六級聽力新增樣題分析@歐陽萍老師2015年12月30日晚間，四六級官方網(wǎng)站發(fā)布聽力部分改革信息，具體情況為：六級聽力占全卷比例35%，總比例不變。長對話兩段，占比8%（舊題型）；短文聽力兩篇，占比7%（舊題型）；講座/演講三篇占比20%（新增，每題2%）。也就是說，六級聽力考試新增了演講/講話。六級聽力新增題解析Nowlistentothefollowingrecordingandanswerquestions16to19.16.A)TheyinvestigatetheretirementhomesinAmerica.

B)TheyareonissuesfacingseniorcitizensinAmerica.

C)Theydescribethegreatpleasuresofthegoldenyears.

D)Theyarefilledwithfondmemoriesofhisgrandparents.17.A)Thelossoftheabilitytotakecareofhimself.

B)Thefeelingofnotbeingimportantanymore.

C)Beingunabletofindagoodretirementhome.

D)Leavingthehomehehadlivedinfor60years.18.A)Thelossofidentityandself-worth.

B)Fearofbeingreplacedordiscarded.

C)Freedomfrompressureandworldlycares.

D)Thepossessionofwealthandhighrespect.19.A)Theurgencyofpensionreform.

B)Medicalcareforseniorcitizens.

C)Findingmeaningfulrolesfortheelderlyinsociety.

D)Thedevelopmentofpublicfacilitiesforseniorcitizens.【解析】16，考察視聽一致+同義替換seniorcitizens（老年人）=olderAmericans17，視聽一致18，視聽一致19，視聽一致。ABD三個選項并列被讀到，不需要等問題，聽的時候可直接排除?！韭犃υ摹縈oderator:

HelloLadiesandGentleman,itgivesmegreatpleasuretointroduceourkeynotespeakerfortoday’ssession,Dr.HowardMiller.Dr.Miller,ProfessorofSociologyatWashingtonUniversity,haswrittennumerousarticlesandbooks(16)ontheissuesfacingolderAmericansinourgrayingsocietyforthepast15years.Dr.Miller:

Thankyouforthatintroduction.Today,I’dliketoprefacemyremarkswithastoryfrommyownlifewhichIfeelhighlightsthecommonconcernsthatbringusheretogether.Severalyearsagowhenmygrandparentswerewellintotheireighties,theywerefacedwiththerealityofnolongerbeingabletoadequatelycareforthemselves.Mygrandfatherspokeofhisgreatestfear,(17)thatofleavingtheonlyhometheyhadknownforthepast60years.Fightingbackthetears,hespokeproudlyofthefactthathehadbuilttheirhomefromthegroundup,andthathehadpoundedeverynailandlaideverybrickintheprocess.Theprospectofhavingtoselltheirhomeandgiveuptheirindependence,andmoveintoaretirementhomewasanextremelypainfulexperienceforthem.Itwas,inmygrandfather’sownwords,likehavingalimbcutoff.Heexclaimedinaforcefulmannerthathefelthewasn’timportantanymore.

ForthemandsomeolderAmericans,theirso-called“goldenyears”areattimesnotsopleasant,forthisperiodcanmeanthedeclineofnotonlyone’shealth(18)butthelossofidentityandself-worth.Inmanysocieties,thisself-identityiscloselyrelatedwithoursocialstatus,occupation,materialpossessions,orindependence.Furthermore,weoftenliveinsocietiesthatvaluewhatis“new”orinfashion,andourownusageofwordsintheEnglishlanguageisoftenasignofbadnewsforolderAmericans.Imeanhowwouldyourfamilyreactifyoucamehometonightexclaiming,“Hey,cometothelivingA)Thosewholiveinthevirtualworld.

B)Thosewhohavetoworklonghours.

C)Thosewhoareusedtoonlinetransactions.

D)Thosewhodon’tmindpayingalittlemore.【解析】23，視聽一致24，視聽一致，AB選項均被讀到，需要通過問題（什么產(chǎn)品不適合網(wǎng)上購買），可知應(yīng)該選A，有氣味的產(chǎn)品。而不是B，購買時可能會覺得尷尬的產(chǎn)品。25，視聽一致【聽力原文】I’dliketolookatavitalaspectofe-commerce,andthatisthenatureoftheproductorservice.Therearecertainproductsandservicesthatareverysuitableforsellingonline,andothersthatsimplydon’twork.

Suitableproductsgenerallyhave（23）ahighvalue-to-weightratio.ItemssuchasCDsandDVDsareobviousexamples.Books,althoughheavierandsomoreexpensivetopost,stillhave（24）ahighenoughvalue-to-weightratio,asthesuccessofAmazon,whichstartedoffsellingonlybooks,shows.Laptopcomputersareanothergoodproductforsellingonline.

Digitalproducts,suchassoftware,filmsandmusic,canbesoldinapurelyvirtualenvironment.Thegoodsarepaidforbyonlinetransactions,andthendownloadedontothebuyer’scomputer.Therearenopostageordeliverycosts,sopricescanbekeptlow.

Manysuccessfulvirtualcompaniesprovidedigitalservices,suchasfinancialtransactions,inthecaseofPaypal,ormeansofcommunication,asSkypedoes.Thekeytosuccesshereisprovidinganeasy-to-use,reliableservice.Dothisandyoucaneasilybecomethemarketleader,asSkypehasproved.

Productswhicharepotentiallyembarrassingtobuyalsodowellinthevirtualenvironment.Someofthemostprofitablee-commercecompaniesarethosesellingsex-relatedproductsorservices.Forasimilarreason,onlinegamblingishighlypopular.

Productswhichareusuallyconsideredunsuitableforsellingonlineinclude（24）thosethathaveatasteorsmellcomponent.Food,especiallyfreshfood,fallsintothiscategory,alongwithperfume.Clothesandotheritemsthatneedtobetriedonsuchasdiamondringsandgoldnecklacesaregenerallynotsuitedtovirtualretailing,and,ofcourse,itemswithalowvalue-to-weightratio.

Thereareexceptions,though.Onlinegroceryshoppinghasreallytakenoff,withmostmajorsupermarketsofferingtheservice.Theinconvenienceofnotbeingabletoseethefoodyouarebuyingisoutweighedbythetimesavedandconvenienceofhavingthegoodsdelivered.Typic