【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】A super attendant of the city municipal building, Dillia Adorno, was responsible for presenting its new security plan to the public. City employees, citizens and reporters gathered in the hall to hear her describe the plan. After outlining the main points she would cover, she assured the audience that she would be happy to answer questions at the end of her presentation. Dillia realized the plan was expensive and potentially controversial. So she was not surprised to see a number of hands go up as soon as she finished speaking. An employ asked, “Would the new system create long lines to get into the building like the line in the airport security checks?” Dillia had anticipated this question and had an answer ready. After repeating the question, she explained that the sufficient number of security guards would be working at peak hours to speed things along. The next question was more confrontational.”Where was the money come from to pay for all of this?”The journalists who ask the question seem hostile. But Dillia was careful not to adopt the defensive tone. She stated that the money would come from the city’s general budget. “I know these are tide times”, she added, “But everyone agrees on the importance of safe guarding our employees and members of the public who come into the building.” Near the end of the 25 minutes she has said, Dillia said she would take two more questions. When those were finished, she concluded the session with a brief restatement of how the new system will improve security and peace of mind in the municipal building.
【点评】
本文描写一位政府官员介绍了一项新的安保计划，并回答了在场人员的提问，类似于一场新闻发布会。计划成本较高，而且可能颇具争议。本文详细阐述了两个提问。第一个问题是Dillia预见到的，但第二个记者的提问是有对抗性的，即使confrontational这个词我们听不懂也没关系，可以从下文的其他词汇中推断，如hostile 有敌意的，而针对这个问题，Dillia让自己尽可能不采取defensive的态度，既然要采取防卫的态度，那记者的提问一定是在政府的对立面的，因此从defensive一词也可以判断出记者的态度。
What is the focus of Dillia Adorno’s presentation?
[解析] 录音一开始就提到Delia Sadorno要向公众介绍新的市政厅安全计划，故A正确。
[点睛] ①录音开始部分反复出现plan，反复出现的词往往是听音关键。②B中的blueprint和C中的regulations，录音没有提及：D中的general budget出自下文的“她陈述资金来自城市的总预算”，这是Delia对现场提问的回答，不是她介绍的重点。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】What question had Dillia Adorno anticipated?
[解析] 录音提到，有人问“这种新的安检体系是否会像机场的安检一样，形成很长的队伍等待安检?”Delia预料到有人会问这个问题，早就想好了如何答复，故C“安检是否在高峰期会使人们排长队”正确。
[点睛] ①四个选项都是涉及某一问题，其中三个选项都有security一词，由此推测题目可能询问某项措施、计划等可能导致的问题。②A“安检是否真正有必要”、D“如何培训新招聘的保安”都是用security一词进行干扰；录音中观众是针对市政厅游客多时的安检情况提出质疑，B“如何应对大量前来市政厅参观的游客”偷换了概念。