英语六级短文听力真题原文
短文听力的难度较大，因为要求考生一边听以便掌握短文的大意，这样才能进行下面的答题。下面是小编为大家整理的英语六级短文听力真题原文，希望大家满意。
短文一
Karen Smith is a buyer for adepartment store in New York. Department store buyers purchase thegoods that their stores sell. They not only have to know what isfashionable at the moment, but also have to guess what will
become fashionable next season ornext year。
Most buyers work for just one department in astore, but the goods that Karen finds may be displayed and sold inseveral different sections of the store. Her job involves buyinghandicrafts from all over the world。
Last year, she made a trip to Morocco, andreturned with rugs, pots, dishes, and pans. The year before, shevisited Mexico, and brought back hand-made table cloths, mirrorswith frames of tin, and paper flowers. The paper flowers are brightand colorful, so they were used to decorate the whole store. Thisyear, Karen is traveling in Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. Manyof the countries that Karen visits have government offices thatpromote handicrafts. They officials are glad to cooperate with her,by showing her the products that are available。
Karen especially likes to visitmarkets and small towns and villages whenever she can arrange forit. She’s always looking for interesting and unusual items. Karenthinks she has the best job she could have found. She loves all thetraveling that she has to do,
because she often visits markets andsmall out-of-the-way places. She sees much more of the country shevisits than an ordinary tourists would. As soon as she gets back toNew York from one trip, Karen begins to plananother。
16. What is said to make a good department storebuyer?
17. What does Karen’s jobinvolve?
18. Why does Karen think she has got the bestjob?
答案：
16. A) The ability to predict fashiontrend。
17. D) Purchasing handicrafts from all over theworld。
18. B) She is doing what she enjoysdoing。
Passage 2
题目：
19. What did Mark think he should startdoing?
19. A. Join in neighborhood patrols.
B. Get involved in his community.
C. Voice his complaints to the city council.
D. Make suggestions to the local authorities.
答案：B) Get involved in his community(视听一致+同意替换)
20. What was being discussed when Mark arrivedat the neighborhood meeting?
20. A. Deterioration in the quality of life.
B. Increase of police patrols at night.
C. Renovation of the vacant buildings.
D. Violation of community regulations.
答案：A) Deterioration in the quality of life(视听一致+同意替换)
21. What did Mark think of the community’sproblems?
21. A. They may take a long time to solve.
B. They need assistance form the city.
C. They have to be dealt with one by one.
D. They are too big for individual efforts.
答案：D) They are too big for individual efforts(理解+同意替换)
22. Why did Mark smile on his ridehome?
22. A. He had get some groceries at a big discount.
B. He had read a funny poster near his seat.
C. He had done a small deed of kindness.
D. He had caught the bus just in time.
答案：C) He had done a small deed of kindness(理解+推断)