雅思听力选择题老听不到答案？你有这个烦恼吗？在做选择题时，即使跟得上录音进度，顺利定位到相应的题目，但是听完整段话后，仍无从下手，不知道哪个部分才是答案？

假如生活欺骗了你，不要悲伤，不要心急！你需要信号词！

一、信号词是什么鸭？

打个比方，

在陌生的路段开车，就算是老司机，也要依靠路标的指引找到方向，安全驾驶。（志玲姐姐也是根据路标来提示的好伐）

那么，

做听力时，我们依靠什么找到“方向”，听出答案？

就是信号词（听力中的“路标”），又可称为关键词。

二、信号词的作用是什么鸭？

听录音时，它给考生提示（像路标一样指引方向），这里附近会出现答案或考点，值得更专注地听，获取最有用信息。

三、怎么捕捉信号词？（干货来了喂）

（一）听力中的信号词主要分五大类

表示观点的动词，如argue, suppose, think，可知即将听到speaker的观点或意见

语气词，如well, you know, I mean，可知speaker将要进行阐述或解释某事物

疑问句，即带疑问词what, when, where, who, why, which, how的问句，可知接下来可能给出问题的答案

结构提示词，如first drawback…another drawback… (e.g.)，这里指的是录音文段的结构，可帮助学生把握全文框架，准确定位题目

逻辑关系词，常见8类和1类特殊情况（见下文），可知文章的思路怎样发展推进，起承转合等

表列举、并列关系	如such as, for example和and, as well as, or, neither…nor, either…or
表顺接、递进关系	如furthermore, moreover, in addition, besides
表对比和转折关系	如similarly, by comparison, in contrast, but, however, although, despite, yet
表顺序或排列关系	如first, then, next, finally （注意：与结构提示词区分，此处指细节信息中的顺序/排列关系，而不是文段结构的顺序/排列关系）
表解释或强调关系	如in other words, in fact, as a matter of fact, especially, in particular, in essence
表归纳、结论关系	如so, as a result, in short, therefore, in sum, consequently
表因果关系	如because, since, thus, as, for
比较级/最	如-er, -est, more…than, best
特殊情况	被重读或重复出现的很可能是答案

（二）举几个栗子，让你秒懂

剑4 Test3 Section 3

21 The man wants information on courses for

A  people going back to college

B  postgraduate students

C  business executives

录音原文：
男：Yes, hello. I've been referred to you because I'm enquiring about the refresher courses that you run. I'd like to find out a bit more about them.
女：Well, we run quite a few different short courses for students who are either returning to study or studying part-time. Urn, tell me about your situation.

解析：
留意信号词，准确捕捉答案。女生介绍课程的合适人群，出现表并列的信号词either…or…，即这门课的合适人群有两类：要么是returning to study，要么是studying part-time，前者符合选项A。

剑5 Test4 Section 4

32 The speaker warns the students that

A  internet materials can be unreliable

B  downloaded information must be ackowledged.

C  computer access may be limited at times.

录音原文：
OK, now let me give you an outline of what's available to you. You'll find that the computers are increasingly used as a research tool. Many students do most of their research on the internet and the library computers are permanently online. Having found what you need, you'll find you can readily save texts on your personal computer space to print off when you need. You might think that it is the fastest way to get information but the links can be slow. Clearly you can find lots on there but much of it is useless information as it is from highly debatable sources- so be critical.

解析：留意信号词，捕捉答案。
从原文可知答案在最后一句，假如考生前几句没听懂，其实没关系鸭，听懂第六句就得出答案。第六句出现了3个信号词but, as, so：Clearly you can find lots on there but much of it is useless information as it is from highly debatable sources- so be critical，即学生能在网上找到许多资料，但是大部分是没用的信息，原因是资料来源颇具争议，因此学生需要带着批判性眼光（去使用）。这些信号词的出现带出了答案相关的信息：表转折but之后出现了useless，表原因as之后出现了debatable，这两个形容词都是选项A中unreliable的同义转换；最后表结论的so之后出现了be critical，对应题干中warn的语气。

剑4 Test 4 Section 4

Q39-40

Which TWO factors reduce the benefits of shark nets?

A  nets wrongly positioned

B  strong waves and currents

C  too many fish

D  sharks eat holes in nets

E  moving sands

F  nets too short

G  holes in nets scare sharks

录音原文：
Despite quite large catches, some people believe that shark meshing is not the best way to catch sharks. It's not that they think sharks are afraid of nets, or because they eat holes in them, because neither of these is true. But meshing does appear to be less effective than some other methods, especially when there are big seas with high rolling waves and strong currents and anything that lets the sand move - the sand that's holding the nets down. When this moves the nets will also become less effective.

解析：
留意信号词，捕捉答案。句的作用主要是定位题目。第二句中明显重读的信号词是because neither of these is true，提示上文提到的两种并列情况（It's not that they think sharks are afraid of nets, or because they eat holes in them）被否定了，即并非鲨鱼害怕网，也不是鲨鱼要破网留下了洞。
假如上述被排除的两种情况没听懂，没关系鸭，因为接下来出现更重要的信号词but和especially。先是But meshing does appear to be less effective than some other methods出现了表转折的But，表示它的前面不是重点，它的后面才是重点。然后出现表强调的especially，答案如期而至：especially when there are big seas with high rolling waves and strong currents and anything that lets the sand move…即高高卷起的海浪和强劲的洋流，连同海里其它势力推动了沙子，顺带把网也往下拽，导致鲨鱼网的效果打了折扣。

（三）信号词这么好用，怎么练习去提高听信号词的能力鸭？

1、熟悉典型的信号词（先搞清楚什么是信号词，不清楚的话请滑上去重看）

2、专注投入做听力

3、分析原文，标注信号词（对答案看原文时，除了看答案出现的地方，还要看答案前后有没有出现信号词，并反思为什么当时没留意到信号词？）

作者简介：新航道广州学校陈慧珊老师，雅思听力主讲

英国曼彻斯特大学商科硕士，广东外语外贸大学英语和经济学学士，持人事部三级口、笔译证书。善于运用自身对英语的热情感染学生，激发学生的学习兴趣。