（4） 实例分析
例题3：（2007年3月）
［听力原文］
M： See they are starting to check on the seat belts. I suppose it won’t be long
now.
W： The take-off is the only interesting thing about flight， in my opinion.
［考题］
Where are the speakers？
［A］ On a plane.
［B］ On an airport bus.
［C］ In the waiting room.
4. 原因
（1） 题型特点
（2） 常见的提问方式
Why …？
What’s the reason/ cause …？
What causes …？
（3） 解题指南
在听的过程中，要注意表示因果关系的词和短语，常见表示因果关系的词汇：because， as， for， since， that， hence，
therefore， consequently， cause， reason， due to， owing to， because of， thanks to，
on account of， as a result， result from， result in， lead to， give rise to，
contribute to， attribute to， now that， so that， so… that， such … that， in order
to， in order that， be responsible for等等。
（4） 实例分析
例题4：（2006年9月）
［听力原文］
W： So， you didn’t enjoy the play then？
M： No， as a matter of fact， I can honestly say I regret going. It wasn’t at all
as good as I thought it was going to be.
W： Oh， really？ That is a shame.
M： Yes， and Mary was particularly disappointed with it. She’d be looking for
going for weeks. We don’t get much chance to go out. I don’t remember when we
last went out for a film or something. Well， you know what is like with young
children？
W： Yes， I do. It’s really disappointed， isn’t it？ When you’re looking for
something and it turns out to be not as good as you hoped.
M. Yes， that’s right. That’s certainly how we feel at the moment. Both of us，
you know， really let down.
［考题］
Why does the man have little chance to go out？
［A］ He lives away from the town.
［B］ He is busy with his work.
［C］ He has little children.
5. 时间数字
（1） 题型特点
（2） 常见的提问方式
What time …？
When …？
At what time …？
How long …？
How much time …？
How much …？
What’s the price of …？
What’s … phone/ room/ house / car/ bus number？
（3） 解题指南
①掌握时间和数字的各种表达方式；
②掌握表示各种时间关系的词汇。常见的用来表示不同时间关系的词汇有：more， less， early， late， fast， slow， before，
after， ahead of time， earlier， put off， delay， postpone等等；
③对数字有较高的敏感度，能很快记笔记。
（4） 实例分析
例题5：（2007年3月）
［听力原文］
W： This is Carolyn Dianne. We’re not in the moment. Please leave your message
and telephone number， we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
M： Hi， Carol. This is David. There is no class tomorrow afternoon. The class is
going to see a film at Western Wood Theater. Please meet us in the front of the
theater at 4:30. Or Max and I can pick you up at 4. Call me at 781-4839 before
noon. After that at 781-9067 and leave a message. I’m in a lecture in the
afternoon. Bye.
［考题］
When will the class meet the following day？
［A］ 12:00.
［B］ 16:00.
［C］ 16:30.
