從單詞hate 和詞組two large dogs 可知:女士有一個大花園并非因她喜歡園藝,只不過是養兩只大狗而已。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.
一看四個選項便基本能猜測出這一題考的語法點是形容詞的比較級;而且由于句型上的不同,選項D只是一干擾項,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,聽錄音時不能放過任何關鍵信息,并了解它們的真實內涵。
例4:You read:
A. By sea. B. By train.
C. By bus. D. By air.
從例4的選項看,可以知道這是一題有關使用什么交通工具的試題,但仔細聽錄音:
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?
不難發現,這一題中包含了虛擬語氣。解這類題時,一定要完全理解整句話的意思。同時也一定要注意提問的內容。本題的答案應為C。但如果問題是How does the woman prefer to travel? 的話,那答案該是D 了。
有關語法結構的試題很多,在此不便一一列舉?傊,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,發音準確并能靈活應用,這類試題并不是十分棘手的。解答這類試題也有一定的規律可循。
例1:You read:
A. California. B. The South.
C. New York. D. Michigan.
一眼看出,四個選項都是地名。首先可以預測出問題可能是Where…? 句式。帶問題重點聽清與地名有關的信息詞。
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?
根據問話的內容,信息句應在男士的答話中,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.
這四個選項有一個共同點:“做某事”,焦點是賓語。聽錄音時,重點應放在錄音原文中是否有與選項中賓語相同或相近的詞匯。只要注意了這一點,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?