2014年6月英语六级听力短对话之真题原文点评

　　Short Conversation

　　1.

　　W: The students have been protesting against the increased tuition.

　　M: Yeah, I heard about the protest. But I dont know how much good it will do.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　2.

　　W: Jay will turn 21 this week. Does he know the classes are having a surprised party for him?

　　M: No, he thinks we are giving a party for the retiring dean.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　3.

　　M: Hello, this is Carls garage. We found Mr. Whites briefcase and wallet after he left his car here this morning.

　　W: He has been wondering where he could have left them. Ill tell him to pick them up this afternoon. Thank you for calling.

　　Q: What do we learn about Mr. White from the conversation?

　　4.

　　W: You know, some TV channels have been rerunning a lot of comedies from the 1960s. What do you think of those old shows?

　　M: Not much. But the new ones including those done by famous directors are not so entertaining either.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　5.

　　M: How much longer should I boil these vegetables? The recipe says about 10 minutes in total.

　　W: They look pretty done to me. I doubt you should cook them anymore.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　6.

　　W: Tom, are you going to your parents house tonight?

　　M: Yes, I promise to help them figure out their tax returns. The tax code is really confusing to them.

　　Q: What is the man going to do for his parents?

　　7.

　　W: I was surprised when I heard youd finished your research project a whole month early.

　　M: How I manage to do its still a mystery to me.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　8.

　　W：I was hoping we could be in the same developmental psychology class.

　　M：Me too, but by the time I went for registration the course was closed.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　【点评】

　　本次六级考试的难度与往年持平，继续延续在六级考试中，出现大量推理判断题，即提问方式为：What does the man / woman mean? 这样的题目。所以这一常考题型，相信平时也已练习不少。其中，可能稍微有点难度的是几个单词，例如：protest;rerun，entertaining，但其实这几个词并不影响做题。最难的也就最后一题：既有developmental psychology这样的专业学科名称，又有registration这样部分考生不太熟悉的词，从而影响整个对话的理解。