通过前面最新试题的演练，我们并没有发现数字类型这个传统题目的踪影，大量的试题集中考查考生对于对话主旨的把握和结合原文信息进行推论的能力，在重视英语听说教学，突破“哑巴英语”困境的思路指导下，由于口语测试的组织成本和考查标准的问题，今后的大学英语考试中，听力的难度必然只能上升或持平，而不会出现大幅的下调。

　　对于这一点，笔者在编写过程中已经有所考虑，数字信息是我们练习听力的重要起点，而我们这里所编写的数字信息的题目，其长度和难度都比较高。事实上，这里对于“对话长度逐渐加大”的预测正在被真实的考试验证，所以还是建议考生完成这里的练习。 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 答案与解析

1.【参考答案】 A

【试题分析】 女士认为一点开始上课比较早，让男士不要为自己迟到而感到难堪，男士纠正了女士的说法，说课程已经改在两点开始了，而自己又迟到了半个小时，所以男士到达教室的时间是两点半。

【语言知识】 re?schedule 重新设定 重新安排

2.【参考答案】 C

【试题分析】 40%的学生都会准备考研，但是只有其中的一半可以坚持到最后，而在坚持的人中有60%可以成功考取，所以最终可以进入研究生院学习的学生占学生总人数的比例是40%*50%*60%=12%

【语言知识】 poll 调查；reveal 显示，揭示； persist坚持

3.【参考答案】 B

【试题分析】 女士说现在的孩子玩耍的时间从以前的40%降低到了25%，尽管男士表达了不同的意见，但男士强调的是在玩耍时间减少的情况下，孩子们更多地是去从事体育锻炼了，这并没有直接推翻前面女士的讲法，所以当问到现在的孩子花费多少时间来玩耍的时候，仍然是女士所说的25%是我们应该选择的正确答案。

【语言知识】 leisure休闲，休息；it gives us a clear picture清楚地表明某事；

4.【参考答案】 A

【试题分析】 女士询问自己申请工作的待遇情况，得到的回答是基本工资1000美金，交通和通讯费用补贴400美金，以及以1000美金封顶的销售提成，所以这位女士所申请的职位每月最多可以拿到的薪水应该是前面这三个数字相加的总和，也就是2400美金。

【语言知识】 apply for申请（职位，活动等）；commission佣金；exceed超越，超过；maximum最大量, 最大限度

5.【参考答案】 B

【试题分析】 男士抱怨在交通高峰时期简直没有办法开车，女士认可这一观点，进而指出其中的原因是只有20%的人选择乘坐公共交通工具，如果费用可以下调40%的话，会有另外10%的人加入到乘坐公共交通工具的行列，最后询问有多少人会在调价之后选择公共交通，应该是20%和后面的10%的总和，也就是30%。

【语言知识】 traffic jam交通拥堵；rush hours交通高峰期；predict预期，估计；fare（车，船等交通工具的）费用；adjustment调整

6.【参考答案】 B

【试题分析】 女士告诉男士所有的10人桌都被预定了，只剩下6人桌和15人桌了，男士认为15人桌太大，但是如果部门里的人全部到场的话，6人桌又缺两个位子，所以要回答这个男士的部门里有多少人，就应该是6+2=8为正确答案了。

【语言知识】 reserve预定，预约；actually实际上

7.【参考答案】 B

【试题分析】 男士感谢女士同意以每月800美金的价钱把房子租给自己，女士表示理解留学生遇到的困难，同时指出第一次交钱的时候要交三个月的房租和一个月的押金，所以第一次要交的总数就是800*3+800=3200。

【语言知识】 rent租房，租金；be faced with面临，面对；deposit押金

8.【参考答案】 C

【试题分析】 这个题目并不是一个确切的数字做答案，只是一个区间；男士说现在的孩子随着年级的增高，写家庭作业的时间越来越长了是不是真的，女士表示认同，并举自己孩子为例，一年级的时候1个小时写作业，现在5年级了，要花两个小时，问题是4年级时候可能的时间是多少，结合两个人的观点，应该是在1小时和两小时之间，答案中只有一个半小时这个答案是符合这个区间的，是正确答案。

Script 听力原文

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 re?scheduled 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 3?12.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 3?12 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?