听力题 Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文] W: Steve, can you tell me how long you"ve been a pub owner? M: Well, four years, I suppose. I"ve been involved with pubs off and on for ten years. I"ve sort of done hotel work and I"ve also run a restaurant pub. And now I"ve got what you call a good old-fashioned pub. That is, a public bar, with all the social games going with it, which is what we"ve always wanted to have, you know. W: It sounds like you"ve always worked in pubs, but not always in this one. M: No, no. I worked in quite a variety of pubs. W: What makes a good pub? I mean, you said, you know, it has got a good variety of things. M: Well, I think having the right customers to start with, selling the right beer, keeping it good, and most of all, keeping a good attitude yourself, even though you probably feel very tired. But the idea is, if you generate from your side, it"s got to affect the other side, if you"re getting the right customers in. W: Yeah. I must say that"s one thing that has always struck me about being a pub owner. I mean, a lot of people seem to think that it"s a nice job, you know. Everybody says, "Oh, I"d love to retire and get a country pub." But it seems to me that it"s actually very hard work. What does the man say about his involvement with pubs? [解析] 细节辨认题。对话中女士问男士他成为酒吧老板有多长时间了,男士回答说已经四年了,不过他从事与酒吧相关的工作断断续续已经有十年了。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文] What characterizes the old-fashioned pub according to the man? [解析] 细节辨认题。对话中,男士说他现在的酒吧是那种人们普遍认为的传统酒吧,这种酒吧的特点就是会有很多社交性质的游戏和活动。因此,依照男士的观点,社交性质的游戏和活动是传统酒吧的特色。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[听力原文] What does the man say is the most important in making a good pub? [解析] 细节推断题。当女士问男士认为什么条件能够构成好的酒吧时,男士说,首先要有合适的客户,合适的啤酒,然后,最重要的就是,即使老板自己感觉很疲惫了,也依然要保持好的态度,这样,才能让酒吧更成功。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[听力原文] What does the woman think of running a country pub? [解析] 语义理解题。对话临近尾声时,女士说,很多人都感觉经营酒吧是份很好的工作,甚至很多人都梦想着退休以后,到乡下去开家酒吧,但女士却说,她认为经营酒吧实际上是份相当辛苦的工作。选项中的tough是对原文中的hard的同义转述。