從單詞hate 和詞組two large dogs 可知:女士有一個(gè)大花園并非因她喜歡園藝,只不過是養(yǎng)兩只大狗而已。毫無疑問,C是正確答案。
例3:You read:
A. It is more thoughtful. B. It is less popular.
C. It is the same as the popular music. D. She has no idea.
一看四個(gè)選項(xiàng)便基本能猜測出這一題考的語法點(diǎn)是形容詞的比較級;而且由于句型上的不同,選項(xiàng)D只是一干擾項(xiàng),不太可能是正確答案。請看錄音原文:
M: Classic music is more thoughtful than popular music.
W: I can't help thinking the same.
Q: How does the woman think about classic music?
雖然女士的話中直接的詞是the same,但其真正的觀點(diǎn)是跟男士一致的,即古典音樂比流行音樂更富有思想性。正確答案是A。所以,聽錄音時(shí)不能放過任何關(guān)鍵信息,并了解它們的真實(shí)內(nèi)涵。
例4:You read:
A. By sea. B. By train.
C. By bus. D. By air.
從例4的選項(xiàng)看,可以知道這是一題有關(guān)使用什么交通工具的試題,但仔細(xì)聽錄音:
W: If I were you, I would take a plane instead of a bus. It will take you
forever to get there.
M: But flying makes me so nervous.
Q: How does the man prefer to travel?
不難發(fā)現(xiàn),這一題中包含了虛擬語氣。解這類題時(shí),一定要完全理解整句話的意思。同時(shí)也一定要注意提問的內(nèi)容。本題的答案應(yīng)為C。但如果問題是How does the woman prefer to travel? 的話,那答案該是D 了。
有關(guān)語法結(jié)構(gòu)的試題很多,在此不便一一列舉。總之,具有牢固的語法知識是提高這類聽力試題成績的前提,再結(jié)合正確的解題方法和技巧,成功率便可大大提高。
l 詞匯題
這類題是檢查考生對詞和詞組的理解能力。一般來說,只要考生具有要求的詞匯量,發(fā)音準(zhǔn)確并能靈活應(yīng)用,這類試題并不是十分棘手的。解答這類試題也有一定的規(guī)律可循。
例1:You read:
A. California. B. The South.
C. New York. D. Michigan.
一眼看出,四個(gè)選項(xiàng)都是地名。首先可以預(yù)測出問題可能是Where…? 句式。帶問題重點(diǎn)聽清與地名有關(guān)的信息詞。
You hear:
W: Where are you from?
M: I was born in California, but I grew up in New York.
Q: Where did the man grow up?
根據(jù)問話的內(nèi)容,信息句應(yīng)在男士的答話中,即:But I grew up in New York. 這是由but 一詞決定的。問題恰好是針對這一關(guān)鍵句提出,并且問話中的詞組grow up 與男士答話中的措詞grew up 完全一致。只要聽清了關(guān)鍵句和這一詞組,立刻就能斷定C是正確答案。
例2:You read:
A. To see the Dean. B. To weigh herself.
C. To watch the team. D. To give a demonstration.
這四個(gè)選項(xiàng)有一個(gè)共同點(diǎn):“做某事”,焦點(diǎn)是賓語。聽錄音時(shí),重點(diǎn)應(yīng)放在錄音原文中是否有與選項(xiàng)中賓語相同或相近的詞匯。只要注意了這一點(diǎn),就不難做出正確的選擇。請看錄音原文:
M: Can you tell me where the Dean’s office is?
W: I’m on my way there myself, so I’ll show you.
Q: Where is the man going?