooters are water vehicles that look very much like motorcycles. 【26】Nowadays speedy colorful water scooters are gaining in popularity. They can travel anywhere a small boat can and are typically popular with young people. The rising popularity of the craft has raised a question of water scooter regulation. In this case, the argument for strict regulation is compelling. Water scooters are a particularly deadly form of water recreation. For example, two women were vacationing in Longboat Key. While they were floating on a rubber boat along the shore, a water scooter crashed into them and killed them. Also, water scooter operators have been killed and seriously injured in collisions with other watercraft. Others have been stranded at sea when their scooters either failed or sank far from shore. 【27】Many water scooter operators are inexperienced and ignorant of navigational rules, which increases the potential for accidents. The increasing popularity of the scooter has aggravated the problem, providing more water vehicles to compete for the same space. Crowded water ways are simply an open invitation to disaster. In addition to the inherent operational hazards of water scooters, they are proven to be an environmental nuisance. 【28】Beach residents complain of the noise of the scooters. The Pacific Whale Foundation on the west coast expressed the concern that the scooters are frightening away an endangered species of whale that migrates to Hawaii for breeding. 【29】Regulations, such as minimum operating age, restricted operating areas, and compulsory classes in water safety are essential. Without such regulations, tragedies involving water scooters are sure to multiply, which makes many beaches unsafe for recreation.
26.
【题目】
What does the speaker say about water scooters?
A) They are motorcycles designated for water sports.
B) They are speedy boats restricted in narrow waterways.
C) They are becoming an efficient form of water transportation.
D) They are getting more popular as a means of water recreation.
【答案解析】
D)听力开篇有一句话是speedy colorful water scooters are gaining in popularity. 这说明水上滑行车越来越流行。随后讲到在年轻人中越来越流行。
27.
【题目】
What is mentioned as one of the causes of water accidents?
A) Water scooter operators' lack of experience.
B) Vacationers' disregard of water safety rules.
C) Overloading of small boats and other craft.
D) Carelessness of people boating along the shore.
【答案解析】
A)从选项中可以推测是关于事故原因的。听力中间提到驾驶员遇难，many water scooter operators are inexperienced and ignorant of navigational rules, which increases the potential for accidents. inexperienced 意为lack of experience，答案为A。需要注意的是B，听力中提及的是操作员对航海规则不关注，并不是指游客们。
28.
【题目】
In what way are water scooters said to be an environmental nuisance?
A) They scare whales to death.
B) They produce too much noise.
C) They discharge toxic emissions.
D) They endanger lots of water life.
【答案解析】
B)选项中都是对环境的影响，可以推测水上滑行车肯定对环境有不利的一面。听力原文后半部分说道beach residents complain of the noise of the scooters, 可以得知滑行车产生很大的噪音。
29.
【题目】
What does the speaker propose to ensure the safety of beaches for recreation?
A) Expand operating areas.
B) Restrict operating hours.
C) Limit the use of water scooters.
D) Enforce necessary regulations.
【答案解析】
D)从选项中祈使句的使用可推测本题是关于解决问题的建议和意见。对话的最后说，regulations, such as minimum operating age, restricted operating areas, and compulsory classes in water safety are essential. 听力段落多次提到规范，也说明了实行规范的必要性。
Passage Two
【听力原文】
It seems to me that neighbors are going out of style in America. The friend next door from whom you borrowed four eggs or a ladder has moved and the people in there now are strangers.
Some of the traditional stories of neighborliness are impractical or silly, and 【30】 it may be just as well that our relations with our neighbors are changing. The saying in the Bible "Love Thy Neighbo" was probably a poor translation of what must have originally been "Respect Thy Neighbor." Love can't be called up on order. 【31】 Fewer than half the people in the United States live in the same house they lived in five years ago, so there's no reason to love the people who live next door to you just because they happened to wander into a real estate office that listed the place next door to yours. The only thing neighbors have in common, to begin with, is proximity, and unless something more develops, that isn't reason enough to be best friends. It sometimes happens naturally, but the chances are very small that your neighbors will be your choice as friends. Or that you will be theirs, either.
【32】 The best relationship with neighbors is one of friendly distance. You say hello, you small-talk if you see them in the yard, you discuss problems as they arise and you help each other in an emergency. The driveway or the fence between you is not really a cold shoulder, but a clear boundary. We all like clearly-defined boundaries for ourselves.
30.
【题目】
What does the speaker say about the relations among neighbors nowadays?
A) They are stable. B) They are close.
C) They are strained. D) They are changing.
【答案解析】
D)听力段落的开篇说到我们和邻里之间的关系正在改变。注意在相关选项上做标记。
31.
【题目】
Why does the speaker say it may be difficult for people to love their neighbors?
A) They are fully occupied with their own business.
B) Not many of them stay in the same place for long.
C) Not many of them can win trust from their neighbors.
D) They attach less importance to interpersonal relations.
【答案解析】
B)结合30题的选项可推断本题有可能是关于理由和原因。听力原文中间谈到不到一半的美国人住在五年前住的房子里，这说明他们流动性比较大，不在一个地方呆很久，没有理由来爱他们的邻居。
32.
【题目】What should neighbors do in the speaker's opinion?
A) Count on each other for help.
B) Give each other a cold shoulder.
C) Keep a friendly distance.
D) Build a fence between them.
【答案解析】
C)综合三个题目的选项，可以推断此题是关于邻里之间如何相处的问题。原文最后一段开头就说和邻里的最好的关系，是keep a friendly distance(保持友好的距离)。
Passage Three
【听力原文】
Articles in many magazines and newspapers and special reports on radio and television reflect the concern of many Americans about the increasing dropout rate in our junior and senior high schools. 【33】Coupled with this fact is warning that soon we will no longer have workforce to fill the many jobs that require properly-educated personnel. The high student dropout rate is not a recent development. Ten years ago, many urban schools were reporting dropout rates between 35 and 50 percent. Some administrators maintain that dropouts remain the single greatest problem in their schools. Consequently, much effort has been spent on identifying students with problems in order to give them more attention before they become failures. 【34】Since the dropout problem doesn't start in senior high school, special programs in junior high school focus on students who show promise but have a record of truancy, that is, staying away from school without permission. Under the guidance of counselors, these students are placed in classes with teachers who have had success in working with similar young people. 【35】Strategies to motivate students in high school include rewarding academic excellence by designating scholars of the month, or by issuing articles of clothing such as school letter jackets formally given only to athletes. No one working with these students claims to know how to keep all students in school. Counselors, teachers, and administrators are in the frontlines of what seems at times to be a losing battle. Actually, this problem should be everyone's concern, since uneducated, unemployed citizens affect us all.
33.
【题目】
Why are many Americans concerned with the increasing dropout rate in school?
A) It may produce an increasing number of idle youngsters.
B) It may affect the quality of higher education in America.
C) It may cause many schools to go out of operation.
D) It may lead to a lack of properly educated workers.
【答案解析】
D)从选项中可推测本篇是关于教育和学生的。听力开篇提到一个令人担忧的现象：初高中辍学率越来越高，很多工作要求职员受过一定的教育，而很快我们却没有足够的劳动力。正确理解workforce的含义，指劳动力市场。
34.
【题目】
What do we learn about the student dropout problem in America?
A) It is less serious in cities than in rural areas.
B) It affects both junior and senior high schools.
C) It results from a worsening economic climate.
D) It is a new challenge facing American educators.
【答案解析】
B)从选项中可以推断此题是关于某种教育现象出现的原因以及带来的影响。听力一开始就讲在初高中都出现辍学问题，所以答案为B。如果选项中的句子出现在听力原文中，一定要做标记以加深印象。
35.
【题目】
What is mentioned as one of the strategies used to motivate students?
A) Allowing them to choose their favorite teachers.
B) Creating a more relaxed learning environment.
C) Rewarding excellent academic performance.
D) Helping them to develop better study habits.
【答案解析】
C)从选项中可以看出这是针对问题提出的对策。听力中提到鼓励高中学生学习的策略包括奖励学生取得的成绩等。注意，只要听到答案即可。
