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2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(一)答案解析
2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(一)答案与详解
Part Ⅰ Writing
审题思路
这是一篇四级考试中常见的议论文。要求考生就一句格言进行论述。这句格言listening is more
important than talking. “倾听比谈论更重要。”措辞简单，意思明了，考生比较容易把握，因此写起来并不
难。写作时，考生应该将重点放在第二段举例阐释倾听比谈论更重要的原因上。联系实际分析可知，其原
因主要有:倾听是交际之规则，只有善于倾听才能表达对别人的尊重，同时倾听对听者自身也不无裨益。
写作提纲
一、阐述“倾听比谈论更重要”的内涵:倾听别人的意见比表达自己的想法重要得多（paying attention to
others’ opinions is much more important than expressing one’s own words)
二、分析原因：1、倾听可以表达对他人的尊重（listening shows your respect for others)
2、倾听还可以使听者受益（benefit yourself)
三、总结概述：l、倾听在很多场合比谈论重要得多（listening truly outweighs talking on many occasions)
2、我们需要掌握一些沟通技巧（master some communication skills)
范文点评
高分范文 精彩点评
Listening Is More Important than Talking
①
Nowadays an old saying, “Listening is more important than
talking”，comes into vogue. ② The saying tells us the true essence
of communication with others in the society, which means paying
① 开门见山，描述现象:现在“倾听比谈论更重要”
attention to others’ opinions is much more important than
这一格言流行起来。
expressing one’s own words.
②顺承第一句，阐释“倾听比谈论更重要”的内涵:
③As for me, there are two reasons accounting for the
倾听别人的意见比表达自己的想法重要得多。
correctness of this principle. ④To start with, listening shows your
③使用 As for me, there. are two reasons accounting
respect for others. In such a competitive society, willingness to
for…引出原因。
listen can make you gain trust and friendship, which is the basic
④⑤使用To start with…Furthermore…具体列举不同
rule of socialization. A talkative person without ear is doomed to be
的原因，层次分明。
alienated. ⑤ Furthermore, listening can really benefit yourself.
⑥用 According to what is said above …总结论述。
There is no denying that you are the one to make choices in your
life. However, a variety of ideas from others will definitely enrich
⑦使用倒装句，强调倾听的重要性。
your mind and present some enlightenment to your future actions.
⑥According to what is said above, listening truly outweighs
talking on many occasions. In modem society, we need to master
some communication skills.⑦Only when we realize the importance
of listening can we lead a better life.
全文翻译
倾听比谈论更重要
如今,“倾听比谈论更重要”这一格言流行起来。.这句格言道出了在社会中与人交往的真诗:倾听别人
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2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(一)答案解析
的意见比表达自己的想法重要得多。
就我而言，有两个原因可以解释该准则的正确性。首先，倾听可以表达对他人的尊重。在这样一个竞争
激烈的社会，乐于倾听可以为自己赢得信任和友谊，而这恰恰是我们社交的基本准则。一个夸夸其谈而
不善于倾听的人注定要被孤立，此外,倾听可以使自己受益。毋庸置疑，你是自己命运的主宰然而，他人
的不同观点肯定会丰富你的头脑，并为今后的行动带来启迪。
综上所述，在多场合，倾听确实比谈论更重要。在现代社会中，我们需要掌握一些沟通技巧。我们
只有认识到倾听的重要性，才能过上更好的生活。
PartⅡ Listening Comprehension
Section A
1.听力原文：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?
【预测】四个选项的主语均为they，且选项动词多表达情感，通过选项中的space explorers, movie, space
exploration等词可以判断，本题意在考查说话者对太空探险或电影的评价。
【精析】C。男士询问女士是否还记得他们上个月看的那部关于太空探险的精彩电影，女士表示这是她看
过的关于太空探险题材的印象最深的一部电影。通过对话中的wonderful film和the most impressive one等
关键词可知，他们非常喜欢男士所提及的那部关于太空探险的电影，故答案为C)。
2. 听力原文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?
【预测】四个选项中出现了school library，gift shop，travel agency 和 graduation ceremony 等表示地点或场
合的词汇，可以推测对话旨在考查事件发生的地点。
【精析】
B)
。
女士询问男士是否在找什么特别之物，男士说他儿子即将高中毕业，他想送给孩子一件有意
义的东西。由此可知，对话可能发生在礼品店，男士准备买件特别的礼物送给儿子，故答案为B)。
3.听力原文：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?
【预测】四个选项均以he开头，且出现了 work, part-time jobs, a job offer等词，由此可以推测本题考查的
内容与男士的工作有关。
【精析】D)。男士说麦克告诉他在美术馆找工作的事无果而终，女士表示怀疑，因为她听说麦克曾有机会
在那里工作，但是被他拒绝了。由此可知，麦克放弃了在美术馆的工作，并非是无果而终，declined —词是
原文turned down的同义转换，故答案为D)。
4.听力原文：
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?
【预测】四个选项中两次出现 birthday party，可以推测对话与生日派对有关。各选项的主语为he, the woman,
Susan，听音时应特别注意主语与birthday party的关系。
【精析】A)。女士询问男士明夫晚上能否参加苏珊的生日派对，男士说自己明天有个讲座，因此无法分身，
也就是无法参加苏珊的生日派对，故答案为A)。
5.听力原文：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?
【预测】四个选项均为动词短语，且出现了 deadline，staff，workers，project，work等与工作相关的词汇，
2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(一)答案解析
故而推测本题考查的内容与员工或工作有关。
【精析】A)。女士询问男士对员工的工作进度慢是否感到不满，男士表示赞同，并打算给员工设定期限并
让他们遵守，故答案为A)。
6.听力原文：W: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the visitor’s 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?
【预测】四个选项中出现了 car，parking，lot等词，由此可知，本题考查的内容与停车场有关。
【精析】D)。女士问男士访客停车场在哪里，她的车停那里了，男士说就在那边的C区停车场。由此可推
断，女士想知道如何去访客停车场，故答案为D)。
7.听力原文：
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?
【预测】四个选项均以he作主语，且出现了 classes, exercise，fitness classes等词，可以推测对话内容与男
士的健身有关。
【精析】B)。女士夸赞男士自从上健身课以来气色不错，男士说他从未感觉像现在这样好。由此可以推测，
男士认为自己在健身活动中获益匪浅，故答案为B) 。
8.听力原文：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?
【预测】四个选项中出现了 secretaries, work efficiency, responsibilities, company 等词，由此可以判断本题
内容与公司秘书的工作有关，可能会探讨如何选秘书、如何提高工作效率、秘书的职责等问题。
【精析】D)。女士对男士秘书的工作效卓大加赞赏，男士说他们公司只选择最棒的人当秘书，他们的工作
量大、责任重。由此可知，对话双方在评价男士公司的秘书，因此答案为D)。
Conversation One
9-11.听力原文：
W： Hi Leo, why do you say English would become the world language?
M： Well, for one thing, it’s so commonly used. (9) The only language that is used by more people is Chinese.
W： Why is English spoken by so many people?
M： (10) It’s spoken in many countries of the world because of the British Empire. And now of course there 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 great advantages.
W ： What are they?
M: Well, first of all，it has a very international vocabulary. (11) 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 from 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’s 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.
2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(一)答案解析
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.
9. What does the man say about Chinese?
A。【精析】女士询问男士为什么说英语会成为世界语言，男士说原因之一是因为英语应用广泛，使用人数
仅次于汉语，也就是说使用汉语的人数比使用英语的人数多，故答案为A)。
10.
What made English a widely used language?
C。【精析】女士询问男士英语使用者如此之多的原因，男士说大英帝国和美国的影响是主要原因，故C) “大
英帝国的影响”是原因之一，为本题答案。
11. What is said to be special about English vocabulary?
B。【精析】对话中女士说许多学生认为英语难学，男士表示赞同,但同时认为英语有两大优势，其一就是
词汇的国际化，英语中含有德语、荷兰语、法语、西班牙语、意大利语等多国语言的词汇。由此可知，英
语词汇的特点是国际化，它包含了许多其他语言的词汇，故答案为B)。
Conversation Two
12—15听力原文：
M：Hello. Yes?
W ：Hello. Is that the sales department?
M ：Yes, it is.
W ：Oh, well, my name is Jane Kingsbury of GPF limited. (12) Um, 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：D044 or D045?
W: Ah, I don’t know. What’s the difference?
M：Well, the 45 costs 15 pounds more.
W ：Um, so what’s the total price then?
M: It’s 387 pounds.
W ：Does that include value-added tax?
M：Oh, (13-1) I’m not sure. Most of the prices do. Yes, I think it does.
W ：Um, what are the boards actually made of?
M：Oh, (13-2) I don’t know. I think it’s a sort of plastic stuff these days. It’s white anyway.
W：Um... And how long does it take to deliver?
M: Oh，I couldn’t really say. (14) 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, (15) 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.
2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(一)答案解析
12、What is the woman’s purpose in making the phone call?
A)。【详解】对话中女士打销售部的电话，其目的是想为她们的工作室添置家具。由此推断，女士打电话是
为了订货，故答案为A)。
13、What do we learn about the man from the conversation?
C。【详解】女士询问画板报价是否包括增值税，男士表示不太肯定；女士又问及画板的材质，男士也不清
楚。由此可推测，男士并不十分了解他们的货物，故答案为C)。
14、What does the man say about delivery?
C。【详解】女士询问了画板的价格和材质后，又询问了货物运送的情况，男士说这得看他们的工作情况和
订单的数量等^由此可推测，货物的运送是由多种因素决定的，故答案为C)。
15、What does the woman say she will possibly do tomorrow?
D。【详解】女士说除了画板之外，她们还需要画笔、油墨、尺子和画纸等材料，但被告知负责相关业务的
人员不在，因此女士打算明天再打电话咨询相关事宜。由此可知，女士计划做完决定后再打电话联系，故
答案为D)
Section B
Passage One
(16) 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. (17) In ancient
China, they were used to carry ropes to cross rivers. Once across, the ropes were tied 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 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, (18) Benjamin Franklin used the kite to prove that lightning is electricity. He flew the kite in
the storm. He did this in order to draw lightning from the clouds. He tied a metal key and a strip of silk to the kite
line. The silk ribbon would stop the lightning from passing through his body. Benjamin’s idea was first laughed at.
But later on, it enlightened the invention of the lightning rod. With such grand history, kite flying is sure to remain
an entertaining and popular sport.
16、What does the speaker say about kites?
A。【详解】短文开篇便提到“没有人知道风筝问世多久了”，后面接着说道，数百年前人们就开始使用风
筝,2,500多年前风筝在中国非常出名。由此可知，人们不确定的是风筝是何时问世的，因此A)为答案。
17、What did ancient Chinese use kites to do?
D。【详解】文章提到风筝的几种用途，比如在古代中国，风筝用于将绳索穿过小河从而悬起木桥，此外风
筝还用于战斗中，因此D)为答案。
18、Why did Benjamin Franklin fly a kite in the storm?
C。【详解】短文中提到富兰克林也曾经放过风筝，他放风筝的目的是证实雷电也是电，因此C)为答案。
Passage Two
(19) I have learnt many languages, but I’ve not mastered them the way the professional interpreter or
translator has. Still, they have opened doors for me. They have allowed me the opportunity to seek jobs in
international contexts and help me get those jobs. (20) like many people who have lived overseas for a while, I
simply got crazy about it. I can’t image 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 had the time and money, I would live for a year in as many countries as possible. Beyond my career,
2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(一)答案解析
my facility with languages has given me a few rare opportunities. (21) Once, just after I returned from my year in
Vienna, I was asked to translate for a German judge at Olympic level horse event and learned a lot about the sport.
(22)In Japan, once when I was in the studio audience of a TV cooking show, I was asked to go up on the 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.
19、What does the speaker say about herself?
C
。【
详解
】
短文开头部分提到她学习过几种外语，但不像那些专业翻译人员那样熟练。由此可以推测，她
会讲几种外语，故答案为C)。
20、What does the speaker say about many people who have lived overseas for a while?
B。【详解】短文中提到，像其他很多曾经在国外待过一段时间的人一样，她非常喜欢跨文化交际,甚至难
以想象没有跨文化交际的职业和社交生活是什么样子的，因此答案为B)。
21、How did the speaker’s experience of living in Vienna benefit her?
C。【详解】说话者提到，因为她熟悉外语,她获得了一些难得的机会。她举例说，从维也纳回来之后，她被
邀请在奥运会马术比赛中为德国裁判做翻译，因此答案为C)。
22、What was the speaker asked to do in the Japanese studio?
B。【详解】说话者最后提到自己在日本的经历，她在美食节目录制现场当观众，被邀请到台上品尝牛肉并
做出评价，她对这段经历兴奋不已，因此答案为B)。
Passage Three
(23) Dr. Ben Carson grew up in a poor single-parent house-hold in Detroit. His mother, who had only a
third-grade education, worked two jobs cleaning bathrooms. (24) To his classmates and even to his teachers he was
thought of as the dumbest kid in the, class, according to his own not so fond memories.
He had a terrible temper, and once threatened to kill another child. Dr. Carson was headed down a path of
self-destruction until a critical moment in his youth. His mother convinced that she had to do something dramatic
to prevent him from leading a life of failure—laid down some rules. He could not watch television except for two
programs a week, could not play with his friends after school until he finished his homework, (25) and had to read
two 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 put check marks on them like she
had been reading them. As I began to read about scientists, economists and philosophers, I started imaging myself
in their shoes. As he got into the habit of hard work, his grades began to soar. Ultimately he received a scholarship
to attend Yale University, and later he was admitted to the University of Michigan Medical School.
He is now a leading surgeon at Johns Hopkins Medical School and he is also the author of three books.
23、
What do we learn about Ben Carson?
D。【详解】短文开头就提到本•卡森的基本情况，他成长在一个贫困的单亲家庭，因此答案为D)。
24、What did Ben Carson^ classmates and teachers think of him when he was first at school?
A。【详解】短文提到，本•卡森的母亲只上到三年级，做着两份清洗厕所的工作。同学和老师都觉得本•卡
森是班里最笨的孩子，因此答案为A)。
25、What did Ben Carson’s mother tell him to do when he was a school boy?
B。【详解】短文提到，本•卡森脾气不好，有一次还威胁说要杀死另一个同学，母亲认为必须制定规矩对他
严加管教才行。这些规矩包括：每周只看两次电视节目，完成作业后才能和朋友玩耍，一周读两本书并写
出读书报告，因此答案为B。
Section C
26、heavenly。【详解】此处应该填入形容词修饰名词bodies。空格处与下文的the moon and stars和comet 形
成对照。heavenly意为“天空的”，heavenly body意为“天体”。
27、fascinating。 【详解】此处应该填入形容词，与前面的most构成最高级。fascinating意为“迷人的，
吸引人的”。
2024年4月2日发(作者：腾绿蝶)
2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(一)答案解析
2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(一)答案与详解
Part Ⅰ Writing
审题思路
这是一篇四级考试中常见的议论文。要求考生就一句格言进行论述。这句格言listening is more
important than talking. “倾听比谈论更重要。”措辞简单，意思明了，考生比较容易把握，因此写起来并不
难。写作时，考生应该将重点放在第二段举例阐释倾听比谈论更重要的原因上。联系实际分析可知，其原
因主要有:倾听是交际之规则，只有善于倾听才能表达对别人的尊重，同时倾听对听者自身也不无裨益。
写作提纲
一、阐述“倾听比谈论更重要”的内涵:倾听别人的意见比表达自己的想法重要得多（paying attention to
others’ opinions is much more important than expressing one’s own words)
二、分析原因：1、倾听可以表达对他人的尊重（listening shows your respect for others)
2、倾听还可以使听者受益（benefit yourself)
三、总结概述：l、倾听在很多场合比谈论重要得多（listening truly outweighs talking on many occasions)
2、我们需要掌握一些沟通技巧（master some communication skills)
范文点评
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Listening Is More Important than Talking
①
Nowadays an old saying, “Listening is more important than
talking”，comes into vogue. ② The saying tells us the true essence
of communication with others in the society, which means paying
① 开门见山，描述现象:现在“倾听比谈论更重要”
attention to others’ opinions is much more important than
这一格言流行起来。
expressing one’s own words.
②顺承第一句，阐释“倾听比谈论更重要”的内涵:
③As for me, there are two reasons accounting for the
倾听别人的意见比表达自己的想法重要得多。
correctness of this principle. ④To start with, listening shows your
③使用 As for me, there. are two reasons accounting
respect for others. In such a competitive society, willingness to
for…引出原因。
listen can make you gain trust and friendship, which is the basic
④⑤使用To start with…Furthermore…具体列举不同
rule of socialization. A talkative person without ear is doomed to be
的原因，层次分明。
alienated. ⑤ Furthermore, listening can really benefit yourself.
⑥用 According to what is said above …总结论述。
There is no denying that you are the one to make choices in your
life. However, a variety of ideas from others will definitely enrich
⑦使用倒装句，强调倾听的重要性。
your mind and present some enlightenment to your future actions.
⑥According to what is said above, listening truly outweighs
talking on many occasions. In modem society, we need to master
some communication skills.⑦Only when we realize the importance
of listening can we lead a better life.
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倾听比谈论更重要
如今,“倾听比谈论更重要”这一格言流行起来。.这句格言道出了在社会中与人交往的真诗:倾听别人
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的意见比表达自己的想法重要得多。
就我而言，有两个原因可以解释该准则的正确性。首先，倾听可以表达对他人的尊重。在这样一个竞争
激烈的社会，乐于倾听可以为自己赢得信任和友谊，而这恰恰是我们社交的基本准则。一个夸夸其谈而
不善于倾听的人注定要被孤立，此外,倾听可以使自己受益。毋庸置疑，你是自己命运的主宰然而，他人
的不同观点肯定会丰富你的头脑，并为今后的行动带来启迪。
综上所述，在多场合，倾听确实比谈论更重要。在现代社会中，我们需要掌握一些沟通技巧。我们
只有认识到倾听的重要性，才能过上更好的生活。
PartⅡ Listening Comprehension
Section A
1.听力原文：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?
【预测】四个选项的主语均为they，且选项动词多表达情感，通过选项中的space explorers, movie, space
exploration等词可以判断，本题意在考查说话者对太空探险或电影的评价。
【精析】C。男士询问女士是否还记得他们上个月看的那部关于太空探险的精彩电影，女士表示这是她看
过的关于太空探险题材的印象最深的一部电影。通过对话中的wonderful film和the most impressive one等
关键词可知，他们非常喜欢男士所提及的那部关于太空探险的电影，故答案为C)。
2. 听力原文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?
【预测】四个选项中出现了school library，gift shop，travel agency 和 graduation ceremony 等表示地点或场
合的词汇，可以推测对话旨在考查事件发生的地点。
【精析】
B)
。
女士询问男士是否在找什么特别之物，男士说他儿子即将高中毕业，他想送给孩子一件有意
义的东西。由此可知，对话可能发生在礼品店，男士准备买件特别的礼物送给儿子，故答案为B)。
3.听力原文：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?
【预测】四个选项均以he开头，且出现了 work, part-time jobs, a job offer等词，由此可以推测本题考查的
内容与男士的工作有关。
【精析】D)。男士说麦克告诉他在美术馆找工作的事无果而终，女士表示怀疑，因为她听说麦克曾有机会
在那里工作，但是被他拒绝了。由此可知，麦克放弃了在美术馆的工作，并非是无果而终，declined —词是
原文turned down的同义转换，故答案为D)。
4.听力原文：
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?
【预测】四个选项中两次出现 birthday party，可以推测对话与生日派对有关。各选项的主语为he, the woman,
Susan，听音时应特别注意主语与birthday party的关系。
【精析】A)。女士询问男士明夫晚上能否参加苏珊的生日派对，男士说自己明天有个讲座，因此无法分身，
也就是无法参加苏珊的生日派对，故答案为A)。
5.听力原文：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?
【预测】四个选项均为动词短语，且出现了 deadline，staff，workers，project，work等与工作相关的词汇，
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故而推测本题考查的内容与员工或工作有关。
【精析】A)。女士询问男士对员工的工作进度慢是否感到不满，男士表示赞同，并打算给员工设定期限并
让他们遵守，故答案为A)。
6.听力原文：W: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the visitor’s 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?
【预测】四个选项中出现了 car，parking，lot等词，由此可知，本题考查的内容与停车场有关。
【精析】D)。女士问男士访客停车场在哪里，她的车停那里了，男士说就在那边的C区停车场。由此可推
断，女士想知道如何去访客停车场，故答案为D)。
7.听力原文：
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?
【预测】四个选项均以he作主语，且出现了 classes, exercise，fitness classes等词，可以推测对话内容与男
士的健身有关。
【精析】B)。女士夸赞男士自从上健身课以来气色不错，男士说他从未感觉像现在这样好。由此可以推测，
男士认为自己在健身活动中获益匪浅，故答案为B) 。
8.听力原文：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?
【预测】四个选项中出现了 secretaries, work efficiency, responsibilities, company 等词，由此可以判断本题
内容与公司秘书的工作有关，可能会探讨如何选秘书、如何提高工作效率、秘书的职责等问题。
【精析】D)。女士对男士秘书的工作效卓大加赞赏，男士说他们公司只选择最棒的人当秘书，他们的工作
量大、责任重。由此可知，对话双方在评价男士公司的秘书，因此答案为D)。
Conversation One
9-11.听力原文：
W： Hi Leo, why do you say English would become the world language?
M： Well, for one thing, it’s so commonly used. (9) The only language that is used by more people is Chinese.
W： Why is English spoken by so many people?
M： (10) It’s spoken in many countries of the world because of the British Empire. And now of course there 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 great advantages.
W ： What are they?
M: Well, first of all，it has a very international vocabulary. (11) 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 from 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’s 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.
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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.
9. What does the man say about Chinese?
A。【精析】女士询问男士为什么说英语会成为世界语言，男士说原因之一是因为英语应用广泛，使用人数
仅次于汉语，也就是说使用汉语的人数比使用英语的人数多，故答案为A)。
10.
What made English a widely used language?
C。【精析】女士询问男士英语使用者如此之多的原因，男士说大英帝国和美国的影响是主要原因，故C) “大
英帝国的影响”是原因之一，为本题答案。
11. What is said to be special about English vocabulary?
B。【精析】对话中女士说许多学生认为英语难学，男士表示赞同,但同时认为英语有两大优势，其一就是
词汇的国际化，英语中含有德语、荷兰语、法语、西班牙语、意大利语等多国语言的词汇。由此可知，英
语词汇的特点是国际化，它包含了许多其他语言的词汇，故答案为B)。
Conversation Two
12—15听力原文：
M：Hello. Yes?
W ：Hello. Is that the sales department?
M ：Yes, it is.
W ：Oh, well, my name is Jane Kingsbury of GPF limited. (12) Um, 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：D044 or D045?
W: Ah, I don’t know. What’s the difference?
M：Well, the 45 costs 15 pounds more.
W ：Um, so what’s the total price then?
M: It’s 387 pounds.
W ：Does that include value-added tax?
M：Oh, (13-1) I’m not sure. Most of the prices do. Yes, I think it does.
W ：Um, what are the boards actually made of?
M：Oh, (13-2) I don’t know. I think it’s a sort of plastic stuff these days. It’s white anyway.
W：Um... And how long does it take to deliver?
M: Oh，I couldn’t really say. (14) 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, (15) 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.
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12、What is the woman’s purpose in making the phone call?
A)。【详解】对话中女士打销售部的电话，其目的是想为她们的工作室添置家具。由此推断，女士打电话是
为了订货，故答案为A)。
13、What do we learn about the man from the conversation?
C。【详解】女士询问画板报价是否包括增值税，男士表示不太肯定；女士又问及画板的材质，男士也不清
楚。由此可推测，男士并不十分了解他们的货物，故答案为C)。
14、What does the man say about delivery?
C。【详解】女士询问了画板的价格和材质后，又询问了货物运送的情况，男士说这得看他们的工作情况和
订单的数量等^由此可推测，货物的运送是由多种因素决定的，故答案为C)。
15、What does the woman say she will possibly do tomorrow?
D。【详解】女士说除了画板之外，她们还需要画笔、油墨、尺子和画纸等材料，但被告知负责相关业务的
人员不在，因此女士打算明天再打电话咨询相关事宜。由此可知，女士计划做完决定后再打电话联系，故
答案为D)
Section B
Passage One
(16) 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. (17) In ancient
China, they were used to carry ropes to cross rivers. Once across, the ropes were tied 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 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, (18) Benjamin Franklin used the kite to prove that lightning is electricity. He flew the kite in
the storm. He did this in order to draw lightning from the clouds. He tied a metal key and a strip of silk to the kite
line. The silk ribbon would stop the lightning from passing through his body. Benjamin’s idea was first laughed at.
But later on, it enlightened the invention of the lightning rod. With such grand history, kite flying is sure to remain
an entertaining and popular sport.
16、What does the speaker say about kites?
A。【详解】短文开篇便提到“没有人知道风筝问世多久了”，后面接着说道，数百年前人们就开始使用风
筝,2,500多年前风筝在中国非常出名。由此可知，人们不确定的是风筝是何时问世的，因此A)为答案。
17、What did ancient Chinese use kites to do?
D。【详解】文章提到风筝的几种用途，比如在古代中国，风筝用于将绳索穿过小河从而悬起木桥，此外风
筝还用于战斗中，因此D)为答案。
18、Why did Benjamin Franklin fly a kite in the storm?
C。【详解】短文中提到富兰克林也曾经放过风筝，他放风筝的目的是证实雷电也是电，因此C)为答案。
Passage Two
(19) I have learnt many languages, but I’ve not mastered them the way the professional interpreter or
translator has. Still, they have opened doors for me. They have allowed me the opportunity to seek jobs in
international contexts and help me get those jobs. (20) like many people who have lived overseas for a while, I
simply got crazy about it. I can’t image 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 had the time and money, I would live for a year in as many countries as possible. Beyond my career,
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my facility with languages has given me a few rare opportunities. (21) Once, just after I returned from my year in
Vienna, I was asked to translate for a German judge at Olympic level horse event and learned a lot about the sport.
(22)In Japan, once when I was in the studio audience of a TV cooking show, I was asked to go up on the 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.
19、What does the speaker say about herself?
C
。【
详解
】
短文开头部分提到她学习过几种外语，但不像那些专业翻译人员那样熟练。由此可以推测，她
会讲几种外语，故答案为C)。
20、What does the speaker say about many people who have lived overseas for a while?
B。【详解】短文中提到，像其他很多曾经在国外待过一段时间的人一样，她非常喜欢跨文化交际,甚至难
以想象没有跨文化交际的职业和社交生活是什么样子的，因此答案为B)。
21、How did the speaker’s experience of living in Vienna benefit her?
C。【详解】说话者提到，因为她熟悉外语,她获得了一些难得的机会。她举例说，从维也纳回来之后，她被
邀请在奥运会马术比赛中为德国裁判做翻译，因此答案为C)。
22、What was the speaker asked to do in the Japanese studio?
B。【详解】说话者最后提到自己在日本的经历，她在美食节目录制现场当观众，被邀请到台上品尝牛肉并
做出评价，她对这段经历兴奋不已，因此答案为B)。
Passage Three
(23) Dr. Ben Carson grew up in a poor single-parent house-hold in Detroit. His mother, who had only a
third-grade education, worked two jobs cleaning bathrooms. (24) To his classmates and even to his teachers he was
thought of as the dumbest kid in the, class, according to his own not so fond memories.
He had a terrible temper, and once threatened to kill another child. Dr. Carson was headed down a path of
self-destruction until a critical moment in his youth. His mother convinced that she had to do something dramatic
to prevent him from leading a life of failure—laid down some rules. He could not watch television except for two
programs a week, could not play with his friends after school until he finished his homework, (25) and had to read
two 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 put check marks on them like she
had been reading them. As I began to read about scientists, economists and philosophers, I started imaging myself
in their shoes. As he got into the habit of hard work, his grades began to soar. Ultimately he received a scholarship
to attend Yale University, and later he was admitted to the University of Michigan Medical School.
He is now a leading surgeon at Johns Hopkins Medical School and he is also the author of three books.
23、
What do we learn about Ben Carson?
D。【详解】短文开头就提到本•卡森的基本情况，他成长在一个贫困的单亲家庭，因此答案为D)。
24、What did Ben Carson^ classmates and teachers think of him when he was first at school?
A。【详解】短文提到，本•卡森的母亲只上到三年级，做着两份清洗厕所的工作。同学和老师都觉得本•卡
森是班里最笨的孩子，因此答案为A)。
25、What did Ben Carson’s mother tell him to do when he was a school boy?
B。【详解】短文提到，本•卡森脾气不好，有一次还威胁说要杀死另一个同学，母亲认为必须制定规矩对他
严加管教才行。这些规矩包括：每周只看两次电视节目，完成作业后才能和朋友玩耍，一周读两本书并写
出读书报告，因此答案为B。
Section C
26、heavenly。【详解】此处应该填入形容词修饰名词bodies。空格处与下文的the moon and stars和comet 形
成对照。heavenly意为“天空的”，heavenly body意为“天体”。
27、fascinating。 【详解】此处应该填入形容词，与前面的most构成最高级。fascinating意为“迷人的，
吸引人的”。