Conversation2
Listen to a conversation between a student and an employee at the university center for off-campus study.
Student: Hi. I am Tom Arnold. I am supposed to pick up a packet from the regional center for marine research. I am doing an internship there this summer.
Employee: Yes. I have it right here. The mail carrier dropped it off a few minutes ago.
Student: Thanks. Um…I wanted to ask about getting credits for the internship. I don’t know if…
Employee: I might be able to help you with that. Is there a problem?
Student: I just wanted to make sure the details have been corrected. The system should show that I am registered to earn four credits. But as of Friday, nothing was showing up yet. I was told it would be fixed this morning.
Employee: Well, I can check on the computer for you. Tom Arnold, right?
Student: Yes.
Employee: Well, it is showing credits…but only three.
Student: Really?! So now what? These all have to be finalized last week.
Employee: Well, yes. The course enrollment period ended last week. But since our office was supposed to get this straightened out for you before then… Let me see what I can do.
Uh…did the university give approval for you to earn four credits for this internship? Because the other students at the center for marine research are only getting three.
Student: Um…I am pretty sure those other students are doing the internship at the center’s aquarium, taking classes in marine biology and then teaching visitors about the various displays. I am doing a special research internship with the center. We’ll be collecting data on changes to the seafloor out in the open ocean.
Employee: Oh. That sounds quite advanced.
Student: Well, the internship requires me to have scuba diving certification and to be a senior oceanography student. I want to do advanced study in oceanography when I graduate. So I really want to get a sense of what real research is like.
Employee: I see. Now let’s try and see if we can… Oh. OK. I see the problem. There are two kinds of internships listed here—regular and research. Yours is listed as regular so it is only showing three credits.
Student: Can you switch it?
Employee: Not yet. But it lists Professor Leonard as…
Student: She is in charge of all the internships.
Employee: She just needs to send an email so I have an official record. Then I can switch it. And that should solve everything.
Student: Great! And I know Professor Leonard is in her office this afternoon, so I can go there later. It will be such a relief to get all these paperwork completed.
Conversation2
18. What is the conversation mainly about?
A. Proposed changes to an internship program
B. A document that was not delivered on time
C. A canceled course
D. An error in a registration record
19. According to the student, how is his internship different from the internships the other students have
A. He will be doing research in the open ocean
B. He will be teaching visitors about the displays at the aquarium
C. He will be writing a report about the regional center for marine research
D. He will be spending more time in the classroom
20. What two requirements did the student have to meet in order to get the internship?
Click on 2 answers
A. He had to have volunteered previously at the aquarium
B. He had to be certified in scuba diving
C. He had to be a senior oceanography student
D. He had to have experience collecting oceanographic data
21. What does the student imply about Professor Leonard?
A She is not in charge of oceanography internships
B She works at the regional center for marine research
C She will be able to help correct the mistake today
D She recommended the student for the internship
22. What can be inferred about the woman when she says this?
A. She feels her office has handled the situation correctly
B. She is upset that she has to fix the problem herself
C. She believes the student should have finalized his paperwork earlier
D. She wants to reassure the student that the problem will be addressed promptly
Conversation 2
Q18
正确答案：D
定位原文：
Student: I just wanted to make sure the details have been corrected. The system should show that I am registered to earn four credits. But as of Friday, nothing was showing up yet. I was told it would be fixed this morning.
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解析：学生反映自己的实习学分出错了，应该是四学分但记录上显示的是三学分(他和其他的同学工作性质不同，因此他的学分要高出一分)学生解释这个问题之后，工作人员就开始帮他处理。
Q19
正确答案：A
定位原文：
Student: Um…I am pretty sure those other students are doing the internship at the center’s aquarium, taking classes in marine biology and then teaching visitors about the various displays. I am doing a special research internship with the center. We’ll be collecting data on changes to the seafloor out in the open ocean.
解析：学生说别人是在水族馆工作，而自己是在海上收集数据。该学生学分高于其他学生的原因主要是工作条件更恶劣一些：in the open sea.
Q20
正确答案：BC
定位原文：
Student: Well, the internship requires me to have scuba diving certification and to be a senior oceanography student.
解析：学生说要有潜水证并且是大四的海洋学专业的学生才能做实习，两点分别对应了B和C。
Q21
正确答案: C
定位原文：
Employee: Not yet. But it lists Professor Leonard as…
Student: She is in charge of all the internships.
Employee: She just needs to send an email so I have an official record. Then I can switch it. And that should solve everything.
Student: Great! And I know Professor Leonard is in her office this afternoon, so I can go there later. It will be such a relief to get all these paperwork completed.
解析：员工说Leonard教授发封邮件就可以解决，然后学生说教授下午就在办公室，他可以直接去找她“And I know Professor Leonard is in her office this afternoon, so I can go there later”，因此下午就能解决，所以选择：教授今天能帮助改正错误。
Q22
正确答案：D
定位原文：
Student: These all have to be finalized last week.
Employee: Well, yes. The course enrollment period ended last week. But since our office was supposed to get this straightened out for you before then, let me see what I can do.
解析：员工说因为是上周出现的错误，所以会帮助学生解决。因此选择：她向学生保证问题会得到解决。