从选项看,三题均为时间数字题,而例1和例2是表示一段时间,应该猜出提问的方式是How long…? 或When….? 而例3 则是钟点时间, 为时间点,不是段,因此问题的提问方式就可能只是When…? 或What time…? 请看它们的录音原文。
例1:W: How long will it take you to fix my watch?
M: I’ll call you when it’s ready, but it shouldn’t take longer than a week.
Q: When will the woman probably get her watch back?
例2:W: How long have you been in our country?
M: I just arrived two days ago. I will be spending a month here.
Q: When will the man leave?
例3:W: My watch is 8:00 sharp. Is it right?
M: I don’t think so. My watch is 8:10. But it is three minutes fast.
Q: What time is it now?
它们的答案分别B、A 和C。
例4:You read:
A. Twenty dollars. B. Twenty-five dollars.
C. Forty dollars. D. Fifty dollars.
可以从选项就断定这是一题价格数字题,首先可以考虑到问题十有八九是How much…? 或What price…? 带问题重点听清对话中的数字。
M: How much are these sweaters?
W: They are on sale today, sir. Twenty-five dollars each, or two for forty dollars.
Q: How much does one sweater cost?
从对话中得知:每件毛衣25元;若买两件,只要40元。问题:一件毛衣多少钱?显然,正确答案是B。
例5:You read:
A. 15. B.25.
C. 35. D.45.
这个例子与前四例又有不同。四个选择项仅是数字,根本无法确定这题是什么类型的数字题,从而也很难预测问题将是哪方面的,这是数字计算题中最难的试题。那么,如何对付这种试题呢?听录音时重点要抓住以下四个方面:数字;数字的内容;答话,即第二个说话者所讲的话;问题。请看录音原文:
M: How many people will be coming to the meeting?
W: We had to cross off fifteen names from our original list of fifty.
Q: How many people will attend the meeting now?
从男士讲的话中知道这其实是一题关于人数的数字计算题,是多少人来参加会议;从女士的话中知道要从原先的50人的名单中划去15人。据此,便可算出有35人来参加会议,正确的答案是C。
l 判断题
这类题型的宗旨是根据男女说话这间的情景对话,迅速而又准确地判断出说话者间的关系、身份以及他们所处的时间、地点或他们的职业等。解这种题总的方法有三点:
1)根据四个选项,预测提问的可能方式;
2)根据四个选项的意思,重点听清与此有关的信息词;
3)准确判断对话主题。
请看下面几例,观察解题方法和技巧。
例1:You read:
A. In a restaurant. B. At the railway station.
C. In the post office. D. At the airport.
四个选项表明,这是一题与地点有关的判断题。由此,可以猜到,问题可能是Where…? 或What place…? 的句式。听录音时,要重点听清关键词,判明主题,确定地点,选出答案。请看原文:
M: Excuse me, but which gate is for flight 2441 to Chengdu?
W: It’s Gate 8.
Q: Where does this conversation most likely take place?