出现位置:
IBT听力中的修辞题通常出现在课堂演讲(lectures)部分,在2个长对话,4个课堂演讲中,一般占5至6题。
出题形式:
修辞题通常都是以特殊疑问词开头的特殊疑问句,例如:
Why does the professor say this?(询问使用了何种修辞手段)
A: To encourage the students to think about the issue under a bigger context.
B: To elicit an answer from the students.
C: To compare two different things figuratively to engage his students.
D: To describe an imaginative situation.
How dies the professor illustrate his point about ___? (询问谈话人是如何创造了某种修辞手段的)
A: by comparing X to Y
B: by giving an example of X
Why does the professor say so? (节选了演讲中某一带有修辞用法的部分,让考生回答为什么谈话人用此修辞)
A: To point out a flaw
B: To repeat a point
C: To define an important term
D: To exemplify a key point
解题技巧:
1. 听原文时即可适时判断谈话人的真实意图,谈话人某句讲话修辞手法运用明显之时,往往就是考点出现之处。
2. 熟悉常用修辞手段,如比喻(又分明喻,暗喻等),夸张,比拟,例证,借代,反问,反复,设问等等。
3. 注意根据上线问和谈话气氛来综合回答问题,不要脱离主题凭空猜测谈话人的修辞意图。