2015年12月英语四级听力真题及原文答案（第一套）(4)

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hearsome questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hearaquestion, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B),C), and D).Thenmark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a singleline through the centre.

　　Passage One

　　No one knows for sure just how old kites are. In fact, they have been in use for centuries. 25centuries ago, kites were well-known in China. These first kites were probably made of wood. Theymay even have been covered with silk, because silk were used a lot at that time. Early kites werebuilt for certain uses. In ancient China, they will use to carry ropes to cross rivers. Once across, theropes were tear down and wooden bridges would hang for them. Legend tells of one General whoflew musical kites over the enemies' camp. The enemy fled, believing the sounds to be the warmingvoices of angels. By the 15th century, many people flew kites in Europe. Marco Polo may havebrought the kite back from his visit to China. The kite has been linked to great names and events.For instance, Benjamin Franklin used kite to prove the lightening electricity. He flew the kite in thestorm. He did this in order to draw lightening from the clouds. He tied a metal key and a strip of silkto the kite line. The silk ribbon would stop the lightening from passing through his body. Benjamin'sidea was first laughed at. But later on, it enlightened the invention of the lightening rod. With suchgrand history, kite flying is short remain an entertaining and popular sport.

　　Question 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　Question 16： What does the speaker say about kite?

　　Question 17： What did ancient Chinese use cats to do?

　　Question 18： Why did BF flied a kite in the storm?

　　Passage Two

　　I have learnt many languages, but I'm not mastered them the way the professional interpreter ortranslator has。 Still, they have open doors for me。 They have allowed me the opportunity toseek jobs in international contexts and help me get those jobs。 Like many people who have livedoverseas for a while, I simply got crazy about it。 I can't image living my professional or social lifewithout international interactions。 Since 1977, I have spent much more time abroad than in theUnited States。 I like going to new places, eating new foods and experiencing new cultures。 If youcan speak the language, it's easier to get to know the country and its people。 If I had the time andmoney。 I would live for a year in as many countries as possible。 Beyond my career, my facilitywith languages has given me a few rare opportunities。 Once, just after I returned my year inVienna。 I was asked to translate for a German judge at Olympic level horse event and learned a lotabout the sport。

　　In Japan, once when I was in the studio audience of a TV cooking show, I was asked to go up onthe 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 inJapanese about how delicious the beef was。

　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you've just heard.

　　Question 19 What does the speaker say about herself?

　　Question 20 What does the speaker say about many people who have lived overseas for a while?

　　Question 21 How did the speaker experience of living in Vienna benefit her?

　　Question 22 What was the speaker asked to do in the Japanese studio?

　　Passage Three

　　Dr.Ben Carsen grew up in a poor single parent house-hold in Detroit. His mother, who had only a 3rdgrade education helds two jobs cleaning bathrooms。 To his classmates and even to his

　　teachers he was thought of as the dummest kid in his class. According to his own not so fondmemories。

　　He had a terrible temper, and once threatened to kill another child。 Dr.Carsen was headed downpart of seld distraction until a critical moment in his youth。 His mother convinced that he had todo something dramatic preventing 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。 And had to read two books a week, and write book reports aboutthem. 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 readingthem。 As I began to read about scientists,economists and philosophers。 I started imaging myselfin their shoes。 As he got into the hobbit of hard work, his grade began to soar。 Ultimately hereceived a scholarship to attending Yale University, and later he was admitted to the University ofMichigan Medical School.

　　He is now a leading surgeon at Johns Hopkins Medical School and he is also the author of the threebooks。

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you've just heard.

　　Q23:What do we learn about Ben Carsen ?

　　Q24:What did Ben Caren's classmates and teachers think of him when he was first at school?

　　Q25:What did Ben Carsen's mother tell him to do when he was a school boy?