5.语速方面
慢于大纲规定的每分钟120?40个英语单词的速度。
三、对话部分试题类型及答题要领
1.数字类
人们在日常活动中经常与数字打交道,数字类试题便成为各级各类听力试题不可缺少的类型,它涵盖面广,涉及日期、时间、数码、价格、年龄、年份、季度、星期以及街道、楼房门牌号、电话号码等等。数字型题95年出现2个、96年1个、97年1个。
例1.录音原文:
M:Could you lend me $240?
W:Sorry. I only have $230.
Q:How much does the man want to borrow? (1995年题)
选择项:
A:USD 214. B.USD 240.
C:USD 240. D.USD 230.
录音中出现两个钱数$240、$230,只要听清问题中的man,便很容易地选择C。
例2.录音原文:
W:Your cousin graduated in 1986.What about you?
M:I finished school a year later.
Q:When did the man graduate? (1995年题)
选择项:
A:In 1987. B.In 1986.
C:In 1985. D.In 1984.
本题的关键词是1986和a year later,经过简单计算,不难选择A。
例3.录音原文:
W:Your library books are due on November 14th. If you haven’t finished using them by then,you may renew them once.
M:Thank you very much.I only need them for a few days.
Q:When must the man return his books to the library? (1996年题)
选择项:
A.By December fourteenth. B.By New Yean’s Day.
C.By November fourth. D.By November fourteenth.
录音中只出现一个数字,只要听清楚,便可选出正确答案D。
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例4.录音原文:
W:Why didn’t your aunt fly?
M:It would have cost $44.The bus fare is only $14.