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三、谈一个短对话的小技巧--"尾词"是陷阱 很多参考书都介绍过比较多的听力短对话技巧,笔者认为,听力考试很灵活,很多技巧也许只能针对个别几个题目,并非具有统一性,在这里,我谈一个小技巧--"尾词"的作用,希望对大家有所启迪。 先看一例,还是刚才说到的本次考试第11题: M:Christmas is around the corner and I'm looking for a gift for my girl. Any suggestions? W:Well, you have to tell me something about your girlfriend first. Also what's your budget? Q:What does the woman want the man to do? 第一人说话的"尾词"是suggestion,显然是向第二个人询问建议,第二个人说话的"尾词"budget是我要强调的重点内容,据我观察,往往这个词经常是命题者有意混淆考生所设,先请看本题A选项Plan his budget carefully. 这个选项中很明显就含有budget一词,很多考生在听对话时前面听的很模糊,但最后这个词却印象很深,结果就选了含有该词的选项,结果就错了,其实,他们都掉进了命题人的陷阱了。 再看一例,本次考试第14题: M:Professor Smith asked me to go to his office after class. So it is impossible for me to make it to the bar at ten. W:Then it seems that we'll have to meet an hour later at the library. Q:What will the man do first after class? 同样,第二个人说话的"尾词"是library,考生听的特别清楚,大部分考生都以为跟图书馆有关,所以就选择了A项Go to the library,其实错了。犯的错误依然是只抓了"尾词"而忽略了前面的重要内容,掉进了命题人的"陷阱"。 请再看本次考试最后一题18题: M:The taxi driver must be speeding. W:Well, not really. He crashed into the tree because he was trying not to hit a box that had fallen from a truck ahead of him. Q:What do we learn about the taxi driver? 第二个人说话的"尾词"是一个短语a truck ahead of him,而本题D项He was trying to overtake the truck ahead of him.就有这个短语,但其实,我们可以从分析这段听力原文的角度来看,从that开始的句子是一个定语从句,是用来修饰先行词box的,这并不是重点,而每道听力题都是在考察对话的延伸意义或称为"言下之意",这些做修饰成分的短语和句子是不会考察的。这同样是符合我刚才谈到的"尾词是陷阱"原则的。 在平时的复习中,大家可以抓住这些内容慢慢体会,听力是慢活,希望大家在循序渐进的听力训练中达到能力与技巧的同步提高! |