托福听力是非型(托福听力 - 段落分层的判断方法之问答。)
托福听力 | 段落分层的判断方法之问答。原创 Mandy 北京超级学长 5月14日
各位同学大家好，我们又见面了。今天带大家继续学习听力方法，突破21分！
段落分层的判断方法之问答
上次课我们讲解了如何通过开头部分找到文章主旨，以及对接下来的文章结构进行预测。有遗忘的同学可以去看一下我们上次的推文哦。
托福听力 | 通过开头找到文章主旨和结构。
有些同学说了这个文章又长又难，开头我还可以集中注意力去听，但是中间部分我听着听着就跑了，不知道要重点听哪些~~这是很多同学都遇到的问题。其实我们可以把听力想象成吃牛排，我们不可能一口吃到肚里的，需要借助刀叉分成小块，一口一口的送入我们的嘴中。听力也是一样的，对于英语是非母语的同学，听懂本来就困难，一口气给我们放5分钟的音频对我们来说太难了，所以我们要借助刀叉，减小我们听力的阻力。这个刀叉就是我们今天要讲的分段的方法。通过这个方法知道听力中说了几段内容。当我们听出要讲新的段落了，那就具体听这段的重点。下一个段落出现后也是相同的方法。
引出新段落的方法
1. 以问题引出新的段落。
2. 通过强调引出新的段落。
3. 通过转折词引出新的段落。
今天我们先讲解第一种。
例题1
So, what about Realism? What are the elements of Realism we should be looking for in Frantzen’s work?
Student: Um… real honest depictions of subject matter, pretty unidealized stuff, and pretty everyday subject matter, too.
Professor: Good, one other painting I really want you to look at is of a young woman surrounded by pumpkins. You will notice that the woman’s face is so realistic looking that it’s almost like a photograph. The woman’s nose is a little less than perfect and her hair is kind of messed up. This is realism.
But then, the background of the painting, this woman with the pumpkins is wrapped in a blanket of broad thick brushstrokes, and, it’s all kinds of zigzagging brushstrokes and lines, kind of chaotic almost when you look at it close. And there are vibrant colors. There’s lots of orange, with little hints of an electric blue peeking out.
我们来分析一下这个段子。
一听到提问问题，我们就要竖起耳朵来了。问的问题一定是有答案的，这就是一个分层。哪怕上面的内容我们没有听懂，也不要抓着听不懂的地方不放，以至于能答对的题目也白白丢掉。大家做一下下面的题目，看是不是都是围绕着问题来说明的呢？
What does the professor imply about the painting of the young woman surrounded by pumpkins?
a) It was painted at an art fair.
b) It combines Impressionism with Realism.
c) It convinced Frantzen that she was a good illustrator.
d) It was originally meant to be used in an advertisement.
答案是b选项，大家做对了吗？
例题2
In fact, by the early 1940’s, even though steel cables were available, most ships in the United States Navy were not moored with steel cables; they were moored with Manila hemp ropes. Now, why was that? Well, the main reason was that steel cables degrade very, very quickly in contact with salt water. If you’ve ever been to San Francisco, you know that the Golden Gate Bridge is red. And it’s red because of the zinc paint that goes on those stainless steel cables. That, if they start at one end of the bridge and they work to the other end, by the time they finish, it’s already time to go back and start painting the beginning of the bridge again, because the bridge was built with steel cables, and steel cables can’t take the salt air unless they’re treated repeatedly with a zinc-based paint.
这个小段落也是一样的，听到了问题，去听回答。下面的确出题了。
Why does the professor mention the Golden Gate Bridge?
a) To demonstrate a disadvantage of steel cables
b) To give an example of the creative use of color
c) To show that steel cables are able to resist salt water
d) To give an example of a use of Manila hemp
正确选项a
好了，今天的内容就到这。大家课下拿tpo1-4练习一下吧。
