大学英语四级考试听力技巧(十一)合理推论

此类题一般出现在Section A中，提问的方式是以where导出问题。内容多是询问谈话
发生在什么场合，或参与谈话的人在哪里，或是与“哪儿”有关的信息。
常见句式主要是：
Where did this conversation probably take place?
Where is this conversation probably taking place?
Where is this conversation most likely taking place?
Where is sb. ?
Where are the speakers? 等等。
这种题一般不会直接地给出关键词，而要有一个小的推理过程，这其中还需要有一个记录
或记忆过程，如果谈话中放置的干扰因素较多，准确记录至关重要。
要想作出合理推论来，熟知与有关场所相连系的词汇很有帮助，如medicine、patient、doc
tor、recover等与医院有关；check、interest、rate、account与bank有关；选购东西与商场有关；还书或续借与图书馆有关；各种房间类型、预订房间与hotel有关；邮票、挂号信、包裹、邮件等和邮局有关。这些常识及常用词汇是平时积累之功。
现举一简例：

W:Look at that big field of cotton and there’s a farm with some beautiful
houses.
M:You really get to know the country when you go by train,don’t you?

Q: Where did the conversation most probably take place?
A) In a cotton field. B)At a railway station.
C) On a farm. D) On a train.
答案为D), 注意排除此题的干扰项。
这类题目一般具有规律可循，只要能熟悉有关地点的词汇，基本上就可以了。