數(shù)字涉及的內(nèi)容主要有：年代、年齡、日期、時(shí)間、價(jià)格、數(shù)量、房號(hào)、電話號(hào)碼、尺寸、大小等。數(shù)字的讀法最重要，會(huì)讀才能會(huì)聽。一般聽力中不會(huì)有太大的數(shù)字，通常只到千位、萬位。如1985讀作nineteen eighty five或nineteen hundred eighty five。考生應(yīng)對年、年代、世紀(jì)的讀法和含義加強(qiáng)訓(xùn)練。
相關(guān)詞匯與表達(dá)：more，less，late，early，fast，slow，ahead of schedule，delay，postpone，decrease，bring forward，times，twice，double，a quarter，a half，the day before yesterday，by noon，half an hour等。
［例］
A) 5:10.
B) 5:00.
C) 4:30.
D) 5:15.
M: I wonder if Sue will be here by five o'clock.
W: Her husband said she left home at half past four. She should be here at ten after five and a quarter past five at the latest.
Q: What time did Sue leave home?
