对于占据35%的听力部分，以下最直接，最具体的考试技巧，一定会让你多份考试的信心。
Short Conversations
题目序号：11-18
及格数量：5-6道 推荐准确数量：6-7题
重点场景：Airport（flight） restaurant hotel
重点主题：Campus life job-hutting
核心技巧：1、后句比前句重要，回答比提问重要
2、若选项中个别单词或短语被明显播读，此项多为错项
3、最好能够听懂问题在问什么
例题：
2006年6月四级考试第9题
A．Helen is talkative B. Helen is activeC. Helen is sociable D.Helen is quite
原文：
M：We’ve got three women researchers in our group, Mary, Betty and Helen. Do you know them?
W: Sure, Mary is active and sociable. Betty is the most talkative woman I’ve ever met. But guess what？Helen is just the opposite.
Q: what do we know from the conversation?
解析：可以明显看出，本题的答案为D.其中，另外三项的形容词都被读到，而quite恰好是talkative与opposite组合的一个同义替换。
2008年12月四级考试第17题
A) She wants to get some sleep. B) She needs time to write a paper.
C) She has a literature class to attend. D) She is troubled by her sleep problem.
原文：
M: How about joining me for a cup of coffee?
W: I'd love to, but I'm exhausted.（疲惫） I was up till 3 this morning writing a paper for my literature class.
Q: Why does the woman decline the man's invitation?
解析：准确答案A。用来替换I'm exhausted（疲倦），同义替换，听到的慎选。
Longer Conversations
题目序号：19-25
及格数量：4 推荐准确数量：5-6道
重点场景：Airport（flight） hotel
重点主题：Campus life job-hutting
核心技巧：1、视听基本一致。（听什么选什么）
2、顺序答题
例题：2007年12月
23. A）She is thirsty for promotion. C）She is tired of her present work.
B）She wants a much higher salary. D）She wants to save travel expenses.
24. A）Translator. C）Language instructor.
B）Travel agent. D）Environmental engineer.
25. A）Lively personality and inquiring mind.
B）Communication skills and team spirit.
C）Devotion and work efficiency.
D）Education and experience.
答案：CAD
原文：
W：Oh! I’m fed up with my job！（第一次作对第23题的机会，be fed up with sth/sb意思为厌倦某事或某人）
M：Hey！There’s a perfect job for you in the paper today. You might be interested.
W：Oh？What is it？What do they want？
M：Wait a minute…Ah，here it is. The European Space Agency. It’s recruiting translators.（第24题。视听基本一致）
W：The European Space Agency？
M：Well，That is what it says. They need an English translator（第24题。视听基本一致） to work from French or German.
W：So they need a degree in French or German，I suppose. Well，I’ve got that. What’s more？ I’ve plenty of experience. What else are they asking for？
M：Just that.. A university degree，and 3 or 4 years experience as a translator in a professional environment.
They also say，the person should have a lively and inquiring mind，effective communication skills，and the ability to work individually，or as a part of the team.（第25题AB项同时被读到，于是就都错了）
W：Well，if I stay on my present job much longer，I won’thave any mind or skills left.（作对第23题的第二次机会） By the way，what about the salary？I just hope it isn’t lower than what I get now.
M：It’s said to be negotiable. It depends on the applicant’s education and experience.（最后被读到，第25题准确答案。视听基本一致） In addition to basic salary，there’s a list extra benefits. Have a look yourself.
W：Em…travel and social security plus relocation expenses are paid. Hey，this isn’t bad，I really want the job.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard:
23. Why is the woman trying to find a new job？
24. What position is being advertised in the paper？
25. What are the key factors that determine the salary of the new position？
Passage Comprehensions
题目序号：26-35
及格数量：6 推荐准确数量：8道
核心技巧：1、视听基本一致
2、顺序答题，首尾句，转折关系等重点词汇
例题：2007年12月第一篇短文听力
26. A）They care a lot about children.
B）They need looking after in their old age.
C）They want to enrich their life experience.
D）They want children to keep them company.
27.A）They are usually adopted from distant places.
B）Their birth information is usually kept secret.
C）Their birth parents often try to conceal their birth information.
D）Their adoptive parents don’t want them to know their birth parents.
28. A）They generally hold bad feeling towards their birth parents.
B）They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents.
C）They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.
D）They are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search.
29. A）Early adoption makes for closer parent-child relationship.
B）Most people prefer to adopt children from overseas.
C）Understanding is the key to successful adoption.
D）Adoption has much to do with love.
答案：ABCD
原文：
When couples get married，they usually plan to have children，Sometimes，however，a couple can not have a child of their own. In this case，they may decide to adopt a child. In fact，adoption is very common today. There are about 60,000 adoptions each year in the United States alone. Some people prefer to adopt infants. Others adopt older children. Some couples adopt children from their own families，they all adopt children for the same reason. They care about children（第26题） and want to give their adopted child a happy life.
Most adopted children know that they are adopted. Psychologists and childcare experts generally think this is a good idea. However，many adopted children or adoptees have very little information about their biological parents. As a matter of fact，it is often very difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents because the birth records of most adoptees are usually sealed. The information is secret，（第27题）so no one can see it.
Naturally，adopted children have different feelings about their birth parents. Many adoptees want to search for them，but others do not. The decision to search for birth parents is a difficult one to make.
Most adoptees have mixed feelings about finding their biological parents. （第28题）Even though adoptees do not know about their natural parents，they do know that their adoptive parents want them，love them and will care for them.
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.
26.According to the speaker，why do some couples adopt children？
27.Why is it difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents？
28.Why do many adoptees find it hard to make the decision to search for their birth parents？
29.What can we infer from the passage？
Compound Dictation
