首先要掌握一些體現(xiàn)原因的詞，如because，as，due to，on account of，in that，so…that，such…that，now that，thanks to，owing to，result in，give rise to等等。熟悉這些詞或詞組的表達(dá)法很重要。
另外，表達(dá)先后順序通過時(shí)態(tài)上也可體現(xiàn)出因果關(guān)系。如：
M: I was very sorry to hear about Bill's being fired.I know hewas sick a lot and that he usually got to work late.
W: Oh,it wasn't that .Bill made a big error in accounting. Even though it wasn't really his fault,his boss was very angry.
Q: Why did Bill lose his job?
Bill被解雇的原因是made a big error in accounting。
通常現(xiàn)在分詞表原因居多，過去分詞表結(jié)果或趨勢，當(dāng)然少數(shù)的例外也是有的。有時(shí)，這種因果邏輯型考題的正確答案是經(jīng)過對有關(guān)信息的變換，或是一種解釋性語言。這樣考生不要指望答案會跟聽到的詞句完全相同而直接挑選出它。這樣的考題是不會出現(xiàn)的。
因此，做題時(shí)，不要以原文的重現(xiàn)作為選擇的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，而應(yīng)加以理解，轉(zhuǎn)換，找出與原文整體相關(guān)的選擇項(xiàng)才是正確答案。這就要求考生在聽的過程中，不僅聽表面詞句，還要開動(dòng)腦筋，挖掘句子含義，并進(jìn)行有效歸納。以免造成聽懂了原文的字詞，卻選不出正確答案來?？忌芮凶⒁膺@一點(diǎn)。
另外，表達(dá)先后順序通過時(shí)態(tài)上也可體現(xiàn)出因果關(guān)系。如：
M: I was very sorry to hear about Bill's being fired.I know hewas sick a lot and that he usually got to work late.
W: Oh,it wasn't that .Bill made a big error in accounting. Even though it wasn't really his fault,his boss was very angry.
Q: Why did Bill lose his job?
Bill被解雇的原因是made a big error in accounting。
通常現(xiàn)在分詞表原因居多，過去分詞表結(jié)果或趨勢，當(dāng)然少數(shù)的例外也是有的。有時(shí)，這種因果邏輯型考題的正確答案是經(jīng)過對有關(guān)信息的變換，或是一種解釋性語言。這樣考生不要指望答案會跟聽到的詞句完全相同而直接挑選出它。這樣的考題是不會出現(xiàn)的。
因此，做題時(shí)，不要以原文的重現(xiàn)作為選擇的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，而應(yīng)加以理解，轉(zhuǎn)換，找出與原文整體相關(guān)的選擇項(xiàng)才是正確答案。這就要求考生在聽的過程中，不僅聽表面詞句，還要開動(dòng)腦筋，挖掘句子含義，并進(jìn)行有效歸納。以免造成聽懂了原文的字詞，卻選不出正確答案來?？忌芮凶⒁膺@一點(diǎn)。