【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[听力原文]
Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ is set to reach an important milestone this week—becoming Britain's longest-ruling head of state. Queen Elizabeth has worked with 12 British prime ministers, from Winston Churchill to David Cameron. At age 89, she continues to travel and attend official events. Elizabeth came to power after the death of her father, King George VI, on February 6th, 1952. At the time, she was only 25 years old. She officially became queen in June of 1953. The queen is part of the last generation of Britain's royal family to be educated at home. The Associated Press reports that she is the first British ruler to have sent an email (1976) or use Twitter, the social networking service (2014.). Royal historian Hugo Vickers says that during her rule, Queen Elizabeth has remained dutiful to her country. He adds that she is known as the "most invisible visible public woman in the world."
Q: How old was Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ when she became the official head of state?
本周,英国女王伊丽莎白二世即将树立一个重要的里程碑——成为英国历史上统治时间最长的君主。她先后与12位英国首相共事,从温斯顿·丘吉尔到戴维·卡梅隆。现今89岁高龄的女王仍然外出参与官方活动。952年2月6号,她的父王乔治六世去世后,伊丽莎白二世便开始执掌政权。那时,她年仅25岁。1953年6月,伊丽莎白二世正式成为英国女王。女王是英国最后一代在家接受教育的皇室家族成员之一。美联社报告称,伊丽莎白二世是英国历届统治者中第一个发送电子邮件(1976年)或使用社交网络Twitter(2014年)的人。皇室历史学家雨果·维克斯表示,在统治期内,伊丽莎白女王对国家尽心尽责。他还表示,女王以“世界上最低调却广受关注的公众女性”而闻名于世。
利用播放答题导语的时间,快速浏览每道小题的四个选项。由第第一小题选项中的年龄和第二小题选项关键词she、Britain、head of state等可预测,该则新闻可能与英国君主有关,很有可能说的就是现任君主伊丽莎白女王的生平,听音时应重点注意she的指代对象。
四个选项均表示具体年龄,推测本题问的是某个人的年龄问题,听音时要注意提问对象,听到问题后应立刻回忆所听新闻的内容,结合选项作答。
新闻中提到,1952年,伊丽莎白二世25岁时开始执掌政权,1953年她正式成为英国女王,很容易推知她正式成为英国君主时是26岁,故选项B正确。选项A是强干扰项,题目问的是伊丽莎白二世正式成为女王时的年龄,而不是她开始执政时的年龄。