5. 事实推理题:对对话中出现的一些细节进行提问,或者要求考生通过所听到的细节进行推理。
a. 以事实为依据的问题要求考生回忆对话中的细节;尽量从上下文中推测不熟悉的单词的含义;在听的过程中尽快浏览各项选择,以便预测一些问题;并对听到的信息进行分析、判断。
对事实的提问形式有:
What does sb. do?
What is sb. going to do?
What/Which of the following is not mentioned in the dialogue?
What does the speaker/listener seem most concerned about?
What does the conversation say about...?
Why does sb. do sth.?
What is the purpose of ...?
What is the cause of ...?
b. 推理引申问题要求考生推测出某些细节的结果或对某些细节进行比较。
引申问题要求应试者推测出某些细节的结果或对某些细节进行比较。回答引申问题时应特别注意对话的最后部分。在听的过程中尽快浏览各选择项,以便做出某些预测;运用常识猜测某个细节可能有的结果。
常见的引申问题有:
It can be inferred from the conversation that...
The man/woman most probably...
What will the man/woman probably do next?
What can be concluded from the dialogue/conversation?
What does the speaker mean?