（一）数字与计算题

　　“数字与计算”是早年大学英语四级统考中的听力测试的最常考项目之一，常见的计算题包括时间、价格、年龄、距离、速度等。出题形式可分为计算型、辨认型和替换型。以加减计算题为主。

　　相关词汇与表达：more, less, late, early, fast, slow, ahead of schedule, delay, postpone, decrease, bring forward, times, twice, double, a quarter, a half, the day before yesterday, by noon, half an hour

　　【例一】

　　A) $1.40 B) $4.30 C) $6.40 D) $8.60

　　W: Here is 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?

　　【例二】

　　A) 5:10. B) 5:00. C) 4:30. D) 5:15.

　　M: I wonder if Sue will be here by five o’clock.

　　W: Her husband said she left home at half past four. She should be here at ten after five

　　and a quarter past five at the latest.

　　Q: What time did Sue leave home? (2001.6/7)

　　（二）职业、身份和相互关系题

　　这种类型的题目相对比较简单。首先，四个选择往往是4种不同职业或者是表示两个对话者之间关系的词。如husband and wife, boss and secretary, librarian and student或customer and repairman等。选择项的特点决定了提问的内容。了解这一点后，在听音过程中，就可以把注意力集中到一些关键词或词组上，以便作出准确判断。其次，提问的方式比较单一固定。

　　1、常见的提问方式是：

　　What’s the man/ woman?

　　What does the man/ woman do?

　　What’s the man’s /woman’s job/ profession/ occupation?

　　What’s the probable relationship between the man and woman?

　　What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

　　在听音过程中，只需集中注意力听清对话，根据对话提供的有效信息，便可以比较快地作出正确选择。

　　2、相关词汇和表达：

　　1、营业员与顾客（shop assistant and customer）

　　What can I do for you? / on sale/ Can I help you? / out of style/ ready-made/ receipt/ check-out stand/ size/ color/ fit/ look round

　　2、饭店服务员与顾客（waiter/ waitress and customer）

　　menu/ seasoning/ order/ treat/ go Dutch/ steak/ ham/ bill/ Dutch Treat/reserve/ make a reservation

　　3、图书管理员与学生( librarian and student)

　　borrow/ renew/ library card/ library catalogue/ loan desk/ due/ overdue/ fine/ finish reading

　　4、医生与病人( doctor and patient)

　　What’s wrong?/ What seems to be the symptom ?/ What’s the matter?/ indigestion/ stomache/ be operated on/ give an injection/ chest pain/ feel worn out

　　5、教师与学生( teacher and student)

　　tuition/ registration/ required course/ compulsory course/ optional course/ elective course/ drop out/ quit school/ credits/ attendance/pass course

　　6、空姐与乘客（airhostess and passenger）

　　take off/ board/ fasten seatbelt/ land/ depart/ departure time /extinguish cigarettes

　　7、老板与秘书 ( boss and secretary)

　　copy/ make arrangement/ break down/ inform

　　【例一】

　　A) Husband and wife. B) Father and daughter

　　C) Doctor and patient. D) Teacher and student.

　　W: Have you found anything wrong with my stomach?

　　M: Not yet. I’m still examining. I’ll let you know the result next week.

　　Q: What’s the probable relationship between the man and the woman?

　　【例二】

　　A) A railway porter. B) A taxi driver.

　　C) A bus conductor. D) A postal clerk.

　　W: Excuse me, Sir, I’m going to send this parcel to London. What’s the postage for it?

　　M: Let me see. It’s one pound and fifty.

　　Q: Who is the woman most probably speaking to?

　　【例三】

　　A) Colleagues. C) Employer and employee.

　　B) Husband and wife. D) Mother and son.

　　W: John, what are you doing on your computer? Don’t you remember your promise?

　　M: This is not a game. It’s only a cross word puzzle that helps increase my vocabulary.

　　Q: What is the probable relationship between the speakers? (2003.1)