Ｉ、Ａ节（Ｓection Ａ）

１、 问题类型

Ａ节每组对话一般是在一男一女之间进行的一问一答。问题一般由先讲话的人提出。题目均以问句形式出现，其中多数是特殊疑问句。这些问题涉及的内容大致归纳如下：

Ａ、多用来问以下内容：

１） 问"是什么、要什么、讨论什么、什么种类"等，如：

What is the man's answer?

What does the woman want for lunch?

What are they talking about?

What kind of books does the man want to borrow?

２） 问"做什么"，如：

What does the woman tell the man to do first?

What are the speakers doing now?

What will happen if John fails the exam?

３） 问"什么含义"，如：

What does the man mean (imply) ?

What does the woman's answer suggest?

４） 问"从对话中能获得什么信息或结论"，如：

What can we learn from the conversation?

What can be concluded from this conversation?

５） 问"对某人或某事有什么看法"，如：

What does the man think of Miss Brown?

What does the woman think of the plan?

Ｂ、Ａ节中用提出的问题主要问"对话可能是在什么场所发生的"，即：

Where does this conversation most probably take place?

Where does this conversation most likely occur?

Where are the man and woman?

Ｃ、可能问以下几个方面的情况：

１） 问钟点（可用替换），如：

Man (M): What time did yesterday's football match start?

Woman (W): It was supposed to start at a quarter to 7, but it was delayed an hour.

Question(Q): When did the game finally start?

２） 问在哪个星期或星期几（后者可用替换），如：

W: I thought to go to town now. I have some shopping to do.

M: Don't spend too much, I won't get paid until next week.

Q: When will he be paid?

３） 问日期，如：

When will the winter vacation begin?

Ｄ、用提问的问题可以问原因，也可以问目的，如：

Why is the man late?

Why did the man repair the car by himself?

Ｅ、可能问对话者某一方的身份、对话人之间的关系或对话中涉及到的其他人的情况，如：

W: May I help you ,Sir?

M: I hope so. It's my watch. I brought it in to be repaired, but I've lost the

Receipt.

Q: Who is the man?

Ｆ、主要针对以下内容提问：

１） 问做某事的方式、方法或使用的交通工具，如：

How did the teacher usually begin his class?

How does the man usually go to work?

２） 问"对某事的感受如何"，如：

How does the man feel about the movie?

How do you like the film?

Ｇ、问"多少"，属于涉及数字的题，可能有以下几种形式：

How many persons ...?

How many dozens of ... does ... want?

How much does ...?

How old is ...?

How long does it take ... to ...?

Ａ节的问句根据疑问词划分，大致可以归为以上七类。Ａ节中偶尔也有个别一般疑问句。但也可能出现其它类型的问句，（如以Whom,Whose,Which提问），或针对以上未归纳的内容进行提问。

２、 对话内容分类

若按对话内容分类，则可分为以下几种类型：

Ａ、时间类：包括直接型和计算型。如：

W: Your library books are due on December 13th. If you have not finished using them by then, you may renew them once.

M: Thank you very much . I only need them for a few days.

Q: When must the man return his books to the library?

Ｂ、数字类：包括直接型和计算型。如： W: Do you live in a college dormitory?

M: Yes, I do. It's a six-man suite, but at the moment only four of us live there.

Q: How many people share the suite now?

Ｃ、地点类：包括直接型和含蓄型。如：

M: I need to cash this check?

W: Will you step right over to the teller's window, please?

Q: Where is the conversation most probably taking place?

Ｄ、否定类：此类对话既可以含有not,no,neither,nor等否定词，也有 but,although等转折词，或由would rather,too...to结构及虚拟语气等表达。因此，对于后者要特别加以注意。如：

M: Ann, do you have any extra money you could loan me?