2009年6月英语六级考试听力成功指南(第十期)

　　听力原文：

　　Passage 3

　　(man's voice) Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called "One On One" helps elementary students who've fallen behind. You education majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching----that is, tutoring in math and English.

　　You'd have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a child with match, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week.

　　Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors----he'll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon. You can sign up for the program with him and begin the tutoring next week.

　　I'm sure you'll enjoy this community service... and you'll gain valuable experience at the same time. It looks good on your resume, too showing that you've had experience with children and that you care about your community. If you'd like to sign up, or if you have any questions, stop by Professor Dodge's office this week.

　　Questions 8 to 11 are based on the talk given by the dean of the School of Education.

　　8. What is the purpose of the talk?

　　9. What is the purpose of the program the dean describes?

　　10. What does Professor Dodge do?

　　11. What should students interested in the tutorials do?

　　Passage 4

　　The first postal service in North America began in New England in the 17th century. All mail arriving in Massachusetts colony was sent to the home of the appointed official in Boston. In turn, he would deliver the mail from Boston on horseback to its destination, receiving one penny for each good article of mail. Later in the century postal services were established between Philadelphia and Delaware. In 1691, the British crown appointed the first postmaster general to have charge of the mail for all the colonies in North America. For some time, Benjamin Franklin served as the postmaster by the newly formed United States government. Franklin was responsible for establishing the United States postal system on a permanent basis. He increased the number of post offices, introduced the use of stagecoaches to carry mail, and started a package service system. Later, in the 19th century, as railroad and steam boats appeared, they were used to carry mail into the towns. Some communities, especially those out west, were far from the service of transportation. To serve them, the post office developed a system called ‘star routes'. Private contractors were paid to deliver mail to the communities away from railways by horse and wagon. The postal service which was started over 3 centuries ago, has developed into an extensive government service with post offices in every city, town and village in the United States.

　　Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you've just heard.

　　12. What is main subject of the passage?

　　13. Where was the first postal service established in the U.S.?

　　14. For what did Benjamin Franklin deserve most credit?

　　15. How was mail delivered to the remote areas out in the West?

　　题解：

　　Passage 3

　　这是一篇演讲。这类文章的特点是开头往往告知演讲的目的、主要议题等。该文的第一句讲到community service，第二句交待校方鼓励学生自愿参加一次这样的社区活动，第三句进入主题，告诉这次活动的主要内容。

　　然后讲了这次活动的意义和时间安排，最后提到Professor Dodge，他是此次活动的指导者(mentor)，并介绍了他的工作性质。

　　8.B 该题是主旨题。从文章第一、二句可知。

　　9.C 该题是细节题。从"A new community program called ‘One On One' helps elementary students who've fallen behind."可知。

　　10.A 该题是细节题。从"Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors--he'll be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities."可知。

　　11.D 该题是细节题。该题是细节题。由最后一句可知。