六級聽力真題解析

1、Part III Listening ComprehensionSection A11. A) They prefer to carry cash when traveling abroad. A) 他們更喜歡出境游時(shí)攜帶現(xiàn)金。B) They usually carry many things around with them. B )他們通常在身邊攜帶很多東西。C) They would rather travel around than say at home. C) 他們寧愿旅游而不愿待在家里。D) They don 'like to spend much money on tr

2、aveling. D)他們不愿意在旅游上花費(fèi)太多錢。W: Did you use credit cards on your vacation last month in Europe?M: Sure I did. They certainly beat going around with a wallet full of big bills. But carrying lots ofcash is still very common among some older people traveling abroad.Q: What does the man say about some elde

3、rly people?女：上個(gè)月你在歐洲度假使用信用卡了嗎？男：當(dāng)然用了。 這樣肯定比帶個(gè)鼓鼓的錢包， 塞滿大面額鈔票四處溜達(dá)要好。但是仍然有很 多老人在出國旅游時(shí)攜帶大量現(xiàn)金。問：關(guān)于一些老人，男士說了什么？ 【預(yù)測】由選項(xiàng)中反復(fù)出現(xiàn)的 travel/traveling ，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容可知對話應(yīng)該是對外出旅行的 看法?！窘馕觥窟xA。轉(zhuǎn)折之后是觀點(diǎn)重點(diǎn)，不管前面說了什么，抓住But后的carrying lots of cashis still very common及among older people便可選出答案 A。對話中beat意為"比要好”。【筆記】 credit card

4、信用卡 travel around 旅游12. A) The selection process was a little unfair. A)選撥過程有點(diǎn)不公平。B) Rod was in charge of the admissions office. B) Rod 負(fù)責(zé)管理招生辦。C) Rod was eliminated in the selection process. C) Rod 在競選中被淘汰了。D) He had long dreamed of the dean 's position. D) 他對主任位置憧憬已久。W: Rod must be in a bad mo

5、od today. What' s wrong with him?M: He was passed over in the selection proc ess for the dean of the admissions office. He' d beenhoping for the position for a long time.Q: What does the man mean?女： Rod 今天心情一定不好。他怎么了？ 男：他在招生辦主任的競選中被淘汰了。他期望得到這個(gè)職位已久很久了。 問：男士是什么意思？【預(yù)測】A)C)D)都是關(guān)于參加競選，唯E)說負(fù)責(zé)招生辦，與

6、其他三項(xiàng)差別較大，故 其不大可能為答案，可初步排除。【解析】選C)。男士話中提到passed over (淘汰)一詞，僅此一詞結(jié)合談話主題Rod便可選出答案C)。eliminate=pass over。本題考生要避免因大意而誤選D),因?yàn)镈)中的He指的是說話的男士而不是 Rod?！竟P記】in a bad mood心情不好eliminate v.淘汰 hope for期望得到 13. A) The concert is very impressive. A) 演唱會(huì)非常令人印象深刻 .B) Almost everyone loves pop music. B) 幾乎每個(gè)人都喜歡流行音樂 .C)

7、 She regrets paying for the concert. C) 她后悔花錢聽這場演唱會(huì) .D) Applause encourages the singer. D) 掌聲鼓勵(lì)了歌手 .M: What a great singer Justin is! His concert is just awesome. And you' ll never regret the moneyou paid for the ticket.W: Yeah. Judging by the amount of the applause, everyone was enjoying it.Q:

8、What does the woman mean?男:Just in真是一位偉大的歌手！他的音樂會(huì)真是棒極了。 你絕對不會(huì)后悔花錢買了這場音樂 會(huì)的門票。女：是的。從掌聲的熱烈程度來講，大家都很喜歡這場音樂會(huì)。 問：女士是什么意思？【預(yù)測】A）,E） , D）都是關(guān)于音樂會(huì)正面描述，唯C）是負(fù)面評價(jià)，故其不大可能為答 案，可初步排除；由選項(xiàng)中的 She regrets 可知女士的話為聽音重點(diǎn)?！窘馕觥窟x A） 。由于 B） 中的 pop music 在對話中只字未提，故聽音后可快速排除；對話中 女士提到從the amount of the applause （掌聲的熱烈程度）判斷，每個(gè)人都en

9、joying it （喜歡Justin 的音樂會(huì)），故答案為 A） ?！竟P記】 awesome a. 棒極了 applause n. 掌聲impressive a. 給人印象深刻的14. A) They were both chairpersons of the students ' union. A)他們倆都是學(xué)生會(huì)主席。B) They have known each other since their schooldays. B) 自從學(xué)生時(shí)代， 他們就彼此認(rèn)識了。C) They are going to hold a reunion party.C) 他們打算舉辦一次聚會(huì)。D)

10、They have been in close touch by email. D) 他們一直通過電子郵件保持緊密聯(lián)系。 W: I received an email yesterday from Henry. Do you remember? He was one of the chairpersons of our students union.M: Yes, but I haven' t heard from him for ages. Actually Ive been out of touch with him since ourfirst reunion after gra

11、duation.Q: What do we learn about the speakers?女：昨天我收到 Henry 的電子郵件。你還記得他以前也是我們學(xué)生會(huì)的主席之一嗎？ 男：是的，記得，但是我好些年沒有他的消息了。實(shí)際上，自從畢業(yè)后的第一次聚會(huì)后，我 就和他失去了聯(lián)系。問：我們從說話者那里了解到什么？【預(yù)測】由選項(xiàng)中的 schooldays, reunion party 和 in close touch 推測，對話應(yīng)該與兩名老同 學(xué)間的聯(lián)系有關(guān)?！窘馕觥窟xB）。從女士話中直接說出的人名Henry可知三人都不陌生，結(jié)合下一句中的ourStudents' Union 可進(jìn)一步得知他

12、們?nèi)耸抢贤瑢W(xué)，故答案為 B）?！竟P記】be out of touch with 與失去聯(lián)系 schooldays n.上學(xué)時(shí)hear from sb. 接到某人的來信，電話等15. A) Cook their dinner. 煮他們的晚飯。 C) Rest for a while. 休息一會(huì)兒。M: Driving at n ight always makes me tired. LetB) Get their car fixed. 修理他們的車子。D) Stop for the night. 停車夜宿。' s stop for dinner.W: Fine. And lets fi

13、nd a motel, so thaatnwgeect an early start tomorrow.Q: What will the speakers probably do?男：夜間開車總讓我覺得很累。我們停下來吃晚飯吧。 女：好的。我們再找個(gè)汽車旅館，以便明天可以早點(diǎn)啟程。問：談話者接下來很可能做什么？【預(yù)測】選項(xiàng)均以原形動(dòng)詞開頭，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容可知本題可能是問接下來的行為動(dòng)作?！窘馕觥窟xD）。本題有一定難度，關(guān)鍵要聽清男士話中的stop for dinner及女士話中的find a motel 和 get an early start tomorrow ，二者結(jié)合起來才能得知答案為 D

14、） 。筆記】 early start 早點(diǎn)起程stop for sth. 停下來做某事 motel n. 汽車旅館16. A) Survey results.調(diào)查結(jié)果。 B) Newly-launched products. 新推出的產(chǎn)品。C) Survey methods.調(diào)查方法。 D) Consumer preferences消費(fèi)者偏好。W: Let ' s look at the survey on consumer confidence we conducted last week. How reliable are these figures? 女：讓我們看看上周做的消費(fèi)者

15、信心調(diào)查吧。這些數(shù)據(jù)的可信度有多少？ M: They have a 5% margin of error.男：它們有 5% 的誤差。Q: What are the speakers talking about? 問：說話者在談?wù)撌裁?？【預(yù)測】 由選項(xiàng)中兩次出現(xiàn)的 Survey 及 products, Consumer preferences 推測， 對話可能與產(chǎn) 品的市場調(diào)查有關(guān)?！窘馕觥窟x A) 。女士提到一項(xiàng) survey 并問 How reliable are these figures? 由 these figures 可 知談話主題是 survey 的結(jié)果， 男士話中的 5% mar

16、gin of error 進(jìn)一步驗(yàn)證這一點(diǎn)，故答案為 A) 。 【筆記】 margin of error 誤差范圍 consumer confidence 消費(fèi)者信心 reliable a. 可靠的17. A) The woman needs blouses in the colors of a rainbow.B) The information in the catalog is not always reliable.C) He thinks the blue blouse is better than the red one.D) He would rather the woman d

17、id n't buy the blouse.A) 這位女士需要彩虹顏色的襯衫。B) 目錄中的信息不總是可信的。C) 他認(rèn)為藍(lán)色襯衫比紅色襯衫好。D) 他寧愿女士不買這件襯衫。W: Look at this catalogue, John. I think I want to get this red blouse.M: Err, I think you'advyeoanlreelike this in blue. Do you need every color in the rainbow?Q: What does the man mean?女：看看這個(gè)目錄，Joh n。我認(rèn)為

18、我想買這件紅色襯衫。 男：呃，我想你已經(jīng)有一件藍(lán)色的襯衫了。你要彩虹中的所有顏色嗎？ 問：男士是什么意思？【預(yù)測】A) ,C),D )都是關(guān)于女士挑選什么顏色的 blouse (襯衫)，唯有B)談到商品 目錄里的信息如何，故其不大可能為答案，可初步排除；由選項(xiàng)中的He thinks 可知男士的話為聽音重點(diǎn)?！窘馕觥窟x D) 。本題關(guān)鍵是聽其弦外之音，女士想買紅色襯衫，男士說她已經(jīng)有一件藍(lán)色 的了，并且反問 Do you need every color in the rainbow? (難道你要把彩虹七色中的每種顏 色的襯衫都買下嗎？)由此可知答案為D)。說話人的語氣對話話的理解會(huì)很有幫助。A

19、) 他將放棄營銷課程。B) 女士沒有說真話。C) 通知可能不可信。D) 這個(gè)課程在下學(xué)期向所有人開放?！竟P記】 catalog n. 商品目錄 rainbow n. 彩虹18. A) He will drop his course in marketing.B) The woman has not told the truth.C) The notice may not be reliable.D) The course is open to all next semester.W: This notice says that all the introductory marketing cl

20、asses are closed.M: That can't be true. There 's supposed to be 13 of them this semester. Q: What does the man mean?問：男士是什么意思？女：這個(gè)通知上說，所有的營銷學(xué)導(dǎo)論課都停了。男：不可能。這學(xué)期應(yīng)該有 13 節(jié)營銷學(xué)導(dǎo)論課呢。預(yù)測】 由選項(xiàng)中 course in marketing 可知對話與營銷課有關(guān)； 由其中 He will 可知男士的話為聽音重點(diǎn)?！窘馕觥窟xC）。只要聽到女士話中的This notice says及男士話中 That can 'b

21、e true便可選出正確答案C）?！竟P記】 be supposed to 應(yīng)該是introductory a. 導(dǎo)言的 semester n.學(xué)期Conversation One【聽前預(yù)測】預(yù)覽各選項(xiàng)不難得知對話與某女士的工作變動(dòng)有關(guān)。M: 19) I see on your resume that you worked as a 男：19) 我從你的簡歷上得知你在一家叫 manager of a store called“ Computer CoU電腦村” 的商店當(dāng)過經(jīng)理。你能告訴我一些Could you tell me a little more about your respo nsib

22、ilities there?你在那兒的工作職責(zé)嗎？W: Sure. I was respo nsible for overseei ng about女：當(dāng)然可以。我管理30 名員工，30 employees. I did all of the orderi ng for the store,負(fù)責(zé)商店的所有采購，并記錄存貨清單。and I kept track of the inven tory.M: 20)What was the most difficult part of your job? W: 20)Probably handling angry customers.We didn &

23、#39; t have them very often, but when we did,W: 21) My husband has been transferred to Boston. And I un dersta nd your compa ny has an ope ning there too.I n eeded to make sure they were well take n care of. After all, the customer is always right.M: That ' s how we feel here toHow longdid you w

24、ork there?W: I was there for three and a half years.I left the compa ny last mon th.M: 21)And why did you leave?男: 20）你工作中最難的部分是什么？ 女：20）可能是應(yīng)對憤怒的顧客。我們 很少有這樣的顧客，但是如果真的遇到了 我需要做的就是確保他們得到很好的 接待。畢竟，顧客永遠(yuǎn)是對的。男：我們也是這樣覺得的。你在那里工作了多久？女：我在那兒工作了三年半。上個(gè)月離開那家公司。男：21）你為什么要離開呢？女：21）我丈夫已經(jīng)被調(diào)往波士頓。 而且我知道你們公司在波士頓也有 一個(gè)空缺的位

25、置。M: Yes, that ' s right. We2doBut the position 男：是，對，我們在那邊確實(shí)有一個(gè)空缺的won'ttart until early next month.職位。22）但是這個(gè)職位在下個(gè)月初Would that be a problem for you?才會(huì)開始。這對你是個(gè)問題嗎？W: No, not at all. My husband' s new job does女:不，沒e問題。我丈夫的新工作幾個(gè)for a few weeks, so we thought we would spend some time 禮拜后才會(huì)開

26、始， 所以我們想我們將 drivi ng to Bost on and stop to see my pare nts.花一些時(shí)間開車去波士頓，順便看看我的父母。M: That sounds nice. So tell me, why are you in terested in 男：這聽起來不錯(cuò)。那么告訴我，this particular positio n?為什么你對這個(gè)職位感興趣？W: I kn ow that your compa ny has a great reputatio n,女：我知道你們公司有很好的聲譽(yù)及優(yōu)質(zhì)and a wonderful pro duct. I '

27、 ve thought many time的產(chǎn)品。我曾多次想成為貴公司的一員。that I would like to be a part of it. When I heard about 當(dāng)我聽到在波士頓有個(gè)空缺職位時(shí)，the ope ning in Bost on, I jumped to the opport uni ty.我想立刻抓住這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)。男：那么，我很高興你這么做。A）電腦公司的會(huì)計(jì)。B）銷售部主管。C）購物中心銷售員。D）電腦商店的經(jīng)理。問：這位女士的上一份工作是什么?M: Well I ' m glad you did.19. A) An acco untant o

28、f a computer firm.B) A director of a sales departme nt.C) A sales clerk at a shopp ing cen ter.D) A man ager at a computer store.Q: What was the woman ' s previous job?【預(yù)測】選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容表明本題顯然是考查工作職位?！窘馕觥?選D）。對話開頭男士就提到女士的簡歷上寫著她曾worked as a manager of a store,由此可知答案為 D）。對話開頭和結(jié)尾必須仔細(xì)聽。這是聽任何材料都需要注意的。20. A) Ha

29、n dli ng customer compla in ts.B) Recruit ing and training new staff.C) Develop ing computer programs.D) Dispatchi ng ordered goods on time.A）處理顧客投訴。B）招聘和培訓(xùn)新員工。C）開發(fā)電腦程序。D）及時(shí)派發(fā)預(yù)訂的商品。Q: What does the woman say was the most difficult part of her job?問：女士說工作中最困難的部分是什么？【預(yù)測】本題應(yīng)該與工作內(nèi)容有關(guān)。【解析】選A）。對話中男士問女士她工作

30、中最棘手的部分是什么，女士回答是handling angrycustomers（與生氣的顧客進(jìn)行交涉），即處理顧客的不滿和抱怨，由此可知答案為A）。 對話 多以內(nèi)容形式展開，注意其中與問題相關(guān)的問題。A）她喜歡更有挑戰(zhàn)的事情。B）她喜歡離父母近一些。C）她想和她丈夫在一起。D）她想要一份薪水更高的工作。問：女士為什么要找一份在波士頓的工作?21. A) She likes somethi ng more challe nging.B) She likes to be n earer to her pare nts.C) She wants to be with her husba nd.D)

31、She wants to have a better-paid job.Q: Why is the woma n look ing for a job in Bost on?【預(yù)測】由選項(xiàng)中的 she likes, she wants及其中的 a better-paid job可知，本題應(yīng)該是問 She換工作的原因。My husband has been【解析】選 C）。男士問女士為何辭去上一份工作，女士的回答是transferred to Boston，言外之意就是她也要隨丈夫到Boston，故答案為C），本題問題是對話中問題的轉(zhuǎn)換。22. A） In a couple of days. 兩

32、三天后B） Right away.馬上C） In two mon ths.兩個(gè)月后D） Early next mon th.下個(gè)月初Q: When can the woma n start to work if she gets the job?問：如果女士能得到這份工作，她講什么時(shí)候開始上班？【預(yù)測】選項(xiàng)表明本題考查日期，結(jié)合各選項(xiàng)主題大膽猜測一下，可能與上題中提到的女士有關(guān)，涉及新工作的上崗日期。【解析】選D）。女士談到她聽說男士公司在Boston有職位空缺，男士話中 But后轉(zhuǎn)折指出空缺職位要到early next mo nth才開始上崗，由此可知答案為 D）。要關(guān)注轉(zhuǎn)折后的內(nèi)容?！驹~匯

33、筆記】be responsible for 負(fù)責(zé)inventory n. 存貨清單reputation n. 聲譽(yù)keep track of記錄transfer v. 調(diào)動(dòng)dispatch v. 派發(fā)Conversation Two【聽前預(yù)測】 由選項(xiàng)中的 glory of a hundred years ago, lack of , learning from other nations 等信 息預(yù)測，對話應(yīng)該與某個(gè)民族的興衰發(fā)展有關(guān)。W: Today in the studio we have Alberto Quatells,女:今天我們直播間請到了巴西著名的the well-known

34、 Brazilian advocate of the anti-global反全球運(yùn)動(dòng)的倡導(dǎo)者 Alberto Quatells。moveme nt. He' s here to talk about the recent report,他在這兒將討論最近的一則關(guān)于23）到stating that by 2050 Brazil will be the one of the worl d's 2050 年，巴西將成為世界上最富有，wealthiest and most successful countriesAlberto,最成功的國家之一的報(bào)道,Albertowhat do y

35、ou say to this report?對于這份報(bào)道你有什么要說的嗎？M: You know this isn' t the first time that people 男：你知道，這已經(jīng)不是第一次人們說are say ing Brazil will be a great econo mic power.巴西將成為一個(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)強(qiáng)國了。一百年前就The same thing was said over a hun dred years ago.有人說了同樣的話，但并沒有發(fā)生。But it didn' t happen.W: Yes, but you must admit the

36、 world' s a ver女:是的，但是你必須承認(rèn)現(xiàn)在的世界differe nt place now.大不同了。M: Of course. In fact I believe there' s maybe男or當(dāng)然。事實(shí)上，我相信這次的in the prediction this time around. First of all, though,預(yù)測是有一些事實(shí)依據(jù)的。但是，we must remember the problems facing Brazil 首先，我們必須記住巴西現(xiàn)在所面臨的問題。 at the mome nt.女：例如？W: Such as ？M:

37、24 ) There ' s an enormous gap between the rich and男：24)巴西國內(nèi)的貧富差距巨大。 the poor in this country. In Sao Paulo, you can see shopp ing 在圣保羅，你可以看到購物中心 malls full of desig ned goods right next door to the slam areas擺滿了設(shè)計(jì)師的商品，而與其without proper water and electricity supplies.緊鄰的卻是沒有充足水電供應(yīng)的貧民窟。A lot of w

38、ork needs to be do ne to help people為了幫助這些地區(qū)的人們提高生活水平，in those areas, improve their lives.還有很大工作要做。W: What needs to be done?女：需要做哪些工作？M: 25 ) Education, for example. For Brazil to be 男：25)例如教育。對巴西來說，要想 successful, we need to offer education to all Brazilians.成功，我們需要向所有的巴西人提供教育。像韓國和新加坡這樣的 成功國家，都有完善的教

39、育體系。巴西需要向這些國家學(xué)習(xí)。女：所以你對未來還是充滿希望的。 男: t正如我以j前說的，我滿懷希望。Successful coun tries like South Korea and Sin gapore have excelle nt educati on systems. Brazil n eeds to lear n from these coun tries.W: So you are hopeful for the future.M: As I said earlier, I' m hopeful. This isnWe need to make sure that t

40、hese important opportunities 這不是一件容易事。我們要確保這些 for Brazilians aren ' t wasted, as they were in the past.對巴西來說很重要的機(jī)會(huì)不會(huì)像過去 那樣被浪費(fèi)掉。23. A） It is bound to rega in its full glory of a hun dred years ago.stB）It will be a major econo mic power by the mid-21cen tury.C）It is a resolute advocate of the an t

41、i-global moveme nt.D）It will face challe nges un precede nted in its history.Q: What does the recent report say about Brazil?A）它必定會(huì)重視一百年前的輝煌。B）到21世紀(jì)中期它將成為一個(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)強(qiáng)國。C）它是反全球運(yùn)動(dòng)的堅(jiān)決擁護(hù)者。D）它將面臨前所未有的挑戰(zhàn)。問：最近的報(bào)道說了有關(guān)巴西的什么事情？【預(yù)測】It可能指某個(gè)民族或國家。A）水電供應(yīng)不足?！窘馕觥窟xB）。對話中提到the recent report后緊跟著在stating后陳述了它的內(nèi)容，即到2050 年巴西將成為

42、 one of the world 'wealthiest and most successful countries, 由此可知答 案為B）。聽力材料中緊隨在名詞短語之后的內(nèi)容一般是對該名詞短語的解釋說明。24. A) The in adequate supply of water and electricity.B）總體城市規(guī)劃缺之。C）高科技人才短缺。D）巨大的貧富差距。,故本題可能是冋某種不好的B) The lack of overall urba n pla nning.C) The shortage of hi-tech pers onn el.D) The huge ga

43、p betwee n the haves and have-no ts.Q: What problem does Alberto say Brazil faces now?問：Alberto說巴西現(xiàn)在面臨著什么問題？【預(yù)測】選項(xiàng)均為名詞短語，內(nèi)容都是關(guān)于某方面的“缺陷” 原因或結(jié)果。【解析】選D）。對話中男士提到了problems 一詞，緊接著女士拖長音的Such as提示接下來男士要舉例說明這些problems 了，因此只要聽清男士話中的gap between便可知答案為D）。the haves and have-nots=the rich and the poor。聽音時(shí)注意特殊語氣，同時(shí)

44、留意表示舉 例等的關(guān)鍵詞。A）他們善于從其他國家學(xué)習(xí)。B）他們能夠抓住發(fā)展機(jī)遇。C）他們高度重視教育。D）他們利用了先進(jìn)技術(shù)。25. A) They are good at lear ning from other n ati ons.B) They are able to grasp growth opport un ities.C) They attach great importa nee to educati on.D) They have made use of adva need tech no logies.Q: What does Alberto say about econo

45、mically successful countries?問：關(guān)于那些在經(jīng)濟(jì)上成功的國家，Alberto說了什么？【預(yù)測】由選項(xiàng)中 other nations可知，They可能是指某個(gè)民族或國家。【解析】選 C）。對話中男士提到像South Korea和Singapore這些successful countries都有excellent education systems （完善的教育體系），言外之意即這些科技發(fā)達(dá)的國家都很重視教 育，故選答案 C）。 attach importanee to意為“對很重視”?！驹~匯筆記】advocate n.擁護(hù)者，提倡者 econo mic power 經(jīng)

46、濟(jì)大國 eno rmous a. 巨大的，極大的Section B Passage Oneshopp ing mall 購物中心resolute a.堅(jiān)決的slum n. 貧民窟unprecedented a.前所未有的be bound to 必定attach importanee to 很重視【聽前預(yù)測】由選項(xiàng)中的She, Her, pollution, toxic sites等推測，短文可能與環(huán)保工作有關(guān)，主要是對某女 士的相關(guān)介紹Wilma Subra had no intention of becoming a public speaker. After graduating from

47、 college with degrees in chemistry and microbiology, she went to work at Gulf South Research Institute in Louisia na. 26As part of her job, she con ducted field research on toxic substa nces in the en viro nment, ofte n in min ority com mun ities located n ear large in dustrial polluters. She found

48、many families were being exposed high, sometimes deadly, levels of chemicals and other toxic substa nces, 27but she was not allowed to make her in formati on public.Frustrated by these restrict ions, Subra left her job in 1981, created her own compa ny, and has devoted the past two decades to help i

49、ng people fight back aga inst gia nt in dustrial polluters. She works with families and com mun ity groups to con duct environmen tal tests, in terpret test results, and orga nize for cha nge. 28Because of her efforts, doze ns of toxic sites across the country have been cleaned up, and one chemical

50、industry spokesperson calls her “ atop gun for the en viro nmen tal moveme nt.”How has Wilma Subra achieved all this? Partly through her scie ntific trai ning, partly through her commitment to environmental justice. 29But just as important is her ability to communicatewith people through public spea

51、king.“ Public speaking,” she says, "is the primary vehicle I use forreach ing people. ”If you had asked Subra before 1981,“ Do you see yourself as a major public speaker?” Swould have laughed at the idea. Yet today she gives more tha n 100 prese ntati ons a year. Along the way she has lectured

52、at Harvard, testified before Con gress, and addressed audie nces in 40 states, as well as in Mexico, Can ada, and Japa n.Wilma Subra本無意成為一名公眾演說家。她在大學(xué)時(shí)主修化學(xué)和微生物學(xué)，畢業(yè)后去 了路易斯安那州的灣南研究院工作。26 作為工作的一部分，她對環(huán)境中的有毒物質(zhì)進(jìn)行現(xiàn)場調(diào)查研究，而地點(diǎn)經(jīng)常選在那些靠近大型工業(yè)污染源的少數(shù)族裔社區(qū)。她發(fā)現(xiàn)很多家庭一直暴露在高密度的、有時(shí)是致命的化學(xué)制品和其他有毒物質(zhì)下，27但是她得到的這些信息不被允許公之于眾。這樣的限制

53、令 Subra感到沮喪，1981年她辭職并創(chuàng)建了自己的公司，20年來一直致力于幫助人們抵抗大型工業(yè)污染源。她和其他家庭、社區(qū)組織一起做環(huán)境測試，解釋測試結(jié)果，為改變現(xiàn)狀做籌備工作。28在她的努力下，全國幾十個(gè)有毒物質(zhì)場所已經(jīng)被清理了。一位 化學(xué)產(chǎn)業(yè)發(fā)言人稱她是“環(huán)境運(yùn)動(dòng)的一號人物”。Subra是怎樣獲得這些成就的呢？ 一部分是因?yàn)樗目茖W(xué)訓(xùn)練，一部分是因?yàn)樗铝τ?環(huán)境正義事業(yè)的決心。29但是另一個(gè)同樣重要的因素就是她通過公眾演講與人們溝通的能 力。她說：“公眾演講是我接近人們的一個(gè)最重要的工具。如果你在1981年前問Subra： “你認(rèn)為自己是一位優(yōu)秀的公眾演講者嗎？ ”她會(huì)對這個(gè) 想法一笑

54、了之。然而現(xiàn)在她一年演講達(dá)100多場。一路走來，她曾在哈佛演講，在國會(huì)面前作證，在40個(gè)州，還有墨西哥、加拿大和日本的觀眾面前演講。26. What did Wilma Subra do as part of her job while worki ng at Gulf South Research In stitute?A）She engaged in field research on environmental pollution.B）She helped families move away from in dustrial polluters.C）She taught chemist

55、ry and microbiology courses in a college.D）She gave lectures on how to become a public speaker.A）她從事環(huán)境污染實(shí)地調(diào)查研究。B）她幫助很多家庭搬離工業(yè)污染源。C）她在一所大學(xué)教化學(xué)和微生物學(xué)。D）她做關(guān)于如何成為一位公眾演講者的講座。問：當(dāng)Wilma Subra在灣南研究院工作時(shí)，她工作的一部分是什么？【預(yù)測】由選項(xiàng)中都是說她過去的行為推測，本題可能考察女士過去的活動(dòng)?！窘馕觥緼） 短文中提到 at Gulf South Research Institute和As part of her job這

56、兩個(gè)信息時(shí)說 Wilma Subra開展有關(guān)環(huán)境中有毒物質(zhì)的field research實(shí)地調(diào)查研究。27. What did Wilma Subra leave her job in 1981?A）The job restricted her from reveali ng her findin gs.B）She was offered a better job in a minority communityC）The job posed a pote ntial threat to her health.D）She found the work ing con diti ons frust

57、rati ng.A）這份工作限制她揭露她的發(fā)現(xiàn)。B）她在一個(gè)少數(shù)族裔社區(qū)得到了一份更好的工作。C）這份工作對她的健康有潛在的威脅。D）她發(fā)現(xiàn)工作環(huán)境令人沮喪。問：1981年 Wilma Subra為什么辭職？【預(yù)測】由選項(xiàng)中說的都是 the job對她的種種不好可知， 本題應(yīng)該是問女士離開原來工作的原因。【解析】A）本題的設(shè)題點(diǎn)仍然是在but轉(zhuǎn)折之后，抓住了轉(zhuǎn)折句的觀點(diǎn)，弄明白它與下句的關(guān)系便可得出答案。本題極易因聽到frustrated 一詞便誤選D），D）說的是對工作條件的不滿，而Subra離開的原因是對不讓揭露不滿。28. What results have Wilma Subra' s efforts had in the part two decades?A）More bran ches of her compa ny have bee n set up.B）Many toxic sites in America have been cleaned up. |C）More environmen tal orga ni zati ons have appeared.D）Some gia nt in dustrial polluter