对devoted concertgoers的描述Devoted concertgoers who reply that recordings are no substitute for live performance …存在误差。选项[C]意思是“夸大了现场表演的多样性”，原文没有提到。

24.D

解析：推断题。关于recordings，作者主要在第四段加以论述。从第四段第三句“These recordings are cheap，available everywhere…”和第四段最后一句“the widespread availability of such recordings has thus brought …。”很容易推断出选项[B] They are easily accessible to the general public(大众很容易就能得到这些唱片)为正确答案。

干扰项：选项[A]意思是“唱片在质量方面经常是次于现场音乐会”，由第四段第三句“These recordings are cheap…very often much higher in artistic quality than today s live

performances” 可知选项[A]是错误的。选项[C]“他们帮助提高了音乐的品质”是对文中“These recordings …very often much higher in artistic quality than today s live performances”的曲解。选项[D]太过绝对，无法从文中推出。

25.A

解析：态度题。本题考查作者对于Gilbert在振兴交响乐团中的作用是什么态度。文章最后一段，尤其是最后三句提到，“But what will be the nature of that difference? Merely expanding the orchestra s repertoire will not be enough. If Gilbert and the Philharmonic are to succeed, they must first change the relationship between America s oldest orchestra and the new audience it hopes to attract。”很明显作者认为“Gilbert与众不同的实质仅仅是增加了管弦乐队的节目，这是不够的”，“Gilbert和the Philharmonic要想成功，还必须做一些事情”，由此可知作者不满意Gilbert在振兴交响乐团中的作用。故[A]项doubtful(怀疑的)为正确答案。 干扰项：[B]项enthusiastic(充满热情的)和[C]项confident(有信心)为反面干扰项。[D]项puzzled(迷惑的)是不符合常识的，作者不可能对其论述的内容迷惑不解，故排除。 Text Two

26.B

解析：细节题。题目问到“当McGee宣布他离开时，对他的态度可以最好的描述为 。”文章首段首句提到，“When Liam McGee departed …, his explanation was surprisingly straight up。”，即“当Liam McGee离开时，他的解释是直率的”，后文具体描述时还提到，“Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said …”，即“他不是用通常模糊的理由掩饰他的离开，而是坦率地说……”，所以正确答案为[B]项frank(坦率的)，是对文中“straight up”和“right out”的同义替换。

干扰项：[A]项arrogant(傲慢的)是从文中broadcasting his ambition过度推理而来的，不能选；[C]项self-centered(自我为中心的)是从“was very much my decision”主观臆断来的，不能选；[D]项impulsive(冲动的)是近义干扰，但是在原文中找不到依据。