一、未听到的内容往往是正确答案。

　　命题的主要目的是是考查考生能否听懂英文对话的内涵。当考生听不出内涵的时候，一般总能听出个别读得很清楚的词汇。在这种情况下，选择项中只要有听到的词汇就特别容易去选，这样至少有“安全感”。而命题人正是掌握了考生的这种心态故意在干扰项中编入了与原文相同的词汇，或发音相近的词汇来诱使考生上当。

　　请看例题：

　　A) The air is polluted. B) The people there are terrible.

　　C) It’s too windy. D) The beaches are dirty.

　　Tape script:

　　W: The place I’ve heard about is Los Angeles. The climate is pretty good. Year-round swimming. How do you like it?

　　M: Well, the beaches are beautiful. But the people there are terribly annoyed by the dirty air. I mean, the combination of fog, smoke and automobile exhaust. There is not enough wind to blow it away.

　　Q: What does the man think of Los Angeles?

　　B)是正确选项。

　　二、Last题型

　　Last表示“最不愿意的”---即否定含义。

　　请看例题：

　　A) He went to mountain climbing with us last year.

　　B) He hasn’t traveled around the world yet.

　　C) He’s always wanted to climb that mountain.

　　D) He definitely does not want to go.

　　Tape script:

　　W: Would you like to go mountain-climbing with us?

　　M: That is the last thing in the world I would ever do.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　答案D)。

　　三、表达认同的题型

　　要想做对此类题，就要掌握表示认同的相关语句：

　　请看例题：

　　A) She has done half of it already.

　　B) She agrees that it is very long.

　　C) They have all the semester to do it.

　　D) There’s nothing wrong with it.

　　Tape script:

　　M: This is the longest assignment we’ve had all the semester.

　　W: You’re telling me. We’ll be lucky if we can do half of it.

　　Q: What does the woman say about the assignment?

　　B)项是答案。

　　四、 含义不太肯定的是答案

　　请看例题 1：

　　A) The woman should wait to buy new clothes.

　　B) The cold weather will probably continue.

　　C) The weather will warm up soon.

　　D) He already has a warm coat.

　　Tape script:

　　W: If this weather holds, I’m going to have to buy a warmer coat.

　　M: Sounds like a good idea. Spring is still a long way off, you know.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　B)项是答案。

　　请看例题2：

　　A) Most neighbors are as noisy as the woman’s

　　B) He’d like to know why the woman is angry.

　　C) The woman is too polite to her neighbors.

　　D) Talking to the neighbors courteously might be the best solution.

　　Tape script:

　　W: I am going to tell that neighbor of mine to turn down that music once and for all.

　　M: I see why you are angry. But I’ve always found that the polite way is the most effective.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　D)项是答案。

　　五、在答案中出现“suggest”一词的是正确答案。

　　请看例题1：

　　A) She doesn’t feel that now is the right time.

　　B) She wonders if they really need to do it.

　　C) She’s writing her seminar presentation now.

　　D) She’s suggesting that they talk immediately.

　　Tape script:

　　M: Do we need to get together to plan our seminar?

　　W: Is there anything wrong with right now?

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　请看例题2:

　　A) She wonders which one he means.

　　B) She thinks that few people have applied for it.

　　C) She asks if it is safe.

　　D) She suggests that the man at least tries for it.

　　Tape script:

　　M: I haven’t got a chance in the world of getting that job.

　　W: What could be the harm if at least applying for it?

　　Q: What does the woman say about the job?

　　两个D)项是答案。

　　六、 答案中具体的内容不是答案，概括性的内容是正确答案。

　　请看例题1：

　　A) He wrote it last semester.

　　B) He’ll finish it in a few minutes.

　　C) He never does assignments early.

　　D) He isn’t going to write it.

　　Tape script:

　　W: Bill, have you finished the research paper for anthropology?

　　M: Not yet, I always seem to put things off until the last minute.

　　Q: What did the man mean?

　　C)是答案。

　　请看例题2：

　　A) She doesn’t understand how Judy got her job.

　　B) She’s surprised Judy is working in management.

　　C) She thinks Judy never should have taken a computer course.

　　D) She wonders how Judy does so many things.

　　Tape script::

　　M: Judy’s taking seventeen credits and working in the computer center, too.

　　W: How she manages to handle all that! I’ll never understand.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　D)是正确答案。