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204. 听下面材料，回答第(1) (2) (3)题。
(1) What was the woman disappointed at?
A. The speeches.
B. Samantha's pronunciation.
C. The result of the competition.

(2) According to the woman, how did most of the listeners feel about the result of the competition?
A. They were astonished.
B. They were excited.
C. They were satisfied.

(3) What do the man and the woman disagree on?
A. Whose speech was better.
B. Whose pronunciation was better.
C. Whose speech was meaningful.

原文+答案解析

204.

M: Hi, Cathy, how did you find yesterday's speech competition?
W: Well, to be honest, it was quite disappointing.
M: You didn't like the speeches?
W: Yes, I did. In fact, I enjoyed listening to most of the speeches. But I just couldn't accept the result, you know.
M: Hmm, you mean the judges?
W: I mean most of the listeners including me didn't understand why the judges didn't like Samantha. It was such a shock when they announced the winner was Jim. We all thought Samantha's pronunciation was the best.
M: You're probably right. But don't you think the speech itself is more important? As I see it, Jim's speech was more meaningful. I was deeply moved by the story he told us.
W: But, in my opinion, we also learned something very important from Samantha's speech.
M: That's right. Samantha and Jim were indeed very close. I guess it was difficult for the judges.
W: Well, I wish I could agree with you. But I do think Samantha was the best.
答案解析：
(1) 正确答案为C。根据But I just couldn't accept the result.我只是不能接受结果。可知，女子对比赛结果很失望，因此C项正确。

(2) 正确答案为A。根据It was such a shock when they announced the winner was Jim.当裁判宣布获胜者是吉姆的时候，大家都非常震惊。A项astonished表示惊讶，吃惊，与shock是同义词，因此A项正确。

(3) 正确答案为A。对话中男子认为Jim's speech was more meaningful.吉姆的演讲更有意义，后又表示吉姆和萨曼莎的演讲很接近，而女子则认为Samantha's pronunciation was the best. 萨曼莎的发音是最好的，后来表示I do think Samantha was the best.我认为萨曼莎的演讲是最好的。可知，二人在谁的演讲更好这个问题上意见不同，因此A项正确。B项和C项只说到了片面问题，排除。