原文：For our research we depend mainly on talking to individuals, asking them questions rather than using written questionnaires.

解題：此題中depend mainly on 與題目中的main形成呼應(yīng)，從與個人談話，問他們問題中不難看出是在進行interview，故答案為A。但值得注意的是rather than 這種表示對比的結(jié)構(gòu)，它表達的意思是“而不是”的意思，通常是拿來排除某個選項的。

第三類：隱含比較

例6 劍3 Test 3 Q 37

Ostrich meat

A has more protein than beef

B Tastes nearly as good as beef

C is very filling

思路透析：雖然題干較短，而且沒有比較指示詞，但是AB兩個選項都存在著比較，故此題依然以聽比較關(guān)系為重點。

實際做題：原文：Ostrich meat is slightly higher in protein than beef, and much lower in fats and cholesterol. It tastes good too. A series of European taste tests found that 82% of people prefer ostrich to beef.

解題：其實答案A 很明顯，幾乎是原詞重現(xiàn)。B錯誤的原因是大多數(shù)人們覺得鴕鳥肉比牛肉好吃，并不是一樣好吃。要注意在比較時經(jīng)常加入slightly 這樣的副詞來修飾比較級。

例7 劍4 Test 4 Q 14

On Travelite holidays, people holidaying alone pay

A the same as other clients

B only a little more than other clients

C extra only if they stay in a large room

思路透析：題目要求是說獨自度假的人要付多少錢，從選項AB不難看出，此題要拿獨自旅行的人和其他人做比較了。

實際做題：原文：We also pride ourselves on our friendly service, particularly important for the increasing numbers of people who choose to holiday alone. Unlike almost all travel operators who happily charge large supplements for single room, we guarantee that no single client will pay more, even when only double rooms are available for them.

解題：unlike一句表示與其他旅行機構(gòu)進行對比，我們保證不多收錢，注意這里pay more 前面有否定詞no，這樣會加大反應(yīng)和解題的難度，多數(shù)學(xué)員聽到pay more就去選擇B了，這樣很可惜。Even一句更是強調(diào)了無論什么情況都不加錢，排除C。正確答案為A 。

例8 劍6 Test 4 Q 34

Very few African lions have

A a long mane

B a coat with varied colours

C a fold of skin on their stomach

思路透析：雖然題干與選項中都沒有明顯的比較關(guān)系，但是縱觀上下題目即可發(fā)現(xiàn)，本文重點講的就是Asiatic lions 和 African lions 的對比。

實際做題：原文：The colour is more or less the same, but the appearance of the mane is different-that’s the hair around the lion’s face and neck. The Asiatic lion’s mane is noticeably shorter than the African lion’s. Asiatic lions also have a long fold of skin on their undersides, whereas not many African lions have that.

解題：顏色more or less the same，故排除B。African lion 的mane比Asiatic的長，排除A。通過最后一句轉(zhuǎn)折中的not many 與few 形成同意轉(zhuǎn)換得到答案C。此題難點在于比較的主體兩種獅子的前后順序變化要注意，并且題干中本身帶有few這樣的否定詞匯，又增加了難度。

總結(jié)：其實我們不難發(fā)現(xiàn)，在這三類中，第一類直接比較的題目還是最容易解答的，只要聽準(zhǔn)同樣的比較表達方式，答案很容易得到；第二類間接比較的題目也不是太難，關(guān)鍵在于掌握major， majority， main， mainly等提示詞并注意它們之間互相同意轉(zhuǎn)換即可；第三類隱含比較還是比較難的，因為題干里雖然無比較，但是選項里有比較的特點，而且實際聽力中又容易出現(xiàn)否定詞搭配比較表達出現(xiàn)的形式，使學(xué)生的反映時間和速度受到極大的影響，大大降低了解題正確率。請廣大“烤鴨”們一定要耐心總結(jié)，戳穿選擇題中的比較考查特點，做到明明白白，有的放矢！