【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] No state epitomizes the American South better than Mississippi: First-time visitors are often struck by how friendly residents are -- the "southern hospitality" for which this part of the country is famous. They're also likely to be amazed (and far less pleased) at the year-round heat and humidity. [分析] 语义的理解和判断。 关于Mississippi，讲话者一开始便定论No state epitomizes the American South better than Mississippi即没有哪个州像Mississippi那样典型，能够代表美国南部诸州。接着，讲话者以该州风土人情和气候状况为例具体说明。由此可见，题干的说法与原文意思相符。 [解题关键] 1)掌握带否定结构的比较级表示最高级的用法，如本题原文中no... better than 实际上是最高级表达法的替换。2)掌握关键信息中核心词汇的释义，如核心词汇 epitomize意思是“为……的典型表现”。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] The record company hyped the double album of the Beatles songs for weeks before its release in the record stores. [分析] 词义理解题。 根据原文The record company hyped the double album of the Beatles songs for weeks before its release in the record stores 可知，早在Beatles的唱片在商店销售之前几个星期，唱片公司就开始大张旗鼓，为这两张唱片造势。由此可见，题干的说法“唱片公司大造声势，促进Beatles两张唱片的销售”与原文相符。 [解题关键] hype意为“大肆宣传”，而题干中promote意思为“促销”。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[听力原文] In fact, over the last 20 years, films that have walked off with the Best Picture statuette have cost only slightly more to make than a typical feature film. Adjusted for inflation and excluding marketing expenses, the median budget for the last 20 Best Picture winners was ＄47.2 million, compared with a median budget of ＄41.7 million for a typical flick. [分析] 数字信息的找寻和判断。 关于一部影片的制作费用，文中说the median budget for the last 20 Best Picture winners was＄47.2 million，compared with a median budget of ＄41.7 million for a typical flick由此可见，题干中＄ 5 million与原文不符。 [解题关键] 掌握数字信息是解题的关键。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] In September, a poll conducted by The Pioneer Press and Minnesota Public Radio found that Minnesotans, by 42 percent to 37 percent, believed that the cost of helping immigrants start their new lives outweighed their economic, social and other contributions. [分析] 数字信息的找寻和判断。 原文统计，明尼苏达州42％的人认为帮助移民开始新生活的代价超出他们的经济、社会及其它贡献。持相反观点的人为37％。由此可见，题干的说法是正确的。 [解题关键] 能够掌握介词to表明的对比关系，有助于正确理解语义。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] Johnny Carson insisted that the only message of his show was entertainment. But his credibility with the American public was such that his monologues were carefully monitored by politicians mindful that no politician who became a frequent target of Johnny Carson could long survive in public life. [分析] 推理判断题。 根据原文可知，Johnny Carson坚持说他的表演是娱乐性的，但his monologues were carefully monitored by politicians mindful that no politician who became a frequent target of Johnny Carson could long survive in public life由此可见，他的独白被美国政客们严密监控，因为只要某人成为Johnny Carson的靶子，他不久便会退出公众生活。因此题干的说法与原文相符，是正确的。 [解题关键] 通过上下文理解句中比喻的含义是解题的关键，如正确理解本题中target的含义。