1)数字题和数字换算。
数字题的内容涵盖价格、房租、电话号码、街道门牌号等，大部分情况下需要进行计算才能得出正确答案，因此需要用笔在旁边记下一些数字。例如：M: I'll have these shoes. Please tell me how much I owe you.; W: They are 40 dollars a pair, and 3 pairs make a total of 120. But today we offer a 10% discount.; Q: How much does the man have to pay? A) $120 B) $108. C) $90 D) $40.;这是一道价格计算题，答题的关键是听清鞋的价格和数量并进行换算。换算的关键词是“10 % discount”(打九折)。男士没说要买几双，只说“我要这些鞋”，但从女士的回答中可知他要买三双鞋，每双40美元，三双共120美元，但打九折。因此考生应在草稿纸上快速地记下“40、3、120、10%”这几个数字，这样不难算出，男士要付的钱数应为108美元，故B项为正确答案。
2)时间题和时间表述。
时间题是听力测试中经常出现的题型，四个选项一般都是表达时间的数字，或是星期、年、月等词，偶有介词短语表达的时间。例如：M: Could you tell me the time-table of the school bus?; W: Well, the bus leaves here for the campus every two hours from 7∶00a.m. But on Saturdays it starts half an hour later.; Q: When does the second bus leave on Saturdays? A) 7∶30 B) 8∶30. C) 9∶00 D) 9∶30.;这是一道考快速反应能力的题，从录音中能听到的只有一个时刻表达点，即7∶00。every two hours, half an hour later和second是该题的关键，只有听懂了这两个要点，然后在草稿纸上记下它们，才能算出星期六第二班校车是九点半开车。
下面再看一道日期题：M: 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 the 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.;从录音中能听到June 8th和June 9th两个日期，A项中的June 6th是航班号的干扰项，D项中的June 19th是9th的干扰项，干扰作用不大。该题只要听到了“I'm sorry”,哪怕对(be ) booked up短语不熟悉，也不会影响正确的结论：男士要订8日的机票，但已订完，现在尚能订到9日的票，男士打算要走的日期肯定是8日，正确答案无疑为B。
3)地点题和地点判断。
地点题是听力测试中的常见内容，选项一般由表示地点的名词或介词加这类名词组成。有些地点是对话中直接提到的，有些是需要根据对话的内容来判断的，还有的两者兼而有之。例如：M: You can get a lot of practice in giving out tickets and handling hot el reservations. Later on, you can take telephone calls.;W: That's great! Thanks, Mr. Thomson. I'll come to work tomorrow.; Q: Where will the woman probably be working? A) In a hospital. B) In a library. C) In a travel agency. D) In a restaurant.;该题的问题部分是询问女士可能会去哪里上班。在听录音的过程中，考生可以记下giving out tickets(分发车票/机票)、handling hotel reservation(处理订房事宜)以及take telephone calls(接电话处理业务)这三个短语。