单选题
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One
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A、 They were roommates.
B、 They were good friends.
C、 They were competitors.
D、 They were booksellers.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] 26-29 Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard. "I'll be the first millionaire in Coleford!" Richard used to boast. "And you'll be sorry you knew me," George would reply, "because I'll be the best lawyer in the town!" George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse. Then Richard married a mysterious girl. The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast - but Richard never came back. The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found. He must have drowned. Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival. Perhaps he missed him? George was very interested in old dictionaries. He'd recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished - the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading. "Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans. The company, owned by multimillionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia." 26．What do we learn about George and Richard when they were at school? [听前预测] 四个题选项中的George, Richard, both of them, missing等表明，短文与George和Richard这两个人的遭遇有关。 [解析] 由四个选项均为They were和表示人际关系的名词可知，本题考查They过去的关系。短文开头提到，Even at school…competition between George and Richard，即两个主人公在上学时就是竞争关系，故答案为[C]。 [点睛] 选项[C]中的competitors是对短文中an unhealthy competition的同义转述。

A、 He envied Richard's marriage.
B、 He was guilty of Richard's death.
C、 He felt lucky with no rival in town.
D、 He thought of Richard from time to time.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance? [解析] 选项中的envied, guilty, lucky, Richard's等表明，本题可能考查George对Richard的遭遇的想法。短文中提到But sometimes he sat…and gazed out…thinking about his former rival，即George有时会想起他以前的竞争对手Richard，故答案为[D]。 [点睛] 问题中的his disappearance是对短文中Richard never came back的同义转述。

A、 From the latter's rivals Dylans.
B、 From the wrapping paper of a book.
C、 From a rare first edition of a dictionary.
D、 From a dictionary collector in Australia.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] Where did George get information about Richard? [解析] 由选项均以From开头可知，本题考查途径。短文中提到in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in，即George是在包装那本书的报纸上得知Richard的消息的，故答案为[B]。 [点睛] [B]中的the wrapping paper of a book是对短文中newspaper that the book had been wrapped in的同义转述。

A、 Both of them realized their original ambitions.
B、 Both George and Richard became millionaires.
C、 Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success.
D、 George established a successful business while Richard was missing.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] What happened to George and Richard in the end? [解析] 选项中的Both of them, millionaires, ambitions, missing等表明，本题可能考查两人的结局。短文末尾提到multi-millionaire Richard Pike, 即Richard最终成了富翁，但George仍是小书店的老板，故答案为[C]。 [点睛] 听短文和做题时分清楚George和Richard，不要将二人弄混。