2015年12月第1套 短文 第2题

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. What does the speaker say about herself?
A ) She was born with a talent for languages.
B ) She was trained to be an interpreter.
C ) She can speak several languages.
D ) She enjoys teaching languages.
20. What does the speaker say about many people who have lived overseas for a while?
A ) They want to learn as many foreign languages as possible.
B ) They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions.
C ) They acquire an immunity to culture shock.
D ) They would like to live abroad permanently.
21. How did the speaker's experience of living in Vienna benefit her?
A ) She became an expert in horse racing.
B ) She learned to appreciate classical music.
C ) She was able to translate for a German sports judge.
D ) She got a chance to visit several European countries.
22. What was the speaker asked to do in the Japanese studio?
A ) Take part in a cooking competition.
B ) Taste the beef and give her comment.
C ) Teach vocabulary for food in English.
D ) Give cooking lessons on Western food.

听力文本：
I have learnt many languages, but I've not mastered them the way the professional interpreter or translator has. Still , they have opened doors for me. They have allowed me the opportunity to seek jobs in international contexts and help me get those jobs. Like many people who have lived overseas for a while, I simply got crazy about it. I can't image living my professional or social life without international interactions. Since 1977, I have spent much more time abroad than in the United States. I like going to new places, eating new foods and experiencing new cultures. If you can speak the language, it's easier to get to know the country and its people. If I had the time and money, I would live for a year in as many countries as possible. Beyond my career, my facility with languages has given me a few rare opportunities. Once, just after I returned from my year in Vienna, I was asked to translate for a German judge at Olympic level horse event and learned a lot about the sport.
In Japan, once when I was in the studio audience of a TV cooking show, I was asked to go up on the stage and taste the beef dish that was being prepared and tell what I thought. They asked "Was it as good as American beef?" It was very exciting for me to be on Japanese TV speaking in Japanese about how delicious the beef was.

参考答案：

19-22 C B C B