M:Well,I’d better be going home now.It’s been great seeing you again.
W:Oh,it was nice seeing you,too.
Q:What are the two speakers doing?
A.Enjoying meeting each other.
B.Saying good-bay to each other
C.Planning to see each other.
这是一组非常简单的对话,但是如果考生没注意到第一个人所讲的I’d better be going home now.和第二个人讲的:it was nice seeing you again.中的was的话,就有可能会选择A选项。
(2)要求考生对特定情景中表达的信息有效的输入和准确的理解。
例2(2000年高考英语听力测试第一节第二段对话)
M:I’m afraid we’ll miss the train.What time is it now?
W:It’s 6:15.There are 10minutes left.Let’s hurry.
Q:What time does the train leave?
A:At 6:15B:At 6:25C:At 6:50
如果考生只是注意到It’s6:15,而没注意到There are 10minutes left以及问的是“火车几点钟开”的话,便会选A。
(3)考查考生同时存贮和加工多条信息的能力
听力测试的第二部分是四段长对话和一段独白,长对话不是一人一句,而有可能一人讲数句话。
例3(2000年高考英语听力测试第二节第7段对话)
W:Excuse me.How can I get to the station please?
M:The station,the station,let me see,yes.You can go down...no.Go straight on until you come to a cinema.Let’s see now—that’s the second turning on your right.The cinema’s on the corner.Turn right at the cinema and you’ll be in Bridge Street.I think it’s Bridge Street.Go a long Bridge Street for a few minutes and then take the second—no,not the second,the first,that’s right,the first turning on your left.The station is straight ahead,right in front of you.
……
1.Q:Where is the cinema?
A.On the corner of Bridge Street
B.Next to the station.
C.On station Street.
2.Q:Which turning should the woman take on Bridge Street?
A.The first on the right.
B.The first on the left.
C.The second on the left.