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?

　　本文已用“ // ”劃成 5 段，分別對應(yīng) 1 個話題的 5 個不同方面：設(shè)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(xiàn)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(jù)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。

　　Conversation Two

　　W: Sir, you’ve been using the online catalogue for quite a while , Is there anything I can do to help you?

　　M: Well, I’ve got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and I’m really struggling. There are hundreds of books, and I just don’t know where to begin.

　　W: Your topic sounds pretty big. Why don’t you narrow it down to something like…uh… the history of the studios during that time?

　　M: You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more that 30 books came up when I typed in “movie studios.”

　　W: You could cut that down even further by listing the specific years you want. Try adding “1930s” or “1940s” or maybe “Golden Age.”

　　M: “Golden Age” is a good idea. Let me type that in … Hey, look, just 6 books this time. That’s a lot better.

　　W: Oh… another thing you might consider… have you tried looking for any magazine or newspaper articles?

　　M: No, I’ve only been searching for books.

　　W: Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature. And we do have the Los Angeles. Times available over there. You might go through their indexes to see if there’s anything you want.

　　M: Okay, I think I’ll get started with these books and then I’ll go over the magazines.

　　W: If you need any help, I’ll be over at the Reference Desk.

　　M: Great, thanks a lot.

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　23. What is the man doing?

　　24. What does the librarian think of the topic the man is working on ?

　　25. Where can the man find the relevant magazine articles?