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Conversation 1
QUESTIONS
1. What does the professor talk about with the man?
a. Reasons the man should work at the field station next summer instead of working independently
b. Reasons the man should change the focus of his independent study project
c. Projects that the man has permission to work on next summer
d. Whether the man would be willing to cooperate on a project with another student
答案： C
破题关键词汇：talk about
解析：(从第1秒开始，原文重现：I have some good news for you. One of the students who was signed up for the summer term at the field station next year won't be attending after all. Your name's first on the waiting list. So if you still want to do it, the space is available.)
教授说一个报名参加明年夏季学期项目的学生不能参加了，就空出来一个名额，这个学生就可以参加了，所以C选项正确。
2. What does Professor Garfield suggest the student do during the spring term?
a. Take a particular class
b. Modify his research topic
c. Pay the field-station program fee
d. Begin collecting data
答案： A
破题关键词汇：during the spring term
解析：(从第1分04秒开始，原文重现：When I spoke with Dr. Garfield, he suggested you take a particular course he'll be teaching here in the spring. It's called advanced topics in salt marsh management.)
教授说Garfield教授建议学生参加他的一门特殊的课程，所以A选项正确。
3. What do the student and John Arnold have in common?
Click on 2 answers.
a. They were both on the waiting list for the summer field program.
b. They will both be doing research involving salt marshes.
c. They often volunteer to help restore salt marshes.
d. They live in the same university dormitory.
答案： B, D
破题关键词汇：John Arnold, have in common
解析：(从第1分29秒开始，原文重现教授的问题：Oh, one more thing. Do you know John Arnold? 学生回答：Not really, but he lives in my dorm. Why?
教授说：But anyway, his topic will be similar to yours.)
学生说对John Arnold并不了解，但是他们住在一个宿舍，所以D选项正确。
教授说John Arnold的研究课题和学生类似，所以可以推测出也是和盐沼相关，所以B选项正确。
4. What does the professor say is the main topic of John Arnold’s research?
a. Establishing size recommendations for salt marsh habitats
b. The relationship between bridge size and the flow of tidal waters
c. How the vegetation of coastal habitats is affected by the restoration of salt marshes
d. Ways of assessing levels of stress on salt-marsh habitats
答案： B
破题关键词汇：main topic, John Arnold’s research
解析：(从第1分47秒开始，原文重现：He'll be researching how bridges and culverts that have been installed to allow tidal waters to move underneath roads between the sea and the salt marshes. Exactly, and he'll be looking at how to determine the right size.)
教授说John Arnold研究的课题是桥梁尺寸和潮汐水的流速之间的关系，所以B选项正确。
5.What can be inferred about the student when he says this:
a. He cannot participate at the field station because of a prior commitment.
b. He is unsure if he will earn enough course credits before the summer.
c. He prefers to do the independent study instead of working at the field station
d. He thinks he may not have enough time to complete the required work over the summer.
答案： D
破题关键词汇：a few weeks shorter
解析：(从第34秒开始，原文重现：The field station and an independent study, but the summer term is a few weeks shorter than a regular term.)
学生说夏季学期比正常的学期会短几周，意思也就是暗示说有可能没有足够的时间完成研究课题，所以D选项正确。
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