TOEFL聽力多選題的信號詞全攻略

02-18

上次看完多選題的4個難度因素，有同學問多選詞的提示詞還有哪些，能不能給全一點，講透徹一點。所以今天就隨了大家心愿來詳細講一下多選題的提示詞。

我們在講提示詞之前，先得說一說提示詞到底提示的是什麼。有同學說，當然是考點了，要不我才不在乎呢。其實從應試的角度來說，這麼說並沒有錯。但是為了更有效的幫助大家，老師會進一步去想，那為什麼提示詞後面的信息容易考到呢？從本質上來說ETS想考察什麼能力呢？

就多選題而言，它考察的能力最主要的有兩個。第一個是所有細節題都考察的細節抓取能力，當然多選題對這個能力要求更高。第二個就是我們今天要說的重點——結構識別能力。多選題所謂的考點提示詞其實在提示大家段落結構的形式。（偶爾會是段間結構或句內結構）多選題通常考察的結構有兩種，我們按考察的頻率來一一分析。

1 總分結構

請看例題：

Now, there are some very good reasons to approach the material in this way.

First,well, we dont have very much ancient Greek music studied.

Only about 45 pieces survived... uh... these are mostly records of poems and songs.

And we are not sure how well we can reproduce the melodies or rhythms, because they were apparently improvised in many cases.

So we really dont know all that much about what the music sounded like.

What two reasons does the professor give for approaching the lecture material as he does?

Click on 2 answers

A.We have a limited idea of what ancient Greek music sounded like.

B.The Greek philosophy of music influenced Western thought

C.Greek music shared many characteristics with other types of ancient music.

D.Greek melodies were admired by musicians from other cultures

總分結構是最常見也是最容易辨識的。它的提示詞通暢分總起提示（some reasons）和並列提示（first, and）兩種。常見的提示詞如下：

總起提示

Two, three, several, a few, many,

some, a number of

並列提示

Also, plus, part of, one [of], else, neither, and, first, then, next

2 對比結構

請看例題：

My personal opinion is that they have to be different groups of people because developers often have a bias for their own work, and it blinds them to certain problems that might be obvious to somebody else. So it is always good to have a different set of eyes to go in there and make sure that everything is tested properly.

Ok, now, here『s the key.

Developers and testers have different mentalities. The mentality of the software developer is constructive, creative. They are spending long hours working together to create and build something new.

A software tester, on the other hand, their entire goal is to look at this product and find problems with it, to improve it.

What points does the professor make about software developers?

Click on 2 answers

A.The work they do is mainly creative.

B.They enjoy the challenge of identifying problems to fix.

C.Their work is easier than the work of software testers.

D.They are not always able to detect software problems.

對比結構也是比較常見的一個考點，其實不光是多選題，很多其它的題型也會用對比結構的相關信息作為考點。對比結構常見提示詞如下：

對比提示

On the other hand/ instead/ however/ difference/ compare to

今昔提示

At that time/ when/ traditionally/ originally

希望大家能在練習過程中多多注意這些提示詞。另外光是看看上面的表格是不夠的，要做到活學活用，大家必須反覆的去聽含有這些提示詞的段落，磨練聽覺敏感程度。當然提示詞的抓取練習通常是和筆記結合的，大家可以出門右轉去看看這篇文章：《史上最完整筆記攻略—托福聽力筆記的進階之路》

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