八、包含其他选项内容的选项往往不是答案

有的选项明显包含其他选项的含义，那么该选项往往不是答案。

【例9】(托福)

【预览选项】

[A] She was impressed by it.

[B] It was a waste of money.

[C] She was amazed it had opened so soon.

[D] She didn’t like it as much as the other wings.【听前预测】

由选项中的impressed， a waste of money, amazed, like 等可推知本题是针对对某事物的看法设题的。选项[A]说“it”给她留下了深刻印象，选项[C]说她对“it”这么快就开张(或开放)感到吃惊，其含义包含[A]的含义在内，故[C]很可能不是答案。

【听音验证】

M: Hey, how was your trip?

W: Wonderful. I spent most of my time at the art museum. I especially liked the new wing. I was amazed to hear the guide explain all the problems they had building it.

……【答案解析】

34.What did the woman think of the new wing of the museum?

【解析】 选[A]。细节题。由对话中出现的 amazed, unusual, impressive等可知女士对美术馆新侧厅的修建费用以及修建过程中的种种问题大感吃惊，并且对里面的设计印象非常深刻，故答案为[A]。

九、明显不符常理的选项往往不是答案

有的选项明显不符合该对话情景下的常识或常理，那么该选项往往也不是答案。

【例10】(新06-12-25)

【预览选项】

[A] Accurate communication is of utmost importance.

[B] Pilots should be able to speak several foreign languages.

[C] Air controllers should keep a close watch on the weather.

[D] Cooperation between pilots and air controllers is essential.

【听前预测】

由选项中的should可推知，本题应该是考查观点或建议。选项内容表明问题应该与确保安全飞行的因素有关。[B]是说飞行员应该会说几门外语，这不大合乎常理，因为飞国内行线的飞行员并不一定要会好几门外语，故[B]为答案的可能性较小。

【听音验证】

…

M: Sadly enough, yes they did. It was a really bad mistake. Many people died as a result of the simple misunderstanding.

W: Wow, that’s a powerful lesson on how important it can be to accurately communicate to each other.【答案解析】

25. What lesson could be drawn from the accident?

【解析】选[A]。对话的最后女士总结了这次事故的教训：how important it can be to accurately communicate to each other，答案是对此的同义转述。utmost意为“极大的”。

十、意思相近的选项往往都不是答案

如果有两个选项意思明显相近，那么这两个选项往往都不是答案。

【例11】(新06-12-22)

【预览选项】

[A] He was ready to make a concession.

[B] He was not prepared to go to court.

[C] He was not intimidated.

[D] He was a bit concerned.

【听前预测】

由选项中的concession(让步)，go to court, intimidate(威胁)， concerned(担心)等词可推测问题应该与男士对某事的反应有关。[A]是说他准备让步，[B]是说他不准备上法庭，二者都表示男士要“妥协退让”的含义，故很可能都不是答案。

【听音验证】

…

M: Get the branches off my property or I’ll have to sue you.

M: Yeah? For what?! …

W: You’ll be hearing from me.

M: Yeah, yeah. See you in court, Jane.

【答案解析】

22. What was the man’s reaction to the woman’s threat?

【解析】选[C]。女士说让男士等着收法庭的传票(hear from me)，男士的回答“Yeah, yeah. See you in court(法庭见)”表明他根本not intimidated(不怕威胁)。

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