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.
黑体部分是录音人强调之处，也正是答题的要点。从重读处可知答案为B。这道题只要听懂了以上几处就解决了。考生在训练时，应该有目的地注意重音和语调的变化，体会一下重音和语调给听者的感觉。
请考生铭记:
语调和重音是暴露考点的关键线索,把握重读部分就至少成功了一半。