Question 1 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

Conversation One

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W: (1) [Mr. David Jackson, a staff writer at The New Yorker,] is known for his nonfiction books of adventure. Today, we go on a different kind of adventure: Jackson’s life of parenting his offspring. David, as a parent of an 11- and a 14-year-old, what is the most interesting issue you are dealing with right now?

M: It’s easy to focus on the challenges, but so far I find these ages to be kind of wonderful. (2) [They are independent and they have their own curiosities and obsessions.] You can talk to them about fairly sophisticated subject matters such as politics.

W: Yes, that does sound refreshing compared with talking to younger children. Do they ask you to proofread their essays?

M: Certainly, with writing, they do. (3) [I really just try to be encouraging.] I think at this age editorial guidance is less important than encouragement.

W: Are there books that you think are important that your children read and that all children read?

M: My general thought is to read widely and to incorporate a love for reading. Learning to love to read, I think, is the optimal thing because it gives you a skill you can take anywhere.

W: So, you are not too concerned, like some parents, with the content they’re reading. I know I have some worries about that.

M: Yeah, read what you like. If a child loves graphic novels or comic books, whatever it is that is turning them on to read and turning on their imagination.

W: (4) [I feel that children’s tastes in books change as they reach adolescence. I know that mine certainly did when I was a teenager.] What do you think?

M: I think it’s especially important as they get older to read subject matter that will open their eyes to the world and people. So, I think both fiction and nonfiction are really important because they give you the power to begin to perceive the world through the lives of others.

1. What do we learn about David Jackson from the conversation? （从对话中我们可以了解到大卫·杰克逊的什么信息？）

解析：A。在录音一开头女士就说到，大卫·杰克逊先生是《纽约客》的特约撰稿人。A项与此内容相符，a staff writer原词复现，因此选A。

错项排除：B项利用录音中出现的adventure进行干扰，但录音中是说大卫是以写冒险类纪实作品而闻名，并没有说他是一名冒险家，故B项排除。C项利用录音中的fiction进行干扰，但录音中明确说了大卫的作品属于纪实文学（non-fiction），C项与此内容相悖，故排除。录音中提到大卫是一个11岁和一个14岁孩子的父亲（a parent of an 11- and a 14-year-old），而不是四个孩子的父亲（a father of four kids），故D项排除。