托福聽力考試題型中,Lecture題型是最難理解的,也是最枯燥乏味的部分。針對這種托福聽力題型,同學們應該如何來備考托福呢?本文小編將帶來托福聽力Lecture題型全面解析的全部內容,希望能夠幫助正在備戰托福的同學們!
小編推薦:考托福還是雅思?從口語3個不同方面我們找到答案
文章開頭
轉折&強調&語氣變化處
因果關系
列舉&舉例
學生提問
其實很多老師都會告訴學生這些地方是重點,在聽聽力的時候,一旦聽到這些一定要非常注意,可是有很多學生卻抓不住這些點,即便他們知道這些方面是重點。首先我們先把這些點具體化,看在聽力中這些點是如何表現出來的:
文章開頭
文章的開頭之所以要很認真的聽,而且一定要聽到是因為文章的開頭關系到主旨大意題。托福聽力文章的開頭一般分為兩個方面:一種是開門見山式,即文章一開頭教授就會說”Today, we are going to talk about...”;一種是迂回式,即教授先說之前的課講了什么,比如“Last class, we talked about…” 中間會講很多內容,但是這些都是上節課的內容,教授在講完后會說“But, today, we are going to talk about…” 這時才是這節課的主要內容。如何快速的進入聽力狀態,一是平常練習的時候,不管外界環境有多大的干擾,都要鍛煉自己瞬間進入聽力狀態,文章的前兩句話一定要聽懂。那么,主旨大意題就可以直接搞定。
列舉&舉例
列舉,即把事物或者特征或者例子一個個的舉出來。在托福聽力中的體現為對某個事物的特點的列舉,或者對事物的幾個方面的列舉,或者幾個不同的事物的列舉。比如聽力通常會出現first, second; on the one hand, on the other hand; first, then; some, others等。所以在聽到這些提示詞時,一定要認真聽,而且要記下來。列舉通常對應多選題,根據近年來托福聽力的考試趨勢,多選題出現頻率越來越高,所以一定要重視聽力中出現的列舉。
舉例,通常會出現一個不同于文章主旨大意的內容,這時一定要記住這個例子。舉例對應功能題,所以在出現“for example”,“for instance”,“such as”,“like”等詞時要注意例子的具體名稱是什么,這樣在聽力題目中一旦出現例子至少不會覺得陌生,而且能夠根據筆記快速回憶起對應的聽力中的內容,準確答出題目。
轉折&強調&語氣變化處
轉折即文章中出現轉折的地方,常見的對應標志詞有“however,but,while,yet”等。聽力過程中可能會出現很多這種轉折標志詞,但并不是每個轉折的地方都會出題,但是基本會有一道題目和轉折相關,所以為了保險起見,建議同學們每一個轉折點都認真聽,然后記下來。
強調&語氣變化處,相對于轉折來說標志詞沒那么明顯,所以在聽力過程中很容易被忽略。強調的標志詞有in fact,actually,really等。演講者在講這些詞的時候一般都會放慢語速,所以強調和語氣變化經常一起出現,因此同學們在聽力時要特別注意。
下面以托福TPO 1-Part 1-Lecture 1為例解釋如何預測出題點。
Professor:
Ok, I’m going to begin this lecture by giving your next assignment. Remember I said that at some point during this semester I want you to attend an exhibit at the Fairy Street Gallery and then write about it? Well, the exhibit that I want you to attend is coming up. It’s already started in fact, but it’ll be at the gallery for the next month, which should give you plenty of time to complete this assignment.
The name of the artist exhibiting there is Rose Frantzen. Frantzen’s work may be unfamiliar to you since she’s a relatively young artist. But she’s got a very unusual style, compared to some of the artists we’ve looked at this term. But anyway, Frantzen’s style is what she herself calls Realistic Impressionism. So you’ve probably studied both of these movements separately, separate movements, Realism and Impressionism, in some of your art history courses. So who can just sum these up?
Student:
Well, Impressionism started in the late 19th century. Um … the basic impressionist style was very different from earlier styles. It didn’t depict scenes or models exactly as they looked. Um … Impressionist painters tended to apply paint really thickly, and in big brushstrokes, so the texture of the canvas was rough.
Professor:
Good. What else? What were the subjects?
Student:
Well, a lot of impressionist artists painted everyday scenes, like people on the streets and in cafes, uh, lots of nature scenes, especially landscapes.
Professor:
Good. So when you go to the exhibit, I really want you to take a close look at a certain painting. It’s a farm scene. And you will see it right as you enter the gallery. The reason I think this painting is so important is that it stresses the impressionist aspect of Frantzen’s style. It’s an outdoor scene, an everyday scene. It’s kind of bleak, but you can really see those broad brushstrokes and the blurry lines. The colors aren’t quite realistic. The sky is kind of, well an unnatural pinkish yellow. And the fence in the foreground is blue, but somehow the overall scene gives an impression of a cold, bleak winter day on a farm. So that’s the impressionist side of her work.
Oh, and speaking about farms, that reminds me. One interesting thing I read about Franzten is that when she first moved back to Iowa after living abroad, she often visited this place in her town called the Sales Barn. And the Sales Barn, it was basically this place where the local farmers bought and sold their cattle, their farm animals. And the reason Frantzen went there, and she later on would visit other places like dance halls, was to observe people and the ways that they moved. She really found that this helped her work—that it gave her an understanding of body movements and actions, how humans move, and stand still, what their postures were like, too.
So, what about Realism? What are the elements of Realism we should be looking for in Frantzen’s work?
Student:
Um … real honest depictions of subject matter, pretty unidealized stuff, and pretty everyday subject matter, too.
Professor:
Good. One other painting I really want you to look at is of a young woman surrounded by pumpkins. You will notice that the woman’s face is so realistic looking that it’s almost like a photograph. The woman’s nose is a little less than perfect and her hair is kind of messed up. This is realism. But then, the background of the painting, this woman with the pumpkins is wrapped in a blanket of broad thick brushstrokes, and, it’s all kinds of zigzagging brushstrokes and lines, kind of chaotic almost when you look at it close. And there are vibrant colors. There’s lots of orange, with little hints of an electric blue peeking out.
I find Frantzen to be a very accessible artist. I mean, some artists, to appreciate them, you have to know their life story. But here’s a little bit about Rose Frantzen’s life anyway. She attended art school, but was told by one of her instructors that she was not good at illustration, that she should go into advertising instead. So she took advertising classes and fine arts classes too, until she was convinced by the head of an advertising agency that her work was really good, that she could be an artist. But of course, it’s not as easy as that, and so Frantzen had to paint other people’s portraits at places like art fairs just to make money to buy paint for her more serious art work. No matter what, she never stopped painting. And now, Frantzen is doing extremely well. And her work is being shown all over the country. So I think most of us would be discouraged if we had to face challenges and difficulties like that. But what’s important is that you keep at it that you don’t give up. That’s what is really important to remember.
文中用紅色部分標出的是我們之前總結的考點預測的地方,也就是需要特別注意聽,特別注意記錄的地方。下面我們看一下題目,看這些點是不是涵蓋了所有的題目。
托福聽力lecture出題點總結
6. What is the purpose of the lecture?
To explain the difference between two artistic styles
To describe a new art gallery to the class
To introduce an artist's work to the class
To show how artists' styles can evolve over time
7. What does the professor say about Frantzen's painting of a farm scene?
It resembles a photograph
It may be Frantzen's best known painting
It was painted in the Impressionist style
It was painted while Frantzen lived abroad
8. Why did Frantzen go to the Sales Barn?
To study human form and movement
To earn money by painting portraits
To paint farm animals in an outdoor setting
To meet people who could model for her paining
9. What does the professor imply about the painting of the young woman surrounded by pumpkins?
It was painted at an art fair
It combines Impressionism with Realism
It convinced Frantzen that she was a good illustrator
It was originally meant to be used in an advertisement
10. Why does the professor discuss Frantzen's difficulties as a young painter?
He wants to point out mistakes that young artists commonly make
He thinks her example can inspire the students in their own lives
Her difficulties remind him of the difficulties he himself experienced as a young girl
Her difficulties are the subject of some of the paintings in the gallery that the students will visit
11. What does the professor imply when he says this?
The students can understand Frantzen's art without knowing about her life
The students should pay very close attention to what he is going to say
Some of his students are already familiar with Frantzen's life story
Some of his students may not appreciate Frantzen's work
文中陰影部分是正確答案出現的地方。可以從文中清楚的看到我們提前預測的出題點涵蓋了所有的題目答案。因此同學們在復習的時候當聽力基本功已經扎實的時候,可以從這個方面來提高正確率。
以上就是小編為同學們整理的托福聽力Lecture題型全面解析的全部內容,希望能夠幫助正在備考托福的同學們!