4.把握說話人的語氣。

　　聽音時應注意通過說話人的語氣來判斷說話人的態度，尤其是反問、疑問、感嘆等語氣，往往會明顯地體現出說話人的態度或觀點。

　　【真題示例3】(06-6-3)

　　[A] The Edwards are quite well-off.

　　[B] The Edwards should cut down on their living expenses.

　　[C] It'll be unwise for the Edwards to buy another house.

　　[D] It's too expensive for the Edwards to live in their present house.

　　M: How do you like the new physician who replaced Dr. Andrew?

　　W: I hear that the Edwards are thinking of buying another house.

　　M: Should they be doing that with all the other expenses they have to pay? Anyhow, they are over 70 now, their present house is not too bad.

　　Q: What does the man imply?

　　【解析】觀點態度題。本題是問男士暗示什么。選項中living expenses(生活開支)和buy another house表明對話應與the Edwards的生活開支和購房計劃有關。對話中男士用反問語氣(should they be doing…?)表示反對意見They shouldn't be doing…(≈It'll be unwise…to do…)。

　　四、地點場景題

　　問題是關于對話發生的場合、地點或者涉及到的人或事物所處的位置。

　　提問方式通常為：

　　Where is the conversation most probably taking place?

　　Where are the two people?

　　此類題型解題技巧如下：

　　1.單個地點題：抓住與特定地點相關的常用詞語。

　　這類題目的對話中一般不會提到具體場所，問題往往要求根據對話內容推測出談話場所或某人的去向。考生要注意抓取信息詞，即與特定地點相關的最常用詞語。

　　2.多個地點題：依賴筆記，留意提問中的核心詞。

　　這類題目對話中一般會提到幾個地點，而就其中某一個進行提問，解題關鍵在于區分細節，對與選項相關的細節進行速記，并注意抓住提問中的核心詞。

　　3.熟悉常考的地點。

　　四級對話中常涉及的地點場景包括：

　　診所或醫院(clinic or hospital) 餐館(restaurant)

　　學校或校園(school or campus) 書店 (bookstore)

　　火車站 (railway station) 機場 (airport)

　　圖書館 (library) 郵局(post office)

　　銀行(bank) 旅館 (hotel)

　　【真題示例4】(新06-6-15)

　　[A] At a clinic.

　　[B] In a supermarket.

　　[C] At a restaurant.

　　[D] In an ice-cream shop.

　　M: I’ll have the steak, French Fries, and let’s see, chocolate ice-cream for dessert.

　　W: Oh-oh, you know these things will ruin your health, too much fat and sugar, how about ordering some vegetables and fruit instead?

　　Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?

　　【解析】地點場景題。本題是問對話最可能發生在哪。由對話中steak, ice-cream, order等關鍵詞即可推斷出對話應該是發生在餐館。