2015年12月四级听力真题1

2015年12月四级听力真题1 1. A) They admire the courage of space explorers B) They enjoyed the movie on space exploration C) They were going to watch a wonderful movie D) They like doing scientific exploration very much 2. A) At a gift shop B) At a graduation ceremony. C) In the office of a travel agency D) In a school library 3. A) He used to work in the art gallery B) He does not have a good memory C) He declined a job offer from the art gallery D) He is not interested in any part-time jobs 4. A) Susan has been invited to give a lecture tomorrow B) He will go to the birthday party after the lecture C) The woman should have informed him earlier D) He will be unable to attend the birthday party 5. A) Reward those having made good progress B) Set a deadline for the staff to meet C) Assign more workers to the project. D) Encourage the staff to work in Small groups 6. A) The way to the visitor's parking B) The rate for parking in Lot C C) How far away the parking lot is. D) Where she can leave her car. 7. A) He regrets missing the classes B) He plans to take the fitness classes. C) He is looking forward to a better life D) He has benefited from exercise 8. A) How to raise work efficiency. B) How to select secretaries C) The responsibilities of secretaries D) The secretaries in the man’s company. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9 A) It is more difficult to learn than English B) It is used by more people than English. C) It will be as commonly used as English D) It will eventually become a world language 10. A) Its loan words from many languages B) Its popularity with the common people. C) The influence of the British Empire D) The effect of the Industrial Revolution 11. A) It includes a lot of words from other languages B) It has a growing number of newly coined words C) It can be easily picked up by overseas travellers D) It is the largest among all languages in the world Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A) To return some goods B) To apply for a job. C) To place an order. D) To make a complaint 13. A) He has become somewhat impatient with the woman B) He is not familiar with the exact details of the goods C) He has not worked in the sales department for long. D) He works on a part-time basis for the company 14. A) It is not his responsibility B) It will be free for large orders C) It costs ￡15 more for express delivery D) It depends on a number of factors 15. A) Report the information to her superior B) Pay a visit to the saleswoman in charge C) Ring back when she comes to a decision D) Make inquiries with some other companies Section B Passage One Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. A) No one knows exactly where they were first made B) No one knows for sure when they came into being C) No one knows for what purpose they were invented D) No one knows what they will look like in the future 17. A) Carry ropes across rivers B) Measure the speed of wind C) Pass on secret messages D) Give warnings of danger 18. A) To protect houses against lightning. B) To test the effects of the lightning rod. C) To find out the strength of silk for kites D) To prove that lightning is electricity. Passage Two Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. A) She enjoys teaching languages B) She can speak several languages. C) She was trained to be an interpreter. D) She was born with a talent for languages 20. A) They acquire an immunity to culture shock. B) They would like to live abroad permanently C) They want to learn as many foreign languages as possible D) They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions 21. A) She became an expert in horse racing B) She got a chance to visit several European countries C) She was able to translate for a German sports judge D) She learned to appreciate classical music 22. A) Taste the beef and give her comment. B) Take part in a cooking competition. C) Teach vocabulary for food in English D) Give cooking lessons on Western food Passage Three Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 23. A) He had only a third-grade education. B) He once threatened to kill his teacher C) He grew up in a poor single-parent family D) He often helped his mother do housework 24. A) Careless B) Stupid C) Brave D) Active 25. A) Write two book reports a week B) Keep a diary C) Help with housework D) Watch educational TV programs only. 答案速查 短对话：1—5 BACDB 6—8 ADD 长对话：9—11 BCA 12—15 CBDC 短文听力：16—18 BAD 19—22 BDCB 23—25 CBA 听力文本 Part 1 短对话 Question 1 M: Do you remember the wonderful film on space exploration we watched together last month? W: Sure. It’s actually the most impressive one I’ve seen on that topic. Q: What do we learn about the speakers? Question 2 W: Are you looking for anything in particular? M: Yes. My son is graduating from high school, and I want to get him something special. Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place? Question 3 M: Mike told me yesterday that he had been looking in vain for a job in the art gallery. W: Really? If I remember right, he had a chance to work there, but he turned it down. Q: What does the woman say about Mike? Question 4 W: Would you like to come to Susan’s birthday party tomorrow evening? M: I’m going to give a lecture tomorrow. I wish I could be in two places at the same time. Q: What does the man mean? Question 5 W: Aren’t you discouraged by the slow progress your staff is making? M: Yes. I think I will give them a deadline and hold them to it. Q: What is the man probably going to do? Question 6 W: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the visitors’ parking is? I left my car there. M: Sure. It’s  in Lot C. Over that way. Q: What does the woman want to know? Question 7 W: You look great! Now that you’ve taken those fitness classes. M: Thanks. I’ve never felt better in my life. Q: What does the man mean? Question 8 W: I really admire the efficiency of your secretaries. M: Our Company selects only the best. They have a heavy workload and we give them a lot of responsibilities. Q: What are the speakers talking about? Part 2 长对话 Conversion 1 W: Hi Leo, why do you say English would become the world language? M: Well. For one thing, it’s so commonly used; the only language that is used by more people is Chinese. W: Why is English spoken by so many people? M: It’s spoken in many countries of the world because of the British Empire. And now of course is the influence of America as well. W: Many students find English a difficult language to learn. M: Oh, all languages are difficult to learn. But English does have two greatest advantages. W: What are they? M: Well, first of all, it has a very international vocabulary. It has many German, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian words in it. So speakers of those languages will find many familiar words in English. In fact, English has words for many other languages as well. W: Why is that? M: Well, partly because English speakers have travelled a lot, they bring back words with them. So English really does have an international vocabulary. W: And what is the other advantage of English? M: It that English grammar is really quite easy. For example, it doesn’t have dozens of different endings for its nouns, adjectives and verbs, not like Latin, Russian and German for example. W: Why is that? M: Well, it’s quite interesting actually; it’s because of the French. When the French ruled England, French was the official language, and only the common people spoke English. They tried to make their language as simple as possible. So they made the grammar easier. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard. Q9: What does the man say about Chinese? Q10: What made English a widely used language? Q11: What is said to be special about English vocabulary? Conversation 2 Man: Hello. Yes? Woman: Hello. Is that the sales department? M: Yes, it is. W: Oh, well. My name is Jane Kingsbury of GPF limited. We need some supplies for our design office. M: Oh, what sort? W: Well, first of all, we need one complete new drawing board. M: DO44 or DO45? W: Ah, I don’t know. What’s the difference? M: Well, the 45 costs 15 pounds more. W: So what’s the total price then? M: It’s 387 pounds. W: Dose that include valued-added tax? M: Oh, I’m not sure. Most of the prices do. Yes, I think it does. W: What are the boards actually made of? M: Oh, I don’t know. I think it’s a sort of plastic stuff these days. It’s white anyway. W: And how long does it take to deliver? M: Oh, I couldn’t really say. It depends on how much work we’ve got and how many other orders there are to send out, you know. W: Ok, now we also want some drawing pens, ink and rulers, and some drawing paper. M: Oh dear. The girl who takes all those supplies isn’t here this morning. So I can’t take those orders for you. I only do the equipment you see. W: Ok, well, perhaps I’ll ring back tomorrow. M: So do you want the drawing board then? W: Oh, I have to think about it. Thanks very much. I’ll let you know. Good-bye. M: Thank you. Good-bye. Question 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you just heard. Question 12: What is the woman’s purpose in making the phone call? Question 13: What do we learn about the man from the conversation? Question 14: What does the man say about delivery? Question 15: What does the woman say she will possibly do tomorrow? Part 3 短文 短文 1 No one knows for sure just how old kites are. In