雅思聽力考試中的直接比較
例1 劍7 Test 2 Q 34
A German study showed there was greater ‘mixed handedness’ in musicians who
A started playing instruments in early youth
B play a string instrument such as the violin
C practice a great deal on their instrument
思路透析：題干中包括greater這個明顯的比較級，提醒考生們注意的是，在實際的聽力中，比較級的用詞可以發(fā)生同義轉換，但是這種比較關系的表達一定在聽力文本中是存在的，所以要特別關注在聽力內容中比較的表達方式，答案就在其中。這與填空題是一致的，在填空題中如若發(fā)現(xiàn)比較表達方式，那我們可以把它當特殊關鍵詞來對待，耐心等待聽力素材中的比較表達后即可得到答案。
實際做題：在實際做題中，當聽到Germany study 時確定做題位置。
原文：keyboard players had high levels of mixed handedness， whereas string players like violinists strongly favored one hand. Also those who started younger were more mixed handed.
解題：從原文中我們不難看出，小提琴演奏者的用手習慣比較傾向于某一側。所以排除B.緊接著出現(xiàn)的整句話里出現(xiàn)了兩處比較級，more mixed handed 與greater mixed handedness 形成同義轉換，younger 與選項A中的early youth 對應，所以正確答案為A.
例2 劍7 Test 1 Q 12
The company has most camping sites in
A France
B Italy
C Switzerland
思路透析：題干中包含有most sites 這個最高級的表達方式，故做好準備去聽比較關系同義轉換即可得到答案。
實際做題：當聽到300 sites 以及Italy 等信息后可以定位做題位置
原文：In Italy we now have some 64 sites that we either own， or have exclusive use of . France is where we have the majority of sites， and we currently have a project to expand into Switzerland.
解題：不難發(fā)現(xiàn)majority 和most 之間存在同義轉換，故答案為A.
例3 劍2 Test 3 Q 31
The driest continent is
A Australia
B Africa
C Antarctica
思路透析：題干中有driest 這個最高級，要高度注意比較關系的同義轉換。
實際做題：聽到Australia 后確定做題位置。
原文： As I have said， Australia is a dry continent， second only to Antarctica in its lack of rainfall.
解題：不難發(fā)現(xiàn)答案是C，但值得我們注意的是，second only to 是一種特殊的比較表達方式。
