Part A：短對(duì)話（Short Conversation）
考試當(dāng)天你將會(huì)碰到如下的答題提示：
Directions：In Part A， you will hear short conversations between two people. After each conversation， you will hear a question about the conversation. The conversations and questions will not be repeated. After hear a question， read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best answer. Then， on your answer sheet， find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.
1.基本策略
你所聽(tīng)到的directions叫你先聽(tīng)問(wèn)題再讀選項(xiàng)然后決定選那個(gè)選項(xiàng)。對(duì)有些人來(lái)說(shuō)這沒(méi)有問(wèn)題，但大部分人發(fā)現(xiàn)先讀選項(xiàng)對(duì)做題很有用。這一技巧我們稱之為逆向搜索法。下面是逆向搜索法的具體步驟：
①打開(kāi)磁帶聽(tīng)Direction，在這一時(shí)間里，考試中心不讓你看選項(xiàng)。
②當(dāng)Direction叫你turn the page時(shí)，快速看題目的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)。你可能只有1至2秒的時(shí)間，但盡量看那些在4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中重復(fù)出現(xiàn)的詞，諸如名字，地點(diǎn)等等。這將在你聽(tīng)到這些詞的時(shí)候?qū)δ阌兴鶐椭?。你甚至可能通過(guò)這些反復(fù)出現(xiàn)的名詞和動(dòng)詞猜出對(duì)話的主題。
③當(dāng)對(duì)話開(kāi)始的時(shí)候，立即停止看題，集中精神聽(tīng)題。
④當(dāng)問(wèn)題問(wèn)完以后，再讀一邊四個(gè)選項(xiàng)，選出你的答案。如果你無(wú)法馬上做出答案，盡量排除一些選項(xiàng)，然后從剩下的選項(xiàng)中選一個(gè)。
⑤快速仔細(xì)的涂答題紙。馬上回到第2步，看下一題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)。
逆向搜索法的好處：
①你能得到關(guān)于對(duì)話內(nèi)容的線索。
②你能運(yùn)用你的閱讀能力和歸納能力來(lái)加強(qiáng)你的聽(tīng)力能力。
③當(dāng)你猜到一道題目的主題的時(shí)候，你會(huì)少一些緊張和焦慮，這將幫助你關(guān)注你所需要聽(tīng)到的信息。
2.考點(diǎn)
在這一部分，你將首先聽(tīng)到兩個(gè)人的對(duì)話，然后是一個(gè)問(wèn)題，問(wèn)題通常是關(guān)于第2個(gè)說(shuō)話人的comment的。下面是這一部分?？嫉目键c(diǎn)。有時(shí)一道題中有不止一個(gè)的考點(diǎn)。詞匯純粹的單詞量測(cè)試，但通常不是難詞（大學(xué)四級(jí)或以下單詞）。比如題干中聽(tīng)到形容詞terrific，那么包含terrific的同義詞excellent或者very good的選項(xiàng)就是正確答案。也就是說(shuō)，不僅要認(rèn)識(shí)關(guān)鍵詞也要知道它常用的同義詞。不過(guò)，這種題大多比較容易。因?yàn)檫@些詞匯都很常見(jiàn)?，?BR> 1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
W： Why are you leaving so early？ The movie doesn't start till seven.
M： I don't want to be at the traffic there. It's a nightmare on the expressway during rush hour.
Q： What does the man mean？
（A） He wants to go early to avoid a traffic jam.
（B） He wants to leave the theater before the movie is over.
（C） He doesn't know the way to the theater.
（D） He doesn't usually get up at 7：00.
答案是A.這里整個(gè)對(duì)話都在講時(shí)間問(wèn)題，關(guān)鍵詞是traffic（交通）。其實(shí)，即使你不認(rèn)識(shí)或者不十分確定它的意思，你也可以通過(guò)don't want to和avoid之間的同義轉(zhuǎn)換選出正確的答案?，?BR> 1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
W：If George misses one more meeting we are going to have to find one new committee secretary.M：We'd better give him an ultimatum.
Q： What does the man suggest they do？
（A） Remove George from the committee immediately.
（B） Warn George that his attendance problem is serious.
（C） Offer to help George during the meeting.（D） Telephone George to see if he's coming to the meeting.？
答案是B.
如果你認(rèn)識(shí)并聽(tīng)懂ultimatum是“最后通牒”的意思的話，你輕而易舉就能選出它的同義轉(zhuǎn)換warn sb about sth（警告）。而第一句同樣說(shuō)明了George是個(gè)不太稱職的secretary，但卻用are going to將來(lái)時(shí)說(shuō)明并非要remove George form the committee immediately.
（2）習(xí)語(yǔ)和短語(yǔ)
習(xí)語(yǔ)和短語(yǔ)，指的是慣用詞組或者常見(jiàn)的口語(yǔ)化表達(dá)。它在托福聽(tīng)力中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)，而且比較難。原因仍然是我們平時(shí)很少練習(xí)聽(tīng)力。而且口語(yǔ)化的表達(dá)也使一貫重視語(yǔ)法的中國(guó)式英語(yǔ)教育暴露出明顯的缺點(diǎn)。但是，你卻可以通過(guò)我們后面給你總結(jié)的托福聽(tīng)力詞句精選快速地掌握這些常見(jiàn)的口語(yǔ)化表達(dá)和慣用詞組。經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的詞組比如對(duì)話中說(shuō)： Kathy's effort really paid off.那么選項(xiàng)中出現(xiàn)的Kathy's hard work had a positive result就是正確答案。這里考的是paid off這個(gè)短語(yǔ)的含義?，?BR> 1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
M： Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda？
W：I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.
Q： What does the woman imply about the ring.
（A） Linda didn't like it.
（B） Bill lost it.
（C） It was very expensive.
（D） It was very small.？
答案是C.同cost a fortune的意思一樣，cost one an arm and a leg都是形容很貴?，?999年1月聽(tīng)力題
M：Did you watch that comedy special on TV last night？ I don't think I ever laughed so hard.
W：Don't even talk to me about it. The only night I really wanted to watch something and we had a power failure in my building.
Q： What does the woman mean？
（A） She's upset that she missed the television program.
（B） She doesn't think the television program was funny.
（C） She doesn't like talking about television programs.
（D） She watched the television program at a friend's house.？答案是A.這里，重要的是認(rèn)識(shí)并聽(tīng)懂power failure是停電的意思。
（3）虛擬語(yǔ)氣
比如，對(duì)話中出現(xiàn)了If I had known……I would have，答案應(yīng)該是didn't do something.這個(gè)題型的變化很小，考來(lái)考去就是一點(diǎn)虛擬語(yǔ)氣?，?BR> 1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
W： Hey， Larry. Wanna meet a few of us for coffee in a little while？
M：Hmm. I would if I weren't so far behind in this reading I'm doing for history.
Q： What will the man probably do？
（A） Continue to read.
（B） Meet the woman at the library.
（C） Make some coffee.
（D） Go out with some friends.？
雙重否定之下，只有A是正確答案?，?BR> 1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
W：The museum exhibit that our professor recommended just closed. Last day yesterday.
M： Oh. I was really looking forward to seeing it.
Q： What does the man mean？
（A） He is pleased the exhibit has closed.
（B） He has already seen the exhibit.
（C） He is disappointed the exhibit has closed.
（D） He already knew the exhibit had closed.？答案是C.
同樣，過(guò)去式的助動(dòng)詞was揭示了這是個(gè)虛擬語(yǔ)氣。
（4）順序問(wèn)題
所謂動(dòng)詞順序，指的就是動(dòng)作的前后關(guān)系或者過(guò)去，將來(lái)等時(shí)間段已經(jīng)發(fā)生或者可能發(fā)生的動(dòng)作。這里，要注意諸如no sooner than， hardly…… when，at first，in the morning等表示時(shí)間的短語(yǔ)，因?yàn)樗鼈兘沂玖藙?dòng)作的前后關(guān)系。
1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
M： Can I get a ridesintosthe office with you tomorrow？
W： Another day would be fine. But I got to be downtown for a meeting first thing in the morning.
Q： What does the woman imply？
（A） She'll drop the man off on the way to work.
（B） The man can ride downtown with her.
（C） The man will have to leave earlier than usual.
（D） She can't give the man a ride.？答案是D.
這里，序數(shù)詞first thing和動(dòng)作got to be downtown說(shuō)明了另外動(dòng)作發(fā)生的不可能性，即“我不能帶你”。
1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
W： I hope you like the novel I lent you. I wasn't sure whether it was the kind of book you would be interested in.
M：You know， I had the same doubt at first. But once I started I simply couldn't put it down.
Q： What does the man mean？
（A） He doubts the woman will like the novel.
（B） He hasn't started reading the novel yet.
（C） He enjoyed reading the novel.
（D） He'll lend the woman the novel after he has read it.？答案是C.
這里，過(guò)去完成時(shí)had the same doubt和過(guò)去式started，以及表示時(shí)間的詞（短語(yǔ)）at first和once揭示了已經(jīng)做過(guò)的動(dòng)作，即閱讀過(guò)這本小說(shuō)
（5）比較
對(duì)于比較問(wèn)題，你聽(tīng)對(duì)話時(shí)耳朵應(yīng)該對(duì)諸如better……than等比較級(jí)敏感一點(diǎn)，當(dāng)然還有than這個(gè)詞?，?BR> 1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
W： My brother is coming this weekend and I thought three of us could go out to dinner Saturday night. Any suggestions？
M： It's up to you. I don't know the restaurants around here that well. So you know a better place to go than me.
Q： What does the man mean？
（A） He already has plans for Saturday night.
（B） The woman should decideswheresto cat Saturday.
（C） The woman should ask her brother for a suggestion.
D） He will make a reservation at the restaurant.？答案是B.
這里，第二個(gè)人最后用比較級(jí)結(jié)束了這個(gè)對(duì)話，可謂“推卸”可能出現(xiàn)的飯不好吃的責(zé)任。“你比我清楚哪兒更好”，其實(shí)就等于“你自己找地方吧！”。1
1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
W： Well， if you are seriously considering buying a car， I'm trying to get rid of mine. All it needs is some new paint.
M：Thanks. But most used cars end up being more trouble than they are worth.
Q： What will the man probably do？
（A） Buy a car from the woman.
（B） Help the woman paint her car.
（C） Buy a new car.
（D） Look for a less expensive car.？答案是C.
這里，第一個(gè)人說(shuō)“如果你考慮買(mǎi)車的話，我的可以賣(mài)給你”。第二個(gè)人用了一個(gè)“thanks”禮貌地回絕了，并用比較級(jí)more trouble說(shuō)明了不賣(mài)他的車的理由，當(dāng)然第二個(gè)人希望買(mǎi)輛新車。否則就不好意思了。
（6）語(yǔ)氣
語(yǔ)氣題，在聽(tīng)力的短對(duì)話中出現(xiàn)得最多，也比較難。比如如題目中A說(shuō)： They don't know the news yet. B說(shuō)：They don't？就這么多。這時(shí)題目問(wèn)what does B imply？答案是：He is surprised that they don't know the news.對(duì)付這類題目的辦法就是多練些題目，同時(shí)體會(huì)說(shuō)話的語(yǔ)調(diào)，來(lái)判斷是肯定語(yǔ)氣還是否定語(yǔ)氣。
1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
M：Have heard the news？ The manager posted this month's work schedule.
W：She did？ Where？
Q： What does the woman ask？
（A）swheresthe manager is.
（B）swheresshe will be working this month.
（C）swheresshe can find the work schedule.
（D）swheresthe man heard the news.？答案是C.
第二個(gè)人的第二個(gè)問(wèn)“where？”已經(jīng)肯定了“she did posted this month's work schedule”。只是不清楚“where she posted this month's work schedule”，而不是選項(xiàng)D中的“where the man heard the news”。
（7）相似發(fā)音
一些音近的詞，如題目中有remember一詞，答案中的干擾選項(xiàng)中有number， member這兩個(gè)詞，聽(tīng)起來(lái)有點(diǎn)像。如果聽(tīng)的時(shí)候不是很仔細(xì)，就容易出錯(cuò)。對(duì)付這類題目的方法是熟悉出題的思路，如你知道音近是托付出題的一個(gè)考點(diǎn)，那就在心里有根弦，這樣陷阱倒反成了很明顯的標(biāo)志，然后知道這類題目通常的答案是用一個(gè)短語(yǔ)來(lái)解釋一個(gè)詞如上面講的這道題，答案選一個(gè)包含有。not forget.短語(yǔ)的選項(xiàng)，而那些含有音近詞的選項(xiàng)都是錯(cuò)的。請(qǐng)看下面一道例題：
M： That's an awfully heavy sweater for a day like today.
W： Well， I'm going to be at a lecture in the auditorium most of this morning. And you know what the air conditioning is like in there.
Q： What does the man imply？
（A） No one will be able to see what he is wearing.
（B） It is cool in the lecture hall.
（C） He expects the weather to change later in the day.
（D） The weather is heavily polluted today.？答案是A.選項(xiàng)C和D都出現(xiàn)了與sweater音近的詞weather.其中選項(xiàng)D更容易讓考生混淆，因?yàn)樗锩婧衕eavily和today與對(duì)話中的第一句很像。
（8）地點(diǎn)（場(chǎng)景）
地點(diǎn)，考一些常見(jiàn)的動(dòng)作的發(fā)生的地點(diǎn)，這個(gè)又叫場(chǎng)景題，主要是看對(duì)各個(gè)場(chǎng)景的熟練程度。
W： I need the receipt for the book insgroupsto exchange it.
M： All right. Here you are.
Q：swheresdoes the conversation most likely take place？
（A） In a bookstore
（B） In an apartment
（C） In a classroom
（D） In a library？答案是A.
這里，第一個(gè)人的話有兩個(gè)詞，receipt（收據(jù)）和exchange說(shuō)明了他們應(yīng)該在商店里。名詞book也證實(shí)了這個(gè)答案。
考試當(dāng)天你將會(huì)碰到如下的答題提示：
Directions：In Part A， you will hear short conversations between two people. After each conversation， you will hear a question about the conversation. The conversations and questions will not be repeated. After hear a question， read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best answer. Then， on your answer sheet， find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen.
1.基本策略
你所聽(tīng)到的directions叫你先聽(tīng)問(wèn)題再讀選項(xiàng)然后決定選那個(gè)選項(xiàng)。對(duì)有些人來(lái)說(shuō)這沒(méi)有問(wèn)題，但大部分人發(fā)現(xiàn)先讀選項(xiàng)對(duì)做題很有用。這一技巧我們稱之為逆向搜索法。下面是逆向搜索法的具體步驟：
①打開(kāi)磁帶聽(tīng)Direction，在這一時(shí)間里，考試中心不讓你看選項(xiàng)。
②當(dāng)Direction叫你turn the page時(shí)，快速看題目的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)。你可能只有1至2秒的時(shí)間，但盡量看那些在4個(gè)選項(xiàng)中重復(fù)出現(xiàn)的詞，諸如名字，地點(diǎn)等等。這將在你聽(tīng)到這些詞的時(shí)候?qū)δ阌兴鶐椭?。你甚至可能通過(guò)這些反復(fù)出現(xiàn)的名詞和動(dòng)詞猜出對(duì)話的主題。
③當(dāng)對(duì)話開(kāi)始的時(shí)候，立即停止看題，集中精神聽(tīng)題。
④當(dāng)問(wèn)題問(wèn)完以后，再讀一邊四個(gè)選項(xiàng)，選出你的答案。如果你無(wú)法馬上做出答案，盡量排除一些選項(xiàng)，然后從剩下的選項(xiàng)中選一個(gè)。
⑤快速仔細(xì)的涂答題紙。馬上回到第2步，看下一題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)。
逆向搜索法的好處：
①你能得到關(guān)于對(duì)話內(nèi)容的線索。
②你能運(yùn)用你的閱讀能力和歸納能力來(lái)加強(qiáng)你的聽(tīng)力能力。
③當(dāng)你猜到一道題目的主題的時(shí)候，你會(huì)少一些緊張和焦慮，這將幫助你關(guān)注你所需要聽(tīng)到的信息。
2.考點(diǎn)
在這一部分，你將首先聽(tīng)到兩個(gè)人的對(duì)話，然后是一個(gè)問(wèn)題，問(wèn)題通常是關(guān)于第2個(gè)說(shuō)話人的comment的。下面是這一部分?？嫉目键c(diǎn)。有時(shí)一道題中有不止一個(gè)的考點(diǎn)。詞匯純粹的單詞量測(cè)試，但通常不是難詞（大學(xué)四級(jí)或以下單詞）。比如題干中聽(tīng)到形容詞terrific，那么包含terrific的同義詞excellent或者very good的選項(xiàng)就是正確答案。也就是說(shuō)，不僅要認(rèn)識(shí)關(guān)鍵詞也要知道它常用的同義詞。不過(guò)，這種題大多比較容易。因?yàn)檫@些詞匯都很常見(jiàn)?，?BR> 1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
W： Why are you leaving so early？ The movie doesn't start till seven.
M： I don't want to be at the traffic there. It's a nightmare on the expressway during rush hour.
Q： What does the man mean？
（A） He wants to go early to avoid a traffic jam.
（B） He wants to leave the theater before the movie is over.
（C） He doesn't know the way to the theater.
（D） He doesn't usually get up at 7：00.
答案是A.這里整個(gè)對(duì)話都在講時(shí)間問(wèn)題，關(guān)鍵詞是traffic（交通）。其實(shí)，即使你不認(rèn)識(shí)或者不十分確定它的意思，你也可以通過(guò)don't want to和avoid之間的同義轉(zhuǎn)換選出正確的答案?，?BR> 1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
W：If George misses one more meeting we are going to have to find one new committee secretary.M：We'd better give him an ultimatum.
Q： What does the man suggest they do？
（A） Remove George from the committee immediately.
（B） Warn George that his attendance problem is serious.
（C） Offer to help George during the meeting.（D） Telephone George to see if he's coming to the meeting.？
答案是B.
如果你認(rèn)識(shí)并聽(tīng)懂ultimatum是“最后通牒”的意思的話，你輕而易舉就能選出它的同義轉(zhuǎn)換warn sb about sth（警告）。而第一句同樣說(shuō)明了George是個(gè)不太稱職的secretary，但卻用are going to將來(lái)時(shí)說(shuō)明并非要remove George form the committee immediately.
（2）習(xí)語(yǔ)和短語(yǔ)
習(xí)語(yǔ)和短語(yǔ)，指的是慣用詞組或者常見(jiàn)的口語(yǔ)化表達(dá)。它在托福聽(tīng)力中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)，而且比較難。原因仍然是我們平時(shí)很少練習(xí)聽(tīng)力。而且口語(yǔ)化的表達(dá)也使一貫重視語(yǔ)法的中國(guó)式英語(yǔ)教育暴露出明顯的缺點(diǎn)。但是，你卻可以通過(guò)我們后面給你總結(jié)的托福聽(tīng)力詞句精選快速地掌握這些常見(jiàn)的口語(yǔ)化表達(dá)和慣用詞組。經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的詞組比如對(duì)話中說(shuō)： Kathy's effort really paid off.那么選項(xiàng)中出現(xiàn)的Kathy's hard work had a positive result就是正確答案。這里考的是paid off這個(gè)短語(yǔ)的含義?，?BR> 1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
M： Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda？
W：I sure did. It must have cost him an arm and a leg.
Q： What does the woman imply about the ring.
（A） Linda didn't like it.
（B） Bill lost it.
（C） It was very expensive.
（D） It was very small.？
答案是C.同cost a fortune的意思一樣，cost one an arm and a leg都是形容很貴?，?999年1月聽(tīng)力題
M：Did you watch that comedy special on TV last night？ I don't think I ever laughed so hard.
W：Don't even talk to me about it. The only night I really wanted to watch something and we had a power failure in my building.
Q： What does the woman mean？
（A） She's upset that she missed the television program.
（B） She doesn't think the television program was funny.
（C） She doesn't like talking about television programs.
（D） She watched the television program at a friend's house.？答案是A.這里，重要的是認(rèn)識(shí)并聽(tīng)懂power failure是停電的意思。
（3）虛擬語(yǔ)氣
比如，對(duì)話中出現(xiàn)了If I had known……I would have，答案應(yīng)該是didn't do something.這個(gè)題型的變化很小，考來(lái)考去就是一點(diǎn)虛擬語(yǔ)氣?，?BR> 1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
W： Hey， Larry. Wanna meet a few of us for coffee in a little while？
M：Hmm. I would if I weren't so far behind in this reading I'm doing for history.
Q： What will the man probably do？
（A） Continue to read.
（B） Meet the woman at the library.
（C） Make some coffee.
（D） Go out with some friends.？
雙重否定之下，只有A是正確答案?，?BR> 1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
W：The museum exhibit that our professor recommended just closed. Last day yesterday.
M： Oh. I was really looking forward to seeing it.
Q： What does the man mean？
（A） He is pleased the exhibit has closed.
（B） He has already seen the exhibit.
（C） He is disappointed the exhibit has closed.
（D） He already knew the exhibit had closed.？答案是C.
同樣，過(guò)去式的助動(dòng)詞was揭示了這是個(gè)虛擬語(yǔ)氣。
（4）順序問(wèn)題
所謂動(dòng)詞順序，指的就是動(dòng)作的前后關(guān)系或者過(guò)去，將來(lái)等時(shí)間段已經(jīng)發(fā)生或者可能發(fā)生的動(dòng)作。這里，要注意諸如no sooner than， hardly…… when，at first，in the morning等表示時(shí)間的短語(yǔ)，因?yàn)樗鼈兘沂玖藙?dòng)作的前后關(guān)系。
1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
M： Can I get a ridesintosthe office with you tomorrow？
W： Another day would be fine. But I got to be downtown for a meeting first thing in the morning.
Q： What does the woman imply？
（A） She'll drop the man off on the way to work.
（B） The man can ride downtown with her.
（C） The man will have to leave earlier than usual.
（D） She can't give the man a ride.？答案是D.
這里，序數(shù)詞first thing和動(dòng)作got to be downtown說(shuō)明了另外動(dòng)作發(fā)生的不可能性，即“我不能帶你”。
1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
W： I hope you like the novel I lent you. I wasn't sure whether it was the kind of book you would be interested in.
M：You know， I had the same doubt at first. But once I started I simply couldn't put it down.
Q： What does the man mean？
（A） He doubts the woman will like the novel.
（B） He hasn't started reading the novel yet.
（C） He enjoyed reading the novel.
（D） He'll lend the woman the novel after he has read it.？答案是C.
這里，過(guò)去完成時(shí)had the same doubt和過(guò)去式started，以及表示時(shí)間的詞（短語(yǔ)）at first和once揭示了已經(jīng)做過(guò)的動(dòng)作，即閱讀過(guò)這本小說(shuō)
（5）比較
對(duì)于比較問(wèn)題，你聽(tīng)對(duì)話時(shí)耳朵應(yīng)該對(duì)諸如better……than等比較級(jí)敏感一點(diǎn)，當(dāng)然還有than這個(gè)詞?，?BR> 1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
W： My brother is coming this weekend and I thought three of us could go out to dinner Saturday night. Any suggestions？
M： It's up to you. I don't know the restaurants around here that well. So you know a better place to go than me.
Q： What does the man mean？
（A） He already has plans for Saturday night.
（B） The woman should decideswheresto cat Saturday.
（C） The woman should ask her brother for a suggestion.
D） He will make a reservation at the restaurant.？答案是B.
這里，第二個(gè)人最后用比較級(jí)結(jié)束了這個(gè)對(duì)話，可謂“推卸”可能出現(xiàn)的飯不好吃的責(zé)任。“你比我清楚哪兒更好”，其實(shí)就等于“你自己找地方吧！”。1
1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
W： Well， if you are seriously considering buying a car， I'm trying to get rid of mine. All it needs is some new paint.
M：Thanks. But most used cars end up being more trouble than they are worth.
Q： What will the man probably do？
（A） Buy a car from the woman.
（B） Help the woman paint her car.
（C） Buy a new car.
（D） Look for a less expensive car.？答案是C.
這里，第一個(gè)人說(shuō)“如果你考慮買(mǎi)車的話，我的可以賣(mài)給你”。第二個(gè)人用了一個(gè)“thanks”禮貌地回絕了，并用比較級(jí)more trouble說(shuō)明了不賣(mài)他的車的理由，當(dāng)然第二個(gè)人希望買(mǎi)輛新車。否則就不好意思了。
（6）語(yǔ)氣
語(yǔ)氣題，在聽(tīng)力的短對(duì)話中出現(xiàn)得最多，也比較難。比如如題目中A說(shuō)： They don't know the news yet. B說(shuō)：They don't？就這么多。這時(shí)題目問(wèn)what does B imply？答案是：He is surprised that they don't know the news.對(duì)付這類題目的辦法就是多練些題目，同時(shí)體會(huì)說(shuō)話的語(yǔ)調(diào)，來(lái)判斷是肯定語(yǔ)氣還是否定語(yǔ)氣。
1999年1月聽(tīng)力題
M：Have heard the news？ The manager posted this month's work schedule.
W：She did？ Where？
Q： What does the woman ask？
（A）swheresthe manager is.
（B）swheresshe will be working this month.
（C）swheresshe can find the work schedule.
（D）swheresthe man heard the news.？答案是C.
第二個(gè)人的第二個(gè)問(wèn)“where？”已經(jīng)肯定了“she did posted this month's work schedule”。只是不清楚“where she posted this month's work schedule”，而不是選項(xiàng)D中的“where the man heard the news”。
（7）相似發(fā)音
一些音近的詞，如題目中有remember一詞，答案中的干擾選項(xiàng)中有number， member這兩個(gè)詞，聽(tīng)起來(lái)有點(diǎn)像。如果聽(tīng)的時(shí)候不是很仔細(xì)，就容易出錯(cuò)。對(duì)付這類題目的方法是熟悉出題的思路，如你知道音近是托付出題的一個(gè)考點(diǎn)，那就在心里有根弦，這樣陷阱倒反成了很明顯的標(biāo)志，然后知道這類題目通常的答案是用一個(gè)短語(yǔ)來(lái)解釋一個(gè)詞如上面講的這道題，答案選一個(gè)包含有。not forget.短語(yǔ)的選項(xiàng)，而那些含有音近詞的選項(xiàng)都是錯(cuò)的。請(qǐng)看下面一道例題：
M： That's an awfully heavy sweater for a day like today.
W： Well， I'm going to be at a lecture in the auditorium most of this morning. And you know what the air conditioning is like in there.
Q： What does the man imply？
（A） No one will be able to see what he is wearing.
（B） It is cool in the lecture hall.
（C） He expects the weather to change later in the day.
（D） The weather is heavily polluted today.？答案是A.選項(xiàng)C和D都出現(xiàn)了與sweater音近的詞weather.其中選項(xiàng)D更容易讓考生混淆，因?yàn)樗锩婧衕eavily和today與對(duì)話中的第一句很像。
（8）地點(diǎn)（場(chǎng)景）
地點(diǎn)，考一些常見(jiàn)的動(dòng)作的發(fā)生的地點(diǎn)，這個(gè)又叫場(chǎng)景題，主要是看對(duì)各個(gè)場(chǎng)景的熟練程度。
W： I need the receipt for the book insgroupsto exchange it.
M： All right. Here you are.
Q：swheresdoes the conversation most likely take place？
（A） In a bookstore
（B） In an apartment
（C） In a classroom
（D） In a library？答案是A.
這里，第一個(gè)人的話有兩個(gè)詞，receipt（收據(jù)）和exchange說(shuō)明了他們應(yīng)該在商店里。名詞book也證實(shí)了這個(gè)答案。