本次六级听力考试文章来自Psychology Today, Friendship, Making Peace: A Reading / Writing / Thinking Text on Global Community等国外网站和原版著作。主题包括科技与运动、国际贸易、工作氛围、基因与肥胖、影响友谊的因素、恐龙遗址以及家庭关系。语速适中，文章难度略微偏大，出现了一些较难听懂高难词汇，如，cutthroat，plagued，autonomy，paroled等。但是提示词明显，做题难度不大。

主要出题点如下：

1. 文章开头。例如，长对话1，Question 1：What do we learn about Anna Sanchez?（关于Anna Sanchez我们能得知什么？）的答案来自文章开头句：Tonight, we have a very special guest. Mrs. Anna Sanchez is a three-time Olympic champion and author of the new book To the Edge. 再如，短文2，Question 12：What does the speaker say has aroused public interest?（讲话人说的什么内容引起了公众的兴趣？）答案来自文章开头句：Public interest was aroused by the latest discovery of a changed gene in obese life.

2. 文章结尾。比如，长对话2，Question 8：What does the woman say makes furniture marginally more profitable?（女人说什么使得家具业略微更加容易盈利？）答案来自文章最后一句：Furniture is marginally more profitable, mostly because it enjoys lower customs duties.

3. 提示词。例如，长对话2，Question 8：What does the woman say makes furniture marginally more profitable?（女人说什么使得家具业略微更加容易盈利？）的答案句中包含明显的原因提示词because；同样，演讲1，Question 18：What may threaten a friendship for both men and women?（什么品质会共同威胁到男人和女人之间的友谊？）的答案句中有明显的because of这样的原因提示词；再如，演讲3，Question 25：What does the speaker say older people tried their best to do?（讲话人说，老年人尽他们最大努力在做什么？）答案句前出出现了明显的提示词So。

主要考点如下：

1. 细节定位。例如长对话1后的Question 4：What is the man’s concern about the use of technology in sports competitions?（关于在运动中使用科技，男人的担忧是什么？），长对话2后的Question 8：What does the woman say makes furniture marginally more profitable?（女人说什么使得家具业略微更加容易盈利？），再如，演讲2后Question 19: Where can many of the best dinosaur specimens be found in North America?（在北美，人们可以在哪里找到很多最好的恐龙化石标本？）还有本次听力最后一题：What does the speaker say older people tried their best to do?（讲话人说，老年人尽他们最大努力在做什么？）

2. 原因考察。比如，长对话2，Question 8：What does the woman say makes furniture marginally more profitable?（女人说什么使得家具业略微更加容易盈利？），Question 15：What accounts for Americans’ obesity according to a survey by the Center of Disease Control?（根据疾控中心的一个调查，什么导致了美国的肥胖问题？）

3. 重要信息寻找。例如，演讲3后Q24：What is astonishing to the young mothers interviewed by the speaker?（什么让被采访的年轻妈妈们特别吃惊？），再如，演讲1后的Question 16：What quality do men value most concerning friendship according to a questionnaire response?（根据一个问卷调查的结果，关于友谊的什么品种是男人最在乎的？）
4. 信息推测。例如，演讲2后Question 21：What does the speaker suggest about the large number of dinosaur bones in the pit?（关于坑中大量的恐龙化石，演讲人暗示了什么？）