六級(jí)的小對(duì)話在出題方向上出現(xiàn)過一些明顯的特點(diǎn)，總結(jié)如下：

除了和四級(jí)相同的一些視聽反向原則(即聽到的單詞和短語(yǔ)要慎選)和同義詞替換原則(即準(zhǔn)確答案經(jīng)常是原文的同義詞語(yǔ)的替換)之外，六級(jí)的小對(duì)話在出題方向上出現(xiàn)過一些明顯的特點(diǎn)，總結(jié)如下：

　　教授要求嚴(yán)格：例如布置作業(yè)很多、考試不容易過，上課要求準(zhǔn)時(shí)、講座難度高等等;

　　2002年6月 第9題：

　　M: Erh-erh… Looks like I'm going to be a little late for class. I hope Pro. Clark doesn't start on time today.?

　　W: Are you kidding? You can set your watch by the time he starts his class.?

　　Q: What can be inferred about Pro. Clark?

　　A) He wants his students to be on time for class.?

　　B) He doesn't allow his students to tell jokes in class.?

　　C) He is always punctual for his class.?

　　D) He rarely notices which students are late.

　　解析：男生說：可能我得遲到一會(huì)兒了，我希望Clark教授今天沒有準(zhǔn)點(diǎn)開課。女生回答：開玩笑吧，他每次開始上課(時(shí)間都很準(zhǔn)，以至于)你都可以對(duì)你的表。因此答案選C.

　　2003年1月 第6題

　　W: Professor Smith, I really need the credits to graduate this summer.

　　M: Here at this school the credits are earned, not given.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　A) The man thinks the woman can earn the credits.?

　　B) The woman is begging the man to let her pass the exam.?

　　C) The woman has to attend a summer course to graduate.?

　　D) The woman is going to graduate from summer school.?

　　解析：女生說：教授，我需要這些學(xué)分才能暑假順利畢業(yè)。教授回答：這個(gè)學(xué)校的學(xué)分是掙來的而不是給的。因此答案選B.

　　另外：作業(yè)總是很重的負(fù)擔(dān)，需要了解的是，作業(yè)包括各種各樣的assignment 、homework 以及reading list。

2003年6月 第8題

　　M: Mr. Smith, our history professor, announced we would be doing two papers and three exams this semester. I wonder how I'm going to pull through when two other courses have similar requirements.?

　　W: Well, can't you drop one course and pick it up next semester? ?

　　Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?

　　A) Do the assignments towards the end of the semester. ?

　　B) Quit the history course and choose another one instead. ?

　　C) Drop one course and do it next semester. ?

　　D) Take courses with a lighter workload.?

　　解析：男生抱怨道我們的歷史老師Smith宣稱這個(gè)學(xué)期我們要搞定兩份論文三次考試。可是別的課程也有類似的要求，我都不知道我該怎么去應(yīng)付了。女生建議道那你為什么不退一門課呢?下學(xué)期再選也不遲啊。因此答案選C。

　　預(yù)訂難以成功：房間、交通或演出的票、商品等都很難訂到或買到。

　　M: I wonder whether it would be possible to change this double room to two single rooms.?

　　W: Sorry, sir. All the single rooms are occupied. But if you like, I can check with Imperial Hotel to see if they have any.

　　Q: What's the woman going to do for the man?

　　A) Let him move to a room with two single beds.?

　　B) Check to see if there are any vacancies in her hotel.?

　　C) Try to help him find rooms in another hotel.?

　　D) Show him the way to Imperial Hotel.

　　解析：中男生說：我不知道能不能把這個(gè)雙人間換成兩個(gè)單人間。女生回答：對(duì)不起先生，所有的單人間都訂滿了。如果你想要的話，我可以給你查查帝國(guó)飯店看看它們有沒有。因此答案選C。

　　女生更愛學(xué)習(xí)、男生更愛娛樂：

　　2000年1月 第1題

　　W: It's a pity you missed the concert yesterday evening. It was wonderful.?

　　M: I didn't want to miss the football game. Well, I'm not a classical music fan anyway.?

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　A) The man was sorry to miss the football game.?

　　B) The man attended the concert, but didn't like it.?

　　C) The man was sorry that he didn't attend the concert.?

　　D) The man is more interested in football than in classical music.

　　解析：中男生說：你錯(cuò)過了昨天晚上的音樂會(huì)真可惜。它很棒的。男生回答：我不想錯(cuò)過足球賽啊，況且我不是一個(gè)古典音樂迷。因此答案選D。

　　另外，交通工具容易遲到，邀約對(duì)方容易遭到拒絕(吃飯的邀請(qǐng)容易成功)，事故中人不會(huì)死亡而是生還等特色規(guī)律都可以在題目中找到大量的佐證。