2015年12月大学英语四级听力真题原文
M: Oh, what sort?
W: Well, first of all, we need one complete new drawing board.
M: DO44? Or DO45?
W: Oh, 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: That included VAT?
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 sort of plastic staff these days? It’s white anyway.
W: And how long does it take to deliver?
M: 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: Now we also need some drawing pens, ink and rulers, and some drawing papers.
M: Oh, dear. The girl that takes orders for supplies isn’t here this morning. So I can’t take those orders for you. I only did the equipment as you see.
W: OK, perhaps I’ll ring back tomorrow.
M: So do you want the drawing board then?
W: I have to think about it. Thanks very much, I’ll let you know. Good bye.
M: Thank you. Good bye.
Q12: What is the woman’s purpose in making the phone call? 12.
A. To return some goods.
B. To apply for a job.
C. To place an order.
D. To make a complaint.
Q13: What do we learn about the man from the conversation? 13.
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.
Q14: What does the man say about the delivery?
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.
Q15: What dose the woman say she will possibly do tomorrow?
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.
Passage1
No one knows for sure just how old kites are. in fact, they have being used 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 was used a lot at that time. early kites were built for certain purpose. in ancient China, they were used to carry ropes across rivers. once across, the ropes were tied down and wooden bridges were hung from them. legend tells of one general who flew musical kites over the enemy's camp. the enemy fled, believing the sounds to be the warning 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 a kite to prove the lightening is electricity. he flew the kite in a 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 will stop the lightening from passing through his body. Benjamin Franklin's idea was first laughed at. but later on, it lead to the invention of lightening rod. with such grand history, kite flying in short remain an entertaining and popular sport.
16. What does the speaker say about kites?
A. No one knows exactly where they were ??
B. No one knows for sure when they came into being.
C. No one knows for what purpose they were ?
D. No one knows what they will ?????
17. What did ancient Chinese use kites to do?
A. Carry ropes across rivers.
B. Measure the speed of wind.
C. Pass on secret messages.
D. Give warnings of danger.
18. Why did Benjamin Franklin fly a kite in a storm?
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.
Passage2
I have learned many languages, but i’ve not mastered them the way professional interpreter or translator has. Still, they have opened doors for me. They have allowed me the opportunity to seek jobs in international contests and help me get those jobs. Like many people who have lived overseas for a while, I simply got crazy about it. I can’t imagine living my professional or social life without international interactions. Since 1977, I have spent much more time abroad than in the United States. I like going to new places, eating new foods, and experiencing new cultures. If you can speak the language, it’s easier to get to know the country and its people. If I have the time and money, I would live for a year in these countries as possible. Beyond my career, my facility with languages has given me a few rare opportunities. Once just after I returned from my year in Vienna, I was asked to translate for a German judge at an Olympic level horse event. I learned a lot about this board. In japan, once when I was in the studio audience of a TV cooking show, I was asked to go up on this stage and taste the beef dish that was being prepared, and tell what I thought. They asked, “Was it as good as American beef?” It was very exciting for me to be on Japanese TV speaking in Japanese about how delicious the beef was.
Questions 19-22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
Q19: What does the speaker say about herself?
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.
Q20: What does the speaker say about many people who have lived overseas for a while?
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.
Q21: How did the speaker’s experience living in Vienna benefit her?
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.
Q22: What was the speaker asked to do in a Japanese studio?
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 ????
Passage3
Dr. Ban Carson grew up in a poor single-parent household in Detroit. His mother who had only a third-grade-education works two jobs cleaning bathrooms. To his classmates and even to his teachers, he was sort of as the dumnest kid in the class according to his own not so found memories. He had a terrible temper, and once threaten to kill another child. Dr. Carson was headed down a path of self-distraction until a critical moment in his youth. His mother convinced that she had to do sth. dramatic to prevent him from leading a life of failure and lay down some rules. He could not watch TV except for 2 programs a week, could not play with his friends after school until he finished his homework, and had to read 2 books a week and write book reports about them. His mother’s strategy worked. “Of course, I didn’t know she couldn’t read, so there I was submitting these reports.” he said. She would play checkmarks on them like she had been reading them. As I began to read about scientists, economists, and philosophers, I started imagine myself in that shoes. As he got in the habit of hard work, his grades began to sore. Ultimately, he received scholarship to attend Yale University. And later, he was admitted to the University of Michigan Medical School. He’s now a leading surgeon at John’s Medical School. And he’s also the author of three books.
Q23: What do we learn about Ban Carson?
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 ???
Q24: What did BC’s classmates and teachers think of him when he was first at school?
A. Careless.
B. Stupid.
C. Brave.
D. Active.
Q25: What did BC’s mother tell him to do when he was a school boy?
A. Write two book reports a week.
B. Keep a diary.
C. Help with housework.
D. Watch education??
When you look up at the night sky, what do you see? There are other 26 heavenly bodies out there besides the moon and stars. One of the most 27 fascinating of these is a comet(彗星).
Comets were formed around the same time the Earth was formed. They are 28 made up of ice and other frozen liquids and gases. 29 Now and then these “dirty snowballs” begin to orbit the sun, just as the planets do.
As a comet gets closer to the sun, some gases in it begin to unfreeze. They 30 combined with dust particles from the comet to form a huge cloud. As the comet gets even nearer to the sun, a solar wind blows the cloud behind the comet, thus forming its tail. The tail and the 31 generally fuzzy(模糊的) atmosphere around a comet are 32
characteristics that can help identify this 33 phenomenon in the night sky.
In any given year, about a dozen known comets come close to the sun in their orbits. The average person can’t see them all, of course. Usually there is only one or two a year bright enough to be seen with the 34 naked eye. Comet Hale-Bopp, discovered in 1995, was an unusually bright comet. Its orbit brought it 35 relatively close to the Earth, within 122 million miles of it. But Hale-Bopp came a long way on its earthly visit. It won’t be back for another four thousand years or so.
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