单选题 Conversation 2

单选题 Does Shelley think there should be stricter regulations placed on the press?

A、 Yes, she does.
B、 No, she doesn't.
C、 She doesn't care about it.
D、 She makes no comment.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] M: Shelley Russell, let's start with you. Do you think there should be greater restrictions placed on the press and the stories they print? F: Yes, Jim, absolutely. I can't open a newspaper or magazine without reading stories full of false information about myself or people I know. It's getting... M: Sorry, but I can't believe that you're actually complaining about free publicity. I mean, I remember, Shelley, before you were famous, you were begging us to write features about you... anything... F: If you would just let me finish—of course the press has been important. I'm an actress and I understand the power of press. But the thing is, I rarely seem to read anything true about myself these days. Take last week—your paper The Daily Post wrote this story about me and my costar, who incidentally happens to be married to a very good friend of mine—taking a bath together in my hotel room. M: Oh, that. That was... F: Hang on, I haven't finished. You went on to say that the bath was filled with $5,000 worth of champagne. Now... M: Well, that was just a bit of fun. I don't think you should take that too seriously. F: Oh really! You don't think it's at all serious that my co-star's wife is now filing for a divorce... M: Look, I don't know whether... F: Anyway, to get back to what I was saying... The point I'm trying to make here is that famous people have families with feelings. I'm sick of the gutter-press making up stories just so that they can splash sensational headlines across the front page and sell more newspapers—it's irresponsible and it messes up people's lives. 对话开头Jim便向Shelley问到“Do you think there should be greater restrictions placed on the press and the stories they print”，对此Shelley给与了肯定回答，因此A项正确。

单选题 According to The Daily Post, where did Shelly and her co-star take a bath?

A、 At her own home.
B、 In her hotel room.
C、 At her co-star's home.
D、 In her co-star's hotel room.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】对话中Shelley抱怨说，现在报纸和杂志上到处都是关于她本身和她所认识人的虚假信息，并给出例子加以证明，指出“...your paper The Daily Post wrote this story about me and my co-star...taking a bath together in my hotel room”，因此答案选B。

单选题 What does Shelley think of the press's making up stories?

A、 It's sensational.
B、 It makes sense.
C、 It's understandable.
D、 It's irresponsible.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】录音最后部分Shelley说她十分厌恶媒体编造故事以在报纸首页占据头条，从而卖出更多的报纸(...the gutter-press making up stories just SO that they can splash sensational headlines across the front page and sell more newspapers)，并表示“这是一种不负责任的行为，扰乱了人们的生活”(it's irresponsible and it messes up people's lives)，因此D项正确。

单选题 Why does the press make up stories when it's obvious that they're not true?

A、 To get famous people angry and make more money.
B、 To mess up people's lives.
C、 To increase the paper's circulation and make more money.
D、 To bring laughter to people.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】根据上题分析可知，媒体编造明显的虚假故事是为了增加报纸的发行量，从而获取更多利益。因此选C。

单选题 Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A、 In Shelley's Opinion, the press is not so important.
B、 Before Shelley was famous, she begged the press editor to write anything about her.
C、 Shelley usually read some true stories about herself in newspapers and magazines recently.
D、 When Shelley and her co-star took a bath, the bath was filled with $5, 000 worth of milk.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】当听到Shelley抱怨媒体编造关于她和其他名人的虚假信息时，Jim打断她的话，指出“I remember，Shelley, before you were famous，you were begging us to write features about you...anything...”，可知Shelley在成名前曾请求新闻主编写任何关于她的事。故B项符合录音内容。