听力原文：
Conversation One

W: Mr. Ishiguro, have you ever found one of your books at a second-hand bookstore?
M: Yes. That kind of thing is difficult. If they've got my book there, I think "Well, this is an insult! Somebody didn't want to keep my book." But if it's not there, I feel it's an insult too. I think, "Why aren't people exchanging my book? Why isn't it in this store?"
W: Does being a writer require a thick skin?
M: Yes. For example, my wife can be very harsh. I began working on my latest book, The Buried Giant, in 2004, but I stopped after I showed my wife a little section. She thought it was rubbish.
W: Even after you won a Booker Prize?
M: She is not intimidated at all, and she criticises me in exactly the same way she did when I was first unpublished and I was starting.
W: But you would never compromise on your vision?
M: No. I wouldn't ever compromise on the essential, the ideas, or the themes. This isn't really what my wife is trying to criticise me about. It's always about execution.
W: So why did you put your book The Buried Giant aside for so long? Apparently, you started working on it over ten years ago.
M: I've often stopped writing the book and left it for a few years. And by the time I come back to it, it may have changed. Usually my imagination has moved on, and I can think of different contexts or a different way to do it.
W: What does it feel like when you finally finish a book?
M: It's funny you ask that, because I never have this moment when I feel "Ah, I've finished!" I watch footballers at the end of the match, you know; the whistle goes and they've won or lost. Until then, they've been giving everything they have, and at that moment they know it's over. It's funny for an author. There's never a finishing whistle.

Q1：How would the man feel if he found his book in a second-hand bookstore?

题目问如果男士在二手书店中发现了自己写的书，那么男士会感觉怎样。男士说到：如果他在二手书店发现了自己的书，他会认为这是种侮辱。因此选A。

听力原文：
Conversation One

W: Mr. Ishiguro, have you ever found one of your books at a second-hand bookstore?
M: Yes. That kind of thing is difficult. If they've got my book there, I think "Well, this is an insult! Somebody didn't want to keep my book." But if it's not there, I feel it's an insult too. I think, "Why aren't people exchanging my book? Why isn't it in this store?"
W: Does being a writer require a thick skin?
M: Yes. For example, my wife can be very harsh. I began working on my latest book, The Buried Giant, in 2004, but I stopped after I showed my wife a little section. She thought it was rubbish.
W: Even after you won a Booker Prize?
M: She is not intimidated at all, and she criticises me in exactly the same way she did when I was first unpublished and I was starting.
W: But you would never compromise on your vision?
M: No. I wouldn't ever compromise on the essential, the ideas, or the themes. This isn't really what my wife is trying to criticise me about. It's always about execution.
W: So why did you put your book The Buried Giant aside for so long? Apparently, you started working on it over ten years ago.
M: I've often stopped writing the book and left it for a few years. And by the time I come back to it, it may have changed. Usually my imagination has moved on, and I can think of different contexts or a different way to do it.
W: What does it feel like when you finally finish a book?
M: It's funny you ask that, because I never have this moment when I feel "Ah, I've finished!" I watch footballers at the end of the match, you know; the whistle goes and they've won or lost. Until then, they've been giving everything they have, and at that moment they know it's over. It's funny for an author. There's never a finishing whistle.

Q2：What does the man's wife think of his books?

题目问男士的妻子认为他的书怎么样。男士说到：他最新的一本书是在2004年写的，当时在写的时候给他妻子看了一小部分。妻子认为他写的内容是垃圾。这表明他的妻子认为他写的书毫无价值。因此选B。

听力原文：
Conversation One

W: Mr. Ishiguro, have you ever found one of your books at a second-hand bookstore?
M: Yes. That kind of thing is difficult. If they've got my book there, I think "Well, this is an insult! Somebody didn't want to keep my book." But if it's not there, I feel it's an insult too. I think, "Why aren't people exchanging my book? Why isn't it in this store?"
W: Does being a writer require a thick skin?
M: Yes. For example, my wife can be very harsh. I began working on my latest book, The Buried Giant, in 2004, but I stopped after I showed my wife a little section. She thought it was rubbish.
W: Even after you won a Booker Prize?
M: She is not intimidated at all, and she criticises me in exactly the same way she did when I was first unpublished and I was starting.
W: But you would never compromise on your vision?
M: No. I wouldn't ever compromise on the essential, the ideas, or the themes. This isn't really what my wife is trying to criticise me about. It's always about execution.
W: So why did you put your book The Buried Giant aside for so long? Apparently, you started working on it over ten years ago.
M: I've often stopped writing the book and left it for a few years. And by the time I come back to it, it may have changed. Usually my imagination has moved on, and I can think of different contexts or a different way to do it.
W: What does it feel like when you finally finish a book?
M: It's funny you ask that, because I never have this moment when I feel "Ah, I've finished!" I watch footballers at the end of the match, you know; the whistle goes and they've won or lost. Until then, they've been giving everything they have, and at that moment they know it's over. It's funny for an author. There's never a finishing whistle.

Q3：What does the man do when he engages in writing?

题目问当男士在写作的时候，他通常会做什么。在对话中，女士问男士他那本《被埋葬的巨人》 为什么被搁置了那么久，显然是过了十年才把这本书写好。男士回答：他写书通常都是写写停停，写到一半就会搁置几年时间再继续写。男士的言外之意是，他很少会一口气把 一本书写完。因此选A。

听力原文：
Conversation One

W: Mr. Ishiguro, have you ever found one of your books at a second-hand bookstore?
M: Yes. That kind of thing is difficult. If they've got my book there, I think "Well, this is an insult! Somebody didn't want to keep my book." But if it's not there, I feel it's an insult too. I think, "Why aren't people exchanging my book? Why isn't it in this store?"
W: Does being a writer require a thick skin?
M: Yes. For example, my wife can be very harsh. I began working on my latest book, The Buried Giant, in 2004, but I stopped after I showed my wife a little section. She thought it was rubbish.
W: Even after you won a Booker Prize?
M: She is not intimidated at all, and she criticises me in exactly the same way she did when I was first unpublished and I was starting.
W: But you would never compromise on your vision?
M: No. I wouldn't ever compromise on the essential, the ideas, or the themes. This isn't really what my wife is trying to criticise me about. It's always about execution.
W: So why did you put your book The Buried Giant aside for so long? Apparently, you started working on it over ten years ago.
M: I've often stopped writing the book and left it for a few years. And by the time I come back to it, it may have changed. Usually my imagination has moved on, and I can think of different contexts or a different way to do it.
W: What does it feel like when you finally finish a book?
M: It's funny you ask that, because I never have this moment when I feel "Ah, I've finished!" I watch footballers at the end of the match, you know; the whistle goes and they've won or lost. Until then, they've been giving everything they have, and at that moment they know it's over. It's funny for an author. There's never a finishing whistle.

Q4：What does the man want to say by mentioning the football match?

题目问男士提到足球比赛是想表达什么。男士在最后说到，足球运动员在结束的哨声吹响的时候，就意味着比赛已经结束了。但是对于作家来说，永远都没有结束的哨声这一说。因此选D。