【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文] Shortly after he took over the Reader's Digest Association in 1984, George Grune unlocked the company's boardroom and announced that the room was now open to the employees. It was a symbolic act, indicating that under Grune's leadership, Reader's Digest was going to be different. True to his word, Grune has shaken up the culture here. To get an idea of the culture we're talking about, consider the boardroom Grune opened up. It has artworks that any museum in the world would want to collect, paintings by many world-famous artists like Monet and Picasso. Its headquarters houses some 3,000 works of art. The main building is topped with a Georgian tower with four sculptures of the mythical winged horse, the magazine's corporate logo. It sits on 127 acres of well-trimmed lawns. The editors' office used to be occupied by founder DeWitt Wallace, who along with his wife Lila Acheson Wallace, launched Reader's Digest in 1922 with condensed articles from other publications. It has become the world's most widely read magazine, selling 28 million copies each month in 17 languages and 41 different editions. The Wallaces, both children of church ministers, had a clearly defined formula for their 'little magazine', as Reader's Digest was originally subtitled. Articles were to be short, readable and uplifting. Subjects were picked to inspire or entertain. The Wallaces didn't accept advertising in the US edition until 1955 and even then they didn't allow any ads for cigarettes, liquor or drugs. The Wallaces also had a clear sense of the kind of workplace they wanted. It started as a 'mama and papa operation' and the childless Wallaces always considered employees to be part of their family. Employees still tell stories of how the Wallaces would take care of employees who had met with misfortunes and they showered their employees with unusual benefits like a turkey at Thanksgiving and Fridays off in May. This cozy workplace no longer exists here. The Wallaces both died in their nineties in the early 1980s. George Grune, a former ad salesman who joined Reader's Digest in 1960 has his eye focused on the bottom line. In a few short years, he turned the magazine on its head. He laid off several hundred workers; especially hard hit were the blue- and pink-collar departments such as subscription fulfillment. Q: What did George Grune do in 1984? 1.四项都以he开头，且都是过去时。听音时要注意he的指代对象。 2.其中两项提到了company，一项提到了Reader's Digest。 本题问乔治·格伦在1984年做的事情。由讲话内容可知，乔治·格伦于这一年接管了《读者文摘》杂志社。讲话者说，在格伦的领导下，《读者文摘》会有所不同，他已经彻底改变了那里的企业文化。选项B的说法与此一致，故为正确答案，其中的completely changed与原文中的has shaken up是同义转述。选项A与讲话内容不符，原文是说乔治·格伦把董事会办公室向员工们开放，而不是将办公室大幅翻新。讲话最后提到，格伦刚进公司时是名广告推销员，选项C与讲话内容不符。讲话提到，董事会会议室中收藏了很多世界著名艺术家的作品，而非格伦本人收藏的，故排除选项D。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文] Q: How did the Wallaces define the formula for Reader's Digest? 1.四个选项都是以it开头的陈述句，都包含情态动词should。听音时要注意it的指代对象。 2.其中两项的主语是its articles。 本题考查《读者文摘》的出版准则。讲话中间提到，华莱士夫妇给《读者文摘》的收录内容设置了明确的准则，文章一定要简短(short)，可读性强，且令人振奋(uplifting)。选项D中的short是原文重现，inspiring与讲话中的uplifting为同义替换，故本题选D。选项A是针对讲话中出现的细节词entertain和blue- and pink-collar workers设置的干扰项，应排除。选项B和选项C讲话没有提及，故不选。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] Q: What do we learn about the founder of Reader's Digest Dewitt Wallace? 1.四个选项均是以he作主语的陈述句，推断本题考查he的相关情况。听音后需确认he的指代对象。 2.注意各项关键词church minister，profitale，treated the employees，setbacks and misfortunes，前三项跟he的工作有关，最后一项跟其人生经历有关。 本题考查《读者文摘》创始人德威特·华莱士的相关情况。讲话中间提到，华莱士夫妇一直把员工当作他们的家庭成员，选项C与讲话内容相符，故为正确答案。华莱士夫妇的父母都是教堂牧师，选项A与讲话内容不符，应排除。选项D是根据讲话的细节词设置的干扰，讲话提到，华莱士夫妇非常照顾那些遭遇不幸(misfortunes)的员工，并不是说华莱士一生经历了很多不幸，应排除D。