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。
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. q:how much did the woman s aunt save? (1997年题) 选择项: a.$44.00b.$14.00 b.$40.00d.$30.00 这是一道简单价格计算题。坐飞机要花44美元,而乘公共汽车只需14美元,问可以省多少钱?抓住关键词save,经过减法运算,即可得出d为正确答案。 数字类题可分为辨别型和计算型两种。辨别型亦称直接型,即答案在录音中直接给出,而书面选择项排列出几个与录音信息中近音、近形的数字,用以混淆视听、迷惑考生,以考察考生对数字的辨音、辨形能力。上面的例1、例3属这类题。计算型是指录音信息中至少出现两个数字,考生不仅要听清这些数字,而且要搞清楚它们之间的关系,通过快速心算来确定正确答案。上面的例2、例4属于这种类型题