【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] 26-28
Six times defending Tour de France Winner Lance Armstrong(26) in the United States has hinted that he would retire from cycling at the end of this season.
The 33-yeur-old cancer survivor will be going for a record of seven victories in cycling major event this year(26). But in an interview with a London newspaper, Armstrong says a loss in the Tour de France might spark thoughts of retirement. Though he says he could not imagine being retired 12 months from now. He also says this could be his last year. (27) Armstrong believes he could react to a loss in one or two different ways, as knowing he has passed his best time that it's time for him to retire or that he has to try to win again.
But the American cycling star makes no secret of the fact that he does not think there's a more difficult sporting event anywhere than riding in the Tour de France (28). Armstrong compares it to a Marathon and F1 Race combined, saying it is dangerous and calling it three weeks of agony.
26．How many times has Armstrong won the race?

从题目选项可以得知，该题考查“倍数”或是“多少次”，听音时要注意捕捉有效信息。从文章第一句“Six times defending Tour de France Winner Lance Armstrong(六次成功卫冕‘环法自行车赛’)”和“The 33-year-old cancer survivor will be going for a record of seven victories in cycling major event this year(这位33岁的癌症患者在本年度的‘环法自行车赛’中将会获得第七个比赛胜利)”得知，阿姆斯特朗已经赢得了六次比赛胜利，故可推测出正确答案。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
When would he possibly retire according to the passage?

从题目所给选项可以得知，该题考查具体时间问题。可以从“Though he says he could not imagine being retired 12 months from now。 He also says this could be his last year. (虽然他说他还没有想好12个月后退休，但是他却说了这是他参赛的最后一年)”得知，他将有可能一年后退休，故可推测出正确答案。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文]
What does Armstrong think of his favorite sporting event?

从题目选项中核心名词Marathon, F1 Race，sporting event，以及持否定态度的A)、 B)选项和持肯定态度的C)、D)选项可以得知，该题考查该男士对运动项目的观点。可以从“But the American cycling star makes no secret of the fact that he does not think there's a more difficult sporting event anywhere than riding in the Tour de France(但是美国赛车手毫不掩饰地声称世界上没有一项体育运动要比‘环法自行车赛’更为艰难)”推测出正确答案。
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Tour de France：“环法自行车赛”(英语：Tour of France，法语：Tour de France)是公路自行车运动界中的年度大赛，也可说是目前最受重视的自行车公路赛，累计总长度超过3，000千米。从 1903年起开始，除因两次世界大战中止外，每年夏季七月均会举办。紧接着在环西班牙赛与环意大利赛之后，成为夏季自行车赛的高潮而结束。属于分段计时赛，路线经由法国与邻近的国家，如西班牙等，冠军为各段时间累计最少者。