12月英语四级听力考试短对话必考题型解密

　　4.把握说话人的语气。

　　听音时应注意通过说话人的语气来判断说话人的态度，尤其是反问、疑问、感叹等语气，往往会明显地体现出说话人的态度或观点。

　　【真题示例3】(06-6-3)

　　[A] The Edwards are quite well-off.

　　[B] The Edwards should cut down on their living expenses.

　　[C] It'll be unwise for the Edwards to buy another house.

　　[D] It's too expensive for the Edwards to live in their present house.

　　M: How do you like the new physician who replaced Dr. Andrew?

　　W: I hear that the Edwards are thinking of buying another house.

　　M: Should they be doing that with all the other expenses they have to pay? Anyhow, they are over 70 now, their present house is not too bad.

　　Q: What does the man imply?

　　【解析】观点态度题。本题是问男士暗示什么。选项中living expenses(生活开支)和buy another house表明对话应与the Edwards的生活开支和购房计划有关。对话中男士用反问语气(should they be doing…?)表示反对意见They shouldn't be doing…(≈It'll be unwise…to do…)。

　　四、地点场景题

　　问题是关于对话发生的场合、地点或者涉及到的人或事物所处的位置。

　　提问方式通常为：

　　Where is the conversation most probably taking place?

　　Where are the two people?

　　此类题型解题技巧如下：

　　1.单个地点题：抓住与特定地点相关的常用词语。

　　这类题目的对话中一般不会提到具体场所，问题往往要求根据对话内容推测出谈话场所或某人的去向。考生要注意抓取信息词，即与特定地点相关的最常用词语。

　　2.多个地点题：依赖笔记，留意提问中的核心词。

　　这类题目对话中一般会提到几个地点，而就其中某一个进行提问，解题关键在于区分细节，对与选项相关的细节进行速记，并注意抓住提问中的核心词。

　　3.熟悉常考的地点。

　　四级对话中常涉及的地点场景包括：

　　诊所或医院(clinic or hospital) 餐馆(restaurant)

　　学校或校园(school or campus) 书店 (bookstore)

　　火车站 (railway station) 机场 (airport)

　　图书馆 (library) 邮局(post office)

　　银行(bank) 旅馆 (hotel)

　　【真题示例4】(新06-6-15)

　　[A] At a clinic.

　　[B] In a supermarket.

　　[C] At a restaurant.

　　[D] In an ice-cream shop.

　　M: I’ll have the steak, French Fries, and let’s see, chocolate ice-cream for dessert.

　　W: Oh-oh, you know these things will ruin your health, too much fat and sugar, how about ordering some vegetables and fruit instead?

　　Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?

　　【解析】地点场景题。本题是问对话最可能发生在哪。由对话中steak, ice-cream, order等关键词即可推断出对话应该是发生在餐馆。