单选题 Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the conversation.
单选题 What has the woman been doing now?
  • A. She's been talking about her work experience.
  • B. She's been worried about language barriers.
  • C. She's been applying for a new job.
  • D. She's been reading the man's personal statement.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Hi, Steve. M: Hi, Susan. W: {{U}}I've been reading your personal statement.{{/U}} First, let's talk about your work experience in South America. What took you there? M: Well, {{U}}my main idea was to find out more about the way people lived there.{{/U}} W: So you weren't too worried about language barriers? M: No. My spoken Spanish was already pretty good. In fact, l ended up teaching English there, although that wasn't my original choice of work. W: I see. How did you find out about all this? M: {{U}}I found an agency that runs all kinds of voluntary projects in South America.{{/U}} W: What kind of work? Construction? Engineering work? M: Getting involved in building projects was an option. Then there was tourism—taking tourists for walks around the volcanoes—which I actually chose to do. W: But you didn't continue with that project. Why not? M: Because I never really knew whether I'd be needed or not. I'd thought it might be difficult physically, but I was certainly fit enough...no, I suppose, I get de-motivated otherwise. W: I see. Thank you. Bye-bye. M: Bye. [解析] 本题考查细节。由原文划线部分可知，女士一直在阅读男士的个人陈述，故D为正确答案。
单选题 The man went to work in South America because ______.
  • A. his English was good enough to find a job there
  • B. he was interested in people's life there
  • C. he wanted to teach Spanish there
  • D. his family moved there
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查原因。由原文划线部分可知，男士去南美工作的主要原因是为了了解当地人的生活方式，故B为正确答案。
单选题 The man found a job in South America with the help of ______.
  • A. an agency running voluntary projects in South America
  • B. a local agency running engineering work
  • C. an English agency offering all kinds of jobs in South America
  • D. a Spanish agency offering construction work
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查细节。由原文划线部分可知，男士是在一家提供各种南美志愿者项目的代理公司的帮助下找到工作的，故A为正确答案。