新四級長對話與短文技巧
作為走在上海應試教學研究最前沿的上海學校，這一次又在國家教委發布大學英語四級考試試點樣題之際第一時間組織一線教師對試題作了仔細的研究和討論。我們聽力組經過討論后總結出如下聽力部分的改革要點。首先，如以前的改革考綱所示，聽力部分的分值已經從以前的20%上升到35%，和閱讀理解部分并列成為整張試卷中分值比例最重要的兩部分。其次，題型的種類和以往相比改動不大。老題的聽力題目由兩部分組成，一部分叫做短對話，和新題的第一部分是一模一樣的。老題的第二部分有兩種選擇，一種是長段子，另外一種是復合式聽寫，而新題中這兩種題型都必須考察，考察的形式和題目數量均與以往完全一致。唯一不同的部分是新題中增設了一個長對話部分，而且和以往我們預測的稍有出入的一點是樣題中把原有的短對話從10題減少到8題，而長對話比我們預測的5題增加了2題，對話數量也由我們預測的1個增加為2個。不過對話部分題目總數保持不變，還是15個。總的來說，題目的總量增加了，做題時間增加了，本身對學生是否能夠長時間的集中聽力注意力就增加了考驗。另外以往有同學在考聽力的時候存在僥幸心理，特別是懼怕復合式聽寫的同學往往會在考前祈禱這次考試不要出現這種題型。改革以后以往所有的題型都必考了，無形中還是增加了總體的難度。接下來我將就其中的兩種題型：長對話和長段子給大家分析一下，著重于和以往題型的對比，目的在于給大家的復習方向以明確的指導。
首先我們來看一下樣題中給出的兩篇長對話。
Conversation One
W: Hello, Gary. Howre you?
M: Fine! And yourself?
W: Cant complain. Did you have time to look at my proposal?
M: No, not really. Can we go over it now?
W: Sure. Ive been trying to come up with some new production and advertising strategies. First of all, if we want to stay competitive, we need to modernize our factory. New equipment shouldve been installed long ago.
M: How much will that cost?
W: We have several options ranging from one hundred thousand dollars all the way up to half a million.
M: OK. Well have to discuss these costs with finance.
W: We should also consider human resources. Ive been talking to personnel as well as our staff at the factory.
M: And whats the picture?
W: Well probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factory.
M: What about advertising?
W: Marketing has some interesting ideas for television commercials.
M: TV? Isnt that a bit too expensive for us? Whats wrong with advertising in the papers, as usual?
W: Quite frankly, its just not enough anymore. We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors.
M: Will we be able to afford all this?
W: Ill look into it, but I think higher costs will be justified. These investments will result in higher profits for our company.
M: Well have to look at the figures more closely. Have finance draw up a budget for these investments.
W: All right. Ill see to it.
Questions 19 to 20 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.What are the two speakers talking about?
20.What does the woman say about the equipment of their factory?
21.What does the woman suggest about human resources?
22. Why does the woman suggest advertising on TV?
第一篇文章給我們的第一印象是篇幅非常的長。之前我們的預測是6-8個回合的對話考5道題目，而現在發現篇幅遠遠超過了這個預測，題目卻少了一道，這也給同學們在短時間內從大量信息中尋找答案制造了困難。不過如果大家再回過頭仔細去看看我用下劃線標示出來的這些內容，馬上就可以發現這些部分就是4道題目的答案出處，而且每次答案的出現都伴隨著一個問題。這首先就說明了一點，每每遇到問答的形式都是考官青睞的考點，而且考試的重點往往落在答語上。這一點和短對話中體現的原則不謀而合，而且短對話中的建議請求原則也和此處的情況及其相似。另外還有一個特點，大家觀察后不難發現，并不是每一組問答都被作為考點，而作為考試重點的幾組問題之間關聯性是不大的。換句話來說，第一個問題考察了文章的main idea, 從第二個問題開始分別考察了new business strategy 所呈現的3方面問題。其中每一個方面選擇了一個最重要的問題來考察，這一點又和以往的passage考察方法很類似，特別是人物生平發展或者故事類的題目很相似，每一方面的內容只考察一道題目，而且出題的順序和文章的順序是一致的。
作為走在上海應試教學研究最前沿的上海學校，這一次又在國家教委發布大學英語四級考試試點樣題之際第一時間組織一線教師對試題作了仔細的研究和討論。我們聽力組經過討論后總結出如下聽力部分的改革要點。首先，如以前的改革考綱所示，聽力部分的分值已經從以前的20%上升到35%，和閱讀理解部分并列成為整張試卷中分值比例最重要的兩部分。其次，題型的種類和以往相比改動不大。老題的聽力題目由兩部分組成，一部分叫做短對話，和新題的第一部分是一模一樣的。老題的第二部分有兩種選擇，一種是長段子，另外一種是復合式聽寫，而新題中這兩種題型都必須考察，考察的形式和題目數量均與以往完全一致。唯一不同的部分是新題中增設了一個長對話部分，而且和以往我們預測的稍有出入的一點是樣題中把原有的短對話從10題減少到8題，而長對話比我們預測的5題增加了2題，對話數量也由我們預測的1個增加為2個。不過對話部分題目總數保持不變，還是15個。總的來說，題目的總量增加了，做題時間增加了，本身對學生是否能夠長時間的集中聽力注意力就增加了考驗。另外以往有同學在考聽力的時候存在僥幸心理，特別是懼怕復合式聽寫的同學往往會在考前祈禱這次考試不要出現這種題型。改革以后以往所有的題型都必考了，無形中還是增加了總體的難度。接下來我將就其中的兩種題型：長對話和長段子給大家分析一下，著重于和以往題型的對比，目的在于給大家的復習方向以明確的指導。
首先我們來看一下樣題中給出的兩篇長對話。
Conversation One
W: Hello, Gary. Howre you?
M: Fine! And yourself?
W: Cant complain. Did you have time to look at my proposal?
M: No, not really. Can we go over it now?
W: Sure. Ive been trying to come up with some new production and advertising strategies. First of all, if we want to stay competitive, we need to modernize our factory. New equipment shouldve been installed long ago.
M: How much will that cost?
W: We have several options ranging from one hundred thousand dollars all the way up to half a million.
M: OK. Well have to discuss these costs with finance.
W: We should also consider human resources. Ive been talking to personnel as well as our staff at the factory.
M: And whats the picture?
W: Well probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factory.
M: What about advertising?
W: Marketing has some interesting ideas for television commercials.
M: TV? Isnt that a bit too expensive for us? Whats wrong with advertising in the papers, as usual?
W: Quite frankly, its just not enough anymore. We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors.
M: Will we be able to afford all this?
W: Ill look into it, but I think higher costs will be justified. These investments will result in higher profits for our company.
M: Well have to look at the figures more closely. Have finance draw up a budget for these investments.
W: All right. Ill see to it.
Questions 19 to 20 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.What are the two speakers talking about?
20.What does the woman say about the equipment of their factory?
21.What does the woman suggest about human resources?
22. Why does the woman suggest advertising on TV?
第一篇文章給我們的第一印象是篇幅非常的長。之前我們的預測是6-8個回合的對話考5道題目，而現在發現篇幅遠遠超過了這個預測，題目卻少了一道，這也給同學們在短時間內從大量信息中尋找答案制造了困難。不過如果大家再回過頭仔細去看看我用下劃線標示出來的這些內容，馬上就可以發現這些部分就是4道題目的答案出處，而且每次答案的出現都伴隨著一個問題。這首先就說明了一點，每每遇到問答的形式都是考官青睞的考點，而且考試的重點往往落在答語上。這一點和短對話中體現的原則不謀而合，而且短對話中的建議請求原則也和此處的情況及其相似。另外還有一個特點，大家觀察后不難發現，并不是每一組問答都被作為考點，而作為考試重點的幾組問題之間關聯性是不大的。換句話來說，第一個問題考察了文章的main idea, 從第二個問題開始分別考察了new business strategy 所呈現的3方面問題。其中每一個方面選擇了一個最重要的問題來考察，這一點又和以往的passage考察方法很類似，特別是人物生平發展或者故事類的題目很相似，每一方面的內容只考察一道題目，而且出題的順序和文章的順序是一致的。
