英語(yǔ)和漢語(yǔ)一樣，說(shuō)話(huà)人通過(guò)各種各樣的語(yǔ)調(diào)和重音的變化表達(dá)不同的意思。六級(jí)聽(tīng)力中，專(zhuān)業(yè)的錄音人更是力求表演得真實(shí)，他們絕不會(huì)用平淡的語(yǔ)調(diào)表示自己的驚訝，也絕不會(huì)把重音放在無(wú)關(guān)緊要的詞上。重讀的每一處都具有提示作用。因而，從錄音人的表現(xiàn)中就能推測(cè)出人物的心理活動(dòng)、觀點(diǎn)和態(tài)度。重音和語(yǔ)調(diào)是最為重要的線索。

辨認(rèn)錄音人語(yǔ)調(diào)中的信息在聽(tīng)力考試中比聽(tīng)懂單個(gè)詞更重要。

聽(tīng)力真題：

m: how are their talks going on? have they reached anyagreement?

w: they only seem to have agreed to set another date for further talks.

q: what can we infer from the conversation?

a) the talks haven’t started yet.

b) the talks haven’t achieved much.

c) the talks have produced a general agreement.

d) the talks broke down and could go no further.

黑體部分是錄音人強(qiáng)調(diào)之處，也正是答題的要點(diǎn)。從重讀處可知答案為b。這道題只要聽(tīng)懂了以上幾處就解決了?？忌谟?xùn)練時(shí)，應(yīng)該有目的地注意重音和語(yǔ)調(diào)的變化，體會(huì)一下重音和語(yǔ)調(diào)給聽(tīng)者的感覺(jué)。

請(qǐng)考生銘記:

語(yǔ)調(diào)和重音是暴露考點(diǎn)的關(guān)鍵線索,把握重讀部分就至少成功了一半。