四級題目中特別是Section A中的對話,有不少是通過條件句來表達建議,想法,結果和趨勢等。因此,能正確理解和抓住說話者所要表達的真實意圖至爲重要。條件句有兩種,一是真實條件句,二是虛擬條件句。真實條件句表達的意思是直接而明顯的,一般指有可能實現;虛擬條件句是間接而含蓄的。對後者應有足夠的謹慎。下面兩個例子
可作爲說明:
M:If I go to the store,will you make dinner for us tonight?
W:Bring back enough food.
Q:What will the woman do if the man shops?
A) The woman will cook.
B) He won’t buy enough.
C) He’ll get in a bad mood.
D) He will make dinner
應選A)
又如:W:Did you see film last night?
M:I wouldn’t have gone to see it if I’d known it was boring.
Q:Where was the man last night?
A) In a bar. B) In a cinema. C) At a lecture. D) Unreasonable.
應選 B)
條件句中以if引導居多,注意這種句式的表達特點。
它們經常用省略的形式,如if possible,if any,if not,if so,if necessary,if needed等,聽省略形式的'條件句,主要應該抓住主句的基本內容,因爲條件句不易聽錯,只要抓住了主句的基本內容,就能正確做題。此外,表示條件的連詞,除了if外,還有as long as,so long as,suppose,supposing,let’s say等。