① M: Your son seems to have made much progress in playing the piano.
Does he attend any piano lasses?
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。
② W: 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。答案为B。
③ W: 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。
② W: If it hadn't been snowing so hard, I might have been home by 9o'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.