縱觀雅思聽力考試的趨勢，雅思聽力題型分布是十分穩定的。section1&2多以生活類內容為主。section3&4以學術研究內容為主。整體題型也以選擇填空兩大類為代表。但有時，雅思聽力題型會出現一個section填空加單選均有的情況。尤其在語速快難度大的section4中。下面小編就為大家展示此類題目的解題方法。

　　我們選取劍橋真題6Test 3 Section 4的選擇題為示例：

　　31 According to the speaker, it is not clear

　　A when the farming economy was introduced to Ireland.

　　B why people began to farm in Ireland.

　　C where the early Irish farmers came from.

　　32 What point does the speaker make about breeding animals in Neolithic Ireland?

　　A Their numbers must have been above a certain level.

　　B They were under threat from wild animals.

　　C Some species died out during this period.

　　33 What does the speaker say about the transportation of animals?

　　A Livestock would have limited the distance the farmers could sail.

　　B Neolithic boats were too primitive to have been used.

　　C Probably only a few breeding animals were imported.

　　34 What is the main evidence for cereal crops in Neolithic Ireland?

　　A the remains of burnt grain in pots

　　B the marks left on pots by grains

　　C the patterns painted on the surface of pots

　　首先，學生們面臨的第一個挑戰即是：題目和選項都不短，那要怎樣迅速審題?其實，最根本的問題還是在于看題慢。所以，最直接的方法就是多多訓練自己的閱讀速度：單詞的反應能力和語法的熟悉使用。然而，令學生更挫敗的是：即使我看懂了題，也不代表我能聽得懂、做得對。因此，考生們應當養成正確及高效地審題方法：

　　先看題干，再看選項。這樣的操作很簡單，就是讓學生起碼知道題目內容是什么。這樣一來，實際聽力時也能有目的性地篩選內容。

　　邊看邊劃關鍵詞。很多學生喜歡把聽力當成閱讀做，一個題干反反復復

　　要看好幾遍。但是，聽力原文是聽出來的、不是看出來的，因而要養成劃取關鍵詞以作定位的做題方法。

　　接下來，進行本例題的解題示范。

　　31.題干沒有很明顯的定位詞(關鍵詞)，但是不難分析出題目的主旨是一個問題;同時，在選項中出現了三個疑問詞：when, why, where。通過他們，我們可以判斷出三個選項的區別：時間，原因和地點。那么，在聽題時就可以做到相應的信息篩選。

　　32. 題干關鍵詞breeding animals;選項關鍵詞：A. numbers, above a certain level; B. threat, wild animals; C. some species。

　　33. 題干關鍵詞：transportation of animals;選項關鍵詞：A. livestock, distance; B. Neolithic boats; C. only a few breeding animals。

　　34. 題干關鍵詞：main evidence, cereal crops;選項關鍵詞：A. remains; B. marks; C. patterns; surface。

　　以下為聽力原文：

　　31. Good morning everyone. Last week we were looking at the hunter-gatherers in Ireland, across the Irish Sea from England. Today, we're going to move on to the period between four and six thousand years ago, known as the Neolithic period, which is when a total farming economy was introduced in Ireland.

　　Now, there are several hypotheses about the origins of the first Neolithic settlers in Ireland, but most of these contain problems. For instance, there are considerable archaeological difficulties about the theory that they came from England. The evidence doesn't really add up. But there are even greater practical problems about the theory that they came directly from continental Europe. For one thing, it's not clear just how sufficient numbers of men and women could have been transported to Ireland to establish a viable population.

　　原文中出現信號詞but，后接problems，和題意相同，表明存在問題。信號詞for instance，后接they came from England;信號詞But，后接greater practical problems…from continental Europe。定位詞其后考點詞都是where的同義替換。所以答案選C。

　　32. Now, we know from modern farming that if the level of breeding stock falls below about three hundred females, the future of the species locally is at risk. So we must assume that from the beginnings of Neolithic farming the number of breeding sheep would have considerably exceeded three hundred, and the national cattle herd must have been of a similar size.

　　原文中出現breeding stock以及信號詞So，后接the number of breeding sheep…three hundred。即是選項A的同義替換(數字)。

　　33. It's usually suggested that the Neolithic settlers used skin-covered boats to transport livestock. But this method would have severely restricted the range of the colonizing fleets. The sheer volume of animal transport necessary means it's unlikely that this livestock could have been brought from anywhere further than England.

　　原文中出現boats，后接信號詞But，跟著出現limited的同義替換restricted;range的同義替換distance。選出答案A。

　　34. The main evidence for their presence consists of impressions on pottery, where a cereal grain accidentally became embedded in the surface of a pot before it was fired. The grain itself was destroyed by the firing, but it left an impression on the pot which could be studied and identified by botanists.

　　原文中出現main evidence，后接impressions(marks同義替換);信號詞but，后接impression on the pot。選出答案B。

　　像以上這類Section 4的學術文章，信號詞在解題中的作用非常大，并且同義替換也是常出的考點。因此，烤鴨們在練審題方法與速度的同時，也應該將信號詞的內容和用法加以鞏固，這樣才能在Section 4中不被其聽不懂的專業知識牽著鼻子走，而是有目的地篩選信息，選出正確答案。