2011英語四級考試聽力部分綜合指導(dǎo)(五十九)
來源：育路教育網(wǎng)發(fā)布時(shí)間：2011-09-30
In the local newspaper of my community recently, there was a story about a man named Virgil Spears. He lived in a small town about 40 miles from my home. He had served five years in a New York prison for robbing a restaurant. When he returned to his family, Mr. Spears couldn't find a job. Everyone knew he had been in prison and nobody trusted him. Finally, in desperation, he calmly walked into a local barbershop where he was well known, pulled out a gun, and took all the money the barber had. Up to this point it had been a fairly routine crime, but then something unusual happened. Mr. Spears didn't try to get away. He got into his car, drove slowly out of town, and waited for the police. When they caught him, he made only one request. He turned to the arresting policemen and said: "Would you please ask the court to put my family on welfare just as soon as possible?"
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. What made it difficult for Virgil Spears to find a job?
18. Why did Virgil Spears rob the local barbershop?
19. What did Mr. Spears do after he robbed the barbershop?
20. What can we infer from the passage?
17.
A) The long distance between his home town and New York.
B) His unpopular character.
C) The high unemployment rate in New York.
D) His criminal record.
18.
A) He wanted to be put in prison again.
B) He needed the money to support his family.
C) He hated the barber there.
D) He wanted to make himself well known.
19.
A) He went directly to the police station.
B) He drove out of the town and tried to escape.
C) He waited for the police to arrest him.
D) He argued with the police angrily.
20.
A) Mr. Spears enjoyed living in prison.
B) Mr. Spears was known as a greedy man in his community.
C) The police in New York were not very efficient.
D) The only way for Mr. Spears to support his family was by going to prison again.
