Conversation One
W: Gosh! Have you seen this Richard?
M: Seeing what?
W: In the paper, it says there’s a man going round pretending he’s from the electricity board. He’s been calling at people’s homes, saying he’s come to check that all their appliances are safe. Then he gets around them to make him a cup of tea and while they are out of the room, he steals their money, handbag, whatever and makes off with it.
M: But you know Jane, it’s partly their own fault. You should never let anyone like that in unless you are expecting them.
W: It’s all very well to say that, but someone comes to the door and says electricity or gas, and you automatically think they are ok, especially if they flash a card to you.
M: Does this man have an I. D. then?
W: Yes, that’s just it! It seems he used to work for the electricity board at one time. According to the paper, the police are warning people, especially pensioners not to admit anyone unless they have an appointment. It’s a bit sad. One old lady told them she’d just been to the post office to draw her pension when he called. She said he must have followed her home. He stole the whole lot.
M: But what does he look like? Surely they must have a description.
W: Oh, yes, they have. Let’s see. In his thirties, tall, bushy dark hair, slight northern accent, sounds a bit like you actually.
Q19. What does the woman want the man to read in the newspaper? (A theft case)
Q20. How did the man mentioned in the newspaper try to win further trust from the victims?
(Flashing his I.D. to them)
Q21. What is the warning from the police?( not to admit anyone unless they have an appointment)
Q22. What does the woman speaker tell us about the old lady?(Her pension has been stolen by the man)
Conversation Two
M: Miss Jones, could you tell me more about your first job with hotel marketing concepts?
W: Yes certainly. I was a marketing consultant, responsible for marketing ten UK hotels. They were all luxury hotels in the leisure sector, all of a very high standard.
M: Which markets were you responsible for?
W: For Europe and Japan.
M: I see from your resume that you speak Japanese. Have you ever been to Japan?
W: Yes, I have. I spent a month in Japan in 2006. I met all the key people in the tourist industry, the big tour operators and tourist organizations. As I speak Japanese, I had a very big advantage.
M: Yes, of course. Have you had any contact with Japan in your present job?
W: Yes, I’ve had a lot. The truth is I have become very popular with the Japanese, both for holidays and for business conferences. In fact, the market for all types of luxury holidays for the Japanese has increased a lot recently.
M: Really, I’m interested to hear more about that, but first, tell me, have you ever traveled on a luxury train? The Orient Express, for example.
W: No I haven’t, but I have traveled on a glacier express to Switzerland and I traveled across China by train about 8 years ago. I love train travel. That’s why I’m very interested in this job.
Q23. What did the woman do in her first job?(marketing consultant)
Q24. What gave the woman an advantage during her business trip in Japan?(She can speak Japanese)
Q25. Why is the woman applying for the new job? (She loves train travel.)
長對話評析
今年長對話長度與往年相當,其中一篇屬于社會話題中的犯罪;另一篇是很典型的面試英語.
從第一篇來看,話題和詞匯都是以前四級考試中出現的高頻詞,例如paper, appliance, pension等.認真做過真題的同學應該不會覺得陌生.從四個問題來看也確實問到了文章四個不同的內容點, 這與我們事先預測的, 話題轉換就會出現答案不謀而和.
第二篇長對話又是很典型的商務英語場景, 這一類型我們曾多次強調, 提醒同學準備. 從內容上來看, 除了有關marketing consultant這種工作種類外, 還有許多旅游詞匯,相信對大家來說并不會很難.
總的來看,今年長對話的難度還是與歷次考試相當, 雖然有個別bushy這類對考生來講并不熟悉的詞,但都沒影響對于全文的理解. |
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