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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,hehadachancetoworkthere,butheturneditdown.
Q:
WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMike?
Question4
-W:
WouldyouliketocometoSusan'sbirthdaypartytomorrowevening?
-M:
I'mgoingtogivealecturetomorrow.IwishIcouldbeintwoplacesatthesametime.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
Question5
-W:
Aren'tyoudiscouragedbytheslowprogressyourstaffismaking?
-M:
Yes.IthinkIwillgivethemadeadlineandholdthemtoit.
Q:
Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodo?
Question6
-W:
Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethevisitors'parkingis?
Ileftmycarthere.
-M:
Sure.It'sinLotC.Overthatway.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?
Question7
-W:
Youlookgreat!
Nowthatyou'vetakenthosefitnessclasses.
-M:
Thanks.I'veneverfeltbetterinmylife.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
Question8
-W:
Ireallyadmiretheefficiencyofyoursecretaries.
-M:
Ourcompanyselectsonlythebest.Theyhaveaheaveworkloadandwegivethemalotofresponsibilities.
Q:
Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
Part2长对话
Conversion1
W:
HiLeo,whydoyousayEnglishwouldbecometheworldlanguage?
M:
Well.Foronething,it'ssocommonlyused,theonlylanguagethatisusedbymorepeopleisChinese.
W:
WhyisEnglishspokenbysomanypeople?
M:
It'sspokeninmanycountriesoftheworldbecauseoftheBritishempire.AndnowofcourseistheinfluenceofAmericaaswell.
W:
ManystudentsfindEnglishadifficultlanguagetolearn.
M:
Oh,alllanguagesaredifficulttolearn.ButEnglishdoeshavetwogreatestadvantages.
W:
Whatarethey?
M:
Well,firstofall,ithasaveryinternationalvocabulary.IthasmanyGerman,Dutch,French,SpanishandItalianwordsinit.SospeakersofthoselanguageswillfindmanyfamiliarwordsinEnglish.Infact,Englishhaswordsformanyotherlanguagesaswell.
W:
Whyisthat?
M:
Well,partlybecauseEnglishspeakershavetravelledalot,theybringbackwordswiththem.SoEnglishreallydoeshaveaninternationalvocabulary.
W:
AndwhatistheotheradvantageofEnglish?
M:
ItthatEnglishgrammarisreallyquiteeasy.Forexample,itdoesn'thavedozensofdifferentendingsforitsnouns,adjectivesandverbs,notlikeLatin,RussianandGermanforexample.
W:
Whyisthat?
M:
Well,it'squiteinterestingactually,it'sbecauseoftheFrench.WhentheFrenchruledEngland,Frenchwastheofficiallanguage,andonlythecommonpeoplespokeEnglish.Theytriedtomaketheirlanguageassimpleaspossible.Sotheymadethegrammareasier.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyou'vejustheard.
Q9:
WhatdoesthemansayaboutChinese?
Q10:
WhatmadeEnglishawidelyusedlanguage?
Q11:
WhatissaidtobespecialaboutEnglishvocabulary?
Conversation2
Man:
Hello.Yes?
Woman:
Hello.Isthatthesalesdepartment?
M:
Yes,itis.
W:
Oh,well.MynameisJaneKingsburyofGPFlimited.Weneedsomesuppliesforourdesignoffice.
M:
Oh,whatsort?
W:
Well,firstofall,weneedonecompletenewdrawingboard.
M:
DO44orDO45?
W:
Ah,Idon'tknow.What'sthedifference?
M:
Well,the45costs15poundsmore.
W:
Sowhat'sthetotalpricethen?
M:
It's387pounds.
W:
Dosethatincludevalued-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'vegotandhowmanyotherorderstherearetosendout,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,theyhavebeeninuseforcenturies.25centuriesago,kiteswerewell-knowninChina.Thesefirstkiteswereprobablymadeofwood.Theymayevenhavebeencoveredwithsilk,becausesilkwereusedalotatthattime.Earlykiteswerebuiltforcertainuses.InancientChina,theywillusetocarryropestocrossrivers.Onceacross,theropeswereteardownandwoodenbridgeswouldhangforthem.LegendtellsofoneGeneralwhoflewmusicalkitesovertheenemies'camp.Theenemyfled,believingthesoundstobethewarmingvoicesofangels.Bythe15thcentury,manypeopleflewkitesinEurope.MarcoPolomayhavebroughtthekitebackfromhisvisittoChina.Thekitehasbeenlinkedtogreatnamesandevents.Forinstance,BenjaminFranklinusedkitetoprovethelighteningelectricity.Heflewthekiteinthestorm.Hedidthisinordertodrawlighteningfromtheclouds.Hetiedametalkeyandastripofsilktothekiteline.Thesilkribbonwouldstopthelighteningfrompassingthroughhisbody.Benjamin'sideawasfirstlaughedat.Butlateron,itenlightenedtheinventionofthelighteningrod.Withsuchgrandhistory,kiteflyingisshortremainanentertainingandpopularsport.
Question16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question16:
Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutkite?
Question17:
WhatdidancientChineseusecatstodo?
Question18:
WhydidBFfliedakiteinthestorm?
短文2
Ihavelearntmanylanguages,butI'mnotmasteredthemthewaytheprofessionalinterpreterortranslatorhas.Still,theyhaveopendoorsforme.Theyhaveallowedmetheopportunitytoseekjobsininternationalcontextsandhelpmegetthosejobs.Likemanypeoplewhohavelivedoverseasforawhile,Isimplygotcrazyaboutit.Ican'timagelivingmyprofessionalorsociallifewithoutinternationalinteractions.Since1977,IhavespentmuchmoretimeabroadthanintheUnitedStates.Ilikegoingtonewplaces,eatingnewfoodsandexperiencingnewcultures.Ifyoucanspeakthelanguage,it'seasiertogettoknowthecountryanditspeople.IfIhadthetimeandmoney.Iwouldliveforayearinasmanycountriesaspossible.Beyondmycareer,myfacilitywithlanguageshasgivenmeafewrareopportunities.Once,justafterIreturnedmyyearinVienna.IwasaskedtotranslateforaGermanjudgeatOlympiclevelhorseeventandlearnedalotaboutthesport.
InJapan,oncewhenIwasinthestudioaudienceofaTVcookingshow,IwasaskedtogouponthestageandtastethebeefdishthatwasbeingpreparedandtellwhatIthought.Theyasked”WasitasgoodasAmericanbeef?
”ItwasveryexcitingformetobeonJapaneseTV,speakinginJapaneseabouthowdeliciousthebeefwas.
Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyou'vejustheard.
Question19Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutherself?
Question20Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmanypeoplewhohavelivedoverseasforawhile?
Question21HowdidthespeakerexperienceoflivinginViennabenefither?
Question22WhatwasthespeakeraskedtodointheJapanesestudio?
短文3
Dr.BenCarsengrewupinapoorsingleparenthouse-holdinDetroit.Hismother,whohadonlya3rdgradeeducationheldstwojobscleaningbathrooms.Tohisclassmatesandeventohis
teachershewasthoughtofasthedummestkidinhisclass.Accordingtohisownnotsofondmemories.
Hehadaterribletemper,andoncethreatenedtokillanotherchild.Dr.Carsenwasheadeddownpartofselddistractionuntilacriticalmomentinhisyouth.Hismotherconvincedthathehadtodosomethingdramaticpreventingleadingalifeoffailurelaiddownsomerules.Hecouldnot
watchtelevisionexceptfortwoprogramsaweek,couldnotplaywithhisfriendsafterschool
untilhefinishedhishomework.Andhadtoreadtwobooksaweek,andwritebookreportsaboutthem.Hismother'sstrategyworked.“Ofcourse,Ididn'tknowshecouldn'tread.SothereIwas
submittingthesereports.”hesaid.Shewouldputcheckmarksonthemlikeshehadbeenreadingthem.AsIbegantoreadaboutscientists,economistsandphilosophers.Istartedimagingmyselfintheirshoes.Ashegotintothehobbitofhardwork,hisgradebegantosoar.UltimatelyhereceivedascholarshiptoattendingYale
University,andlaterhewasadmittedtotheUniversityofMichiganMedicalSchool.
HeisnowaleadingsurgeonatJohnsHopkinsMedicalSchoolandheisalsotheauthorofthethreebooks.
Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyou'vejustheard.
Q23WhatdowelearnaboutBenCarsen?
Q24WhatdidBenCaren'sclassmatesandteachersthinkofhimwhenhewasfirstatschool?
Q25WhatdidBenCarsen'smothertellhimtodowhenhewasaschoolboy?
Part4听写题
Whenyoulookupatthenightsky,whatdoyousee?
Thereareother(26)heavenlybodiesouttherebesidesthemoonandstars.Oneofthemost(27)