通過前面新試題的演練，我們并沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)數(shù)字類型這個(gè)傳統(tǒng)題目的蹤影，大量的試題集中考查考生對(duì)于對(duì)話主旨的把握和結(jié)合原文信息進(jìn)行推論的能力，在重視英語聽說教學(xué)，突破“啞巴英語”困境的思路指導(dǎo)下，由于口語測(cè)試的組織成本和考查標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的問題，今后的大學(xué)英語考試中，聽力的難度必然只能上升或持平，而不會(huì)出現(xiàn)大幅的下調(diào)。
對(duì)于這一點(diǎn)，筆者在編寫過程中已經(jīng)有所考慮，數(shù)字信息是我們練習(xí)聽力的重要起點(diǎn)，而我們這里所編寫的數(shù)字信息的題目，其長度和難度都比較高。事實(shí)上，這里對(duì)于“對(duì)話長度逐漸加大”的預(yù)測(cè)正在被真實(shí)的考試驗(yàn)證，所以還是建議考生完成這里的練習(xí)。 Exercise: Numbers
1.A.2:30B.2:00C.1:30D.1:00
2.A.50%B.30%C.12%D.20%
3.A.40%B.25%C.35%D.50%
4.A.$2400B.$2000C.$1400 D.$2200
5.A.20%B.30%C.40% D.10%
6.A.10 B.8C.6 D.12
7.A.$2400 B.$3200C.$1600 D.$800
8.A.1 hour B.2 hours C.1.5 hoursD.2.5 hours
Answer Keys and Analysis 答案與解析
1.【參考答案】 A
【試題分析】 女士認(rèn)為一點(diǎn)開始上課比較早，讓男士不要為自己遲到而感到難堪，男士糾正了女士的說法，說課程已經(jīng)改在兩點(diǎn)開始了，而自己又遲到了半個(gè)小時(shí)，所以男士到達(dá)教室的時(shí)間是兩點(diǎn)半。
【語言知識(shí)】 reschedule 重新設(shè)定 重新安排
2.【參考答案】 C
【試題分析】 40%的學(xué)生都會(huì)準(zhǔn)備考研，但是只有其中的一半可以堅(jiān)持到后，而在堅(jiān)持的人中有60%可以成功考取，所以終可以進(jìn)入研究生院學(xué)習(xí)的學(xué)生占學(xué)生總?cè)藬?shù)的比例是40%*50%*60%=12%
【語言知識(shí)】 poll 調(diào)查；reveal 顯示，揭示； persist堅(jiān)持
3.【參考答案】 B
【試題分析】 女士說現(xiàn)在的孩子玩耍的時(shí)間從以前的40%降低到了25%，盡管男士表達(dá)了不同的意見，但男士強(qiáng)調(diào)的是在玩耍時(shí)間減少的情況下，孩子們更多地是去從事體育鍛煉了，這并沒有直接*前面女士的講法，所以當(dāng)問到現(xiàn)在的孩子花費(fèi)多少時(shí)間來玩耍的時(shí)候，仍然是女士所說的25%是我們應(yīng)該選擇的正確答案。
【語言知識(shí)】 leisure休閑，休息；it gives us a clear picture清楚地表明某事；
4.【參考答案】 A
【試題分析】 女士詢問自己申請(qǐng)工作的待遇情況，得到的回答是基本工資1000美金，交通和通訊費(fèi)用補(bǔ)貼400美金，以及以1000美金封頂?shù)匿N售提成，所以這位女士所申請(qǐng)的職位每月多可以拿到的薪水應(yīng)該是前面這三個(gè)數(shù)字相加的總和，也就是2400美金。
【語言知識(shí)】 apply for申請(qǐng)（職位，活動(dòng)等）；commission傭金；exceed超越，超過；maximum大量, 大限度
5.【參考答案】 B
【試題分析】 男士抱怨在交通高峰時(shí)期簡(jiǎn)直沒有辦法開車，女士認(rèn)可這一觀點(diǎn)，進(jìn)而指出其中的原因是只有20%的人選擇乘坐公共交通工具，如果費(fèi)用可以下調(diào)40%的話，會(huì)有另外10%的人加入到乘坐公共交通工具的行列，后詢問有多少人會(huì)在調(diào)價(jià)之后選擇公共交通，應(yīng)該是20%和后面的10%的總和，也就是30%。
【語言知識(shí)】 traffic jam交通擁堵；rush hours交通高峰期；predict預(yù)期，估計(jì)；fare（車，船等交通工具的）費(fèi)用；adjustment調(diào)整
6.【參考答案】 B
【試題分析】 女士告訴男士所有的10人桌都被預(yù)定了，只剩下6人桌和15人桌了，男士認(rèn)為15人桌太大，但是如果部門里的人全部到場(chǎng)的話，6人桌又缺兩個(gè)位子，所以要回答這個(gè)男士的部門里有多少人，就應(yīng)該是6+2=8為正確答案了。
【語言知識(shí)】 reserve預(yù)定，預(yù)約；actually實(shí)際上
7.【參考答案】 B
【試題分析】 男士感謝女士同意以每月800美金的價(jià)錢把房子租給自己，女士表示理解留學(xué)生遇到的困難，同時(shí)指出第交錢的時(shí)候要交三個(gè)月的房租和一個(gè)月的押金，所以第要交的總數(shù)就是800*3+800=3200。
【語言知識(shí)】 rent租房，租金；be faced with面臨，面對(duì)；deposit押金
8.【參考答案】 C
【試題分析】 這個(gè)題目并不是一個(gè)確切的數(shù)字做答案，只是一個(gè)區(qū)間；男士說現(xiàn)在的孩子隨著年級(jí)的增高，寫家庭作業(yè)的時(shí)間越來越長了是不是真的，女士表示認(rèn)同，并舉自己孩子為例，一年級(jí)的時(shí)候1個(gè)小時(shí)寫作業(yè)，現(xiàn)在5年級(jí)了，要花兩個(gè)小時(shí)，問題是4年級(jí)時(shí)候可能的時(shí)間是多少，結(jié)合兩個(gè)人的觀點(diǎn)，應(yīng)該是在1小時(shí)和兩小時(shí)之間，答案中只有一個(gè)半小時(shí)這個(gè)答案是符合這個(gè)區(qū)間的，是正確答案。
Script 聽力原文
1.W:Don’t blame yourself too much.It is too early to start the afternoon class at 1:00 pm.
M:No, the class has been rescheduled to 2:00 pm, and I was still 30 minutes late yesterday.
Q:When did the man get to class yesterday?
2.M:I hear that our poll reveals that 40% of our graduates want to continue their study after graduation.
W:Yes, but only 50% will persist to actually attend the examination, and only 60% of them would successfully get into the graduate school.
Q:How many students from this school can get into graduate school?
3.W:The report says that the time spent on leisure activities were reduced from 40% to only 25% for children aged 312.What do you think of that?
M:I don’t think it gives us a clear picture.In fact, in the past 15 years, time spent on sports for boys increased 50%, and a 35% increase for girls.
Q:How much time would today’s 312 year old children spend on leisure activities?
4.W:I would like to know more about the pay of the position I applied for.
M:Your basic payment is $1000 per month, besides this, you will have $400 per month for transportation and communication.For the machines you successfully sold, you will get a commission of 2% of the agreed price, but this part will not exceed $1000.
Q:What is the maximum pay for this woman in this position?
5.M:Look at the traffic jam, it is impossible to drive a car in this city in rush hours.
W:One important reason is that only 20% of the population would choose the public transportation.And it is predicted that another 10% would join them if the fares for public transportation can be 40% less.
Q:How many people would choose public transportation when the price adjustment is done?
6.W:All the tables for 10 persons are already reserved by others. We still have tables for 6 or 15. Will that do?
M:Well, a table for 15 would be too big for us, and... the table for 6... if all the people in our department actually show up, we will need 2 more seats.
Q:How many people are there in this man’s department?
7.M:We really appreciate it that you agree to rent us this house at the price of $800 per month.
W:You are welcome. I can understand the difficulties you international students are faced with.But you need to pay 3 months’ rent each time, and for the first time. I will need another month’s rent as deposit in case something happens. Is that OK with you?
Q:How much will this man have to pay altogether for the first time?
8.M:Is it true that students spend more time on their homework as they move on with their schooling?
W:Yes, it took 1 hour for my boy to finish his homework when he was in 1st grade, and now he is in 5th grade, he needs to spend 2 hours on it.
Q:How much time would the woman’s son probably spend on his homework as a 4th grader?