一、學會概括主旨大意
此類題型要求考生對聽到的內容進行整體的把握和全面的領會。任何一段對話或獨白都是圍繞一箇中心展開的，有時主旨大意較明顯，有時則需要歸納。
此類題型常見的提問方式有：
What are the two speakers talking about?
What are the two speakers doing?
What is the talk/dialogue about?
What’s the topic of the passage?
二、學會細節題的尋找
聽力考題要求考生聽清、聽懂事實資訊，精確理解具體細節、特殊資訊，如時間、地點、人物、價錢、數量、原因、目的、結果等，同時還要對所聽到的資訊作簡單的處理，比如數字的'運算、時間順序、比較篩選、同義轉換、因果關係、深層推理等。理解具體資訊有助於把握話題內容、領會說話者意圖。
常見的考查細節題的提問方式有：
When should...?
What is...?
How does the man...?
Where is the woman going?
Which of the following is right/ture?
Why did the speaker...?
三、學會分析問題之間的聯絡和背景知識的綜合應用
考生應當在聽力開始之前，瀏覽試卷上的選項，特別是仔細分析幾道題之間的聯絡，並根據常識、背景知識進行積極地預測。
練習：
Questions 1～4 are based on the following dialogue between a librarian and a man.
1. What is the man doing?
[A] He is playing computer games.
[B] He is searching for information about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s.
[C] He is searching for information about the Golden Age in America.
[D] He is preparing to pring his article.
2. What does the librarian think of the topic the man is working on?
[A] She thinks it pretty big.
[B] She doesn’t have any idea about that.
[C] She considers it to be all right.
[D] She advises the man to give up the topic.
3. What does the man finally decide to modify his topic?
[A] Hollywood in the 30s and 40s.
[B] The history of movie studios.
[C] The history of movie studios in the 30s.
[D] The history of movie studios in Golden Age.
4. Where can the man find the relevant magazine articles?
[A] There aren’t any magazine articles about this topic.
[B] He has to go to another library.
[C] He can find them in the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.
[D] He can find them on the Reference Desk.
聽力原文
Questions 1～4：
W：Sir, you’ve been using the online catalogue for quite a while. Is there anything I can do to help you?
M：Well, I’ve got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and I’m really struggling. There are hundreds of books, and I just don’t know where to begin.
W：Your topic sounds pretty big. Why don’t you narrow it down to something like ... the history of the studios during that time?
M：You know, I was t
