一、對(duì)話的開(kāi)頭
對(duì)話的開(kāi)頭部分一般都會(huì)引出談話的主題，比較容易設(shè)主旨題，主要考查對(duì)談話主題或所涉及場(chǎng)景的把握。
【例1】(新06-6-19)
[A] To make a business report to the woman.
[B]To be interviewed for a job in the woman’s company.
[C] To resign from his position in the woman’s company.
[D] To exchange stock market information with the woman.
W: Please have a seat, Mr. Thunders. I received your job resume last week, and was very impressed.
M: Thank you!
W: We are a small financial company trading mostly stocks and bonds. May I ask why you are interested in working for us?
19. What’s the purpose of Mr. Thunder’s visit?
【解析】主旨題。問(wèn)候之后的首句往往引出談話的主題，也經(jīng)常是長(zhǎng)對(duì)話第一道問(wèn)題的設(shè)題點(diǎn)。請(qǐng)到訪者就座后，女士直接進(jìn)入正題，上周受到你的工作簡(jiǎn)歷，表明對(duì)話是圍繞男士申請(qǐng)工作這一話題展開(kāi)的，故答案為[B]。
二、對(duì)話的結(jié)尾
對(duì)話結(jié)尾往往會(huì)涉及對(duì)話雙方的態(tài)度、建議或決定等總結(jié)性的內(nèi)容，而且經(jīng)常能夠進(jìn)一步體現(xiàn)對(duì)話的主題及場(chǎng)景，也是出題者設(shè)題時(shí)考慮的重點(diǎn)。
【例6】(新06-6-25)
[A] Changing her major.
[B]Spending less of her parents’ money.
[C]Getting transferred to the English Department.
[D]Leaving the university.
……
W: ……They would be so disappointed though if I told them I was quitting.
25. What is Karen thinking of doing?
【解析】細(xì)節(jié)題。對(duì)話結(jié)尾處女士通過(guò)進(jìn)行時(shí)表明了自己的打算(I was quitting)。注意這里的quit是指退出現(xiàn)在的專(zhuān)業(yè)，而不是指退出大學(xué)，選擇答案時(shí)需根據(jù)上下文，切忌根據(jù)常識(shí)進(jìn)行判斷。
三、對(duì)話中的問(wèn)答處
長(zhǎng)對(duì)話由于仍然是以對(duì)話形式出現(xiàn)，雙方會(huì)就對(duì)話主題進(jìn)行討論，故其中經(jīng)常會(huì)包含一些對(duì)話雙方的一問(wèn)一答，這些地方往往是長(zhǎng)對(duì)話設(shè)題的重點(diǎn)。
【例2】(新06-6-20)
[A] He is head of a small trading company.
[B] He works in an international insurance company.
[C] He leads a team of brokers in a big company.
[D] He is a public relations officer in a small company. W: That’s good to hear. Would you mind telling me a little bit about your present job?
M: I’m currently working in a large international company in charge of a team of 8 brokers , we buy and sell stocks for major clients worldwide.
20. What is Mr. Thunder’s current job?
【解析】細(xì)節(jié)題。問(wèn)答處往往是長(zhǎng)對(duì)話的設(shè)題點(diǎn)。女士詢問(wèn)男士目前的工作，男士回答說(shuō)“我現(xiàn)在在一家跨國(guó)公司帶領(lǐng)一個(gè)8人組成的保險(xiǎn)經(jīng)濟(jì)人(broker)團(tuán)隊(duì)，故答案為[C]。
對(duì)話的開(kāi)頭部分一般都會(huì)引出談話的主題，比較容易設(shè)主旨題，主要考查對(duì)談話主題或所涉及場(chǎng)景的把握。
【例1】(新06-6-19)
[A] To make a business report to the woman.
[B]To be interviewed for a job in the woman’s company.
[C] To resign from his position in the woman’s company.
[D] To exchange stock market information with the woman.
W: Please have a seat, Mr. Thunders. I received your job resume last week, and was very impressed.
M: Thank you!
W: We are a small financial company trading mostly stocks and bonds. May I ask why you are interested in working for us?
19. What’s the purpose of Mr. Thunder’s visit?
【解析】主旨題。問(wèn)候之后的首句往往引出談話的主題，也經(jīng)常是長(zhǎng)對(duì)話第一道問(wèn)題的設(shè)題點(diǎn)。請(qǐng)到訪者就座后，女士直接進(jìn)入正題，上周受到你的工作簡(jiǎn)歷，表明對(duì)話是圍繞男士申請(qǐng)工作這一話題展開(kāi)的，故答案為[B]。
二、對(duì)話的結(jié)尾
對(duì)話結(jié)尾往往會(huì)涉及對(duì)話雙方的態(tài)度、建議或決定等總結(jié)性的內(nèi)容，而且經(jīng)常能夠進(jìn)一步體現(xiàn)對(duì)話的主題及場(chǎng)景，也是出題者設(shè)題時(shí)考慮的重點(diǎn)。
【例6】(新06-6-25)
[A] Changing her major.
[B]Spending less of her parents’ money.
[C]Getting transferred to the English Department.
[D]Leaving the university.
……
W: ……They would be so disappointed though if I told them I was quitting.
25. What is Karen thinking of doing?
【解析】細(xì)節(jié)題。對(duì)話結(jié)尾處女士通過(guò)進(jìn)行時(shí)表明了自己的打算(I was quitting)。注意這里的quit是指退出現(xiàn)在的專(zhuān)業(yè)，而不是指退出大學(xué)，選擇答案時(shí)需根據(jù)上下文，切忌根據(jù)常識(shí)進(jìn)行判斷。
三、對(duì)話中的問(wèn)答處
長(zhǎng)對(duì)話由于仍然是以對(duì)話形式出現(xiàn)，雙方會(huì)就對(duì)話主題進(jìn)行討論，故其中經(jīng)常會(huì)包含一些對(duì)話雙方的一問(wèn)一答，這些地方往往是長(zhǎng)對(duì)話設(shè)題的重點(diǎn)。
【例2】(新06-6-20)
[A] He is head of a small trading company.
[B] He works in an international insurance company.
[C] He leads a team of brokers in a big company.
[D] He is a public relations officer in a small company. W: That’s good to hear. Would you mind telling me a little bit about your present job?
M: I’m currently working in a large international company in charge of a team of 8 brokers , we buy and sell stocks for major clients worldwide.
20. What is Mr. Thunder’s current job?
【解析】細(xì)節(jié)題。問(wèn)答處往往是長(zhǎng)對(duì)話的設(shè)題點(diǎn)。女士詢問(wèn)男士目前的工作，男士回答說(shuō)“我現(xiàn)在在一家跨國(guó)公司帶領(lǐng)一個(gè)8人組成的保險(xiǎn)經(jīng)濟(jì)人(broker)團(tuán)隊(duì)，故答案為[C]。