新托福聽(tīng)力不同于閱讀，要求同學(xué)們必須具備托福聽(tīng)力語(yǔ)音辨音的能力，這是口頭交際的基礎(chǔ)。在正確掌握每個(gè)單詞的發(fā)音的同時(shí)，必須注意以下幾個(gè)方面：

(1)英語(yǔ)中最小對(duì)立體的發(fā)音：

如ship---sheep, cheap ---- chip, pig ---peg, sack ---sock等，有針對(duì)性地進(jìn)行發(fā)音訓(xùn)練，比如繞口令之類的練習(xí)，如She sells sea cells by the seashore. If she sells sea cells by the seashore, then she sells seashore cells，適當(dāng)加強(qiáng)一些針對(duì)性的聽(tīng)力練習(xí)。

(2)重讀與弱讀：

漢語(yǔ)是一個(gè)漢字一個(gè)音節(jié)，而英語(yǔ)中的一個(gè)單詞可能就有好多音節(jié)，這就造成了英漢節(jié)奏的差別。而英語(yǔ)中的一些虛詞一般要弱讀，這有可能會(huì)給聽(tīng)力造成一定的困難。對(duì)此也應(yīng)該進(jìn)行專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練。如：What''s the time? Sing us a song. I''ve eaten them all. He has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.(紅體部分的音節(jié)重讀)

(3)連讀：連讀時(shí)語(yǔ)速加快，連讀的單詞之間沒(méi)有了間隔，會(huì)給理解帶來(lái)困難。如：

in ˇor ˇout, yearˇ in and year ˇout, for ˇan ˇhour?

(4)意群：

新托福聽(tīng)力時(shí)不能一個(gè)單詞一個(gè)單詞地去理解，應(yīng)該注意意群，因?yàn)橐馊褐g間隔之處正是停頓之處，注意下列語(yǔ)句朗讀時(shí)停頓的差別：

John said, "My father is here."

"John," said my father, "is here."

She likes pineapples.

She likes pie and apples.

He sold his houseboat and trailer.

He sold his house, boat, and trailer.

(5)注意同音字：

有些單詞發(fā)音相同，也可能給聽(tīng)力理解帶來(lái)困難，如：

What is black and white, and read (red) all over?

這里在聽(tīng)的時(shí)候，很難分請(qǐng)是read還是red。

(6)語(yǔ)調(diào)：

語(yǔ)調(diào)是說(shuō)話者表達(dá)情感的一種手段，同樣一個(gè)句子如果語(yǔ)調(diào)不同，則意思就有可能發(fā)生變化，如：Open the door, will you?↗

Open the door, won''t you?↘

用聲調(diào)表示一種請(qǐng)求，用降調(diào)表示命令。

What? ↗What?↘↗升調(diào)表示疑問(wèn)，降升表示吃驚和不相信。

測(cè)試中同樣有可能考查語(yǔ)調(diào)的作用，如：

① W: Where do you want to eat?

M: Is there anything wrong with the↘ coffee shop?

Q: What does the man mean?

A. He wonders if anything happened at the coffee shop.

B. He doesn''t know why the coffee tastes bad.

C. He only wants coffee because he isn''t happy.

D. He thinks that they ought to go to the coffee shop.

一般疑問(wèn)句，卻用了降調(diào)，表示出說(shuō)話者愿意去咖啡館的肯定態(tài)度，答案應(yīng)是D。

② M: I'm terribly sorry I'm late, but I just couldn't help it.

I got there as soon as I could.

W: Well, it's not soon enough, ↘is it?

Q: What does the woman mean?

A. It's soon enough to get here.

B. It's not soon enough to get here.

C. It's not late to get here.

D. It's early enough to get here.

降調(diào)的使用,說(shuō)明說(shuō)話人堅(jiān)信第一部分說(shuō)的是事實(shí)，由此可以判斷答案為B。

相信大家學(xué)習(xí)了關(guān)于新托福聽(tīng)力語(yǔ)音知識(shí)后，對(duì)于托福聽(tīng)力備考會(huì)有一個(gè)新的了解。功夫不負(fù)有心人，相信大家都能在自己的努力之下取得理想的成績(jī)的。