在四六级的听力考试中，尤其是六级听力，常常会有学生反映语速很快跟不上，其实语速快只是一方面原因，而更重要的是能听出文中的关键词。往往题目考的就是关键词之后的内容。下面为四六级名师李旭为大家总结的十四类关键词，大家一定要牢牢记住，在听到这些词时一定要多加注意，认真听取后面的内容。

　　原则一：段首段尾句

　　开门见山；首段转折

　　原则二：总结性信息

　　to sum up, in brief, in particular, in short all in all, generally speaking, conclude, conclusion, in a word, so, you see

　　in fact, we can say, ok, anyway, in the end

　　原则三：重复性信息

　　实词重复

　　原则四：引用处

　　专有名词：人名+机构+职位

　　原则五：设问句

　　一般疑问听升调；特殊疑问5W+1H

　　原则六：对比转折处

　　明显转折：although, though, even though, despite, in spite of, however, but, yet, while, whatever

　　隐含转折：not…but…, instead, in contrast, on the contrary, far from…, on the other hand, rather than, more…than…, otherwise, unlike, not so much…as.。.

　　特殊含义词转折： unexpected, unexpectedly, surprise, surprisingly, unfortunate, unfortunately

　　原则七：因果关系处

　　明显因果：because, for, as, since, in that, be due to, given, considering, as long as, if, when, while, so, so that, therefore, thereby, as a result, consequently, accordingly, thus, hence, so…that…, so…as to…, then…

　　隐含因果： lead to, cause, reflect, result in, give rise to, derive from, result from, portray, present, bespeak, require, suggest, on the basis of, represent, be based on, for the reason that…, rely on, spring from, make, underlying…

　　原则八：定义处

　　we call it... so called... term be defined that is.。.

　　原则九：建议意见处

　　you should, suggest, recommend, tips, advice, had better do, how about, what about, why not, why don’t you, if I were you

　　how does…sound?

　　原则十：强调处

　　especially, new theory, indeed, certainly, just remember, and again, most importantly

　　原则十一：举例处

　　for example, for instance, such as, take…, take…for example

　　原则十二：解释处

　　which means…, that is to say…, meant that, known as, for short

　　原则十三：实意重读处

　　重读转移(一句话，在不做任何特殊重读时，其重音应该落在这句话最后一个实词的重读音节处)

　　原则十四：数字信息处

　　记录数字，听清单位，比较关系是关键

　　上文提到的这些关键词希望大家熟练复习，以听力考试时应对较快的语速也可以比较从容了，最后祝各位考生顺利通过四六级考试！