Part B：長(zhǎng)對(duì)話（Longer Conversations）
考試當(dāng)天你將會(huì)碰到如下的答題提示：
Directions： In this part of the test you will hear longer conversations. After each conversation you will hear several questions. The conversations and questions will not be repeated.After you hear a question， read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best answer. Then， on your answer sheet， find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.Remember， you are not allowed to take notes or write in your test book.
策略
逆向搜索法不太適合較長(zhǎng)的對(duì)話和段落題，因?yàn)槊總€(gè)段落的后面接下來(lái)有3至4個(gè)問(wèn)題。充分利用Direction旁白時(shí)間，盡量事先瀏覽一下答案的選項(xiàng)，對(duì)這篇文章中會(huì)用到的一些詞匯有個(gè)提前的熟悉。
策略1
（針對(duì)聽(tīng)力能力較差的考生）當(dāng)磁帶在放的時(shí)候，閉上你的眼睛全神貫注于對(duì)話的主題（中心思想），不必?fù)?dān)心你沒(méi)有每個(gè)詞都聽(tīng)懂，盡量去理解這個(gè)對(duì)話是關(guān)于什么的，說(shuō)話的人是誰(shuí)，然后根據(jù)你對(duì)文章大意的把握答題。
策略2
（針對(duì)聽(tīng)力能力較高的考生）當(dāng)磁帶在放的時(shí)候，聽(tīng)對(duì)話或演講的大意，同時(shí)留意細(xì)節(jié)。注意特別的人，物，地點(diǎn)和事件。同樣要想說(shuō)話的人是誰(shuí)，他們的關(guān)系是什么。因?yàn)楹竺娉鲱}時(shí)經(jīng)常用原字或者原詞（一般不會(huì)用不同的詞，即同義詞復(fù)述）。這一部分的難度很大程度上來(lái)自記住所有的細(xì)節(jié)，因?yàn)榭荚嚂r(shí)規(guī)定你不能做記號(hào)。所以當(dāng)你練習(xí)的時(shí)候要注意訓(xùn)練這種能力。（當(dāng)然你要是寫(xiě)一點(diǎn)記號(hào)也是可以的，做完題后擦掉就行了。）
考點(diǎn)及題型
中心思想題/場(chǎng)景題；復(fù)述題；暗示推理題?，?BR> 1999年1月Part B考題（第31-34題）
PART OF A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW
* Dr. Thomas？ This is Keet Bradley from the daily news. I'd like to ask you some questions about the new official standard weight that you purchased.
* I'd be happy to help you. What would you like to know？
* First of all， how was the standard weight used？
* Well， the people in our department use it to check the scales all over the country. The department of weights and measures， we are a government agency. It's our responsibility to see that all the scales measure a kilogram accurately so this is the way we use to adjust the scales.
* How did you check the scales before？
* We have an old standard weight that we used to use. It had to be replaced because it was imprecise. You see it was made of poor quality metal that was too porous. It absorbed too much moisture.
* Oh. So when the weather was humid it weighed more and when it was dry it weighed less.
* Exactly. And that variation can affect the standards of the whole country. So our department had the new weight made out of higher quality metal.
* How much did it cost？
* About 45 thousand dollars.
* 45，000 dollars？ For one kilogram weight？ That's more expensive than gold. Is it really worth that much？
* I'm sure it is. Industries depend on our government agency to monitor the accuracy of scales so that when they buy and sell their products there is one standard. Think of the drug industry， for example， those companies rely on high accuracy scales to manufacture and package medicine.
中心思想題/場(chǎng)景題
例題：
What is the conversation mainly about？
（A） How to care for precious metals.
（B） A standard unit for measuring weight.
（C） The value of precious metals.
（D） Using the metric system.
答案是B.顯然這是一道中心思想題。在托福的聽(tīng)力中，中心思想題又叫場(chǎng)景題。因?yàn)橐坏┠隳艽_定對(duì)話或者演講的中心內(nèi)容，你也就確定了該對(duì)話或演講的場(chǎng)景；反之亦然。首先，Daily news的職員（記者）電話采訪Dr Thomas.即使你的聽(tīng)力不是很好，你也能聽(tīng)到首音節(jié)重讀的單詞standard.接著，又出現(xiàn)了許多與尺度有關(guān)的詞，如weight，measure，scale.所以，我們可以肯定他們?cè)谡勱P(guān)于選項(xiàng)B中的“衡量重量的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)單位”。
復(fù)述題
例題：How was the weight used？
（A） To check the accuracy of scales.
（B） To calculate the density of other metals.
（C） To observe changes in the atmosphere.
（D） To measure amounts of rainfall.？
答案是A.復(fù)述題只是對(duì)對(duì)話中原句用同義詞的改寫(xiě)甚至就用原句照搬到選項(xiàng)中。在這一題中，即使你不知道the weight到底是什么東西，你也可以猜測(cè)它應(yīng)該指代the standard weight（標(biāo)準(zhǔn)稱）。對(duì)話中曾經(jīng)出現(xiàn)了check the scale，而文章的倒數(shù)第二句“Industries depend on our government agency to monitor the accuracy of scales so that when they buy and sell their products there is one standard.”也說(shuō)明了the weight的用途?，?BR> 例題：Why was it necessary to replace the old standard weight？
（A） Someone spilled water on it.
（B） Someone lost it.
（C） It was made of low quality metal.
（D） The standard for measuring had changed.？答案是C.
對(duì)話中出現(xiàn)了poor quality metal這樣的詞句，而在談到new standard weight時(shí)又用higher quality.顯然，old standard weight不是poor quality metal就是not higher quality，兩者都可以，因?yàn)榈贸龅年P(guān)于old standard weight的結(jié)論都是一樣的，即“低質(zhì)量”。
暗示推理題
例題：What does Dr. Thomas probably think about the cost of the new weight？
（A） It is a small amount to pay for so much precious metal.
（B） It is difficult to judge the value of such an object.
（C） It is reasonable for an object with such an important function.
（D） It is too high for such a light weight.
答案是C.這里，問(wèn)題問(wèn)Dr. Thomas可能怎樣看待new weight的成本。對(duì)話中，Dr. Thomas并沒(méi)有直接說(shuō)the cost is good or bad.但我們卻可以通過(guò)前后兩句推出它認(rèn)為“it is
考試當(dāng)天你將會(huì)碰到如下的答題提示：
Directions： In this part of the test you will hear longer conversations. After each conversation you will hear several questions. The conversations and questions will not be repeated.After you hear a question， read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best answer. Then， on your answer sheet， find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.Remember， you are not allowed to take notes or write in your test book.
策略
逆向搜索法不太適合較長(zhǎng)的對(duì)話和段落題，因?yàn)槊總€(gè)段落的后面接下來(lái)有3至4個(gè)問(wèn)題。充分利用Direction旁白時(shí)間，盡量事先瀏覽一下答案的選項(xiàng)，對(duì)這篇文章中會(huì)用到的一些詞匯有個(gè)提前的熟悉。
策略1
（針對(duì)聽(tīng)力能力較差的考生）當(dāng)磁帶在放的時(shí)候，閉上你的眼睛全神貫注于對(duì)話的主題（中心思想），不必?fù)?dān)心你沒(méi)有每個(gè)詞都聽(tīng)懂，盡量去理解這個(gè)對(duì)話是關(guān)于什么的，說(shuō)話的人是誰(shuí)，然后根據(jù)你對(duì)文章大意的把握答題。
策略2
（針對(duì)聽(tīng)力能力較高的考生）當(dāng)磁帶在放的時(shí)候，聽(tīng)對(duì)話或演講的大意，同時(shí)留意細(xì)節(jié)。注意特別的人，物，地點(diǎn)和事件。同樣要想說(shuō)話的人是誰(shuí)，他們的關(guān)系是什么。因?yàn)楹竺娉鲱}時(shí)經(jīng)常用原字或者原詞（一般不會(huì)用不同的詞，即同義詞復(fù)述）。這一部分的難度很大程度上來(lái)自記住所有的細(xì)節(jié)，因?yàn)榭荚嚂r(shí)規(guī)定你不能做記號(hào)。所以當(dāng)你練習(xí)的時(shí)候要注意訓(xùn)練這種能力。（當(dāng)然你要是寫(xiě)一點(diǎn)記號(hào)也是可以的，做完題后擦掉就行了。）
考點(diǎn)及題型
中心思想題/場(chǎng)景題；復(fù)述題；暗示推理題?，?BR> 1999年1月Part B考題（第31-34題）
PART OF A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW
* Dr. Thomas？ This is Keet Bradley from the daily news. I'd like to ask you some questions about the new official standard weight that you purchased.
* I'd be happy to help you. What would you like to know？
* First of all， how was the standard weight used？
* Well， the people in our department use it to check the scales all over the country. The department of weights and measures， we are a government agency. It's our responsibility to see that all the scales measure a kilogram accurately so this is the way we use to adjust the scales.
* How did you check the scales before？
* We have an old standard weight that we used to use. It had to be replaced because it was imprecise. You see it was made of poor quality metal that was too porous. It absorbed too much moisture.
* Oh. So when the weather was humid it weighed more and when it was dry it weighed less.
* Exactly. And that variation can affect the standards of the whole country. So our department had the new weight made out of higher quality metal.
* How much did it cost？
* About 45 thousand dollars.
* 45，000 dollars？ For one kilogram weight？ That's more expensive than gold. Is it really worth that much？
* I'm sure it is. Industries depend on our government agency to monitor the accuracy of scales so that when they buy and sell their products there is one standard. Think of the drug industry， for example， those companies rely on high accuracy scales to manufacture and package medicine.
中心思想題/場(chǎng)景題
例題：
What is the conversation mainly about？
（A） How to care for precious metals.
（B） A standard unit for measuring weight.
（C） The value of precious metals.
（D） Using the metric system.
答案是B.顯然這是一道中心思想題。在托福的聽(tīng)力中，中心思想題又叫場(chǎng)景題。因?yàn)橐坏┠隳艽_定對(duì)話或者演講的中心內(nèi)容，你也就確定了該對(duì)話或演講的場(chǎng)景；反之亦然。首先，Daily news的職員（記者）電話采訪Dr Thomas.即使你的聽(tīng)力不是很好，你也能聽(tīng)到首音節(jié)重讀的單詞standard.接著，又出現(xiàn)了許多與尺度有關(guān)的詞，如weight，measure，scale.所以，我們可以肯定他們?cè)谡勱P(guān)于選項(xiàng)B中的“衡量重量的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)單位”。
復(fù)述題
例題：How was the weight used？
（A） To check the accuracy of scales.
（B） To calculate the density of other metals.
（C） To observe changes in the atmosphere.
（D） To measure amounts of rainfall.？
答案是A.復(fù)述題只是對(duì)對(duì)話中原句用同義詞的改寫(xiě)甚至就用原句照搬到選項(xiàng)中。在這一題中，即使你不知道the weight到底是什么東西，你也可以猜測(cè)它應(yīng)該指代the standard weight（標(biāo)準(zhǔn)稱）。對(duì)話中曾經(jīng)出現(xiàn)了check the scale，而文章的倒數(shù)第二句“Industries depend on our government agency to monitor the accuracy of scales so that when they buy and sell their products there is one standard.”也說(shuō)明了the weight的用途?，?BR> 例題：Why was it necessary to replace the old standard weight？
（A） Someone spilled water on it.
（B） Someone lost it.
（C） It was made of low quality metal.
（D） The standard for measuring had changed.？答案是C.
對(duì)話中出現(xiàn)了poor quality metal這樣的詞句，而在談到new standard weight時(shí)又用higher quality.顯然，old standard weight不是poor quality metal就是not higher quality，兩者都可以，因?yàn)榈贸龅年P(guān)于old standard weight的結(jié)論都是一樣的，即“低質(zhì)量”。
暗示推理題
例題：What does Dr. Thomas probably think about the cost of the new weight？
（A） It is a small amount to pay for so much precious metal.
（B） It is difficult to judge the value of such an object.
（C） It is reasonable for an object with such an important function.
（D） It is too high for such a light weight.
答案是C.這里，問(wèn)題問(wèn)Dr. Thomas可能怎樣看待new weight的成本。對(duì)話中，Dr. Thomas并沒(méi)有直接說(shuō)the cost is good or bad.但我們卻可以通過(guò)前后兩句推出它認(rèn)為“it is