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本文已用“ // ”劃成 5 段，分別對應 1 個話題的 5 個不同方面：設備、價格、人力資源、廣告以及投資，其中第一段中還包括了對話主題。四題中第一題就是明顯的對話整體把握題，考察對話主題，出現在文章第一段中問答處;第二題也在第一段中，考察了 5 個方面中的第一個方面，正因為是 first ，自然也最重要，因此也借用了段子題中典型論據的特點;第三題考察了第 3 段人力資源的問答處，主要考察了短對話中言外之意和建議句型的特點，該問題： What’s the picture? 表示“計劃情況如何”的意思;第四題也是對第 4 段廣告部分中建議句型的考察。
以《樣卷》所給的兩篇長對話為例：
Conversation One
W: Hello, Gary. How’re you?
M: Fine! And yourself?
W: Can’t complain. Did you have time to look at my proposal?
M: No, not really. Can we go over it now?
W: Sure. I’ve been trying to come up with some new production and advertising strategies. First of all, if we want to stay competitive, we need to modernize our factory. New equipment should’ve been installed long ago. // ( 1 )
M: How much will that cost?
W: We have several options ranging from one hundred thousand dollars all the way up to half a million.
M: OK. We’ll have to discuss these costs with finance. // ( 2 )
W: We should also consider human resources. I’ve been talking to personnel as well as our staff at the factory.
M: And what’s the picture?
W: We’ll probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factory. // ( 3 )
M: What about advertising?
W: Marketing has some interesting ideas for television commercials.
M: TV? Isn’t that a bit too expensive for us? What’s wrong with advertising in the papers, as usual?
W: Quite frankly, it’s just not enough anymore. We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors. // ( 4 )
M: Will we be able to afford all this?
W: I’ll look into it , but I think higher costs will be justified. These investments will result in higher profits for our company.
M: We’ll have to look at the figures more closely. Have finance draw up a budget for these investments.
W: All right. I’ll see to it. // ( 5 )
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.What are the two speakers talking about?
20.What does the woman say about the equipment of their factory?
21.What does the woman suggest about human resources?
22. Why does the woman suggest advertising on TV?
