一. 题型分析
该题型把“听力理解”的声音材料及试卷内容全部印在了卷面。题型如下：
M: Did you tell Sally she had failed the exam again?
W: No. I didn’t have the hart to tell her.
Q: What does the woman mean?
A.She doesn’t like a heart- to-heart talk with Sally.
B.She thinks the topic is too serious for her.
C.She thinks the news is too bad for Sally.
D.She dares not tell Sally the bad news.
“对话理解“用语难度增加了，体现在增加了许多口语中的习惯用法； 提问大多是推理方能解决的。4个选项也比较复杂。就其性质而言，其实是会话式的阅读理解。但用词和信息量都较少。只要把握了应试技巧，不难拿高分。
二. 解题步骤和技巧
（一）理解对话重心
要从文字到对话情景、说话人的语气，理解对话的关键在“说什么”。对不熟悉的习惯用法，要善于猜，从上下文进行推测。
（二）抓住问题关键
要从所给的材料内容判断出所问问题是针对哪个说话人提问的。题干所问的内容上什么。此题型常考的提问方式如下：
What does the man/woman mean?
What does the man / woman imply ?
What does the man / woman think about X X X ?
What do we learn from the dialogue ?
（三）依据多方信息综合判断
1． 先大致理解对话内容；
2． 注意说话中逻辑关系所表达的语意重心；
3． 根据对话和选项中的语意、语气、人物关系、时态等因素，从备选答案中挑出与出题点最接近的选项。
（四）速读选项技巧
由于“对话理解”的题型多为推理题，且选项的主语大多出现在对话中，所以，大家做题时应把视点放在读懂主语后面的内容上。这样可节省时间。例：
M: Welcome home, Lora. Do you know everyone in the town looks up to you?
W: Really? I was just too busy to come back.
Q: What does the man mean ?
A. everyone in the town misses Lora.
B. everyone in the town expects Lora to come back.
C. everyone in the town respect Lora.
D. everyone in the town wants to see her.
[解题技巧]
4个选项的前部分可不看，而把重点放在后面的内容上，从4个选项的意思可知，C项与男士的话最近。故C项为答案。再如：
M: Mark takes advantage of every opportunity to get to the CEO.
W: Everyone knows he wants to fly high.
Q: What does the Woman imply ?
A. Mark wants to travel by air.
B. Mark likes the CEO very much.
C. Mark is greatly interested in power.
D. Mark can seize opportunities in time.
[解题技巧]
此题是针对第二个人的话而提问的。故重点应读第二个人的话，她的意思是大家都知道马克想要高升。 所以C项与第二个人的话最接近。故C为答案。
三. 口语常见习惯用法速记
以下是和学位考试紧密相关的核心词，与这些词构成的习惯用法很多，此处仅列出词头，大家依据大纲的词汇表的词组进行针对性记忆。对已经熟悉的部分就不必花时间了，但不熟悉的部分应熟读熟记。最有效的办法是通过例句记住。
1. about
feel about
lie about
see about
set about
2. at
clutch at straws
make eyes at
throw mud at
get at
at hand
at loose ends
3. away
carry away
explain away
get away with
pack away
shy away from
4. back
fall back on
get back at
set sth. Back
take aback seat (to)
break one’s back
pat on the back
stab in the back
with one’s back to the wall
5. down
bring the house down
hand down
hands down
go down hill
knock down
boil down to
turn down
6. for
jobs for the boys
do duty for
set the stage for cut out for
take one’s word for it
go for
good for nothing
stand up for
for good
7. from
far from it
take it from me
free from
live from hand to mouth
rise from ashes
8. out
fall out with
be flat out
knock sb. Cold/out
know inside out
out and out
put oneself out
sweat it out
hand out
let out
9. over
be over the hill
cast cold over
get over
hand over fist
take over
10. up
break up
build up
cover up
even sth. Up
hard up
keep up with the Joneses
pick up and leave
pick up the pieces
soak up
up-and-coming
bear up well
make up
step up
tie up
11. to
help oneself/sb. To
there is nothing to it
add fuel to flames
be attached to
be bound to
bring to oneself
brush to one side
give rise to
have the face to do sth.
Jump to it
Hard nut to crack
Ready to hand
Second to none
Tear sth./sb. To bits
True to
Worn to shadow
Add insult to injury
Come to nothing
Too good to be true
12. with
what with
wipe the floor with
have a way with words
13. be
be all bones
be all ears
be born yesterday
be honey-lipped
be really something
14. do
do sb. Proud
dos and don’ts
15. get
get rise above sb.
Get somewhere
Get nowhere
Get there
16. go
go places
go Dutch
come and go
touch and go
17. have
have a fit
have an easy time
have a short memory
18. keep
keep an eyes open
keep the water boiling
19. make
make believe
make it
make one’s way
make sense
make way
20. Take
Take a stand
Take French leave
Take one’s chances
Take one’s time
Take potluck
Take the heat
Take the long view
Take the plunge
