【答案解析】[听力原文] 15-17 W: Did a lot of people attend the lecture? M: Well, yes and no. W: What do you mean? M: You see, the classroom was quite full at the beginning. Almost all the seats were occupied. But after the short rest, almost one-third of the audience left. W: Terrible! That was a very rude thing. I should have been there. I had told the students to behave themselves. I do hope Professor Black was not angry. M: What do you mean? He wasn't even there. W: What? Professor Black did not come? M: No, his lecture is Thursday next week, not this Thursday. W: Oh, yes, of course. How silly of me! 在第一轮对话中女士问参加讲座的人多不多,得到了男士的肯定答复。而在第二轮对话中,男士的最后一句指出:... almost one-third of the audience left,即在中途休息时三分之一的听众都走了。结合这两个方面可知应选[C]。