(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)
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