单选题
单选题 What is the purpose of the conversation?
  • A. The man is interviewing the woman for a job in the office.
  • B. The woman wants to enroll in the communications program.
  • C. The man wants to discuss a change in the course schedule.
  • D. The woman is requesting an interview with the dean.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] M: Good afternoon. May I help you? W: Yes, I hope so. My name is Jennifer Taylor, and I'm in the communications program. Our class is doing a radio program, and we'll have interviews with a lot of people from all parts of campus life. We'd like to interview the new Dean of Students, if he's willing. M: Hmm. That sounds interesting. W: I hope Dean Evans will agree to meet with us, and let us tape the conversation for the radio. It would be a way for the whole community to get to know him, get to know his ideas and everything ... like the kind of vision he has for the university. M: How much time would you need? W: Oh, probably about an hour, no more than that. M: Hmm. I'm sure the dean would like to participate, but ... uh ... you know, his schedule is pretty tight. W: Oh, I was afraid of that. Um ... M: He's all tied up this week. Everybody wants to, you know, get acquainted. But we can probably work something in. When would you like to do the interview? W: The radio station can air the show on either the 16th or the 23rd, so we'd have to work around that. M: Let me look at the dean's schedule ... Let's see ... it looks like he's got a lot of meetings this week, and, well, most of next week, too, but what about the week after that? He doesn't have anything scheduled on Tuesday or Wednesday afternoon. Would either of those days work for you? W: Um, yeah, I think so. How about Tuesday afternoon? M: On Tuesday, he's free from two o'clock till four- thirty. W: Let's see. I'll be in class until two-thirty, so how about three? M: All right. Three o'clock, Tuesday, April 15. W: Okay, that will be great. Thank you so much. This will be a great way for everyone to learn about our new dean. We really appreciate the opportunity to do this. M: You're really quite welcome. It's our pleasure. In fact, I've put it on the dean's calendar, and we will see you on the 15th. W: The 15th. Okay. Thank you very much. The woman is requesting an interview with the dean. The woman says: Our class is doing a radio program, and we'll have interviews with a lot of people from all parts of campus life. We'd like to interview the new Dean of Students, if he 'S willing.
单选题 Why does the man say this:
  • A. To express regret that the dean is not available
  • B. To state that the dean cannot change his schedule
  • C. To let the woman know the dean is very busy
  • D. To apologize for the dean's confusing behavior
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】The man's purpose is to let the woman know that the dean is very busy and that his schedule is already full.
单选题 Why does the woman want to meet with the dean?
  • A. To learn about his ideas and vision
  • B. To ask for a letter of recommendation
  • C. To request a change in the school calendar
  • D. To tell him that she enjoyed his lecture
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】The woman says: I hope Dean Evans will agree to meet with us It would be a way for the whole community to get to know him, get to know his ideas and everything...like the kind of vision he has for the university.
单选题 What can be inferred about the dean?
  • A. He is in his office two days a week.
  • B. He has been dean for only a short time.
  • C. He generally does not give interviews.
  • D. He is an excellent public speaker.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】The woman says: This will be a great way for everyone to learn about our new dean. You can infer that the dean has been dean for only a short time.
单选题 When will the meeting with the dean take place?
  • A. The next day
  • B. The next week
  • C. In two weeks
  • D. In three weeks
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】The meeting will take place in two weeks, the week after next week. The man says: ... it looks like he 's got a lot of meetings this week, and, well, most of next week, too, but what about the week after that? The woman says: Urn, yeah, I think so.