首先首句设题的频率是很高的,故首句宜划为定位词重点。例如雅2-test4的section 4,选择题第一题“...in the introduction to the lecture.”很明确告诉我们答案就在讲座开头,在听录音时听到lecture以后,马上留心听介绍性的语言。
其次是人名和地名。这两类名称可算是听力考试和阅读考试公共的规律。地名可以是大到国家,小到火车站。例如雅4-test4的section 4,第二题“It will deal with a company which...”,这个题目中company which...告诉我们后面应该有介绍公司名称的地名。原文为“And it seemed to me that a lot of companies were throwing away money on employee training...One company which springs to mind is the American multinational company Xerox...”,这样我们就非常容易找到答案地点了。
再次是数字。数字也是非常容易区分开的定位词,而且数字通常都是答案的载体。例如雅4-test3的section3第三题“What is the approximate number that the speaker gives...”,这个问题中关键词approximate number在原文中可以作为定位词。原文为“We need to raise the retention rate at university. It stands at forty percent....In some areas it is far lower…”,我们只要准确听到这个数字,就可以判断答案了。