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2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题(一)
2015 年 12 月大学英语四级考试听力真题（第 1 套)
PartⅡ ListeningComprehension (30 minutes)
SectionA
Directions:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each
conversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswill
bespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbea-pause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoices
marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer
Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Theyadmirethecourageofspaceexplorers.
B)Theyweregoingtowatchawonderfulmovie.
C)Theyenjoyedthemovieonspaceexploration.
D)Theylikedoingscientificexplorationverymuch.
2.A)Inaschoollibrary. C)Intheofficeofatravelagency.
B)Atagiftshop. D)Atagraduationceremony.
3.A)Heusedtoworkintheartgallery. C) Heisnotinterestedinanypart-timejobs.
B)Hedoesnothaveagoodmemory. D)Hedeclinedajobofferfromtheartgallery.
4.A)Hewillbeunabletoattendthebirthdayparty.
B)Thewomanshouldhaveinformedhimearlier.
C)Hewillgotothebirthdaypartyafterthelecture.
D)Susanhasbeeninvitedtogivealecturetomorrow.
5.A)Setadeadlineforthestafftomeet. C)Rewardthosehavingmadegoodprogress.
B)Assignmoreworkerstotheproject. D)Encouragethestafftoworkinsmallgroups.
6.A)Whereshecanleavehercar. C)Howfarawaytheparkinglotis.
B)TherateforparkinginLotC. D)Thewaytothevisitorsparking.
7.A)Heregretsmissingtheclasses. C)Heplanstotakethefitnessclasses.
B)Hehasbenefitedfromexercise. D)Heislookingforwardtoabetterlife.
8.A)Howtoselectsecretaries. C)Theresponsibilitiesofsecretaries.
B)Howtoraiseworkefficiency. D)Thesecretariesintheman’scompany.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A) ItisusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.
B)ItismoredifficulttolearnthanEnglish.
C)ItwillbeascommonlyusedasEnglish.
D)Itwilleventuallybecomeaworldlanguage.
10.A)Itspopularitywiththecommonpeople. C)TheinfluenceoftheBritishEmpire.
B)TheeffectoftheIndustrialRevolution. D)Itsloanwordsfrommanylanguages.
11.A)Ithasagrowingnumberofnewlycoinedwords.
B)Itincludesalotofwordsfromotherlanguages.
C)Itisthelargestamongalllanguagesintheworld.
D)Itcanbeeasilypickedupbyoverseastravellers.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Toplaceanorder. C)Toreturnsomegoods.
B)Toapplyforajob. D)Tomakeacomplaint.
13.A)Heworksonapart-timebasisforthecompany.
B)Hehasnotworkedinthesalesdepartmentforlong.
C)Heisnotfamiliarwiththeexactdetailsofthegoods.
D)Hehasbecomesomewhatimpatientwiththewoman.
14.A)Itisnothisresponsibility. C)Itdependsonanumberoffactors.
B)Itwillbefreeforlargeorders. D)Itcosts&15moreforexpressdelivery.
15.A)Makeinquirieswithsomeothercompanies. B)Reporttheinformationtohersuperior.
C)Payavisittothesaleswomanincharge. D)Ringbackwhenshecomestoadecision.
SectionB
Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.
Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest
answer from the four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Then mark the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet 1
withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Nooneknowsforsurewhentheycameintobeing.
B)Nooneknowsexactlywheretheywerefirstmade.
C)Nooneknowsforwhatpurposetheywereinvented.
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D)Nooneknowswhattheywilllooklikeinthefuture.
17.A)Measurethespeedofwind. C)Passonsecretmessages.
B)Givewarningsofdanger. D)Carryropesacrossrivers.
18.A)Tofindoutthestrengthofsilkforkites. C)Toprovethatlightningiselectricity.
B)Totesttheeffectsofthelightningrod. D)Toprotecthousesagainstlightning.
PassageTwo
Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Shewasbornwithatalentforlanguages. C)Shecanspeakseverallanguages.
B)Shewastrainedtobeaninterpreter. D)Sheenjoysteachinglanguages.
20.A)Theywanttolearnasmanyforeignlanguagesaspossible.
B)Theyhaveanintenseinterestincross-culturalinteractions.
C)Theyacquireanimmunitytocultureshock.
D)Theywouldliketoliveabroadpermanently.
21.A)Shebecameanexpertinhorseracing.
B)Shelearnedtoappreciateclassicalmusic.
C)ShewasabletotranslateforaGermansportsjudge.
D)ShegotachancetovisitseveralEuropeancountries.
22.A)Takepartinacookingcompetition. C)TeachvocabularyforfoodinEnglish.
B)Tastethebeefandgivehercomment. D)GivecookinglessonsonWesternfood.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Hehadonlyathird-gradeeducation. C)Heoftenhelpedhismotherdohousework.
B)Heoncethreatenedtokillhisteacher. D)Hegrewupinapoorsingle-parentfamily.
24.A)Stupid. B)Active. C)Brave. D)Careless.
25.A)WatcheducationalTVprogramsonly. C)Helpwithhousework.
B)Writetwobookreportsaweek. D)Keepadiary.
SectionC
Directions：In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you
shouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin
theblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshould
checkwhatyouhavewritten.
Whenyoulookupatthenightsky,whatdoyousee?Thereareother 26 bodiesouttherebesidesthemoon
andstars.Oneofthemost 27 oftheseisacomet(彗星).
CometswereformedaroundthesametimetheEarthwasformed.Theyare 28 iceandotherfrozenliquids
andgases. 29 these“dirtysnowballs”begintoorbitthesun,justastheplanetsdo.
Asacometgetsclosertothesun,somegasesinitbegintounfreeze.They 30 dustparticlesfromthecomet
toformahugecloud.Asthecometgetsevennearertothesun,asolarwindblowsthecloudbehindthecomet,thus
formingitstail.Thetailandthe 31 fuzzy(模糊的）atmospherearoundacometare32thatcanhelpidentifythis
33inthenightsky.
Inanygivenyear,aboutadozenknowncometscomeclosetothesunintheirorbits.Theaveragepersoncan’t
seethemall,ofcourse.Usuallythereisonlyoneortwoayearbrightenoughtobeseenwiththe 34 eye.Comet
Hale-Bopp,discoveredin1995,wasanunusuallybrightcomet.Itsorbitbroughtit 35 closetotheEarth,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
thousandyearsorso.
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