单选题

单选题 Where was Miss Boyce brought up?
A. In America． B. In France．
C. In Germany． D. In Italy．

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析]
M: Miss Boyce, you are the top of the opera world．Would you tell us a little about your background?
W: Well．I was born and raised in Chicago．My father was a doctor and my mother was a teacher．I'm the youngest of five children．
M: Are there any other musicians in your family?
W: Yes, my mother．She plays the piano beautifully．
M: Opera singers have to train for years．How did you get your training?
W: I always loved singing．I began taking voice lessons in high school．When I was twenty．I came to New York on a scholarship and studied in the Righting-heart Institute．Of course, I am still learning．
M: You speak several languages, don't you, Miss Boyce?
W: Yes，I have to．I know all the languages of my operas: German, French and Italian．It's important for me to understand what I'm singing．
M：Do you just use the languages while you’re singing?
W: Oh, no．When I sing in Italy, I speak Italian every place I go．I do the same in Germany and in France．
M: Do you have a favorite language?
W: I think every language has something beautiful about it．

[解析] 本题关键是捕捉到女士所说“I was born and raised in Chicago.”，芝加哥是美国的一座城市，由此可知，[A] 选项正确。

单选题 What was Miss Boyce's mother?
A. A doctor． B. A teacher．
C. A singer． D. A housewife．

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 对话中女士说“My father was a doctor and my mother was a teacher."由此可知，[B] 选项正确。

单选题 How did Miss Boyce get her training?
A. From her mother． B. From other opera singers．
C. By taking lessons at school． D. By playing the piano at home．

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 对话中女士提到“I began taking voice lessons in high school． When I was twenty, I came to New York on a scholarship and studied in the Righting-heart Institute.”，在高中她就开始上声乐课，二十岁时到纽约音乐学院学习。因此，[C] 选项正确。

单选题 Why does Miss Boyce have to learn different languages?
A. To understand her operas better．
B. To improve her language ability．
C. To make herself known to more people．
D. To communicate with different people．

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 由对话中女士所说“I know all the languages of my operas: German, French, Italian…It's important for me to understand what I'm singing．”可知，女士学习不同的语言是为了更好地理解歌剧，故[A] 选项正确。Questions 14-17 are based on an interview between a magazine reporter and a famous opera singer．