【預覽選項】

　　[A]To interview a few job applicants.

　　[B]To fill a vacancy in the company.

　　[C] To advertise for a junior sales manager.

　　[D] To apply for a job in a major newspaper.

　　【聽前預測】

　　選項均為不定式短語，故本題應該是考查某人將要采取的行動。[ A ]、[ C ]是關于招聘工作(interview, advertise)，[ B ]、[ D]則是關于申請工作(fill, apply for)，故聽音時應留意該行為是關于招聘還是應聘。

　　【聽音驗證】

　　M: Morning, Brenda.

　　W: Good morning, Mr. Browning.

　　M: Er, did you, did you put that ad in yesterday?

　　W: Yes, yesterday afternoon.

　　M: The ad for a junior sales manager, I mean.

　　…

　　19. What did Mr. Browning ask Brenda to do?

　　三、選項中含有表示意愿或建議的詞

　　如果選項中含有should, had better, would like等一類的詞語，問題很可能是考查“觀點或建議”。

　　【例4】(新06-12-25)

　　【預覽選項】

　　[A] Accurate communication is of utmost importance.

　　[B] Pilots should be able to speak several foreign languages.

　　[C] Air controllers should keep a close watch on the weather.

　　[D] Cooperation between pilots and air controllers is essential.

　　【聽前預測】

　　由選項中的should可推知，本題應該是考查某人的觀點或建議。選項內容表明問題應該與確保安全飛行的因素有關。

　　【聽音驗證】

　　…

　　M: Sadly enough, yes they did. It was a really bad mistake. Many people died as a result of the simple misunderstanding.

　　W: Wow, that’s a powerful lesson on how important it can be to accurately communicate to each other.

　　…

　　25. What lesson could be drawn from the accident?

　　四、選項中含有表示評論或感受的動詞

　　如果選項中含有think, like, dislike, enjoy, agree, disagree, mind等一類的詞語，聽力材料或問題很可能是關于對某人或某事物的評價或感受。

　　四個選項中如均含有表示評論或感受的詞，則表示問題是關于對人或事物的評價或感受;如其中只有個別選項含有表示評論或感受的詞，則表示聽力材料中很可能涉及到對人或事物的評價或感受，問題內容則不一定會涉及。

　　【例5】(710分樣卷-21)