2015年12月英语听力真题第一套

　　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 the lightning is electricity.

　　Passage 2

　　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.

　　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.

　　D)Give cooking lessons on.

　　Passage 3

　　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 household.

　　D)He often helped his.

　　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 education.

　　Section C

　　Directions: in this section,you will hear a paasage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is reaf for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　When you look up at the night sky, what do you see? There are other… besides the moon and stars. One of the most 27___ of the …

　　Comets were formed around the same time the Earth was formed. …and other frozen liquids and gases. 29___ these “dirty snow…” just as the planets do.

　　As a comet get closer to the sun, some gases in it begin to unfreeze… particles form the comet to form a huge cloud. As the comet gets … wind blows the cloud behind the comet, thus forming its tail. The tail… (模糊的) atmosphere around a comet are 32____ that can help… in the night sky.

　　In any given year, about a dozen known comets come close to … average person can't see them all, of course. Usually there is only one … to be seen with 34___ eye. Comet Hale-Bopp, discovered… bright comet. Its orbit brought it 35___ close to the Earth, … But Hale-Bopp came a long way an its earthly visit. It won't be back…or so.

　　参考答案：

　　1. C. They enjoyed the movie on space exploration.

　　2. B. At a gift shop.

　　3. D. He declined a job offer from the art gallery.

　　4. A. He will be unable to attend the birthday party.

　　5. A. Set a deadline for the staff to meet.

　　6. D. The way to the visitor's parking.

　　7. B. He has benefited from exercise.

　　8. D. The secretaries in the man's company.

　　9.B. It is used by more people than English.

　　10.C. The influence of the British Empire.

　　11.A. It includes a lot of words from other languages.