【答案解析】[解析]
W: Edward Allsop, you seem to have had two consuming passions in your life, music and politics. Am I right?
M: Yes. I think it's very important that leaders should have a wide variety of interests. If you are just a politician and nothing but a politician, you gradually drive yourself into the ground. You become very inward-looking, very narrow-minded and then you don't look after the electorate. But if you've got other interests, you come back to problems with a fresh mind and you can serve your electors much better than you could otherwise.
W: Where did this interest of yours come from? Was yours a musical family?
M: It wasn't musical in the sense that Mozart's father was a professional musician and Bach had brothers and sons who were musicians. But my mother and father both wanted to encourage me and my brother in music. He became a violinist while I was a pianist.
[精解] 题干问：“爱德华·奥尔索普的职业是什么?”对话中男士说“I think it's very important that leaders should have a wide variety of interests．If you are just a politician and nothing but a politician…”可知男士是一名政治家。所以本题的答案选D。
单选题
According to Edward Allsop, what is important for leaders?
A. Being outward-looking.
B. Looking after the electorate.
C. Being open-minded.
D. Having a wide variety of interests
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 题干问：“根据爱德华·奥尔索普，作为领导人什么才是重要的?”对话材料中男士说：“Yes，I think it's very important that leaders should have a wide variety of interests．”所以答案选D。
单选题
Where did Allsop's interest in music come from?
A. Mozart.
B. Bach.
C. His parents.
D. His brother.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 题干问：“奥尔索普音乐方面的兴趣来自哪里?”对话中当女士问爱德华的爱好来自哪里的时候，他说“But my mother and father both wanted to encourage me and my brother in music．”可知他的兴趣来自父母。所以本题的答案选C。