2018年6月英语四级真题第1套 Part II Section B (1)
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2018年6月英语四级真题第1套 Part II Section B (1)

对话 · 听力 · 真题文章逐层精读

本页是 2018年6月英语四级真题第1套 Part II Section B (1) 文章的精读视角页——这篇对话全文 270 词、19 段,CEFR 难度 B1(B1 级在英语四级文章中占 22%);英文原文之外,本篇已有的 6 项精读维度逐项展开,其中能迁移到其他英语四级真题文章的判断方法(篇章结构、修辞、言外之意、作者态度、体裁速判)随各维度一并讲透。

精读最佳实践

本页解析里的段号(P1)都可以点——点一下,原文在顶部翻开并定位到该段,解析引用的原文同步标亮;合上原文,你还停在刚才读到的位置。点 P1 试试。

PASSAGE · 文章原文

19 段英文原文

以下为2018年6月英语四级真题第1套 Part II Section B (1) 的听力原文,由懒笔记按试卷原文逐段核对收录,共 19 段。左侧 P1–P19 是段落编号——本页全部解析(结构、逐段、修辞、自检题)都以它为坐标回指原文,点击解析里的段号,原文即在顶部翻开并定位到该段、引用的原文同步标亮;合上原文仍停在当前阅读位置。原文保持卷面形态,不带翻译与标注。

M: Do you feel like going out tonight?

W: Yeah, why not? We haven't been out for ages. What's on?

M: Well, there's a film about climate change. Does it sound good to you?

W: Oh, not really. It doesn't really appeal to me. What's it about? Just climate change?

M: I think it's about how climate change affects everyday life. I wonder how they make it entertaining.

W: Well, it sounds really awful. It's an important subject, I agree, but I'm not in the mood for anything depressing. What else is on?

M: There's a Spanish Dance Festival.

W: Oh, I love dance. That sounds really interesting.

M: Apparently, it's absolutely brilliant. Let's see what it says in the paper. "Anna Gomez leads in an exciting production of the great Spanish love story, Carmen."

W: Ok, then. What time is it on?

M: At 7:30.

W: Well, that's no good. We haven't got enough time to get there. Is there anything else?

M: There's a comedy special on.

W: Where's it on?

M: It's at the City Theater. It's a charity comedy night with lots of different acts. It looks pretty good. The critic in the local paper says it's the funniest thing he's ever seen. It says here "Roger Whitehead is an amazing host to a night of fun performances."

W: Mm… I'm not keen on him. He's not very funny.

M: Are you sure you fancy going out tonight? You are not very enthusiastic.

W: Perhaps you are right. Okay, let's go to see the dance. But tomorrow, not tonight.

M: Great, I'll book the tickets online.

STRUCTURE · 篇章结构

5 个意群的对话骨架

按对话 的行文骨架切分意群,每个意群标注它覆盖的段落与对主旨的作用——逐段读完后回到这里俯瞰全篇,能看清作者为什么按这个顺序行文。

  1. 发起邀约与初步回应

    男方提出 going out tonight 的 suggestion,女方表示 enthusiastic agreement 并且用 haven't been out for ages 来 emphasize 她们很久没出去了,然后通过 What's on 来 inquire 有什么 entertainment options

    这个 opening exchange 建立了 dialogue 的 context,通过 invitation 和 positive response 来 initiate 整个 decision-making process,为后续的 options discussion 做好 preparation

    开启商讨过程
  2. 气候变化电影的提议与拒绝

    男方 propose 了第一个 option 关于 climate change 的 film,女方通过 not really 和 doesn't appeal to me 来 express rejection,并且 question 这个 film 的 content,男方做了 brief explanation 关于 everyday life 的 impact,女方继续用 depressing 和 not in the mood 来 reinforce 她的 negative attitude

    这个 exchange sequence 展示了 couple 在 preferences 上的第一个 conflict point,女方的 repeated rejections 通过 different expressions 来 emphasize 她对这个 option 的 strong disinterest,这个 pattern 为后续的 continued disagreement 做了 foreshadowing

    首个选项被否决
  3. 西班牙舞蹈节的提议与兴趣

    男方 introduce 第二个 option 就是 Spanish Dance Festival,女方立即表达了 positive interest 通过 love dance 和 really interesting,男方提供了 detailed information 从 newspaper 包括 brilliant review 和 Carmen 的 production details,女方通过 Ok then 和 inquiry about time 来 show 她的 willingness

    这个 segment 呈现了 first moment of agreement 在整个 dialogue 中,女方的 enthusiastic response 和男方的 supporting information 形成了 positive interaction pattern,这个 temporary consensus 为后续的 timing conflict 提供了 dramatic contrast

    达成初步共识
  4. 时间冲突与喜剧选项

    女方发现 7:30 的 showtime 存在 timing problem 用 not enough time 来 reject 这个 originally appealing option,男方 shift 到第三个 suggestion 就是 comedy special,他提供了 detailed description 包括 charity event、various acts 和 positive critic review,但女方对 host Roger Whitehead 表示 not keen 因为 not funny

    这个 extended exchange 展示了 couple 的 difficulty in reaching agreement,先是 practical constraint 也就是 timing,然后是 subjective preference 关于 comedian,这种 layered obstacles 使得 decision-making process 变得 increasingly frustrating

    新障碍出现
  5. 质疑态度与最终决定

    男方通过 rhetorical question 来 challenge 女方的 enthusiasm 说 not very enthusiastic,这个 meta-comment 促使女方做出 concession 用 Perhaps you are right,然后她 propose 一个 compromise solution 就是 attend dance performance 但是 tomorrow instead of tonight,男方表示 agreement 并且会 book tickets online

    这个 closing sequence 通过 meta-communicative reflection 打破了 stalemate,男方的 direct observation 促使 dialogue 从 option evaluation 转向 deeper issue 的 acknowledgment,最终的 compromise 既 preserve 了女方的 preference 又 address 了 timing constraint,为 dialogue 提供了 satisfactory resolution

    达成妥协方案
MAIN IDEA · 速判主旨

5 步定位这篇文章的主旨

不读完全篇也能锁定主旨——以下 5 步按2018年6月英语四级真题第1套 这篇原文的实际行文顺序给出,每步说明看哪里、看出什么,可直接迁移到其他英语四级文章。

  1. 抓首句提议 P1 P2

    对话类文章的 main idea 往往在 opening exchange 中就被 introduced。首句的 suggestion 或 question 通常就是整个 conversation 的 focal point,后续内容都是围绕这个 point 展开的 discussion 或 negotiation。

  2. 对话类主旨常常体现在 interactive process 中。当文章 present multiple choices 并展示 characters 如何 discuss and evaluate 这些 choices 时,这个 decision-making process 本身就是 main idea 的重要组成部分。

  3. 区分障碍类型 P4 P6 P12 P16

    Main idea 的完整性需要包含 complications。如果对话只是简单的 agree and execute,那 main idea 就很 straightforward。但当出现 obstacles(无论是 practical constraints 还是 personal preferences)时,这些 complications 必须被纳入 main idea 的描述中。

  4. 锁定妥协结果 P17 P18 P19

    对话类文章的 main idea 必须包含 outcome。无论是 reach agreement, make a compromise, 还是 postpone decision,最终的 resolution 是 main idea 不可或缺的 component,因为它 reveals how the conflict was handled。

  5. 对话类文章的 main idea 不是单一 sentence 可以 capture 的 static information,而是一个 dynamic process。快速判断时要确保 main idea 包含:WHO(participants),WHAT(topic/goal),HOW(process/challenges),和 RESULT(outcome/decision)这四个 dimensions。

主旨信号词 going out P1 doesn't really appeal P4 What else P6 haven't got enough time P12 let's P18

MAIN IDEA · 主旨

这篇文章在说什么

一对夫妇讨论晚上的计划,浏览了包括气候变化电影、西班牙舞蹈节和喜剧表演在内的娱乐选择。由于偏好不同和时间冲突,他们难以达成一致,最终决定改为第二天去看舞蹈表演。
A couple discusses their evening plans, reviewing entertainment options including a climate change film, Spanish dance festival, and comedy show. They struggle to agree due to differing preferences and timing conflicts, ultimately deciding to attend the dance performance the next day instead.
WORD INFERENCE · 生词推断

3 个生词的上下文推断

不查词典,只用文中线索推出词义——每个词给出推断出的释义与 完整推理链。已收录进英语四级高频真题词集的单词可点击进入词条页。

  • appeal 吸引;引起兴趣

    让我们把这些 clues 串联起来。首先,女士说这部 film doesn't appeal to her,随后她解释说虽然 topic 很 important,但她 not in the mood for depressing things。这个 explanation 告诉我们,appeal 与她是否 feel attracted 或 interested 有关。接着,当我们对比她对 dance festival 的 enthusiastic response('I love dance')时,就更清楚了:appeal 描述的是某物 attract 或 interest someone 的程度。最后,从 'appeal to me' 这个 structure 来看,appeal 作为 verb,表达的是主语(film)对宾语(me)产生的 attractive effect。

    解释-对比-结构三维分析法
  • entertaining 有趣的;使人愉快的

    现在让我们 synthesize 这些 clues。男士 wonder how they make the film entertaining,这个 wondering 发生在女士表达 the topic is depressing 之后,说明 entertaining 是与 depressing 相对的某种 positive quality。从 morphology 角度,-ing ending 提示这是描述某物 cause 某种 reaction 的 adjective。再看 discourse level 的 pattern,comedy 被描述为 funny 和 fun,dance 被描述为 interesting,这些都是 entertainment 应该具备的 qualities。因此,entertaining 描述的是某物能够 hold audience's attention 并让他们 enjoy 的 characteristic。

    形态-对比-平行三角定位法
  • critic 评论家;评论员

    综合这些 evidence,我们可以 construct 完整的 picture。Critic 是在 newspaper 中 publish opinions 的 person,specifically about entertainment performances。男士 invoke this person's judgment 作为 persuasive evidence,说明 critic 的 role 是 provide professional assessment。从 morphological clue(-ic suffix)我们知道这是与 evaluation 相关的 person。结合 contextual details(working for paper, evaluating shows, offering authoritative opinions),critic 指的是 professional evaluator of entertainment。

    场景-功能-构词职业分析法
RHETORIC · 修辞手法

4 处修辞手法与仿写

每处修辞给出它在本文的具体用法、同类信号词清单与一份可直接套用的 写作仿写建议——读完能认,也能写。

  • 反问

    P17

    男方在 第17段 使用了反问句 'Are you sure you fancy going out tonight?' 来 express his observation,这个 rhetorical question 并不是真的在 asking,而是在 pointing out 女方的态度问题。通过这个 question,他 gently challenges 女方的 inconsistency——说想 go out 但对所有 suggestions 都不满意。这种 indirect way of expressing 比直接 criticism 更 diplomatic,让对话保持 friendly tone 的同时 push forward the resolution。

    信号词 Are you sure Don't you think Isn't it Wouldn't you say Haven't you Shouldn't we

    仿写: 在对话中想要 point out 对方的 contradiction 或 problem 时,可以用 'Are you sure...?' 或 'Don't you think...?' 这样的 pattern。比如当对方 complain about being busy 但 refuse help 时,可以说 'Are you sure you don't need any help?' 这比 'You clearly need help' 更 tactful。Template: 'Are you sure + [对方声称的状态] + when + [观察到的矛盾行为]?'

  • 语气词

    P16

    女方在 第16段 用 'Mm...' 这个 hesitation marker 来 express her reluctance。这个 vocalization 虽然简短,但 effectively conveys 她的 disapproval without being direct。在对话的 context 里,这种 non-committal sound 让她的 following rejection ('I'm not keen on him') 显得更 natural and less abrupt。这种 softening technique 维护了 conversational harmony while still communicating disagreement。

    信号词 Mm Well Uh Um Ah Oh Hmm

    仿写: 在对话中需要 express disagreement 或 hesitation 时,先用 'Mm...', 'Well...', 'Uh...' 等 filler 来 create a buffer。这给你 time to formulate response,也 soften the impact of disagreement。比如被问 'Do you like this idea?' 如果不喜欢,可以说 'Mm... I'm not entirely convinced' 而不是直接 'No'。Template: '[语气词] + I'm not sure/keen on/convinced + [gentle explanation]'

  • 省略

    P18

    在 第18段 中,女方说 'But tomorrow, not tonight' 这是一个 elliptical construction,完整形式应该是 'But let's go tomorrow, not tonight'。这种 omission of repeated elements 让对话更 concise and natural,因为 shared context 已经 establish 了 'going to see the dance' 这个 understood action。这种 economy of language 是 casual conversation 的典型特征,reflect 了 speakers 之间的 mutual understanding。

    信号词 not instead rather but

    仿写: 在对话中,当你要 modify or respond to 前面提到的 action or idea 时,可以 omit the repeated verb phrase 只保留 the new information。比如 'A: Should we meet at 5? B: How about 6 instead?' (instead of 'How about we meet at 6 instead?')。这让 exchange 更 snappy and conversational。Template: '[New detail] + not/instead of + [contrasting detail]',省略 shared verb phrase。

  • 重复

    P4 P4 P6 P16 P16 P17

    女方在整个对话中 repeatedly uses negative expressions 来 reject suggestions:'not really' (第4段), 'doesn't really appeal' (第4段), 'not in the mood' (第6段), 'not very funny' (第16段), 'not very enthusiastic' (第17段), 'I'm not keen on' (第16段)。这种 pattern of negation 通过 repetition 强化了她的 choosy and hard-to-please attitude,这正是男方最后 point out 的问题。这个 recurring negative pattern 成为对话的一个 thematic thread,drive 了 conflict 并 lead to 最终的 compromise。

    信号词 not doesn't isn't haven't no

    仿写: 在对话中想要 characterize someone 或 build up to a point 时,可以让角色 consistently use similar expressions 或 sentence patterns。比如要 show someone 很 enthusiastic,可以让他们 repeatedly use 'I love...', 'That's amazing...', 'Wonderful...' 等。这种 accumulation 比单次 statement 更 powerful。当另一个 character finally comments on this pattern,会产生 payoff effect。Template: 让角色用 [similar structure/word] 回应多个不同 situations,然后 have someone acknowledge this pattern。

IMPLIED MEANING · 言外之意

6 处话里有话

作者没有明说、但靠信号词传递出来的态度与暗示——每处给出原文片段、信号词类型与解读。

  • 礼貌性拒绝气候变化电影

    P4
    Oh, not really. It doesn't really appeal to me.

    委婉表达 not really not exactly kind of sort of I'm not sure maybe not perhaps

    女士用 'not really' 而非直接说 'no' 或 'I don't want to',体现了 polite refusal 的 communication strategy。她的 implicature 是明确拒绝 climate change film,但通过 hedging language 来 soften the impact,avoid being confrontational。这个 conversational move 对 dialogue flow 很重要,因为它 sets the pattern:女士有自己的 preferences 且会 express them,但同时 maintains politeness,这为后续 negotiate other options 创造了 comfortable atmosphere,推动 conversation 继续 explore alternatives

  • 强调不想看压抑内容

    P6
    It's an important subject, I agree, but I'm not in the mood for anything depressing.

    转折类 but however yet though although nevertheless nonetheless

    女士用 'I agree' 先 acknowledge the importance of climate change,显示她 not unreasonable,但紧接着用 'but' 引出 her true feeling:'not in the mood for anything depressing'。这个 implicature 是她 current emotional state 不适合 heavy topics,她想要 lighter entertainment。这对 dialogue development 至关重要:它 clarifies her selection criteria,不是 topic quality 而是 mood compatibility,这个 insight 帮助男士 understand 该 suggest 什么类型的 activities,推动他们 toward comedy 和 dance 等 lighter options,directly shapes the direction of their evening plan negotiation

  • 时间不够的委婉拒绝

    P12
    Well, that's no good. We haven't got enough time to get there.

    委婉表达 that's no good that won't work that's a problem I'm afraid that unfortunately the thing is it's just that

    女士说 'that's no good' 并 cite time constraint,表面看是 practical concern,但结合她 earlier responses,这个 implicature 可能 more complex:她对 dance 虽然 interested,但仍有 hesitation,time issue 提供了 legitimate reason to defer the decision。这个 moment 对 dialogue 很关键,因为它 introduces practical considerations,shifting the discussion from 'what' to 'when',同时也 reveals 女士的 ambivalence about going out tonight,这为后续她 finally suggest 'tomorrow, not tonight' 埋下 foreshadowing,展现了 conversation 中的 subtle negotiation process

  • 对喜剧主持人的否定评价

    P16
    Mm… I'm not keen on him. He's not very funny.

    模糊限制语 not very not particularly not quite not especially not terribly not exactly somewhat

    女士说 Roger Whitehead 'not very funny' 而非 'not funny',这个 understatement 的 implicature 是她 actually thinks he's quite unfunny,但用 hedged language to be polite。配合前面的 'I'm not keen on him',她的 real message 很清楚:她不想去看这个 comedy show。这对 conversation outcome 有 decisive impact:这是她 reject 的第三个 option,此时男士 makes a meta-comment 质疑她是否 really want to go out,这个 criticism 最终 prompts 女士 compromise,agree to the dance 但 postpone to tomorrow,体现了 how accumulated rejections 改变了 negotiation dynamics

  • 质疑对方外出意愿

    P17
    Are you sure you fancy going out tonight? You are not very enthusiastic.

    反问句 Are you sure Do you really Are you certain Don't you think Wouldn't you say Isn't it true that Do you actually

    男士用 'Are you sure you fancy going out' 这个 rhetorical question 的 implicature 是他 frustrated by 女士的 continuous rejections,他在 indirectly point out 她的 behavior contradicts 她 earlier agreement to go out。后面直接说 'You are not very enthusiastic' 更 explicitly state his observation。这是 dialogue 的 turning point:男士的 meta-comment 暴露了 underlying tension,迫使女士 face the reality of her ambivalence,这个 confrontation 最终 leads to resolution,女士 finally make a clear decision to attend dance tomorrow,showing how direct challenge 能够 break through polite evasion 并 move conversation toward concrete outcome

  • 让步式接受建议

    P18
    Perhaps you are right. Okay, let's go to see the dance. But tomorrow, not tonight.

    让步类 Perhaps you are right You may have a point I suppose you're right Maybe you're right You could be right Fair enough I guess so

    女士说 'Perhaps you are right' 的 implicature 是她 accepts 男士的 criticism about her lack of enthusiasm,但用 'perhaps' to avoid complete capitulation,maintaining some dignity。接着她 immediately propose a solution:'let's go to see the dance',显示她愿意 compromise,但加上 'tomorrow, not tonight' 作为 condition,revealing her real preference all along 可能是 not going out tonight。这个 conversational move 是 dialogue 的 resolution:通过 partial concession 和 counter-proposal,她 successfully negotiates an outcome that satisfies both parties,既 address 男士的 concern about her indecisiveness,又 get what she actually wants—postponing the outing,展现了 sophisticated negotiation strategy in casual conversation

SENTENCE INSIGHTS · 句子精讲

5 句真题句逐层精讲

下列真题句各有独立的句子解析页——中文翻译、结构树逐层拆解、成分与时态、考点讲解与真题高频词。点击句子进入完整解析。

  • M: Do you feel like going out tonight?
    第1段,第1句

    "feel like doing" 结构在口语和考试听力对话中较常见,但作为书面阅读长难句的代表性不足,句式过于简短、口语化,不属于四六级或考研阅读的典型句式。

  • We haven't got enough time to get there.
    第12段,第2句

    "haven't got" 表示 "没有" 是英式英语的常见表达,"enough + 名词 + 不定式" 的搭配在四六级和考研阅读中也经常出现。句式虽简单,但其中的 "不定式作后置定语" 和 "have got" 的用法都是典型考点,学生掌握后可以迁移到类似句型。

  • The critic in the local paper says it's the funniest thing he's ever seen.
    第15段,第4句

    "主句 + 宾语从句 + 定语从句" 的嵌套结构在四六级和考研阅读中极为常见,引述他人观点时高频出现;定语从句省略关系代词、现在完成时与 ever 搭配都是典型用法,掌握后可大量迁移

  • Why do the speakers give up going to the Spanish Dance Festival tonight?
    第9题题干

    疑问句是常见句式,"give up doing sth" 结构也较典型,但整体偏口语化且结构简单,作为四六级或考研阅读中的长难句代表性不足,更适合听力或基础语法练习。

  • It is the most amusing show he has ever watched.
    第10题,C

    主系表结构搭配定语从句是四六级和考研阅读中的高频句式,特别是"It is + 名词 + 定语从句"这种结构常用于下定义或做出评价。关系代词省略和现在完成时的结合也是真题中反复出现的考点。学生掌握本句结构后,可以直接迁移到大量类似句子的理解中,代表性强。

FAQ · 常见问题

关于 2018年6月英语四级真题第1套 Part II Section B (1) 的常见问题

2018年6月英语四级真题第1套 Part II Section B (1) 文章的主旨是什么?
一对夫妇讨论晚上的计划,浏览了包括气候变化电影、西班牙舞蹈节和喜剧表演在内的娱乐选择。由于偏好不同和时间冲突,他们难以达成一致,最终决定改为第二天去看舞蹈表演。(英文表述:A couple discusses their evening plans, reviewing entertainment options including a climate change film, Spanish dance festival, and comedy show. They struggle to agree due to differing preferences and timing conflicts, ultimately deciding to attend the dance performance the next day instead.)
2018年6月英语四级真题第1套 Part II Section B (1) 文章是什么体裁?难度如何?
体裁为对话。CEFR 难度 B1,全文 270 词、19 段;在英语四级全部 511 篇真题文章中,B1 级共 113 篇(占 22%)。
2018年6月英语四级真题第1套 Part II Section B (1) 文章的篇章结构是怎样的?
全文 19 段按对话骨架分为 5 个意群:第1段、第2段——发起邀约与初步回应;第3段、第4段、第5段、第6段——气候变化电影的提议与拒绝;第7段、第8段、第9段、第10段——西班牙舞蹈节的提议与兴趣;第11段、第12段、第13段、第14段、第15段、第16段——时间冲突与喜剧选项;第17段、第18段、第19段——质疑态度与最终决定。
2018年6月英语四级真题第1套 Part II Section B (1) 文章中有哪些值得积累的生词?
按文中出现顺序共 3 个:appeal(吸引;引起兴趣)、entertaining(有趣的;使人愉快的)、critic(评论家;评论员),每个词的词义都可以由文中上下文线索推断得出。

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