【听力短文解析】
16. 2014年6月英语六级听力短文解析:本文第一句话就是考点,根据 “about 20% said they werehostile or indifferent to ward their sisters and brothers” 得出本题答案为选项A: One fifth of them were onbad terms with their sisters and brothers. 其中one fifth是对20%的同义改写, “be on bad terms with”是对 “hostile or indifferent to”的改写。
17. 2014年6月英语六级听力短文解析:考点信息来自文章中间, “As sisters and brothersadvanced into old age, closeness increases and rivalry diminishes, explains VC” 得出本题答案为选项C: Advance in age.
18. 2014年6月英语六级听力短文解析:考点信息来自文章最后, “there’s something that lets olderpeople to put aside(放到一旁)bad deeds(不好的行为)of the past and focus alittle on what we need now” 得出本题答案为选项B: They tend to forget pastunhappy memories and focus on their present needs.