Section B
16. 2014年6月四级听力短文解析:根据短文理解“前3句出考点”原则,如果本文前1、2句的因果关系没有成为考点,考点则顺延到第3句和第4句,关键信息为“They need to extract as much information as possible from the first or second reading.” extract表示提取、选取, 对应选项D:Get key information by reading just once or twice.
17. 2014年6月四级听力短文解析:从第二段开始,marking skill被反复提到,无疑是重要考点。就做标记的技巧,作者一共提了3个建议,其中 “Third, decide on your own system for marking”几乎完整地被选项A照搬下来:Choose one's own system of marking. 根据所听基本即所选原则,答案就是A。
18. 2014年6月四级听力短文解析:最后一题考察了转折结构,考点信息出现在明显的信号词 ‘Instead”之后:“Instead, you just need to review your marks and you can save a lot of time.”对应选项B:By reviewing only the marked parts.
19.2014年6月四级听力短文解析:答案出现在明显的信号词 “But”之后,即:“But everyone needs some rest to stay alive.”对应选项D:Everybody needs some sleep for survival.
20. 2014年6月四级听力短文解析:答案出现在明显的信号词 “But”之后,即:“But a man named Al Herpin turned out to be a rare exception”对应选项C:It is a rare exception. rare表示稀有的,少见的。
21. 2014年6月四级听力短文解析:根据顺序出题原则,本题对应文章结尾部分。文章最后提到医生对Al Herpin不用睡觉感到困惑,紧接着就解释了原因。 “clue”(表示线索)是本题的考点信号词,随后就是考点信息:“He remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he had been born.” 对应选项B:His mother's injury just before his birth.22. 2014年6月四级听力短文解析:本题略有难度。考点即没有出现在前3句话,也没有出现在明显的信号词之后,但是只要提前记好了本题关键词,根据“所听基本即所选”原则还是可以找到答案C:She developed a strong interest in finance. 该选项对应原文信息 “At the age of six she started reading the daily financial newspapers and opened her own bank account.”
23. 2014年6月四级听力短文解析:本题略有难度。考点紧跟在上一题考点句之后,即 “Her father died when she was 21 and she inherited 7.5 million dollars.”对应选项D. She inherited a big fortune from her father.
24. 2014年6月四级听力短文解析:本题难度较大。错误选项中的细节有较强干扰性,但如果考生对最后一段的整体结构有所把握,并且知道第一句中提到的“meanness”的意思,即:吝啬,小气,就能理解后文内容都属于次要信息,是对meanness的举例说明。对应选项A. She was extremely mean with her money.
25.2014年6月四级听力短文解析:本题考点就是本文最后一句话 “her daughter built a hospital with her money”对应选项B. She built a hospital with her mother's money.
【短文理解综合点评】:前2篇文章难度较小,考点规律性强; 第3篇文章难度骤升,具有较强区分度,考生的实际听力能力高下立现。