四级考试听力部分的短对话、长对话和短文听力其实考察的都是对听力材料的要点和信息的把握。什么是要听懂并且记下来的信息呢，要把握吨化和短文中的七种关键词，KEY WORD，后面一般都是考点，尤其是对话部分，要学会听小词.

　　一、转折性词汇：课堂上强调了很多的涵义发生180度转弯的BUT转折题，要学会听BUT，还有yet, however, though, whereas, unfortunately, unexpectedly, instead, rather than, other than, to be frank, frankly speaking, to tell you the truth,etc.

　　二、逻辑类词汇：就是因为所以不但而且这一类的词，表原因的because, because of, for, as, due to, owing to, in that, now that, according to, 表结果的therefor, so, as a result, consequently, eventually, 表递进的apart from, in addition, furthermore, what's more, moreover,etc.

　　三、最高级词汇：形容词和副词的最高级永远是最需要关注的，most importantly, the most popular... the biggest of...

　　四、事实罗列词汇：在这些词汇后就是关键和重要的事实性息，actually, in fact, as a matter of fact,etc.

　　五、序数词后面，最重要的是the first, firstly and finally.

　　六、情态动词：sb.has got to, can , could, may, might, need,should, ought to,etc.

　　七、重要形容词：表示重要的词，important, crucial, chief,major,significant, the only, unique, essential, necessary, vital, etc.（作者　万路）

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