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本次听力考试文章来源于每日邮报,卫报,Good News Network,BBC官网等报纸或网站。主题包括航空公司(新闻1)、小象出生(新闻2)、婚戒失而复得(新闻3),捕猎鸭子(长对话1)、家庭装修(长对话2)、家庭作业(短文1)、员工激励机制(短文2)与文化习俗(短文3)。

本次听力音频男子为英式发音,女子为美式发音,语速正常,听力难度适中,出现了少量较难听懂的专有名词如Tucson(土桑市),Arizona(亚利桑那州),Tagalsky (人名),Ron Krivoy(人名);以及适量难度词汇zoological(动物学的),contradict(相抵触),inconsistent (不一致的),attainment(学识;获得),campaigner(活动家), cargo (货物),chartered(租赁的) 等

主要出题点如下:
1. 文章开头。例如,新闻1中Question 1:What does the news report say about United Airlines?(关于美国联合航空公司,这篇报道写了什么?)的答案对应了文章开头一句话:United Airlines has apologized for mistakenly shipping an American family’s pet dog in the wrong direction to Japan.(美国联合航空公司为错误地将一个美国家庭的宠物狗运往日本而道歉。);再如,新闻3中Question 5:What do we learn about the restaurant?(关于这家餐馆,我们知道什么?)对应了文章开头第一句:Three years ago, a couple was enjoying a meal at a beach restaurant. The restaurant was built on a wooden structure above the sea water.(三年前,一对夫妻正在一个海边餐厅享用美食。这家餐厅建在一座水平面以上的木质建筑上。) 

2. 文章结尾。例如:长对话2中Question 15:What has the woman come to realize at the end of the conversation?(在对话的最后,这位女士意识到了什么?)对应了文章结尾倒数第一句:I'm starting to realize that painting my house is far more troublesome than I had anticipated(我开始意识到,给房子上油漆比我想得要麻烦得多。)再如,新闻2的Question 4:What does the report say about the birth of the new baby elephant?(关于小象的出生,这篇报道说了什么?)对应了对话的倒数第二句The new baby expands the zoo's elephant herd to six.(小象baby的出生将动物园象群的个数扩大到了六个。)

3.提示词。例如,短文1中Q16:What is the main aim of homework for primary school kids?(对小学生来说,家庭作业的主要目的是什么?)的答案句:At the primary level, the main aim is to cultivate good habits, like learning to plan and exercising self discipline.(在小学阶段,主要目的是培养良好的习惯,如学会计划和培养自律性)中包含了提示词primary. 
又如,短文3中,Question23: What do studies in recent years show about left-handed children? (关于左撇子孩子,近年来的研究说明了什么),所对应的答案是Studies in recent years show that left-handed children are more likely to suffer with learning difficulties, and their scores are lower on IQ tests. (近年来的研究表明,左撇子儿童更有可能遇到学习困难,他们在智商测试中的得分也更低。),关键词就是studies recent years;

主要考点包括:
1. 主旨大意把握。例如,新闻1的Question 1: What does the news report say about United Airlines?(关于美联航空,新闻报道了什么?)
以及短文2的Question 20:What do critics think of Mexican Oil Company's bonus policy? 
(批评家们如何看待墨西哥石油公司的福利政策。)
2.细节定位。 比如,对话1的Question 9: What does the woman say has caused the shrinking of ducks' habitats in Australia? (关于澳洲鸭子栖息地的减少,这位女士说了什么?);又如,新闻2的Question 3: What do we learn about the mother elephant Samba? (关于象妈妈Samba, 我们知道什么);
3. 考察原因。例如,长对话1Question 10:Why is there no commercial farming of ducks and geese in western countries? (为什么西方国家没有鸭和鹅的商业养殖?);又如短文3的Question 22:Why are some people criticizing the British government? (为什么有些人在批评英国政府?)。
4. 问答原则。比如,对话1的Q9,男人问到:But can anyone be sure if the decline is really caused by the hunting or by climate change?(但是,有人能确定这种下降真的是由狩猎还是由气候变化造成的吗?) 女人接着回答:It's caused by both in fact.(事实上,是由这两种因素共同作用的。)
5. 强调。比如短文1的Q17:What does the passage suggest parents do to help their children?(这篇文章建议家长如何帮助自己的小孩?)对应的答案And for primary school children at least somewhere near you. So you can answer questions and offer encouragement(对于小学生,至少保证他们在你附近的某个地方。所以你可以及时回答问题并给予鼓励)其中at least强调了家长至少应该做到的一点。