Why does the student go to see the professor? [originaltext]Listen to a conversa

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问题 Why does the student go to see the professor?
Listen to a conversation between a student and his ancient history professor. (S = Student, P = Professor)
S: I know you put a lot of effort into making all the arrangements for the play in New York, getting us the special group discount, plus getting the department to help with the tickets.
P: Well, it’s not like everyday we have the opportunity to attend a production of Aeschylus, The Persians, performed by the National Theater of Greece no less. You know it is the earliest surviving Greek tragedy, the very first one.
S: Oh, I didn’t realize that The Persians was the oldest of all the Greek plays. That’s kind of neat. Aeschylus lived in like the 15th century B.C.E., right?
P: Yes, he lived during a series of wars that the Persian chronicles—the Persian Wars, and that’s what makes this play unusual. It talks about historical events that were occurring more or less around the time it was written. We’ll talk about it in next week’s class.
S: Oh that’s interesting. Is that the only Greek play that talks about like current events at that time?
P: That’s right. Well, the only play that we know of anyway. If other plays write the similar topics, those plays have been lost. But we are getting sidetracked. You wanted to tell me something?
S: Yes. I know you are not going to be too happy about this, but I just don’t think that I would enjoy this play.
P: I am sorry to hear that. Um, what’s the problem?
S: Well, seeing a play in a language I don’t understand, I just don’t think I’d get very much out of it. So I…
P: Well, you’ll surely understand some things. We’ll be studying the play beforehand so you’ll be familiar with it. Anyway, attendance is required. It is in the syllabus. And there’s a short paper on it due too. That’s also mentioned in the syllabus.
S: I sort of misplace my syllabus.
P: Well, you’ll need to get a copy from a classmate. Anyway, the play will have supertitles. That’s common practice nowadays.
S: Supertitles?
P: Like subtitles in movies, but they usually projected them across the top of the stage.
S: Oh, yeah, I know what they are. They had them when our Intro to Music class went to the opera in New York.
P: Well, there you go. See, people go to the opera all the time. They don’t necessarily know the language in which the opera’s been performed. What language was your opera in?
S: Russian. Another language I don’t understand.
P: And… did you enjoy it?
S: Well, it was a little frustrating at first not understanding the words, but once I got past that, yeah, I actually did get a lot out of it.

选项 A、To ask questions about a recent lecture
B、To get advice on a paper he is writing
C、To tell the professor that he will not participate in an upcoming class activity
D、To find out whether he can get a discount on tickets for a play he is planning to attend

答案 C

解析 题目询问学生去找教授的原因。对话开始后,学生和教授就《波斯人》这部剧进行了讨论,接着,教授说“但我们好像说远了。你是有什么想跟我说的吗?”学生则回答I just don’t think that I would enjoy this play “我觉得我不会喜欢这部戏”。由此可见,学生找教授的原因是C项“告知教授他不会参加即将举行的课堂活动”该项中的class activity指的就是观看《波斯人》的班级活动。对话探讨的是学生们即将要去观看的《波斯人》的相关情况,并没有探讨最近要开展的讲座、学生在写的论文,或者购买折扣票的问题,故排除A项“就最近的一次讲座提问题”、B项“就他正在写的论文征求意见”,以及D项“为了弄清楚他是否能拿到他计划去看的那部戏的折扣票”。
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