新四級長對話和短文技巧2
Conversation Two
W: Sir, youve been using the online catalogue for quite a while , Is there anything I can do to help you?
M: Well, Ive got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and Im really struggling. There are hundreds of books, and I just dont know where to begin.
W: Your topic sounds pretty big. Why dont you narrow it down to something likeuh the history of the studios during that time?
M: You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more that 30 books came up when I typed in movie studios.
W: You could cut that down even further by listing the specific years you want. Try adding 1930s or 1940s or maybe Golden Age.
M: Golden Age is a good idea. Let me type that in Hey, look, just 6 books this time. Thats a lot better.
W: Oh another thin you might consider have you tried looking for any magazine or newspaper articles?
M: No, Ive only been searching for books.
W: Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature. And we do have the Los Angeles. Times available over there. You might go through their indexes to see if theres anything you want.
M: Okay, I think Ill get started with these books and then Ill go over the magazines.
W: If you need any help, Ill be over at the Reference Desk.
M: Great, thanks a lot.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. What is the man doing?
24. What does the librarian think of the topic the man is working on?
25. Where can the man find the relevant magazine articles?
從劃線出我們再次發現，驚人的相似!問答式的考點，分層次的考察，建議請求的運用。特別明顯的是對話的開頭部分一直在糾纏如何narrow down topic, 所以只考察了一道題目，第二道題目直到對話的中后部才出現，因為兩個人直到那時才從book轉到magazine這個話題上來。此外，這兩則對話還秉承了passage的一個重要的考場方式，就是在對話的開頭部分一定會出題目。這一點的考察利用的是考生往往很難在一個段落剛開始的時候集中注意力，所以這時候考察的題目難度就顯得很高。
綜上所述，長對話并不可怕，它結合了短對話對問答句式，建議請求，和關鍵場景賜予的考察和長段子對文章層次和理解能力的要求。所以做這樣的題目往往需要具備綜合的素質，既要注意其中的細節，又要注意整體的把握，還要能夠應付7道題目的題量，這比以往的四級題目對綜合能力的要求顯著提高了。建議考生在練習的時候可以先把短對話和長段子兩部分分別練好，再尋找一些長對話題目進行綜合練習。我們熟悉的雅思考試和托福考試的真題中都有大量的長對話題目可供大家參考。
最后簡單的說一下passage。因為樣題中給出的passage不論從出題的形式，考察的重點，以及題目的數量來看都和原來考察的題目一模一樣，就連樣題中的文章和題目也有部分是完全照搬以前的真題。所以對于這部分大家完全不用擔心，該怎么練習就怎么練習，不必特別的對待。不過由于passage題目對許多考生來說一向是很難攻克的部分，在這里強烈建議大家采用聽寫的方式練習，即把聽到的內容逐句寫下來，這對短時間提高passage的正確率以及長遠來說提高聽力的能力都是有好處的!現在又有了長對話，我個人認為聽寫練習的必要性將進一步的提高。
總的來說，對于四級考試的聽力部分，改革并不是一件可怕的事情。從上面的分析大家也不難看出，我們復習的策略并不應該有很大的變動，更不需要因為改革而慌了手腳，盲目的認為以前所學的知識都沒有用處了。就聽力部分而言，我建議以前好的方法完全可以沿用下來，以前的真題也完全可以繼續使用。唯一需要增加的是對長對話的訓練，增加題感，這樣才能做到有的放矢，從容應對。
Conversation Two
W: Sir, youve been using the online catalogue for quite a while , Is there anything I can do to help you?
M: Well, Ive got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and Im really struggling. There are hundreds of books, and I just dont know where to begin.
W: Your topic sounds pretty big. Why dont you narrow it down to something likeuh the history of the studios during that time?
M: You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more that 30 books came up when I typed in movie studios.
W: You could cut that down even further by listing the specific years you want. Try adding 1930s or 1940s or maybe Golden Age.
M: Golden Age is a good idea. Let me type that in Hey, look, just 6 books this time. Thats a lot better.
W: Oh another thin you might consider have you tried looking for any magazine or newspaper articles?
M: No, Ive only been searching for books.
W: Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature. And we do have the Los Angeles. Times available over there. You might go through their indexes to see if theres anything you want.
M: Okay, I think Ill get started with these books and then Ill go over the magazines.
W: If you need any help, Ill be over at the Reference Desk.
M: Great, thanks a lot.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. What is the man doing?
24. What does the librarian think of the topic the man is working on?
25. Where can the man find the relevant magazine articles?
從劃線出我們再次發現，驚人的相似!問答式的考點，分層次的考察，建議請求的運用。特別明顯的是對話的開頭部分一直在糾纏如何narrow down topic, 所以只考察了一道題目，第二道題目直到對話的中后部才出現，因為兩個人直到那時才從book轉到magazine這個話題上來。此外，這兩則對話還秉承了passage的一個重要的考場方式，就是在對話的開頭部分一定會出題目。這一點的考察利用的是考生往往很難在一個段落剛開始的時候集中注意力，所以這時候考察的題目難度就顯得很高。
綜上所述，長對話并不可怕，它結合了短對話對問答句式，建議請求，和關鍵場景賜予的考察和長段子對文章層次和理解能力的要求。所以做這樣的題目往往需要具備綜合的素質，既要注意其中的細節，又要注意整體的把握，還要能夠應付7道題目的題量，這比以往的四級題目對綜合能力的要求顯著提高了。建議考生在練習的時候可以先把短對話和長段子兩部分分別練好，再尋找一些長對話題目進行綜合練習。我們熟悉的雅思考試和托福考試的真題中都有大量的長對話題目可供大家參考。
最后簡單的說一下passage。因為樣題中給出的passage不論從出題的形式，考察的重點，以及題目的數量來看都和原來考察的題目一模一樣，就連樣題中的文章和題目也有部分是完全照搬以前的真題。所以對于這部分大家完全不用擔心，該怎么練習就怎么練習，不必特別的對待。不過由于passage題目對許多考生來說一向是很難攻克的部分，在這里強烈建議大家采用聽寫的方式練習，即把聽到的內容逐句寫下來，這對短時間提高passage的正確率以及長遠來說提高聽力的能力都是有好處的!現在又有了長對話，我個人認為聽寫練習的必要性將進一步的提高。
總的來說，對于四級考試的聽力部分，改革并不是一件可怕的事情。從上面的分析大家也不難看出，我們復習的策略并不應該有很大的變動，更不需要因為改革而慌了手腳，盲目的認為以前所學的知識都沒有用處了。就聽力部分而言，我建議以前好的方法完全可以沿用下來，以前的真題也完全可以繼續使用。唯一需要增加的是對長對話的訓練，增加題感，這樣才能做到有的放矢，從容應對。
