【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Gabriela Mistral was once an ordinary teacher in a small village school in Northern Chile. Towering mountains separate her village from the world outside. Gabriela Mistral was only fifteen when she began teaching, but she was a good teacher. She helped the minds of her students scale the mountain walls and reach out to the world beyond. For eighteen years, Gabriela devoted her life to the poor farm children of Chile"s Northern valleys. During part of this time, she was director of schools in all of Chile. Before long, many countries recognized her as a great friend of children and the leader in education. In 1922, she was invited to Mexico to help organize the rural school system. Two years later, Gabriela Mistral came to the United States where she served as a visiting professor in several colleges. In New York City, a group of teachers helped to finance the publication of her first book of poetry. Some of her books have been translated into six different languages. She gave the income from some of her books to help poor and neglected children. Beginning in the 1920"s, her interests reached out to broader fields. Statesmen asked her advice on international problems. She tried to break through the national barriers that hindered the exchange of ideas among the Spanish speaking peoples of South America. She tried to develop a better understanding between the United States and countries of Latin America. In 1945, she gained worldwide recognition by winning the Nobel Prize in literature, the first Southern American to win the prize.

Where did Gabriela Mistral start her teaching career?

[解析] 从“Gabriela Mistral was once an ordinary teacher in a small village school in Northern Chile. ”可推知Gabriela Mistral曾是智利北部的小乡村的一个普通教师。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
How did Gabriela Mistral help the poor children of her hometown?

[解析] “She helped the minds of her students scale the mountain walls and reach out to the world beyond. ”她帮助学生的思想攀越山峰走向外面的世界。Scale在这里的意思是“攀越”。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Why did many countries think highly of Gabriela Mistral?

[解析] “...many countries recognized her as a great friend of children and the leader in education. ”句意：许多国家公认她是孩子的了不起的朋友和教育上的先锋。据此可知她为儿童的教育事业做出了突出贡献。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文]
How did Gabriela Mistral become famous all over the world?

[解析] “In 1945, she gained worldwide recognition by winning the Nobel Prize in literature”句意：在1945年，她获得了诺贝尔文学奖，得到了世界的认可。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]
Which of the following statements is not true?

[解析] “...the first Southern American to win the prize. ”句意：她是第一个获得这个奖的南美人。这不等于是说她是获这个奖的第一个美国人。所以答案为C。