1. 题干、选项通常都较长，阅读量大，需要考生较快的阅读速度;
2. 选项中干扰信息多，正确答案通常以间接信息出现。
雅思听力单选题解题思路：
1. 遍读题快速浏览所有题干，划出路标词;
2. 第二遍读题仔细阅读选项，比较选项的异同，并划出选项中的核心词汇，即此选项的细节特点，如否定、比较级或级、强调词(如only, all, must, always, too等)、及修饰限定的形容词或副词;否定词如don’t, didn’t, haven’t, have no, without, lack, there’s no等。如选项中出现这些词，听音时注意原文如有否定词或否定形式出现，此选项为正确选项。
例题解析1: (Cambridge 4 Test 2 Section 2 Question 13)
The international students find the stress especially difficult to deal with because
A. they lack the support from family or friends.
B. they don’t have time to make friends.
C. they find it difficult to socialize.
解析：在阅读选项时，应注意A选项的lack为否定词汇，即“没有朋友、家人的支持”;B选项也有否定，“没有时间”。在听音时就应注意目标，原文是否有否定，是没有“支持”，还是没有“时间”。录音材料在重读without一词时，考生应注意与本题有关，之后说“social network”, “you know, social contact, family, friends...”。通过否定词without及之后的词确定A选项为答案。
(录音：And of course you should cope with all this without your usual social network. You know, the social contact, family and friends that you can rely on for help. )
比较级或级在选项中出现，如选项They have to study harder than they did at school, 在听音时一定要注意原文是否有比较级出现，如只听到study very hard, 没有比较，此选项为干扰项。
修饰限定的形容词或副词也是读选项的关键之一。
例题解析2: (Cambridge 4 Test 4 Section 2 Question 13)
The walks offered by Travellite
A. cater for a range of walking abilities.
B. are planned by guides from the local area.
C. are for people with good fitness levels.
解析：A选项有修饰词a range of, C选项有修饰词good, 在读选项时，应重点将这些词标注，而不是其后的名词。选项C的fitness levels是干扰的重点，与录音原文文字一致，但起限定作用的形容词good与录音原文中all含义不一致，所以C是错选。正确选项为A选项，a range of指的就是录音原文中的all。
(录音：Each day we offer three separate walks catering for all skills and fitness levels.)
3. 听到题干的路标词后，抓住句子的核心词，快速与选项进行对照。如果选项中的核心词汇(即上一点提到的细节词汇)在原文没有对应，此选项往往为干扰项;
4. 有些选项构成明显的对比，往往可以通过它们之间的差异，缩小听音范围。
例题解析3: (Cambridge 5Test 3 Section 2 Question 20)
With regard to their English, the speaker advises that students to
A. tell their lecturers if they have problems understanding.
B. have private English lessons when they arrive.
C. practice their spoken English before they arrive.
解析：B、C选项存在明显对比，一个是到英国后加强英语，一个是来英国前加强英语;关键词分别划在when和before, 来进行区分，同时可以先排除A。
(录音：Having said that though, I’m afraid the lecturers will make little or no allowance for the presence of non-native speakers in the audience, so anything you can do to improve your spoken English, even beyond the pretty high level most of you have already reached will make your stay with us that bit more fun for you. Some extra practice before you arrive is worth more than, for example, private lessons afterwards when you won’t really have time.)
