歷年六級短文聽力主要特征為：

    （1）信息量大，題材廣泛：短文長度一般為200字左右，中間無停頓。另外短文的題材廣泛：社會問題方面，如全球升溫，污染，交通，資源，文教等；另外還有一些集知識性和趣味性為一體的文章。這方面的內(nèi)容就不贅述了，詳情請見四級短文聽力部分的相關(guān)介紹。另附友情鏈接一個： 四六級英語聽力短文理解十大主題>>

    （2）句式復(fù)雜：六級短文中的結(jié)構(gòu)復(fù)雜的長難句出現(xiàn)的頻率比四級的要高，這是短文聽力的一個特點(diǎn)，也是一個難點(diǎn)。理解長難句的能力得靠平時(shí)的練習(xí)和積累，不是靠一時(shí)之功就可以應(yīng)對自如的。不過臨考遇到時(shí)也沒必要慌張，盡最大努力把握好大意就可以了，不一定會影響答題。

    （3）文脈清晰：幾乎所有的六級聽力短文都可以按邏輯結(jié)構(gòu)分為：篇首，中間部分，篇尾。篇首往往會開門見山地點(diǎn)明主題，所以一定要靜聽，精聽，以便把握中心思想。中間部分具體闡述主題，內(nèi)容豐富，細(xì)致，翔實(shí)，往往是考點(diǎn)出現(xiàn)比較集中的部分。篇尾是對通篇的總結(jié)。若是敘述類短文，則通常是必考部分。

    （4）考點(diǎn)分布有規(guī)可循：短文聽力的考點(diǎn)分布一般與短文結(jié)構(gòu)相呼應(yīng)：也就是說，為了考察應(yīng)試者對文章整體脈絡(luò)的掌握，開頭部分的內(nèi)容會設(shè)置一個考點(diǎn)，中間部分視情況有一至兩個考點(diǎn)，篇尾處也會來一個考點(diǎn)。形式為1+1+1=3或是1+2+1=4.

    下面讓我們以2011年6月六級考試真題的Passage C 為例，具體問題具體分析：

    （篇首）Florence Hayes is a journalist for the Green Ville Journal， the daily newspaper in town. Specifically， she covers crime in the Green Ville area.

    （中間部分）This responsibility takes her to many different places every week——the police station， the court and the hospital. Most of the crimes that she writes about fall into two groups： violent crimes and crimes against property. There isn't much violent crime in a small town like Green Ville， or at least not as much as in the large urban areas. But assaults often occur on Friday and Saturday nights， near the bars downtown. There're also one or two rapes on campus every semester. Florence is very interested in this type of crime and tries to write a long article about each one. She expects that this will make women more careful when they walk around Green Ville alone at night.

    （中間部分）Fortunately， there were usually no murders in Green Ville. Crimes against property make up most of Miss Heyes' reporting. They range from minor cases of deliberate damaging of things to much more serious offenses， such as car accidents involving drunk drivers or bank robberies. But Florence has to report all of these violations from the thief who took typewriters from every unlock room in the dormitory to the thief who stole one million dollars worth of art work from the university museum.

    （篇尾）Miss Hayes enjoys working for a newspaper but she sometimes gets unhappy about all the crime she has to report. She would prefer to start writing about something more interesting and less unpleasant such as local news or politics， maybe next year.

    首先利用空隙時(shí)間瀏覽題目，推測文章大概內(nèi)容，注意抓住信號詞（下劃加粗部分）。

    32. What is Florence Hayes' main responsibility as a journalist？

    A） Covering major events of the day in the city. B） Reporting criminal offenses in Greenville. C） Hunting news for the daily headlines. D） Writing articles on family violence.

    答案：B： Reporting criminal offenses in Greenville.

    解析：文章開篇處明確指出Specifically， she covers crime in the Green Ville area. 把握好這點(diǎn)，這個題目就解了，應(yīng)選Reporting criminal offenses in Greenville. 注意此處的同意轉(zhuǎn)換：covers crime 相當(dāng)于是reporting criminal offenses 換種說法而已。

    33. What does the speaker say about security in Greenville？

    A） It is a much safer place than it used to be. B） Rapes rarely occur in the downtown areas. C） Assaults often happen on school campuses. D） It has fewer violent crimes than big cities.

    答案：D： It has fewer violent crimes than big cities.

    解析：中間部分出現(xiàn)的考點(diǎn)；本題屬邏輯推斷題，文中提到：There isn‘t much violent crime in a small town like Greenville， or at least not as much as in the large urban areas. 在Greenville這樣的小城，暴力犯罪并不多，至少可以說沒有大城市的犯罪率高。注意large urban areas也即big cities，屬同義轉(zhuǎn)換。

    34. What do we learn about crimes against property in the Greenville area？

    A） There are a wide range of cases. B） They are very destructive. C） There has been a rise in such crimes D） They have aroused fear among the residents.

    答案：A： There are a wide range of cases.

    解析：這也是中間部分出現(xiàn)的考點(diǎn)；屬推斷總結(jié)題，原文提到：They range from minor cases of deliberate damaging of things to much more serious offenses， such as car accidents involving drunk drivers or bank robberies. 可推斷在Greenville區(qū)域，財(cái)產(chǎn)侵犯類犯罪，作案手段很多，其他選項(xiàng)里的信息文中都未提到。

    35. What would Florence Hayes prefer to do？

    A） Write about something pleasant. B） Do some research on local politics. C） Offer help to crime victims. D） Work as a newspaper editor.

    答案：A. Write about something pleasant.

    解析：篇尾出現(xiàn)的考點(diǎn)；屬細(xì)節(jié)把握題，文末提到：She would prefer to start writing about something more interesting and less unpleasant such as local news or politics… 她寧愿報(bào)道些趣味性更濃，不那么令人討厭的地方新聞或政治類新聞…；另外文中提到：Miss Hayes enjoys working for a newspaper. 可見她并不討厭記者這個行當(dāng)，沒想過徹底改行。

    由此可見六級短文聽力雖然較四級短文聽力相比，難度有所加大，但如果根據(jù)文章結(jié)構(gòu)和考點(diǎn)分布的規(guī)律去把握全篇，有重點(diǎn)地記憶，分析信息，那么要拿下它也不成問題。

    綜上，六級段文聽力要做好，必須注意以下兩個方面：

    1. 語言能力方面：

    聽力能力得提升實(shí)際上要靠英語整體素質(zhì)的提高為支撐。除了鍛煉聽力水平，熟悉英、美國家人士的說話發(fā)音的不同方式，語音語調(diào)之外，還應(yīng)廣泛閱讀，積累常用的表達(dá)法，了解多領(lǐng)域的知識，熟悉西方的文化。只有打好基礎(chǔ)，才能遇到什么文章都可應(yīng)對自如。

    2. 非語言能力方面：

    主要是鍛煉短時(shí)記憶和提高心理素質(zhì)。凡是考試時(shí)覺得內(nèi)容更都聽懂了，但作答時(shí)就忘記關(guān)鍵信息的考生，應(yīng)多注意培養(yǎng)自己的短時(shí)記憶能力，復(fù)述就是個不錯的方法。另外心理素質(zhì)的重要性也是不言自明的，短文只播放一次，稍不留神，信息可能就溜走許多，這會直接影響到解題。所以考生平時(shí)一定要注意鍛煉自己的心理素質(zhì)，心靜方能致遠(yuǎn)，一定要保持淡定，盡量把自己的所有潛力都調(diào)動起來，發(fā)揮到極限。結(jié)果也許都會讓你自己吃驚。