我发现凡是雅思考试听力部分分数特别低的同学(5分以下)往往都是因为同样一个原因而导致大面积失分:由于一个题目的答案没有听到而导致错过其后连續好几道題目,英语当中把这種 “Miss one, miss all”(错过一题,错过全部)的情况形象地称之为pile-up,原本是指高速公路上的連环撞车事故(如果你看过著名的美国电影《死神来了》,应该对其中高速公路上由于一辆车撞上另一辆车从而导致前面一整排車如多米诺骨牌一般被一一撞翻的情景记忆犹新吧?),说实话,我当时在考试之前自己做《剑4》上De(的)题目的时候也差点被这种pile-up被撞翻。
2、一道听力题引发的惨案
以剑桥4Test1的Section2为例,这是一套填空题,前3题题目是这样的:
RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL VILLAGE
1. Riverside Village was a good place to start an industry because it had water, raw materials and fuels such as __________ and __________
2. The metal industry was established at Riverside Village by __________ who lived in the area。
3. There were over __________ water-powered mills in the area in the eighteenth century。