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单选题
Why did the man give up studying physics?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]15-18
When I was at school, my ambition was to be a pilot in the Air Force. But my eyesight wasn't good enough. So I had to give up the idea. I went to university and studied physics. I wanted to stay on there and do research, but my father died at about that time. So I thought I'd better get a job and earn my living. I started working in an engineering firm.
I expected to stay in that job for a long time. But then, they appointed a new managing director. I didn't get on well with him, so I resigned and applied for a job with another engineering company. I would certainly have accepted the job if they had offered it to me, but on my way to the interview I met a friend who was working for a travel agency. He offered me a job in Spain. And I've always liked Spain, so I took it.
I worked in the travel agency for two years and then they wanted to send me to South America. But I had just got married. So I decided to stay here. Then we had a baby and I wasn't earning enough to support the family. So I started giving English lessons at a school in the evening.
I liked the English teaching more than working for the travel agency, and the owner of the school offered me a full-time job as a teacher. So I resigned from the agency. Two years later, the owner of the school wanted to retire, so he asked me to take over as the director. And here I am.
[精解] 题干问：“男士为什么放弃学习物理?”材料中谈到“I went to university and studied physics．I wanted to stay on there and do research，but my father died at about that time．So I thought I'd better get a job and earn my living.”所以答案D“他不得不去工作维持生活”符合题意。
单选题
Why did the man resign from the engineering firm?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[精解] 题干问：“男士为什么从工程公司辞职?”材料中谈到“But then，they appointed a new managing director．I didn't get on well with him，so I resigned and applied for a job with another engineering company.”即是因为他和新的领导的关系不好，所以才辞掉了公司的工作，这与答案A的意思相一致。
单选题
Why did the man take the job at the travel agency?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[精解] 题干问：“男士为什么到旅行公司工作?”材料中谈到“He offered me a job in Spain．And I've always liked Spain，so I took it”即是因为作者喜欢西班牙，所以才接受了这个工作。因此C“他想去西班牙”符合题意。
单选题
Why did the man start to teach English part time?
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[精解] 题干问：“男士为什么开始兼职教英语?材料中谈到“Then we had a baby and I wasn't earning enough to support the family．So I started giving English lessons at a school in the evening”，即是因为作者有了孩子，需要维持家庭的生活，所以他才去兼职教英语。所以本题的答案选B。