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掐指一算，你在做听力题时一定会面临以下问题：
听不懂文章、 只能听懂某些单词、 抓不住重点、 做了很多题然并卵 ......
那么，听力听不懂就不能拿高分吗？ NO！
本期，星火君教大家一种特殊的听力技巧：
点式听力法，即无需完全听懂听力材料，只需抓住听力关键点，便可以得出答案。
点式听力法的提出，是一个漫长的过程，该方法历经星火四、六级命题研究专家数万次的修改与论证，是真正符合我们做听力题的考试方法。
先来一段小简介了解「点式听力法」▼
下面我们来具体看下「点式听力法」4法则。 （注：文章中配图点击查看更清晰） 无论是正确选项，还是干扰选项，都是依据听力材料的内容设置而来的，都与听力材料的内容存在或多或少的联系，因此，将四个选项中的关键词语结合起来，一般都可以大致推测出听力材料的中心大意。
以短篇新闻为例：
A) Christmas-time attacks made by Somali rebels.
B) An explosion at a bus station in central Nairobi. C) The killing of more than 70 Ugandans in Kampala. D) Blasts set off by a Somali group in Uganda's capital.
验证：
Kenyan police say one person was killed and 26 injured in an explosion at a bus station in central Nairobi. The blast hit a bus about to set off for the Ugandan capital Kampala. Last July, the Somali group al-Shabab said it was behind the blasts in the Ugandan capital which killed more than 70 people. Will Ross reports from the Kenyan capital...
1. What is the news report mainly about? B)
在四六级听力考试中，我们从卷面上只能看到每道题的四个选项，而看不到该题的问题，因此，推测问题的内容就显得尤为重要。通过分析选项我们发现，四个选项的结构或句式基本一致，且都有一些共同的规律。利用这些选项特点，再结合选项中的关键词语，我们可以预测出问题是针对什么提问的，并以此来判断我们的听音重点在哪里。
下面是我们总结的四六级听力考试中几种常见的选项结构特点：
如果选项均以动词原形开头，问题可能考查某人的计划或建议，听录音时应留意表示“行为动作”的词语以及含有should, suggest, may等表示建议的关键词。
以长对话为例：
A) Make inquiries with some other companies.
B) Report the information to her superior. C) Pay a visit to the saleswoman in charge. D) Ring back when she comes to a decision.
验证：
... M: Oh dear. The girl who takes orders for all those supplies isn't here this morning. So I can't take those orders for you. I only do the equipment, you see. W: OK, well, perhaps I'll ring back tomorrow. ...
15. What does the woman say she will possibly do tomorrow? D)
我们都知道，带有To的不定式往往表示目的，因此，如果选项均为动词不定式短语的话，题目往往考查某人做某事的原因或目的，听录音时要留意出现because, thus, so that, in order to, want, need等词语的地方。
以长对话为例：
A) To place an order. B) To apply for a job. C) To return some goods. D) To make a complaint.
验证：
M: Hello. Yes? W: Hello. Is that the sales department? M: Yes, it is. W: Oh, well. My name is Jane Kingsbury of GPF limited. Ah, we need some supplies for our design office...
12. What is the woman's purpose in making the phone call? A)
如果选项均为概括性较强的（动）名词（词组），且各项内容差异较大，问题则很可能是关于对话所谈论的主题或短文的中心议题，听录音时要注意捕捉与话题相关的关键词语并进行概括。如果选项的概括性不强，又比较具体，那么问题一般是考查听力材料中的某个细节。
以短篇新闻为例：
A) A low interest loan scheme. B) Environmentalists' protests. C) Taxi passengers' complaints. D) Permission for car advertising.
验证：
...After new legislation demanded their removal from the roads, a low interest loan scheme was set up with three Egyptian banks so drivers could buy new cars. The government pays about $900 for old ones to be discarded and advertising on the new vehicles helps cover repayments...
6. What helped bring about the change? A)
如果选项均为完整的句子，通常要结合各选项语义来判断问题的内容。如果四个选项描述了某一事物的相关细节，那么题目可能考查对某事物细节信息的捕捉。需要注意的是，听力考试中的原因目的题的选项往往都是省略了Because的句子，我们在分析选项语义的时候要尤为注意。
以短篇新闻为例：
A) There are no more irregular practices. B) All new cabs provide air conditioning. C) New cabs are all equipped with meters. D) New legislation protects consumer rights.
验证：
...The idea has proved popular with customers—they can now travel in air-conditioned comfort and because the new cabs are metered, they don't have to argue over fares...
7. Why do customers no longer argue with new cab drivers? C）
选项均为形容词的题目一般可分为两类：一是考查讲话者的观点态度，此类题目一般需要综合推断才能得出答案；二是考查听力材料中提到的某人或某机构对人或事物的评价，此类题目只需捕捉关键词并找出选项中的近义词即可。
以短文理解为例：
A) Stupid. B) Active. C) Brave. D) Careless.
验证：
...To his classmates and even to his teachers, he was thought of as the dumbest kid in the class, according to his own not so fond memories...
24. What did Ben Carson's classmates and teachers think of him when he was first at school? A)
很明显，这类选项的问题考查的是“地点场景”。此类题目一般可分为两类，一是考查对话发生的地点或场景，二是考查某人所处的位置、曾经去过或将要去的地点。
听录音时一方面要留意能够体现出选项中地点场景的标志词语，另一方面要留意与选项中地点场景相关的其他信息，做好笔记。有时，听力材料中可能会涉及多个地点，因此一定要留意不同地点对应的不同信息，并听清问题问的是什么，做到对号入座。
以长对话为例：
A) Holland. B) Indonesia. C) England. D) Sweden.
验证：
... W: Yeah, it's really hard. That's the real struggle because, right now, I do live in Holland, but I really don't socialize much with Dutch people and my boyfriend's English is so good that we just basically speak English all the time...
8. Where does the woman live right now? A)
选项为人物关系时，问题一般是考查对话双方的关系。选项为人物角色时，问题一般是考查对话或短文中某个人物的职业或身份。听录音时要重点捕捉能够体现人物身份或者关系的关键词语，尤其要注意对话双方的称呼语，并留意双方的说话语气。
很明显，这类题目一般是关于时间、年龄、数量、价格等与数字相关的信息的考查。听录音时一定要留意听力材料中出现的数字以及该数字对应的信息，并做好笔记，而且一定要听清楚问题问的是什么。
人称法则人称法则主要运用在长对话题型中。选项中的the man, the woman以及代词she, her, he, him, his等可以帮助我们确定问题是针对谁来提问的，从而确定听录音时应该重点关注谁的话。
需要注意的是，对话中有时会出现除了对话双方之外的第三方，所以我们在听录音时如果听到对话中谈到了其他人物，就要格外留意问题是针对谁来提问的。例如：
A) It provides him with career opportunities. B) It helps enlarge his customer network. C) It has been off and on for ten years. D) It was interrupted for four years.
验证：
W: Steve, can you tell me how long you've been a pub owner? M: Well, four years, I suppose. I've been involved with pubs off and on for ten years. I've sort of done hotel work and I've also run a restaurant pub. And now I've got what you call a good old-fashioned pub...
12. What does the man say about his involvement with pubs? C)
如果四个选项中有三个选项明显属于同一话题的范畴，而剩下的一个选项又明显与这三个选项的内容不同，那么该选项往往不是答案。以短文理解为例：
验证：
...He could not watch television except for two programs a week, could not play with his friends after school until he finished his homework, and had to read two books a week, and write book reports about them. His mother's strategy worked...
25. What did Ben Carson's mother tell him to do when he was a school boy? B）
当选项中有两项提到了同样的内容，或表达的意思有共同点，而另外两项与此内容完全无关时，那么正确答案很有可能就在这两项之中；但如果两个选项意思基本一致或表达同一种含义，那么这两项都不是正确答案。以长对话为例：
验证：
W: Hi, Leo, why do you say English would become the world language? M: Well. For one thing, it's so commonly used. The only language that is used by more people is Chinese. ...
8. What does the man say about Chinese? A)
在做四选一的选择题时，“包含取大”的原则应用得比较广泛。即在四个选项中，当选项内容有重叠时，表述更为全面的选项一般为正确选项。当一个选项的意思明显包含另一个选项时，被包含的这个选项往往不是正确答案。以短篇新闻为例：
验证：
...In recent months, though, environmental studies indicate there have been signs of improvement. That's due in part to the removal of many of the capital's old-fashioned black and white taxis...
5. What change took place in Cairo recently? D)
当选项中出现意思明显相反的两项时，正确答案往往在此两项中出现。而且由于二者在某一个“点”上含义正好相反，因此在听录音时只需关注这个“点”即可。以短篇新闻为例：
验证：
Woolworths is one of the best known names on the British High Street. It's been in business nearly a century. Many of its 800 stores are likely to close following the company's decision to call in administrators after an attempt to sell the business for a token ￡1 failed...
3. What do we learn about Woolworths from the news report? A)
明显不符合常识或常理的选项通常不是正确答案。而不需要听懂听力材料，就可判断出明显符合常识的选项往往也不是正确答案。下面以短文理解为例：
验证：
Dr. Ben Carson grew up in a poor single-parent household in Detroit. His mother, who had only a third-grade education, worked two jobs cleaning bathrooms...
23. What do we learn about Ben Carson? D)
星火君温馨提示：在实际的解题过程中，点式听力法4法则并不是孤立存在的，需要综合理解、灵活运用。
以上内容选自《星火英语简·四级听力1000题》
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