四级听力概述及高分技巧

2012-10-22 15:33:52 字体放大:  

场景、人物关系的推测:

场景和人物关系一直以来都是四级考试一个重要的考点,要求考生通过对场景词的把握来推测事情发生的地点以及当事人之间的关系。例如样卷第14题(2005年6月第7题):

W: Mr. Watson, I wonder whether it's possible for me to take a vacation early next month?

M: Did you fill out a request form?

Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

本题的关键词出在vacation上,女人向男人申请休假,其实到这里就已经知道他们之间的关系了,所以对于工作场景中vacation这样的词的把握尤其重要。

再如样卷第16题(2005年6月考题第9题):

W: Wow, I do like this campus. All the big trees, the green lawns, and the old buildings with tall columns. It's really beautiful.

M: It sure is. The architecture of these buildings is in the Greek style. It was popular in the 18th century here.

Q: What are the speakers talking about?

因为以往已经考过一些日常生活最常见的场景,所以最近几次考试中也在寻找一些新的场景词来加大考试的难度以及考察考生的真实水平,本题题干中其实已经出现了答案"campus"一词,所以可以说不是一道难题。但如果考生没有听到这个词的话,无疑要通过后文一些有相当难度的词来推测了,比如:trees, lawns, columns, architecture等等,像lawns, architecture, Greek style这样的难词往往使考生最后云里雾里,孰不知最重要的部分其实就是那个campus。

类似的题目前几次考试中也有,比如2005年1月第9题,而更巧的是该题就是样题第18题:

M: Would you pass me the Sports Section please?

W: Sure, if you give me the classified Ads and Local-News Section.

Q: What are the speakers doing?

这题中以Sports Section、Ads、以及Local News Section为引导信息,给出了一个读报场景。

语音语调的考察:

语音语调作为一个辅助手段,在考试中往往起着不可估量的作用,看到样题第17题(2005年6月考题第10题):

M: This article is nothing but advertising for housing developers. I don't think the houses for sale are half that good.

W: Come on, David. Why so negative? We are thinking of buying a home, aren't we? Just a trip to look at the place won't cist us much.

Q: What can be inferred form the conversation?

不免让笔者想起1999年6月第4题考题,所谓万变不离其宗可见一斑了:

M: I don't feel like going out. Why don't we just stay at home and watch TV instead?

W: Come on. You promised to take me out for dinner and to the theatre on my birthday.

每次男人的一阵牢骚后,女人发嗲的声音就在耳边萦绕不去,这两道题何尝不是异曲同工呢!

综上所述,试点考试将依然遵循以往的考试规律和特点,一脉相承,但所谓的短对话却也越来越长,这也体现了现在考试在句型句式、言外之意和内容复杂化三个方面的发展趋势。