单选题 Where did Gabriela Mistral start her teaching career?
A. At a country school in Mexico. B. In a mountain valley of Spain.
C. At a small American college. D. In a small village in Chile.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 14-17
[14]Gabriela Mistral was once an ordinary teacher in a small village school in Northern Chile. Towering mountains separated her village from the world outside. Gabriela Mistral was only fifteen when she began teaching, but she was a good teacher. [15]She helped the minds of her students' scale the mountain walls and reached out to the world beyond. [16]For eighteen years, Gabriela devoted her life to the poor farm children of Chile's Northern valleys. During part of this time, she was director of schools in all of Chile. Before long, [16]many countries recognized her as a great friend of children and the leader in education. In 1922, she was invited to Mexico to help organize the world's school system. Two years later, Gabriela Mistral came to the UnitedStates where she served as a visiting professor in several colleges. In New York City, a group of teachershelped to finance the publication of her first book of poetry. Some of her books have been translated into sixdifferent languages. She gave the income from some of her books to help poor and neglected children. Beginning in the 1920s, her interests reached out to broader fields. Statesmen asked her advice on international problems. She tried to break through the national barriers that hindered the exchange of ideas among the Spanish speaking peoples of South America. She tried to develop a better understanding between the United States and countries of Latin America. [17]In 1945, she gained worldwide recognition by winning the Nobel Prize in literature, the first South American to win the prize.

[解析] 短文开头提到，Gabriela Mistral曾经是智利北部一个乡村小学校的普通老师，由此很容易得出答案应为D。
[点睛] 事实细节题。预读本题时确定听音重点为Gabriela Mistral开始教学的地点，听到什么选什么。

单选题 Gabriela Mistral helped the poor children of her hometown by
A. expanding their minds and horizons. B. financing their elementary education.
C. setting up a small primary school. D. setting them an inspiring example.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 短文提到，Gabriela Mistral帮助学生开阔视野心智，A项是对helped the minds…andreached out to the world beyond的同义替换，因此为正确答案。
[点睛] 事实细节题。本题听音时要抓住题目中的helped，找到Gabriela Mistral帮助贫困儿童的方式。其他几个选项都没有提到。

单选题 Why did many countries think highly of Gabriela Mistral?
A. She wrote poetry that broke through national barriers.
B. She was a talented designerof original school curriculums.
C. She proved herself to be an active and capable stateswoman.
D. She made outstanding contributions to children's education.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 短文提到，18年来，Gabriela致力于帮助智利北部山区里的贫困农村儿童，后来许多国家公认她为儿童的好朋友和教育界的领袖。由此可知Gabriela对儿童教育事业做出了杰出贡献，因此D为正确答案。
[点睛] 推理判断题。本题主要考查逻辑上的因果关系。其他选项都是她得到公认后所进行的活动，与题意不符。

单选题 How did Gabriela Mistral become famous all over the world?
A. She won the 1945 Nobel Prize in literature.
B. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
C. She translated her books into many languages.
D. She advised many statesmen on international affairs.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 根据“In 1945，she gained worldwiderecognition by winning the Nobel Prize in literature”，我们很容易得出答案。
[点睛] 事实细节题。预读时要抓住题目中的关键词become famous all over the world，听到与之同义的原文gained worldwide recognition，就可找到答案。B项在文中没有提到；短文说Gabriela的作品被翻译成多种文字，而不是Gabriela自己翻译，所以C项有误：D项有提到，但与题意不符。