【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】
[解题思路] 本题考查根据已知信息进行判断的能力。
[关键词语] set his heart on becoming an artist
[详细解答] 从对话中得知，哈里斯先生的儿子威廉决心成为一个艺术家，故正确答案为A。
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Headmaster: Good morning, Mr Harris. Do sit down. I under- stand you' d like to have a word with me about your son William.
Mr Harris: Yes, that's right, Headmaster. I hope I should see you as soon as possible before William does anything he'll regret.
Headmaster: Regret? Mr Harris?
Mr Harris: Well, you see, he's set his heart on becoming an artist. My wife and I think he ought to take up something more secure. I mean even if he went to art school, there would be no guarantee he could get a good job afterwards.
Headmaster: He could probably teach, Mr Harris.
Mr Harris: He wouldn't like that. He says he wouldn't be a teacher if it were the last job on earth. Oh, ha, beg your pardon. Headmaster! didn't mean……
Headmaster: Not at all, Mr Harris. I wouldn't have been a teacher myself if I'd had my way. I'd have been an actor if my parents had let me. So I have some sympathy with William's problems. Now, let's see, if he wants to be an artist, he'll have to decide what sort of artist he wants to be.
Mr Harris: I don't quite follow you, Headmaster.
Headmaster: Well, what I mean is if he wanted to be a commercial artist - graphics, cartoons, that sort of thing he might do very well if he took an art course at a technical college. And besides, the entry qualifications wouldn't be so stiff. On the other hand, if he wants to go to one of the major art schools, you'd better not raise his hopes too high. There's a good deal of competition to get accepted. And he'd have to have at least three O levels and two A's at good grades before he'd even be considered. Oh, and there is another thing, he'd have to do a year's foundation course first, probably at another college. He'd get a grant of course, provided he'd got the right O's and A's.
Mr Harris: But Art. Headmaster, it's so chancy, though he went so set on it.
Headmaster: I don't think you should stand in his way. Mr Harris. If I were you, I'd let him decide for himself. You'd better accept the fact that nowa- days young people don't worry about security the way we did when we were young.
Mr Harris: Well, I must admit my wife and I would have felt much happier if he'd chosen to do something else. Perhaps it's still not too late for him to change his mind. You know, I could get him a good job with my own firm if he had a science degree. Headmaster: From what I know of him. Mr Harris, I don't think he's the sort of boy to change his mind, not in a hurry, at any rate. In any case, I think you ought to let him decide.
Mr Harris: But an artist, Headmaster, what's he going to live on?
Headmaster: Making a career as an artist isn't easy, of course. It would be a good idea if you had a talk with our Art Master Mr Simms. He can tell you more about the possibilities. I know he thinks very highly of William's work, though you'd better not tell William that I've said so.
Mr Harris: I suppose I shouldn't worry so much, Headmaster. But I can't say I like the idea - painting pictures and that, it... it doesn't seem like real work to me.
Headmaster: On second thought, I think the best thing would be for me to have a word with Mr Simms first and find out what he thinks of Willims chances of being accepted at art school.
Mr Harris: Thank you very much for your advice, Headmaster. I'd be grateful if you let me know what Mr Simms says.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解题思路] 先浏览题目，对比选项。该题是一个简单判断题，涉及对虚拟语气的理解。 [关键词语] if my parents had let me [详细解答] 先通过对比选项抓住重点捕捉的信息即“没当成演员到底是父母、老师还是自己的原因”，然后认真听对话，通过对话得知“如果父母允许，我已成为演员了”，因此重要原因在父母，正确答案应该选C。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解题思路] 该题是一个细节考查题，注意对易混信息的辨析。 [关键词语] entry qualifications wouldn't be so stiff [详细解答]该题涉及对两种学校入学要求的理解。由校长口中得知职业技术学院的入学要求并非十分严格，而一些大的艺术院校招生要求则要高很多。选项 A(要上一年基础课)，B(好的会考成绩)，C(面临激烈的竞争)都是选报较大的艺术院校的学生必须面临的问题，故正确答案为D。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解题思路] 本题是一道综合判断题。 [关键词语] science，arts，good at，security [详细解答] 通过校长与哈里斯先生的对话可对威廉的情况有个大致了解：他对艺术感兴趣，擅长绘画，不容易改变主意，且不像父亲年轻时那样担心工作是否保险。因此选项A(他对科学感兴趣)；B(他容易改变主意)和C(他根本不擅长绘画)与对话内容不符，而只有D为正确答案。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解题思路] 该题考查学生综合判断能力，运用排除法。 [关键词语] chancy，not real，easier，secure [详细解答] 哈里斯先生希望儿子改变从事艺术工作的想法，因为他认为这种工作不可靠(chancy/not se- cure)，不是一种真正的职业。因此A、B、D均为他的观点，而C(艺术比科学容易)不属于他的看法之列，故选C。