总体分析
2017年9月PETS2考试继续体现了以往的考试特点：语言地道，场景真实，信息点丰富，设题灵活。试题全面考查了学生的语言综合运用能力。主播语音为美音，语速为高考正常语速。材料长度适中，字数约为946字，与往年相比变化不大。
题目难度适中，灵活题个数为11个左右。有14道事实细节题，4道推断题，1道主旨大意题及1道情感态度题。本次考试事实细节题的数量比以往有所增多，推断题的数量相对减少，重点考查从纷繁琐碎的细节中获取所要信息的能力。有难度的题集中在长对话中,最后的独白内容相对简单且容易理解。话题均为现实生活中常见话题，见下表。第8段关于大学生消费的材料用采访的形式引出。第10段讲述了一位怀孕女士被陌生人帮助的故事，传递正能量。
考试话题
试题具体特点
一、从纷繁琐碎的细节信息中获取所需信息。
例如：Text 9
W: Can you fix a time for the next meeting, Alex? How about June 12th? That’s after the trade exhibition…
M: I thought something was happening on that day, Rebecca.
W: Oh, yes. You’re right. The people from Head Office are coming.
M: What time does their plane arrive? Can we have the meeting in the morning?
W: No, it’s all arranged. I’m meeting them at half past ten, so I won’t be available at all that day.
M: Well, let’s have the meeting earlier in June, then. The trade exhibition finishes on the third, doesn’t it?
W: Yes, but we need John’s sales report for the meeting. How’s it going?
M: I’m afraid John hasn’t started yet. The figures won’t be in place till next week.
W: Will it be ready early in June?
M: Well, not really. He told me that he will finish them by June 10th.
W: So, we’re looking at the week starting the 17th. How about two o’clock on that day?
M: I think that’s Okay. Let’s meet here again then.
14. What will Rebecca do on June 12?C
A. Go on a business trip.
B. Organize a trade exhibition.
C. Meet the people from Head Office.
15. What is John preparing for the meeting?A
A. A report.
B. A timetable.
C. A speech.
16. When do the speakers decide to have the meeting?C
A. On June 3.
B. On June 10.
C. On June 17.
这段对话是围绕会议时间的安排展开的，情境常见且真实。材料中涉及到数个时间点以及不同的时间点相应的活动安排。信息繁琐，考生需要高度集中精力，缕清时间点和对应的事件，才能找到自己所要的细节信息。
二、口语冗余的特点在有些材料中体现明显。
例如：Text 5、Text 8、Text 9
Text5
W: I’m really tired from packing all these boxes for three hours. It’s about time to call it a day.
M: I know. Maybe we could do it first thing tomorrow morning.
W: Why not? These orders are not urgent.
5. What will the speakers probably do next?B
A. Order some boxes.
B. Go home and rest.
C. Continue working.
这段是同事之间的对话，女士先是抱怨说连着3个小时打包这些箱子觉得很累，想收工回家。男士表示赞同且提议说可以第二天早晨继续做。女士接着用Why not?来赞成男士的提议，并补充说These orders are not urgent.，进一步表明今天可以不用着急干完。整段材料反复用不同的说法来表达同一个意思，从而降低了题目的难度。短对话只读一遍，很多学生听短对话时格外紧张，但学生可以很好利用口语语言冗余的特点，即使前面没听明白也不要轻易放弃，因为极有可能在后面的部分依然会出现对正确选项的暗示。
三、好的表达法凸显语言的地道。
独白材料中女士说当雨变小时，“I decided to brave the rain to get my car and go home.”,这里brave做动词使用，“勇敢面对，冒……风险”的意思。这是否让我们思考这样一个问题：为了语言的地道与生动，我们平时的听力练习不应过分拘泥于教材和大纲词汇的框框。无独有偶，百朗听力18下高三样书其中一段独白材料中也出现了brave做动词用的句子（But if you brave the weather, it is definitely worth a visit to the birthplace of the U. S. in Boston.），考虑到大纲词汇中brave只有形容词的用法，我们在材料旁边对这个词动词的意思和用法做了简单的解释。百朗听力在与教材、大纲保持一致的前提下，每本书中会适量给学生推介一些地道、原汁原味的口语表达法，例如罗列一系列事物时常说的“You name it.”，表示合乎自己口味、自己喜欢的说法“my cup of tea”等等。本次考试材料Text 9中“The figures won’t be in place till next week.”，in place这个短语在百朗听力中也经常出现。
四、正确选项使用同义转述，灵活转换语言。
例如：第4题、第11题、第18题
4. What does the woman say about John?C
A. He won’t wait for her.
B. He won’t come home today.
C. He won’t be on time for dinner.
11. What does the woman think of the living expenses in the city?C
A. Fairly low.
B. Just Okay.
C. Very high.
18. What can we learn about the speaker then?C
A. She worked at a hotel.
B. She had bought a new car.
C. She was having a baby soon.
第4题答案“He won’t be on time for dinner.”在原文中是“He’ll be late.”。第11题男士问城市生活消费怎样，女士回答“Everything is expensive.”在答案中转述为“Very high.”第18题答案“She was having a baby soon.”由原文“I was due to give birth in three months.”转述而来。
五、试题对材料信息的充分运用，选项极具干扰性、迷惑性。
例如：第1题，第4题、第13题
Text 4
M: Do you know if John’s coming home for dinner?
W: He’ll be late. He said not to wait for him.
4. What does the woman say about John?C
A. He won’t wait for her.
B. He won’t come home today.
C. He won’t be on time for dinner.
三个选项对材料信息进行了充分运用，A、B错误选项很好地利用了材料中的语音干扰。
Text 8
M: Being away from home for college can be stressful. Besides all the pressures of study, there’s the pressure on your pocket. Today, let’s go to a university to find out. Excuse me. Can I ask you a few questions?
W: Well, Okay.
M: How do you find the cost of living in this city?
W: Everything is expensive, including clothing, housing, and traveling.
M: So, what do you spend most on?
W: Transport, I think. For food, if I cook myself, it’s not expensive at all. For clothing, I bring my clothes here from my home country, where they’re nice and cheap. But every week, I have to spend more than 100 pounds on the trains.
M: Then what’s the social life like?
W: I’m a very social person. I love hanging out with my friends and meeting new people. Thankfully, I don’t drink nor smoke, so the only expense is maybe tickets to the cinemas, clubs, and so on.
13.What does the woman do in her free time？A
A. See films.
B. Travel around.
C. Go for a drink.
这道题问女士在业余时间会做什么，由材料中“so the only expense is maybe tickets to the cinemas, clubs, and so on.”可得出正确答案。B、C选项在“I love hanging out with my friends and meeting new people. Thankfully, I don’t drink nor smoke,”中均有巧妙的干扰，迷惑性强。
六、试题设置巧妙，角度新颖。
例如：第7题。
Text6
M: Lisa? Hi!
W: Hi, Ned.
M: Don’t you usually drive to work?
W: Usually, but not in bad weather.
M: Why is that?
W: The traffic gets a lot worse when it rains or snows.
M: I always take the train. It’s a lot faster for me than driving.
W: It’s faster for me, too, but the time isn’t always convenient.
M: Yeah, but think of all the things you can do on the train — read a book or the newspaper…
W: Or answer my email…No thanks! My workday is long enough already.
7. What do the speakers agree about taking the train?B
A. It is safer.
B. It is faster.
C. It is cheaper.
此题是问对话者在乘火车这件事上有什么能达成一致的地方，问法新颖。我们的产品中有较多类似的问法。
总体而言，本次考试延续以往PETS2考试的风格，整体难度适中，题目设置灵活。偏重考查对细节信息的获取和筛选。建议如下：
（1）留心观察生活，了解生活，熟悉生活场景词汇及表达；
（2）选材时注意材料语言要地道，话题广泛，设题科学、多样性；
（3）平时的训练中练习快速记笔记，理清材料中琐碎的细节信息。
（4）多用paraphrase,训练语言灵活转换能力。
（5）博览群书，开拓视野，积累跨文化背景知识；
（6）熟悉不同主播的声音，考场主播轻松应对。
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