【答案解析】The university requires all literature majors to write a research thesis before they can graduate. This should help students build up a strong academic background for graduate study. The male student likes the policy because students can have the experience of writing a long research thesis, which is a good preparation for more professional research. Also, students can benefit from the guidance of advisors and work to produce a sophisticated thesis. [听力原文] W: Hi, Mark. Did you hear the news that all senior literature majors have to write a research thesis to graduate? M: Yes, a student from literature department has just told me about it. W: What do you think about this policy, then? M: I think it's great. It's true that I have written a lot of papers and gained some research skills, but we don't have any experience writing a long research thesis, which could be challenging, and we need more practice doing professional academic research. W: Yeah, I totally agree with you. Writing a research thesis is a good preparation for graduate studies. M: That's true. Also, we have an advisor to talk to; this is another part I like about the policy. We don't normally have advisors to help with our papers. But this time, with the guidance from an advisor, we'll be able to find the problems and shortcomings of our thesis and eventually produce one with high quality. W: That's absolutely right! I believe we are capable of writing a sophisticated thesis. Now is a time to prove our ability.