PartⅣListening——如何突破故事类独白听在英语诸多交际功能中占主导地位。听力测试最后一段一般为独白,它对考生的记忆理解能力要求较高,题材涉及历史、文化、新闻时事和人物等方面。它既要求考生掌握材料的主旨大意,也要求获取有效的事实细节,并根据材料进行简单的推理。这道题如果做得得心应手,考生就会有拔开云雾见日月的感觉,就可以满怀信心地解答笔试部分的题了。故事类独白具有如下主要特点:(1)经常将不定的时间,或虚构的、不确定的人物置于故事的开头,考生听到开头的一、两句话,便可确定文章的题材为故事。(2)经常通过人物的语言来交代事情的经过、情节的发展和人物的思想活动。这些语言对理解故事的情节和人物的思想感情起了很重要的作用,因此也就常常成为考查的重点。(3)故事不仅仅向听者讲述已经发生的事情,更重要的是通过丰富的想像力和一些不同寻常的情节给人留下风趣幽默、耐人寻味的结尾,这就是故事的内涵,也常常是最后一个问题的提问内容。【典题印证】(2018·全国卷Ⅲ)17.AtwhatagedidEmilystartlearningballet?A.Five.B.Six.C.Nine.18.WhydidEmilymovetoToronto?A.Toworkforadanceschool.B.Toperformatadancetheater.C.Tolearncontemporarydance.19.WhydidEmilyquitdancing?A.Shewastoooldtodance.B.Shefailedtogetascholarship.C.Shelostinterestinit.20.HowdoesEmilyfeelaboutstoppingtraining?A.She’spleased.B.She’sregretful.C.She’supset.【解题思路】17.B[事实细节题。根据“IstartedstudyingballetwhenIwassixyearsold.”可知,Emily在六岁时开始学习芭蕾舞的。故选B。]18.C[事实细节题。根据“preferredcontemporarydance”,“movedtoTorontotoattendtheprogram”可知,Emily喜欢学习现代舞,所以搬家去了多伦多参加训练项目故选C。]19.C[事实细节题。根据“Ifoundmyselfincreasinglyunwillingtodragmyselftodanceperformances”可知,Emily失去了学习兴趣,所以退出了,故选C。]20.A[推理判断题。根据“ButitmakesmehappythinkthatI’llneverhavetogotoanothertrainingsessionagain.”可知,没有再次参加训练,使得Emily很高兴。故选A。]【听力原文】MynameisEmily.Ihadbeenadancerforquitealongtime.IstartedstudyingballetwhenIwassixyearsold.BythetimeIwasnine,Iwasdancingfivedaysaweek.WhenIwaseighteen,IdecidedthatIreallypreferredcontemporarydanceandthatIwantedtodoitprofessionally.SoIappliedsuccessfullyforthetrainingprogramattheschoolofTorontoDanceTheatre,andmovedtoTorontotoattendtheprogram.ThatwastheperiodoftimeIenjoyedmostinToronto.Igraduatedonscholarshipanddancedprofessionallyfortenyears.Butafterall,thoseyears,Ifoundthatdancewasgraduallybecomingsomethingthatfeltlikemoreofaburdenthanajoy.Ifoundmyselfincreasinglyunwillingtodragmyselftodanceperformances,soIquit.Idomissdance,often.ButitmakesmehappythinkthatI’llneverhavetogotoanothertrainingsessionagain.