英语四级听力真题及参考答案.docx
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英语四级听力真题及参考答案
2015年12月英语四级听力真题及参考答案
2015年12月英语四级听力真题及参考答案
Employershavetherighttomonitortheirworkers’onlineprivatemessages,accordingtoarulingbytheEuropeanCourtofHumanRights(ECHR).ItcomesafteraRomanianmanwasfiredforsendingpersonalmessageswhileatwork.TheStrasbourgcourtsidedonTuesdaywiththeemployerofaRomanianengineerwhowasdismissedfromhisjobafterusingYahooMessengertocommunicatewithhisfiancéewhileatwork.
Duringhistimeasanengineer,BogdanBarbulescuwasaskedbyhisemployertocreateaYahooMessengeraccounttoanswerhisclients’queries.However,hewasinformedinJulythathehadbreachedcompanyrulesbyusingtheprogramforpersonalreasons,andwassubsequentlysacked.BarbulescutookhiscaseagainstRomaniatothehumanrightscourtlater,allegingthathisemployer’sdecisionto[01:
45.45]endhiscontractwasbasedonaviolationofhisrighttoconfidentialcorrespondence.
1.WhatislegalforemployersaccordingtotheECHR?
2.WhatcanwelearnaboutBogdanBarbulescu?
Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
AttheSifaPrimarySchooloutsideNairobi,Kenya,studentspaytheirtuitionwithanew,localcurrencycalledthepesa.Theschoolisoneofseveralinstitutionsthatacceptthecommunitycurrency.ThecurrencyiswidelyusedbypeopleintheGatinaVillage.ThepesasareequalinvaluetotheKenyanshillingandcanbespentinthecommunityjustlikecash.Thenewcurrencygivespoorpeoplemorebuyingpowerthantheywouldotherwisehave.Ifmembersofthecommunityhaveashortageofthenationalcurrency,theycanusethecommunitycurrencytogetaccesstothegoodsandservicestheymayneed.Thenon-profitgroupGrassrootsEconomicsintroducedthecurrencyherelastyear.Communitycurrencyprogramsarebeingsetupbynon-profitorganizationsacrosstheworld.Theyhelppoorcommunitiesincreasetradeandcreatejobs,accordingtoGrassrootsEconomics,basedinMombasa,Kenya.Itdoesnotreplacebutrathersupplementsthenationalcurrencysystem,reportedthenon-profitgroup.
3.Whatistheadvantageofthepesa?
4.WhatcanwelearnabouttheGrassrootsEconomics?
Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
HealthofficialsinBrazilhavedeclaredastateofemergencyinseveralstates.Theyarealsowarningwomennottogetpregnant.Theseextremeactionsaretheresultofarecentriseinbirthdefects.About2400babiesinBrazilwerebornrecentlywithextremelysmallheads.Thebabieshaveaconditioncalledmicrocephaly.Microcephalycausesseverebraindamage.Todate,29ofthesebabieshavedied.ThenumberofmicrocephalycasesinBrazilisabout10timeshigherthanwhatthecountryusuallyseesinayear.
TheUSCentersforDiseaseControlsaysthelinkbetweenavirusinfection
andmicrocephalyisbeinginvestigated.ThevirusiscalledZika.Zikaisspreadbymosquitos.SomebabiesinBrazilwithmicrocephalyhavetestedpositivefortheZikaviruswhileothershavetestednegative.[05:
34.88]TheCDCsaysthatBrazilreporteditsfirstcaseofZikavirusinMay2015.Sincethen,thevirushasspreadandhascausedinfectionsinmanyBrazilianstatesandothercountriesinLatinAmerica.
5.WhatsituationisBrazilfacing?
6.Howmanydeathshavebeenreportedsofar?
7.WhatisrelatedtothesituationaccordingtotheCDC?
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,
ConversationOne
W:
HiLeo,whydoyousayEnglishwouldbecometheworldlanguage?
M:
Well.Foronething,it’ssocommonlyused.TheonlylanguagethatisusedbymorepeopleisChinese.
W:
WhyisEnglishspokenbysomanypeople?
M:
It’sspokeninmanycountriesoftheworldbecauseoftheBritishEmpire.
W:
Oh,well.MynameisJaneKingsburyofGPFlimited.Weneedsomesuppliesforourdesignoffice.
M:
Oh,whatsort?
W:
Well,firstofall,weneedonecompletenewdrawingboard.
M:
DO44orDO45?
W:
Ah,Idon’tknow.What’sthedifference?
M:
Well,the45costs15poundsmore.
W:
Sowhat’sthetotalpricethen?
M:
It’s387pounds.
W:
Dosethatincludevalued-addedtax?
M:
Oh,I’mnotsure.Mostofthepricesdo.Yes,Ithinkitdoes.
W:
Whataretheboardsactuallymadeof?
M:
Oh,Idon’tknow.Ithinkit‘sasortofplasticstuffthesedays.It’swhiteanyway.
W:
Andhowlongdoesittaketodeliver?
M:
Oh,Icouldn’treallysay.Itdependsonhowmuchworkwe’vegotandhowmanyotherorderstherearetosendout,youknow.
W:
Ok,nowwealsowantsomedrawingpens,inkandrulers,andsomedrawingpaper.
M:
Ohdear.Thegirlwhotakesallthosesuppliesisn’therethismorning.SoIcan’ttakethoseordersforyou.Ionlydotheequipmentyousee.
W:
Ok,well,perhapsI’llringbacktomorrow.
M:
Sodoyouwantthedrawingboardthen?
W:
Oh,Ihavetothinkaboutit.Thanksverymuch.I’llletyouknow.Good-bye.
M:
Thankyou.Good-bye.
Question12to15arebasedontheconversationyoujustheard.
Question12:
Whatisthewoman’spurposeinmakingthephonecall?
Question13:
Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?
Question14:
Whatdoesthemansayaboutdelivery?
Question15:
Whatdoesthewomansayshewillpossiblydotomorrow?
Part3短文
短文1
Nooneknowsforsurejusthowoldkitesare.Infact,theyhavebeeninuseforcenturies.25centuriesago,kiteswerewell-knowninChina.Thesefirstkiteswereprobablymadeofwood.Theymayevenhavebeencoveredwithsilk,becausesilkwereusedalotatthattime.Earlykiteswerebuiltforcertainuses.InancientChina,theywillusetocarryropestocrossrivers.Onceacross,theropeswereteardownandwoodenbridgeswouldhangforthem.LegendtellsofoneGeneralwhoflewmusicalkitesovertheenemies’camp.Theenemyfled,believingthesoundstobethewarmingvoicesofangels.Bythe15thcentury,manypeopleflewkitesinEurope.MarcoPolomayhavebroughtthekitebackfromhisvisittoChina.Thekitehasbeenlinkedtogreatnamesandevents.Forinstance,BenjaminFranklinusedkitetoprovethelighteningelectricity.Heflewthekiteinthestorm.Hedidthisinordertodrawlighteningfromtheclouds.Hetiedametalkeyandastripofsilktothekiteline.Thesilkribbonwouldstopthelighteningfrompassingthroughhisbody.Benjamin’sideawasfirstlaughedat.Butlateron,itenlightenedtheinventionofthelighteningrod.Withsuchgrandhistory,kiteflyingisshortremainanentertainingandpopularsport.
Question16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question16:
Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutkite?
Question17:
WhatdidancientChineseusecatstodo?
Question18:
WhydidBFfliedakiteinthestorm?
短文2
Ihavelearntmanylanguages,butI’mnotmasteredthemthewaytheprofessionalinterpreterortranslatorhas.Still,theyhaveopendoorsforme.Theyhaveallowedmetheopportunitytoseekjobsininternationalcontextsandhelpmegetthosejobs.Likemanypeoplewhohavelivedoverseasforawhilesimplygotcrazyaboutit.Ican’timagelivingmyprofessionalorsociallifewithoutinternationalinteractions.Since1977,IhavespentmuchmoretimeabroadthanintheUnitedStates.Ilikegoingtonewplaces,eatingnewfoodsandexperiencingnewcultures.Ifyoucanspeakthelanguage,it’seasiertogettoknowthecountryanditspeople.IfIhadthetimeandmoney.Iwouldliveforayearinasmanycountriesaspossible.Beyondmycareer,myfacilitywithlanguageshasgivenmeafewrareopportunities.Once,justafterIreturnedmyyearinVienna.IwasaskedtotranslateforaGermanjudgeatOlympiclevelhorseeventandlearnedalotaboutthesport.
InJapan,oncewhenIwasinthestudioaudienceofaTVcookingshow,IwasaskedtogouponthestageandtastethebeefdishthatwasbeingpreparedandtellwhatIthought.Theyasked“WasitasgoodasAmericanbeef?
”ItwasveryexcitingformetobeonJapaneseTV,speakinginJapaneseabouthowdeliciousthebeefwas.
Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyou’vejustheard.
Question19Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutherself?
Question20Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmanypeoplewhohavelivedoverseasforawhile?
Question21HowdidthespeakerexperienceoflivinginViennabenefither?
Question22WhatwasthespeakeraskedtodointheJapanesestudio?
短文3
Dr.BenCarsengrewupinapoorsingleparenthouse-holdinDetroit.Hismother,whohadonlya3rdgradeeducationheldtwojobscleaningbathrooms.Tohisclassmatesandeventohisteachershewasthoughtofasthedumbestkidinhisclass.Accordingtohisownnotsofondmemories.
Hehadaterribletemper,andoncethreatenedtokillanotherchild.Dr.Carsenwasheadeddownpartofself-distractionuntilacriticalmomentinhisyouth.Hismotherconvincedthathehadtodosomethingdramaticpreventingleadingalifeoffailurelaiddownsomerules.Hecouldnot watchtelevisionexceptfortwoprogramsaweek,couldnotplaywithhisfriendsafterschooluntilhefinishedhishomework.Andhadtoreadtwobooksaweek,andwritebookreportsaboutthem.Hismother’sstrategyworked.“Ofcoursedidn’tknowshecouldn’tread.SothereIwassubmittingthesereports.”hesaid.Shewouldputcheckmarksonthemlikeshehadbeenreadingthem.AsIbegantoreadaboutscientists,economistsandphilosophers.Istartedimagingmyselfintheirshoes.Ashegotintothehobbitofhardwork,hisgradebegantosoar.UltimatelyhereceivedascholarshiptoattendingYaleUniversity,andlaterhewasadmittedtotheUniversityofMichiganMedicalSchool.
HeisnowaleadingsurgeonatJohnsHopkinsMedicalSchoolandheisalsotheauthorofthethreebooks.
Questions23to25arebasedonthecon
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