轉 折 題
　　轉折題看似比較難，搞的考生摸不著頭腦，其實你要抓住其內在的規律便可迎刃而解。所謂轉折，代表意思的改變，往往答案關鍵線索之處在轉折詞的后面。當你聽到原文中出現顯性轉折詞but（四級聽力出現頻率最高，考生應注意其在句子里面的發音連讀和爆破）, or , otherwise , however , anyhow 等，及隱性如：In fact, to tell the truth, frankly speaking, to be honest, sounds great, I’d love to, I’m afraid to, That’s great等，就需對前面的信息180度大轉彎，再來判斷正確答案。
　　【例1】 2000.6
　　W: Did you visit the Television Tower when you had your vacation in Shanghai last summer?
　　M: I couldn’t make it last June. But I finally visited it two months later. I plan to visit it again sometime next year.
　　Q: What do we learn about the man?
　　A) He saw the big tower he visited on TV .
　　B) He has visited the TV tower twice.
　　C) He has visited the TV tower once.
　　D) He will visit the TV tower in June.
　　【預測】 選項是關于誰去了TV tower沒有，去過幾次的干擾。
　　【解析】 男士說去年6月，沒有游覽成電視塔，很多同學看見否定就掉進這個陷阱（couldn’t），后面but轉折的話才是要點，提到兩個月后去了，計劃明年還去一次，所以實際只游覽了一次。因此選C。
　　【例2】 2001.6
　　M: How did you like yesterday’s play?
　　W: Generally speaking, it was quite good. The part of the secretary was played wonderfully, but I think the man who played the boss was too dramatic to be realistic.
　　Q: How does the woman feel about the man?
　　A) He played his part quite well. B) He was not dramatic enough.
　　C) He performed better than the secretary D) He exaggerated his part.
　　【解析】 關于整個play女士覺得quite good，不要在這里上當。but 后面的是關鍵，“the boss”的角色太戲劇化，不像是真的，說明表演過頭。所以選D。其他選項都相反。
　　1. A) The assignment looks easy, but actually it’s quite difficult.
　　B) The assignment is too difficult for them to complete on time.
　　C) They cannot finish the assignment until Thursday
　　D) They have plenty of time to work on the assignment.
　　2. A) He was kept in hospital for a long time.
　　B) He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.
　　C) He was seriously wounded in a mine explosion.
　　D) He was fined for speeding.
　　3. A) She will go to cinema with the man.
　　B) She couldn’t go with the man.
　　C) She is going to visit one of her friends.
　　D) She hopes the man can stay with her.
　　4. A) The election will go to nowhere.
　　B) He will call the woman as soon as possible.
　　C) The result will come out very late.
　　D) The woman should go to bed early.
　　5. A) There is no more left.
　　B) It doesn’t appeal to her.
　　C) It’s incredibly delicious.
　　D) She has already tasted it.
　　6. A) The exam was easy.
　　B) The exam was hard.
　　C) The exam time was too long.
　　D) The last question was especially hard.
　　7. A) Go to the concert.
　　B) Stay at home.
　　C) Fix his bike.
　　D) Do homework.
　　8. A) It’s not as hard as expected.
　　B) It’s too tough for some students.
　　C) It’s much more difficult than people think.
　　D) It’s believed to be the hardest optional course.
　　9. A) Type letters.
　　B) Go out.
　　C) Help the man with his work.
　　D) Stay at home.
　　10. A) Ask Tom to send an invitation.
　　B) Get the Johnsons’ address.
　　C) Invite Tom to the party.
　　D) Tell Tom to pick up the Johnsons.
　　1. 【選D】原文重現 2003.1
　　M: Ow, that’s a big assignment we got for the English class?
　　W: Well, it’s not as bad as it looks. It isn’t due until Thursday morning.
　　Q: What does the woman mean?
　　2. 【選B】原文重現
　　W: John! Haven’t seen you for quite a while. Are you well?
　　M: Oh, yes. But luck seemed to go against me. I had a car accident. Only some minor injuries though.
　　Q: What happened to John?
　　聽力詞匯擴展：
　　go against 違反；反對；不利于 go about 從事，著手做；閑逛
　　go after 追逐，追求；設法得到 go on 繼續
　　3. 【選B】原文重現
　　M: I’m going to see a historical movie named King Arthur. Would you go with me?
　　W: I’d love to, but one of my friends is already on his way to visit me.
　　Q: What does the woman mean?
　　4. 【選B】原文重現
　　W: Please do keep me informed as soon as you get the final result of the election.
　　M: Of course, unless I fall asleep on the way to the phone.
　　Q: What does the man mean?
　　5. 【選B】原文重現
　　M: Would you like to try the banana pie, it’s incredible.
　　W: Well, to tell the truth, I don’t care much for dessert.
　　Q: What does the woman say about the banana pie?
　　6. 【選B】原文重現
　　W: What did you think of the final exam?
　　M: I was expecting it to be easy, but I barely had time to get to the last question.
　　Q: What does the man think of the final exam?
　　7. 【選C】原文重現
　　W: Would you like to go with me to a concert tonight?
　　M: I’d love to, but I have to fix my bike first.
　　Q: What is the man going to do first?
　　8. 【選C】原文重現 2003.6
　　W: Is that optional course as hard as everybody says?
　　M: It’s actually even worse, believe it or not.
　　Q: What does the man say about the course?
　　9. 【選A】原文重現
　　M: If you help me with this work. I can have it done in about ten minutes.
　　W: I wish I could. But my father told me to type these letters before four o’clock.
　　Q: What is the woman going to do?
　　10. 【選B】原文重現
　　W: I want to ask the Johnsons to come to the party. Do you know their address?
　　M: No. But I like them to come. I think Tom can give you their address.
　　Q: What is the woman going to do?