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W: Mr. De Keyzer, I'm a great lover of your book Moments Before the Flood. Can you tell us how you first became interested in this subject matter?
M: (6)In 2006, when the concert hall of the city of Bruges asked me to take some pictures for a catalogue for a new concert season around the theme of water, I found myself working along the Belgian coastline. As there had been numerous alarming articles in the press about a climate catastrophe waiting to happen, I started looking at the sea and the beach very differently, a place where I spent so many perfect days as a child. (5)This fear of a looming danger became the subject of a large-scale photo project.
W: You wrote in the book: "I don’t want to photograph the disaster, I want to photograph the disaster waiting to happen.” Can you talk a bit about that?
M: (7)It is clear now that it is a matter of time before the entire European coastline disappears under water. The same goes for numerous big cities around the world. My idea was to photograph this beautiful and very unique coastline, rich in history, before it’s too late—as a last witness.
W: Can you talk a bit about how history plays a role in this project?
M: Sure. The project is also about the history of Europe looking at the sea and wondering when the next enemy would appear. In the images, you see all kinds of possible defense constructions to hold back the Romans, Germans, Vikings, and now nature as enemy number one. For example, there is the image of the bridge into the sea taken at the Normandy D-Day landing site. (8)Also, Venice, the city eternally threatened by the sea, where every morning wooden pathways have to be set up to allow tourists to reach their hotels.
W: Thank you, Mr. De Keyzer. It was a pleasure to have you with us today.
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预览四道题各选项,由第5题选项中的 a book、 an introduction、 a collection of photos可以初步 推测,对话与某本出版物有关;再结合第6至8题选项中的When、 Europe、 waterways、 boats等词可以进一步 推测,对话内容涉及该出版物的创作或出版时间,并且该出版物与欧洲的水域有关。
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5. What does the man say about the book Moments Before the Flood?
【详解】 对话开头，女士问男士是怎么对Moments Before the Flood这一主题产生兴趣的，男士说，当时他正好有一个工作机会，需要拍摄一系列以水为主题的照片，而那时关于一场气候灾难即将到来的消息铺天盖地，所以，对迫在眉睫的危险的恐惧使他产生了拍摄Moments Before the Flood这一大型图片书的想法。因此答案为D）。
6. When did the man get his idea for the work?
【详解】 男士明确指出，2006年，布鲁日市音乐厅请他为即将到来的音乐节拍摄一些以水为主题的照片，用于制作宣传图册，此时他萌发了拍摄Moments Before the Flood这一项目的想法。因此答案为C）。
7. What will happen when the climate catastrophe occurs?
【详解】 对话中男士说，显然整个欧洲海岸线都会消失在水中，这只是个时间问题。因此答案为A）。
8. What does the man say about Venice?
【详解】 对话末尾，男士提到水城威尼斯，他说这座城市一直在受到海水的威胁，在那里每天早上需要搭起木质通道才能让游客进入酒店。因此答案为D）。