利用四個答案來擴展聯想相關的信息詞彙,提前作好準備。並通過場景判斷身份,抓住原文中與職業相關的關鍵信息詞且聽清問的是哪方的職業或身份,以下爲數類職業的相關信息詞:
① 老師與學生(teacher and students)
homework作業 textbook課本 hand in交 page頁
lecture講座 take course上課 pass通過 fail不及格
mark分數 read讀 write寫 recite背誦
type打字 score分數 tuition學費
② 醫生與病人(doctor and patient)
fever發燒 headache頭疼 cough咳嗽 toothache牙痛
hurt傷 prescription藥方 pills藥片 have a rest休息
stay in bed臥牀 operation手術
③ 售貨員與顧客(assistants and shoppers)
on sale減價 cheap便宜 expensive昂貴 fit well合適
fashion流行 new style新款式 color顏色 size尺寸
customer顧客 bargain還價 cashier(商店)出納
discount打折 receipt收據
④ 侍者和客人(waiters and customers)
menu菜單 order訂 bill賬單 tip小費
wine葡萄酒 juice汁 dessert甜點心 hamburger漢堡
coffee咖啡 salad沙拉 steak牛排 soup湯
sandwich三明治 brandy白蘭地酒 whisky威士忌酒
⑤ 郵局、銀行職員和顧客(clerks and clients)
letter信 mail郵件 zip code郵政編碼 postcard明信片
postage郵費 stamp郵票 deposit存放 check支票
loan貸款 currency貨幣 credit card信用卡 account賬目
cash現金 exchange rate匯率
⑥ 老闆和祕書(boss and secretary)
schedule時間表 appointment約會 type打字 letter信件
fill in form填表 file文件 fax傳真
⑦ 圖書館管理員和學生(library staff and student)
book shelf書架 novel小說 periodical雜誌 borrow借
renew續借 return還 overdue到期未付 on time按時
⑧ 司機和乘客(driver and passenger)
taxi出租車 fare車費 get off下車 get on上車
change零錢 station車站 stop停
常見的職業身份提問方式:
① Who is the woman most probably speaking to?
② What’s the man’s job?
③ What does the woman probably do?
④ What is the profession of the man?
【例1】1997.6
W: Excuse me, sir. I’m going to send this parcel to London. What’s the postage for it?
M: Let me see. It’s one pound and fifty.
Q: Who is the woman most probably speaking to?
A) A railway porter B) A bus conductor
C) A taxi driver D) A postal clerk
【解析】提前對四個選項(railway porter、bus conductor、taxi driver、postal clerk)積累相關詞彙,再來聽一聽,你會發現本題關鍵信息詞send this parcel, postage可推斷出對話的.場景是在郵局,所以男士的身份是D選項a postal clerk。
【例2】
M: Here is a prescription for some pills. Come back and see me if you still don’t feel well.
W: Thank you very much for seeing me.
Q: What’s the man’s job?
A) Patient B) Doctor
C) Pharmacist D) Physicist
【解析】通過四個選項不難發現這題肯定是考有關於病的職業,patient、doctor是常見的對應考點,極有可能答案在這兩個選項裏面,考生一定要聽清問的是誰的職業,不要張冠李戴。
這位男士提到prescription for some pills(藥方),並且後面的語氣see me if you still don’t feel well(如果不舒服再來找我),很明顯man的身份是醫生B。
1. A) He is a newsman. B) He is a mathematician.
C) He is an engineer. D) He is a teacher.
2. A) Travel agency clerk. B) Office secretary.
C) Hotel receptionist. D) Hotel manager.
3. A) A driver. B) A car saleswoman.
C) A customs official. D) A receptionist.
4. A) A policewoman. B) An accountant.
C) A salesman. D) A bank teller.
5. A) A pilot. B) Office worker.
C) A driver. D) A police woman.
6. A) A reporter B) A student
C) A teacher D) A historian
7. A) A cashier B) A customer C) Her friend D) A driver
8. A) Patient B) Mechanic C) Surgeon D) Dentist
9. A) A salesman B) A guest C) A manager D) A waiter
10.A) A secretary B) A boss
C) A teacher D) A student
1. 【選A】原文重現
M: I thought Tim majored in mathematics in college. Now he’s just found a new job as a journalist in a news agency?
W: That’s true. After working as an engineer for three years, he changed his major.
Q: What is Tim’s job now?
2. 【選C】原文重現
M: Excuse me, Do you have a single room with a bath for tonight?