英语四级听力考题对高中英语听力的启示
解题原则与例题解析_
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Wednesday September 15, 2010_ 第871期__ 2010年9月15日
四级听力
_ 听力部分位于卷二的第一部分，分值共占全卷的35%，是大学英语四级考试的重中之重。它主要包含小对话、长对话、短文听力与复合听写四个部分。
第一部分：短对话
1. 视听反向原则：直接听到的答案要慎选。因为短对话都比较短，所以考查的重点不是记忆力，而是理解力。
例1：（2009年12月四级考试试题第9题）
A） She must have paid a lot of money to exercise at the gym.
B） She is known for her terrific figure.
C） Her gym exercise has yielded good results.
D） Her effort to keep fit is really praiseworthy.
听力原文：
W：I’ve been working out at the gym since January. I was a bit out of shape.
M: You look terrific! It seems that your effort has really paid off.
Q: What does the man imply about the woman?
解析：正确答案为C。Yield good results 替换了原文中的your effort has really paid off。虽然gym，terrific和effort都被直接读到，但它们所在的选项都与原文不符，所以直接听到的一定要慎选。
2． 同义替换原则：正确答案中的单词或词组是听力原文的同义表达。
_ 四级考试历年真题中出现频率较高的同义替换短语有：
_ book—reserve预定_ injury—wound伤 slight—minor轻微的hard—difficult—complicated难的，复杂的 behind schedule—late晚的，迟的 reluctant—unwilling不情愿的bear—stand—put up with忍受 use—apply—utilize使用，利用a variety of—all kinds of—all sorts of各种各样的
例2：（2010年6月四级考试题第16题）
A) She will meet the man halfway.
B) She will ask David to talk less.
C) She is sorry the man will not come.
D) She has to invite David to the party.
听力原文：
M：I really can’t stand the way David controls the conversation all the time. If he is going to be at your Christmas party, I just won’t come.
W: I’m sorry you feel that way, but my mother insists that he come.
Q: What does the woman imply?
解析：insist 后面加that+动词原形是虚拟语气，表示“坚持要做某事，一定要做某事”，和选项中has to do sth进行了同义替换。所以答案选D。
2. 转折原则：正确答案常常出现在转折词（but, however, otherwise, surprisingly, unfortunately, unexpectedly, expect, except for）的后面。
例3：（2010年6月四级考试第11题）
A) He has proved to be a better reader than the woman.
B) He has difficulty understanding the book.