【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]26-28
Six times defending Tour de France Winner Lance Armstrong in the United States has hinted that he would retire from cycling at the end of this season.
The 33-year-old cancer survivor will be going for a record of seven victories in cycling major event this year. 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. 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. Armstrong compares it to a Marathon and Fl Race combined, haying it is dangerous and calling it three weeks of agony.
26. How many times has Armstrong won the race?

细节题。本条新闻报道的是体坛传奇人物阿姆斯特朗Armstrong这位“环法自行车赛”冠军王的采访。通过浏览选项可知，本题考的是“多少次”，听录音时对此要用心，这位身患绝症的英雄在2005年的“环法自行车赛”中成功地第七次卫冕“环法自行车赛”冠军。录音开始说道“Six times defending Tour de France Winner Lance Armstrong．．．”。所以正确答案为C。

【正确答案】 C

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

推理题。浏览选项可知，本题问的是某事发生在“什么时候”，听新闻时要抓住时间中心词语。原文有两处提到Armstrong退役的可能时间。一处在录音第一句话：“he would retire from cycling at the end of this season”，据此可推断出Armstrong想在本赛季结束后退役，而不是“今年年底”，所以D不正确；另一处在录音中间谈到接受伦敦一家媒体采访时提到的“Though he says be could not imagine being retired 12 months from now”，12个月之后，就是一年之后，也就是本赛季结束之后。所以答案为C。

【正确答案】 D

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

综合推理题。通过浏览选项可知，本题考的是“他是如何看待这个事物的”，听新闻时就要留心如何报道这个人的看法和观点。此新闻中关键句子是“But the American cycling star makes no secret of the fact that he does not think there’s a more difficult sporting event any where than riding in the Tour de France．”可见Armstrong毫不掩饰地声称世上没有哪项赛事比“环法自行车赛”更为艰难的了，否定式+比较级表达的是最高级的意思。此外，录音最后说，“Armstrong compares it to a Marathon and F1 Race combined，saying it is dangerous and calling it three weeks of agony”告诉人们，在Armstrong的眼里，马拉松和一级方程式赛车加在一起才可和他一生钟爱的“环法自行车赛”相提并论。