同义替换可以说是雅思考试中的重中之重，不了解的同学先听解释一下：在题目中会出现表达A，而原文中出题人可能并不会完全使用A，而是改为表述跟A意思相同的表达B，以此来考察考生的理解能力。
而且在雅思听力中同学们只能靠耳朵来听出录音中的同义替换，转换理解之后再来做题，还是有一定难度的。所以为了大家能研究透彻同义替换到底是怎么回事?
同义替换种类
这种类型的难度最低一般录音中可能是题目中单词的动词、名词、副词等形式，读音大致相同，但还是会有些许差别，所以同学们在记忆此类替换时要记得弄清单词家族的音形义。
剑4 T3 S2：
What will the reviewer concentrate on today?
A. theatre
B. dance
C. exhibition
我们来看看原文：
The programme has sensational theatre, dance and also a large number of art exhibitions, but the thing the Festival is most famous for is its great street music.
For today's report though, Geoffrey, I'm looking at some of the theatrical events that you might like to see;
录音中就将题目中的“theatre”替换成了“theatrical”，如果是一心想听出来来“theatre”的同学可能就会踩坑，不过这类替换注意一下发音还是比较容易能抓住关键词听到答案的~
同义词替换
这类替换就是最常见的替换之一，即题目和原文中表达互为同义/近义词，比如：
剑16 T1 P2：
The programme for the work experience group includes
A. time to do research
B. meetings with a teacher
C. talks by staff
我们来看看原文：
I'd better give you some idea of what you'll be doing during your two weeks with us, so you know what to expect.
Most mornings you'll have a presentation from one of the managers, to learn about their department, starting this morning with research and development.
挑选出这道题就是因为它有双重替换，题目中的“talks”替换成了“presentation”;而“staff”则替换成了“managers”，可以说是把C选项给完全同义替换成了别的表达。
上下义词替换
上下义词替换是指出题人会在题目中给出一个较为抽象，或者说更大范围的表达，但在原文中会具象化它;也有可能会反过来题目中给出具象的单词，原文中反而抽象化、概念化。一起来看一道题：
剑16 T1 P3：
Which TWO parts of the introductory stage to their art projects do Jess and Tom agree were useful?
A. the Bird Park visit
B. the workshop sessions
C. the Natural History Museum visit
D. the projects done in previous years
E. the handouts with research sources
我们来看看原文：
When they gave us all those handouts with details of books and websites to look at, I was really put off, but the more I read, the more interested I got.
题目中是给出了比较抽象的单词“research sources”，录音中则细化到了“details of books and websites”，幸好前面的”handout“是原词重现，也可以顺利帮助同学们定位到答案句。 |
