3. 解题指南
(1)考查重点是原因,往往是第二个人说的为重点。(特别要注意听but 等的转折处);
(2) 熟悉表示因果关系的词或短语。如:because, since, for, so, as, cause, because of, now that,
due to, thanks to, owing to, as a result of, give rise to(_引起,引发,导致) , be
responsible for(形成…的原因), result in , result from, so that…, such…that… as a
consequence;
(3)大家应该重视but 后面的信息,因为它们往往是原因所在;
(4)选项往往用同义词表达或同等的表达方式,而一般不会直接给出。
4.实例分析(2007.9)
(1)录音材料
M: Madam, the elevator is out of order. Would you like me to take you bag
upstairs?
W: Thank you. But I’m waiting for my daughter here.
(2)试题
Why does the woman refuse the man’s help?
A. Her daughter tells her to do so. B. She is not going upstairs
now.
C. The bag is not heavy at all. D. She is waiting for the
elevator.
(四)时间数字题
1.题型特点
PETS三级听力考试经常出现考查数字的题目。数字涉及的范围包括日期、时间、年龄、价格、数量、号码、距离、速度等。题干通常是提问数字的疑问句,常常由 how
much/many, how long/far/often, what is the time/date/ temperature等开头。
2. 常见提问方式
How much does it cost from London to Edinburgh by coach?
What time is the bus leaving?
How long will the visitors stay at Nanjing?
How far is the nearest market?
…
3. 解题指南
数字题属于细节题,同学们在听录音过程中可以把听到的数字记下来,以免听完后对数字只有模糊的概念。这类题目包括直接型与计算型两种。直接型题目可以从听力材料中直接得到答案,而计算型题目则需要一定的计算才能得到结果。具体解题可参考以下几点
(1)预先浏览选项,如发现答案中有数字,重点要放在各数字之间的关系上。边听边记,在相应的数字选项旁记下对应信息;
(2)注意时间和日期的进位、价格的单位、数量的倍数,以及英汉常用表达的差异。比如一刻钟, a quarter; 半小时half an hour or
thirty minutes; a quarter to nine 是8点45分而 a quarter past nine 是九点十五分;
(3)注意形近或音近数字的区别,如-ty和-teen的区别:带有-ty的单词是单重音词,而带有-teen的是双重音词,如:fifty/’fifti/
,fifteen/,fifti:n/;
(4) 边听边记笔记,同时不要轻易选择与原文中时间读音完全相同或者部分相同的选项,因为这往往是混淆选项;
(5) 作时间题时要注意时间先后顺序,抓住表示时间先后的介词before, after, until 等等;
(6)注意有关时间提前或者退后的表达法
4. 实例分析 (2007.9)
(1)录音材料
W: May I see your license?
M: But officer, did I do something wrong?
W: Did you see the speed limit sigh. It says thirty five miles an hour here
M: But my speed meter reads only thirty miles.
W: Then why did my radar show you are going forty five.
(2)试题
What is the speed limit in that area?
A. 30 miles B. 35miles
C. 25 miles D. 40 miles
(五)场所地点题
1.题型特点
场所地点题要求同学们判断事情发生的地点、说话者所处的位置或要去的地方及第三方所在的地点等,选项也大多是表示地点状语的介词短语。这类题型可分为直接型和含蓄型两种。直接型要回答的地点在对话或短文中直接提到,并且地点名词前多有介词;含蓄型没有直接涉及某个地点,考生需要通过对话或短文的内容来推测判断。在听地点类听力题目时,有时需借助地理知识,要在平常学习中多熟悉一下世界主要国家,特别是英、美、澳大利亚及加拿大等国的主要城市。这类题题干通常是Where