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　　长对话2

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

　　M: Lisa, Lisa! Over here, darling! It's wonderful to see you. Oh, Lisa, you look marvelous.

　　W: Oh, Paul, you look tired. Two months away in the capital? Paul, I think you've been working too hard.

　　M: I'm fine. The city is very hot this time of the year. It's good to get back to some fresh air. You know, Lisa, what they say about pregnant women really is true.

　　W: What's that Paul?

　　M: They say they look beautiful.

　　W: Well, I had a lot of tension while you've been studying hard on your course in D.C.

　　M: Oh?

　　W: Oh, don't worry, all from a man over 50. Father has told all his business friends the good news about the baby. And the phone hasn't stopped ringing.

　　M: Oh, look, darling. There's a taxi.

　　W: Paul, tell me about the special project you mentioned on the phone. You sounded very excited about it!

　　M: You know, I've learned a lot from the project. I'm surprised that was still in business.

　　W: That's because we have a wonderful sales manager ——you!

　　M: Thanks. But that's not the problem at all. Lisa, our little company, and it is little compared to the giants in the city. Our little company's in danger. We are out of date.We need to expand. If we don't, we will be swallowed up by one of the giants.

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

　　23. What do we learn about Lisa?

　　24. What do we learn about the man from the conversation?

　　25. What does the man say about his company?

　　【总评】 这是一段夫妇间的日常对话。丈夫出差归来，对话前半部分谈论双方的近况，后半部分则将话题转移到公司的商业项目上。考生解题的关键在于，抓住对话中的提示词，定位或推测答案。

　　23. B. She is pregnant.

　　【解析】推测题。根据对话前半段的提示信息，如what they say about pregnant women really is true.及Father has told all his business friends the good news about the baby. 可推测出，Lisa怀孕了。因此，正确答案为B。

　　24. A. He works as a sales manager.

　　【解析】细节题。根据女士说的That's because we have a wonderful sales manager —— you. 可知，男士是一个sales manager。因此，正确答案是A。

　　25. D. It is in urgent need of further development.

　　【解析】细节题。根据题干关键词his company可定位至最后一轮对话。根据男士所说的Our little company's in danger. We are out of date. We need to expand.可知，公司需要扩张，further development是对expand的同义置换。因此，正确答案是D。