11．The producer appeared behind the recording studio window and smiled and waved to me like an old friend．And after I had read out a little test piece，he said，"That's fine，wonderful，your voice is perfect，lively，wonderful．"Then I read a longer passage in English about the delights of touring in Britain，and another about the delights of visiting London，and both were"excellent"and"just right"，and I began to consider a job in radio．
To be honest，I was fairly sure of myself though I lacked experience．Across the room in the Hamburg News Agency where we both worked，a friend named Peter Turner called to me，"I say，Mike，a man on the phone here wants someone to do a recording in English，and I'm booked up．Would you read something to him in English as a sort of test？"I did，and they said，"Perfect，lovely，wonderful，…"Would I come round？
It was after reading their passage in English in the studio that they noticed my vowel （元音） pronunciations were not altogether King's English，or even Prince Philip's，there was a larger silence than usual，then the voice said："Fine，lovely…，but you said the word‘castle'with a short‘a'．Could we have the passage again please，but this time say‘castle'．"
This was easy．But then he noticed other differences in my pronunciation．
"It's my northern English accent，"I said，angry，because I had to apologize for it．
"Oh，I see…but Mike，we'll have to get it right，I'm afraid．The recording is for teaching English to German schoolchildren，and it must be spoken in the way it is taught in German schools．"
I read the passage again…and again…and again．But of course you cannot change the pronunciation of a lifetime in an hour．The studio men were in the state of having lost hope and underlined the vowels which caused me to feel angry，so that I'd remember them．Few，really．But because I had to concentrate （集中） on them，I made a lot of mistakes in my reading．Everyone got somewhat irritable （easily made angry），so we all went out for a beer．
64．Broadcasting did not make Mike nervousA．
A．although he had never done any before
B．because he worked in a news agency
C．because he was used to talking on the phone
D．although the passages were long
65．What happened after Mike had read the third passage？A
A．They made him repeat it．B．They said nothing．
C．They began to discuss the King's English．
D．They could not understand one of the words．
66．They wanted Mike to change his pronunciation becauseB．
A．German schoolchildren did not like a northern accent
B．it was different from the English taught in German schools
C．it was different from the English spoken in Germany
D．German schoolchildren were taught through recordings
67．Why did Mike's reading of the passage get worse？C
A．He needed a drink to clear his throat．
B．He was trying to do the recording in an hour．
C．He was trying hard to get certain sounds right．
D．He could not learn so many new sounds．
分析 文章介绍了我第一次去录音的经历，由于我的口音的问题在录制过程中遇到了一些困难，在努力下最后终于完成任务．
解答 64．A 65．A 66．B 67．C
64．A 细节题，根据To be honest，I was fairly sure of myself though I lacked experience这句可知，诚实地来说，尽管我缺少经验但很自信，所以对于第一次录音不怯场，故选A．
65．A 细节题．从文章Could we have the passage again please，but this time say‘castle'．"这句话看出，他们是让我再重读一遍，特别要注意castle的发音，故选A．
66．B 细节题．根据The recording is for teaching English to German schoolchildren，and it must be spoken in the way it is taught in German schools．"可知，这个录音是用来教授德国的孩子的，而我的口音和在德国学校里的英语要求有差别，故选B．
67．C 细节题，在最后一段But because I had to concentrate （集中） on them，I made a lot of mistakes in my reading介绍了我一遍遍的重读，但是也不可能在一小时内改变一生的口音，所以作者尽量把读音读的正确，故选C．
点评 本文是人生感悟类阅读理解．这类题材是高考常考的内容，它注重考查考生整体理解文章大意的能力，在做题时要结合题干以及上下文做出正确的选择．
