听力材料：

　　W: Hey, Tom! I heard that you are auditing at thehistory class. How do you like it?

　　M: Pretty good! Prof. Lincoln talked a lot about Africayesterday. [23]Do you know which African countryhas the strongest economy?

　　W: [23]I would guess South Africa. It's probably gotthe most modern infrastructure of all the Africancountries.

　　M: [23]Exactly! And Prof. Lincoln said that it is one of the most stable democracies in that partof the world.

　　W: Sounds interesting. What else did Prof. Lincoln say?

　　M: As developed as it is now, that's not to say that there haven't been problems. I bet you canguess what I'm referring to.

　　W: Apartheid?

　　M: Yes, under apartheid, the government maintained a policy of separating the white minorityand the black majority. [24]Early on, black people were barred from being members ofparliament. It was a whites-only government.

　　W: Does everyone speak English in South Africa?

　　M: No, not necessarily. Most people do, but there are actually eleven official languages. Englishis one. The most commonly spoken language that's native to the area would be Zulu.

　　W: And... and how about the population there?

　　M: Interestingly, South Africa has the largest population of people of European descent inAfrica, and the largest Indian population outside of Asia. Not only that, [25]it also has thelargest mixed race community in Africa.

　　W: Oh, you really know a lot about that country now! I guess I want to audit at the historyclass next semester.

　　M: I bet you won't regret it.

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　23. According to the conversation, what is the situation about South Africa?

　　正确答案：A

　　解析：男士问女士哪个非洲国家的经济，女士说是南非，故选A。C项为强干扰项，男士引用教授的话说南非是民主最稳定的非洲国家之一，但并不是的一个民主最稳定的国家。

　　24. What does the man say about the black people under apartheid?

　　正确答案：D

　　解析：男士提到种族隔离的情况时说，在早期，禁止黑人成为国会议员，故选D。

　　25. What can we learn about South Africa from the conversation?

　　正确答案：D

　　解析：男士说南非有着非洲的混合族群社区，故选D。

编辑推荐：

***四六级考试资讯***
2015年11月英语四六级口语考试报名通知	2015年12月大学英语四六级冲刺备考专题
2015英语四六级口语考试全指南	2015年12月英语四六级考试报名时间|入口
***四级复习指导资料***
2015年12月英语四六级翻译写作表达	2015年12月英语四级作文句型
2015英语四六级翻译中国特色词汇	2015英语四六级作文常考话题汇总
2015年12月英语四级备考选词填空技巧	2015英语四六级写作热考话题专业名词
***六级复习指导资料***
2015年英语六级复习:真题高频词汇汇总	英语六级高频考点：高频词组汇总
2015年12月英语六级大纲词汇复习大全	2015年英语六级考试阅读题判断词语汇总