2015年12月英语四级考试听力原文

　　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?

　　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.

　　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?

　　A) At a gift shop.

　　B) At a graduation ceremony.

　　C) In the office of a travel agency.

　　D) In a school library.

　　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?

　　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.

　　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?

　　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.

　　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?

　　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.

　　Question 6

　　- W： Excuse me。2015年12月英语四级考试听力原文2015年12月英语四级考试听力原文。 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?

　　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.

　　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?

　　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.

　　Question 8

　　- W： I really admire the efficiency of your secretaries.

　　- M： Our company selects only the best. They have a heave workload and we give them a lot of responsibilities.

　　Q：What are the speakers talking about?

　　A) How to ? work efficiency.

　　B) How to select secretaries.

　　C) The responsibilities of secretaries.

　　D) The secretaries in the man's company.

　　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。2015年12月英语四级考试听力原文文章2015年12月英语四级考试听力原文出自，此链接！。 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。2015年12月英语四级考试听力原文英语四级_英语六级_职称英语_商务英语_雅思托福_GMAT_公共英语_等级考试。

　　Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you've just heard.

　　Q9： What does the man say about Chinese?

　　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.

　　Q10： What made English a widely used language?

　　A) It has words 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.

　　Q11： What is said to be special about English vocabulary?

　　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.

　　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?

　　A) To return some goods.

　　B) To apply for a job.

　　C) To place an order.

　　D) To make a complaint.

　　Question 13： What do we learn about the man from the conversation?

　　A) He has become somewhat impatient with the woman.

　　B) He is not familiar with the exact details of goods.

　　C) He has not worked in the sales department for long.

　　D) He works on a part-time basis for the company.

　　Question 14： What does the man say about delivery?

　　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.

　　Question 15： What does the woman say she will possibly do tomorrow?

　　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.

　　Part 3 短文

　　短文 1

　　No one knows for sure just how old kites are. In fact， they have been in use for centuries. 25 centuries ago， kites were well-known in China. These first kites were probably made of wood. They may even have been covered with silk， because silk were used a lot at that time. Early kites were built for certain uses. In ancient China， they will use to carry ropes to cross rivers. Once across， the ropes were tear down and wooden bridges would hang for them. Legend tells of one General who flew musical kites over the enemies' camp. The enemy fled， believing the sounds to be the warming voices of angels. By the 15th century， many people flew kites in Europe. Marco Polo may have brought the kite back from his visit to China. The kite has been linked to great names and events. For instance， Benjamin Franklin used kite to prove the lightening electricity. He flew the kite in the storm. He did this in order to draw lightening from the clouds. He tied a metal key and a strip of silk to the kite line. The silk ribbon would stop the lightening from passing through his body. Benjamin's idea was first laughed at. But later on， it enlightened the invention of the lightening rod. With such grand history， kite flying is short remain an entertaining and popular sport.