第 3 讲 推理判断题话语发生的场合,说话者之间的关系对话语含义的理解起着举足轻重的作用,对这些背景知识的推断能力在一定程度上体现了一个人对口语的理解能力,因而也是听力测试所要考查的项目
数字运算类 例 1: What was the normal price of the Tshirt
W: So what did you buy
M: A Tshirt, it was a real bargain
I got it half price, saving 15 dollars
【解析】B 根据“I got it half price, saving 15 dollars
” 稍加计算就可以判断出正确的答案
数字类问题包括辨别类和计算类两种: (1)要注意区分teen 和ty 及 four 和 five 的读音;要能够辨别多位数,如电话号码,门牌号等
(2)计算时间、价格、距离、速度、年龄、人或物的数量等;听懂数字间的关系,更要听清问题,因为对运算方法的考查通常寓于问题中;注意与数字运算有关的单词或短语;注意时间是 60 进制,还要注意百分数、倍数等的数量词
常见的提问方式有:How old is the man
How long does it take them to get there if they take a plane
How much will the woman pay…
How many people are there in…
Is her age fifteen or fifty
What's the distance between…
关键词:more, less, as much/many as, another, double, a couple of, to, past, q