[转帖][好文共赏]大学英语四级听力“信不信由你”的“魔鬼定律”

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听力理解对话部分的内容通常取材于人们的日常生活，除了上述的语言情景和常考题型外，还有许多“信不信由你”的出题规律。笔者根据平时听力教学的实践，总结出如下几条：
　　
　　 1 不管是学生还是工作人员，“忙”似乎是人们生活的永恒主题；
　　 真题佐证：
　　 ① W: Jack, would you like to go to the club with us tomorrow
　　 night?（1993-01-9）
　　 M: I wish I could, but I have to work on my term paper.
　　 Q: Is Jack going to the club?
　　 A: No. He has to finish his homework.
　　 ② M: Can you stay for dinner?（1997-01-8）
　　 W: I’d love to, but I have to go and send some registered mail
　　 before picking up the children from school.
　　 Q: Where will the woman go first?
　　 A: To the post office.
　　 ③ W: Are you coming with me to the history museum, George?（1999-01-8）
　　 M: I already have my hands full with this book report.
　　 Q: What does the man mean?
　　 A: He is too busy to go with her.
　　 ④ W: Excuse me, Professor Hill. May I ask you a few
　　 questions?（1999-06-3）
　　 M: Yes, of course. But I’m sorry I have a class at 10. Why don’t you
　　 come in my office hours? That’s 4 to 5 pm, Monday, Thursday and
　　 Friday.
　　 Q: Why can’t Professor Hill answer her questions now?
　　 A: He doesn’t have time.
　　 ⑤ M: Would you get me through to Dr. Lemon please?（2000-01-10）
　　 W: I’m sorry, he’s with a patient.
　　 Q: What does the woman mean?
　　 A: Dr. Lemon is busy at the moment.
　　 ⑥ W: When will you be through with your work, John?（2001-06-8）
　　 M: Who knows! My boss usually finds something for me to do at the
　　 last minute.
　　 Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
　　 A: The man is complaining.

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2 由于平时很忙，学校放假或旅游度假等休闲活动总是魅力十足，受人欢迎，甚至掰着指头数日子；
　　 真题佐证：
　　 ① M: Well, the holiday is well soon be here.（1998-01-7）
　　 W: Yes, isn’t it exciting by this time next week, we’ll be on the
　　 plane.
　　 Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
　　 A: They’ll be flying somewhere for their vacation.
　　 ② W: I’m thinking of going to Austin for a visit. Do you think it’s
　　 worth seeing?（1998-06-2）
　　 M: Well, I wish I had been there.
　　 Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
　　 A: The man has not been to Austin before.
　　 ③ M: Is Jane looking forward to going home for this
　　 summer?（1999-06-7）
　　 W: She is counting the days.
　　 Q: What does the woman imply?
　　 A: Jane is eager to go home for the vacation.
　　 3 学生要修学的课程总是很多，往往到了最后期限还不知道该选修哪门课程。真正开始上课后，又发现所选课程比预期的要难得多；
　　 真题佐证：
　　 ① W: Hi, Tony. How did your experiment go yesterday?（2001-06-2）
　　 M: Well, it wasn’t as easy as I had thought. I have to continue
　　 doing it tonight.
　　 Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
　　 A: Tony had expected the experiment to be easier.
　　 ② W: Is that optional course is as hard as everybody
　　 says?（2003-06-10）
　　 M: Exactly even worse, believe it or not.
　　 Q: What did the man say about the course?
　　 A: It’s much more difficult than people think.
　　 ③ W: You took an optional course this semester, didn’t you? How’s it
　　 going?（2002-06-5）
　　 M: Terrible! It seems like the more the professor talks, the less I
　　 understand.
　　 Q: How does the man feel about the course?
　　 A: He finds it hard to follow the teacher.
　　 ④ W: Is that optional course is as hard as everybody
　　 says?（2003-06-10）
　　 M: Exactly even worse, believe it or not.
　　 Q: What did the man say about the course?
　　 A: It’s much more difficult than people think.

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4 学生的作业总是很多，要准时完成似乎遥遥无期，尤其是阅读，但只要艰苦努力，最终还是能搞定的；
　　 真题佐证：
　　 ① W: It looks like the English course is going to be a lot of
　　 work.（1989-01-3）
　　 M: Didn’t you see the reading list is enormous?
　　 Q: What did they think of the English course?
　　 A: It’s going to require a lot of reading.
　　 ② W: Jack, how are you doing with your paper?（1989-01-8）
　　 M: I’ve written and rewritten it so many times that I wonder when I
　　 can finish it.
　　 Q: What can we learn about the man?
　　 A: He is upset.
　　 ③ M: How are you getting on with your essay, Mary? I’m having a real
　　 hard time with mine.（2000-06-5）
　　 W: Well, after two sleepless nights, I am finally through with it.
　　 Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
　　 A: They both had a hard time writing the essay.
　　 ④ W: Hi, Tony. How did your experiment go yesterday?（2001-06-2）
　　 M: Well, it wasn’t as easy as I had thought. I have to continue
　　 doing it tonight.
　　 Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
　　 A: Tony had expected the experiment to be easier.
　　 ⑤ W: When will you be through with your work, John?（2001-06-8）
　　 M: Who knows! My boss usually finds something for me to do at the
　　 last minute.
　　 Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
　　 A: The man is complaining.

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5 “严师出高徒，”老师对学生一定非常严格，令人敬畏；课程考试总是很难，不管学习多么刻苦认真，60分就高呼万岁；
　　 真题佐证：
　　 ① W: You look upset. Anything wrong?（1995-06-6）
　　 M: I failed in physics exam again in spite of all the efforts I
　　made.
　　 Q: What do we know about the man from the conversation?
　　 A: He didn’t pass the physics exam.
6 讲座两极分化，不是精彩无限，就是无聊透顶，参加者不是想睡觉就是不停地看时间；
　　 真题佐证：
　　 ① W: Professor White’s presentation seemed to go on forever. I was
　　 barely able to stay awake.（2000-12-5）
　　 M: How could you sleep through it? It is one of the best that I have
　　 ever heard on this topic.
　　 Q: What does the man think of Professor White’s presentation?
　　 A: He speaks highly of the presentation

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7 与英语国家日常生活息息相关的东西总是受到人欢迎，如：苹果派一定好吃，音乐会一定人山人海，甚至连走廊也站满了人；
　　 真题佐证：
　　 W: What do you think of the apple pie? I made it myself.（2000-01-2）
　　 M: Very delicious indeed. Even my mother’s can’t match this.
　　 Q: What does the man mean?
　　 A: This apple pie tastes very good.
　　 8 天气总是不好，尤其是户外活动，如：野餐、野营、远足、烧烤、探险、考察或旅行等时，总能遇上坏天气（如刮风或下雨等）而被迫延迟或取消；
　　 真题佐证：
　　 ① M: It’s a perfect day for staying inside.（1993-01-3）
　　 W: This rain hasn’t let up for 2 weeks. I’m going crazy.
　　 Q: What are they talking about?
　　 A: The weather.

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因为后面的真题举例实在太多
就不举例
只给规律咯

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9 生病大都是像头痛或感冒等小病，但最好的办法是看医生，多休息。判断疾病痊愈的标准是：明天你是否能回到工作岗位；
10
　　 交通问题令人头疼。停车难，尤其是在闹市区，公车要么拥挤不堪或半路抛锚，要不然就是交通堵塞；幸运的是，交通事故总是小事一桩，并能幸免于难；
11 火车或飞机经常由于恶劣天气而被迫推迟甚至取消；
　　 真题佐证：
12 想要的东西总是缺货，急用的东西总出毛病，如汽车抛锚，电脑瘫痪等；

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13 买东西总能遇上促销或减价而买到真正的便宜货，但从长远考虑，大都会舍弃二手货而买崭新的；
　　 真题佐证：
14 信奉宁静致远，人们总是向往宁静安详的地方以逃避喧嚣的环境；
　　 真题佐证：
15 打公用电话总没带够零钱；
16 身材总是不佳，需要节食减肥或参加体育运动；

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17 想看电影时票总是难买，要么人多要么没票，若好不容易买到电影票而去看了，结果总是令人失望，不值得一看；
　　 真题佐证：
18 预定计划由于种种原因总是被迫推迟或取消；
　　 真题佐证：
19 人们总是乐于助人，为对方提供力所能及的帮助；
20 出于好意，人们总是建议对方凡事都不要着急，“面包会有的，一切都会有的。”

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不知道有没有价值就是
呵呵
不过如果下周的今天考4级的同志们
如果类似的题
又很遗憾没听懂的话
不妨试下这个规律

momico

tinasw

新东方老师就是教这些规律哦~只不过他们研究的更多更深入一点而已~
支持~

christina

楼主好样的加分啊

无病呻吟

好长啊!~~~~
不过盯着头皮看完了!~~
八错!~~

rockwhy

六级呢？同理么？

小鲈鱼

应该同理可证六级……
不错……

不是吧？

cxz-cxz

一句话：总是带有遗憾的！