【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: Today I'm talking to a writer who has recently published her first novel. Susan Moore, welcome to the programme.
W: Nice to be here.
M: I'll start by asking you-what do you think makes a good book? I don't mean necessarily financially, but popular with readers.
W: It should have something that lifts the reader beyond the page. The story is the vehicle for wider understanding.
M: So you don't think it's enough for a book to be written just to entertain?
W: What I've tried to do in my novel is to be thought-provoking without losing the fun.
M: So you think it's good for readers to make their own pictures of What's happening.
W: Yes, and a good book has layers to it-like peeling an onion-and each layer tells you something more about the characters or life. You can reread at different times in your life and it'll always have something new to say.
M: What did you find most difficult?
W: I think getting the time scale right, because I don't have a chronological plot. It's more a series of flashbacks.
M: Well, good luck with your books, both written and unwritten.
本段录音是对刚发表了第一部小说的作家的采访,节目主持人首先提出“什么使一本书成为好书(受读者欢迎)”,该作者回答说一本好书应该“have something that lifts the reader beyond the page”,而里面讲的故事则是扩展视野的媒介(the vehicle for wider understanding),C项与之表达意思相符。
单选题
What is said about the entertaining part of books?
A. All books should be as entertaining as possible.
B. Besides providing fun, books should be thought-provoking as well.
C. Books should be based on authors' own funny experience.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】当节目主持人问道“所以你认为写一本书的目的不仅仅是为了娱乐”时,作者回答指出“我在写这本小说时,试图在不失去趣味(without losing the fun)的同时,达到发人深省(thought-provoking)的效果”,因此B项符合录音内容。
单选题
Which one below is correct?
A. The plot of the book isn't arranged according to time sequence.
B. The book is about the art of cooking.
C. Readers will find lots of interesting pictures in the book.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】节目最后主持人问到,写这本小说最困难的部分是什么,作者回答说是“getting the time scale right”,即对时间的把握,给出的原因是“I don't have a chronological plot. It's more a series of flashbacks”(该书的故事情节不是按时间顺序发展的,而是采取了一系列的倒叙手法),因此A项正确。