12月英语六级听力破题指导：短文听力与听写

　　In January 1989, the Community of European Railways presented their proposal for a high speed pan-European train network extending from Sweden to Sicily, and from Portugal to Poland by the year 2020. (第26题考点。注意train network在选项中反映)If their proposal becomes a reality, it will revolutionize train travel in Europe. Journeys between major cities will take half the time they take today.(第27题考点，注意half在选项中的反映)Brussels will be only one and a half hours from Paris. The quickest way to get from Paris to Frankfurt, from Barcelona to Madrid will be by train, not plane. When the network is complete, it will integrate three types of railway line: totally new high speed lines with trains operating at speeds of 300 kilometers per hour, upgraded lines which allow for speeds up to 200 to 225 kilometers per hour, and existing lines for local connections and distribution of freight. If businesspeople can choose between a three-hour train journey from city-center to city-center and a one-hour flight, they’ll choose the train, says an executive travel consultant. They won’t go by plane any more. If you calculate flight time, check-in and travel to-and-from the airport, you’ll find almost no difference. And if your plane arrives late due to bad weather or air traffic jams or strikes, then the train passengers will arrive at their destination first.(第28题考点。说明短途的火车的优势大于短途的飞机。请注意此处strike的含义为“罢工”) Since France introduced the first 260-kilometer-per-hour high speed train service between Paris and Lyons in 1981(第29题考点。), the trains have achieved higher and higher speeds. On many routes, airlines have lost up to 90% of their passengers to high speed trains. If people accept the Community of European Railways’ plan, the 21 century will be the new age of the train.

　　26.What is the proposal presented by the Community of European Railways?

　　27.What will happen when the proposal becomes a reality?

　　28.Why will business people prefer a three-hour train journey to a one-hour flight?

　　29.When did France introduce the first high speed train service?

　　Keys：DCDA

　　分析：

　　这是一篇标准的六级短文听力，词汇、主题、深度都要比四级高，但是破题方法却如出一辙。

　　第26题：

　　本题是首题，所以当然对应原文的首句。除了视听一致的使用外，原文中的high speed pan-European train network(泛欧洲高速火车网)被选项替换成了express train network throughout Europe(遍布欧洲的特快列车网络)。这是同义替换原则的使用。Express在其他听力题目中还有快递的含义，请注意。

　　第28题：

　　本题目考察的是考生真正的听力理解能力。原文：“If you calculate flight time, check-in and travel to-and-from the airport, you’ll find almost no difference. And if your plane arrives late due to bad weather or air traffic jams or strikes, then the train passengers will arrive at their destination first.”(如果你计算航班飞行时间、办理登机手续时间、往返机场时间，你会发现和坐火车比没有任何区别。如果因为天气、空中航班过多或罢工而导致飞机迟到，火车乘客会首先到达目的地。)这个长难句的意思就是说明：短途来讲，火车更有优势，更快。而选项考的就是这个分析能力。