At the end of the U.S. Civil War, about four million slaves were freed. Now, people around the world can hear some of the former slaves" stories for the first time ever, as told in their own voices. "That was inslavery time", says Charlie Smith in one interview. "They sold the colored people. And they were bringing them from Africa. They brought me from Africa. I was a child". The Library of Congress released the collection of recordings, Voices from the Days of Slavey, in January. The recorrdings were made between 1932 and 1975. Speaking at least 60 years after their emancipation(解放), the story teller discuss their experiences as slaves. They also tell about their lives as free men and women. Isom Moseley was just a boy at the time of emancipation, but he recalls that things were slow to change. "It was a year before the folks knowed they was free", he says. Michael Taft, the head of the library"s archive of folk culture, says the recordings reveal something that written stores cannot. "The power of hearing someone speak is so much greater than reading something from the page", Taft says. "It"s how something is said—the dialect, the low pitches, the pauses—that helps tell the story".

单选题 What is new about the slaves stories?

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：本题的依据句是文章第一段的第二句：Now，people around the world can hear some of the former slaves stories for the first time ever，as told in their own voices．由此可以确认，A项选择属于正确答案。其他选择项内容在文中没有出现，属于无关信息。

单选题 What is the title of the collection of recordings?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：本题题干的the collection of recordings可以作为关键词在文章中找到其依据句：The Library of Congress released the collection of recordings，Voices from the Days of Slavery，in January．C项选择的用词与依据句完全一致。其他选择项内容在文中没有出现，属于无关信息。

单选题 How many years did it take to complete the connection of recordings?

单选题 What do the storyteller tell us about?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：根据题干上的关键词storytellers在文中出现的位置可以判断依据句为the storytellers discuss their experiences as slaves．They also tell about their lives as free men and women．该句与D项选择的用词完全一致，可以确定其为正确答案。

单选题 The recordings differ from written stories in that

A、 the tellers and the government are contributing together
B、 the dialect, the low pitches, and the pauses are more revealing
C、 the hearing and reading can help tell the stories
D、 the power of watching someone write is more engaging

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：本题的依据句为文章的最后一句话：It"s how something is said—the dialect，the low pitches，the pauses—that helps tell the story．该句与B项选择在用词和意思上相对应，因而可以确定其为正确答案。其他选项内容在文章中找不到。