俗话说:知己知彼,百战百胜。知道游戏规则,自然可以掌握游戏。托福听力自然也是如此。

1.对话或讲座的目的(purpose)意指其功能,是这个对话或讲座发生的主要理由。

对话中,说话人的目的是与对话的话题、说话人之间的关系以及谈话的背景相关的。

新托福考试中,关于目的的试题形式如下:

Why does the student go to see the professor? What is the man's problem?

Why is the woman concerned?

What is the purpose of the conversation?

2.谈话或讲座的目的与主题相关。新托福考试中关于目的的试题形式如下:

What is the purpose of the talk? ' i What is the main purpose of the lecture'l What is the speaker's main purpose?

3.有些关于目的的试题只与部分对话或讲座的内容相关。这些问题通常问的是某个短语或句子的作用:

Why does the student say _?

Why does the professor mention -?

Why does the instructor talk about . ? Why does the speaker tell a story about -? Why does the professor ask the class about _

4.有时考生可以再听一次部分对话或讲座的内容。之后会听到问题问及说话人的目的。例如:

Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question. (You hear part oftbe lecture again.) : .

Why does the professor say this.

5. 下面是一些新托福考试中对话或讲座目的的例子:

To ask for advice

To answer a question

To compare two or more things To complain about something To define a term

To describe a process

To emphasize importance

To explain causes and effects

To give examples :

To give reasons

To introduce a new concept

To recommend a course of action

6.有时说话人会直接说出其目的:

“l need advice about my paper."

“I'm concerned about my grade for this class."

“I'm applying to graduate school,and l was wondering if you'd write me a

1 letter of recommendation.”

了解到以上规则,是否对听力考试更加熟悉了呢?剩下来的事情就是操练啦!