Passage 2
　　A super attendant of the city municipal building, Dillia Adorno, was responsible for presenting its new security plan to the public. City employees, citizens and reporters gathered in the hall to hear her describe the plan. After outlining the main points she would cover, she assured the audience that she would be happy to answer questions at the end of her presentation. Dillia realized the plan was expensive and potentially controversial. So she was not surprised to see a number of hands go up as soon as she finished speaking. An employ asked, “Would the new system create long lines to get into the building like the line in the airport security checks?” Dillia had anticipated this question and had an answer ready. After repeating the question, she explained that the sufficient number of security guards would be working at peak hours to speed things along. The next question was more confrontational.”Where was the money come from to pay for all of this?”The journalists who ask the question seem hostile. But Dillia was careful not to adopt the defensive tone. She stated that the money would come from the city’s general budget. “I know these are tide times”, she added, “But everyone agrees on the importance of safe guarding our employees and members of the public who come into the building.” Near the end of the 25 minutes she has said, Dillia said she would take two more questions. When those were finished, she concluded the session with a brief restatement of how the new system will improve security and peace of mind in the municipal building.
　　Question 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　30. What is the focus of Dillia Adorno’s presentation?
　　答案：The new security plan for the municipal building.
　　31. What question had Dillia Adorno anticipated?
　　答案： Whether the security checks would create long queues at peak hours.
　　32. What did the speakers think of the question from the journalist?
　　答案： Confrontational
　　【點評】
　　本文描寫一位政府官員介紹了一項新的安保計劃，并回答了在場人員的提問，類似于一場新聞發(fā)布會。計劃成本較高，而且可能頗具爭議。本文詳細闡述了兩個提問。第一個問題是Dillia預見到的，但第二個記者的提問是有對抗性的，即使confrontational這個詞我們聽不懂也沒關系，可以從下文的其他詞匯中推斷，如hostile 有敵意的，而針對這個問題，Dillia讓自己盡可能不采取defensive的態(tài)度，既然要采取防衛(wèi)的態(tài)度，那記者的提問一定是在政府的對立面的，因此從defensive一詞也可以判斷出記者的態(tài)度。
　　關鍵詞：attendant n. 隨員 confrontational adj. 對抗性的 hostile，defensive