基本介绍:
IBT听力中的修辞题是从听力段落中抽取一段含有某种修辞手法的句子,然后明辨该修辞手法的功能和目的。托福听力中常见的修辞方法有比喻,夸张,比拟,接待,反问等等。修辞方法的运用,无非是谈话人为了丰富其语言色彩,达到化平淡为生动,化深奥为浅显,化抽象为具体的效果,或是为了深化谈话人的意图,突出言辞的震撼力。要正确回答修辞类型的提问,考生应结合语境和气氛,深刻领会谈话人的真正目的。
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