TOEIC 聽力 Part 4 — 題目
段落
Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the Annual Excellence Awards! We are so thrilled to have you all here tonight as we honor the outstanding individuals and teams who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and skill throughout the year. Their hard work and commitment have truly set them apart. Tonight, we celebrate their remarkable contributions across various fields. We'll also touch upon important matters, such as the importance of clearly understanding your apartment lease agreement before signing.
Before we begin the presentations, I'd like to extend a warm thank you to our sponsors, whose generous support made this event possible. We also want to congratulate all the nominees. Being nominated is a significant achievement in itself. We look forward to an inspiring evening of recognition and celebration.
題目
What is stated about the nominees?
選項
- A. They will receive awards tonight
- B. They are the main focus of the event
- C. Their nomination is an achievement ✓
- D. They are expected to sign lease agreements
正確答案
C. Their nomination is an achievement
解析
📖 文章翻譯 — 各位晚上好，歡迎來到年度卓越獎！我們非常興奮今晚能在此齊聚一堂，表彰今年來展現卓越奉獻與技巧的傑出個人及團隊。他們的辛勤工作與投入確實使他們脫穎而出。今晚，我們將頌揚他們在各領域的非凡貢獻。我們也會提及一些重要事項，例如在簽署公寓租賃協議前，務必清楚理解其內容的重要性。在開始頒獎之前，我要再次感謝我們的贊助商。
📝 答案解析 — 正確答案是「他們的提名是一項成就」。文章中提到「我們將表彰...傑出個人及團隊」，並形容他們的「辛勤工作與投入確實使他們脫穎而出」，這暗示了獲得提名本身就是對他們優秀表現的肯定，是一項值得慶祝的成就。
💡 應試技巧 — 聽到「honor」、「outstanding」、「exceptional」、「dedication」、「skill」、「hard work」、「commitment」、「set them apart」、「remarkable contributions」等讚揚性的詞語時，要聯想到這些詞語都在描述被提名者的優秀特質，故「獲提名本身就是一種成就」即是此類描述的合理推論。
📊 錯誤選項分析 — X) 他們今晚將獲得獎項 — 文章提到「我們將開始頒獎」，但並未明確說明所有被提名者都會在今晚獲獎，僅是「今晚，我們將頌揚他們在各領域的非凡貢獻」。X) 他們是活動的焦點 — 雖然被提名者很重要，但活動也包含感謝贊助商等其他事項，不能斷定他們是「唯一」或「絕大多數」的焦點。X) 他們預計簽署租賃協議 — 租賃協議的內容僅是被提及的一個「重要事項」，與獎項的頒發對象（被提名者）毫無關聯。