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Section A Short Conversations
短對話綜述：本次六級短對話難度變化不大，從技巧上來看還是主要聽對話中第二個人說的話，前7題都是聽第二人說話是關鍵然后選出同意替換即可，只有最后一題針對對話的第一個說話提問，在本次的8個小對話中考到了兩個but引導的轉折句型，考生應該聽到but引導的關鍵句。除此之外從場景的角度來看考查的話題還是生活，工作以及學習三個主要場景，如對話1、2、4、6、7和日常生活話題有關（演出、度假、辦卡，野餐，新聞）；對話3、8涉及商務工作；對話5則為校園生活話題（考試）。短對話主要考查學生對事實細節信息的抓取和隱含意義的推理判斷，大部分題目答案是可以通過聽力原文直接得到的。其中一些主要短語需要注意：pay off"得到好的結果；取得成功"；give sb a free pass"開恩"；try out"嘗試；試用"；cut out"計劃、安排"；lay off"解雇"等，理解好這些短語對整篇短文聽力內容的把握很有幫助，往往一個短對話的關鍵點就在一個單詞或者短語上，所以考生平時還是需要多多積累一些詞匯和短語，下面是本次六級短對話詳解：
1. W: What a wonderful performance! Your rock band has never sounded better.
M: Many thanks. I guess all those hours of practice in the past month are finally paying off.
Q：What does the man mean?
答案：D) Their hard work has resulted in a big success.
點評：此題考生要聽懂never sounded better這個結構，字面意思是：你們的搖滾樂隊不可能比現在聽起來更好了。也就是說女人表達的意思是：你們的搖滾樂隊這次的演出簡直就是登峰造極的感覺，你們的表演太牛了！而答案仍然在第二句男人的回答中出現：感謝，我想上個月不分日夜的瘋狂練習最后還是值得的。重點詞組：paying off （回報 償還）
2.M: I can't decide what to do for my summer vacation. I either want to go on a bike tour of Europe or go diving in Mexico.
W: Well, we're offering an all-inclusive two-week trip to Mexico for only 300 dollars.
Q：What does the woman suggest the man do for his vacation?
答案：B) Join a package tour to Mexico.
點評：原文中男人糾結到底是騎行歐洲還是自駕去墨西哥，女人建議說我們提供一個300美金全包的兩周的墨西哥游，這句話就是答案句--建議男人參加墨西哥的打包游。此題正確選項中tour一詞，而原文男人的話中去歐洲也出現了tour，明顯的干擾詞，提醒各位考生短對話關鍵還是聽懂原文找同意替換。
3. W: How long do you think this project might take?
M: I'd say about three months, but it could take longer if something unexpected happened. Maybe we'd better allow an extra month, so we won't have to worry about being late.
Q: Why does the man say extra time should be allowed for the project?
答案：B) In case some problem should occur.
點評：此題為否定句型，考生應該聽到but之后的關鍵句，選出同意改寫即可。
4. M: I'm thinking about becoming a member here, and I'd like some information.
W: Sure. A three-month membership costs 150 dollars, and that includes use of the wait-room, sauna and pool. I'll give you a free pass so that you can try out the facilities before you decide.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
答案：C) The man can try out the facilities before he becomes a member.
點評：短對話原意是男人想成為某會所的會員，想知道一些關于會員的信息，女人簡單介紹了相關信息后說到：我給你一個免費試用的機會，你可以在決定之前試一試這里的設備。重點還是放在對話的第二個人說的話上。
5. W: I'm sorry to hear that you failed the Physics course, Ted.
M: Let's face it. I'm just not cut out to be a scientist.
Q: What does the man mean?
答案：A) He is not fit to study science.
點評:此題考查學生對短語：cut out 的理解，cut out 在這個小對話中的意思是"計劃，安排"的意思，言下之意女士說聽到他物理不及格的消息很遺憾，物理不及格的男士卻說：還是面對吧，反正我也沒有打算做科學家。
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M: Gary insisted on buying the food for the picnic.
W: That's pretty generous of him. But shouldn't we at least offer to share the expenses? He has a big family to support.
Q: What does the woman suggest they do?
答案：C) Pay for part of the picnic food.
點評：此題是否定轉折句型，重點聽到but后面的內容選出同意替換即可。
7.
W: Did you see the headlines in the paper this morning?
M: Yes. Apparently the bus company will be laying off its employees if they can't reach an agreement on wages by midnight.
Q: What did the man read about?
答案：A) A labor dispute at a bus company.
點評：此題女士提出問題：有沒有看報紙頭條，男士回答說看了，這是同學們就要注意關于看到的內容的陳述將會是考點，應該仔細聽懂，選出同意替換。男士解釋報紙頭條的內容說：很顯然，汽車公司會解雇他們的員工如果他們在午夜之前關于薪酬不能達成一致的話。
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W: Have we received payment for the overseas order we delivered last month?
M: Yes. The cheque came in yesterday afternoon. I'll be depositing it when I go the bank today.
Q: What is the woman concerned about?
答案：D) The payment for an order.
點評：女士問男士：我們是否已經收到了上個月寄出的海外訂單的那筆付款？而此題的問題就是針對女士所關心的事情提問，據此可知女士關心的就是一個訂單的付款。
