托福聽力——道是有變卻無變3

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(答案)(1)A (2)B (3)D (4)C (5)A
    解析:
    新增Listen Again題型屬于測試考生Pragmatic understanding(recognize a Speaker’s attitude or degree of certainty; recognize a speaker’s function or purpose)即實(shí)際理解的能力。此類能力測試在整個(gè)新托福聽力測試的比重占25%之多。也就是說,Listen Again題型處理好,新托福聽力的總34道題目你將會解決至少6道題目。
    那么到底Listen Again題型讓我們考生實(shí)際理解什么?很簡單,即要求考生去理解你再次聽到的那段話中的:
    (1)Function(purpose):
    ask you to understand not just what the speaker said but why the speaker said it. For example, to determine that a speaker said sth in order to apologize, explain, clarify a point, change a topic, indicate a change of opinion, or suggest a new action .(上面樣題第一題即是)
    (2)Stance (attitude)
    Ask you how the speaker seems to feel about a particular topic. For example, to determine if the speaker feels Positive or negative, happy or sad, impressed or unimpressed, or enthusiastic or bored about a particular Topic. Also ask about whether a speaker is doubtful or Certain about what he or she is saying.(上面樣題后四道題目即是)
    簡單的說即對再次回放內(nèi)容中講話者講此句話的目的或者態(tài)度進(jìn)行推斷。因此,考生解答此種問題時(shí)即便在全文放音過程中不知所云, 也要在Listen Again時(shí),務(wù)必把握Listen Again內(nèi)容——Listen carefully to what the speaker says in the part of the passage that is repeated and then draw a conclusion。
    技巧:
    其實(shí)根據(jù)上面樣題所示,你也會發(fā)現(xiàn):(1)勿須理解全文,只要理解Listen Again的內(nèi)容你就可以對題目進(jìn)行做答。(2)聽再次回放內(nèi)容時(shí)對講話者的語氣、語調(diào)應(yīng)尤為關(guān)注。如第2題的那句That’s couldn’t Be…No way講出來時(shí)語氣格外激昂,可見講話者的意圖是針對第一人話語的一種不信,一種否定。(3)以往舊托福的解題技巧仍可應(yīng)用,如第3題。以往在小對話中有這樣一種叫做Actually的題型,即在答句開頭聽到Actually時(shí),必為否定第一人觀點(diǎn)的。第3題女方選手開頭Actually,那么看哪個(gè)選項(xiàng)是否定男方的,D這個(gè)答案To correct the Error by the man即入選。
    結(jié)論:
    根據(jù)以上新增題型的解析,值得我們考生興奮的是:此類題型應(yīng)屬送分題型,即便全文整體概念、信息模糊不清,但仍可只依靠再次回放的部分解決此種題型。再深入探求其本質(zhì),難道我們還能下新托福聽力取消了原來小對話部分這樣的定義嗎?此種新增題型,不正是以往小對話所測試我們的基本所在嗎(讓我們?nèi)プ鐾普??只不過,現(xiàn)在的新增部分綜合了95年8月前的單句題和95年8后的小對話題而已?,F(xiàn)在的“Listen Again”題型——說它是單句題,它比單句題稍微顯長顯復(fù)雜;說它是小對話題,它比小對話題測試內(nèi)容上要稍顯更實(shí)際、更結(jié)合與學(xué)術(shù)。這不正是ETS此次托??荚嚫母镪P(guān)于聽力部分的宗旨(Academic Listening Skills:The Listening section measures test takers’ ability to understand spoken English from North America and other English-speaking countries. In academic environments students need to listen to lectures and conversations. )嗎?
    尾聲:
    據(jù)本文所引、所論,透析ETS 之詭計(jì)多端于新增題型處,故此,我們該做到剝?nèi)バ峦懈B犃π略鲱}型的偽裝,立在ETS出題的科學(xué)規(guī)律上“去違存真;棄相修真”,并再次高呼:“新托福聽力——道是有變卻無變!”。這更是一種在出國路上、在人生奮斗途中屢遇險(xiǎn)阻、逢遇叵測,即便疲憊、憔悴、厭倦甚至想要退縮時(shí)我們堅(jiān)定的目光與困難摩擦并迸射——堅(jiān)持的聲音!那讓我們一路鎮(zhèn)定,泰然,從容,堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的走下去吧