2008年12月英语四级听力考试长对话设题点解密
一、对话的开头　　对话的开头部分一般都会引出谈话的主题，比较容易设主旨题，主要考查对谈话主题或所涉及场景的把握。
　　【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】主旨题。问候之后的首句往往引出谈话的主题，也经常是长对话第一道问题的设题点。请到访者就座后，女士直接进入正题，上周受到你的工作简历，表明对话是围绕男士申请工作这一话题展开的，故答案为[B]。
　　二、对话的结尾
　　对话结尾往往会涉及对话双方的态度、建议或决定等总结性的内容，而且经常能够进一步体现对话的主题及场景，也是出题者设题时考虑的重点。
　　【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】细节题。对话结尾处女士通过进行时表明了自己的打算(I was quitting)。注意这里的quit是指退出现在的专业，而不是指退出大学，选择答案时需根据上下文，切忌根据常识进行判断。
　　三、对话中的问答处
　　长对话由于仍然是以对话形式出现，双方会就对话主题进行讨论，故其中经常会包含一些对话双方的一问一答，这些地方往往是长对话设题的重点。
　　【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】细节题。问答处往往是长对话的设题点。女士询问男士目前的工作，男士回答说“我现在在一家跨国公司带领一个8人组成的保险经济人(broker)团队，故答案为[C]。