引申题
在英语口语当中也有类似与咱们汉语的成语、谚语和习惯短语,往往也出现在英语四级听力考试里面,考生需在平时英语学习过程中积累一些英语谚语和习惯短语,对西方文化、风俗要有一定的了解,做好充分的准备,这类题就好搞定了。
英语口语中经常出现的谚语和习惯短语:
Wild horse couldnt keep me away. 野马也挡不住我非去不可。
Im counting the days. 我在数着天数急迫希望。
The last thing in the world. 这是世上最后一件要做的事不愿意。
Day in and day out. 早出晚归很忙。
Give me a hand. 帮我一个忙。
【例1】 2000.6 英语四级听力题
15.
W: I was so angry yesterday. My biology teacher did not even let me explain why I missed the field trip. He just wouldnt let me pass.
M: That doesnt seem fair. Id feel that way too if I were you.
Q: What does the man imply?
A) He understands the womans feelings.
B) He has gone through a similar experience.
C) The woman should have gone on the field trip.
D) The teacher is just following the regulations.
16.
M: I really cant stand the way David controls the conversation all the time. If hes going to be at your Christmas party, I just wont come.
W: Im sorry you feel that way. But my mother insists that he come.
Q: What does the woman imply?
A) She will meet the man halfway.
B) She will ask David to talk less.
C) She is sorry the man will not come.
D) She has to invite David to the party.
15.
A) He understands the womans feelings.
女:昨天我很生气。我的生物课老师都不给我机会让我解释我没能参加实地考察的原因,他就是不想让我通过。
男:这太不公平了,我对此感同身受。
问:这个男人的话暗示着什么?
答:从虚拟句if I were you 加上前面的不公平,应该知道这个男的能理解这个女人的感受。因此A正确。
16.
D) She has to invite David to the party.
男:我不懂为什么大卫总是这么说话,如果他参加你的圣诞派对,我就不去了。
女:对你的感受我很抱歉,不过我妈坚持要他来。
问:这个女人的话是什么意思?
答:从对话中来看,女人并没有要求大卫如何表现的意思,也没有提及中途回见男人的想法,因此可以排除A和 B两项。C项是疑问项,从表面上看是这样,但是男人的话只是气话,并没有真的确定不来,而且女人的回答中只是对他的感受表示抱歉,并没有对他不会来表示歉意的意思。因此可以排除C项,可知正确答案为D。
M: Prof. Kennedy has been very busy this semester. As far as I know, he works until midnight every day.
W: I wouldnt have troubled him so much if I had known he was so busy.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
A) The woman has trouble getting along with the professor.
B) The woman regrets having taken up much of the professors time.
C) The woman knows the professor has been busy.
D) The woman knows the professor has run into trouble.
【预测】 四个选项都是在描述woman,所以女士的话很关键。注意听辨。
【解析】 男士说教授很忙,女士没有直接回答,而是说早知道就不麻烦他了,言下之意,就是不应该去打扰他,所以选B。其他选项都不符。
【例2】 1996.1 英语四级听力题
W: Werent you nervous when the professor called on you in the class?
M: Id say I was shaking all over.
Q: How did the man feel when he was called on?
A) Worried and frightened. B) Very relaxed.
C) Quite unhappy. D) Angry with the professor.
【预测】 从D选项中透露出的关键词professor说明该题有可能是学校上课的场景,注意回忆该场景的单词。
【解析】 女士问男士当被教授点名时是否紧张,男士未做正面回答,而是说听说被叫到时在发抖,言下之意,就是紧张和害怕,故选A
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