2007年12月英语六级考试听力冲刺之最后疯狂

二、复合式听写

　　Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans capture their devotion to individualism: “Do your own thing.” ”I did it my way.” ”You’ll have to decide that for yourself.” “You made your bed, now _______(S1) in it.” “If you don’t look out for yourself, no one else will.” “Look out for number one.”

　　Closely ___________(S2) with the value they place on individualism, is the importance Americans _______(S3) to privacy. Americans assume that people need some time to themselves or some time alone to think about things or recover their __________(S4) psychological energy. Americans have great _____________(S5) understanding foreigners who always want to be with another person who dislike being alone.

　　If the parents can ________ (S6) it, each child will have his or her own bedroom. Having one’s own bedroom even as an________(S7), fixes in a person that notion that________________________________________________________________________(S8)She will have clothes, her toys, her books, her books, and so on. These things will be hers and no one else’s.

　　Americans assume that __________________________________________________(S9). Doctors, lawyers, psychologists, and others have rules governing confidentiality that are intended to prevent information about their clients’ personal situations form becoming known to others.

　　American’s attitudes about privacy can be hard for foreigners to understand. _______________________________________________________________________________S10). When those boundaries are crossed, an American’s body will visibly stiffen and his manner will become cool and aloof.

　　S1. lie S2 associated S3. assign S4. spent S5. difficulty S6. afford S7 infant S8. she is entitled to a place of her own where she can be by herself, and keep her possessions

　　S9. people will have their private thoughts that might never be shared with anyone

　　S10. American’s houses, yards and even offices can seem open and inviting. Yet in the minds of Americans, there are boundaries that other people are simply not supposed to cross.

三、短文主题预测技能

　　例1：

　　1. What is the woman worrying about?

　　A) The economy is slowing down.

　　B) She may not be able to finish college.

　　C) She may not be able to find a job after college.

　　D) Taxes are going to be raised.

　　2. What do we learn about the man's business from the conversation?

　　A) It is on the verge of bankruptcy.

　　B) It is improving now.

　　C) It has experienced a rapid increase in its sales.

　　D) It is going downhill fast.

　　3. What will the woman most probably do after she graduates from college?

　　A) She will join the man's company.

　　B) She will start her own business.

　　C) She will stay in her parents' house.

　　D) She will try to find a job.

　　例2：

　　1. A) Classmates. C) Boss and secretary.

　　B) Colleagues. D) PR representative and client.

　　2. A) He felt his assignment was tougher than Sue's.

　　B) His clients complained about his service.

　　C) He thought the boss was unfair to him.

　　D) His boss was always finding fault with his work.

　　3. A) She is unwilling to undertake them.

　　B) She complains about her bad luck.

　　C) She always accepts them cheerfully.

　　D) She takes them on, though reluctantly.

　　4. A) Sue got promoted. C) Both John and Sue got a raise.

　　B) John had to quit his job. D) Sue failed to complete her project.