托福听力中的态度题

托福听力中的态度题。在托福听力考试中，态度题是非常常见的一种题目。它主要考查的是考生对于文中说话人的态度，感受，观点，好恶等等的理解。下面我们来结合实例深入剖析一下托福听力态度题。

托福听力题型之态度题：

考生需要判断出说话人对讨论过的人或事的看法或感觉，主要考察考生对语言交流的实际掌握能力，听出讲话者所呈现的态度。

态度题特点：

有些题目需要考生再听一次部分对话或讲座的内容

正确答案往往不是文中的直接表述

说话人的态度通常是影响深刻、高兴、感兴趣、惊讶、焦虑等

典型提问模式：

Select the sentence that best expresses how the student probably feels?

What is the student’s attitude toward ?

What is the speaker’s opinion of ?

What does the professor think of ?

What is the professor’s point of view concerning ?

托福听力观点态度题出题思路及解题技巧

观点态度题出题思路大致可分为两种：

(A) 为在文中直接表明观点态度

1. 例如通过语音语调判断(上扬表示情绪惊讶，下降通常表示怀疑态度);我们来看一道例题(TPO 22/L4, 有女生插问到professor对于”乐器仅仅为了覆盖电影放映机的声音而存在”这一情况的态度(问答环节一般都是听力题目的出题点), professor 在原文中有明显的语调下降,甚至有点对于这一说法有点蔑视,即刻便说了Too bad it keeps getting printed as if it were the only reason music was used. Well, think about it… “too bad”亦体现出professor 的否认质疑态度,因此答案选的是He doubts that it can fully explain why music was played.

2. 通过形容词判断。如：

肯定态度(positive): favorable, approval, enthusiastic , supportive

否定态度(negative): disapproval, dissatisfied, objection, opposition, critical, compromising, concerned

怀疑态度(doubtful): suspicious, incredulous, skeptical, questionable

客观态度(objective): neutral, impartial, disinterested, unprejudiced, unbiased, detached

例如TPO23/L1中问及professor 对于Antikythera Mechanism 年龄的态度。Professor 在原文提到 the evidence makes an absolute case that this device dates back to ancient Greece somewhere between 150 and 100 B.C.E.后面在转折词but 后继续提到the physical evidence is conclusive. 也就是”absolutely, conclusive “这些词都体现出作者对于它的年龄分析是肯定的。当然professor在陈述这些情况的时候语音语调有明显的升华，(暗示着大家这是一个出题点，速记的时候要有敏感度)。 因此答案选的即是She is confident that the dating is accurate.

(B) 间接表示观点态度。

有的时候，说话人会通过委婉的方式表达自己的观点，目的是为了体现出自己的观点显得更加公允，不偏激。这种观点态度一般是通过迂回的句型表现出来。例如，(TPO24/L1)

I heard some great examples of this on the television program on crocodiles last week. Anyone catch it? It had a few interesting bits. But you know, uh, you have to be careful, think critically. Sometimes I don't know where these shows find their experts.

What is the professor's opinion about the television program that she mentions?

She is concerned about the accuracy of some of the information the experts provided.

She is hopeful that the class will be able to discuss it.

She thinks it was overly critical of some recent theories about crocodiles.

She is surprised that it did not include more examples of crocodile communication

从前面几句话来看，professor 觉得电视中关于鳄鱼的节目是有点意思的。但是之后她的语气有明显的停顿(暗示出题点)，并在转折之后表示希望同学们仔细点，犀利一些，想想这些节目从哪儿找来的老师。体现出professor 对这些节目的质疑，因此答案是A选项，值得注意的是，此题中的C选项虽然有critical 这个词，但是它的意思是指“电视节目过于critical了，有悖于原文的意思，不能选。

又如对话中：

Professor : I don’t think you should start with the case study too early unless you have made full preparation or you might find you can’t meet the deadline. However, it really is the best approach you can try to get people’s response though it is somewhat time-consuming. If you think you can spare your study time, just go for it.

表面上看来，说话人是持否定观点。但转折词however的出现意味着语言重心的转变. It really is the best approach 就是个大转折， 说明说话人实际上是持支持态度。

详解托福听力态度题题型

一、判断题型

常见问法如下：

What is the professor’sattitude toward X?

What is the professor’sopinion of X?

What can be inferred aboutthe student?

What can be inferred aboutthe student when she says this?

What does the woman meanwhen she says this?

考生们由以上可以看出，当问句中带有attitude,opinion, infer, mean等词时，基本就可以判断题目为态度题，当然，要根据具体情况具体分析。

二.考点和信号词梳理

判断好题型之后，考生们就可以对应笔记位置寻找答案和解题了。因此，在之前听听力文章的时候，我们就要知道到底文中那些内容需要记录。那么接下来，我们从几个方面梳理态度题的常见考点和信号词，考生们一定要牢记。

1.直观态度

①说话人的语气语调

听力中，最为直观的跟说话人态度相关的提示就是说话人的语气。常见的语气如：疑问，惊讶(Really? /I couldn’t believe…/JesusChrist!/Wow!/Oh, my God! /Gosh!/ What!)，重读，放慢语速，停顿，怀疑，犹豫(Um...)，可惜(what a shame/ that’s too badhttps://www.engpx.com/news/ I’m sorry to hear that)等等。

②形容词等评价性内容

在听力中，不是所有的形容词都要记下来。考生们需要记录的是有感情色彩的形容词。

常见的形容词如下：

积极正面:

favorable,approval,interesting,enthusiastic,supportive,great,magnificent,glamorous,excellent,fantastic,outstanding,terrific,awesome,amazing,charming...

消极负面:

disapproval,dissatisfied,boring,suspicious,critical,bad,skeptical,questionable...

中立客观：

neutral,unprejudiced,impartial,unbiased...

2.间接态度

①一语双关

在托福听力中，说话人有些话没有直接表达出实际意思，需要考生结合上下文语境去理解。

②委婉表达

有的时候，说话人会通过委婉表达的方式阐明自己的意见，比如教授提问学生时，学生的回答并不完全正确，此时教授就会通过引导的方式，委婉的表达学生回答错误这个信息。

常见信号词：

Sounds great...but/ Soundslike fun...but/I’d liketo...but/ I should have, but.https://www.engpx.com/ I wish I could... but/ I’d love to...but...

③转折处

文章转折处不论是对话还是讲座中，都是非常重要的考点位置。而转折处后面通常带有说话人实际想表达的意图和态度。

转折词：but,however, whereas, nevertheless, while, in fact, actually, although, though...

三、案例分析

通过上文对态度题考点和信号词的分类和总结，相信考生们已经能够掌握态度题的出题思路了，那么接下来，我们就通过一些例题来练习和巩固一下。

E.G.TPO 4 Conversation 1

What is the man’s attitude toward his current assignment?

A.He is not confident that he will find the materials he needs.

B.He feels that performing in a play is less boring than reading one.

C.Hethinks his review of the play will be more objective than the contemporaryreviews were.

D.He is optimistic that he will learn to appreciate the play he isresearching.

听力原文：

Student

That’s a good idea. I’ll have a better idea of what I really think ofit before I read those reviews.

Librarian

I’m sure you will be surprised that anyone ever found it radical. Butyou will see why it is still powerful, dramatically speaking.

Student

Yeah, it must be something about it, or the professor wouldn’t haveassigned

it. I’m sure I’ll figure it out.

分析：

正确答案 D

首先根据托福听力按顺序出题的原则，可以判断第4题的答案应该在原文比较偏后的位置，因此找到对应笔记位置即可。其次，根据以上听力原文，学生说的I’ll have a better idea...和I’m sure I’ll figure it out两句话可以得知，学生的态度是非常optimistic(乐观的)的，因此正确答案应该选择D。本题的考察点是学生的语气语调和评价性内容。

另外提醒考生，平时做题还要做一下错误选项分析，以本题为例，A选项说not confident，学生的语气是轻快而自信的，是积极正面的，因此与原文相违背，排除。B选项中的boring虽然是评价性的形容词，文中也确实提及过，但是并没有将performing和reading进行比较。C选项中的contemporary reviews文中也提到了，但是是比较靠前面位置提及的，后面就再也没提到了，并且也没有比较过objective的问题，因此排除。

我们再来看一道例题：

E.G. TPO 4 Conversation 2

What is the professor’s opinion of the other students in the woman’sgroup?

A.They try to take credit for work they did not do.

B.They did not perform well in previous courses with him.

C.They are more motivated when they are working in a group.

D.They do good work when they are interested in the subject.

听力原文：

Professor

I know Teresa and Kevin. I had both of them on other courses. So, I’mfamiliar with the work and work habits.

Student

I know, me too. That’s why this has really surprised me.

托福听力态度题

一、判断题型

常见问法如下：

What is the professor’sattitude toward X?

What is the professor’sopinion of X?

What can be inferred aboutthe student?

What can be inferred aboutthe student when she says this?

What does the woman meanwhen she says this?

考生们由以上可以看出，当问句中带有attitude,opinion, infer, mean等词时，基本就可以判断题目为态度题，当然，要根据具体情况具体分析。

二.考点和信号词梳理

判断好题型之后，考生们就可以对应笔记位置寻找答案和解题了。因此，在之前听听力文章的时候，我们就要知道到底文中那些内容需要记录。那么接下来，我们从几个方面梳理态度题的常见考点和信号词，考生们一定要牢记。

1.直观态度

①说话人的语气语调

听力中，最为直观的跟说话人态度相关的提示就是说话人的语气。常见的语气如：疑问，惊讶(Really? /I couldn’t believe…/JesusChrist!/Wow!/Oh, my God! /Gosh!/ What!)，重读，放慢语速，停顿，怀疑，犹豫(Um...)，可惜(what a shame/ that’s too badhttps://www.engpx.com/news/ I’m sorry to hear that)等等。

②形容词等评价性内容

在听力中，不是所有的形容词都要记下来。考生们需要记录的是有感情色彩的形容词。

常见的形容词如下：

积极正面:

favorable,approval,interesting,enthusiastic,supportive,great,magnificent,glamorous,excellent,fantastic,outstanding,terrific,awesome,amazing,charming...

消极负面:

disapproval,dissatisfied,boring,suspicious,critical,bad,skeptical,questionable...

中立客观：

neutral,unprejudiced,impartial,unbiased...

2.间接态度

①一语双关

在托福听力中，说话人有些话没有直接表达出实际意思，需要考生结合上下文语境去理解。

②委婉表达

有的时候，说话人会通过委婉表达的方式阐明自己的意见，比如教授提问学生时，学生的回答并不完全正确，此时教授就会通过引导的方式，委婉的表达学生回答错误这个信息。

常见信号词：

Sounds great...but/ Soundslike fun...but/I’d liketo...but/ I should have, but.https://www.engpx.com/ I wish I could... but/ I’d love to...but...

③转折处

文章转折处不论是对话还是讲座中，都是非常重要的考点位置。而转折处后面通常带有说话人实际想表达的意图和态度。

转折词：but,however, whereas, nevertheless, while, in fact, actually, although, though...

三、案例分析

通过上文对态度题考点和信号词的分类和总结，相信考生们已经能够掌握态度题的出题思路了，那么接下来，我们就通过一些例题来练习和巩固一下。

E.G.TPO 4 Conversation 1

What is the man’s attitude toward his current assignment?

A.He is not confident that he will find the materials he needs.

B.He feels that performing in a play is less boring than reading one.

C.Hethinks his review of the play will be more objective than the contemporaryreviews were.

D.He is optimistic that he will learn to appreciate the play he isresearching.

听力原文：

Student

That’s a good idea. I’ll have a better idea of what I really think ofit before I read those reviews.

Librarian

I’m sure you will be surprised that anyone ever found it radical. Butyou will see why it is still powerful, dramatically speaking.

Student

Yeah, it must be something about it, or the professor wouldn’t haveassigned

it. I’m sure I’ll figure it out.

分析：

正确答案 D

首先根据托福听力按顺序出题的原则，可以判断第4题的答案应该在原文比较偏后的位置，因此找到对应笔记位置即可。其次，根据以上听力原文，学生说的I’ll have a better idea...和I’m sure I’ll figure it out两句话可以得知，学生的态度是非常optimistic(乐观的)的，因此正确答案应该选择D。本题的考察点是学生的语气语调和评价性内容。

另外提醒考生，平时做题还要做一下错误选项分析，以本题为例，A选项说not confident，学生的语气是轻快而自信的，是积极正面的，因此与原文相违背，排除。B选项中的boring虽然是评价性的形容词，文中也确实提及过，但是并没有将performing和reading进行比较。C选项中的contemporary reviews文中也提到了，但是是比较靠前面位置提及的，后面就再也没提到了，并且也没有比较过objective的问题，因此排除。

我们再来看一道例题：

E.G. TPO 4 Conversation 2

What is the professor’s opinion of the other students in the woman’sgroup?

A.They try to take credit for work they did not do.

B.They did not perform well in previous courses with him.

C.They are more motivated when they are working in a group.

D.They do good work when they are interested in the subject.

听力原文：

Professor

I know Teresa and Kevin. I had both of them on other courses. So, I’mfamiliar with the work and work habits.

Student

I know, me too. That’s why this has really surprised me.

分析：

正确答案是D

托福听力态度题解析

托福听力中说话人的态度，是指对发生过的事件，或者科学研究所表达的看法。一般，我们可以分为4类：支持，反对，怀疑或者客观。提问方式一般为：

What is the student's attitude toward ?

What is the speaker's opinion of ?

What does the professor think of ?

What is the professor's point of view concerning…?

有时教授会通过语音语调直接表达自己对某事的态度，有时文章中则会出现评价性的语言，当我们听到评价性语言时，我们一定要注意记笔记，因为这里通常会有态度题出现，表示评价的提示词有favorable, approval, enthusiastic , supportive，disapproval, dissatisfied, objection, opposition, critical, compromising, concerned，suspicious, incredulous, skeptical, questionable，neutral, impartial, disinterested, unprejudiced, unbiased, detached等。

在讲座中，教授通常讲解对某项研究不同团队所做出的假设，教授通常对此类研究也会表明自己的态度：证实假设，假设错误，有待研究，具体情况需具体分析，或者没有结果，将来才能得到答案...