【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文]21-24 In the local newspaper of my community, there recently was a story about a man named Virgil Spears. He lived in a small town about 40 miles from my home. He had served five years in a New York prison for robbing a restaurant. When he returned to his family, Mr. Spears couldn't find a job. Everyone knew he had been in prison and nobody trusted him. Finally, in desperation, he calmly walked into a local barbershop where he was well-known, pulled out a gun, and took all the money the barber had. Up to this point it had been a fairly routine crime, but then something unusual happened. Mr. Spears didn't try to get away. He got into his car, drove slowly out of town, and waited for the police. When they caught him, he made only one request. He turned to the arresting policeman and said, "Would you please ask the court to put my family on welfare just as soon as possible?" 此题考查考生对细节辨听能力。通过“unpopular character, criminal record和high unemployment”推测出本题涉及主人公失业的真正原因，故事中提到“Mr. Spears couldn't find a job. Everyone knew he had been in prison and nobody trusted him”故事也反复强调他曾抢过饭馆，进过监狱，显然，找不到工作，是因为他的犯罪前科。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此题考查考生对细节辨听能力。主人公穷困潦倒，但为了养家糊口，不得不通过监狱来帮助家人获得政府救济。这个故事与欧·亨利的《警察与赞美诗》如出一辙。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】此题考查考生对关键词辨听能力。本题问Mr. Spears在抢劫之后的行为，C直接提到答案。B后半句表述错误，他把车缓缓开出镇外后，便在那里等待束手就擒，没有逃走。A、D两种纯属虚构，与故事相去甚远。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】此题考查考生对文章深层次的理解。故事结尾主人公一句话点破缘由，道尽辛酸，正是D所指出的内容。A、B、C中“enjoy”，“greedy”和“efficient”均不合题意。