Question 16 is based on the passage yon have just heard.

Passage One

    Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! As instructed in our previous meeting, the subcommittee on building development has now drawn up a brief to submit to the firm’s architect. In short, the building would consist of two floors. There would be a storage area in the basement to be used by the research centre as well as by other departments. (16) We are, as you know, short of storage base, so the availability of a large basement would be a considerable advantage. The ground floor would be occupied by laboratories. Altogether there would be six labs. In addition, there would be six offices for the technicians, plus a general secretarial office and a reception area. (17) The first floor would be occupied by the offices of Research and Development staff. There would be a suite of offices for the Research and Development Director as well as a general office for secretarial staff. It’s proposed to have a staff room with a small kitchen. This would serve both floors. There would also be a library for research documents and reference material. In addition, there would be a resource room in which audio-visual equipment and other equipment of that sort could be stored. Finally, there would be a seminar room with eloped-circuit television. This room would also be used to present displays and demonstrations to visitors to the centre. (18) The building would be of brick construction so it’s to conform to the general style of construction on the site. There would be a pitched roof. Wall and ceiling spaces would be insulated to conform to new building regulations.

16. What is said about the planned basement of the new building?

答案：C

解析：题目是针对地下室的规划提问，而说话者在谈到地下室时说，大地下室可以在很大程度上改善他们缺少存储空间的问题。由此可知，地下室将会有一个大的存储空间。