一、Prediction
預測是十分重要的一環(huán)??忌梢栽诳脊僭试S打開試題冊后,迅速瀏覽整套題的題型結(jié)構(gòu)。建議考生將處在section中間位置的選擇題提前讀一下,因為我們知道,位于一個section開始位置的題目是有時間提前讀題的。如果沒有提前讀題進行預測,正確率一定會大打折扣。那么怎樣進行預測呢?
最有效的方法就是劃出關(guān)鍵詞。關(guān)鍵詞有兩種,一種叫做”高調(diào)詞”,如比較顯眼的專有名詞,人名,數(shù)字甚至是引號。以下是幾個例子:
☆ 劍橋真題四test 3:
22. The ‘Study for Success’ seminar lasts for____.
分析:題干中,課程名稱既用了大寫又加了引號,顯而易見是所謂的”高調(diào)詞”,所以考生可以毫不猶豫地等待音頻中的原詞重現(xiàn)。 ☆ 劍橋真題五 test 2:
14. What does Dan say about the town of Rivas?
分析:題干中,Rivas是個明顯的專有名詞,應該是一個地名。考試中建議考生將這個詞默讀一下,熟悉其發(fā)音,便于聽時定位到這個詞。 ☆ 劍橋真題五 test 2:
15. What problem did the charity face in August 2000?
分析:這是一道以數(shù)字和月份為關(guān)鍵詞的題目。
另外一種叫做”低調(diào)詞”,即常見的實詞名詞,形容詞,動詞等。相比而言,后者被同義置換的概率要高?!?劍橋真題四 test 3:
23. In the seminar the work on writing aims to improve
A. confidence
B. speed
C. clarity
分析:這道題目中錄音文本提到一句: … techniques to write clearly. 在此,clearly明顯地為clarity的paraphrase, 這是副詞與名詞間替換的典例。
二、留心強轉(zhuǎn)折信號詞
所謂強轉(zhuǎn)折信號詞,不外乎but, however, yet. 只要是出現(xiàn)這類轉(zhuǎn)折詞,尤其是but后面的內(nèi)容一定是考點。這也是幫助考生突破階段性瓶頸至關(guān)重要的一點。但是在實際教學過程中,專家發(fā)現(xiàn)許多考生在備考的過程中并未重視這一考點,或者說在聽的過程中沒能夠抓住這一考點,原因是什么呢?
造成后者的原因其實很簡單,就是所謂的“強讀”與“弱讀”。以but為例,正常發(fā)音是:[b?t],但考試中音頻經(jīng)常為[b?t], 甚至[b?], 而且速度非???,導致眾多考生沒法識別出來。一定記住一點:雅思聽力選擇題的套路往往是把A,B,C三個選項分別闡述一下,再轉(zhuǎn)折,接考點。所以強轉(zhuǎn)折一定要加以注意?!?劍橋真題五 test4
25. What does Karin think the company will do?
A. look for private investors
B. accept a takeover offer
C. issue some new shares
分析:
TRANSCRIPT:
Obviously they have the choice of accepting the very favourable terms that another company… have given them to buy them out. Or they could decide on a bolder move and offer some new shares if they wanted. But I think they are more cautious than that and expect that they will start trying to find individuals who’d be prepared to back them with some of the capital they need.
在這里,B和C的同義置換均有所出現(xiàn)。buy out即買斷,對應B項的takeover; offer some new shares對應C項。但是下文又都予于否定,重點就在于but之后的內(nèi)容。所以建議考生在聽力過程中積極識別強轉(zhuǎn)折信號詞。正確答案選A。 ☆ 劍橋真題五 test4
26. How does the tutor suggest the company can recover?
A. by appointing a new managing director
B. by changing the way it is organized
C. by closing some of its retail outlets
分析:
TRANSCRIPT:
Sometimes there is a simple fix such as changing the guy at the top. If they truly are cautious, then I suspect they will seek to shut down some of their shops. But a more ambitious approach, and one which I think would have more chance of success, would be to alter how they’re running things-the management layers and processes.
顯而易見,聽力文稿中三個選項都有所提到,changing the guy at the top對應A項,即換掉頭兒;shut down some of their shops即關(guān)掉部分零售店,對應C項,但but之后的內(nèi)容才是我們應重點關(guān)注的對象。另外注意選擇題中paraphrase非?;钴S,所以三個選項都有所替換,同時but后有較長的插入語成分,注意辨析,正確答案選B。