上次看完多选题的4个难度因素，有同学问多选词的提示词还有哪些，能不能给全一点，讲透彻一点。所以今天就随了大家心愿来详细讲一下多选题的提示词。
我们在讲提示词之前，先得说一说提示词到底提示的是什么。有同学说，当然是考点了，要不我才不在乎呢。其实从应试的角度来说，这么说并没有错。但是为了更有效的帮助大家，老师会进一步去想，那为什么提示词后面的信息容易考到呢？从本质上来说ETS想考察什么能力呢？
就多选题而言，它考察的能力最主要的有两个。第一个是所有细节题都考察的细节抓取能力，当然多选题对这个能力要求更高。第二个就是我们今天要说的重点——结构识别能力。多选题所谓的考点提示词其实在提示大家段落结构的形式。（偶尔会是段间结构或句内结构） 多选题通常考察的结构有两种，我们按考察的频率来一一分析。
1 总分结构
请看例题：
Now, there are some very good reasons to approach the material in this way.
first,well, we don't have very much ancient Greek music studied.
Only about 45 pieces survived... uh... these are mostly records of poems and songs.
And we are not sure how well we can reproduce the melodies or rhythms, because they were apparently improvised in many cases.
So we really don't know all that much about what the music sounded like.
What two reasons does the professor give for approaching the lecture material as he does?
Click on 2 answers
A.We have a limited idea of what ancient Greek music sounded like.
B.The Greek philosophy of music influenced Western thought
C.Greek music shared many characteristics with other types of ancient music.
D.Greek melodies were admired by musicians from other cultures
总分结构是最常见也是最容易辨识的。它的提示词通畅分总起提示（some reasons）和并列提示（first, and）两种。常见的提示词如下：
总起提示
Two, three, several, a few, many,
some, a number of
并列提示
Also, plus, part of, one [of], else, neither, and, first, then, next
2 对比结构
请看例题：
My personal opinion is that they have to be different groups of people because developers often have a bias for their own work, and it blinds them to certain problems that might be obvious to somebody else. So it is always good to have a different set of eyes to go in there and make sure that everything is tested properly.
Ok, now, here‘s the key.
Developers and testers have different mentalities. The mentality of the software developer is constructive, creative. They are spending long hours working together to create and build something new.
A software tester, on the other hand, their entire goal is to look at this product and find problems with it, to improve it.
What points does the professor make about software developers?
Click on 2 answers
A.The work they do is mainly creative.
B.They enjoy the challenge of identifying problems to fix.
C.Their work is easier than the work of software testers.
D.They are not always able to detect software problems.
对比结构也是比较常见的一个考点，其实不光是多选题，很多其它的题型也会用对比结构的相关信息作为考点。对比结构常见提示词如下：
对比提示
On the other hand/ instead/ however/ difference/ compare to
今昔提示
At that time/ when/ traditionally/ originally
希望大家能在练习过程中多多注意这些提示词。另外光是看看上面的表格是不够的，要做到活学活用，大家必须反复的去听含有这些提示词的段落，磨练听觉敏感程度。当然提示词的抓取练习通常是和笔记结合的，大家可以出门右转去看看这篇文章：《史上最完整笔记攻略—托福听力笔记的进阶之路》
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