单选题 {{B}}SECTION A CONVERSATIONS{{/B}} {{I}} In this section you will
hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then
answer the questions that follow.{{/I}} Questions 1 to
3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you
will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to
the conversation.
单选题
Who gave New York its nickname?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]1-3
M: Are you ready for the trip to the museum in the Big Apple? I can hardly wait.
W: The Big Apple? What are you talking about?
M: The Big Apple is the nickname for New York City. You are going to New York with us, aren't you?
W: Yes, I' m going. I' m especially looking forward to seeing the Museum of Modem Art. There’s special show of 20th century American painters there. But, tell me, where did the nickname the Big Apple come from?
M: The jazz musicians of the 1920’s are responsible for the name. When they played a concert in a city, they called that city an apple. Of course, New York was the biggest city in the country and the best place for a jazz concert. So, the musicians called it the Big Apple.
W: Amazing I New York is such a fascinating place and it even has an interesting nickname, one that it’s had for more than 50 years.
单选题
What does the word "apple" in the phrase "the Big Apple" mean?