M: Lucia, I've been admiring that sculpture you have on your desk. It looks like a polar bear.
W: That's right. It is a polar bear. [4] It was made out of soap stone by an Inuit artist from northern Canada. The dark gray stone is easy to carve, and the lines which look almost white in contrast can be made with hand tools.
M: I've seen other Inuit sculptures made from whale bone and wood. You can see by looking at this bear that the style seems quite abstract. And yet there is a realistic impression of the bear's shape and stance.
W: Inuit sculptors usually do depict animals in just such a style. Their favorite subjects are the animals of northern Canada and Alaska, like polar bears, seals, caribou and whales. The Inuit hunt some of these animals for food.
M: Yes, I know. [ 5 ] But the polar bear is their favorite because of its size, strength and agility.
W: That's true. They recognize it as one of the most graceful swimmers and fishers of all animals, and most important, [ 6 ] the polar bear symbolizes all the skills the Inuit hunters expect of themselves for survival.
【听前预测】
根据题干中出现的Inuitartist，Inuitpeople admiremost，polar bear 可以推断对话谈论了有关因纽特人和北极熊的一些情况。
【对话摘要】
对话中两人针对一座北极熊石雕展开了讨论，他们谈到这个雕塑是加拿大北部的因纽特人用皂石制成的，其稍点是看上去风格比较抽象，但对北极熊的形状和姿态却刻画得很生动，因纽特人运用这种手法雕刻动物，其中北极熊是他们最喜欢雕刻的，因为北极熊象征了他们打猎谋生所向往的所有技能。
【试题解析】
D。本题的出题点在表示方位的状语处。对话中女±说，那个雕塑品是来自加拿大北部的因纽特人用皂石制成的，故选D。