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英语四级考试听力原文

2015年12月英语四级考试听力原文

　　Part1短对话

　　Question1

　　-M：

Doyourememberthewonderfulfilmonspaceexplorationwewatchedtogetherlastmonth?

　　-W：

Sure。

It'sactuallythemostimpressiveoneI'veseenonthattopic。

　　Q：

Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers?

　　A）Theyadmirethecourageofspaceexplorers.

　　B）Theyenjoyedthemovieonspaceexploration.

　　C）Theyweregoingtowatchawonderfulmovie.

　　D）Theylikedoingscientificexplorationverymuch.

　　Question2

　　-W：

Areyoulookingforanythinginparticular?

　　-M：

Yes.Mysonisgraduatingfromhighschool，andIwanttogethimsomethingspecial.

　　Q：

Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

　　A）Atagiftshop.

　　B）Atagraduationceremony.

　　C）Intheofficeofatravelagency.

　　D）Inaschoollibrary.

　　Question3

　　-M：

Miketoldmeyesterdaythathehadbeenlookinginvainforajobintheartgallery.

　　-W：

Really?

IfIrememberright，hehadachancetoworkthere，butheturneditdown。

　　Q：

WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMike?

　　A）Heusedtoworkintheartgallery.

　　B）Hedoesnothaveagoodmemory.

　　C）Hedeclinedajobofferfromtheartgallery.

　　D）Heisnotinterestedinanypart-timejobs.

　　Question4

　　-W：

WouldyouliketocometoSusan'sbirthdaypartytomorrowevening?

　　-M：

I'mgoingtogivealecturetomorrow.IwishIcouldbeintwoplacesatthesametime。

　　Q：

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　A）Susanhasbeeninvitedtogivealecturetomorrow.

　　B）Hewillgotothebirthdaypartyafterthelecture.

　　C）Thewomanshouldhaveinformedhimearlier.

　　D）Hewillbeunabletoattendthebirthdayparty.

　　Question5

　　-W：

Aren'tyoudiscouragedbytheslowprogressyourstaffismaking?

　　-M：

Yes.IthinkIwillgivethemadeadlineandholdthemtoit.

　　Q：

Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodo?

　　A）Rewardthosehavingmadegoodprogress.

　　B）Setadeadlineforthestafftomeet.

　　C）Assignmoreworkerstotheproject.

　　D）Encouragethestafftoworkinsmallgroups.

　　Question6

　　-W：

Excuseme。

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Couldyoutellmewherethevisitors'parkingis?

Ileftmycarthere.

　　-M：

Sure。

It'sinLotC。

Overthatway.

　　Q：

Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

　　A）Thewaytothevisitor'sparking.

　　B）TherateforparkinginLotC.

　　C）Howfarawaytheparkinglotis.

　　D）Whereshecanleavehercar.

　　Question7

　　-W：

Youlookgreat!

Nowthatyou'vetakenthosefitnessclasses.

　　-M：

Thanks.I'veneverfeltbetterinmylife.

　　Q：

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　A）Heregretsmissingtheclasses.

　　B）Heplanstotakethefitnessclasses.

　　C）Heislookingforwardtoabetterlife.

　　D）Hehasbenefitedfromexercise.

　　Question8

　　-W：

Ireallyadmiretheefficiencyofyoursecretaries.

　　-M：

Ourcompanyselectsonlythebest.Theyhaveaheaveworkloadandwegivethemalotofresponsibilities.

　　Q：

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

　　A）Howto?

workefficiency.

　　B）Howtoselectsecretaries.

　　C）Theresponsibilitiesofsecretaries.

　　D）Thesecretariesintheman'scompany.

　　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。

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。

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。

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　　Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyou'vejustheard.

　　Q9：

WhatdoesthemansayaboutChinese?

　　A）ItismoredifficulttolearnthanEnglish.

　　B）ItisusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.

　　C）ItwillbeascommonlyusedasEnglish.

　　D）Itwilleventuallybecomeaworldlanguage.

　　Q10：

WhatmadeEnglishawidelyusedlanguage?

　　A）Ithaswordswordsfrommanylanguages,

　　B）Itspopularitywiththecommonpeople.

　　C）TheinfluenceoftheBritishEmpire.

　　D）TheeffectoftheIndustrialRevolution.

　　Q11：

WhatissaidtobespecialaboutEnglishvocabulary?

　　A）Itincludesalotofwordsfromotherlanguages.

　　B）Ithasagrowingnumberofnewlycoinedwords.

　　C）Itcanbeeasilypickedupbyoverseastravellers.

　　D）Itisthelargestamongalllanguagesintheworld.

　　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?

　　A）Toreturnsomegoods.

　　B）Toapplyforajob.

　　C）Toplaceanorder.

　　D）Tomakeacomplaint.

　　Question13：

Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

　　A）Hehasbecomesomewhatimpatientwiththewoman.

　　B）Heisnotfamiliarwiththeexactdetailsofgoods.

　　C）Hehasnotworkedinthesalesdepartmentforlong.

　　D）Heworksonapart-timebasisforthecompany.

　　Question14：

Whatdoesthemansayaboutdelivery?

　　A）Itisnothisresponsibility.

　　B）Itwillbefreeforlargeorders.

　　C）Itcosts15moreforexpressdelivery.

　　D）Itdependsonanumberoffactors.

　　Question15：

Whatdoesthewomansayshewillpossiblydotomorrow?

　　A）Reporttheinformationtohersuperior.

　　B）Payavisittothesaleswomanincharge.

　　C）Ringbackwhenshecomestoadecision.

　　D）Makeinquirieswithsomeothercompanies.

　　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.