新编四级听力练习 第282期

Now you'll hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
W: [19]I'm sorry, but I can't let you check out these books.
M: What do you mean?
W: [20]Wow, the computer shows you got an overdue book, art work, out since last September.
M: [20]But that's impossible. I only started going to this school last month and I'm a business major, not an artist.
W: Oh. This is pretty strange. Let me look out the records. OK. You are Richard Smith?
M: Yeah.
W: You live at fifty thirty-three western?
M: No, I am living on campus, in the new...
W: You did say you are Richard Smith, right?
M: Yeah, well, my full name is Richard James Smith, but I usually go by Richard Smith.
W: Let me check one more thing on the computer. Aha, I see now. [21]There's another Richard Smith in the class... Richard El Smith. And it looks like he's the one who got the overdue book checked out.
M: Another Richard Smith? No kidding.
W: So I guess you two never met.
M: No, but I think I should probably try. I could at least warn him what's just happened.
W: Good idea. Now I'll let you check out these books today. [22]But I suggest you start using your middle name, or mid initial to avoid any problem like this in the future.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. Why is the man talking to the woman?
正确答案：C
解析：对话的第一句女士很明确地指出“我不能让你借这些书”，从而可知男士是想借书，因此C正确。
20. Why does the man mention that he is a new student at the school?
正确答案：A
解析：女士说男士在去年9月就借了一本书迄今未还，男士反驳说：“那不可能，我上个月才入学”。因此A正确。
21. What does the woman discover when she looks at the records on her computer?
正确答案：D
解析：女士说：“有另一个Richard Smith，叫Richard El Smith。”男士非常惊讶，说：“另一个Richard Smith？”因此答案为D。
22. What does the woman suggest the man do in the future?
正确答案：C
解析：对话结尾处女士说：“但是我建议你开始使用中名或中名首字母，以免未来再出现类似的问题。”可见C正确。