【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Has alcohol always been a part of people's lives? M: Alcohol has been with us for thousands of years and must be nearly as old as civilization itself. The earliest piece of graffiti ever found, on a wall in ancient Sumeria, complained that the beer was being watered down. In most societies, it is an integral part of celebrations and social gatherings. W: So do you believe a little alcohol can actually do us good? M: There seems to be substantial medical evidence that a small amount of alcohol can be beneficial to health. The bad news is that an increasing number of people are suffering from alcohol-related health problems. It's estimated that between 8,000 and 25,000 people die each year in Britain from alcohol abuse. W: Why is it that drinking alcohol usually has the effect of making people feel happier about everything around them? M: Although alcohol contains very little by way of vitamins or minerals, it does provide energy; about 100 calories per glass of wine and about 200 per pint of beer. It is this sudden rush of energy which causes the feeling of euphoria and well-being that alcohol often produces. W: How exactly does it damage the body? M: Once you have drunk alcohol, it begins to get into the bloodstream. You notice its effects immediately when it reaches the brain. Most people know the feeling of being drunk. But once it's in the blood, it is distributed throughout all the water in the body and that means it can be found in almost every organ and tissue. That's where the trouble starts, because only the liver can convert alcohol to other substances and clear it from the system. W: Is it better, then, to do without alcohol altogether? M: Going over the limit once or twice a year, at a party or a celebration, probably won't do any lasting damage. But if you drink too much regularly, then you increase the risk to almost every body function. Constantly overworking the liver can cause it to enlarge, and jaundice and cirrhosis may result. It increases the risk of cancer and depresses the entire immune system, making heavy drinkers prone to all manner of infections. Most worryingly, it helps cause obesity and is one of the causes of the very high incidence of heart disease in Britain. 题干问及关于酒的最早记录与什么相关，对话开头男士提到“The earliest piece of graffiti ever found, on a wall in ancient Sumeria, complained that the beer was being watered down”，即在古苏美尔的一面墙上，对啤酒被兑水的抱怨，故答案选c。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】在讲述到酒对人类的影响时，男士首先表明少量饮酒有益于健康，但同时指出越来越多的人遭受着与饮酒相关的健康问题，给出的例子是英国每年有8000到25000人死于alcohol abuse(酗酒)，故答案选B。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】在女士问及为何饮酒通常会使人们感到快乐时，男士回答中指出虽然酒精几乎不含维生素或矿物质，但“it does provide energy...It is this sudden rush of energy which causes the feeling of euphoria...”(euphoria精神欢快；幸福感)，因此A项正确。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】对话中女士问到“饮酒是如何对人体产生危害的”，男士指出饮酒后，酒精会进入到血液中，并存在于身体每一个器官和组织里，问题也就由此产生。原因是“only the liver can convert alcohol to other substances and clear it from the system”，也就是说除肝脏外，人体的器官和组织并不能把酒精排出，故答案选D项。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】对话最后女士提出是否应该完全禁止饮酒，男士的态度是一年中偶尔在聚会或节庆日，“Going over the limit...probably won't do any lasting damage. But if you drink too much regularly, then you increase the risk to almost every body function”，可见在男士看来应该适量饮酒，故B项正确。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】在讲述到长期大量饮酒的危害时，男士提到“Most worryingly, it helps cause obesity and is one of the causes of the very high incidence of heart disease in Britain”，即肥胖症和心脏病高发是关于饮酒最令人担忧的后果。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】对话开头男士便提到“Alcohol has been with us for thousands of years and must be nearly as old as civilization itself”(酒已经伴随人类几千年了，几乎和人类文明一样悠久)，因此A项正确。