一、判断型
判断型是指根据听力原文来判断选择正误。判断正误有两种情况：一是关于选择描述或内容
是否正确；二是关于选择支点描述或内容是否在短文中被提及。
判断题的选择支一般是完整的句子，较少词组。但其提问特点较显著，一般由which引出
，如：
Which of the following statements is true/false.according to the passage/author?
Which of the following statements is Not mentioned?等等。
例1
A) The former is more expensive.
B) Computers are installed into smart buildings.
C) Smart buildings are more likely to be damaged.
D) Smart buildings can save more lives.
Questions
1.Which of the following is not the difference between smart building and traditional buildings?
答案为［C］ 判断题。从文章结尾可知智能大楼就是安装了计算机的大楼，虽然造价昂贵，但是在地震时能拯救更多人的生命，并且也不容易被损坏。
听力原文如下
After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report： the damage and death toll could have been much worse.More than 60 people died in this earthquake.By comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims.Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4：31 a.m.On a holiday, when traffic was light on the city’s highway.In addition, changes made to the construction methods in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have strengthened the city’s buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes.
Despite the good news, engineers today are determined to come up with a new design that would offer even greater security to buildings during earthquake.In the past, people used steel and rubber, materials that bend without breaking， to make buildings resistant to earthquakes.The new design would install computers in the building and the computers would help the building adjust itself during the earthquake.Such buildings would be called smart buildings and could be very expensive to build.However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquake.
例2
A) Teachers are well paid at Deep Springs.
B) Students are mainly from New York States.
C) The length of schooling is two years.
E) Teachers needn't pay for their rent and meals.
Questions：
Which of the following is the most appropriate title for this Passage?
听力原文如下：
Deep Springs is an American college. It is an unusual college. It is high in the white mountains in California, not in a college town. The campus is a collection of old buildings with no beautiful classrooms. The only college-like thing about Deep Spring is its library. Students can study from the 17,000 books 24 hours a day. The library is never crowded as there are only 24 well-qualified male students at the college. In addition, there are only five full-time professors. These teachers believe in the idea of this college. They need to believe in it. They do not get much money. In fact, their salaries are only about 9,000 dollars a year plus room and meals. The school gives the young teachers as well as the students something more important than money. “There is no place like Deep Springs”, says a second-year student from New York State, “Most colleges today are mu
ch the same but Deep Springs is not afraid to be different.” He says that students at his college are in a situation quite unlike in the other school. Students are there to learn and they cannot run away from problems. There is no place to escape to. At most colleges, students can close their books and go to a film. They can go out to restaurants or to parties. Deep Springs students have completely different alternatives. They can talk to each other or to their teachers. Another possible activity is to go to the library to study. They might decide to do some walk in the desert. Deep Springs is far from the world of restaurants and cinemas. There is not even a television set on campus.
二、推论题
与对话部分的推论题略有不同，而更类似阅读理解中的推论题。短文中的推论题主要是指根据短文内容推断1、短文体裁(例如短文选自何种文章)、2、后续段落将要谈的问题3、后续段落将要谈的观点等。常见的提问有：
Where do you think the passage is taken from ?
What will the author will discuss after the passage?
这种题的书面信息是：第一类题的四个选项都是表示文章题裁的名词短语；第二类题的选项是可以作为谈论话题的名词短语；第三类题与前面讲过的主旨型题类似。做好这种题的关键是要把握文章的主题，以作出准确的推测。
例
Are you afraid to raise your hand in class, even when you know the answer?If you are, most people would say that you're shy.
If you feel shy, you' re not alone. Nine out of ten people are at least a little shy. But however shy you are, scientific evidence seems to show that it isn't your fault. You may have been born that way.
How do psychologists measure shyness?. One way is by observation. The others, or how long it takes someone to say hello to a stranger.
Another way to measure shyness is to ask people questions. The test onlytakes about 10 minutes. It asks questions like "Do you like going out a lot?" and"Do you have many friends?" People must answer either yes or no. These questions can predict how people actually behave in social situations. Suppose the test tells you that someone is shy, chances are good that person will act shy.
When scientists measure shyness, they' re really comparing degrees of shyness. In other words, when researchers say people are shy, they really mean they are more shy than others.
1. Why does the speaker say that it isn't a fault to be shy?
(A)Some people are born shyly.
(B) Shyness can' t be overcome.
(C)Nine out of ten people are not shy.
(D)People's actions show that people can overcome shyness.
2. The passage is most likely a part of.
(A)a new article
(B)a research report
(C)a preface
(D)a popular scientific took
试题分析：
这篇短文具有说明的性质。文章对两种衡量腼腆的方法。进行了说明：一种是观察人的行为，另一种是进行询问。第一、二段引出文章的主要内容，即腼腆；第三、四段交待两种衡量方法；最后—段总结出两种衡量方法的实质。听完这篇短文，我们至少应得出这样几个结论：一是短文属科普文章；二是作者的语气是平实而客观的；三是有可能在这篇短文后面作者谈论的应该是如何克服腼碘。
1.这道题考查的是根据短文内容，推断作者说某句话、作出某种结论的原因。在第二段中，作者先提出观点：But however shy you are，scientific evidence seems to show that isn’t your fault.紧接着，作者便点明了原因：You may have been born that way.也就是说，有些人生来腼腆。这道题实际上也可以说是一道细节题。
2.这道题问的是短文可能出自什么样的材料。前面我们分析过，短文的语调是平实而客观的，属于科普文章，但又不是很严谨的、纯理论式的研究报告(这一点可从文章的第二人称看出来)，所以(B)项不对，而只能是(D)项：科普书籍的一部分。
词语释义型题
词语释义型题指针对短文中某一词(组)—一般是生词或不常用的短评的含义进行提问。要注意的是，由于语言内涵与外延的丰富性，有时一些常见的词语或短语也被用来提问：在这
种情况下，一定要弄清它们在短文这一特定语境中的含义，而不应想当然地为它们就是我们
平时常用的意思。
由于这种题在听力中出现得较少，就不再举例。
One must learn by doing the thing;though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try.
——Sophocles
人必须通过实践来学习；你自以为懂了，还不行，只有尝试以后才可以肯定。
——索福克勒斯