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t 后面的句子里。 but 后面很多情況下都是提供一定的具體信息。鑒于這個特點,考生做題的時候應(yīng)該緊緊抓住 but 后面句子的意思。 【例 12】 A) She’ll have some chocolate cake. B) She’ll take a look at the menu. C) She’ll go without dessert. D) She’ll prepare the dinner. M: What would you like for dessert? I think I’ll have apple pie and ice cream. W: The chocolate cake looks great, but I have to watch my weight. You go ahead and get yours. Q: What would the woman most probably do? 【解析】這道 題目關(guān)鍵在于聽懂女士第二句話即中 but 后的 I have to watch my weight(我要注意我的體重 )。顯然, but 后面的句子提供了前面所作回答的一個主觀原因,即為了保持體重,女士對男士的建議是一種委婉的拒絕。答案為 C)。 (3)注意對話中的虛擬語氣 這類題的特征是對話中出現(xiàn)虛擬條件句,包括與過去事實、現(xiàn)在事實、將來事實相反的虛擬條件句;此外還有 wish 從句、 if only 從句等表示無法實現(xiàn)的愿望,以及 it is( about) time that sb. did sth./it is (high) time that sth. happened 等句型表達該某人做某事了或某事該發(fā)生了。考生最容易失分的就是在虛擬條件句上的理解,解答這類題的前提是熟練掌握虛擬語氣的結(jié)構(gòu),理解虛擬語氣所包含的假設(shè)含義。聽到虛擬語氣的標(biāo)志性詞語后,應(yīng)迅速抓聽后面的內(nèi)容,將其還原成說話者的真實意圖,或者說是 “反著選題 ”。 【典型例題】 【例 13】 A) He is not very enthusiastic about his English lessons. B) He has made great progress in his English. C) He is a student of the music department. D) He is not very interested in English songs. W: , your student, Bill, shows great enthusiasm for music instruments. M: I only wish he showed half as much for his English lessons. Q: What do we learn from the conversation about Bill? 【解析】第二句話中的 wish 是虛擬語氣,表示后面帶起的是沒有實現(xiàn)的愿望。他希望, Bill能對英語課表現(xiàn)出對樂器一半的熱情。由此可見, Bill 對英語課沒什么熱情。答案為 A)。