☆决战六级听力☆（第三十七期）
Hello,everyone.很高兴能和大家一起来探讨六级听力。听力是最具有挑战性的，它很难靠一两个月的临时抱佛脚搞定。它有强制执行的考试时限，一锤定音。又作为考试的第一个部分，我们要给予足够的重视。惟独通过大量的实践来攻克这座堡垒。
为了能更有效，有条理，有针对性的备考六级，我会在今后的每周一至周五通过历年真题的实战，让大家对考试的难易程度，考试的内容和趋势有进一步的了解，做到步步为营。双休日我会安排模拟试题给大家补充语感。最后预祝大家能顺利通过六级。
我会根据实际的进展来和大家一起分享六级真题。以97年后的试题为首，逐年呈现。

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第三十七期 Short Conversations(00年1月) Passage one Question 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11.A) The name of a German town. 　 B) A resident of Frankfurt. 　 C) A kind of German sausage. 　 D) A kind of German bread. 12.A) He sold fast food. 　 B) He raised dogs. 　 C) He was A cook. 　 D) He was a Cartoonist. 13.A) Because the Americans found they were from Germany. 　 B) Because people thought they contained dog meat. 　 C) Because people had to get used to their taste. 　 D) Because it was too hot to eat right away. Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14.A) They give out faint cries. 　 B) They made noises to drive away insects. 　 C) They extend their water pipes. 　 D) They become elastic like rubber bands. 15.A) Quiet plants. 　 B) Well-watered plants. 　 C) Healthy plants. 　 D) Thirsty plants. 16.A) They could drive the insects away. 　 B) They could keep the plants well-watered. 　 C) They could made the plants grow faster. 　 D) They could build devices to trap insects. Passage Three Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17.A) To look for a different lifestyle. 　 B) To enjoy themselves. 　 C) For adventure. 　 D) For education. 18.A) There are 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway. 　 B) It has a dense population. 　 C) There are many museums and palaces. 　 D) It has many towering buildings. 19.A) It is a city of contrasts. 　 B) It possesses many historical sites. 　 C) It is an important industrial center. 　 D) It has many big and beautiful parks. 20.A) It helps develop our personalities. 　 B) It enables us to acquire first-hand knowledge. 　 C) It makes our life more interesting. 　 D) It brings about changes in our lifestyle.

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11.C
细节明晰题。“the long red sausage which goes into a hotdog is called a Frankfurter”，很容易选出C为正确答案。

12.A
理解明晰题。“had the job of feeding the crowds in baseball games”，在棒球场卖吃的东西也就是卖快餐的，所以A为正确答案。

13.B
细节明晰题。“some people really thought the sausages contained dog meat”，所以B选项与之吻合。

14.A
细节明晰题。“plants also make faint sounds”，与A完全吻合，所以很明显选A。

15.D
细节分析题。“insects may listen for the plants that cry and then they may buzz in to kill”，昆虫通过听植物的哭声而有选择的攻击他们，因此选D。

16.D
细节明晰题。“They could build traps”，通过设置陷阱来消灭害虫，这与D意思完全吻合。
　
17.D
　细节明晰题。文章开始就给出了答案，“One reason is for education”。

18.C
　细节明晰题。“visits the historical palaces and other scenic spots in Paris”，意思与C完全吻合。

19.A
理解分析题。从文章的最后一句“the straight vertical lines of the tall modern buildings and the moving lines of boats that people live in”，我们可以想象出香港的道路两边是截然不同的，一边是高楼大厦，相反另一边是船只流行，所以A最接近此意，即相反。

20.B
综合分析题。我们这里要抓住几个Key Words "On a trip, a person can learn directly" , "Does he get the same information" 等都可以推断出这篇文章能让我们获得第一手信息。所以不难选B为正确答案。

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Passage 1
Most people know what a hot dog is. It's a sausage in a roll. But do you know why its called a hot dog? Well, the long red sausage which goes into a hotdog is called a Frankfurter. It got its name from the German town Frankfurt. The sausages were very popular, but hot frankfurters were difficult to sell in crowds One man, Harry Stevens, had the job of feeding the crowds in baseball games. He had an idea. Why not put the frankfurters in long, hot bread rolls? This made them easy to sell. The “red hot" had a hot and attractive taste and became very popular. But in 1903, an American cartoonist drew a long German sausage dog in place of the frankfurter so a frankfurter in a roll soon became known as a “hot dog". It was a joke, but some people really thought the sausages contained dog meat. For a while, sales of hotdogs failed, but not for long.

11.What is a frankfurter?
12.What was Harry Stevens job?
13.Why did sales of hot dogs decrease for some time?

Passage 2
We all scream for water when thirsty, but do you know in very hot, dry weather, plants also make faint sounds — as if they are crying out for help?
You see, in a plants stem there are hundreds of “water pipes" that bring water and minerals from the soil all the way up to the leaves. As the ground turns dry, it becomes harder and harder for the plants to do this.
In severe droughts, plants have to fight to pull out any water available. Scientist Robert winter has found out that when it is really bad their water pipes snap from the tension like rubber bands. When that happens, the whole plant vibrates a little. The snapping pipes make noises ten thousand times more quiet than a whisper.
Robert knows that healthy, well-watered plants are quiet. He also knows that many insects prefer attacking dry plants rather than healthy plants. How do the insects know which are healthy plants and which are not? Robert thinks that the insects may listen for the plants that cry and then they may buzz in to kill.
To test his theory, Robert is using a device that can imitate plant cries. He attaches it to a quiet, healthy plant so the plant sounds thirsty. Then he watches insects to see if they attack more often than usual.
If he is right, scientists could use the insects ability against them. They could build traps that imitate crying plants. So when the insects buzz in to eat, they wont buzz out.

14.What do plants do when they are thirsty?
15.What plants do many insects tend to attack?
16.What could scientists do if Roberts theory proves to be true?

Passage 3
People enjoy taking trips, but what are the reasons they leave home? One reason is for education. People travel because they want to broaden their horizons to learn about other people and other places. They are curious about other cultures. When people are tourists, they get a quick look at different ways of living. Even a short look at another kind of lifestyle is an important lesson.
On a trip, a person can learn directly — by visiting museums and historic spots. What does a tourist learn who sees the art museums, visits the historical palaces and other scenic spots in Paris, and shops along the River Seine? he gets a vivid picture— a real-life—one of the French people. He learns about their attitudes, how they feel about business, beauty and history.
What about the tourist who goes to Hongkong? Does he get the same information that he could get from a book? he might read that Hongkong is crowded, that there is less than 200 square meters of space for each person, but seeing and feeling the lack of space will impress him much more. He might read that there are nearly 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway, but the sight of so many vehicles parked along the roadside will be a much more vivid lesson. the tourist to Hongkong will never forget the contrasts — the straight vertical lines of the tall modern buildings and the moving lines of boats that people live in.

17.Why do people leave home to travel according to the passage?
18.What do we learn from the passage about Paris?
19.What impression will a tourist get of Hongkong?
20.What does the passage tell us about travelling?

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