提高英语四级听力实力之“一二三四”
文章作者 100test 发表时间 2007:02:25 18:42:50
来源 100Test.Com百考试题网
一个转化：把阅读能力为听力能力
对于大多数四级考生来讲，他们的阅读能力要远远好于听力能力。因为即使让词汇量只有2000左右、掌握了基本语法的中学生来看着四级听力文字材料（注意，不是听着录音）做四级听力题，他们也能很快的作对80%以上的题目，而这正是很多同学在四级听力方面的奋斗目标。因此，如果大家能听懂难度与高考阅读相当的英文材料，四级听力得高分将不在话下。例如，四级听力中难度很大的一篇文章的文字材料和题目如下：
Passage one
The water clock was an ancient clock. It could be used on cloudy days, at night, and indoors. Such clocks were probably first used in Egypt about 2,000 B. C. They were also used for many years in Arabia, India, China, and all of Europe.
The simplest water clock needed just two parts--a small bowl and a large bowl. The small bowl had a tiny hole in the bottom. the large bowl was divided into equal parts and marked by lines. Water was poured into small bowl, and it fell slowly down into the large bowl in tiny 0drops. Usually it took an hour for the water to rise from one line to the next in the large bowl.
A beautiful water clock was made in Persia over a thousand years ago. It was presented as a gift to the Emperor of France. This water clock could be heard as well as seen. The dial of the clock was made up of twelve doors, each representing an hour. Every hour a door opened, and the proper number of metal balls 0dropped onto a thin brass plate to strike the hour. At twelve o clock, twelve tiny horsemen came out and shut all the doors. This was probably one of the first striking clocks.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. When was the first water clock probably made?
(A) 4,000 years ago. (C) 2,000 years ago. (B) 3,000 years ago. (D) 1,000 years ago.
12. What do we know about the structure of the simplest water clock?
(A) The small bowl was put above the large bowl.
(B) The large bowl was put above the small bowl.
(C) The small bowl was put inside the large bowl.
(D) The large bowl consisted of two equal parts.
13. What did the striking water clock use to strike hours?
(A) Horsemen. (C) Drops of water. (B) Brass doors. (D) Metal balls.
看着文字材料，我们很容易把题目全部作对。客观的讲，这篇文字材料的语言难度远远低于近年来高考英语阅读的难度。