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认真研读高考英语试卷,明确复习备考内容和考试要求,把握复习的难点和重点。这样有的放矢,有利于提高复习备考的效率,减轻不必要的负担。
一、 听力
听力是与外国人直接交往中必不可少的一种语言能力。高考英语听力试题要求考生能够听懂熟悉的日常生活中发音清楚、语速较慢的简短独白和对话。听力部分分为两节。第一节由5个小题组成,每段录音材料播放一遍。考查考生理解简单的事实性信息和进行简单推理的能力。第二节由15小题组成,每段录音材料播放两遍。
1、听力试题对考生的具体要求
(1) 理解主旨、要义
任何一段对话或独白总会围绕一个主旨或一个中心思想展开。有时,主旨和要义会比较明确;有时则会贯穿整个对话或独白,需要考生自己去归纳、概括。
例如:what are the two speakers talking about?
a. a fine boat. b. their friend, tom. c. the weather.
录音材料:
m: i hope it'll be fine tomorrow. i'm going boating with tom.
w: oh, i think it will be fine.
m: are you sure?
w: yes, i heard it on the radio.
对话中说话者开篇即说希望明天天气好,对方谈了自己知道的一些这方面的情况。由此可以明显地看出,双方在讨论天气,因此正确选项为c。
(2) 获取事实性的具体信息
为了说明和解释主旨,对话或独白中需要一些具体信息,如时间、地点、人物等。这些信息是理解和把握对话主旨必不可少的内容,也常常是听力考试的重点项目。
例如:1. what did the man have to do in the morning?
a. he fed the chickens.
b. he cleaned the bathroom.
c. he carried water for the family.
2. why did the man go to school on foot?
a. no bus ran in that direction.
b. the school was near.
c. his family was poor.
3. what did the man do every sunday.
a. he was taken to church three times.
b. he stayed at home all day.
c. he played in the street.
录音材料:
now, you want to know about life in the past. right? i can tell you. when i was a boy, things were different. i had to get up at six every morning. that was not very bad in summer, but in winter it was cold. and we didn't have any hot water in the house. we had to wash in cold water. we didn't have a bathroom. my dad had some chickens. i had to feed them every morning and then i had to walk to school with my little sister. it was two miles to school and two miles back in the evening. but it always seemed longer in the morning when we were going to school. there was a bus, but we didn't have the money. and we had to go to bed at seven o'clock every night. we couldn't watch tv because there wasn't any. on sundays we had to go to church three times---morning, afternoon and evening. and we couldn't play outside on sundays. but it wasn't all bad. we had some good times. we could go out and our parents didn't have to worry about us. there weren't so many cars on the roads then, so the streets were safe to play in. and there were not many robbers and thieves in those days. we had to work hard and we weren't able to buy all those things in the shops today. life was hard, but it was simple and people were happier. i don't think i'd like to be young today.
1.该试题考查考生对事实性具体信息的掌握情况。 谈话者讲到,他每天早晨不得不喂父亲养的一群鸡,所以正确选项为a。
2.该试题考查考生对事实性具体信息的掌握情况。谈话者讲到, 学校距离他家有两英里(3公里多)的距离,路上有一趟公共汽车,但是他和妹妹没有钱买票,因此正确选项为c。
3.该试题考查考生对事实性具体信息的掌握情况。每到周日,谈话者不得不早、中、晚三次去教堂祈祷,所以正确选项为a。
(3) 对说话的背景、说话者之间的关系等能做出简单的推理
话语发生的背景及对话语的含义有着举足轻重的作用,如"你擦了几扇窗子啦?"在某些场合表示的意思是询问,而在另外一些场合则可能是责怪。对说话背景、说话者之间关系的理解程度,在一定程度上可以体现一个人对口语的理解能力,因而也是听力测试所要考查的重点项目之一。
例如:1. where does this conversation take place?
a. in a shore. b. in a factory. c. in a museum.
该试题考查考生对对话背景的推断能力。由双方谈话的内容及双方说话的语气等可以推断出,这是发生在售货员和顾客之间的对话,谈话的背景是商店,因此正确选项是a。
录音材料:
w: can i help you?
m: yes, i bought this radio two days ago, but i'm afraid it doesn't work. i'd like to change it
for another one.
w: oh, dear. yes, of course. have you got your receipt?
m: yes, here it is.
w: thank you. just a moment, please.
(4) 理解说话者的意图、观点或态度
一般来说,说话者总会有说话的意图,或提出问题或回答问题,阐述自己的想法,或是表明自己的态度或意见。这在很大程度上有助于对整体对话的理解。有时,说话者的意图或观点是明说出来的,有时则隐含在对话的字里行间,需要听者自己去揣摩、推理。
例如:what is the most probable result of the conversation?
a. the man got his radio repaired.
b. the man got a new receipt.
c. the man got a new radio.
录音材料:
w: can i help you?
m: yes, i bought this radio two days ago, but i'm afraid it doesn't work. i'd like to change it
for another one.
w: oh, dear. yes, of course. have you got your receipt?
m: yes, here it is.
w: thank you. just a moment, please.
该试题考查考生对说话者态度和观点的理解情况。售货员对顾客的换货理由表示理解,并要求其出示发票,由此即可看出她对此事的态度及此事的结果:顾客换到一台新收音机,所以正确选项为c。
从"考试说明"所给的听力试题样题分析,各语言材料的话题虽不可避免地多为"日常生活",但谈论的主题基本上各不相同。20个小题较好地反映了考试大纲对考生在听力部分的要求,其中,1个小题考查对主旨、大意的理解,10个小题考查对事实性具体信息的掌握,3个小题考查对话背景、说话者之间的关系等做出简单推理的能力,6小题考查对说话者的意图、态度或观点的理解。
2、听力试题内容
(1)对话部分
试题内容主要为日常生活中一般题材,涉及人们日常生活的衣、食、住、行、工作、学习等。可分为学校、公共场所、家庭等方面,如shopping, asking the way, seeing a doctor, making a phone call等。常测试的内容包括:时间和数字、价格和数量、地点和动词、人物和事件、情景和背景等。
(2)独白部分
听力短文材料是题材熟悉,情节不太复杂的故事、讲话、叙述等。涉及讲英语国家的文化,包括:风俗、人情、经历等方面的普通知识,没有某一专业领域特殊知识。常测试的内容包括:情节认定、是非判断、主旨归纳、含义推理等。
(3)词汇方面
听力试题内容所用词汇均属口头交际用语,即最常见、使用频率最高的词和词组,无书面语,无大词、长词,无专业术语和学术用语,无俚语、行话。
(4)语法方面
句子结构比较简单,句型规范,多为简单句,有少量并列句和常见的主从复合句,偶尔有省略句。语法现象较为常见,时态以一般现在时、一般过去时、一般将来时为主,穿插少量的完成时态。
(5)长度、语速方面
年度 第一节 第二节 合计 语速
2000年 116 607 723 146wpm
2001年 164 651 815 156 wpm
2002年 175 637 812 172wpm
3、听力试题解题思路、要领
(1)数字类
人们在日常活动中经常与数字打交道,数字类试题便成为听力试题不可缺少的类型,它涵盖面广,涉及日期、时间、数码、价格、年龄、年份、季度、星期以及街道、楼房门牌号、电话号码等。
数字类题可分为辨别型和计算型两种。辨别型亦称直接型,即答案在录音中直接给出,而书面选择项排列出几个与录音信息中近音、近形的数字,用以混淆视听、迷惑考生,以考查考生对数字的辩音、辩形能力。
例如:how much does the man want to borrow?
a. $ 214. b. $ 230. c. $ 240.
录音材料:
m: could you lend me $ 240?
w: sorry. i only have $ 230.
录音中出现两个钱数$240、$230,只要听清对话中man说的钱数,便很容易地选择c。计算类是指录音信息中至少出现两个数字,考生不仅要听清这些数字,而且要搞清楚它们之间的关系,通过快速心算来确定答案。
例如:when did the man graduate?
a. in 1987. b. in 1986. c. in 1985.
录音材料:
w: your brother graduated in 1986. what about you?
m: i finished school a year later.
该试题的关键词是1986和a year later,经过简单计算,不难选择a。
数字类试题要领:
1)听录音时注意-teen和-ty的区别和千以上数的辩记。
2)注音街道、时间、汽车、电话等号码的习惯表达法。
3)注意价格的习惯表达法。
4)注意倍数意义的表达。如:times, twice, couple, a pair of, a half, double,等。
5)注意一些与时间数字有关的词。如:later, early, start, ahead of, fast, slow 等。
除了上述必备的知识外,对数字类试题,考生还可以边听边记,即一边听录音,一边在试卷的备选项中寻找该数字,并在旁边做上记号,同时排除干扰项,根据问题作出判断。
(2)地点类
地点类试题主要涉及谈话的地点、事件发生的地点,或谈话者来自何方及要去何方。这类试题可分为直接型和含蓄型两种。一般情况下,地点类试题比较容易辨别,通过阅读选择便一目了然。因为这些选择项大多数是由介词短语担当,或一些国家或地区的专有名词。
例如1:where does this conversation take place?
a. in the classroom. b. in the restaurant. c. in the library.
录音材料:
m: i'm very tired today. i've been here in the classroom all day reading and doing my homework. what about you?
w: not too bad. but i'm hungry now. let's go to the restaurant, shall we?
此题明确指出here in the classroom,正好与b项吻合,为直接型地点辨别题。
例如2: where is the conversation take place?
a. in a hotel room. b. at a department store. c. in a hospital.
录音材料:
m: is there anything i can do for you, madam?
w: i'd like to see some curtains.
对话中没有直接提到任何场所,属于含蓄型地点辨别试题,但是对话中提供了反映职业特点的常用句is there anything i can do for you和与环境情节有关的词some curtains, 据此考生可以推断出答案为b。
地点类试题解题要领:
1)抓住与特定场所有关的词、词组和句型,推断暗示的地点。熟悉这些对应关系,需要时自然就会有对应联想。例如:
hospital: medicine, patient, fever, temperature, blood pressure, what seems to be the trouble?
bank: account, check, interest, rate, cash, dollar, withdraw some money
hotel: reception desk, singledouble room, check in, check out, room service
restaurant: order, menu, bill, waiter, salad, drink, beef, it's my treat. are you ready to order now?
store: size, color, price, fashion, cheap, pay, what can i do for you?
2) 熟悉世界上主要国家和英、美、加拿大主要城市和名称。
(3)人物类
人物类试题是指根据会话内容对会话人某一方的职业、身份提问,或对会话人之间的关系提问。
例如1:what is the woman's profession?
a. teacher. b. journalist. c. student.
录音材料:
m: we'll be here in london sitting in a newspaper office or teaching in a classroom full of
chalk dust.
w: well, george, you'd be able to go out in the sunshine sometimes. you are a journalist. i'm the one who has to stay in the classroom. don't forget.
对话中谈到了两种职业,sitting in a newspaper office和teaching in a classroom,这样就排
除了c。此题是针对女士的职业提问的,所以答案为a,如果问题针对男士的职业问,答案便是b了。
例如2:what probably is the relationship between the two speakers?
a. teacher and student. b. manager and customer. c. interviewer and interviewee.
录音材料:
w: please, sit down. let's see, you are mr. smith, is that right?
m: right.
w: and you are looking for a job?
m: yes, i'm. i'll graduate from college next june. i'm majoring in engineering
从对话中的graduate,college,major等与学习有关的词汇中,可以判断出男方是学生,排除b。从女方的问话中进一步得知男方要找工作。根据找工作要进行面试这一常识,不难判断正确答案是c。该试题是考查判断会话人之间的关系。
人物类试题解题要领:
1)力争作到听前进行浏览预测。对试卷中所给问题和选项进行预测,如果选择项是单数名词,即问职业、角色;如选择项为复数名词或两种身份,则问的是人物之间的关系。
2)注意体会讲话人的口气、语调、称呼,从而判断对话者之间的关系。如夫妻之间对话口气亲昵;父母与子女之间谈话语调亲切等。
3)熟悉与职业相关的常用词汇表达,抓住与说话人身份相关的谈话内容。
4)掌握"谁使谁做"结构,正确回答谁是动作的执行者。如have sb do, make sb do, have sth done, get sb to do等。
(4)推理类
推理类试题是听力测试中难度较大的试题。该类试题的特点有:1)对话双方表达意思的方式比较含蓄,甚至委婉,要求考生"听话听音",根据对话的内涵意义,利用逻辑推理思维的过程,去辨别说话人的意向、暗示、态度、要求等,然后选出正确答案。2)选择项比较长,大都由完整句子组成,且每句之间内容互不关联,含义各异,这无疑增加了阅读难度,在同样长度的间隔时间内,对阅读理解的速度提出了更高要求。3)推理类试题大多数是对what宾语部分、 why原因理由以及整个对话的含义提问。对话者通过语音、语调、重音等语音手段或否定反问、比较、强调、虚拟、转折等语法手段表达怀疑、肯定、否定、赞同、不耐烦、感叹等内涵意义。
例如:what does the man mean?
a. he wants to leave. b. he wants to have a break. c. he wants to continue.
录音材料:
w: don't you feel like having a break?
m: i'd rather we didn't. we have no time to lose.
女方以反问的形式请求男方休息:"你不想休息一会吗?"男方用一个虚拟语气的句型i'd rather we didn't客气地否定了对方的请求,"依我看还是别歇了",接着说明了"时间紧"这一理由。虽然男方表达的是否定意义,三个选项却都是肯定的,显然c是正确答案,相当于he doesn't want to have a break.的句型转换。
推理类解题要领:
1)留意对话人的语音、语调、捕捉其"选外之音"。如果说词汇是"硬件",表达的是"表层"意义,语音、语调则是"软件",表达的是"深层"意义。一般来说降调表示肯定、赞同;升调表示疑问、否定,尤其是一般疑问句用降调、陈述句用升调。例如:
w: excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the park?
m: there is a park around here? (表示he doesn't know about the park.)
2)注意录音材料中的反意,即说话人的观点是反向的。反向观点的表达经常采用虚拟语气的形式,如果考生对这部分语法掌握较好,做这类试题会大有帮助。例如:
w: what do you think of the play last night?
m: i should have stayed home. (说明不喜欢the play)
3)善于联想,揭示事物之间的相关性,顺藤摸瓜。例如:
w: do you think we should invite peter over to the party?
m: his mother is here for a visit.
乍一听,男方似乎是答非所问,但是稍加琢磨,便可由peter的母亲来看peter联想到peter要陪他母亲的,而不可能来参加晚会这一情况。
4)侧重but后面的信息。but表示转折,在推理类试题中出现频率极高。因为它强调的是其后句子的意义,并可根据but后面的信息推断but前的句意。but作为转折信号词尤为重要。考生在听到but时,应该立即警觉,要问的内容大多数在but之后的信息中提供。
(5)短文听力特点及答题要点
1)听力试题中的短文部分是难度比较大的。对话是对语句的理解;而短文部分则属于语篇水平理解,更强调整体性和逻辑性,考生不仅要听懂,而且要概括、分析、综合、记忆所接受到的信息,这一系列活动都是要在很短的时间内完成。
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