2008年6月英語六級真題精講：聽力
【聽力長對話·指點迷津】
本部分涉及對會話的理解，考查對主要信息的把握技巧：可通過選項推測聽力重點，如主要話題，時間，地點等，同時考生應用自己明白的方式快速記下要點。
Conversation One
【聽力原文】
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.
【題目】?
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)注意問題中be noted for 的含義，意為"因......而知名"。聽力中第二個話輪中女士的問題就是"食品廳的特色是什么"，男士回答"它賣各種各樣的食物"。
20.
【題目】
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)聽力開篇就提到食品廳和埃及廳，通過選項也可得知要對關于"Egyptian hall" 的信息高度警覺。女士問到"為什么埃及廳如此知名"，男士回答"就像4000年前的建筑"，4000年前，意為"古老建筑"。
21.
【題目】
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)通過選項得知是關于"電力"的話題。女士問"Harolds的電力是自產(chǎn)自用嗎？" 男士給了肯定答復，70%的電是自己發(fā)的，隨后一句話補充說明電力的強大，這些電足夠一個城鎮(zhèn)使用。
22.
【題目】
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)通過選項得知本題考察的是數(shù)字的判斷記憶，用自己的方式將每個數(shù)字代表的含義寫在問題旁邊。女士問"大概每天多少人"，男士回答"平時大概30,000人"。
Conversation Two
【聽力原文】
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.
【題目】
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)從選項中可以推測是關于工作的問題。男士說：上次看到你，你正在找新工作。女士進一步解釋說，她想換一下工作，changing jobs 意為doing a different job.
24.
【題目】
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)從選項中可以推測是工作變動的結果。女士說：我一直希望能夠得到提升，當機會最終來臨時，我感到很放松。
25.
【題目】
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)聽力對話的最后男士談到自己即將結婚，女士感到驚訝是因為男士以前不贊成婚姻的。對話中的時間對比，that was then, and this is now，暗示了男士態(tài)度的前后變化，這也是讓女士吃驚的原因。
