态度与反应题主要涉及的是对话中男女双方对某人某事的看法。主要测试考生分析判断能力。四个选择项都有比较明显的特点,即选择项中往往出现表示人的情感或态度的动词或形容词等。如:be afraid,think,believe,feel,like等。另外,在选择项中常会出现表明人的喜、怒、哀、乐等情感的形容词,如:excited,bored等。有时也会出现描述事物性质的词,如:big,small,cheap等。
常见的提问方式有:
What does the man/woman think of...?
What's their opinion of...?
How did the man/woman feel about...?
How did the man/woman feel?
值得一提的是,听力测试中还有一种特殊现象。对话中的另一方(第二个说话的人)并不直接说出自己的看法,而是用also,too,neither,either,so,the same来表明自己的态度。在这种情况下,就必须听清第一个人的讲话并准确理解其态度,只有这样才能作出正确选择。
[例]
A) He wishes to have more courses like it.
B) He finds it hard to follow the teacher.
C) He wishes the teacher would talk more.
D) He doesn't like the teacher's accent.
M: Terrible! It seems like the more the professor talks, the less I understand.
Q: How did the man feel about the course?