下面是英語四六級聽力考試不得不注意的關鍵詞原則，供考生參考。
　　原則一：段首段尾句
　　開門見山;首段轉折
　　原則二：總結性信息
　　to sum up, in brief, in particular, in short all in all, generally speaking, conclude, conclusion, in a word, so, you see
　　in fact, we can say, ok, anyway, in the end
　　原則三：重復性信息
　　實詞重復
　　原則四：引用處
　　專有名詞：人名+機構+職位
　　原則五：設問句
　　一般疑問聽升調;特殊疑問5W+1H
　　原則六：對比轉折處
　　明顯轉折：although, though, even though, despite, in spite of, however, but, yet, while, whatever
　　隱含轉折：not…but…, instead, in contrast, on the contrary, far from…, on the other hand, rather than, more…than…, otherwise, unlike, not so much…as...
　　特殊含義詞轉折： unexpected, unexpectedly, surprise, surprisingly, unfortunate, unfortunately
　　原則七：因果關系處
　　明顯因果：because, for, as, since, in that, be due to, given, considering, as long as, if, when, while, so, so that, therefore, thereby, as a result, consequently, accordingly, thus, hence, so…that…, so…as to…, then…
　　隱含因果： lead to, cause, reflect, result in, give rise to, derive from, result from, portray, present, bespeak, require, suggest, on the basis of, represent, be based on, for the reason that…, rely on, spring from, make, underlying…
　　原則八：定義處
　　we call it... so called... term be defined that is...
　　原則九：建議意見處
　　you should, suggest, recommend, tips, advice, had better do, how about, what about, why not, why don’t you, if I were you
　　how does…sound?
　　原則十：強調處
　　especially, new theory, indeed, certainly, just remember, and again, most importantly
　　原則十一：舉例處
　　for example, for instance, such as, take…, take…for example
　　原則十二：解釋處
　　which means…, that is to say…, meant that, known as, for short
　　原則十三：實意重讀處
　　重讀轉移(一句話，在不做任何特殊重讀時，其重音應該落在這句話最后一個實詞的重讀音節處)
　　原則十四：數字信息處
　　記錄數字，聽清單位，比較關系是關鍵