二、四六级英语听力的命题规律和测试重点 1.对话 对话部分考查的重点有: 1)地点 根据对话内容判断对话发生的地点或对话中所提事件发生的地点是四六级英语听力测试中常见的也是比较重要的一个题型。地点题一般有以下几种: (1)根据信息词设题 ①W: Dear, I feel hungry now. How about you? M: So do I. Let me call room service. Hello, room service. Please send a menu to 320 right away. Q: Where are the two speakers? A. In a hotel. B. At a dinner table. C. In the street. D. At the man’s house. 该题通过hungry和menu来迷惑同学们,引导大家选择B,其实,本题所借助的信息词是room service和320这个房间号,答案是A。 (2)借助对话中提到的多个地点设题 有时对话中提到的地点不只一个,这时,一般是将所有的地点都包括在选项之中。这种情况下,同学们不必考虑信息词问题,只要能将地点与其相关事件联系起来就可确定答案。如: ①M: I did not see our boss yesterday. Has he come back? W: He was just back from France besides visiting Britain, Germany, and Spain. Q: Which country did the woman visit first? A. France B. Britain C. Germany D. Spain 四个地点都是访问过的地点,要求同学们能够分清先后。答案为B。
2)职业、身份 根据说话内容判断说话者的身份和职业是四六级听力测试中又一常见题型。该题型的题项设计有两种: (1)说话者自身的身份或职业 根据谈话内容判断说话者一方的职业或身份: ①W: Good evening, Professor David. My name is Susan Gray. I’m with the local newspaper. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions? M: Not at all. Go ahead, please. Q: What is Susan Gray? A. A writer. B. A teacher. C. A reporter. D. A student. 由local newspaper可以判断说话者是位记者,在采访。 (2)说话双方之间的关系