愛薇塔樂學英文

　　Part C：演講（Talks）　　考試當天你將會碰到如下的答題提示：　　Directions： In this part of the test you

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　　Part C：演講（Talks）

　　考試當天你將會碰到如下的答題提示：

　　Directions： In this part of the test you will hear several talks. After each talk， you will hear some questions. The talks and questions will not be repeated. After you hear a question， read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best answer. Then， on your answer sheet， find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

　　考點及題型

　　複述題；暗示推理題；續前續後題。1999年1月Part C考題（第43-46題）

　　TALK IN A GEOGRAPITY CLASS

　　The Old Canada Road is a long lost trail between the Canadian province of Quebec and Maine in the northeast corner of the United States. Yes it really was lost and finding it again was a complex process that involved state of our technology： how the location of the roads was pinpointed was very interesting. And I'll return to it as soon as I gave you a little background information. The road was begun in 1817， a few years before Maine even became a state. At the time Quebec was a major market for livestock， crops and fish. So a road to Quebec was seen by officials in Maine as necessary for trade. For about 20 years the movement of people and goods was mostly from Maine to Quebec， and then the trend reversed as thousands of Canadians immigrated to Maine to escape poor crops， the lack of jobs and the threat of disease. I think it was a color epidemic. Besides its negative reasons major building projects in Maine also made the state very attractive for the Canadians who needed work. I should stress though that immigration during that period went in both directions. In fact the flow of people and goods went completely unhindered. There wasn't even a border post until around 1850. The people of the time saw Maine and Quebec as single region mainly because of the strong French influence which is still evident in Maine today. Eventually the road fellsintosdisuse as a major railway was completed. Finally people simply forgot about it and that's how it came to be lost. This brings me back to the original topic.

　　複述題

　　例題：What does the speaker say about the road between Main and Quebec？

　　（A） It was built by the Canadians.

　　（B） It was built to facilitate trade.

　　（C） The path for the road was extremely difficult to clear.

　　（D） Hostilities between Canada and the United States caused construction delays.

　　答案是B.

　　演講中題到了road是為了trade，即“So a road to Quebec was seen by officials in Maine as necessary for trade”。

　　例題：What is one reason Canadians began to immigrate to Maine during the 1800s？

　　（A） Maine was less influenced by the French government.

　　（B） Maine had better employment opportunities.

　　（C） Maine was politically stable.

　　（D） Marine had a better climate.？答案是B.

　　對話中提到了許多原因，如“to escape poor crops”，“the lack of jobs and the threat of disease”，以及“color epidemic”和“major building projects”。選項B是其中的一個，只是the lack of jobs變成employment opportunities而已。

　　暗示推理題

　　例題：What can be inferred about the region including Maine and Quebec during the early 1800s？

　　（A） The area was economically unified.

　　（B） The authorities were unable to enforce law and order.

　　（C） The two governments fought for control of the area.

　　（D） Most of the people living there spoke only French.

　　答案是A.

　　這道題比較難，因為選項都不是原句的簡單改寫或者複述，你可以從短語“infer about”得到提示它是一道暗示推理題。有了這種思想準備之後，即使你一時沒找到答案也不會太灰心。但是題總是要答的，甚至用猜。原對話中的句字“At the time Quebec was a major market for livestock， crops and fish. So a road to Quebec was seen by officials in Maine as necessary for trade”說明，A是正確答案。看來，暗示推理題並不好做。然而，有幸的是，暗示推理題的正確選項與其它3個選項有較大的區別。那就是選項中很少或者根本不用原話，或者原詞。就像這一題，選項A中只有一個詞重複原文，即area這個很不重要的詞。

　　續前續後題

　　例題：What subject is the speaker most likely to discuss next？

　　（A） The latest practices of accurate mapmaking.

　　（B） The impact of epidemics on mass migration.

　　（C） The advantages of establishing international trade agreements.

　　（D） The technology used to locate the Old Canada Road.

　　答案是D.

　　原文的開頭和結尾都提到了選項D的內容：開頭——“finding it again was a complex process that involved state of our technology： how the location of the roads was pinpointed was very interesting. And I'll return to it as soon as I gave you a little background information.”與結尾——“that's how it came to be lost. This brings me back to the original topic.”