(一)數字與計算題
“數字與計算”是早年大學英語四級統考中的聽力測試的最常考項目之一,常見的計算題包括時間、價格、年齡、距離、速度等。出題形式可分為計算型、辨認型和替換型。以加減計算題為主。
相關詞匯與表達:more, less, late, early, fast, slow, ahead of schedule, delay, postpone, decrease, bring forward, times, twice, double, a quarter, a half, the day before yesterday, by noon, half an hour
【例一】
A) $1.40 B) $4.30 C) $6.40 D) $8.60
W: Here is a ten-dollar bill. Give me two tickets for tonight’s show, please.
M: Sure. Two tickets and here’s a dollar forty cents change.
Q: How much does one ticket cost?
【例二】
A) 5:10. B) 5:00. C) 4:30. D) 5:15.
M: I wonder if Sue will be here by five o’clock.
W: Her husband said she left home at half past four. She should be here at ten after five
and a quarter past five at the latest.
Q: What time did Sue leave home? (2001.6/7)