Conversation Two
W: Hello, Dr. Christianson.
M: Hello, Cathy, what can I do for you?
W: Well, [22]I need an extension for my report on whales. Next Wednesday I am supposed to present in class and hand my report in, but I won't be ready.
M: You had six weeks to work on this, and [23]I have a policy of penalizing heavily for late assignments. You lose 20% the first day, and 10% for each day after.
W: Well, my computer broke down and I lost everything. I have taken the computer into the Campus Computer Center but they cannot retrieve any of my files.
M: [24]I can sympathize with the computer issue, because it happened to me once when I was a student. My computer crashed just as I was on the last page of a 10,000-word essay. I assume this will be a lesson to you.
W: Oh yes.
M: Well, let's look at the calendar and see if there is another opportunity for your presentation and report.
W: What about on November 29?
M: Let me see, no, that wouldn't work as Jane Clark is doing her presentation that day.
W: I'm not sure I can get it finished much sooner as I have to start writing the report from scratch.
M: Well, perhaps I can allow you to hand in your report on November 29, but the presentation must be sooner. Looking at my calendar, the only possible day would be November 22. [25]Rob Metcalf was supposed to present that day but I understand he was in a serious car accident and had to withdraw from university.
W: I didn't know that.
M: So, we have arranged for you to present on November 22, and hand in your report on November 29.
W: Thanks again, Dr. Christianson.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. What does the woman want the man to do?
正確答案:B
解析:選項都是動詞短語,且her都作賓語,由此可推測題目應該詢問男士為女士做某事。B中的extra time是對女士話中extension的同義替換,為正確答案。
23. What kind of policy does the professor have for assignments?
正確答案:D
解析:男士對女士的請求做出回應時提到了late assignments(遲交作業)的政策,只要聽到關鍵詞是lose和day,即按遲交天數扣分,便可推知D正確。
24. What was the professor's attitude towards the student's problem?
正確答案:A
解析:選項為表態度的形容詞。聽到男士所說的sympathize應該知道A是其同根詞。
25. What happened to Rob Metcalf whose turn can be replaced by the woman?
正確答案:B
解析:選項為某男士做了什么事,對話中提及時,注意主謂賓的匹配。此題屬于“聽到什么選什么”,答案是原文he was in a serious car accident的同義改寫。