举例说明:
Narrator: Listen again to part of the discussion.Then answer the question.
Professor: Scott Anfinson is an incredible archaeologist and author whose work conducive to the discovery of the indigenous Indian tombs is thought to be a great asset to Minnesota archaeology.
What can be inferred about Scott Anfinson?
A: His work is not worthy of any credit.
B: He is an archaeologist with a lot of assets.
C: He has done a lot of noteworthy jobs on Minnesota archaeology.
D: He, as a great archaeologist, donated some assets to protect the local environment.
分析:
1.首先是正确辨别两个词:incredible(出色的, 惊人的)和 asset(财富)。
2.通过分析A,可以了解到是对incredible 的理解。在这里头脑一定要清晰,因为 incredible 中的in 不表示 “否定”,与incomplete(不完整的)中的in 不是一回事。特别注意该词的构词法,在考试中经常会出现类似的混淆构词方法的错误选项。
3.再来分析B 和D,通过分析不难得出主要考察对asset的理解。美国人经常把某人当作asset,即 “人是世界上最大最宝贵的财富”的人生哲学的体现。
4.综上分析,不难得出C 为正确选项。noteworthy 意为 “值得关注的”,正好切合教授话中对Scott Anfinson的嘉许。
因此选C。
在做托福听力推断题的时候,常常会有干扰项的存在,比如过度推断,谈话人不支持或明确反对的观点或结论,不符逻辑的推断,扩大答案的内涵和外延等等,因此在做题的时候要切记这些选项,不要被迷惑了!