2014年英语四级听力长对话十大听前预测的技巧之十

　　十、意思相近的选项往往都不是答案

　　如果有两个选项意思明显相近，那么这两个选项往往都不是答案。

　　【例11】

　　【预览选项】

　　He was ready to make a concession.

　　He was not prepared to go to court.

　　He was not intimidated.

　　He was a bit concerned.

　　【听前预测】

　　由选项中的concession，go to court, intimidate， concerned等词可推测问题应该与男士对某事的反应有关。是说他准备让步，是说他不准备上法庭，二者都表示男士要妥协退让 的含义，故很可能都不是答案。

　　【听音验证】

　　M: Get the branches off my property or Ill have to sue you.

　　M: Yeah? For what?!

　　W: Youll be hearing from me.

　　M: Yeah, yeah. See you in court, Jane.

　　【答案解析】

　　22. What was the mans reaction to the womans threat?

　　【解析】选。女士说让男士等着收法庭的传票，男士的回答Yeah, yeah. See you in court表明他根本not intimidated。