单选题Directions: You will hear three pieces of
recorded material. Before listening to each one: you will have time to read the
questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B,
C or D. After listening, you will have time to check your answer. You will hear
each piece only once. Questions 11-13 are based
on a report about the post-graduation lives of those well-educated young eastern
Germans. You now have 15 seconds to read Question 11--13.
单选题
What major did Ms. Kophal got when she graduated from the University of
Rostock last year?
A. Medical science
B. Political science
C. Biology
D. Production management
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 11-13
For many well-educated young eastern Germans like Susanne Kophal, who was born, raised and educated in Rostoek, a lovely city on the Baltic Sea, there is a familiar story about the moment in their post-graduation lives that they decided to leave.
"I'll always have the wish to return to my hometown," said Ms. Kophal, 26, who graduated from the University of Rostock last year with a political science degree. "The people are friendly. In the summer you can take off for lunch, go swimming in the ocean and be back at work within an hour. But there are precious few professional jobs here and little hope of building a career. "And so, Ms. Kophal and every one of her college friends: a doctor, a biologist and a physicist among them, left Rostock for brighter prospects elsewhere in Germany or for a career abroad, probably for good. "I see myself as an economic refugee," Ms. Kophal said in an interview at her office in Berlin, where she found a position as a magazine production manager now. In Rostock, where unemployment stands at 18 percent, almost double the national average, "there's no chance to earn a decent living," she said. "The only alternatives are the two classic examples: becoming a taxi driver or working at McDonald's. "
问题是：“Ms．Kophal去年从Rostoek大学毕业时的专业是什么?”，正确答案是“政治学”。其依据是“Ms. Kophal，26，who graduated from the University of Rostock last year with a political science degree.”。虽然其他三个选项都在文中出现过，但指的都是其他事情。
单选题
What is the national average percent of unemployment?
A. 9 percent
B. 12 percent
C. 16 percent
D. 18 percent
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】问题是：“全国平均失业率是多少?”，正确答案是“9%”，其依据是“In Rostock，where unemployment stands at 18 percent，almost double the national average”，关键是“double”一词表示“双倍于”。
单选题
What are the two classic jobs that people will take in Rostock, besides
working at McDonald's?
A. Becoming a physicist
B. Becoming a school teacher
C. Becoming a taxi driver
D. Becoming a magazine production manager
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】问题是：“在Rostock，除了去麦当劳，人们通常会做的另一种工作是什么?”，正确答案是“开出租汽车”。其依据是“The only alternatives are the two classic examples：becoming a taxi driver or working at McDonald's．”虽然其他三个选项都在文中出现过，但指的都是其他事情，不要混淆。