雅思聽力:自我設問,贏取主動
三、考點的自我設問
雅思聽力考試不論填空還是選擇,都會有干擾信息。所以,只有清楚考官的設題目的,才能預防陷阱,把握重心。要做到這點,建議考生們在平常的練習過程中,需要熟練運用之前討論過的雅思六大考點(時間時態(tài),限定詞,否定詞,比較級,因果,目的條件),在看題時不停地自我設問,自我提醒,以把握考試動態(tài),捉摸出題者心意。否則,在考試過程中,很容易答非所問,造成失分。下面請大家看一些例子:
Cambridge 5 test 1 section 3:
Q24 & Q25:? What TWO types of coursework are required each month on the part-time course?
A? a case study? B an essay? C? a survey? D? a short report? E? a study diary
自我設問:看本題時,一定要有心理準備,問問自己這邊除了會提到每月要做的兩件事之外,會不會提到每周或者每學年等時間頻率要做的事情呢。
實際考點:You’d be expected to write an essay each month, which counts towards your final assessment. You have a case study to do by the end of the course, which might involve doing a survey or something like that, and also you need to hand in a short report every four weeks. 這邊除了E選項沒提到外,其余四個全部包攬。只是提到的時間頻率未必都與題目吻合罷了。
Cambridge 4 Test 2 Section 1:
Q1 : What does Peter want to drink?
A? tea???? B? coffee???? C? a cold drink
自我設問:看這個題目,馬上要確定設題的關鍵在于Peter和drink兩個詞。因為section 1都是對話,所以要多問問自己,是不是有可能考到除Peter外的人都喝什么,吃什么。因為是選擇題,所以提到干擾項是必然的。自己要做好準備。
實際考點:Sally: I’ve had a coffee and I’ve been reading this guidebook...What would you like to drink?? Peter: I’d love a really chilled mineral water or something. Will you have another coffee??? Sally: Yes, I will. 這里除了提到Peter喝冰礦泉水外,還提到了Sally喝coffee,跟題目毫無關系。倘若大意,很可能本題就會答錯了哦。
Cambridge 4 Test 3 Section 1:
Q3 : Present course :.................... English
自我設問:這邊的考點在于present這個詞,換位思考下,如果我們要出題,是不是有可能提到過去學什么,現(xiàn)在學什么,以后打算學什么?這樣的話聽的時候就很容易排除不相關的信息,把答案直接揪出來了。
實際考點:Lynda: What are you studying now??? Sara: I was studying General English in Adelaide and now I’m doing Academic English, because I’m trying to get into Medicine next year. 這里是不是正如您所料呢?考到了過去,現(xiàn)在和將來所學的課程。
Cambridge 4 test 4 section 4:
Q37. The average number of sharks caught in nets each year is
A? 15???? B? 150???? C? 1500
自我設問:這邊問的是每年平均捉多少只鯊魚,要注意average 和 each year這些詞。那這里會不會考5年里總共捉到多少只?或者2000年捉到多少只,2001年又捉到多少只,平均多少只?
實際考點:When meshing began, approximately fifteen hundred sharks were caught in the first year. However, this declined in the years that followed, and since that time, the average annual catch has been only about a hundred and fifty a year. 三個選項中提到兩個,沒注意聽時間限制的話,很容易出岔子的。建議大家平常訓練時,謹慎些。
Cambridge 5 test 2 section 1:
Computers can be booked up to 6 ………………….. hours in advance
自我設問:通過審題,我們注意到本題需要的是個數(shù)字,而且數(shù)字的前面有個絕對限定:up to,考最大值,也就是最早可以提前幾個小時預定電腦。那么,可以想象,這邊提到的一定會有別的數(shù)字干擾了。
實際考點:Most people tend to book twenty-four hours in advance although sometimes you can get one with only six hours’ notice. However, the earliest you can book a computer is forty-eight hours before you need it, and you can only book one hour at a time. 簡簡單單的一道填空題,卻反反復復出現(xiàn)了這么多個干擾信息。很是讓人頭疼。還好,這邊如果大家知道up to是要最大值,直接選最大的數(shù)字也就容易了。
總之,只要平常多練習,考試就有好表現(xiàn)。平常處理問題時,目光放長遠些,把問題放大100倍,一個問題折射出100個問題,并想辦法解決,考試的時候,出現(xiàn)的問題再多,也逃不出我們所營造的方法庫。