七、與對(duì)話(huà)主題或其余選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容不同的選項(xiàng)往往不是答案
　　如果某一選項(xiàng)明顯與對(duì)話(huà)主題不相關(guān)，那么該選項(xiàng)往往不是答案。
　　如果某一選項(xiàng)明顯與其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容不同，即與該題主題明顯不相關(guān)的選項(xiàng)往往不是答案。
　　【例8】(新06-12- 19)
　　【預(yù)覽選項(xiàng)】
　　19. [A] He picked up some apples in his yard.
　　[B] He cut some branches off the apple tree.
　　[C] He quarreled with his neighbor over the fence.
　　[D] He cleaned up all the garbage in the woman’s yard.
　　20. [A] Trim the apple trees in her yard.
　　[B] Pick up the apples that fell in her yard.
　　[C] Take the garbage to the curb for her.
　　[D] Remove the branches from her yard.
　　21. [A] File a lawsuit against the man.
　　[B] Ask the man for compensation.
　　[C] Have the man’s apple tree cut down.
　　[D] Throw garbage into the man’s yard.
　　22. [A] He was ready to make a concession.
　　[B] He was not prepared to go to court.
　　[C] He was not intimidated.
　　[D] He was a bit concerned.
　　【聽(tīng)前預(yù)測(cè)】
　　由各選項(xiàng)中的apple, tree, yard, branches, trim(修剪)等詞可推知對(duì)話(huà)主題應(yīng)該與蘋(píng)果樹(shù)枝條和院子有關(guān)，再根據(jù)選項(xiàng)中出現(xiàn)的quarreled, lawsuit(訴訟), compensation(賠償), concession(讓步), court(法庭)等詞可推知對(duì)話(huà)還可能涉及到對(duì)話(huà)雙方的爭(zhēng)吵。
　　19題各選項(xiàng)中謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去式形式表明本題應(yīng)該是考查男士過(guò)去的活動(dòng)。[A]、[B]、[C]均與蘋(píng)果樹(shù)和院子有關(guān)，只有[C]是關(guān)于fence(柵欄)，與其他三項(xiàng)內(nèi)容差別較大，且與其他各題選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容均不相關(guān)，故[C]為答案的可能性較小。
　　【聽(tīng)音驗(yàn)證】
　　W: Hello, Patrick, is that you?
　　M: Yeah, Jane, what can I do for you?
　　W: I was calling about the apple tree that you were trimming yesterday.
　　M: That was hard work!
　　……【答案解析】
　　19. What did the man do yesterday?
　　【解析】選[B]。由女士話(huà)中的the apple tree that you were trimming yesterday可知男士昨天給蘋(píng)果樹(shù)剪枝了。trim意為“修剪，修整”。