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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 月大学英语四级听力真题(一)答案与详解
PartⅡ ListeningComprehension
SectionA
1.听力原文:M: Doyourememberthewonderfulfilmonspaceexplorationwewatchedtogetherlastmonth?
W: Sure.It’sactuallythemostimpressiveoneI’veseenonthattopic.
Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers?
【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spaceexplorers,movie,spaceexploration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wonderfulfilm和themostimpressiveone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; Areyoulookingforanythinginparticular?
M : Yes.Mysonisgraduatingfromhighschool,andIwanttogethimsomethingspecial.
Q: Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
【预测】四个选项中出现了schoollibrary,giftshop,travelagency 和 graduationceremony 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:Miketoldmeyesterdaythathehadbeenlookinginvainforajobintheartgallery.
W :Really?IfIrememberright,hehadachancetoworkthere,butheturneditdown.
Q : WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMike?
【预测】四个选项均以he开头,且出现了 work,part-timejobs,ajoboffer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turneddown的同义转换,故
答案为D)。
4.听力原文:W : WouldyouliketocometoSusan’sbirthdaypartytomorrowevening?
M: I’mgoingtogivealecturetomorrow.IwishIcouldbeintwoplacesatthesametime.
Q : Whatdoesthemanmean?
【预测】四个选项中两次出现 birthdayparty,可以推测对话与生日派对有关。各选项的主语为he,thewoman,Susan,听音时
应特别注意主语与birthdayparty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’tyoudiscouragedbytheslowprogressyourstaffismaking?
M: Yes.IthinkIwillgivethemadeadlineandholdthemtoit,
Q: Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodo?
【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,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:Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethevisitor’sparkingis?Ileftmycarthere.
M: Sure.It’sinLotC.Overthatway.
Q : Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?
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【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 : Youlookgreat!Nowthatyou’vetakenthosefitnessclasses.
M: Thanks.I’veneverfeltbetterinmylife.
Q : Whatdoesthemanmean?
【预测】四个选项均以he作主语,且出现了 classes,exercise,fitnessclasses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: Ireallyadmiretheefficiencyofyoursecretaries.
M: Ourcompanyselectsonlythebest.Theyhaveaheavyworkloadandwegivethemalotofresponsibilities.
Q : Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
【预测】四个选项中出现了 secretaries,workefficiency,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)。
ConversationOne
9-11.听力原文:
W: HiLeo,whydoyousayEnglishwouldbecometheworldlanguage?
M: Well,foronething,it’ssocommonlyused.(9)TheonlylanguagethatisusedbymorepeopleisChinese.
W: WhyisEnglishspokenbysomanypeople?
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
Americaaswell.
W : ManystudentsfindEnglishadifficultlanguagetolearn.
M: Oh,alllanguagesaredifficulttolearn.ButEnglishdoeshavetwogreatadvantages.
W : Whatarethey?
M:Well,firstofall,ithasaveryinternationalvocabulary.(11)IthasmanyGerman,Dutch,French,SpanishandItalianwordsinit,
sospeakersofthoselanguageswillfindmanyfamiliarwordsinEnglish.Infact,Englishhaswordsfrommanyotherlanguages
aswell.
W : Whyisthat?
M: Well,partly becauseEnglish speakers have travelled a lot, they bringback wordswiththem. So English really does have an
internationalvocabulary.
W : AndwhatistheotheradvantageofEnglish?
M : It’sthatEnglishgrammarisreallyquiteeasy.Forexample,itdoesn’thavedozensofdifferentendingsforitsnouns,adjectives
andverbs,notlikeLatin,RussianandGermanforexample.
W : Whyisthat?
M:Well,it’squiteinterestingactually.It’sbecauseoftheFrench.WhentheFrenchruledEngland,Frenchwastheofficiallanguage,
and only the common people spoke English. They tried to make their language as simple as possible. So they made the grammar
easier.
9.WhatdoesthemansayaboutChinese?
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.WhatmadeEnglishawidelyusedlanguage?
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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.WhatissaidtobespecialaboutEnglishvocabulary?
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)。
ConversationTwo
12—15听力原文:
M:Hello.Yes?
W :Hello.Isthatthesalesdepartment?
M :Yes,itis.
W :Oh,well,mynameisJaneKingsburyofGPFlimited.(12)Um,weneedsomesuppliesforourdesignoffice.
M:Oh,whatsort?
W :Well,firstofall,weneedonecompletenewdrawingboard.
M:D044orD045?
W:Ah,Idon’tknow.What’sthedifference?
M:Well,the45costs15poundsmore.
W :Um,sowhat’sthetotalpricethen?
M: It’s387pounds.
W :Doesthatincludevalue-addedtax?
M:Oh,(13-1)I’mnotsure.Mostofthepricesdo.Yes,Ithinkitdoes.
W :Um,whataretheboardsactuallymadeof?
M:Oh,(13-2)Idon’tknow.Ithinkit’sasortofplasticstuffthesedays.It’swhiteanyway.
W:Um...Andhowlongdoesittaketodeliver?
M:Oh,Icouldn’t reallysay.(14)Itdependsonhowmuchworkwe’vegotandhowmanyotherorderstherearetosendout,you
know.
W:OK.Nowwealsowantsomedrawingpens,inkandrulers,andsomedrawingpaper.
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
equipmentyousee.
W:OK.Well,(15)perhapsI’llringbacktomorrow.
M :Sodoyouwantthedrawingboardthen?
W :Oh,Ihavetothinkaboutit.Thanksverymuch.I’llletyouknow.Good-bye.
M:Thankyou.Good-bye.
12、Whatisthewoman’spurposeinmakingthephonecall?
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、Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?
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、Whatdoesthemansayaboutdelivery?
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、Whatdoesthewomansayshewillpossiblydotomorrow?
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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)
SectionB
PassageOne
(16)Nooneknowsforsurejusthowoldkitesare.Infact,theyhavebeeninuseforcenturies.25centuriesago,kiteswerewell
knowninChina.Thesefirstkiteswereprobablymadeofwood.Theymayevenhavebeencoveredwithsilk,becausesilkwereuseda
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,theropesweretieddownandwoodenbridgeswouldhangforthem.Legendtellsofonegeneralwhoflewmusicalkitesover
theenemies’camp.Theenemyfled,believingthesoundstobethewarningvoicesofangels.Bythe15thcentury,manypeopleflew
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.Forinstance,(18)BenjaminFranklinusedthekitetoprovethatlightningiselectricity.Heflewthekiteinthestorm.Hedid
thisinordertodrawlightningfromtheclouds.Hetiedametalkeyandastripofsilktothekiteline.Thesilkribbonwouldstopthe
lightning from passing through his body. Benjamin’s idea was first laughed at. But later on, it enlightened the invention of the
lightningrod.Withsuchgrandhistory,kiteflyingissuretoremainanentertainingandpopularsport.
16、Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutkites?
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、WhatdidancientChineseusekitestodo?
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、WhydidBenjaminFranklinflyakiteinthestorm?
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。
PassageTwo
(19)Ihavelearntmanylanguages,butI’venotmasteredthemthewaytheprofessionalinterpreterortranslatorhas.Still,they
haveopeneddoorsfor me.Theyhaveallowedmetheopportunitytoseek jobsininternationalcontextsandhelpmeget thosejobs.
(20)likemanypeoplewhohavelivedoverseasforawhile,Isimplygotcrazyaboutit.Ican’timagelivingmyprofessionalorsocial
lifewithoutinternationalinteractions.Since1977,IhavespentmuchmoretimeabroadthanintheUnitedStates.Ilikegoingtonew
places,eatingnewfoodsandexperiencingnewcultures.Ifyoucanspeakthelanguage,it’seasiertogettoknowthecountryandits
people. If I had thetime and money,I would live for a year in as many countries as possible. Beyond my career,my facility with
languageshasgivenmeafewrareopportunities.(21)Once,justafterIreturnedfrommyyearinVienna,Iwasaskedtotranslatefor
aGermanjudgeatOlympiclevelhorseeventandlearnedalotaboutthesport.
(22)InJapan,oncewhenIwasinthestudioaudienceofaTVcookingshow,Iwasaskedtogouponthestageandtastethebeef
dishthatwasbeingpreparedandtellwhatIthought.Theyasked“WasitasgoodasAmericanbeef?”Itwasveryexcitingformeto
beonJapaneseTVspeakinginJapaneseabouthowdeliciousthebeefwas.
19、Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutherself?
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、Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmanypeoplewhohavelivedoverseasforawhile?
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、Howdidthespeaker’sexperienceoflivinginViennabenefither?
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、WhatwasthespeakeraskedtodointheJapanesestudio?
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
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段经历兴奋不已,因此答案为B)。
PassageThree
(23)Dr.BenCarsongrewupinapoorsingle-parenthouse-holdinDetroit.Hismother,whohadonlyathird-gradeeducation,
worked two jobscleaningbathrooms. (24)Tohisclassmates and even tohisteachers hewas thought of asthedumbest kid in the,
class,accordingtohisownnotsofondmemories.
Hehadaterribletemper,andoncethreatenedtokillanotherchild.Dr.Carsonwasheadeddownapathofself-destructionuntil
a critical moment in his youth. His mother convinced that shehad to do something dramatic to prevent him from leading a life of
failure—laiddownsomerules.Hecouldnotwatchtelevisionexceptfortwoprogramsaweek,couldnotplaywithhisfriendsafter
school until he finished his homework, (25) and had to read two books a week, and write book reports about them. His mother’s
strategyworked.“Ofcourse,Ididn’tknowshecouldn’tread.SothereIwassubmittingthesereports.’’hesaid.Shewouldputcheck
marks onthem likeshehadbeen readingthem.As I began toread about scientists, economistsandphilosophers, I started imaging
myselfintheirshoes.Ashegotintothehabitofhardwork,hisgradesbegantosoar.Ultimatelyhereceivedascholarshiptoattend
YaleUniversity,andlaterhewasadmittedtotheUniversityofMichiganMedicalSchool.
HeisnowaleadingsurgeonatJohnsHopkinsMedicalSchoolandheisalsotheauthorofthreebooks.
23、WhatdowelearnaboutBenCarson?
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、WhatdidBenCarson^classmatesandteachersthinkofhimwhenhewasfirstatschool?
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、WhatdidBenCarson’smothertellhimtodowhenhewasaschoolboy?
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。
SectionC
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themoonandstars和comet 形成对照。heavenly
意为“天空的”,heavenlybody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”。
28、madeupof。【详解】此处应填入过去分词或短语与空格前的are—起构成被动语态。bemadeupof意 为“由……组成”。
29、Nowandthen。【详解】此处应填入状语成分。nowandthen意为“偶尔,有时”。
30、combinewith。【详解】此处应该填入动词或动词短语作谓语。combinewith意为“与…结合”。
31、generally。【详解】此处应填入副词,修饰形容词fuzzy。generally意为“通常”。
32、characteristics。【详解】此处应该填入名词,作thatcanhelpidentify...这一定语从句的先行词。 characteristics 意为“特
征”。
33、phenomenon。 【详解】此处应该填入名词,作动词identify的宾语。phenomenon意为“现象”。
34、naked。【详解】此处应该填入形容词,修饰eye。naked意为“裸的”,nakedeye是常用搭配,意为 “肉眼”。
35、relatively。【详解】此处应该填入副词,修饰形容词close。relatively意为“相对地”。
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