一、對話的開頭
對話的開頭部分一般都會引出談話的主題，比較容易設主旨題，主要考查對談話主題或所涉及場景的把握。
【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。問候之后的首句往往引出談話的主題，也經(jīng)常是長對話第一道問題的設題點。請到訪者就座后，女士直接進入正題，上周受到你的工作簡歷，表明對話是圍繞男士申請工作這一話題展開的，故答案為[B]。
二、對話的結尾
對話結尾往往會涉及對話雙方的態(tài)度、建議或決定等總結性的內(nèi)容，而且經(jīng)常能夠進一步體現(xiàn)對話的主題及場景，也是出題者設題時考慮的重點。
【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】細節(jié)題。對話結尾處女士通過進行時表明了自己的打算(I was quitting)。注意這里的quit是指退出現(xiàn)在的專業(yè)，而不是指退出大學，選擇答案時需根據(jù)上下文，切忌根據(jù)常識進行判斷。
三、對話中的問答處
長對話由于仍然是以對話形式出現(xiàn)，雙方會就對話主題進行討論，故其中經(jīng)常會包含一些對話雙方的一問一答，這些地方往往是長對話設題的重點。
【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】細節(jié)題。問答處往往是長對話的設題點。女士詢問男士目前的工作，男士回答說“我現(xiàn)在在一家跨國公司帶領一個8人組成的保險經(jīng)濟人(broker)團隊，故答案為[C]。
對話的開頭部分一般都會引出談話的主題，比較容易設主旨題，主要考查對談話主題或所涉及場景的把握。
【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。問候之后的首句往往引出談話的主題，也經(jīng)常是長對話第一道問題的設題點。請到訪者就座后，女士直接進入正題，上周受到你的工作簡歷，表明對話是圍繞男士申請工作這一話題展開的，故答案為[B]。
二、對話的結尾
對話結尾往往會涉及對話雙方的態(tài)度、建議或決定等總結性的內(nèi)容，而且經(jīng)常能夠進一步體現(xiàn)對話的主題及場景，也是出題者設題時考慮的重點。
【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】細節(jié)題。對話結尾處女士通過進行時表明了自己的打算(I was quitting)。注意這里的quit是指退出現(xiàn)在的專業(yè)，而不是指退出大學，選擇答案時需根據(jù)上下文，切忌根據(jù)常識進行判斷。
三、對話中的問答處
長對話由于仍然是以對話形式出現(xiàn)，雙方會就對話主題進行討論，故其中經(jīng)常會包含一些對話雙方的一問一答，這些地方往往是長對話設題的重點。
【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】細節(jié)題。問答處往往是長對話的設題點。女士詢問男士目前的工作，男士回答說“我現(xiàn)在在一家跨國公司帶領一個8人組成的保險經(jīng)濟人(broker)團隊，故答案為[C]。