【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] 14-17 M: Miss Boyce, you are the top of the opera world．Would you tell us a little about your background? W: Well．I was born and raised in Chicago．My father was a doctor and my mother was a teacher．I'm the youngest of five children． M: Are there any other musicians in your family? W: Yes, my mother．She plays the piano beautifully． M: Opera singers have to train for years．How did you get your training? W: I always loved singing．I began taking voice lessons in high school．When I was twenty．I came to New York on a scholarship and studied in the Righting-heart Institute．Of course, I am still learning． M: You speak several languages, don't you, Miss Boyce? W: Yes，I have to．I know all the languages of my operas: German, French and Italian．It's important for me to understand what I'm singing． M：Do you just use the languages while you’re singing? W: Oh, no．When I sing in Italy, I speak Italian every place I go．I do the same in Germany and in France． M: Do you have a favorite language? W: I think every language has something beautiful about it． [解析] 本题关键是捕捉到女士所说“I was born and raised in Chicago.”，芝加哥是美国的一座城市，由此可知，[A] 选项正确。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 对话中女士说“My father was a doctor and my mother was a teacher."由此可知，[B] 选项正确。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 对话中女士提到“I began taking voice lessons in high school． When I was twenty, I came to New York on a scholarship and studied in the Righting-heart Institute.”，在高中她就开始上声乐课，二十岁时到纽约音 乐学院学习。因此，[C] 选项正确。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 由对话中女士所说“I know all the languages of my operas: German, French, Italian…It's important for me to understand what I'm singing．”可知，女士学习不同的语言是为了更好地理解歌剧，故[A] 选项 正确。Questions 14-17 are based on an interview between a magazine reporter and a famous opera singer．