单选题
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
W: Being Hispanic, what advantages and disadvantages have you faced in the business?
M: There have been no disadvantages at all. There have when people have tried to use that against me, but that"s never been a disadvantage. I"ve found it empowering. I thrive on challenge. You have to thrive on a challenge to work it to its advantage, particularly if you"re in the position of being the underdog. I really believe in the triumph of spirit that single people can invoke great change through example, I greatly believe that. I have seen it happened, I have practiced it. So, when people have tried to use my heritage against me, I"m very clear that it"s their own ignorance.
W: Tell me about your character on Shark .
M: My character is Martin Allende, a deputy district attorney. Martin is morally and ethically centered, however, I think there is a line within him, which is struggling in that we"ve seen the reality that justice is blind, though we believe in those ideals. We have seen when things don"t work out right. There"s a moral and ethical conflict being Stark"s protégé. He wants to do things properly, but he"s discovering as the process goes, that there is a lot of red tape. He"s much more comfortable with research than public speaking. He"s very, very quiet. He"s a thinker who does things rather than talk about it.
W: How do you think Martin will compliment Sebastian"s character?
M: I think he"s going to show Sebastian that there"s something to be said for fighting a losing cause. As it is now, Sebastian is all about winning and he"ll win lost causes, but for him it"s about competition. He may be completely uninterested in a case, but if a rival dangles it on his face, that"ll get him going. Martin on the other hand, will do things just for the sake of doing them. There"s virtue in justice if justice is at stake. If you go down losing, you go down making a point. Once you make a point, there is another generation waiting to pick up that point. I think Martin has that understanding.
W: Do you have favorite movies or favorite genre?
M: I"m still into the sci-fi/fantasy genre. It sparks my imagination, particularly when it"s out of context.
W: Well, Alexis, thank you very much for coming to the show and talking to us.
M: It"s my pleasure.

What is Alexis Cruz"s attitude towards challenges?

[解析] Alexis指出在演艺界并没有所谓的不利,要利用挑战之机发挥出其自身优势,故B项是正确的。A项将对话中的disadvantages偷换成challenges;C项中的most画蛇添足。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
What do we learn from Alexis Cruz"s remarks?

[解析] 对话提到Alexis深信the triumph of spirit,并将之付诸实践,说明人可以从中获得鼓舞,因此D项是正确的。对话只说到tried to use my heritage against me是愚昧的行为,没有说视失败为劣势是无知的,排除B项。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
What do we learn about Alexis Cruz"s character Martin Allende on Shark ?

[解析] Martin Allende是电视剧 Shark 里边的一个角色,他想正确地做事却发现现实中有太多的官僚作风(red tape),说明现实与想法有冲突,因此C项正确。A项的self-centered和D项的impractical不对;对话未提到他是理想主义者,只是说他为“现实中没有真正的公平”而战斗着,B项不对。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文]
What do we learn about Sebastian"s character?

[解析] 此题询问Sebastian的角色。在句中,Sebastian是一个能够将失败的案子打赢的人,他关乎竞争,故C项正确。A项是Martin的角色;B、D两项是用个别干扰词胡乱拼凑的选项。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Why does Alexis Cruz like sci-fi genre?

[解析] 在访谈的最后,主持人问Alexis有没有喜欢的电影或题材,Alexis说他喜欢科幻类,因为能够激发想象空间。B项中的think out of the box意为“打破陈规思考”,与对话内容一致。