M： Well， it would have to be an evening course since I work during the day. Q： What are they talking about?
A. The choice of courses. B. A day course. C. An evening course. D. Their work.两个人谈论的是选白天的课还是晚上的课，由此可以判断答案应该是A.② M：I was terribly embarrassed when some of the audience got up and left in the middle of the performance. W： Well， some people just can't seem to appreciate the real-life drama. Q： What are they talking about?
A. A movie. B. A lecture. C. A play. D. A speech.从对话中的audience， performance与其说 drama可以判断他们所谈论的是a play.(4)同义表达方式的考查四级听力测试中对隐含意思的考查很大程度上依赖于同义表达方式，也就是同学们对具体句式、短语、词组甚至单词的理解。如：①M： What do you think of Professor Brown's lecture?
W： The topic was interesting， but the lecture was much more difficult to follow than I had expected. Q： What does the woman say about the lecture?
A. It was a long lecture， but easy to understand. B. It was not as easy as she had expected. C. It was as difficult as she had expected. D. It was interesting and easy to follow.与much more difficult to follow than I had expected同义的应该是B.②M： Nancy， why were you late today?
W： I overslept and missed the bus. Q： Why was Nancy late?
A. She got up later than usual. B. The bus was late. C. She forgot she had class. D. Her clock was slow. overslept也就是got up later than usual.③M： Did you mind coming back by coach instead of by train?
W： No， we didn't mind at all. It took a lot longer， but it was very comfortable and it was much cheaper. Q： How did the woman feel about the coming back by coach?
A. She felt it was tiring. B. She felt it was very nice. C. She felt it took less time. D. She thought it was expensive.从comfortable和 much cheaper来看，女士的感觉应该是very nice，答案应该是B. 5)上下义概念的考查有些题尽管问题可能问的是含义之类，但其实考查的是同学们对上下义关系的掌握。如：①M： 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 at the bottom. Q： What has the man been doing?
A. Having an interview. B. Filling out a form. C. Talking with a friend. D. Asking for information.上义词为概括性词语，下义词所表示的则是具体的东西。本题中能够概括男士所做之事的应该是选项B.② M： What happened to you? You are so late. W： The bus I took broke down in front of the hospital and I had to walk from there. Q： Why was the woman so late?
A. Something went wrong with the bus. B. She took somebody to hospital. C. Something prevented her from catching the bus. D. She came on foot instead of taking a bus. Something went wrong 是对the bus break down的概括性表述。
对话听力中其它考查项目，如因果、条件、否定、比较等可参看四级考试的《听力分册》。
2.短文该部分共有短文三篇，设10个小题，重要考查两方面的内容：1)对主题的判断(1)提问的方式主题题通常以下列方式提问：What is the main idea/topic of this passage?
What does the passage mainly discuss?
What can we learn from the passage?
What is the passage mainly about?
(2)选项特点主题题的四个选项一般都以短语的方式出现。如：① A. Two types of only children. B. Parent's responsibilities. C. The necessity of family planning. D. The relationship between parents and children.② A. Environmental pollution and protection. B. Taxes and services for the public. C. Police efforts to protect people. D. People's attitude toward taxes.③ A. The difference between classical music and rock music. B. Why classical music is popular with math students. C. The effects of music on the results of math tests. D. How to improve your reasoning activity.(3)解题技巧对于这类题，同学们在听的时候应特别注意文章的首句和尾句，首句一般开篇点名主题，而尾句则总结全文，根据这两句进行推断一般可以确定文章的主题。如上面②题可根据文章最后一段的尾句解答，请看We use all sort of services without thinking how we get them. But such services cost money. We pay for them through taxes. What would happen if everyone in a city stop paying taxes? The water supply would stop. The street might not be cleaned. There would be no police force to protect people and property. The chief duty of every government is to protect persons and proper- ty. More than three-fourths of the money spent by our government is used for this purpose. The next largest amount of public money goes to teach and train our citizens. Billions of dollars each year are spent on schools and libraries. Public money is used to pay the teachers and other public officials. Years ago the government made money from the sale of public lands. But most of the best public lands has now been sold. The money raised was used to help pay the cost of government. There are still some public lands that contain oil， coal， gas， and other natural products. They could be sold， but we want to save them for future years. So we all must pay our share for the services that make our lives comfortable.从尾句可以看出文章谈论的是人们为什么都应该交税以使我们的生活更加美好。
再如③题，同学们可以通过文章的开始几句，找到文章的主题。请看Do you have a tough math test coming up? Then listen to some classical piano music just before the test. You might end up with a higher score. Researchers at a university in California conducted an experiment. They asked a group of college students to listen to some piano music by a famous 18th century composer before taking a math test. They were surprised to find that the students' scores jumped 8 to 9 points. The music seems to excite nerve activities in the brain; similar to the activity that occurs when a person is figuring out a math problem. However， the scientists warn that before you get too excited about applying the method to your math test， you should remember that brain exciting effects last only 10 or 15 minutes. Would rock music work as well as the piano music did? No， the scientists say. In fact， the less complex music might even interfere with the brain's reasoning ability.显然，黑体部分表明了文章的主题，紧接着的实验为支撑细节，用于说明文章的主题。
2) 对具体事实的判断(1)提问的方式对细节的提问通常以wh-question的方式出现，主要针对文章的有关人物、事件、地点、时间、原因、目的、数据等。
如上面两篇短文的其它几个问题的选项。
① What's the chief duty of every government?
A. To protect persons and property. B. To collect taxes. C. To teach and train citizens. D. To save natural resources for future use.② How did the government raise money in the past?
A. By selling services that make life comfortable. B. By selling land containing oil. C. By selling public lands. D. By selling coal and other natural products.① Why can classical music play a positive role in problem solving?
A. Because it stimulates your nerve activity. B. Because it keeps you calm. C. Because it strengthens your memory. D. Because it improves your problem solving ability.②What is one of the findings of the research?
A. Piano music could interfere with your reasoning ability. B. The effects of music do not last long?
C. The more you listen to music， the higher your test scores will be. D. Music， whether classical or rock， helps improve your memory.(2)选项特点这种细节判断题以辨认题居多。有可能几个选项在文章中都有所提及，但只要同学们仔细听，注意分别，就能从原文中找到出处。如上面99年6月的考题，第① 题可以在文章找到The chief duty of every government is to protect persons and property，这同样也是第二段的主题句，是整段要说明的内容。第②题也能从文章找到Years ago the government made money from the sale of public lands.一句为佐证。
再如99年1月的考题，①②两题也都能从文章中找到信息句，如The music seems to excite nerve activities in the brain. 和… you should remember that brain exciting effects last only 10 or 15 minutes.。
从考查的范围来看，短文听力中原因的考查最多，其次是对具体所发生的事情的判断，也包括依据事实所做的推理判断。如99年6月第二篇短文、 2000年1月第二篇短文全是原因的考查，一般原因考查题多出现在故事短文中，只要同学们能够理清故事的来龙去脉，这种原因题就比较简单。如：When I was at school， my ambition was to be a pilot in the Air Force. But my eyesight wasn't good enough. So I had to give up that idea. I went to university and studied physics. I wanted to stay on there and do research， but my father died at about that time. So I thought I'd better get a job and earn my living. I started working in an engineering firm I expected to stay in that job for a long time. But then， they appointed a new managing director. I didn't get on with him， so I resigned and applied for a job with another engineering company. I would certainly have accepted the job if they had offered it to me， but on my way to the interview I met a friend who was working for a travel agency. He offered me a job in Spain. And I've always liked Spain， so I took it. I worked in the travel agency for two years and then they wanted to send me to South America. But I had just got married. So I decided to stay here. Then we had a baby and I wasn't earning enough to support the family. So I started giving English lessons at school in the evenings. I liked the English teaching more than working for the travel agency， and then the owner of the school offered me a full-time job as a teacher. So I resigned from the agency. Two years later， the owner of the school wanted to retire， so he asked me to take over as the director. And here I am. 14. Why did the man give up studying physics?
15. Why did the man resign from the engineering firm?
16. Why did the man take the job at the travel agency?
17. Why did the man start to teach English part time?
很显然本短文要求同学们了解文中的“我”工作变化的原因。但考试时同学们看不到问题，只能看到选项。在这种情况下，同学们应该做的是：注意问题的顺序与短文所讲故事发生的时间顺序是一致的。
一边听，一边判断选项是否符合事实，在短文中是否提到。
最后再听问题，这时只是验证一下自己的答案而已。
(3)解题技巧一篇文章，一个主题，内容上完整统一，所有的细节都是围绕主题展开，为主题服务。听力理解所要求的是对文章的整体把握，细节也应该是用于说明主题的主要细节。也就是说，每篇短文的几个题是相互关联的，相互说明的。选择细节理解题时应注意：① 注意抓主要细节;② 注意信息的直接辨认，从听力文章中找到信息句;③ 注意各题之间的关联，保证相互说明，不能相互矛盾。
3.复合式听写试题分布复合式听写共有短文一篇，设10个小题。1-7题要求用原词填写，8-10只是补全信息，不必用原词。
题眼设计1)1- 7题设计规律① 所填单词以实词为主。97，98两年的复合式听写中只有一个是介词，其他13个全是名词、形容词或副词。
② 7个单词以评价性词汇为主，也就是说可以从上下文找到说明的信息。如97年6月的复合式听写：In police work， you can never predict the next crime or problem. No working day is identical to any other， so there is no (1)“______” day for a police officer.既然没有一天是相同的，也就没有哪一天是“典型的”。根据这种因果说明可以判断所填单词为 typical.而没有一天完全相同，也正说明了警察的工作富于变化，由此也可以判断下面的第5个空填variety( I think I can (describe) police word in one word：(5) _______.)。
③ 表示信息复现的词汇为题眼有些词语即使听不清楚同样可以填出。如98年1月的复合式听写。
文章的第一段介绍了Michael如何5岁上高中，10岁上大学，11岁攻读硕士学位。第二段开始一个转折，介绍他的这种“成功”也来之不易。 所填单词为上义词复现，对上文的总结，自然应该是success.(But Michael's _____ hasn't always come easy.④ 表示信息同现的词汇为题眼复合式听写所天词汇一部分是同现词汇，如97年考题：One day， for example， I was working undercover; that is， I was on the job， but I was wearing (6)____ clothes， not my police (7)______.通常情况下警察所穿的应该是“制服”，即uniform，这样，uniform， wear就构成的同现关系。根据(6)(7)的对照同现关系，可以判断(6)所表示的应该是“便装”，这也正式对上文working undercover的解释。