单选题
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】原文:M: Do you know Mr. Smith will give a lecture next Wednesday?W: Yes. It’s about the use of Big Data in marketing.M: An interesting topic.W: Yes. I’ll attend the lecture. Are you going?M: I’d like to, but I am leaving for New York on business next Tuesday.W: What a pity.15. What is Mr. Smith’s lecture about?16. Why is the man unable to attend the lecture?信息明示题。对话中,女士表示自己打算参加史密斯先生的讲座,并且询问男士是否参加;男士表示自己很想参加,但是下周二得去纽约出差。由此可见,男士不能参加讲座的原因是A)“他要出差”。B)“他将要会见律师”、C)“他忙着撰写论文”和D)“他要去看望父母”均与对话内容不符,因此可以排除。