【例3】(710分樣卷-22)

【預覽選項】

　　[A]The latest developments of an armed rebellion in Karnak.

　　[B]The fall of Karnak’s capital city into the hands of the rebel forces.

　　[C]The epidemic that has just broken out in the country of Karnak.

　　[D]The peace talks between the rebels and the government in Karnak. 【邊聽邊記】

　　W: We now interrupt our regular scheduled news program to bring you live up-to-date coverage on the civil unrest in the newly formed country of Karnak, where our man Stan Fielding is stationed. Stan ...

　　M: …, rebel forces launched the biggest offensive against the ruling government in the 18-month conflict here in this country.

　　M:…, rebel forces are also using heavy artillery to pound the positions of government forces around the city center. Rebel forces are closing in, …

　　M: … this war-torn country …, but that is always a concern if this war lingers on.

　　22.What is the news coverage mainly about?

　　【答案解析】

　　選[A]。主旨題。主旨題的答案往往在開頭或結尾，而本題的答案即出自開頭的第一句。選項中的latest(最新的)對應該句中的live up-to-date(最新直播)，armed rebellion(武裝叛亂)對應unrest(動亂)。另外，對話的主題往往會得到多次重復，因此根據后面多次出現的rebel forces, conflict, war等與“叛亂”相關的詞語，也可判斷本題答案為[A]。

　　四、留意選項中的要點內容

　　正確選項往往與原文相似，或是原文的同義表達，因此應注意提取選項中的關鍵點，在聽音時留意其是否在文中出現并加以記錄。

　　【例4】(710分樣卷-25)

　　【預覽選項】

　　[A] Inadequate medical care.

　　[B] Continuing social unrest.

　　[C] Lack of food, water and shelter.

　　[D] Rapid spreading of the epidemic

　　【邊聽邊記】

　　W: … what other pressing concerns are there for the citizens of the city?

　　M: Well, since the beginning of the conflict, starvation, and lack of clean water and adequate shelter have been the biggest daily obstacles facing the citizens of this war-torn country.

　　25. What is the pressing concern of the citizens of Karnack?

　　【答案解析】

　　選[C]。細節題。四個選項中只有[C]項內容在對話中出現，其他三項均未涉及到，故只要抓住對話中starvation, and lack of clean water and adequate shelter或其部分內容，即可判斷答案為[C]。starvation意為“饑餓”。

　　五、留意數字、人名、地名、時間、年代等相關信息

　　遇到數字、人名、地名、時間、年代時要對相關信息做簡要記錄，尤其是選項中出現類似的概念時，在聽音時更應重點留意。

　　【例5】(710分樣卷-24)

　　【預覽選項】

　　[A] Late in the morning.

　　[B] Early in the afternoon.

　　[C] Sometime before dawn.

　　[D] Shortly after sunrise. 【邊聽邊記】

　　M: … Rebel forces are closing in, and it’s feared tha they will be able to take the capital building before daybreak where, it is believed, many government officials are holding out.

　　24. At what time of day do you think this news report is being made?

　　【答案解析】

　　選[C]。細節題。根據原文中…it’s feared that they will …before daybreak.可知，當時報道的時間應該是在before daybreak(黎明破曉前)。dawn相當于daybreak。

六、注意使用縮略語

　　記筆記一定要迅速，而要想在有限的時間內盡可能比較全面的記錄重點信息，使用一定的縮略語和熟悉的符號是十分必要的，主要有以下幾種方法：

　　1.利用數學符號。

　　如equal寫成“=”; “≠”表示“unequal”;“↑”代表increase/up; “←”表示result from/because/since/for/as;“→”代表lead to/result in/has become/turn into;“↓”表示decrease/drop/dip/fall;“≈”代表about/almost;>表示more than;<表示 less than;“ +”代表include/cover;“-”則是exclude等。

　　2.利用數字和其他固定符號。

　　能用數字或其他固定符號代表的詞全部用阿拉伯數字或符號，這樣既能節約時間，又能避免拼寫錯誤，如：twenty寫成 20; nineteen eighty four記作1984; $=dollar; ￡=pound; 11 in the morning=11 am; 11 in the evening=11 pm等。

　　3.創造自己的速寫符號。

　　在平時的訓練中也可以使用和創造一些符合自己習慣的縮略語和符號，如u可代表understand(ing); m可代表mean(ing); m=minute; s=second; h=hour; imp.=important/importance; nec.=necessary等。