托福听力复杂句式的重点要点实例解析:托福考试中出现长难句的部分多为阅读,因此考生对于长难句的训练也往往集中在看懂上。其实除了阅读以外,托福听力中也会不时出现一些结构略为复杂的句式,大家也需要具备听懂它们的能力。下面新航道小编结合实例分析听懂托福听力复杂句式的重点要点。
1、反问句
Isn’t that just for when you need help with writing/, like an essay or research paper? (TPO24-C2)
同学们一听就会知道是个问句,以及会听到writing、research paper这些词,但会感觉开头有点快,这一点主要因为发音快导致不易辨认清楚。本句其实是Isn’t just for sth.这种反问句句式,在听的方面主要是区分isn’t that和is that的发音;在理解上就要注意反问句所表达的偏强调的意思。
2、强调句
But actually, it was a physicist/ who came up with a method that was a breakthrough. (TPO15-L3)
这句话较简单,主要是同学们容易听懂了仍然不清楚这是强调句型it was sb. who…,而这个句型基本上是初中语法知识,但你看,作为用得少的典范,就容易反应不出,即使它再简单。
3、插入语
So the original hypothesis/ that the stones found with sauropods were gastroliths/, even though it hasn’t been supported/, has helped us to make new hypothesis/, which may eventually lead to the answer. (TPO27-L3)
这句话比刚才的难度要大,首先要判断出that引出同位语,指hypothesis,所以从the original hypothesis到gastroliths是主语,根据我们上一期文章提到的抓“核心主谓宾”的方法,要有意识抓谓语动词。接着听到even though,这个时候就要召唤语法预判能力了,因为even though固定搭配“虽然…但是…/即使…也…”,所以even though引导的都是让步从句,我们仍然要抓主句,也就继续等待刚才“the original hypothesis…gastroliths”主语部分之后的谓语动词出现,此后我们听到has helped…确定谓语动词。到此为止,主干部分已经清楚So the original hypothesis…has helped us to make new hypothesis。最后which引导定语从句修饰new hypothesis,较简单。
另外本句要注意听出hasn’t been supported, has helped的否定和肯定,否则逻辑仍会混乱。本句语法成分较多:同位语,插入语,定语从句,但相对最难的是插入语。
4、被动句
It was presented in the works of well-known Greek philosophers/ as early as the fourth century B.C.E. (TPO21-L1)
本句如果遍没听懂,则要在精听中的第二遍听主干,也就是核心主谓宾:It was presented…再在第三遍抓里面的细节,也就是其他介词引导的部分;其中注意连读works of,as early as;本句为大家也用得相对较少的被动句句式。
5、倒装句
Only after the site at Gonur-depe was excavated/ were archaeologists able to identify it/ as coming from Gonur-depe. (TPO28-L4)
本句首先听听前半部分有明显的停顿were,那么迅速判断only after…were是明显的倒装句。事实上本句很多同学看都不一定看得懂,这就考查语法功底的扎实程度了。
以上就是新航道小编分享的托福听力中听懂复杂句式长难句的一些实例分析,希望大家能够从中收获到一些技巧要点,顺利听懂这些高难度的句式。