B用降调说“Who”,其意思是问,对方想让谁在开场时致欢迎词。
2.附加疑问句可以读升调也可以读降调,意思是不相同的。降调表示发问者相信陈述句的内容,只等对方证实。升调表示发问者对陈述句内容的真实性没有把握,希望对方作出自己的判断。如:
6)A:You willfinish the work,won't you?(↙)
B:Yes,I will.
A用降调提问,意思是:I know you will finish the work,but I want you to confirm it.
7)A:You willfinish the work,won'tyou?(↗)
B:Yes,I will.(或No,I won't.)
A用升调提问,表示A心中没有把握,因此,得到的回答既可能是肯定的,也可能是否定的。因此,如果听到下面的对话并就所提问题进行选择时,哪个选项正确也就不言而喻了。
8)W:Mary says she likes playing tennis.
M:But she doesn't play tennis often,does she?(↙)
Q:Whatdoesthe man imply about Mary?(B)
[A]She plays a lot of other sports.
[B]She doesn't really like tennis.
[C]She only likes watching tennis.
[D]She has a lot of things to do.
3.语调可以反应谈话人的互动性。如:
9)A:Are you Mr.Blake?
B:Yes.(↙)
A:Room twenty-six.
在这个例子中,B用降调说“Yes”,表示B的认可,这是一个封闭式的回答,这表明如果A没有新的问题要问或新的信息要告知,也许他们的对话就可以结束了。
10)A:Are you Mr.Blake?
B:Yes?(↗)
A:Ah,the secretary would like a word with you.
在这个例子中,B用升调回答“Yes”,表示这是一个开放式的回答,相当于:“Yes. But why do you ask?”或是“Yes.But who want to know?”之意。这也就是说,B在回答A的问题的同时又向A提出了一个新问题,并要求A予以回答。
掌握了这一点之后,对于下面的对话所提问的问题,就不难回答了。
11)M:How long shall we stay at the Grand Canyon?
W:A day?(↗)
Q:What does the woman mean?(B)
[A]We shall stay at the Grand Canyon for one day.
[B]Shall we stay at the Grand Canyon for one day?
[C]To stay at the Grand Canyon for one day is too short.
[D]To stay at the Grand Canyon for one day is enough.
4.陈述句式一般读降调,用以陈述事实。若读升调,往往表示对所说事情的怀疑。如:
She lent him her car.(↙)(用以陈述事实)
She lent him her car?(↗)(表示惊奇、的怀疑,含有“Did she really lend her car to him ?”之意。)
再请看下面的试题:
12)M:I started driving at 8:00yesterday and arrived here at 5:30 this morning.
W:You drove all night?(↗)
Q:What does the woman mean?
[A]Night driving can be dangerous.
[B]You shouldn't have driven during the night.
[C]Why don't you drive all night?
[D]Did you really drive all night?
答案为D。
5.有些一般疑问句的句式读作降调,实际上表示感叹。如:Hasn't she grown!(↙)这句话实则表示:她长得多快!
请看下面的试题:
13)M:Wasn't Sam's speech great!(↙)
W:Are you serious?
Q:What does the man say about Sam's speech?
[A]Sam's speech wasn't grea