辨认录音人语调中的信息在听力考试中比听懂单个词更重要。例如1997年6月Section A(9): You will hear: M: How are their talks going on? Have they reached any agreement? W: They only seem to have agreed to set another date for further talks. Q: What can we infer from the conversation? You will read: A) The talks haven’t started yet. B) The talks haven’t achieved much. C) The talks have produced a general agreement. D) The talks broke down and could go no further.