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熟悉日常话题，短对话不愁
——解析大学英语六级短对话
来源：文都四六级考试研究中心
在六级听力中，短对话是比较简单的一种题型，共计8道题目，对应8个短对话，采用一男一女对话的形式，对话轮数为一轮。
短对话一般是日常生活中的对话，即衣、食、住、行、工作、学习、生活等话题。今年的六级短对话仍是关于日常生活的对话。下面我们具体看一下。
11. 考试问题
M： I don't know what to do. I have to drive to Chicago next Friday for my cousin's wedding， but I have got a Psychology test to prepare for.
W： Why don't you record your notes so you can study on the way？
Q： What does the woman suggest the man do？
「解析」事实细节题 此对话中the woman用了建议的句型，即Why don't you…，从这句话中就可以得出正确答案。
需掌握的场景词汇：prepare to； record your notes
12. 戏剧表演
M： Professor Wright， you may have to find another student to play this role， the lines are so long and I simply can't remember them all.
W： Look， Tony. It is still a long time before the first show. I don't expect you to know all the lines yet. Just keep practicing.
Q： What do we learn from the conversation？
「解析」判断推理题 此对话是考查对整个对话内容的理解。
需掌握的场景词汇：play this role； line； show； practice
13. 患者住院
M： Hello， this is Dr. Martin from the Emergency Department. I have a male patient with a fractured ankle.
W： Oh， we have one bed available in ward 3， send him here and I will take care of him.
Q： What are the speakers talking about？
「解析」判断推理题 此对话根据场景词汇：Emergency Department； patient； bed； take care of等很明显判读是关于病人要住院的对话。
需掌握的场景词汇：emergency； patient； fractured ankle； bed； ward； take care of
14. 职位推荐
W： Since Simon will graduate this May， the school paper needs a new editor. So if you are interested， I will be happy to nominate you.
M： Thanks for considering me. But the baseball team is starting up a new season. And I'm afraid I have a lot on my hands.
Q： What does the man mean？
「解析」判断推理题+词汇理解题 此对话重点在the man的话中， 转折词后面是答案要点，对短语a lot on my hands的理解也很重要，the man传达的意思是他太忙了，估计不过来，因此他不会接受editor的工作。
需掌握的场景词汇：editor； nominate； consider
15. 政治新闻
W： Have you heard the news that Jame Smeil has resigned his post as prime minister？
M： Well， I got it from the headlines this morning. It's reported that he made public at this decision at the last cabinet meeting.
Q： what do we learn about Jame Smeil？
「解析」事实理解题 此对话是关于一条政治新闻的谈论，对话中谈到了Jame Smeil辞职的事情，the man具体说明了报纸的内容。
需掌握的场景词汇：news； resign one's post； prime minister； headline； It's reported…； cabinet meeting
16.航天飞机
W： The morning paper says the space shuttle is taking off at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
M： Yeah， it's just another one of this year's routine missions. The first mission was undertaken a decade ago and broadcast live then worldwide.
Q： what can we infer from this conversation？
「解析」判断推理题 此对话谈论了航天飞机的发射问题。
需掌握的场景词汇：space shuttle； take off； routine mission； broadcast live
17. 山间露营
M： We do a lot of camping in the mountains. What would you recommend for two people？
W： You'd probably be better off with the four real drive vehicle. We have several off-road trucks in stock， both new and used.
Q： Where does the conversation most probably take place？
「解析」地点题 此对话谈论山间露营的一些问题，根据双方对话的内容，可以判断应是游客和一个店主的对话。
需掌握的场景词汇：camping in the mountains； drive vehicle； off-road trucks； in stock
18. 购物
W： I hear you did some serious shopping this past weekend.
M： Yeah， the speakers of my old stereo finally gave out and there was no way to repair them.
Q： What did the man do over the weekend？
「解析」事实细节题 此对话中the woman的话语中已给了一定的提示，即did some serious shopping，再根据the man的回答可以推知他具体是去买stereo.
需掌握的场景词汇：do some shopping； repair