【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文] M: Hurry up, Kate. We'll be late. W: I am hurrying. I can't move any faster. M: It's always the same. We can never get anywhere on time. W: Right! I'm ready. Really, David, if you gave me some help around the house, we'd never have to hurry like this. I can't do everything, you know. M: Well, we'd better be off. We're late already. W: Oh, no! It's absolutely pouring. We can't go out in that. We'll be soaked. M: Nonsense! Come on. It's only a shower. It won't last long. W: A shower? That! It's set in for the night. I'm not going out in that. M: Well, you've got your umbrella, haven't you? Use that. And anyway, it's only five minutes to the Johnsons' house. W: It might just as well be five miles in that rain. And I haven't got my umbrella. I left it in the office. M: That wasn't very clever of you, was it? W: Well, we could use your umbrella, I suppose. M: We can't. I left it on the train six weeks ago. W: Oh, David. Really, you are impossible. M: Well, we can't stand here all night. We're late as it is. Let's go. W: I'm not going out in that. And that's final. M: I'd better ring for a taxi then. W: Yes. You'd better, hadn't you? Why does Kate refuse to leave the house then? 由对话中女士提到的It's absolutely pouring...be soaked.和And I haven't got my umbrella.可知，凯特拒绝离开房子是因为外面下着瓢泼大雨，而且她把伞落到办公室了，如果出去会被淋湿的，故答案为D。 D中的raining very hard是对对话中pouring的同义转述。pouring意为“大雨倾盆”。