从单词hate 和词组two large dogs 可知:女士有一个大花园并非因她喜欢园艺,只不过是养两只大狗而已。毫无疑问,C是正确答案。
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.
一看四个选项便基本能猜测出这一题考的语法点是形容词的比较级;而且由于句型上的不同,选项D只是一干扰项,不太可能是正确答案。请看录音原文:
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?
虽然女士的话中直接的词是the same,但其真正的观点是跟男士一致的,即古典音乐比流行音乐更富有思想性。正确答案是A。所以,听录音时不能放过任何关键信息,并了解它们的真实内涵。
例4:You read:
A. By sea. B. By train.
C. By bus. D. By air.
从例4的选项看,可以知道这是一题有关使用什么交通工具的试题,但仔细听录音:
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?
不难发现,这一题中包含了虚拟语气。解这类题时,一定要完全理解整句话的意思。同时也一定要注意提问的内容。本题的答案应为C。但如果问题是How does the woman prefer to travel? 的话,那答案该是D 了。
有关语法结构的试题很多,在此不便一一列举。总之,具有牢固的语法知识是提高这类听力试题成绩的前提,再结合正确的解题方法和技巧,成功率便可大大提高。
l 词汇题
这类题是检查考生对词和词组的理解能力。一般来说,只要考生具有要求的词汇量,发音准确并能灵活应用,这类试题并不是十分棘手的。解答这类试题也有一定的规律可循。
例1:You read:
A. California. B. The South.
C. New York. D. Michigan.
一眼看出,四个选项都是地名。首先可以预测出问题可能是Where…? 句式。带问题重点听清与地名有关的信息词。
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?
根据问话的内容,信息句应在男士的答话中,即:But I grew up in New York. 这是由but 一词决定的。问题恰好是针对这一关键句提出,并且问话中的词组grow up 与男士答话中的措词grew up 完全一致。只要听清了关键句和这一词组,立刻就能断定C是正确答案。
例2:You read:
A. To see the Dean. B. To weigh herself.
C. To watch the team. D. To give a demonstration.
这四个选项有一个共同点:“做某事”,焦点是宾语。听录音时,重点应放在录音原文中是否有与选项中宾语相同或相近的词汇。只要注意了这一点,就不难做出正确的选择。请看录音原文:
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?