態(tài)度與反應題主要涉及的是對話中男女雙方對某人某事的看法。主要測試考生分析判斷能力。四個選擇項都有比較明顯的特點,即選擇項中往往出現(xiàn)表示人的情感或態(tài)度的動詞或形容詞等。如:be afraid,think,believe,feel,like等。另外,在選擇項中常會出現(xiàn)表明人的喜、怒、哀、樂等情感的形容詞,如:excited,bored等。有時也會出現(xiàn)描述事物性質(zhì)的詞,如:big,small,cheap等。
常見的提問方式有:
What does the man/woman think of...?
What's their opinion of...?
How did the man/woman feel about...?
How did the man/woman feel?
值得一提的是,聽力測試中還有一種特殊現(xiàn)象。對話中的另一方(第二個說話的人)并不直接說出自己的看法,而是用also,too,neither,either,so,the same來表明自己的態(tài)度。在這種情況下,就必須聽清第一個人的講話并準確理解其態(tài)度,只有這樣才能作出正確選擇。
[例]
A) He wishes to have more courses like it.
B) He finds it hard to follow the teacher.
C) He wishes the teacher would talk more.
D) He doesn't like the teacher's accent.
M: Terrible! It seems like the more the professor talks, the less I understand.
Q: How did the man feel about the course?