单选题 Questions 11—13 are based on the following news about oil spill at Seaview Beach. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11—13.

单选题 Who is the speaker?
A.A specialist in oil spill prevention. B.A TV reporter.
C.An oil company technician. D.The head of Oil Company.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 11-13
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is your reporter, Eric Brown, with the latest news about the oil spill at Seaview Beach. When volunteers were asked to come and help clean up the oil, about two hundred people showed up. Storekeepers, students, business people, and many others gave up their time to help.
Farmers from nearby towns unloaded tons of straw while scientists showed the helpers how to soak up the oil.
Many ducks and other birds were caught in the oil. Scientists and volunteers tried to catch them and clean them off, but one report says that more than a hundred birds have died. The oil spill was the worst that has ever hit this coast. Edward Shoup, the head of the oil company, said that it was an accident. He explained that the ship that leaked was very old, and he added that as soon as new ships are ready, the company plans to get rid of its old ones. Mr. Shoup said that his company is working very hard on the oil spill problem and will do its best to prevent any move oil spills.
[解析] 本题为细节题。在短文开头听到的句子“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is your reporter, Eric Brown, with the latest news…”容易判断speaker是reporter。
单选题 What is the main topic of the report?
A.Where the oil spill occurred.
B.What caused the spill.
C.How the oil spill was handled.
D.The number of volunteers who came to help.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题为主旨题。在整篇文章中,多次提到各行业的人及志愿者如何清 理泄露原油。因此可以判断C正确。
单选题 Who volunteered to clean up the oil?
A.Businessmen, storekeepers, students and others.
B.Storekeepers, reporters, businessmen and others.
C.Farmers, scientists, teachers and others.
D.Scientists, technicians, businessmen and others.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题为细节题。听清原句“Storekeepers, students, business people, and many others gave up their time to help.”可判断选项A正确。