3)计算题
计算题在四六级英语听力中属于比较难的题型,要求同学们不仅能分辨不同的时间、金钱等数量概念,还应能将听到的各个数量联系起来进行加减运算。如:
①m: your son seems to have made much progress in playing the piano. does he attend any piano classes?
w: yes, he takes lessons twice a week, but from next week on, he will go to the class on saturday evenings, too.
q: how often will the woman’s son have piano lessons from next week on?
a. once a week.
b. twice a week.
c. three times a week.
d. four times a week.
两次加一次自然是三次,答案是c。
②w: professor clark said that the mid-term exam would cover the first 15 lessons.
m: really? i thought it only included the first 12 lessons. then i must spend the weekend going over the rest of the lessons.
q: how many lessons must the man review over the weekend?
a. five lessons.
b. three lessons.
c. twelve lessons
d. fifteen lessons.
这是最简单的计算题,只要同学们不将答案误认为是c或d,就不会出错。
③w: here’s a 10-dollar bill. give me two tickets for tonight’s show please.
m: sure. two tickets and here is ’1,40 change.
q: how much does one ticket cost?
a.’1.40. b.’4.30. c.’6.40. d.’8.60
10美元,两张票,找零1.40美元,说明每张票为4.30美元。
从以上例子可以看出,含有数量概念的题,对话中提到的数量一般不可能为正确答案,总要同学们进行一些简单的加减运算。
4)言外之意、弦外之音
推测说话者话中之话是听力中必考的题型。从试题的设计特点来看,大体有一下几种:
(1)对虚拟语气的考查
包含虚拟语气的听力考题中一般都有"是与非"相对的选项,这就要求同学们了解虚拟语气的表意功能,根据虚拟语气判断正确选项。 如:
①w: i’m thinking of going to austin for a visit. do you think it’s worth seeing?
m: well, i wish i had been there.
q: what do we learn from the conversation?
a. the man is planning a trip to austin.
b. the man has not been to austin before.
c. the man doesn’t like austin.
d. the man has been to austin before.
i wish i had been there.说明说话人没有去过。
②w: if it hadn’t been snowing so hard, i might have been home by 9 o’clock.
m: it’s too bad you didn’t make it. jane was here and she wanted to see you.
q: what happened to the woman?
a. she got home before 9 o’clock.
b. she had a bad cold.
c. she had a car accident.
d. she was delayed.
if it hadn’t been snowing so hard, i might have been home by 9 o’clock.说明因为雪太大,说话者未能在9点前到家。也就是说she was delayed。
(2)对建议的考查
建议题要求同学们掌握建议的各种表达方式,根据建议选择正确选项。如:
①w: the movie starts in 5 minutes and there’s bound to be a long time.
m: why don’t we come back for the next show? i’m sure it would be less crowded.
q: what is the man suggesting?
a. coming back for a later show.
b. waiting in a queue.
c. coming back in five minutes.
d. not going to the movie today.
why don’t…?上一种建议表达方式,根据该句所表达的内容可以判断答案是a。
②w: we do need another bookshelf in this room. but the problem is the space for it.
m: how about moving the old dining table to the kitchen?
q: what does the man suggest they should do?
a. finding a larger room.
b. sell the old table.
c. buy two bookshelves.
d. rearrange some furniture.
根据moving the dining table to the kitchen来判断答案为d。
建议的表达方式还有:
why not…? what do you think of…?
if i were you/if i were in your shoes, i would…
shall we…? i suggest….
you’d better/you ought to….


