单选题

{{I}}Questions 15 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.{{/I}}

单选题 Why does the man feel dumb?

A、 He can't process all the information available.
B、 There is so much he doesn't know.
C、 There is so much he hasn't read.
D、 All of the above.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]15-18 M: You know, I feel really dumb. Um, there's so much that I don't know and so much to read that I can't process all the information available. Do you feel the same way? W: I know what you mean. There's so much to find out about in so many different ways nowadays. We have television, we have radio, and we have all sorts of magazines. M: Even in your own field, you know, you'd have to read twenty or thirty magazines a month in order to keep up. W: Just to know what's happening. M: Yeah. That's right. W: You know, now, because of communication systems, uh, our sphere of interest is the whole world, whereas before, our sphere of interest was just our country or our area. M: Yeah, yeah, that's right. W: I think we realize now that we should know things. And therefore, we are pressed to know these things. M: Yes, we're..., whereas before people didn't understand that... W: And as an educated adult you also have to keep up with certain international events and affairs, or you cannot really be a responsible person. M: Yeah, you know you're responsible for making decisions about not only your own life, but many other things and you have to be informed to be able to do that. W: You have to learn to pick and choose information too. [精解] 题干问：“这位男士为什么感觉自己很笨?”材料中分别谈到了男士感觉呆笨的各种原因“有很多他不知道的东西”“很多他需要读的东西”，“不能处理得到的所有信息”，所以本题的答案选C。

单选题 Which of the following doesn't the woman mention as the way to get information?

A、 Television.
B、 Radio.
C、 Internet.
D、 All sorts of magazines.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[精解] 题干问：“下面哪项不是女士提到的获取信息的方式?”材料中女士并没有提到互联网，所以本题的答案选C。

单选题 According to the man, how many magazines should one read in order to keep up in his own field?

A、 Twenty or thirty a month.
B、 Twenty a month.
C、 Twenty or thirty a year.
D、 Thirty a year.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[精解] 题干问：“根据男士的意思，为了保持在自己领域上不落后，一个人需要读多少本杂志?”对话材料中男士说“Even in your own field，you know，you'd have to read twenty or thirty magazines a month in order to keep up．”所以本题的答案选A。

单选题 According to the woman, what does an educated adult have to do also?

A、 To be a responsible person.
B、 To get all the information.
C、 To learn all the ways to get information.
D、 To keep up with some important international events.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[精解] 题干问：“根据女士的意思，一位受过教育的成人也同样需要做什么?”对话中女士说“And as an educated adult you also have to keep up with certain international events and affairs， or you can not really be a responsible person．”女士的意思是要成为有责任心的人，就必须跟上某些国际事件。女士并没有说该事件是否重要，所以答案D被排除。只有答案A符合题意。