冲击波英语专八系列：听力部分新闻题型特点

3. 细节题
从2003到2012年考题的题型分布来看，细节题占据了半壁江山。因此在听力训练时要有意识地提高对细节的敏感度，能对相关细节信息做出快速反应。新闻中的细节信息无外乎时间、地点、人物、状态、原因和目的等。

考地点的2005年第4篇的第2题：
According to the news, which trading nation in the top 10 has reported a 5 percent fall in exports?
A. The UK. B. The US. C. Japan. D. Germany.

考人物的2008年第2篇的第2题：
What does the news item say about Richard Nafzger?
A. He is assigned the task to look for the tapes.
B. He believes that the tapes are probably lost.
C. He works in a NASA ground receiving site.
D. He had asked for the tapes in the 1970s.

考原因的2009年第1篇的第1题：
Which of the following is the main cause of global warming?
A. Fossil fuel.              B. Greenhouse gases.
C. Increased dryness.  D. Violent storm patterns.

考原因的2010年第3篇的第2题：
The likely cause of the big fi re is .
A. electrical short circuit   B. lack of fi re-safety measurements
C. terrorism                    D. not known

考措施的2011年第2篇的第2题：
According to the news, what measure did authorities take to fi ght the fi res?
A. Troops were brought in to help the fi refi ghters.
B. Residents were asked to vacate their homes.
C. Air operations and water drops continued overnight.
D. Another six fi re engines joined the fi refi ghting operation.

考原因的2011年第3篇的第2题：
Drop in remittances from abroad is mainly due to ______.
A. declining oil production
B. the outbreak of the H1N1 fl u
C. the declining GDP in Mexico
D. the economic downturn in the U.S.

考地点的2012年第2篇的第1题：
In which country would parents often threaten to punish children by leaving them outside?
A. India.                  B. Egypt.
C. The Philippines.    D. Not mentioned.

总的来说，细节题要拿分难度并不大，关键还是在于如何有效获取切题信息，关于这一点，我们会在下一章节的应试解析中详细探讨。

4. 数字题
数字题也是八级听力里出现频率较高的一种题型，考查考生对数字的灵敏度。

2005年第4篇的第1题：
According to the WTO, Chinese exports rose last year.
A. 21% B. 10% C. 22% D. 4.73%

2010年第2篇的第2题：
According to Kingdom Bank, what is the current infl ation rate in Zimbabwe?
A. 20 million percent. B. 2.2 million percent.
C. 11.2 million percent. D. Over 11.2 million percent.

2012年第3篇的第1题：
According to the news item, Japan’s economic growth in the second quarter was ______ less
than the fi rst quarter.
A. 4 percent B. 3 percent
C. 0.6 percent D. 3.4 percent

听数字一直是听力的一大难点，熟能生巧是一方面，同时做题时也要注意策略。有时一篇新闻中提到好几个数字。这时可边听边做题，听到符合题意的数字就选上，以防做笔记时记下一串数字，听完了却忘了各个数字匹配的内容，这时再去回忆听过的内容就有些得不偿失了。

5. 推断题
推断题可谓各类型听力题中最难的一种，因为答案不是直接给出而需要考生通过一些具体句子去推断。这种题型不但考听力理解能力，也考逻辑思维能力。例如一则新闻播报一个地区发生数起爆炸事件，我们就可推断这个地区社会不安定。

2007年第2篇的第2题是道比较简单的推断题：
The G20 is a(n) organization.
A. international B. European C. regional D. Asian

这篇新闻提到G20的功能与性质，虽然没有直接指出该组织的地域范围，但从 ...the G20 is made up of the European Union and 19 other countries including Australia, Brazil, China, Japan and the U.S.不难推断G20是一个国际型组织。

2009年第1篇的第2题是道较有难度的推断题：
The news item implies that in the last report.
A. there were fewer studies done   B. there were fewer policy proposals
C. there was less agreement          D. there were fewer objectives

新闻虽未直接评述前一个报告，但从The UN panel released its last climate change report 6 years ago. The scientists say the new report is based on studies done since then and stronger agreement on global warming.这两句话可以推断出在全球变暖这一问题上，新报告的意见比老报告的更统一，因此答案为C。