历年六级短文听力主要特征为：
（1）信息量大，题材广泛：短文长度一般为200字左右，中间无停顿。另外短文的题材广泛：社会问题方面，如全球升温，污染，交通，资源，文教等；另外还有一些集知识性和趣味性为一体的文章。这方面的内容就不赘述了，详情请见四级短文听力部分的相关介绍。另附友情链接一个： 四六级英语听力短文理解十大主题>>
（2）句式复杂：六级短文中的结构复杂的长难句出现的频率比四级的要高，这是短文听力的一个特点，也是一个难点。理解长难句的能力得靠平时的练习和积累，不是靠一时之功就可以应对自如的。不过临考遇到时也没必要慌张，尽最大努力把握好大意就可以了，不一定会影响答题。
（3）文脉清晰：几乎所有的六级听力短文都可以按逻辑结构分为：篇首，中间部分，篇尾。篇首往往会开门见山地点明主题，所以一定要静听，精听，以便把握中心思想。中间部分具体阐述主题，内容丰富，细致，翔实，往往是考点出现比较集中的部分。篇尾是对通篇的总结。若是叙述类短文，则通常是必考部分。
（4）考点分布有规可循：短文听力的考点分布一般与短文结构相呼应：也就是说，为了考察应试者对文章整体脉络的掌握，开头部分的内容会设置一个考点，中间部分视情况有一至两个考点，篇尾处也会来一个考点。形式为1+1+1=3或是1+2+1=4.
下面让我们以2011年6月六级考试真题的Passage C 为例，具体问题具体分析：
（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.
（中间部分）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.
（中间部分）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.
首先利用空隙时间浏览题目，推测文章大概内容，注意抓住信号词（下划加粗部分）。
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：文章开篇处明确指出Specifically, she covers crime in the Green Ville area. 把握好这点，这个题目就解了，应选Reporting criminal offenses in Greenville. 注意此处的同意转换：covers crime 相当于是reporting criminal offenses 换种说法而已。
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：中间部分出现的考点；本题属逻辑推断题，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这样的小城，暴力犯罪并不多，至少可以说没有大城市的犯罪率高。注意large urban areas也即big cities，属同义转换。
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：这也是中间部分出现的考点；属推断总结题，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. 可推断在Greenville区域，财产侵犯类犯罪，作案手段很多，其他选项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：篇尾出现的考点；属细节把握题，文末提到：She would prefer to start writing about something more interesting and less unpleasant such as local news or politics… 她宁愿报道些趣味性更浓，不那么令人讨厌的地方新闻或政治类新闻…；另外文中提到：Miss Hayes enjoys working for a newspaper. 可见她并不讨厌记者这个行当，没想过彻底改行。
由此可见六级短文听力虽然较四级短文听力相比，难度有所加大，但如果根据文章结构和考点分布的规律去把握全篇，有重点地记忆，分析信息，那么要拿下它也不成问题。
综上，六级段文听力要做好，必须注意以下两个方面：
1. 语言能力方面：
听力能力得提升实际上要靠英语整体素质的提高为支撑。除了锻炼听力水平，熟悉英、美国家人士的说话发音的不同方式，语音语调之外，还应广泛阅读，积累常用的表达法，了解多领域的知识，熟悉西方的文化。只有打好基础，才能遇到什么文章都可应对自如。
2. 非语言能力方面：
主要是锻炼短时记忆和提高心理素质。凡是考试时觉得内容更都听懂了，但作答时就忘记关键信息的考生，应多注意培养自己的短时记忆能力，复述就是个不错的方法。另外心理素质的重要性也是不言自明的，短文只播放一次，稍不留神，信息可能就溜走许多，这会直接影响到解题。所以考生平时一定要注意锻炼自己的心理素质，心静方能致远，一定要保持淡定，尽量把自己的所有潜力都调动起来，发挥到极限。结果也许都会让你自己吃惊。
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