英语四级听力原文及答案.docx

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英语四级听力原文及答案

2015年12月英语四级听力原文及答案

Part1短对话

Question1

-M:

Doyourememberthewonderfulfilmonspaceexplorationwewatchedtogetherlastmonth?

-W:

Sure.It'sactuallythemostimpressiveoneI'veseenonthattopic.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers?

Question2

-W:

Areyoulookingforanythinginparticular?

-M:

Yes.Mysonisgraduatingfromhighschool,andIwanttogethimsomethingspecial.

Q:

Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

Question3

-M:

Miketoldmeyesterdaythathehadbeenlookinginvainforajobintheartgallery.

-W:

Really?

IfIrememberright,hehadachaneetoworkthere,butheturneditdown.

Q:

WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMike?

Question4

-W:

WouldyouliketocometoSusan'sbirthdaypartytomorrowevening?

-M:

I'mgoingtogivealecturetomorrow.IwishIcouldbeintwoplaces

atthesametime.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

Question5

-W:

Aren'tyoudiscouragedbytheslowprogressyourstaffismaking?

-M:

Yes.IthinkIwillgivethemadeadlineandholdthemtoit.

Q:

Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodo?

Question6

-W:

Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethevisitors'parkingis?

Ileft

mycarthere.

-M:

Sure.It'sinLotC.Overthatway.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

Question7

-W:

Youlookgreat!

Nowthatyou'vetakenthosefitnessclasses.

-M:

Thanks.I'veneverfeltbetterinmylife.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

Question8

-W:

Ireallyadmiretheefficiencyofyoursecretaries.

-M:

Ourcompanyselectsonlythebest.Theyhaveaheaveworkloadandwe

givethemalotofresponsibilities.

Q:

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

Part2长对话

Conversion1

W:

HiLeo,whydoyousayEnglishwouldbecometheworldIanguage?

M:

Well.Foronething,it'ssocommonlyused,theonlyIanguagethatis

usedbymorepeopleisChinese.

W:

WhyisEnglishspokenbysomanypeople?

empire.

M:

It'sspokeninmanycountriesoftheworldbecauseoftheBritish

AndnowofcourseistheinfluenceofAmericaaswell.

W:

ManystudentsfindEnglishadifficultIanguagetolearn.

M:

Oh,alllanguagesaredifficulttolearn.ButEnglishdoeshavetwogreatestadvantages.

W:

Whatarethey?

M:

Well,firstofall,ithasaveryinternationalvocabulary.Ithasmany

German,Dutch,French,SpanishandItalianwordsinit.SospeakersofthoseIanguageswillfindmanyfamiliarwordsinEnglish.Infact,Englishhaswords

formanyotherIanguagesaswell.

W:

Whyisthat?

M:

Well,partlybecauseEnglishspeakershavetravelledalot,theybringbackwordswiththem.SoEnglishreallydoeshaveaninternationalvocabulary.

W:

AndwhatistheotheradvantageofEnglish?

M:

ItthatEnglishgrammarisreallyquiteeasy.Forexample,itdoesn't

havedozensofdifferentendingsforitsnouns,adjectivesandverbs,notlikeLatin,RussianandGermanforexample.

W:

Whyisthat?

M:

Well,it'squiteinterestingactually,it'sbecauseoftheFrench.When

theFrenchruledEngland,FrenchwastheofficialIanguage,andonlythecommon

peoplespokeEnglish.TheytriedtomaketheirIanguageassimpleaspossible.

Sotheymadethegrammareasier.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyou'vejustheard.

Q9:

WhatdoesthemansayaboutChinese?

Q10:

WhatmadeEnglishawidelyusedIanguage?

Q11:

WhatissaidtobespecialaboutEnglishvocabulary?

Conversation2

Man:

Hello.Yes?

Woman:

Hello.Isthatthesalesdepartment?

M:

Yes,itis.

Weneedsomesupplies

W:

Oh,well.MynameisJaneKingsburyofGPFlimited.

forourdesignoffice.

M:

Oh,whatsort?

W:

Well,firstofall,weneedonecompletenewdrawingboard.

M:

DO44orDO45?

W:

Ah,Idon'tknow.What'sthedifferenee?

M:

Well,the45costs15poundsmore.

W:

Sowhat'sthetotalpricethen?

M:

lt's387pounds.

W:

Dosethatineludevalued-addedtax?

M:

Oh,I'mnotsure.Mostofthepricesdo.Yes,Ithinkitdoes.

W:

Whataretheboardsactuallymadeof?

M:

Oh,Idon'tknow.Ithinkit‘sasortofplasticstuffthesedays.It'swhiteanyway.

W:

Andhowlongdoesittaketodeliver?

M:

Oh,Icouldn'treallysay.Itdependsonhowmuchworkwe'vegotand

howmanyotherorderstherearetosendout,youknow.

W:

Ok,nowwealsowantsomedrawingpens,inkandrulers,andsomedrawingpaper.

M:

Ohdear.Thegirlwhotakesallthosesuppliesisn'therethismorning.SoIcan'ttakethoseordersforyou.Ionlydotheequipmentyousee.

W:

Ok,well,perhapsI'llringbacktomorrow.

M:

Sodoyouwantthedrawingboardthen?

W:

Oh,Ihavetothinkaboutit.Thanksverymuch.I'llletyouknow.

Good-bye.

M:

Thankyou.Good-bye.

Question12to15arebasedontheconversationyoujustheard.

Question12:

Whatisthewoman'spurposeinmakingthephonecall?

Question13:

Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

Question14:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutdelivery?

Question15:

Whatdoesthewomansayshewillpossiblydotomorrow?

Part3短文

短文1

Nooneknowsforsurejusthowoldkitesare.Infact,theyhavebeenin

useforcenturies.25centuriesago,kiteswerewell-knowninChina.Thesefirst

kiteswereprobablymadeofwood.Theymayevenhavebeencoveredwithsilk,becausesilkwereusedalotatthattime.Earlykiteswerebuiltforcertainuses.InancientChina,theywillusetocarryropestocrossrivers.Onceacross,

theropeswereteardownandwoodenbridgeswouldhangforthem.LegendtellsofoneGeneralwhoflewmusicalkitesovertheenemies'camp.Theenemyfled,believingthesoundstobethewarmingvoicesofangels.Bythe15thcentury,manypeopleflewkitesinEurope.MarcoPolomayhavebroughtthekitebackfromhisvisittoChina.Thekitehasbeenlinkedtogreatnamesandevents.

Forinstanee,BenjaminFranklinusedkitetoprovethelighteningelectricity.

Heflewthekiteinthestorm.Hedidthisinordertodrawlighteningfromtheclouds.Hetiedametalkeyandastripofsilktothekiteline.Thesilk

ribbonwouldstopthelighteningfrompassingthroughhisbody.Benjamin'sideawasfirstlaughedat.Butlateron,itenlightenedtheinventionofthelighteningrod.Withsuchgrandhistory,kiteflyingisshortremainanentertainingandpopularsport.

Question16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question16:

Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutkite?

Question17:

WhatdidancientChineseusecatstodo?

Question18:

WhydidBFfliedakiteinthestorm?

短文2

IhavelearntmanyIanguages,butI'mnotmasteredthemthewaythe

professionalinterpreterortranslatorhas.Still,theyhaveopendoorsfor

me.Theyhaveallowedmetheopportunitytoseekjobsininternationalcontextsandhelpmegetthosejobs.Likemanypeoplewhohavelivedoverseasforawhile,Isimplygotcrazyaboutit.Ican'timagelivingmyprofessionalorsociallifewithoutinternationalinteractions.Since1977,IhavespentmuchmoretimeabroadthanintheUnitedStates.Ilikegoingtonewplaces,eatingnewfoodsandexperiencingnewcultures.IfyoucanspeaktheIanguage,it'seasiertogettoknowthecountryanditspeople.IfIhadthetimeandmoney.Iwouldliveforayearinasmanycountriesaspossible.Beyondmycareer,myfacilitywithIanguageshasgivenmeafewrareopportunities.Once,justafterI

returnedmyyearinVienna.IwasaskedtotranslateforaGermanjudgeat

Olympiclevelhorseeventandlearnedalotaboutthesport.

InJapan,oncewhenIwasinthestudioaudieneeofaTVcookingshow,I

wasaskedtogouponthestageandtastethebeefdishthatwasbeingpreparedandtellwhatIthought.Theyasked”WasitasgoodasAmericanbeef?

”It

wasveryexcitingformetobeonJapaneseTV,speakinginJapaneseabouthowdeliciousthebeefwas.

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyou'vejustheard.

Question19Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutherself?

Question20Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmanypeoplewhohavelived

overseasforawhile?

Question21HowdidthespeakerexperieneeoflivinginViennabenefither?

Question22WhatwasthespeakeraskedtodointheJapanesestudio?

短文3

Dr.BenCarsengrewupinapoorsingleparenthouse-holdinDetroit.His

mother,whohadonlya3rdgradeeducationheldstwojobscleaningbathrooms.

Tohisclassmatesandeventohis

teachershewasthoughtofasthedummestkidinhisclass.Accordingto

hisownnotsofondmemories.

Hehadaterribletemper,andoncethreatenedtokillanotherchild.Dr.

Carsenwasheadeddownpartofselddistractionuntilacriticalmomentinhis

youth.Hismotherconvincedthathehadtodosomethingdramaticpreventingleadingalifeoffailurelaiddownsomerules.Hecouldnot

watchtelevisionexceptfortwoprogramsaweek,couldnotplaywithhisfriendsafterschool

untilhefinishedhishomework.Andhadtoreadtwobooksaweek,andwrite

bookreportsaboutthem.Hismother'sstrategyworked.“Ofcourse,Ididn't

knowshecouldn'tread.SothereIwas

submittingthesereports.”hesaid.Shewouldputcheckmarksonthemlike

shehadbeenreadingthem.AsIbegantoreadaboutscientists,economistsand

philosophers.Istartedimagingmyselfintheirshoes.Ashegotintothehobbitofhardwork,hisgradebegantosoar.Ultimatelyhereceivedascholarship

toattendingYale

University,andlaterhewasadmittedtotheUniversityofMichiganMedical

School.

HeisnowaleadingsurgeonatJohnsHopkinsMedicalSchoolandheisalsotheauthorofthethreebooks.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyou'vejustheard.

Q23WhatdowelearnaboutBenCarsen

Q24WhatdidBenCaren'sclassmatesandteachersthinkofhimwhenhewasfirstatschool?

Q25WhatdidBenCarsen'smothertellhimtodowhe