众所周知S4是雅思听力中公认的最难的部分,同学们想啃下听力这块“硬骨头”S4是绕不过去滴。今天小编就针对S4填空题中的高频难点,来给大家支支招。
难点一、S4填空题长难句审题如何提高效率?
方法1:分清句子成分(主干+修饰) 例如:剑 5 - 2- 4
句一:supplies were brought to Zero One station by sledge from a 35……at the edge of the ice 15 km away
句二:problem of snow build-ups solved by building stations on 36……with adjustable legs
在第一个句子中,主语是 supplies,谓语是 were brought,而答案的位置是需要一个地点词,且答案本身有(at the edge of the ice 15km away)修饰,因而可理解为“supplies 从哪来”,同理在第二个句子中,主语是 problem of snow build - ups,谓语是 solved,而答案所在位置同样需要一个地点词,但不是supplies 从哪里来了,而是“解决方法把 station 建在哪里”,且本身有(with adjustable legs)修饰。
方法2:可以利用 Section 1 的例子时间,借用过来读长难句。
方法3:词汇的理解是基础,同学们在平时做题时要注重增加词汇积累,特别是语境意思。例如:subject 在 Section 3、4 部分主要是“实验对象”意思,而非常见的“科目”。
难点二、S4 填空题定位词如何划分?
方法1:区别于话题词或者第一次出现的名词作为定位词:这类名词的同义替换现象不多,所以其在录音中出现的时候,就是答案词即将出现的地方。
例:C10 - 4 - 1
题目:Strip paint and plaster approximately one 9 in advance.
原文:Well, if you want a proper job done what I need to do is strip the old paint and plaster it about a week before I paint it.
例:C10 - 3 - 4
题目:Promotion goals focus on 31.........................
原文:Promotion goals in different life situations emphasis achievement.
方法2:带有大写字母的单词作为定位词
人名、地名等大写字母开头的专有名词,在录音中会以原词的形式出现,用来作为定位词会非常准确地定位到含有答案的句子。
例:C10 - 1 - 1
题目:Los Angeles: customer wants to visit some 3 parks with her
children.
原文:The first one begins in Los Angeles and there’s plenty of time to visit someof the theme parks there.
例:C11 -4 - 4
题目:Lal found soil in Africa that was very 32........................
原文:In the 1970s and 80s, Lal was studying soils in Africa so devoid of organic matter that the ground had become extremely hard.
方法3:引号中的单词作为定位词:
引号代表直接引用,所以在录音中也会以原词(词组)的形式出现,作为定位词比较准确。
例:C8 - 3 - 2
题目:
原文:a spectacular production of ‘The Magic Flute’ - probably the most popular of all Mozart’s operas. It’s in the Garden Hall.