【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】Listen to part of a conversation between a student and a Housing Office employee.
Employee: Hello there. Welcome to the Housing Office. What can I do for you today?
Student: Um, I have a couple of questions about housing. You see, I’m going to be choosing a dorm for next year, and I’d like to find out about some of the, uh, amenities in each of the dorms if you don’t mind.
Employee: Mind? Of course not. It’s my job. And we get lots of students in here asking about the differences between the various dorms. So fire away with your questions.
Student: Wow, that’s great to hear. Okay, well, I’m going to be junior, so I guess that puts me in line for a decent dorm room, right?
Employee: You’re right about that. Actually, juniors and seniors have the option of getting a single in a dorm as opposed to living in a double. Now, the price is a little higher. About… hmm, maybe six or seven hundred dollars a semester higher. Is that out of your price range, or should we keep discussing singles?
Student: That’s a good question. I’ll have to talk to my parents about that. Why don’t you tell me a little me a little more so that I can be prepared when I speak with them?
Employee: Good thinking. It’s always best to be prepared. All right, so let’s forget about doubles and talk about singles for a second. Now, every dorm has singles. Of course, some have more than others. Personally, I think that Branson Hall has the best singles on campus. They’re bigger than all the others, and Branson is a pretty new dorm… just a couple of years old, so it has the best, most modern facilities on campus.
Student: Cool, I never realize that.
Employee: Unfortunately, seniors, since they get the first choice, usually snap up all the singles there as quickly as possible. I’d say that you only have a, say, ten percent chance of getting into one of those singles. It’s a small chance, but a chance nonetheless.
Student: Oh, that’s too bad. Well, what dorms do most juniors typically stay in?
Employee: A very astute question. There are two of them. The first is West Hall, and the second is Henderson House. Oh, make that three. I forgot about Patterson House. Anyway, those three are always full of juniors.
Student: What makes them so special?
Employee: Location, location, location. They are all near the Quad, so they are within a five-minute walk of most the key buildings on campus. Talk about some great places to be when you wake up ten minutes before your first class of the day begins.
Student: Tell me about it. I could have used that today.
Employee: Oh yeah? Well then you ought to consider seriously one of these places.
Student: Great. Can you go into the details of each a little more?
Employee: Sure, let me tell you about them. You know, you might want to write this down to make sure that you don’t forget anything.
Student: Yeah, that’s a good point. Let me grab a pen and paper from my bag. Hold on a sec, please.
请听一段学生和房屋管理员之间的对话。
管理员：你好。欢迎来到房屋管理处。今天我能帮您做些什么呢?
学生：啊，我有些关于住房的问题。您知道，我要为明年选一间宿舍。如果您不介意的话，呢，我想了解一下每种宿舍都有哪些便利设施。
管理员：介意?当然不会。这是我的工作。很多学生来这儿都会询问各种宿舍的不同之处。所以请问吧。
学生：哇，太好了。好，那么，我要上大三了，所以我想我应该可以住—个舒适一些的房间了。
管理员：你说的对。事实上，大三和大四学生可以选择单人间而不是双人间。现在价格稍贵一点。大约……呢，一个学期多六七百美元。这超出你的支付范围了吗，还是我们继续讨论单人间?
学生：问得好。我要和父母说一下这个问题。你最好多给我介绍一些，以便我和他们谈之前做好准备。
管理员：不错。准备是件好事。好的，我们不谈双人间，先谈单人间。现在每个公寓都有单人间。当然，有些公寓稍多一点。我个人认为，布兰森公寓拥有学校最好的单人间。房间比其他公寓的都大，而且布兰森还是个新公寓，刚建成几年，因此它拥有学校最好、最现代化的设施。
学生：太好了，我从来没想到。
管理员：遗憾的是，大四学生有优先选择权，所以他们经常会尽快枪租下所有的单人间。我看你只有百分之十的机会能租到其中的一间。机会很小，但仍是个机会。
学生：噢，太糟糕了。那么，大多数大三学生都住在什么样的寝室呢?
管理员：问题很敏锐。有两个。第一个是西方公寓，第二个是亨德森公寓。噢，应该是三个，我把帕特森公寓忘了。不管怎样，这三个公寓总是住满了大三学生。
学生：他们有什么特别之处吗?
管理员：位置，位置，位置。他们都离方院很近，因此从它们到校园内的主要建筑步行只需五分钟。好处之一就是早上第一节课提前十分钟起床也可以准时到达教室。
学生：请详细给我讲讲吧。今天，我本应能够利用这一点的。
管理员：噢，是吗?那么你应该仔细考虑从这几个地方中选一个。
学生：好。您能把每个地方详细介绍一下吗?
管理员：可以，我给你讲一下吧。要知道，你最好把这些记下来，以防忘记什么。
学生：对，好主意。我从包里拿纸和笔，请等一下。
24．学生为什么去房屋管理处?
A.为了预订一间下学期住的宿舍
B.为了询问可能会住的宿舍
C.为了询问校园内公寓的位置
D.为了查明大部分大三学生可能居住的地方
解析学生在说明自己的来因时提到，她要为明年选宿舍，想知道每种宿舍都有什么便利设施。