1．对谈话的背景或谈话者之间的关系的测试
通过听谈话能识别当事人的身份、职业以及谈话所发生的地点，这是听力测试中经常出现的考查内容。解这类题要善于抓住各种类型人物的常用语，以此为依据，判定其身份并判断出谈话所发生的地点。例：
听下面对话，选择正确选项。
When does the dialogue happen？
A．During the class． B．After class． C．Before class．
听力录音稿：
W：What are you dong，George？
M：I…I'm drawing, Miss Read．
W：Oh，yes．What a nice car！But you'd better do it after class．
M：I'm sorry，Miss Read．
答案：A。
剖析：从所听的这段对话内容不难推断出事情发生在课堂上。此题围绕when，有三个关键词during，after和before。
2．对谈话者的意图、观点和态度的测试
了解谈话者的意图、观点、态度，这是比较深层的问题，也是听力中必然要涉及到的题目。例：
听短文和短文后的问题，然后回答问题。
Mr Johnson studied in Leech School fifty years ago. One fine morning he came back to his school to give a talk to the small boys and girls there. He said slowly, "When I was your age, I wasn't so happy as you are today. Do you know why you are so happy now?"
Everyone became quiet after this question. No sound came from the children until the old man waited for a long time. Then a short boy in the front stood up and said with a smile, "If you speak long enough, we won't have any classes this morning. So we are every happy now. "
Question: What do you think of the short boy's words?
答案：He didn't like to have lessons.
剖析：我们从the short boy的答语中"If you speak long enough, we won't have any classes this morning. So we are very happy now."中可了解到the short boy对上课的态度。
