大学英语四级听力要求学生掌握扎实的语言基本功(一定的词汇量),拥有良好的听力习惯和技能,以及对相关学科的背景知识(如英美的历史文化、风俗习惯)的了解.在收听材料的过程中能运用这些能力来推断演绎,得出正确的答案.
注意事项
保持良好的心态，头脑要冷静，一个题听不懂不要过多纠缠。
善于利用时间：
(1)播放考场指令时，题目说明和例句时
(2)题与题之间的13秒间隔利用好
阅读选项，猜测谈话话题和可能问的问题：听前从所给的文字材料和答案选项等线索中发现一些背景信息，力求缩小谈话者的话题，它能帮助考生搞清所听内容的类型和结构甚至主题。考生听的时候可避免过分注重每个单词从而影响对全篇中心思想的理解。考生应抢时间阅读试卷上的选项，争取主动，以便在听音时有针对性。根据选项猜测问的是时间、地点、人物、金钱、还是计划、打算、状态等等。如：外语教育网版权所有www.for68.com
A. The professor spoke too fast.
B. The professor spoke with a strong accent.
C. The professor's lecture notes were too complicated.
D. The professor's presentation was not convincing enough
W: The presentation made by Professor Jackson was too complicated to understand.
M: Well, I think he didn't speak slowly enough for us to take notes.
Q: What's the man's complaint?
阅读选项要一目十行，提高效率：听力不像阅读，它是单向性的、一次性的。时间有限，提高阅读选项的速度。如：外语教育网版权所有www.for68.com
A. She read it slowly.
B. She read it selectively.
C. She finished it at a stretch.
D. She went over it chapter by chapter.
M: Have you finished reading the book you bought last month?
W: Oh, I didn't read it straight through the way you read a novel, I just covered a few chapters that interested me most.
Q: How did the woman read the book?
手耳并用，简单做笔记：录音中的细节，如重要的数字、人物、地名等，仅大脑记忆很难完全记住。因此，考试中可以有目地的、有选择的加以记录，以便听完录音后能快速准确的选出答案。
多做真题。十多年来的每年两度的四级考试，光是真题就积累了几十套了。这些真题的命题还是很有规律可循的。要找四级的感觉，就得多做真题。
听力测试形式
大学英语四级听力部分测试一般包括两部分内容 Section A和Section B，分别是以下三种形式：
1.简短对话部分：该部分一般是日常生活中的对话，即衣、食、住、行、工作、学习、生活等话题，场景可分为校园、公共场所(银行、机场、医院、邮局、交通工具等)、家庭、办公室等方面。每题1分。
2.短文听力部分：考三篇短文，一般是情节不太复杂的故事、讲话、叙述、对话等，如动物介绍、地区及大学情况介绍等。短文主要考查考生对文章大意、中心思想、重要细节的理解与领会，以及根据所获取的相关信息，对文中的某些细节做出联想、判断，也有就短文中的某一事实和人物进行提问的题目。每题1分。
3.复合式听写部分：最近几年四级考试的一个重要内容，其目的是为了能够客观地检测学生的听力水平。它包括对理解能力(即"听")和一定的书面表达能力(即"写")这两方面的测试。一般需要填十个空，前七个是单词，每题0.5分，后三个是句子，每句2分或2.5分
一般来说，四级考试的听力部分为第1和第2部分的搭配或第1与第3部分的搭配。
我们今天先来讲第1部分：简短对听力部分。对听力考试中的对话的命题规律加以归纳,希望对考生有一些帮助.外语教育网版权所有www.for68.com
简短对话的形式：一般是男士说一句，女士说一句，然后根据他们的对话内容由第三方提出一个问题。该部分一般是日常生活中的对话，即衣、食、住、行、工作、学习、生活等话题，场景可分为校园、公共场所(银行、机场、医院等)、家庭、办公室等方面。每题1分。
简短对话的类型：按照简短对话的内容或句型，我们可以把该部分分为以下类型：
问对话发生的地点和场所：
Where does the conversation most probably take place?
Where does this conversation most likely occur?
Where are the two speakers?
不同的场景下人们交谈用语也不同，例如：
校园：campus, dorm, library (renew the books, overdue, pay a fine, bookshelf), lab, canteen, roommate, professor, semester, term, pass, fail, exam, course, credit, resume，tutor, graduate, presentation, speech, report, lecture, paper, scholarship等。
银行：open an account, cash the check, buy traveler's check, ATM, draw/deposit money, balance, savings等。
餐馆：menu, a table for two, a table in the corner/by the window, full, on diet, treat, order, course, salad, wine, dessert，waiter, reserve, take order等。
机场：board, flight, gate number, check in, boarding pass, seat-belt等。
交通：due to arrive, fast train, non-stop train, xx minutes late, postpone, delay, break down, traffic jam, flat tire, speeding, pay a fine等。
医院：Do you have an appointment?
What's the matter with you?
take one's temperature, have a fever, have a sore throat, keep coughing, toothache, headache, physician, surgeon, doctor, nurse, operation-room, emergency room, ward, visiting hours, prescribe, pill, capsule等。
邮局：business hours, parcel, postage, letter, stamp等。
家庭：darling, sweet heart之类的比较亲近的称谓语，watch TV, fix the washing machine,grocery, mow the lawn, sofa, kitchen, dining-room, have a bath等。
旅馆：check in/out, make a reservation, register, reception desk等。
找房子：价格高，太吵，难找.
这样的问题的答案选项一般是由介词in或at后面加一个地点构成的。外语教育网版权所有www.for68.com
如：
M: How many hours are you taking this semester?
W: Eighteen, plus two hours of lab.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A. In a restaurant. B. In a bank.
C. At an office. D. In a university.
该题的关键词是semester和lab.
提问人物关系或人物的身份：此类对话提供一个情节，能反映所涉及的人的关系或身份，关键词可以参考第1点中列出的。
(1) 问人物的关系:
What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?
如：
M: Good evening, Madam. There is a table for two over there. This way, please.
W: Thank you. Could I see the menu, please?
Q: What's the relationship between the man and woman?
A. Husband and wife. B. Waiter and customer.
C. Salesman and customer. D. Host and guest.
(2) 问人物的职业身份：Who is the man/the woman?
如：
M: According to your ad in this morning's paper, you have an apartment for rent.
W: Yes, I have. It's on the second floor. Would you like to have a look? Come this way, please.
Q: Who is the woman?
A. A bank clerk. B. A secretary.
C. A landlady. D. A doctor.
该题的关键词是an apartment for rent和ad.
计算类。一般涉及时间和价钱的运算。
(1)问活动发生的时间或具体几点。该类的题一般不会直接告诉我们时间，会涉及到时间的一些简单的加减运算。要注意一些关键词，如：a quarter (to/past), half (past), daily, weekly, fortnight等。
W: Bob, are you going straight home after school today?
M: No. I have a class until one o'clock, and after that I'm going to spend a couple of hours at the library before going home.
Q: When is Bob going home this afternoon?
A. Around 5:00. B. Around 3:00.
C. At 2:00. D. At 1:00.
本题的关键是until one o'clock，和to spend a couple of hours at the library before going home。
(2) 商品的价格。该类的题也涉及到一些简单的加减乘除运算。要注意一些关键词，如：10% off, discount, double, half the price, couple, pair, dozen, a real bargain, on sale，change等。尤其要注意单件商品的价格，买多件商品是否优惠，找零，以及最后的问题是说话人要付的钱、单件商品的价格、还是买若干商品需要付的钱。如：
W: Here's a ten-dollar bill. Give me two tickets for tonight's show, please.
M: Sure. Two tickets and here's a dollar forty cents change.
Q: How much does one ticket cost?
A. $ 8.60. B. $ 4.30
C. $ 6.40. D. $ 1.40
本题的关键是ten-dollar bill, two tickets, a dollar forty cents change.
4.人物的计划或打算。 这类问题中第一个说话人往往会提出一种观点或提议或建议，要仔细听第二个说话人是同意还是反对。
(1) 第二个说话人同意第一个人的观点或提议或建议
如：
W：You need a rest. You've finished your exams. So why don't you go away somewhere for a long weekend?
M: That's a good idea. Perhaps Monica will come with me.
Q: What will the man probably do?
A. To have a good rest. B. To see Monica.
C. To go abroad for the weekend. D. To take an exam.
本题的关键是That's a good idea，说明第二个说话人同意第一个说话人的观点。
(2)第二个说话人不同意第一个人的观点或提议或建议，大多数情况下是礼貌委婉地表达自己的不同意见，所以要特别注意。
如：
M: Mary, would you like to go to the movies with me after dinner?
W: Well, I'll go if you really want me to, but I'm rather tired.
Q：What can we learn from the conversation?
The woman does not want to go to the movies.
The man is too tired to go to the movies.
The woman wants to go to the movies.
The man wants to go out for dinner.
本题的关键是…but…
5.人物的感觉状态。除了根据说话人的语气判断之外，对话中出现的关键词可能有：excited, disappointed, overjoyed, relieved, upset, unhappy, blue, depressed, relaxed, anxious, tense, worried，angry等。
如：
W: Weren't you nervous when the professor called on you in class?
M: I'd say I was shaking all over.
Q: How did the man feel when he was called on?
Worried and frightened.
Very relaxed
Quite unhappy.
Angry with the professor.
本题的关键是I was shaking all over.
6.交通或交通工具。该类的对话一般涉及交通工具晚点或交通出现了某些问题。
对于交通工具晚点的问题，有时会谈论正点时间和推延的时间，然后再说原因。
这类题的关键词是：be caught in a traffic jam, the rush hour, flat tire, break down, traffic accident, behind schedule, due等。
如：
W: I'm sorry, sir. The train is somewhat behind schedule. Take a seat, and I'll tell you as soon as we know something definite.
M: Thank you. I'll just sit here and read a magazine in the meantime.
Q: What can we conclude about the train from the conversation?
A. The train is crowded. B. The train is late.
C. The train is empty. D. The train is on time.
本题的关键是behind schedule.
7.请求或建议。表示请求的句型一般有：Can you…? Would you…? Would you mind …? 表示建议的句型一般有：If I were you, I'd … Shall we…? Why not…? Perhaps we should…. It would be better if…How about …?
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M: Can I use your new car, Auntie?
W: Yes, of course, if you drive it carefully.
Q: What's the aunt's answer?
A. She agrees to lend him the car. B. She offers him the car.