第一節(jié) 聽力理解命題剖析與預測
聽力理解是
四級考試中分值較大的一個部分，占整份試卷的35%。它總共分為3個部分，四種類型：Section A由8組短對話和2組長對話組成，前者含有八個問題，后者含有7個問題，分值為15%;Section B由3篇短文組成，含有10個問題，分值為10%;Section C由一篇短文組成，要求填寫7個單詞和3句話，分值為10%。
一、聽力理解命題剖析(略)
二、聽力理解命題預測(略)
第二節(jié) 聽力理解應試指導——“定位法”
根據(jù)聽力部分的命題特點可知，“定位法”是最適合的解題方法之一，可以完全按照其基本步驟來解題，即：預測→定位→驗證。
一、預測
鑒于聽力的特殊性——閱讀材料中只有題支，沒有題干，所以主要是通過題支(復合式聽寫除外)來預測。預測的基本原則是：聯(lián)系想內(nèi)容，區(qū)別(反義)定答案;相似可能選，絕對定不選;積極可能選，消極必不選。“聯(lián)系想內(nèi)容”是指通過各個題支之間的聯(lián)系來猜測聽力材料的內(nèi)容;“區(qū)別(反義)定答案” 是指各個題支間的區(qū)別是確定答案的關鍵地方，尤其是意思截然相反的選項，其中之一很可能就是正確答案;“相似可能選”，是指兩個結構相似的句子可能其中之一是正確答案;“絕對定不選”，是指內(nèi)容過于絕對的選項一定不是正確答案，例如：選項中出現(xiàn)了only, all, any, best等詞;“積極可能選，消極必不選”，其實是一個問題的兩個方面，是指內(nèi)容積極向上或者含義深刻的選項有可能是正確選項，而內(nèi)容消極的選項一定是不正確的選項。但是，由于聽力部分含有四種不同的題型，所以除了這個適用于所有聽力預測的基本原則之外，每種題型都有自己一些特殊的預測方法，請具體參見后面各節(jié)中的解題技巧點撥部分。這里只針對一般情況作出舉例說明。
1.聯(lián)系想內(nèi)容
A) Give his ankle a good rest.
B) Treat his injury immediately.
C) Continue his regular activities.
D) Be careful when climbing steps.
M: Today is a bad day for me; I fell off a step and twisted my ankle.
W: Don’t worry, usually ankle injuries heal quickly if you stop regular activities for a while.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
【預測】四個題支的關鍵區(qū)別是謂語不同：give, treat, continue 和be careful，但其中的ankle, injury，regular activities 和climbing steps等之間互有聯(lián)系，可猜測本題與腳踝受傷有關，而且是女士對男士所提的建議，所以要重點聽女士的話語。
2.反義定答案
A)The man hates to lend his tools to other people.
B)The man hasn’t finished working on the bookshelf.
C)The tools have already been returned to the woman.
D)The tools the man borrowed from the woman are missing.
W: Simon, could you return the tools I lent you for building the bookshelf last month?
M: Uh, well, I hate to tell you this…but I cant seem to find them.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
【預測】選項C和D的意思截然相反，其中之一必是正確答案。
3.—6(略)
二、定位
由于卷面上的聽力部分只有選項沒有問題，所以除了要定位選項的內(nèi)容之外，還必須在聽的過程中對問題進行定位，這是做好聽力的關鍵。對于問題的定位，一般會涉及到“5w1h”，即：where, when, who, why, what, how;同時，也可以通過題支的語法特點和含義來提前對問題定位，例如：by + doing sth.表示方式。對于選項內(nèi)容(正確答案)的定位，一般遵循“聽到啥選啥”的原則(短對話除外)。例如：(略)
三、驗證(略)
第三節(jié) 短對話
一、短對話解題技巧點撥
一般來說，短對話部分共有8組對話，8個問題，每個對話涉及一個問題，彼此之間無聯(lián)系。而且，與聽力部分的其他題目相比，短對話是相對簡單的一種題型。它的內(nèi)容與大學生的日常生活結合最緊密，可能會涉及到學習、考試、住宿、交際、天氣、購物、就餐、旅游、約會、交通、工作、送行、會議、娛樂、鍛煉、職業(yè)等方面。
就解題方法和技巧而言，除了聽力通用的“聯(lián)系想內(nèi)容，區(qū)別(反義)定答案;相似可能選，絕對定不選;積極可能選，消極必不選”的基本原則之外，短對話的解題有一個與其他題型特別不同之處，即：聽啥不選啥。“聽啥不選啥”，是指對原文直接重復的選項一般不是正確答案。這是因為短對話比較簡單，要求考生能完全聽懂，并對聽到的內(nèi)容有比較深刻的理解。例如：
A)Having confidence in her son.
B)Telling her son not to worry.
C)Teaching her son by herself.
D)Asking the teacher for extra help.
W: What would you do if you were in my place?
M: If Paul were my son, I’d just not worry. Now that his teacher is giving him extra help and he is working hard himself, he’s sure to do well in the next exam.
Q: What’s the man’s suggestion to the woman?
【技巧點撥】選項B中出現(xiàn)了原文的not worry，選項D中出現(xiàn)了原文的his teacher is giving him extra help，但是正確答案A幾乎沒有出現(xiàn)對話中的原詞。
二、短對話真題例析
2009年6月真題
11.A)She expected more people at her party. B)She enjoys entertaining small children.
C)She threw a surprise party for her friend. D)She has always enjoyed great popularity.
12.A)They are not used to living in a cold place. B)They feel lucky to live in Florida.
C)They are going to have a holiday. D)They have not booked their air tickets yet.
13.A)He was pleased to get the medal. B)He was very courageous.
C)He used to be a firefighter. D)He was accused of causing a fire.
14.A)Make a profitable investment. B)Buy a new washing machine
C)Get parts for the machine from Japan. D)Have the old washing machine fixed.
15.A)He is pleased with his exciting new job. B)He finds the huge workload unbearable.
C)He finds his office much too big for him. D)He is not so excited about his new position.
16.A)The woman is going to hold a big party tomorrow.
B)The man has no idea what the right thing to do is.
C)The woman doesn’t know how to get to the party.
D)The man offers to drive the woman to the party.
17.A)Drawing up a business plan. B) Discussing a term paper.
C) Finalizing a contract. D)Reviewing a co-authored article.
18.A)She ordered some paper. C)She chatted online with a friend.
B)She had the printer repaired. D)She filled in an application form.
【預測】
11.A)She expected more people at her party.
B)She enjoys entertaining small children.
C)She threw a surprise party for her friend.
D)She has always enjoyed great popularity.
11.四個選項的謂語側重點和時態(tài)都不同，要注意問題如何提問;其中涉及到party, entertain, children, friend, enjoy等詞，可以猜測是跟派對有關。
12.A)They are not used to living in a cold place.
B)They feel lucky to live in Florida.
C)They are going to have a holiday.
D)They have not booked their air tickets yet.
12.四個選項側重點不同，注意問題的問法;其中涉及到place, live, holiday, book tickets等詞，可以猜測跟居住地和旅游有關。
13.A)He was pleased to get the medal.
B)He was very courageous.
C)He used to be a firefighter.
D)He was accused of causing a fire.
13.四個選項側重點不同，注意問題的問法;其中涉及到medal, courageous, firefighter, fire等詞，可猜測跟火災及he的表現(xiàn)有關;D是負面表現(xiàn)，與其他三項都不同，可能是排除項。
14.A)Make a profitable investment.
B)Buy a new washing machine.
C)Get parts for the machine from Japan.
D)Have the old washing machine fixed.
14.四個選項謂語動詞側重點不同，且無主語，注意是針對誰的提問;其中涉及到washing machine, buy, get, fixed等詞，可猜測跟購買或修理洗衣機有關;A與其他三項意思基本無關，可排除;B和D意思相反，可能其中之一是答案。
15.A)He is pleased with his exciting new job.
B)He finds the huge workload unbearable.
C)He finds his office much too big for him.
D)He is not so excited about his new position.
15.選項涉及到new job, workload, office, new position, 且謂語動詞都跟感受有關，可猜測是關于He對新的工作的感受。
16.A)The woman is going to hold a big party tomorrow.
B)The man has no idea what the right thing to do is.
C)The woman doesn’t know how to get to the party.
D)The man offers to drive the woman to the party.
16.選項涉及三次party，可猜測與派對有關;四個選項涉及到兩個不同主語，要注意是對誰的提問。
17.A)Drawing up a business plan.
B)Discussing a term paper.
C)Finalizing a contract.
D)Reviewing a co-authored article.
17.選項是四個側重點不同的現(xiàn)在分詞短語，所接賓語也不同，可猜測是考查正在進行的動作。
18.A)She ordered some paper.
B)She had the printer repaired.
C)She chatted online with a friend.
D)She filled in an application form.
18.選項的主語都是she，涉及paper, printer等，可猜測是考查she的與printer相關的行為。
【答案】 DCBBDDCA
【定位及驗證】
11.W: There were more than a hundred people at Kate’s birthday party. How come shes got so many friends?
M: It’s really no surprise. You know she was popular even when she was a child
Q: What does the man imply about Kate?
12.M: They say there’ll be a snow-storm tonight, and the cold weather will last quite a few days.
W: Oh! We’re so lucky; we’ll be getting away for a while, and having a holiday in Florida. But let’s call right now to confirm our flight.
Q: What do we learn about the two speakers?
13.W: Tony was awarded a medal for rescuing several families from the forest fire.
M: I really admire his courage.
Q: What do we learn about Tony from the conversation?
14.M: My washing machine is more than fifteen years old and it has worked just fine until last night.
W: You’ll never be able to get parts for it, even from Japan. So it might be time to invest a more recent model.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
(略)
三、短對話真題演練(略)
Test 1
2008年12月真題
11.A)Only true friendship can last long.
B)Letter writing is going out of style.
C)She keeps in regular touch with her classmates.
D)She has lost contact with most of her old friends.
12.A)A painter. B)A mechanic. C)A porter. D)A carpenter.
13.A)Look for a place near her office. B)Find a new job down the street.
C)Make inquiries elsewhere. D)Rent the $600 apartment.
14.A)He prefers to wear jeans with a larger waist.
B)He has been extremely busy recently.
C)He has gained some weight lately.
D)He enjoyed going shopping with Jane yesterday.
15.A)The woman possesses a natural talent for art.
B)Women have a better artistic taste than men.
C)He isn’t good at abstract thinking.
D)He doesn’t like abstract paintings.
16.A)She couldn’t have left her notebook in the library.
B)She may have put her notebook amid the journals.
C)She should have made careful notes while doing reading.
D)She shouldn’t have read his notes without his knowing it.
17.A)she wants to get some sleep. B)She needs time to write a paper.
C)she has a literature class to attend. D)she is troubled by her sleep problem.
18.A)He is confident he will get the job.
B)His chance of getting the job is slim.
C)It isn’t easy to find a qualified sales manager.
D)The interview didn’t go as well as he expected.
(略)
四、短對話真題演練答案及解析
Test 1
【答案】 DACCDBAB
【預測】
11.選項涉及到friendship, touch, contact, friends等詞，可猜測與友誼有關;C和D意思相反，所以答案可能是其中之一。
12.選項都是人，可能與職業(yè)相關，留意其中相關的關鍵詞。
13.選項中涉及l(fā)ook for a place, make inquiries, rent, apartment等詞，可猜測與租房有關;C和D意思相反，其中之一可能是答案。
14.選項都是關于he的不同行為或表現(xiàn)，重點聽男士的話語及問題的重心。
15.選項涉及兩個不同的主語He和She，且與art, painting等有關，可猜測是與藝術的品味等有關;而且根據(jù)C和D都是否定可知，對話對男士的情況持否定態(tài)度。
16.選項主語是she，且都有情態(tài)動詞，內(nèi)容涉及notebook, notes, read notes等詞語，可猜測對話是男士對女士把筆記忘在某個地方的推斷，重點聽男士的聲音。
17.選項主語都是she，且涉及sleep, time, class等詞，可猜測是關于時間、工作或睡眠的對話，重點聽女士的聲音。
18.選項涉及he, job, chance, manager, interview等詞，可猜測與男士尋找或獲得工作有關，男士的聲音為重點;A和B意思相反，其中之一可能是正確答案。
【定位及驗證】
11.M: I just received an Email from one of my former classmates. I was surprised, I hadn’t heard from him for ages.
W: Well, I’ve been out of touch with most of my old friends, only one or two still drop me a line occasionally,
Q: What does the woman mean?
12.M: If you can make up your mind about the color, I can start on the outside of your house early next week.
W: Well, right now I think I want white for the window frames and yellow for the walls, but I’ll let you know tomorrow.
Q: Who is the woman talking to?
13.W: Excuse me; do you have any apartments available for under 500 dollars a month? I need to move in next week when my new job starts.
M: The only vacant one I have is 600 dollars, have you inquired at the apartment complex down the street?
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
14.W: You bought a pair of jeans yesterday, didn’t you? What are they like?
M: Oh, they are pretty much like my other ones, except with a larger waist. I guess I havent spent much time exercising lately.
Q: What can we infer from the conversation about the man?
15.W: I really like those abstract paintings we saw yesterday. What do you think?
M: I guess it’s something I haven’t acquired a taste for yet.
Q: What does the man imply?
16.W: You haven’t seen a blue notebook, have you? I hope I didn’t leave it in the reading room.
M: Did you check that pile of journals you’ve borrowed from the library the other day?
Q: What is the man trying to say to the woman?
17.M: How about joining me for a cup of coffee?
W: I’d love to, but I’m exhausted. I was up till 3 this morning, writing a paper for my literature class.
Q: Why does the woman decline the man’s invitation?
18.W: You had a job interview yesterday, didn’t you? How did it go?
M: Not too bad, I guess. There were about 20 candidates competing for the sales manager’s job. And finally it was down to three of us, but the other two seems better qualified.
Q: What does the man imply?
