【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文] 23-30
Man: Good morning and welcome to Business Class, the programme that puts you in touch with the world of business. Coming up later we have the world's latest trade figures to keep you right on track. But first, Profile Weekly, in which we talk to people making waves out there in the international business world. Today I'm talking to Linda Taylor. Linda, thank you for coming in.
Woman: It's a pleasure.
Man: Now, Linda, you are probably best known as the first woman to run an airline. You were brought in to run BellAir.
Woman: Yes. The airline was set up in 1960, but it had never had a woman running it.
Man: Right. Well , we know it's been a good year for BellAir and yourself. What's the most recent success?
Woman: Well, we just this month began working on our ultra-modern repair shop.
Man: Could you tell us a bit about that?
Woman : Yes. What's made such a good move is that we redeveloped our machinery to much battery fit. We're now able to do quality repair work to both older and more modern planes.
Man: Was it easy to achieve?
Woman: Not exactly. Well, perhaps it was better than it might have been. Actually, the legal side of things, the relevant licenses and so on went pretty smoothly. And in fact, we didn't need to take on any new engineers, but the engineers we already had required fairly substantial retraining, and that took time and money.
Man: Right. And I believe that's not the only success of the year.
Woman : No.
Man: I mean yes, you are right.
Woman: We've also established in the line with Suniines which I'm delighted about.
Man: Eh, what does that mean for BellAir?
Woman: Well, it's not a vast change, but I think it will improve our image. The frequency of flight won't change, and to be honest, I doubt it will actually make any more money, but it does give us a great presences in the tourist sector where we've turned to be rather weak.
Man: Is this going to affect the cost of travel?
Woman: Yes and no. Yes, because we brought internal domestic prices down by around 5%. No, because with the vast pressures of the market and the restrictions we have to operate on, there is nothing we can realistically expect to do on the international front. That's one of the downsides of competition ironically. Strategies like this have come out of the developments in our marketing division. We decided last year to go for growth in that division under our very capable director of marketing Michael Escort. The alternative of doing internal growth would have been bringing in a new external consultancy, which I think would have been just a change for the second change.
Man: Um, how did you get into the airline business?
Woman: I suppose you are expecting me to say that it was what I always dreamed of since I was a child, that sort of thing. No, basically I was just doing what I was always expected and what I always expected to do. My father and my mother's father were in business. Yes, the money is good, but that's not reason enough. I just can't imagine doing anything else.
Man : Linda, one final question. And a lot of people would like to ask you, what exactly is it to take someone like you to the top?
Woman : Well, that's a difficult one. Trust, I suppose. Trust in people, and above all, in yourself. I don't believe in luck. And ultimately, qualifications are just pieces of paper. No, see it, believe it and go for it.
Man: Linda Taylor, thank you very much!
Woman : Thank you!

[答案精解] 该题所问的是Linda其人。在采访一开始主持人就说Linda是第一位执掌航空公司帅印的女性，这里的关键句是“…you are probably best known as the first woman to run an airline”。据此以及Linda紧接着所说的话，可排除A、B两个选项，判定C项为正确选项。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[答案精解] 该题所问的是公司新近取得了什么进展。女总裁在回答中说，“…we just this month began working on our ultra-modern repair shop.”据此判定为B为正确选项。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[答案精解] 本题的题干是“他们需要解决什么问题?”总裁列举了几个问题，包括法律、执照、是否招募新人等，不过这些问题都不难解决。后来点出了所遇到的问题，即“the engineers we already had required fairly substantial retraining, and that took time and money.”所以选项C应是正确答案。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[答案精解] 此题问的是与另一家航空公司联合的目的何在。在对话中总裁提到联合后航班次数不变，据此可排除C项；又说此举不大可能赚钱，关键句是“…I doubt it will actually make any more money, but it does give us a great presences in the tourist sector where we've turned to be rather weak.”由此可排除B项，正确答案应是A项，即涉足旅游业。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[答案精解] 该题问的是什么票价降低了。“…we brought internal domestic prices down by around 5%.”这一关键句点出了答案。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[答案精解] 该题问及营销方面进行的变革。从他们的谈话中我们得知，公司从外面引入了顾问团队(即bringing in a new external consultancy)；因此应选A项。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[答案精解] Linda为什么进入航空公司?她首先否认实现梦想的说法，故可排除A项；接着说挣钱是一个理由，但不是充足的理由，所以可排除B项；真正的理由是其父辈以及祖辈都从事商业，家人期望她经商，而她也一直想经商，关键句是“basically I was just doing what I was always expected and what I always expected to do. My father and my mother's father were in business.”所以C项才是正确选项。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[答案精解] 该题所问的是成功之道。在Linda看来，成功的关键是“信任”，信任他人，更重要的是信任自己。即“Trust in people，and above all，in yourself.”故A选项为正确选项。