4.理解说话者的意图、观点或态度

Which of the following words best describes the day the speaker had?

4.1 揣摩说话者的言外之意

例4.1 （2012-3）

4.What does the woman mean? (B)

A. She will choose the man.

B. The man was late in asking.

C. She may run for the position.

原文：

M: Sarah, I’m prepared to run for class monitor and I’m wondering if I … er… if I can count

on your support?

W: Oh, maybe if you had asked me sooner. But my roommate is running, too, and I’ve already

promised her that she had my support.

题目分析：理解说话者的意思的题目常用的设问方式是：What does … mean?

答题关键：虚拟语气：…maybe if you had asked me sooner（……或许你该早点儿问我），说话者要表达的真正意思是：你问得太晚了。

4.2 理解说话者的意图

例4.2 （2012-3）

5. What does the woman want the man to do? (C)

A. Set up a museum.

B. Start doing exercise.

C. Stop buying cameras.

原文：

W: Have you bought a new camera again? You’re turning my flat into a camera

museum!

M: I’ll stop. I’ll try. But I probably can ’t. I see a new model and my knees go weak.

题目分析：理解说话者的意图常用的设问方式是：What does …want …?

答题关键：这道题的难度在于要通过男士的答语倒推女士的意图。

4.3 理解说话者的观点、态度

例4.3.1（2009-9）

2. What does the man suggest the woman do? (A)

A. Talk to her friend.

B. Be brave when in danger.

C. Borrow money from her friend.

原文：

W: Boling owes me 50 dollars. I don’t know if she r emembers. But I am afraid of reminding her because it might ruin our friendship.

M: Well, to get your money back, you might have to remind her, I am afraid. 题目分析：理解说话者的观点的题目常用的提问方式是：What … think of /suggest …? 这

类题有时可以直接从材料中得到暗示，有时需要结合上下文进行合理推断。

答题关键：本题的题干是在提问观点、建议，从材料中可以间接得出答案：remind her 也

就是找她谈谈，提醒一下她。

例4.3.2（2011-3）

20. How does the woman feel now? (C)

A. Regretful.

B. Worried.

C. Satisfied.

原文： If I hadn't made that choice to take a chance to do something that really spoke to me, I don’t thi nk I could have lived with myself.

题目分析：理解说话者态度的题目常用的提问方式是：How does … feel about …?

/What ’s the man ’s/woman ’s attitude towards …?。这类题目的选项往

往都是简单的形容词。

答题关键：live with …（接受……）；句子使用了虚拟语气：“如果不做那个决定，我现在不

能接受自己。”言外之意，对现在的状况很满意。

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