Question 7 is based on the news report you have just heard.

News Report Three

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    Scott Dunn recently awoke from a medically-induced sleep he’d been in after a car accident. He was heartbroken after realizing he’d missed his high school graduation. So his classmates decided to give him another chance. (5) It was just a month ago that East Juniata High School seniors met in the school’s auditorium for graduation. And last week, they did it again. (5) Scott’s car accident was on May 22nd, just 3 days before the ceremony. “(6) I remember waking up in the hospital and asking mom what date it was. She told me it was the 28th.” he said, “I looked at her and said ‘I missed my graduation.’” The school’s principal, Mr. Fausey, called Scott’s mom Karen and said that everybody wanted to do something special for him. Students wore their caps and gowns and sat in the front of the auditorium. Scott’s parents, Karen and Scott Senior, sat front and center. After brief speeches, Scott’s name was called, only Scott’s name. He walked across the stage as the audience cheered—a graduation for one. “I’m speechless,” Scott said, “I don’t know how to even explain it. (7) I’m speechless to know that so many people are behind me.”

7. Why was Scott speechless at the graduation ceremony?

解析：A。录音结尾处斯科特说道：“我也不知道是怎么了，知道有这么多人在背后支持我，我真的感动得说不出话来了。”由此可知，斯科特在毕业典礼上说不出话来是因为他的同学们让他备受感动，A项内容是对录音最后一句话的同义替换，故正确答案为A。本题难点在于对behind一词的理解。

错项排除：B、C两项在录音中未提及，故排除。D项利用录音中间出现的wore...caps and gowns作干扰，但录音说的是斯科特的同学们穿着毕业礼服，戴着礼帽，并不是他的父母，故D项错误。