英語四級聽力長對話聽前預(yù)測技巧(9)

　　九、明顯不符常理的選項(xiàng)往往不是答案

　　有的選項(xiàng)明顯不符合該對話情景下的常識或常理，那么該選項(xiàng)往往也不是答案。

　　【例10】(新06-12-25)

　　【預(yù)覽選項(xiàng)】

　　[A] Accurate communication is of utmost importance.

　　[B] Pilots should be able to speak several foreign languages.

　　[C] Air controllers should keep a close watch on the weather.

　　[D] Cooperation between pilots and air controllers is essential.

　　【聽前預(yù)測】

　　由選項(xiàng)中的should可推知，本題應(yīng)該是考查觀點(diǎn)或建議。選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容表明問題應(yīng)該與確保安全飛行的因素有關(guān)。[B]是說飛行員應(yīng)該會說幾門外語，這不大合乎常理，因?yàn)轱w國內(nèi)行線的飛行員并不一定要會好幾門外語，故[B]為答案的可能性較小。

　　【聽音驗(yàn)證】

　　M: Sadly enough, yes they did. It was a really bad mistake. Many people died as a result of the simple misunderstanding.

　　W: Wow, that’s a powerful lesson on how important it can be to accurately communicate to each other.【答案解析】

　　25. What lesson could be drawn from the accident?

　　【解析】選[A]。對話的最后女士總結(jié)了這次事故的教訓(xùn)：how important it can be to accurately communicate to each other，答案是對此的同義轉(zhuǎn)述。utmost意為“極大的”。