听一段对话或一段独白，要求考生判断对话或独白的中心思想。这样的题目要求考生听懂对话或独白的大意，抓住对话或独白的“who”、 “what”、“when ”、“where”、“how”等关键语句。如：录音：

　M: I wish I could get used to the American customs of Using first names .

　W: We usually call good friends by their first names .

考题： What is the man talking about ?

A.　 The woman’s name . B. A custom that is new to him .

C. American names .

答案：B 。

又如：录音：

W: Look! It’s snowing .

M:Yes, but it’s terribly cold today . I’m glad I have my overcoat on .

W: There is ice on the lake , too . We’ll be able to go skating this weekend .

M: Not if it’s too windy . Come on ! Let’s go back . I’m freezing .

W: You’ll just have to learn to like it . The weather in Ottawa will be like this for the next three months .

M: Yes, I know , but I wish it were shorter here .

考题：What are they talking about ?

A. Weather.　　 B. Ottawa .　　 C. skating .

答案：A 。

10.The moment he opened the window , a bird flew in .

9.She often wears the same kind of skirt as her twin sister does .

8. Bad habits , once firmed , are difficult to give up .

7. Where there are schools and colleges , there are examinations .

6. Now　 you was free , why not go swimming with us ?

5. He was　 not　 the man that he was before .

4. The fact that she works hard is well known to us all .

3. The mountain is no longer what it used to be .

2.The question he asked was where the electrical equipment should be stored　 .