冲击波英语专八系列：听力部分对话/访谈题型特点

4. 总结题
这一题型要求考生总结整篇录音材料的大意或某一部分内容的大意。若是总结全文大意，很有可能从开头部分或结尾部分找出答案。若是总结某一部分内容的大意，则需要针对这一部分来答。总结题的问题中一般出现main，conclude等词。做这种题目时一定要搞清楚需要总结的是哪一部分内容，切不可张冠李戴。下面是2003年至2012年考题中的总结题。

2004年访谈的第1题：
What was education like in Professor Wang’s days?
A. Students worked very hard.
B. Students felt they needed a second degree.
C. Education was not career-oriented.
D. There were many specialized subjects.

2004年访谈的第2题：
According to Professor Wang, what is the purpose of the present-day education?
A. To turn out an adequate number of elite for the society.
B. To prepare students for their future career.
C. To offer practical and utilitarian courses in each programme.
D. To set up as many technical institutions as possible.

2005年访谈的第1题：
What is the purpose of Professor McKay’s report?
A. To look into the mental health of old people.
B. To explain why people have negative views on old age.
C. To help correct some false beliefs about old age.
D. To identify the various problems of old age.

2006年访谈的第4题：
Why did Miss Green want to leave the advertising agency?
A. She felt unhappy inside the company.
B. She felt work there too demanding.
C. She was denied promotion in the company.
D. She longed for new opportunities.

2007年访谈的第4题：
According to Nigel, inexperienced travelers are likely to make the following mistakes EXCEPT______.
A. booking on less popular fl ights B. buying tickets at full price
C. carrying excessive luggage D. planning long business trips

2007年访谈的第5题：
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A. The possibility of discounts depends on a travel agent’s volume of business.
B. Longer fl ights to the same destination may be cheaper.
C. It is advisable to plan every detail of a trip in advance.
D. Arranging for stopovers can avoid overnight travel.

2008年对话的第1题：
Mary doesn’t seem to favour the idea of a new airport because .
A. the existing airports are to be wasted
B. more people will be encouraged to travel
C. more oil will be consumed
D. more airplanes will be purchased

2008年对话的第2题：
Which of the following is NOT mentioned by Mary as a potential disadvantage?
A. More people in the area. B. Noise and motorways.
C. Waste of land. D. Unnecessary travel.

2009年访谈的第3题：
Toastmaster’s general approach to training can be summarized as .
A. practice plus overall training B. practice plus lectures
C. practice plus voice training D. practice plus speech writing

2009年访谈的第5题：
The interview mainly focuses on .
A. the background information
B. the description of training courses
C. the requirements of public speaking
D. the overall personal growth

2010年访谈的第4题：
During the interview Dr Johnson indicates that .
A. greater racial diversity exists among younger populations
B. both older and younger populations are racially diverse
C. age diversity could lead to pension problems
D. older populations are more racially diverse

2010年访谈的第5题：
According to the interview, religious diversity .
A. was most evident between 1990 and 2000
B. exists among Muslim immigrants
C. is restricted to certain places in the US
D. is spreading to more parts of the country

2011年访谈的第5题：
Which of the following topics in NOT discussed during the interview?
A. Causes of language learning diffi culties.
B. Pedagogical implementation of second language teaching.
C. Theoretical conceptualization of second language learning.
D. Differences between mother tongue and a second language.

2012年访谈的第3题：
How many types of the creative process does the interviewee describe?