2009年四级短文听力攻略：命题特点与应试技巧

　　5. 主旨题。对于主旨题，我们可以从三方面来把握：一是从选项入手。选项中出现的多次重复的词一定是中心词(key word)。二是从短文入手，要特别注意文章的两头，尤其是文章的开头的两个句子最重要，很有可能成为主旨题的考点，具体需要听的是文章开头的名词。选答案时要优先选含有该名词的选项。三是从短文后面的问题入手，这样也可以提供中心词的线索。大多数的考题都问及的词一定就是此段的中心词。

　　最后，认真检验核对，不允许任何由于疏忽造成的失误。

　　把握命题特点和解题技巧固然重要，但这些都是"应急"措施，平时掌握扎实的基础知识，练就基本技能才是解题之根本。忽略平时的基本功训练片面追求所谓的解题技巧只能是舍本逐末。

　　26. A) They want children to keep them company.

　　B) They want to enrich their life experience.

　　C) They need looking after in their old age.

　　D) They care a lot about children.

　　27. A) Their birth parents often try to conceal their birth information.

　　B) They are usually adopted from distant places.

　　C) Their birth information is usually kept secret.

　　D) Their adoptive parents don't want them to know their birth parents.

　　28. A) They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents.

　　B) They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.

　　C) They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents.

　　D) They are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search.

　　29. A) Adoption has much to do with love.

　　B) Understanding is the key to successful adoption.

　　C) Most people prefer to adopt children from overseas.

　　D) Early adoption makes for closer parent-child relationship.