The Antarctic Centre was established in Christchurch because
A New Zealand is a member of the Antarctic Treaty.
B Christchurch is geographically well positioned.
C the climate of Christchurch is suitable. (C7-2, Q21)
题干中如果有大写或时间马上可以圈,用作听音频时定位。如上题若是听到Antarctic Centre和Christchurch就表明音频已经进行到这个题目,那你的眼睛就可以马上转向选项中划出来的词,看哪个选项被提到。
上题选项A划Antarctic Treaty,B划geographically,C划climate。如此做的原因是这个词已经基本能够代表这个选项。同时脑子里大概要留有这样的印象:是跟Antarctic条约﹑地理﹑气候哪一个相关?(若是不清楚Treaty的含义也无关紧要,因为它在这儿是专有名词,所以一定会被一模一样提到。)在这个音频中我们先听到女声(主持人)提到了climate,接着男声(博士)提到了second closest且没有出现否定含义的词,再接着女声总结了because where we are,因此可以确定原因是跟地理位置有关,选B。
在此有另一个小窍门是,在第三部分的对话中,通常有一个是提问者(该题的主持人),另一个是回答者或曰权威者(该题的博士)。被主持人先提到的选项基本是错的,只有被权威者确认过的才会是对的。第三部分常见的学生见导师的对话也是如此,答案基本要以导师为准。
上题虽说相对较长,但至少选项关键词比较明确。某些过于开放的单选题才是真正的大难点。
Studies on ape behaviour show that
A apes which always use the same hand to get food are most successful.
B apes have the same proportion of left- and right-handers as humans.
C more apes are left-handed than right-handed. (C7-2, Q35)
这里的三个选项虽然都有apes,但实际的细化内容相去甚远,要划的东西也很多,没有哪个单词可以代表选项。选项A应是same hand more successful (一只手赢),B是same proportion as humans (比例跟人一样),C是left > right(左手比右手多)。当音频提到某一个选项时不能立马就选该选项,要继续仔细听是否跟这个划出来的意思一致。
做单选题另一大难点是,很多学生练习时候一题一题做还是可以的,但五六个成一堆就不行,整个人匆匆忙忙,顾上不顾下,有时甚至把题漏掉了。这就要求定位工作要做好。
Anita first felt the Matthews article was of value when she realized
A how it would help her difficulties with left-handedness.
B the relevance of connections he made with music.
C the impressive size of his research project.
32 Anita feels that the findings on handedness will be of value in
A helping sportspeople identify their weaknesses.
B aiding sportspeople as they plan tactics for each game.
C developing suitable training programmes for sportspeople.
33 Anita feels that most sports coaches
A knows nothing about the influence of handedness.
B focus on the wrong aspects of performance.
C underestimate what science has to offer sport.
34 A German study showed there was greater ‘mixed handedness’ in musicians who
A started playing instruments in early youth.
B play a string instrument such as the violin.
C practise a great deal on their instrument
如上所示,定位词基本是在题干中找,跟一般填空题找定位词的原则是一致的:时间,大写,专有名词,以及前文没出现的词。这里的32题由于题干中的findings定位性不是很强,而三个选项都出现了sportspeople这个人物,所以用sportspeople来定位更可靠。这样,五个题目全有了定位词,就基本上不会听漏题。此外,Section 3由于是对话,我们还可以利用对话的交替性来判断是否从一个题切换到另一个题。简单地说,什么时候提出新问题,基本上就表明往下走进入新题了。而Section 4没有这个特性。
在听音频前划完题干的定位词和选项的代表词之后,在音频播放过程中你要做的就是:
等到题干定位词(或其同义词)
看选项的代表词(基本上会是同义替换的形式出现)被提到,并注意是否带有否定或不符的情况
找一个最确定的选项,如果下一题题干定位词出现就往下走,不要在一棵树上吊死
方法就是如此,而这种一题一题往下的连贯性只有靠不断的练习实践才能做得比较熟练。要在考试时把所有题目都听到并尽量找出靠谱的选项,除了练习外有时的确还是需要稳定的心态和一些些运气。