大学英语四六级听力技巧长对话篇 主题句常常是在对话的开头，它对整个对话的内容起一个概括和提示的作用，实际上是说话人所谈论的中心话题长对话中的第一题很可能是针对对话的开头提问，考查考生对整个对话的主题或所谈话题的把握 结尾处往往涉及到建议、决定或某种行为等，它对整个对话起到一个总结的作用长对话的最后一题经常是针对对话的结尾设题，故留意其中的关键动词就成了解题的关键 【例1】(07-6-19) 【预览选项】 [A] To go sightseeing. [B] To have meetings. [C] To promote a new champagne. [D] To join in a training program. 【边听边记】 M: Hi, Ann, wele back. How’s your trip to the states? W: Very busy, [19]I had a lot of meetings. … 19. Why did the woman go to New York? 【答案解析】 选[B]对话一开始，男士就问女士去美国的旅行怎么样，女士答复说很忙，她had a lot of meetings(要参加很多会议)，由此可知女士去纽约是去参加会议。
长对话中，对话双方往往出现多个一问一答，而这一恰恰是长对话的一个出题重点，对话后面问题往往就是对话原文中问题的照搬或是同义转述，因此其答案就是对话中紧接问题之后的答语，而且一般不会有同音或近音词的干扰，因此对于这类题目答案的根本原那么就是”听到什么选什么” 【例2】(07-6-25) 【预览选项】 [A] Data collection. [B] Training consultancy. [C] Corporate management. [D] Information processing. 【边听边记】 W: What’s your line of business, Mr. Johnson? M: We are a training consultancy. 25. What is the man’s line of business? 【答案解析】 选[B]女士的提问即为此题的提问，答案就在男士接下来的答复中女士问男士What’s your line of business(做哪一行)，男士答复说We are a training consultancy(我们是培训咨询公司),由此可知答案为[B]。
对话的主要内容理所当然会得到说话人的强调，而一个非常重要，也是非常明显的强调方式就是重复，而且重复的词语往往能够提醒对话的主题因此对那些对话双方屡次提到的词语或内容应进展重点记忆 【例3】(710分样卷-22) 【预览选项】 [A]The latest developments of an armed rebellion in Karnak. [B]The fall of Karnak’s capital city into the hands of the rebel forces. [C]The epidemic that has just broken out in the country of Karnak. [D]The peace talks between the rebels and the government in Karnak. 【边听边记】 W: We now interrupt our regular scheduled news program to bring you live up-to-date coverage on the civil unrest in the newly formed country of Karnak, where our man Stan Fielding is stationed. Stan … M: …, rebel forces launched the biggest offensive against the ruling government in the 18-month conflict here in this country. M:…, rebel forces are also using heavy artillery to pound the positions of government forces around the city center. Rebel forces are closing in, … M: … this war-torn country …, but that is always a concern if this war lingers on. 22. What is the news coverage mainly about? 【答案解析】 选[A]。
主旨题主旨题的答案往往在开头或结尾，而此题的答案即出自开头的第一句选项中的latest(最新的)对应该句中的live up-to-date(最新直播)，armed rebellion(武装叛乱)对应unrest(动乱)另外，对话的主题往往会得到屡次重复，因此根据后面屡次出现的rebel forces, conflict, war等与“叛乱”相关的词语，也可判断此题答案为[A] 正确选项往往与原文相似，或是原文的同义表达，因此应注意提取选项中的关键点，在听音时留意其是否在文中出现并加以记录 【例4】(710分样卷-25) 【预览选项】 [A] Inadequate medical care. [B] Continuing social unrest. [C] Lack of food, water and shelter. [D] Rapid spreading of the epidemic 【边听边记】 W: … what other pressing concerns are there for the citizens of the city? M: Well, since the beginning of the conflict, starvation, and lack of clean water and adequate shelter have been the biggest daily obstacles facing the citizens of this war-torn country. 25. What is the pressing concern of the citizens of Karnack? 【答案解析】 选[C]。
细节题四个选项中只有[C]项内容在对话中出现，其他三项均未涉及到，故只要抓住对话中starvation, and lack of clean water and adequate shelter或其局部内容，即可判断答案为[C]starvation意为“饥饿”。