A. Some students at the back cannot hear the professor.

B. The professor has changed his reading assignment.

C. Some of the students are not on the professor's list.

D. The professor has brought extra copies of his assignment.

18.

A. She doesn't want to talk about the contest.

B. She's modest about her success in the contest.

C. She's spent two years studying English in Canada.

D. She's very proud of her success in the speech contest.

17.

W: Professor Neon, a few of us at the back didn't get the copy of your reading assignment.

M: Well, there are only 38 names on my class list, and I didn't bring any spare copies.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

正确答案：C

解析：考查推理判断能力。关键是要听到男士说“我没带备用的材料”，可知教室里的学生比名单上的多，故选C而排除D。选项A、B的内容均为原文的断章取义。

18.

M: Congratulations, Li Ming. You're the talk of the town and the pride of our class now.

W: If you are referring to my winning the English speech contest, I don't think it such a big deal. You know, I've spent two summer vacations learning English in Canada.

Q: What do we learn about Li Ming from the conversation?

正确答案：B

解析：男士恭喜女士成了小镇上的名人和班上的骄傲，女士说“我认为这没什么了不起的”，说明她很谦虚，因此B为答案而A错。C错在two years；选项D所说的与女士的实际态度恰好相反，她是班级的pride，不是说她很proud。