2. 选B.短文对三位嘉宾的人称代词用的都是he，由此可知，这三位嘉宾都是男士，而从第5段的she asked可以看出这个reporter是位女士，所以总共是three men and one woman，答案是B.

1. 选B.从第1段的首句Several years ago， a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America.可以知道，这个故事发生在美国，所以选择B.

5. The owner of many buildings thought _______.

　　 A. he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York

　　 B. the owner of the very large company was really important

　　 C. the visitor was really important if he talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor

　　 D. the person who worked in the White House was really important

　　 「答案与解析」

4. The owner of the very large company thought _______.

　　 A. she was really important because she owned one of the largest companies

　　 B. the banker was really important

　　 C. the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really important

　　 D. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President， the President would not answer any telephone call

3. The banker thought _______.

　　 A. he was really important because he was a rich banker

　　 B. the visitor to the White House was really important

　　 C. the visitor who met the President of the United States

　　 D. the reporter was really important

2. There are _______ in this passage.

　　 A. two men and two women

　　 B. three men and one woman

　　 C. three women and one man

　　 D. four women

　　 The reporter was talking to them about being important.

　　 “How do we know if someone is really important？” the reporter asked the banker.

　　 The banker thought for a few moments and then said， “I think anybody who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”

　　 The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that？” she asked.

　　 The man shook his head， “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You‘d only be important if while you were visiting the President， there was a telephone call from the president of another country， and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”

　　 The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so？”

　　 “No， I don‘t，” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”

　　 “Then what would make the visitor important？” the reporter and the other two men asked.

　　 “Oh， I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang， and the President picked up the receiver， listened and then said， ‘It’s for you.‘ ”

　　 根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1. This story happened in _______.

　　 A. England　　　　　　 B. America

　　 C. Japan　　　　　　　 D. Australia

5. 选B.本题可用排除法，由第1段第2句It is easy to play 可知道A项正确；由最后一句The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.可知C项是正确的；由第4段的句子The person playing music cannot see the people in the game可知D项也是正确的。故答案选B.

4. 选C.由第3段中的句子When the music starts， the players walk round the chairs.可知答案为C.

3. 选D.第2段的Put the chairs in a row就是“把椅子排成一排”这意。选D.