英语四级听力技巧
在四级听力中,常见的场景有:
(1)作业场景;作业包括assignment,paper,essay,presentation,experiment等形式,作业一般很多,很难。
(2)课程及考试场景;课程(course)一般很难,very challenging,好让有志于赴美读书的各国青年才俊们三思而后行。
(3)授课场景;教授的课(含lecture,presentation等)讲的极为枯燥,很难听懂但是学生却对教授评价甚高;
(4)考试场景;考试一般很难,女生比男生用功,考的好,还很爱帮助男生上进。
(5)放假场景;大家思乡心切,急于回家。
(6)打工找工作场景:工作难找,面试要做充分准备。
(7)事故场景:学生一般命大,遇到交通事故(甚至飞机坠毁),往往车(包括自行车)毁而人无大碍,受点轻伤或者毫发未伤。
(8)看show场景;一般人多票难买。
(9)噪音场景;一般是嫌原来的住处too noisy,不利于安心学习。
(10)找人一般找不到。
(11)教授、医生、学生一般都很忙。
(12)飞机、火车一般都晚点。
(13)遇事不要着急,要耐心,要等待。
英语四级听力技巧二:两类选项
两类选项分析技巧:
一) 排除一个选项的技巧,下列选项,可以排除:
1. 所属类别和其他选项相距甚选的选项,例如:
(A) The choice of course. (C) An evening course. (B) A day course. (D) Their work.
其中的D选项,明显和其它三个选项属于不同类别,因而对的可能性极小。
2. 所涉及的人物和其他选项不同的选项,例如: 1999年1月
A) The arrangement of the Wednesday meeting.
B) Where they are going to meet Mr. Johnson.
C) The necessity of writing to Mr. Johnson.
D) Who is going to contact Mr. Johnson.
其中的A选项,明显和Mr. Johnson.没直接关系, 因而对的可能性极小。
3. 四个选项中,仅有一个选项含有数字或专用名词,则该选项一般不对,例如:
A) They are both anxious to try Italian food.
B) They are likely to have dinner together.
C) The man will treat the woman to dinner tonight.
D) The woman refused to have dinner with the man.
其中有且仅有A选项,含有专用名词Italian, 因而对的可能性极小。
又例如:
A) Take the GRE test again in 8 weeks.
B) Call to check his scores.
C) Be patient and wait.
D) Inquire when the test scores are released.
其中有且仅有A选项,含有专用名词GRE, 有含有数字,因而对的可能性更小。
4. 四个选项中,仅有一个或者两个选项含有听力中很少涉及的词汇,则该选项一般不对。例如:
A) He was kept in hospital for a long time.
B) He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.
C) He was seriously wounded in a mine explosion.
D) He was fined for speeding.
C选项含有mine explosion在听力和日常口语中很少涉及,因而对的可能性很小。
5. 内容不合常理、比较荒谬的选项一般不对。例如:
A) Most people killed in traffic accidents are heavy drinkers.
B) She doesn’t agree with the man.
C)Drunk drivers are not guilty.
D) People should pay more attention to the danger of drunk driving.
其中的A选项是不合常理的,大多数死于交通事故的人是醉鬼车轮下的冤魂,而不是被称为“马路杀手”的醉酒司机,C选项就更为荒谬,Drunk drivers无罪,天理难容!
6. 含义比较绝对、过于极端的选项一般不对。一般说来,含有too(太)anything, everything等含义比较绝对的选项是不对的。例如:
A) She takes it as a kind of exercise. B) She wants to save money.
C) She loves doing anything that is new. D) Her office isn’t very far.
其中,A选项含义比较绝对,除非有很大把握,一般不能作为正确选项。
二) 重点预选的技巧
1. 含义相反或者相对的两个选项,正确选项一般就在其中。例如:
A) The woman should confirm her appointment with the doctor.
B) The woman should have seen the doctor earlier.
C) The woman’s headache will go away by itself.
D) The woman has been complaining too much.
其中,B和C选项的含义相反,正确答案就在其中,C选项一般不符合常理(得了病一般能扛着吗?不能,何况是贪生怕死的英美人?),因而只能是B答案正确。
又例如:
A) Henry doesn’t like the color. B) Someone else painted the house.
C) There was no ladder in the house. D) Henry painted the house himself.
B选项和D选项相对,因而答案就在其中。
2. 结构相差很小、含义差别较大的选项,正确选项一般就在其中。例如:
(A) At a cigarette store (C) At a gas station (B) At a bus station (D) At Aunt Mary’s
其中的B和C选项,结构非常相似,仅差一个词,答案一般就在其中。