考试吧：2012年6月大学英语六级听力答案

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　答案：

　　36. slight

　　37. official

　　38. shrinking

　　39. plunge

　　40. decline

　　41. primary

　　42. heads

　　43. Poverty

　　44. Hampered by higher taxes and weak demand for its exports, Mexico's economy is seen only partially recovering this year.

　　45. Mexico has historically had high drop-out rates as poor families pull kids out of school to help put food on the table，

　　46. The nation's drop-out problem is just the latest bad news for the long-term competitiveness of the Mexican economy.

　　【解析】本篇文章谈论的是墨西哥失学率问题。文章先开篇阐述了墨西哥失学情况的现状，然后谈到这一现状的原因和所造成的严重后果。文中国家有关的Mexico、Mexican、Chile等部分考生可能不熟悉，而造成听力困扰，但这些实际并非考点，切记死盯部分词汇不放，而影响全篇理解。

　　最后，文中生词不多，实际内容对于喜欢阅读报刊杂志、关心时事热点的考生而言，能够根据日常经验有所预判。这就提醒考生，听力同样也需要平时多多进行报刊阅读。