我们来看一个例子,TPO4 L2 literature class
Main idea: Self-reliance(对Self-reliance的解释,提到莎士比亚,明白大意即可,为了truth, 为了self, 为了unique, 还有好多其他的细节无需全部记住)
另一段:conformity: 批评大家没有自我,抛弃自我,强调这个novel idea
再一段:non-conformity: past & future 讲解一番结论past<future; 举了两个例子:一个是ship, 航行有各种zigzag的线条;另一个是professor自己non-conformity的经历。
我们再来看看考题:
1. What is the main purpose of the lecture?
2. On what basis did Emerson criticize the people of his time?
3. What does Emerson say about the past?
4. What point does the professor make when he mentions a ship’s path?
5. What does the professor imply about himself when he recounts some life experiences he had before becoming a literature professor? Click on 2 answers.
听好文章的topic sentences, 所有的考点都一目了然,对于有些细节点不要过分执着,并没有出现学生们所担心的过分的细节。
Pragmatic Understanding Questions
4. Understanding the Function of What Is Said
5. Understanding the Speaker's Attitude
Connecting Information Questions
6. Understanding Organization
7. Connecting Content
8. Making Inferences
细节题属于基本信息理解题,主要要求我们听懂和记住lecture或conversation中明晰的细节或事实,后面两大类题型很大一部分是建立在细节的基础之上的,细节很重要,但过分的细节点只会干扰我们的听力。朗阁海外考试研究中心建议考生们平时在练习的时候也可以调节一下我们的重心,多注重topic sentences, 将main idea / major points / important details的字样在纸上分行列出(方便找答案),在听的过程中注意这几方面的笔记,多锻炼自己写出一个主要观点的小总结,有助于我们更好的理解整篇文章的谋篇布局。