【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文]
   M: Hi professor. I was hoping I could have a moment of your time if you're not too busy. I'm having some problems getting started on my dissertation and I was hoping you could give me some advice on how to begin.
   W: Sure. I have quite a few students though. So can you remind me what your topic is?
   M: The general topic I chose is aesthetics, but that's as far as I've got. I don't really know where to go from there.
   W: Yeah, that's much too large a topic. You really need to narrow it down in order to make it more accessible. Otherwise you'll be writing a book.
   M: Exactly. That's what I wanted to ask you about. I was hoping it would be possible for me to change topics. I'm really more interested in nature than beauty.
   W: I'm afraid you have to adhere to the assigned topic. Still, if you're interested in nature, then that certainly can be worked into your dissertation. We've talked about Hume before in class, right?
   M: Oh yeah, he's the philosopher who wrote about where our ideas of beauty come from.
   W: Exactly. I suggest you go to the library and get a copy of his biography. Start from there. But remember to stick to the parameters of the assignment. This paper is a large part of your cumulative grade. So make sure to follow the instructions. If you take a look at his biography, you can get a good idea of how his life experiences manifest themselves in his theories of beauty. Specifically the way he looked towards nature as the origin of what we find beautiful.
   M: Great. Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions, Professor. I'll let you get back to class now.
   W: If there's anything else you need, please come see me in nay office any time.
   What is the man's problem?
男士提到他的论文开头有些问题(having some problems getting started on my dissertation)。D项“他不知道如何继续他的论文”与录音相符。
   A项“他太忙了，不能按时完成作业”利用录音中的assignment设置干扰，录音说的是教授让他记住遵守分配的范围，并不是说他太忙不能按时完成作业。录音中男士说他选的题目是美学，故排除B项。教授让他一定要遵守指示，但没有说他不明白教授的指示，故C项不对。