計算題

　　M: When does the next shuttle bus leave?

　　W: You have just missed one by 20 minutes. We have a bus every 45 minutes, so you’llhave to wait for a while.

　　Q: How long does the man need to wait for the next bus?

　　A) 25 minutes B) 65 minutes

　　C) 20 minutes D) 45 minutes

　　【解析】 當你看見這四個選項，不難發現這一題是在考與時間有關的內容，并且從選項當中可以推測到是考時間的加減關系，因為其中三個選項都是正確答案的干擾選項，說到這里，你就要做好充分的思想準備。原文中除了聽清20和45兩個數字之外，重要的是明白其之間的聯系，通過missed知道已經錯過，而介詞“by”專門用在計算題表差額;通過every知道每輛車之間45分鐘，問的是wait for the next bus 還得等多長時間，很清楚這里是減法的計算關系，所以選擇A。

　　細節辨認題

　　M: I wonder if Jack will come here by 11 o’clock.

　　W: His wife said he left home at 10:30, so he should be here at 11:20 at the latest.

　　Q: What time did Jack leave home?

　　A) 11:20 B) 10:30 C) 10:50 D) 11:30

　　【解析】 原文中出現三個數字，11:00是Man覺得杰克應該到的時間;10:30是杰克的妻子說他離開家的時間;11:20是Woman認為杰克應該到的時間。我們再來看問題，選B是對號入座。

　　【死馬活醫】 如果沒聽清，這里就要充分運用技巧來猜選，時間中的B和C選項，可以合并小時“10”;時間中的B和D選項，可以合并分鐘“30”，通過合并同列項方法，就能猜選答案為B。

　　等值轉換題

　　M: These postcards cost 60 cents a dozen.

　　W: Two dozen should certainly do.

　　Q: How many postcards will the man buy?

　　A) 60 B) 12 C) 24 D) 16

　　【解析】 第一句話是“聲東擊西”，60美分一打，問題并不是我們所期待的考多少錢，考價格，而是在問數量，第二句話提到數量，但前面加了pair,意味著要乘以2。除了清楚這些還不夠，dozen是英語中數字的代用詞，表示12。所以選C。

　　常見的數字計算類提問形式：

　　1. What time…? 5. How far…?

　　2. How much/many…? 6. How often…?

　　3. How long…? 7. How old…?

　　4. When…?

　　先來熱熱身 (音頻暫缺)

　　1. A) 6 B) 15 C) 20 D) 21

　　2. A) 5:00 B) 5:15 C) 5:30 D) 5:45

　　3. A) $ 2 B) $ 20 C) $ 12 D) $ 10

　　4. A) 5:00 B) 5:15 C) 5:30 D) 5:45

　　5. A) in 5 minutes B) in 10 minutes

　　C) in 15 minutes D) in 25 minutes

　　1. 【選D】原文重現

　　M: Tom must be over twenty now.

　　W: I think so, when I left Paris six years ago, he was already fifteen.

　　Q: How old is Tom now?

　　2. 【選B】原文重現 1997.1

　　M: What’s the time for departure?

　　W: 5:30. That only leaves us 15 minutes to go through the customs and check ourbaggage.

　　Q: At what time did the conversation take place?

　　3. 【選C】原文重現

　　W: Good evening , sir. Why not try our dry beer. Two dollars for each bottle, and twentyfor a dozen.

　　M: Well, a dozen is too much for me. Give me a half.

　　Q: How much does the man need to pay?

　　4. 【選C】原文重現

　　W: It’s five already, I suppose the meeting will be postponed to 5:45.

　　M: Well, the secretary said something unexpected happened. The meeting will begin in 30minutes.

　　Q: When will the meeting begin?

　　5. 【選D】原文重現

　　W: Excuse me, sir. Does the No.1 bus stop here?

　　M: Yes, but the bus only runs every half hour and one just went by five minutes ago.

　　Q: When will the No.1 bus come?