【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Good morning. I"m from the New York Book Review. Could I ask you some questions about your latest book?
M: Sure. Take a seat... What would you like to know?
W: First, I"ve heard that your latest book is based on a true story.
M: That"s correct. It"s a murder mystery based on actual murders in Florida several years ago . The main character—the police investigator—is based on the man who investigated the case.
W: How do you research your books?
M: I always visit the places that I use as setting for stories. Readers like things to be as actually correct as possible even in fiction! I usually base my characters on people I have met. Most characters are a mixture of the characters of two or more people.
W: I really like your books. I"ve just finished this one. I read it from cover to cover in a single day. Congratulations on making the bestseller list yet again!
M: Thank you. Let me sign it for you.
W: Oh! Thank you very much. I heard that you are currently writing a collection of short stories. What are the stories about?
M: There"s a real mix of stories in the book. I haven"t finished all of them yet, though. Many of them are short detective stories , but there are also horror stories and science fiction ones. If you give me your business card, I"ll make sure you get an advance copy to review.
W: Thanks very much. I"m sure it will sell well. I can"t wait to read it. Here"s my card. Thank you for your time.

What is the man"s latest book about?

[解析] 问题询问男士最近的那本书是关于什么的。男士说这部小说写的是一个谋杀之谜，它基于几年前发生在佛罗里达州的真实谋杀案。故选B。
关于该书内容的核心词murder在对话中出现了两次，抓住该关键词，便能迅速排出其他干扰项。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
What does the man do to research his books?

[解析] 各选项都是动宾短语，从而可以判定问的是某个动作。女士询问男士为这本书做了什么调查研究，男士说他总是去访问作为故事背景的地方，故选A。
当听到visit the places后应对号入座，B“寻找关于故事的所有细节”、C“跟有关人士进行一次更深入的谈话”、D“做角色分析”在录音中根本没有提到，均可排除。对话中的特殊疑问句往往作为出题点，因此遇到这样的句子一定要仔细听，并且最好能够做笔记。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
What"s the woman"s attitude to the books of the man?

[解析] 女士说：“我真的喜欢读你的书。我刚读完这本，从头读到尾只花了一天时间”。故选C。
观点态度题。只要听到一个关键词like，问题就迎刃而解了。也可以从后文来判断，得知女士对男士的书赞赏有加。A、B、D三项都是否定或怀疑的态度，明显不是女士的态度。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
What do we know about the man"s collection of short stories?

[解析] 从选项预测本题问的是某一本书的情况。对话最后谈到了男士正在写的短篇故事集，男士说这本故事集里面有很多是侦探故事，故选C。
男士说这本短篇小说集还没有全部写完，所以A错误；对话中并没有提到出版的时间，所以B也可排除；书没有写完，当然谈不上位于畅销书榜首的说法，故D错误。