Unit 1 收得领地
牛刀小试——计算类概述
虽然近五年来十次四级听力考试计算类的题型在小对话中出现的频率不高，但有可能这次你会遇见咯！所以不得不防之。相对其他题型而言，计算类是四级听力中的基础题（可分为计算题、细节辨认题、等值转换题），也应该是你的抢分题，故不可“大意失荆州”。地球人都知道四级中听力的计算类不是在考咱们连小学生一年级都会做的加减乘除，测评大家的IQ，醉翁之意不在酒，而是在考大家对英语听力的反应速度，只要意识到这一点，现在你就要学会如何运用技巧来所谓的“抓鱼”了——核心在于抓住关键的细节所在之处，in a other word，你要知道根据题意该听什么，怎么把它去听准。
计算题
M: When does the next shuttle bus leave?
W: You have just missed one by 20 minutes. We have a bus every 45 minutes, so you’ll have to wait for a while.
Q: How long does the man need to wait for the next bus?
A) 25 minutes B) 65 minutes
C) 20 minutes D) 45 minutes
【解析】当你看见这四个选项，不难发现这一题是在考与时间有关的内容，并且从选项当中可以推测到是考时间的加减关系，因为其中三个选项都是正确答案的干扰选项，说到这里，你就要做好充分的思想准备。原文中除了听清20和45两个数字之外，重要的是明白其之间的联系，通过missed知道已经错过，而介词“by”专门用在计算题表差额；通过every知道每辆车之间45分钟，问的是wait for the next bus 还得等多长时间，很清楚这里是减法的计算关系，所以选择A。
细节辨认题
M: I wonder if Jack will come here by 11 o’clock.
W: His wife said he left home at 10:30, so he should be here at 11:20 at the latest.
Q: What time did Jack leave home?
A) 11:20 B) 10:30 C) 10:50 D) 11:30
【解析】原文中出现三个数字，11:00是Man觉得杰克应该到的时间；10:30是杰克的妻子说他离开家的时间；11:20是Woman认为杰克应该到的时间。我们再来看问题，选B是对号入座。
【死马活医】如果没听清，这里就要充分运用技巧来猜选，时间中的B和C选项，可以合并小时“10”；时间中的B和D选项，可以合并分钟“30”，通过合并同列项方法，就能猜选答案为B。
等值转换题
M: These postcards cost 60 cents a dozen.
W: Two dozen should certainly do.
Q: How many postcards will the man buy?
A) 60 B) 12 C) 24 D) 16
【解析】第一句话是“声东击西”，60美分一打，问题并不是我们所期待的考多少钱，考价格，而是在问数量，第二句话提到数量，但前面加了pair,意味着要乘以2。除了清楚这些还不够，dozen是英语中数字的代用词，表示12。所以选C。
常见的数字计算类提问形式：
1. What time…? 5. How far…?
2. How much/many…? 6. How often…?
3. How long…? 7. How old…?
4. When…?
先来热热身
1. A) 6 B) 15 C) 20 D) 21
2. A) 5:00 B) 5:15 C) 5:30 D) 5:45
3. A) $ 2 B) $ 20 C) $ 12 D) $ 10
4. A) 5:00 B) 5:15 C) 5:30 D) 5:45
5. A) in 5 minutes B) in 10 minutes
C) in 15 minutes D) in 25 minutes
1. 【选D】原文重现
M: Tom must be over twenty now.
W: I think so, when I left Paris six years ago, he was already fifteen.
Q: How old is Tom now?
2. 【选B】原文重现1997.1
M: What’s the time for departure?
W: 5:30. That only leaves us 15 minutes to go through the customs and check our baggage.
Q: At what time did the conversation take place?
3. 【选C】原文重现
W: Good evening , sir. Why not try our dry beer. Two dollars for each bottle, and twenty for a dozen.
M: Well, a dozen is too much for me. Give me a half.
Q: How much does the man need to pay?
4. 【选C】原文重现
W: It’s five already, I suppose the meeting will be postponed to 5:45.
M: Well, the secretary said something unexpected happened. The meeting will begin in 30 minutes.
Q: When will the meeting begin?
5. 【选D】原文重现
W: Excuse me, sir. Does the No.1 bus stop here?
M: Yes, but the bus only runs every half hour and one just went by five minutes ago.
Q: When will the No.1 bus come?
unit 1 收得领地Day 2 计算题
计算题
计算题中应注意对话中的具体数字，抓住其类型是时间，还是价格、重量、或数量以及其针对的相关动作或事件，在听的过程中有目的地做笔记，为以后计算做好充分的准备。以下为与数字相关的常用词汇及表达方式。
①数字单位
百hundred 千thousand
百万million 十亿billion
②不定数目
about 接近，大约around 在……周围，差不多
almost 几乎or so 大约
more than 比……更多less than 比……更少
below 在……以下，不及under 未满，少于
③时刻表述
3:15 a quarter past three（英）或three fifteen（美）
9:30 half past nine（英）或nine thirty（美）
15:00 fifteen o’clock（英）或three p.m（美）
00:10 ten past midnight（美）
④年、月、日的读法
2004年10月13日October the thirteenth two thousand and four 前天the day before yesterday
后天the day after tomorrow
每隔一天every other day或every two days
每天daily 每周weekly 每月monthly 每年annual
⑤分数和小数的读法
1/3 one third 2/5 two fifths 4.45 four point four five
⑥与价格、货币相关的词汇
美元dollar 美分cent
英镑pound 便士penny
欧元European dollar/euro 钞票bill
硬币coin 零钱change
$17.56 seventeen dollars fifty-six cents / seventeen fifty-six
打折on sale/discount/off 七折30% off
半价half price 两倍double
三倍triple
⑦与容量、重量、长度相关的词汇
加仑gallon 品脱pint
盎司ounce 夸脱quart
磅pound 英尺foot /feet( pl.)
英寸inch 码yard
英里mile
⑧电话号码的读法
8848390 double eight four eight three nine zero/o
⑨三位数的读法
147 one hundred and forty seven
⑩字母与数字的并列读法
A VT64HO a v t six four h o
【例1】1997.6
W: Here’s a 10-dollar bill, give me two tickets for tonight’s show please.
M: Sure. Two tickets and here’s $1.40 change.
Q: How much does one ticket cost?
A) $1.40 B) $4.30 C) $6.40 D) $8.60
【预测】看见选项带有“$”的符号，可断定这题是考与钱有关的内容，选项中的B和D又是倍数关系，往往为货币倍数计算题，所以确定B、D为最可疑选项。
【解析】原文中出现4个数字，首先，聪明的你必须分清楚它们分别代表什么，之间有什么联系：“10”代表一张面值10美元（bill）的应付钞票，“2”代表要买的2张门票（tickets），“1.40”代表所找的1.40元零钱（change），“1”代表问题中问到的1张门票值多少钱（cost）。再来计算，不难发现(10-1.40)/2=4.30，答案为B选项。
【例2】1997.1
M: What’s the time for departure?
W: 5:30.That only leaves us 15 minutes to go through the customs and check our baggage.
Q: At what time did this conversation take place?
A) 5:00 B) 5:15 C) 5:30 D) 5:45
【预测】通过选项发现此题的答案小时都为5，分钟各不同，可预测到这题肯定是考分钟的加减运算，并且分钟之间差额按顺序都有15分钟，故判断原文中可能会围绕
“fifteen minutes”的计算。
【解析】原文中共出现两个数字，因此在听的过程中注意与这两个时间有关的动作或事件。5:30代表航班起飞的时间，明白leave代表只剩下15分通关的意思，不难听出它们之间的加减关系，所以A和C可以排除，剩下用减法，答案为B。
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said, both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [B], [C], [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example: You will hear:
You will read: A) At the office B) In the waiting room
C) At the airport D) In a restaurant
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office”is the best answer. You should choose A) on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre .
1. A) At 10:30 B) At 10:25
C) At 10:40 D) At 10:45
2. A) More than an hour and a half B) Not more than half an hour
C) More than two hours D) Less than an hour and a half
3. A) $1.00 B) $2.00 C) $3.00 D) $
4.00
4. A) 25 B) 5 C) 15 D) 20
5. A) half an hour B) one hour
C) two hours D) three hours
6. A) Tuesday B) Wednesday C) Thursday D) Friday
7. A) Sunday B) Wednesday C) Tuesday D) Friday
8. A) 36 B) 38 C) 40 D) 42
9. A) March 12th B) March 19th
C) March 26th D) March 28th
10.A) 10 minutes B) 15 minutes
C) 20 minutes D) 30 minutes
1. 【选C】原文重现（时间）
M: So when are the other guys going to get here? The train is leaving in 10 minutes. We can’t wait here forever.
W: It’s 10:30 already. They’re supposed to be here by now. I told everybody to meet here by 10:15.
Q: When is the train leaving?
听力词汇扩展：
leave alone 听其自然，不要去管leave behind 丢弃；留下；忘记携带
leave off （使）停止；停下来leave out 忽略，遗漏；省略
2. 【选D】原文重现（时间）
W: How much time did you have for writing the paper?
M: We were given three hours, but I finished up in less than half the time.
Q: How long did it take the man to write his paper?
听力词汇扩展：
finish up 结束；完成finish up with 以……结束；最后有……
finish with 完成，结束
3. 【选C】原文重现（价格）
M: Does a half gallon of milk sell for $2.00?
W: Right, but if you buy two half-gallons now, the second is only half-price.
Q: How much will the man pay for a gallon of milk now?
听力词汇扩展：
pay for 付款pay back 偿还（借款等）；回报
pay off 还清pay respect to 考虑，关心，重视
4. 【选A】原文重现（数量）
M: How many students enjoyed the party the day before yesterday?
W: Twenty were expected to come, but five more appeared.
Q: How many students actually showed up for the party?
听力词汇扩展：
show up 出现，显现show in 领入，领进来
show off 炫耀，卖弄show...around... 带领（某人）参观……
5. 【选D】原文重现（小时）
M: Come on, hurry up, we can save an hour if we can catch the express train!
W: Yes, it takes only two hours to get to Manchester.
Q: How long will take the man and woman get to Manchester if they take the ordinary train?
听力词汇扩展：
get to 到达get along (with sb.) （与某人）相处融洽
get into 进入get down 下来，落下
get back 回来
6. 【选C】原文重现（星期）
W: I wonder if you can finish your homework by Tuesday morning?
M: Sorry, Ms. Ford . I don’t think I can finish it so early. I need two days more.
Q: When will the man hand in his homework?
听力词汇扩展：
hand in 交进来，交纳hand down 把……传下来；传给
hand over 交出，移交；让与hand on 传下来，依次传递
7. 【选B】原文重现（星期）
M: Today is already Tuesday. The package should have arrived two days ago.
W: Your Mum sent it last Friday. It takes five days to come to America from China by air. Be patient, honey.
Q: When should the package arrive according to the woman?
8. 【选C】原文重现（温度）
M: Do you think it’s usually this hot at this time of the year? The temperature is 38 right now.
W: Not really. It can be two degrees higher.
Q: What’s the highest temperature in the year?
9. 【选C】原文重现（日期）
M: How long can I keep the book, please?
W: It’s March 12th today and you have to return it in two weeks’time.
Q: When must the man return the book?
10. 【选A】原文重现（时间）
M: Why are you in such a hurry?
W: We’re already late for the play. It starts at 7:50. It takes us 30 minutes to get there, and it’s already half past seven.
Q: How late will they be for the play if they leave now?
unit 1 收得领地Day 3 细节辨认题
细节辨认题
数字细节的辨认是数字类最简单的一种，直接就能在听力原文中找到答案，但往往也是许多考生丢分的所在之处。原因是在原文中有很多干扰信息，其迷惑性极高，容易使人掉入其陷阱当中。所以遇到这种题型，首先务必明确其所有相关数字它们分别代表什么，并且关键是问什么，做好相应笔记，不要张冠李戴，盲目作答。尤其是要分清数字中“-teen”和“-ty”等之类读法的区别：前者为重读音节“ee”发长元音/ i:/，而后者不是。
【例1】2001.6
M: I wonder if Suzy will be here by 5 o’clock.
W: Her husband said she left home at 4:30, she should be here at 5:10,maybe 5:15 at the latest.
Q: What time did Suzy leave home?
A) 5:15 B) 5:10 C) 4:30 D) 5:00
【解析】首先辨清问题是Suzy什么时候从家里出发，Suzy的丈夫说她4:30离家，所以C正确，A、B、D都为干扰选项，A是Suzy最晚需要到达的时间，B是Suzy应该到达的时间，D是预先计划到达的时间。
【例2】
W: Tom, you know that America covers an area of 9 million square kilometers?
M: That’s right. I also know the continental United States stretches 5,418 kilometers from the east to the west.
Q: What is the breadth of the continental USA from the east to the west?
A) 5,418 kilometers B) 5,481 kilometers
C) 9,000 kilometers D) 3,592 kilometers
【预测】看到这种选项，表明其答案在原文播音中一定会放出，应做好相应笔记。
【解析】通过合并同类项方法可以排除选项C，因为四位数前两位都是54，难点在于分清18和80的读法区别至关重要：eighteen & eighty。所以选A，正确四位数读法为five thousand four hundred and eighteen。
1. A) 9:30 B) 10:15 C) 10:50 D) 14:15
2. A) 7:50 B) 7:45 C) 8:00 D) 8:10
3. A) 700,000 B) 717,130 C) 717,300 D) 770,300
4. A) Once a week B) Twice a week
C) Three times a week D) Four times a week
5. A) 713 B) 730 C) 733 D) 731
6. A) 564-5055 B) 564-6055
C) 565-6055 D) 564-5066
7. A) Eight a.m to six p.m B) Eight a.m to twelve noon
C) Nine a.m to twelve noon D) Nine a.m to six p.m
8. A) $ 15 B) $45 C) $ 50 D) $ 65
9. A) 218 B) 280 C) 224 D) 242
10. A) 8:00 B) 8:10 C) 8:15 D) 8:30
1. 【选B】原文重现
M: Is there a regular train service to Rome , aside from the additional one at 14:15 tomorrow?
W: Yes, there is a train every morning at 9:30 that arrives in Rome at 10:15.
Q: When does the train usually arrive in Rome every morning?
听力词汇扩展：
come across 遇见；发现come after 跟在……后面；跟踪
come at 袭击；向……扑来come for 来接人；来取物
2. 【选D】原文重现
M: My watch says it’s ten to eight now, and my brother’s watch says a quarter to eight,
but the clock by the elevator says eight ten.
W: Well, let me have a look! Then the clock by the elevator is correct.
Q: What’s the time according to the woman?
听力词汇扩展：
have a look 看一看have a race 赛一赛
have a rest 休息一下
3. 【选C】原文重现
M: I can hardly believe that city has a population of 700,000.
W: To be more exact, there are 717,300 people there.
Q: What is the population of that city?
4. 【选B】原文重现
M: Your daughter seems to have made much progress in playing piano. Did she attend any piano classes?
W: Yes, she took lessons twice a week, but from next week on, she will go to the class on Monday evenings only.
Q: How often did the woman’s daughter have piano lessons?
听力词汇扩展：
attend 出席，参加attend on 照顾，侍候
attend to 专心；照顾，护理
5. 【选A】原文重现
M: Are we supposed to leave at 7:30?
W: I’m not sure, all I know is that the flight number is 713.
Q: What is the flight number they are going to take?
听力词汇扩展：
take away 拿走take apart 拆开
take care 小心；照料；保管take charge 掌管，负责，看管
6. 【选B】原文重现
M: I want to make a person to person call to Frank in Washington D.C.. The number is 564-6055.
W: One moment, please. I’ll get that number for you.
Q: What number should the woman dial?
7. 【选C】原文重现
M: I hope that the library will be open.
W: The sign says: eight a.m to six p.m weekdays. Nine a.m to twelve noon Saturdays. Closed Sundays.
Q: When will the library be open on Saturdays?
8. 【选A】原文重现
M: What’s wrong with you? You look so upset.
W: Not with me. Tony never keeps his word. He promised to return the $50 to me last month, but he only gave me $15 last week.
Q: How much did Tony return to the woman?
听力词汇扩展：
keep one’s word 言而有信keep from 阻止；使免于；隐瞒
keep on 继续（做某事）；反复keep off 避开；不让……接近
keep away 使离开
9. 【选B】原文重现
M: How much does your dress cost?
W: I bought it in Wall-Mart. It was so expensive, and cost 280 yuan. I found the same item in a Chinese store and 20% cheaper.
Q: How much did the woman pay for her dress?
10. 【选D】原文重现
M: What time does the film start? I hope we can be there on time.
W: At 8:30, We still have 15 minutes to get there.
Q: What time dose the film start?
听力词汇扩展：
start 开始start off 出发，动身；开始
start up 突然站起，惊起
unit 1 收得领地Day 4 等值转换题
等值转换题
这种题型相对来说比较令考生头疼，特点是因为它的答案无法在原文中直接找到，必须通过换算的方式计算出结果，而并非运用原文中的线索直接加减乘除，所以你一定要对英语中的代用词相当的敏感，以下为英语中常用到的代用词，务必倒背如流。
①时间的代用词
quarter 一刻钟、四分之一、季度a dozen 一打、十二个
score 二十monthly 一月一次
daily 一日一次weekly 每周一次
fortnight 两星期decade 十年
century 世纪、百年millennium 千年
②倍数、货币的代用词
double、twice 两倍fivefold 五倍
half 一半a quarter 25美分
a dime 10美分a nickel 5美分
【例1】
W: We have worked for a fortnight. And really need a break.
M: How about seeing a play? I hear “Spiderman”is on at the National Theatre.
Q: How long have they been working?
A) Four nights B) Forty nights
C) Fourteen days D) Four days
【解析】这题当中应区分fortnight和four nights之间的发音。fortnight代表两个星期，也就是十四天，所以C为正确答案。
【例2】
M: Lisa, you know that Tom was late twice this week.
W: It’s ok, the class is so boring, I was late three times that often and Mark was late six times.
Q: How many times was Tom late?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 6
【解析】Twice 是英语数字2的代用词，分清问的是Tom，答案为B。
1. A) Ten years B) Twenty years
C) Forty years D) A hundred years
2. A) 10 years B) 15 years C) 20 years D) 40 years
3. A) 4 B) 8 C) 1 D) 2
4. A) 5 cents B) 10 cents C) 15 cents D) 20 cents
5. A) 25 months B) 5 months
C) 12 months D) 6 months
6. A) $4 B) $25 C) $5 D) $29
7. A) 5 cents B) 15 cents C) 20 cents D) 25 cents
8. A) $0.5 B) $2.50 C) $3 D) $1
9. A) 5:25 B) 5:55 C) 5:40 D) 5:30
10.A) $10 B) $40 C) $30 D) $25
1. 【选A】原文重现
M: Our university will be celebrating its hundredth anniversary next Monday. Shall we go back for a visit?
W: I’d love to. It’s been a decade since we left.
Q: How long ago did they graduate from school?
听力词汇扩展：
go back 回去go about 从事，着手做；闲逛
go over 过一遍，复习go into 进入；投入；调查
2. 【选C】原文重现
M: I have been working in this school for a score of years.
W: Well, my mum has been working here twice as long as you.
Q: How long has the man been working in that school?
3. 【选D】原文重现
W: What do you think are the chances I’ll get the job?
M: Well, I’m talking to four today. We’ll be hiring half.
Q: How many people will be employed?
听力词汇扩展：
apply for 提出申请apply to 向……申请或要求
4. 【选B】原文重现
M: I want to send a telegram to San Francisco. How much does it cost?
W: Five dollars for the first 15 words and a dime for each additional word.
Q: How much will each additional word cost?
5. 【选D】原文重现
W: You’re thinner than you used to be, aren’t you?
M: You bet I am! I’ve been dieting for half a year. I’ve lost 25 pounds and I feel great.
Q: How long has the man been dieting ?
6. 【选C】原文重现
W: I thought this kind of film cost four dollars each roll.
M: It used to, but the price has gone up 25%.
Q: How much does one roll of the film cost now?
听力词汇扩展：
go up 上升；（物价等）上涨go down 下去；（船等）下沉
7. 【选A】原文重现
M: Do I have enough postage on this package ?
W: Let’s see. You already have three-fifteen cent stamps and two twenty-five cent stamps on it .You only need another nickel.
Q: How much else will the man pay for the postage ?
听力词汇扩展：
pay for 付款pay back 偿还（借款等）；回报
pay off 还清pay out 付出（款项等）
8. 【选B】原文重现
M: How much are the tickets？
W: They’re one dollar each for the general public, but student tickets are only a quarter.
Q: How much will the man pay for two students ticket and two general public?
9. 【选A】原文重现
W: Please hurry up, my train is leaving at a quarter to six.
M: No problem, Madam. I’ll get you there in five minutes. And fifteen minutes is enough for you to board the station.
Q: What time is it now?
10. 【选B】原文重现
W: Jake, what a nice shirt, where did you get it?
M: I bought it from Carrefour Supermarket. All the man’s clothes are on sale for the National Day. It costs only 20 dollars. I saved a half compared with Wal-mart.
Q: How much is the shirt in Wal-mart?
unit 1 收得领地Day 5 发音训练--元音
发音训练——元音
英语国际音标共有48个，分元音和辅音（下章节详述）。元音有20个，分单元音和双元音两大类；单元音中，按发音部位可分为前元音、中元音和后元音；按发音和嘴型大小、时间长短可分为长元音和短元音。如图：
元音
音标例词
单元音前元音/A/ cat
/e/ bed
/i/ sit
/i:/ seat
中元音/E/ about
/E:/ bird
后元音/B:/ car
/Q/ but
/C/ hot
/C:/ born
/u/ put
/u:/ moon
双元音/ai/ why
/ei/ say
/au/ cow
/Eu/ go
/iE/ real
/ZE/ pair
/uE/ sure
/Ci/ boy
请大声朗读下列例句：
1. My sister works in the ticket office.
我姐姐在售票处工作。
2. These have been his sweet dreams all these years.
这些是他近年来一直在做的美梦。
3. Let’s get ready for the lecture.
咱们准备好去听讲座吧。
4. Who is that fat man standing at the back?
站在后面的那个胖子是谁？
5. The farm is far from the park.
农场离公园很远。
6. He loves nothing but money.
他只是爱钱。
7. The manager’s daughter will go to Canada next Saturday. 下星期六经理的女儿将去加拿大。
8. The early bird catches the worm.
捷足先登。
9. Tom is eating a hot dog in the doorway.
汤姆站在门口吃着热狗。
10. She is working like a horse for the boss.
她为主人辛勤工作着。
11. The cook took some sugar and put it in the soup.
那厨师把一些糖放进汤里。
12. This is a chance once in a blue moon.
这是个千载难逢的好机会。
13. She is light-hearted but short-sighted.
她无忧无虑但目光短浅。
14. He became famous in the late 1980s.
他是在20世纪80年代末出名的。
15. How about going to the south for the holiday?
咱们去南方度假怎么样？
16. It’s so cold at home.
在家里很冷。
17. She is all ears and hearing you clearly.
她在聚精会神地听你讲，听得很清楚。
18. What did you do to get in the boss’s hair?
你干了什么把老板给气成这样？
19. I am quite sure that the watch is made of pure gold.
我非常确定这块表是纯金做的。
20. Unemployment has become one of the serious problems. 失业已经变成一个严重的问题了。
1.
A) having an interview.
B) Filling out a form.
C) Talking with his friend.
D) Asking for information.
2.
A) Skating.
B) Swimming.
C) Boating and Swimming.
D) Boating and Skating.
1. 【选B】原文重现1996.1
M: Let me see. I’ve printed my family name, first name, date of birth and address. Anything else?
W: No. That’s all right. We’ll fill in the rest of it if you just sign your name on the bottom.
Q: What has the man been doing?
2. 【选B】原文重现1997.6
M: Boating and skating are my favourite sports.
W: I like swimming but not boating or skating.
Q: Which sport does the woman like?
unit 1 收得领地Day 6 牛刀小试——关键词类概述
牛刀小试——关键词类概述
关键词类，顾名思义，在做这种题型时应通过选项来联想其相关词汇并留意相应问题中原文出现的关键信息词，以及对话中相关的背景和对话者的语气口吻来辨析其答案。大致可分为职业身份题、人物关系题、地点场景题等三大题型。
职业身份题
M: How about the food I ordered? I’ve been waiting for 20 minutes already.
W: I’m very sorry, sir. I will be back with your order in a minute.
Q: What’s the woman’s job?
A) A shop assistant B) A telephone operator
C) A waitress D) A clerk
【解析】在原文播放之前，应扩展联想到有关shop assistant、telephone operator、waitress、clerk四种职业的词汇如（food, order, number, shop, hotel等），为选择正确答案作好充分准备。抓住原文中关键信息词order、wait，可推断出场景发生在餐厅，女士谈话的语气和用词“sorry sir”来分析其职业为服务员。选择C。
人物关系题
W: I often mistake Tim for Bob. Can you tell them apart?
M: No, they look so much alike that they even confused their mother sometimes when they were young.
Q: What is the probable relationship between Tim and Bob?
A) They are twins B) They are classmates
C) They are friends D) They are colleagues
【解析】你的脑海中是否对twins、classmates、friends、colleagues积累了足够的信息词汇尤其重要（alike, homework, job等）。女士经常把Tim 和Bob认错，并问男士有什么区别（apart），抓住男士回答的信息词look alike、their mother不难判断其关系是双胞胎。所以答案是A。
地点场景题
M: Oh, dear! I’m starving, I can’t walk any farther. (2001.6)
W: Let’s go to the restaurant across the street and get something to eat.
Q: Where are the two people?
A) At home B) In a restaurant
C) In a car D) On the street
【解析】注意选项中的有关home、restaurant、car、street关键词汇来判断正确答案。原文中的walk, across the street是本题的关键信息词，所以选择D。同样提到的starving、restaurant是他们将要去的地方（小陷阱咯！），而不是现在的所在处。
先来热热身
1. A) In the woman’s department. B) In a department.
C) On the third floor. D) At a man’s store.
2. A) A railway porter. B) A telephone operator.
C) A bus conductor. D) A postal clerk.
3. A) Driver and passenger. B) Policeman and driver.