【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[听力原文]

Report on Beluga Whales

Student: Hello, Dr. Christianson.
Professor: Hello, Rosemarie, what can I do for you?
Student: Well, I need an extension for my report on beluga whales. Next Wednesday I am supposed to present in class and hand my report in, but I won"t be ready.
Professor: You had six weeks to work on this, and I have a policy of penalizing heavily for late assignments. You lose 20% the first day, and 10% for each day after.
Student: Well, my computer broke down and I lost everything. I have taken the computer into the Campus Computer workshop but they cannot retrieve any of my files. They said I could take it to a computer store downtown but that to retrieve the information would probably take a while and cost me $400. I don"t have $400 to spare. Also, the beluga whale specialist at the Aquarium whom I am planning to interview has been working in Los Angeles on a seahorse project with their aquarium for six weeks. He gets back next Monday. His secretary said he would be too busy his first week back, so I have to wait until the following week. I was hoping to video tape the interview and show parts of it to the class.
Professing: Quite the tale of woe you have. I can sympathize with the computer issue though, 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 hadn"t backed it up or saved it on disc. I assume this will be a lesson to you.
Student: Oh yes, I also lost the work I had been doing for another biology course. I had completed about 8 pages.
Professor: Well, let"s look at the calendar and see if there is another opportunity for your presentation and report. We are nearing the end of term and I like to review the last week of classes.
Student: What about on November 29?
Professor: Let me see, no, that wouldn"t work as Jane Clark is doing her presentation that day.
Student: I"m not sure I can get it finished much sooner as I have to start writing the report from scratch.
Professor: 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. Rob Metcalf was supposed to present that day but I understand he was in a serious car accident and had to withdraw from university.
Student: I didn"t know that. I was wondering why he hadn"t been in class this week. Is he alright?
Professor: I don"t know. I just received an email from the Registrar telling me the date and reason for withdrawal.
Student: I will check with Fred, perhaps he knows more, they were good friends. Maybe some of us could send him a card with flowers.
Professor: That would be nice. So, we have arranged for you to present to the class on November 22, and hand in your report on November 29. No later than 3 p.m. on November 29 for the report.
Student: Okay, I am going to be really busy over the next few weeks. I still can"t believe my computer broke down—it wasn"t even that old. I think I will have to give up basketball. I"m just too busy now.
Professor": That is too bad, but you are just lucky I am in a good mood today and not penalizing you for your tardiness.
Student: Thank you for not penalizing me. I really need to keep my scholarship which means I need to keep my GPA up. If I don"t have a scholarship, I will have to take a year off and work.
Professor: Is this your third year then?
Student: Yes, I hope to graduate at the end of next year. There is an ongoing NGO project in marine biology in Indonesia that I would like to work on when I am finished. I have a friend there now. There are not a lot of jobs for biology graduates, but I just love the field.
Professor: Most jobs require a graduate degree, but more and more seem to be opening up.
Student: I hope so. Thanks again, Dr. Christianson. I was so worried, I couldn"t sleep last night.
Professor: Good-bye.
Student: Good-bye.

[解析] 对话一开始，教授问学生有什么事时，学生的回答是：Next Wednesday I am supposed to present in class and hand my report in, but I won"t be ready...，可见对话的主要内容是学生不能按时陈述和提交报告，请求延期，而教授最终答应了学生的请求。