三、人物关系、身份、职业等题型
人物类试题是指根据会话内容对会话人某一方的职业、身份提问，或对会话人之间的关系提问。 （一）判断身份、职业 示例1直接型
What is the man's profession? A. Teacher. B. Journalist. C. Student 录音原文：
M: We'll be here in London sitting in a newspaper office or teaching in a classroom full of chalk dust. W: Well, George, you'd be able to go out in the sunshine sometimes. You are a journalist I'm the one who has to stay in the classroom. Don’t forget.
【解析】此类题目非常简单，在对话中直接给出了答案，从女土的话语“Y ou are a journalist.”中直接得出答案。 示例2 推断型
What does Tom do? A. He's a driver. B. He's a ship captain. C. He's a pilot. 录音原文：
W: Tom flew to New York last night, then took some passengers from there to San Francisco. M: Yeah, but he couldn't land because the airport in San Francisco was snow-covered.
【解析】解答此题的关键是抓住关键词flew to，Land ，airport 等。女士说“汤姆昨晚飞到纽约了，从那里送乘客到旧金山”。男子又补充道“他没有着陆„„”，由此可推断出汤姆是个飞行员。 【技巧方法】做此类题目时，可从下面三个方面入手。一是尽量对试卷中所给问题和选项进行浏览和预测，如果选项是单数名词，即问职业、身份；如选项为复数名词或两种身份，则问的是人物之间的关系。二是要熟悉与职业相关的常用词汇表达，抓住与说话人身份相关的谈话内容。如听到dentist ，prescribe ，pill ／tablet 就知道和医生有关；不同职业的人用语不同：waitress 会谈到menu ，food ，order ，wine 等；而a policeman会说tickets ，driving license，lights 等。三是采用排除法。当线索不太明显难以判断正确答案时，可根据情况和常识，首先排除不大可能的答案，最后剩下的就应该是正确的答案。
点对点演练1
1. What is the man? A A worker. B. A driver. C. A teacher. 2. Who telephoned the man? A. Miss Grey. B. Mr. White, C. Mr. Brown. 3. What does the man do? A. A driver. B. A policeman. C. A gatekeeper. 4. Who is Kendal? A. The man. B. The woman. C. An English teacher. 5. Who can play the violin? A. The woman B, The man. C. The man's wife. （二）判断人物关系
What probably is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Manager and customer. C. Interviewer and interviewee. 录音原文：
W: Please? sit down. Let's see, you are Mr. Smith, is that right? M: Right.
W: And you are looking for a job?
M: Yes, I'm. I'll graduate from college next June. I'm majoring in engineering.
【解析】从对话中的graduate ，college ，major 等与学习有关的词汇中，可以判断出男 方是学生，排除B 。从女方的问话中进一步得知男方要找工作。根据找工作要进行面试这一常识，不难判断正确答案是C 。该试题是考查判断会话人之间的关系。
【答案】C
【技巧方法】做这类题时应特别注意动词、称呼及说话人的语气；熟悉与职业、身份相关的关键词和对话双方见面时常用的客套话；注意地点状语，它有时也会暗示正确答案。总之，了解和熟悉人物职业特征和谈话主题是正确理解此类对话的关键。有必要记一些地点和与职业身份有关的词汇。
点对点演练2
1. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates. C. Mother and son. 2. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. They are neighbors. B. They are friends. C. They are strangers. 3. What's the relationship between the man and the woman? '. A. Brother and sister. B. Old neighbors. C. New friends. 4. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. A policeman and a driver. B. Husband and wife, C. Two good friends. 5. What's the possible relationship between them?
A. Manager and secretary. B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and student.
练合拓展训练（预测考场）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
l., What's the most probable relationship between the two speakers? ,
A. They are host and guest B. They are waiter and customer. C. They are husband and wife. 2. (2010黄冈中学 6月适应考)Who enjoyed the concert last night?
A. Lucy and Lisa. B. Lisa and Helen. C. Helen and Lucy.
3. What does Heather do? A. She is a teacher. B. She is a writer. C. She is a visitor. 4 What's the relationship between the two speakers?
A. They are classmates. B. They are brother and sister. C. They are roommates. 5, (2010南京一中冲刺)What do we know from the conversation?
A. Both of them got good marks in the exam. B. One of them spilt the milk. C. Either of them got low marks in the exam.