下面是若干人物关系经常出现的语气用词：

① 夫妻、恋人常用亲昵温柔的语气：

dear darling

② 店员与顾客常用的客气的语气：

sir madam

Can I…? What would you like to have?

③ 下属对老板常用恭敬伏贴的语气：

Mr. Mrs.

Ok Could you please…?

④ 亲朋好友常用简洁随便的语气：

Hi! What’s up?

Some water?

⑤ 父母、老师教训子女、学生常用严厉的语气：

Don’t you remember…? What are you doing?

⑥ 医生询问病人的语气：

You need take… What’s the trouble with you?

【例1】 2003.1

W: John. What are you doing on your computer? Don’t you remember your promise?

M: This is not a game. It’s only a crossword puzzle that helps increase my vocabulary.

Q: What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A) Colleagues B) Husband and wife

C) Employer and employee D) Mother and son

【解析】 播音之前考生需对选项(colleagues、husband and wife、employer and employee、mother and son)提前作好预测原文内容的信息词汇准备。这题需掌握对话双方的特殊身份语言及口气：原文中“扩大我的词汇量”明显提示说话者是学生，根据女士的话及含有教训的口气“不记得你作的保证?”可推知其身份为家长，所以两者的关系应为母子。选择D。

【例2】 2001.6

W: I heard you got full marks in the maths exam. Congratulations!

M: Thanks! I’m sure you also did a good job.

Q: What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A) A math teacher and his colleague B) A teacher and his student

C) A student and his classmate D) A librarian and a student

【解析】 通过选项可以断定原文内容是发生在学校里，留意对话双方的口气线索尤为重要。女士说她听说男士在数学考试中得了满分，男士说“you also did a good job.”指的是女士考得也不错，抓住关键提示词“also”，便可判断其关系是同学。答案为C。

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