当同学们看到四个地点和职业名词时，大脑中就应该马上出现与这些地点或职业相关的一系列词语，在听的过程中注意提到了什么信息词语，这样就可轻松地判断谈话发生的地点，说话人的职业或身份，以及谈话双方的关系。
为此，同学们有必要了解与各种职业和地点行业有关的信息词汇，如：
饭店：menu， order， waitress， waiter， take order， go Dutch， It's my treat等;
旅馆：check in/out， make a reservation， register， reception desk等;
医院：physician，doctor，nurse，operation-room， emergency room， visiting
hours， prescribe， pill等;
银行：open an account， withdraw， deposit， saving， cash a check等;
飞机/机场：flight， safety-belt， boarding card， captain， airhostess， airline， take off， land， crash等。
有关信息词汇同学们可以参看四六级英语《听力分册》，这里就不再一一列举。
3)注意加减运算，听到的不是答案
在涉及时间、距离、金钱等数量概念的听力中，一般都要求同学们进行加减方面的运算，很少是听到什么就是什么。有时，计算可能会麻烦些，同学们可以先将听到的时间等记下，等有时间再计算。在计算题中应特别注意以下数字的读音差别：
13——30 14-40 15 —— 50 16 —— 60 17 -70 18 -80 19 -90
选项中会有这种数字读音差别的考查。如：
W： when does the next train leave?
M： You have just missed one by 5 minutes. Trains leave every 50
minutes， so you'll have to wait for a while.
Q： How long does the woman have to wait for the next train?
A. 45 minutes. B. 50 minutes. C. 10 minutes. D. 5 minutes.
如果把50minutes 听成了15 minutes，就会误选选项C.
4)注意记笔记，将人物、地点、时间等对号入座
听力测试中的另外一种现象就是，四个选项中的人物、地点、时间或事件等在对话中可能都有提及。在这种情况下，同学们所需要的不是寻找信息词，而是注意将四个选项与对话中提及的信息对号入座。如：
① W： Do you enjoy life in Washington?
M： Yes， indeed. I'm planning to move to New York or Boston.
Anyway， I've never regretted my earlier decision.
Q： Where does the man live now?
A. In New York. B. In Boston C. In Newport D. In Washington
四个地点对话中提到了三个，具体是哪一个，同学们在听的时候应注意分辨。
②M：Please buy two packs of cigarettes for me while you are at the store.
W：I am not going to any store. I'm going to see Aunt Mary. But I
will get them for you at the gas station.
Q：Where will the woman stop on her way?
A. At a cigarette store. B. At a bus station.
C. At a gas station. D. At Aunt Mary's
③M：I'd like to make two reservations on Flight 651 for June 8th.
W：I'm sorry， we're booked up on the 8th. But we still have a few
seats available on June 9th.
Q：When does the man want to leave?
A. On the 6th of June. B. On the 8th of June. C. On the 9th of June. D. On the 19th of June
如果地点不含职业性的对比，一般就很可能属于这里所介绍的类型，那么同学们所做的就是分别。
5)从语法入手、从短语含义入手，判断隐含之意
在四六级听力中常考查到的语法是建议和虚拟语气。要求同学们判断建议是什么，虚拟中含义是什么。就建议而言，同学们只需注意建议的各种表达方式，就可解答这类听力题;至于虚拟语气，我想同学们可以记住这样一条规律：
与所听到的相反的就是答案。
6) 概括与具体，具体与抽象相对，概括的、抽象的是解
这类题主要是话题的选择，也包括一些对整个事件的评价等。如：
① W：We all talk about how liberated we are， but in fact woman are
still not treated equally.
M：I don't think so. You've got the vote， you've got your careers
I think you've got everything important.
Q：What are they talking about?
A.The woman's job as a librarian. B.Woman's rights in society.
C.An important election. D. Career planning.
谈论的话题应是一个抽象的概括性的东西，所以答案是B.
②M：This has been the worst flood for the past 20 years. It has
caused much damage and destruction.
W：Look at the price of fruits and vegetables.No wonder they are
expensive.
Q：What are they talking about?
A. The effects of the flood.
B. The heroic fight against flood.
C. The cause of the flood.
D. Floods of the past twenty years.
能够概括对话中物价上涨的应该是A.