2020年度大学英语四级考试真题模拟及解析

大学英语四级考试真题及解析

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12月大学英语四级考试真题及解析

PartIWriting

1.【题干】Directions:Forthispart,youare

allowed30minutestowriteanessay

commentingonthesaying"Learningisadaily

experienceandalifetimemission."Youcancite

examplestoillustratetheimportanceoflifelong

learning.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbut

nomorethan180words.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

2.【题干】Question1

【选项】

A.Theyadmirethecourageofspace

explorers.

B.Theyenjoyedthemovieonspace

exploration.

C.Theyweregoingtowatchawonderful

movie.

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D.Theylikedoingscientificexplorationvery

much.

【答案】B

【解析】M:Doyourememberthewonderful

filmonspaceexplorationwewatchedtogether

lastmonth?

W:Sure.It'sactuallythemostimpressive

oneI'veseenonthattopic.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakers?

3.【题干】Question2

【选项】

A.Atagiftshop.

B.Atagraduationceremony.

C.lntheofficeofatravelagency.

D.lnaschoollibrary.

【答案】A

【解析】W:Areyoulookingforanythingin

particular?

M:Yes.Mysonisgraduatingfromhigh

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schoolandIwanttogethimsomethingspecial.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationmost

probablytakeplace?

4.【题干】Question3

【选项】

A.Heusedtoworkintheartgallery.

B.Hedoesnothaveagoodmemory.

C.Hedeclinedajobofferformtheartgallery.

D.Heisnotinterestedinanypart-timejobs.

【答案】C

【解析】M:Miketoldmeyesterdaythathe'd

beenlookinginvainforajobintheartgallery.

W:Really?IfIrememberright,hehada

chancetoworktherebutheturneditdown.

Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMike?

5.【题干】Question4

【选项】

A.Susanhasbeeninvitedtogivealecture

tomorrow.

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B.Hewillgotothebirthdaypartyafterthe

lecture.

C.Thewomanshouldhaveinformedhim

earlier.

D.Hewillbeunabletoattendthebirthday

party.

【答案】D

【解析】W:WouldyouliketocometoSusan's

birthdaypartytomorrowevening?

M:I'mgoingtogivealecturetomorrow.I

wishIcouldbeintwoplacesatthesametime.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

6.【题干】Question5

【选项】

A.Rewardthosehavingmadegoodprogress.

B.Setadeadlineforthestafftomeet.

C.Assignmoreworkerstotheproject.

D.Encouragethestafftoworkinsmall

groups.

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【答案】B

【解析】W:Aren'tyoudiscouragedbythe

slowprogressyourstaffismaking?

M:Yes.IthinkI'llgivethemadeadlineand

holdthemtoit.

Q:Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodo?

7.【题干】Question6

【选项】

A.Thewaytothevisitor'sparking.

B.TherateforparkinginLotC.

C.Howfarawaytheparkinglotis.

D.Whereshecanleavehercar.

【答案】A

【解析】W:Excuseme,couldyoutellme

wherethevisitor'sparkingis?Ileftmycarthere.

M:Sure.It'sinLotC,overthatway.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

8.【题干】Question7

【选项】

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A.Heregretsmissingtheclasses.

B.Heplanstotakethefitnessclasses.

C.Heislookingforwardtoabetterlife.

D.Hehasbenefitedformexercise.

【答案】D

【解析】W:Youlookgreatnowthatyou've

takenthosefitnessclasses.

M:Thanks.I'veneverthoughtbetterinmy

life.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

9.【题干】Question8

【选项】

A.Howtoworkefficiency.

B.Howtoselectsecretaries.

C.Theresponsibilitiesofsecretaries.

D.Thesecretariesintheman'scompany.

【答案】D

【解析】W:Ireallyadmiretheefficiencyof

yoursecretaries.

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M:Ourcompanyselectsonlythebest.They

haveaheavyworkloadandwegivethemalotof

responsibilities.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

10.【题干】Questions9to12arebasedonthe

conversationyouhavejustheard.

Question9

【选项】

A.ltismoredifficulttolearnthanEnglish.

B.ltisusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.

C.ltwillbeascommonlyusedasEnglish.

D.ltwilleventuallybecomeaworld

language.

【答案】B

【解析】Q：Whatdoesthemansayabout

Chinese?

W:Hi,Leo.WhydoyousayEnglishwill

becometheworldlanguage?

M:Well,foronething,it'ssocommonly

used.Theonlylanguagethatisusedbymore

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peopleisChinese.

W:WhyisEnglishspokenbysomany

people?

M:It'sspokeninmanycountriesoftheworld

becauseoftheBritishEmpire.Andnow,ofcourse,

there'sinfluenceofAmericaaswell.

W:ManystudentsfindEnglishadifficult

languagetolearn.

M:Oh,alllanguagesaredifficulttolearn.

ButEnglishdoeshavetwogreatadvantages.

W:Whatarethey?

M:Well,firstofall,ithasaveryinternational

vocabulary.IthasmanyGerman,Dutch,French,

SpanishandItalianwordsinit.Sospeakersof

thoselanguageswillfindmanyfamiliarwordsin

English.Infact,Englishhaswordsfrommany

otherlanguagesaswell.

W:Whyisthat?

M:Well,partlybecauseEnglishspeakers

havetravelledalot.Theybringbackwordswith

them,soEnglishreallydoeshaveaninternational

vocabulary.

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W:Andwhat'stheotheradvantageof

English?

M:It'sthatEnglishgrammarisreallyquite

easy.Forexample,itdoesn'thavedozensof

differentendingsforitsnouns,adjectivesand

verbs,notlikeLatin,Russian,andGermanfor

example.

W:Whyisthat?

M:Well,it'squiteinterestingactually.It's

becauseoftheFrench.WhentheFrenchruled

England,Frenchwastheofficiallanguageand

onlythecommonpeoplespokeEnglish.Theytry

tomakethelanguageassimpleaspossible,so

theymadethegrammareasier.

IL【题干】Question10

【选项】

A.lthaswordsfrommanylanguages.

B.ltspopularitywiththecommonpeople.

C.TheinfluenceoftheBritishEmpire.

D.TheeffectoftheIndustrialRevolution.

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【答案】C

【解析】Q：WhatmadeEnglishawidelyused

language?

W:Hi,Leo.WhydoyousayEnglishwill

becometheworldlanguage?

M:Well,foronething,it'ssocommonly

used.Theonlylanguagethatisusedbymore

peopleisChinese.

W:WhyisEnglishspokenbysomany

people?

M:It'sspokeninmanycountriesoftheworld

becauseoftheBritishEmpire.Andnow,ofcourse,

there'sinfluenceofAmericaaswell.

W:ManystudentsfindEnglishadifficult

languagetolearn.

M:Oh,alllanguagesaredifficulttolearn.

ButEnglishdoeshavetwogreatadvantages.

W:Whatarethey?

M:Well,firstofall,ithasaveryinternational

vocabulary.IthasmanyGerman,Dutch,French,

SpanishandItalianwordsinit.Sospeakersof

thoselanguageswillfindmanyfamiliarwordsin

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English.Infact,Englishhaswordsfrommany

otherlanguagesaswell.

W:Whyisthat?

M:Well,partlybecauseEnglishspeakers

havetravelledalot.Theybringbackwordswith

them,soEnglishreallydoeshaveaninternational

vocabulary.

W:Andwhat'stheotheradvantageof

English?

M:It'sthatEnglishgrammarisreallyquite

easy.Forexample,itdoesn'thavedozensof

differentendingsforitsnouns,adjectivesand

verbs,notlikeLatin,Russian,andGermanfor

example.

W:Whyisthat?

M:Well,it'squiteinterestingactually.It's

becauseoftheFrench.WhentheFrenchruled

England,Frenchwastheofficiallanguageand

onlythecommonpeoplespokeEnglish.Theytry

tomakethelanguageassimpleaspossible,so

theymadethegrammareasier.

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12.【题干】Question11

【选项】

A.ltincludesalotofwordsformother

languages.

B.lthasagrowingnumberofnewlycoined

words.

C.ltcanbeeasilypickedupbyoverseas

travellers.

D.ltisthelargestamongalllanguagesinthe

world.

【答案】A

【解析】Q：Whatissaidtobespecialabout

Englishvocabulary?

W:Hi,Leo.WhydoyousayEnglishwill

becometheworldlanguage?

M:Well,foronething,it'ssocommonly

used.Theonlylanguagethatisusedbymore

peopleisChinese.

W:WhyisEnglishspokenbysomany

people?

M:It'sspokeninmanycountriesoftheworld

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becauseoftheBritishEmpire.Andnow,ofcourse,

there'sinfluenceofAmericaaswell.

W:ManystudentsfindEnglishadifficult

languagetolearn.

M:Oh,alllanguagesaredifficulttolearn.

ButEnglishdoeshavetwogreatadvantages.

W:Whatarethey?

M:Well,firstofall,ithasaveryinternational

vocabulary.IthasmanyGerman,Dutch,French,

SpanishandItalianwordsinit.Sospeakersof

thoselanguageswillfindmanyfamiliarwordsin

English.Infact,Englishhaswordsfrommany

otherlanguagesaswell.

W:Whyisthat?

M:Well,partlybecauseEnglishspeakers

havetravelledalot.Theybringbackwordswith

them,soEnglishreallydoeshaveaninternational

vocabulary.

W:Andwhat'stheotheradvantageof

English?

M:It'sthatEnglishgrammarisreallyquite

easy.Forexample,itdoesn'thavedozensof

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differentendingsforitsnouns,adjectivesand

verbs,notlikeLatin,Russian,andGermanfor

example.

W:Whyisthat?

M:Well,it'squiteinterestingactually.It's

becauseoftheFrench.WhentheFrenchruled

England,Frenchwastheofficiallanguageand

onlythecommonpeoplespokeEnglish.Theytry

tomakethelanguageassimpleaspossible,so

theymadethegrammareasier.

13.【题干】Questions12to15arebasedon

theconversationyouhavejustheard.

Question12

【选项】

A.Toreturnsomegoods.

B.Toapplyforajob.

C.Toplaceanorder.

D.Tomakeacomplaint.

【答案】C

【解析】Q：Whatisthewoman'spurposein

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makingthephonecall?

M:Hello.Yes?

W:Hello.Isthatthesalesdepartment?

M:Yes,itis.

W:Oh,well,myname'sJaneKingsburyof

GPFLimited.Hmm,weneedsomesuppliesfor

ourdesignoffice.

M:Uh,what'ssort?

W:Well,firstofall,weneedonecomplete

newdrawingboard.

M:ADO44orDO45?

W:Uh,Idon'tknow.What'sthedifference?

M:Well,the45costs15poundsmore.

W:Hmm,sowhat'sthetotalpricethen?

M:It's387pounds.

W:Doesthatincludevalueaddedtax?

M:Oh,I'mnotsure,mostofthepricesdo.

Yes,Ithinkitdoes.

W:Hmm,whataretheboardsactuallymade

of?

M:Oh,Idon'tknow.Ithinkit'sasortof

plasticstuffthesedays.It'swhiteanyway.

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W:Hmm,andhowlongdoesittaketo

deliver?

M:Oh,Icouldn'treallysay.Itdependson

howmuchworkwe'vegotandhowmanyother

orderstherearetosendout,youknow.

W:Ok.Nowwealsowantsomedrawing

pens,inkandrulersandsomedrawingpaper.

M:Oh,dear,thegirlthattakesordersfor

suppliesisn'therethismorning,soIcan'ttake

thoseordersforyou.Ionlydotheequipment,

yousee.

W:OK.Well,perhapsI'llringbacktomorrow.

M:Sodoyouwantthedrawingboardthen?

W:I'llhavetothinkaboutit.Thanksvery

much.I'llletyouknow.Goodbye.

M:Thankyou.Goodbye.

14.【题干】Question13

【选项】

A.Hehasbecomesomewhatimpatientwith

thewoman.

B.Heisnotfamiliarwiththeexactdetailsof

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goods.

C.Hehasnotworkedinthesalesdepartment

forlong.

D.Heworksonapart-timebasisforthe

company.

【答案】B

【解析】Q：Whatdowelearnabouttheman

fromtheconversation?

M:Hello.Yes?

W:Hello.Isthatthesalesdepartment?

M:Yes,itis.

W:Oh,well,myname'sJaneKingsburyof

GPFLimited.Hmm,weneedsomesuppliesfor

ourdesignoffice.

M:Uh,what'ssort?

W:Well,firstofall,weneedonecomplete

newdrawingboard.

M:ADO44orDO45?

W:Uh,Idon'tknow.What'sthedifference?

M:Well,the45costs15poundsmore.

W:Hmm,sowhat'sthetotalpricethen?

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M:It's387pounds.

W:Doesthatincludevalueaddedtax?

M:Oh,I'mnotsure,mostofthepricesdo.

Yes,Ithinkitdoes.

W:Hmm,whataretheboardsactuallymade

of?

M:Oh,Idon'tknow.Ithinkit'sasortof

plasticstuffthesedays.It'swhiteanyway.

W:Hmm,andhowlongdoesittaketo

deliver?

M:Oh,Icouldn'treallysay.Itdependson

howmuchworkwe'vegotandhowmanyother

orderstherearetosendout,youknow.

W:Ok.Nowwealsowantsomedrawing

pens,inkandrulersandsomedrawingpaper.

M:Oh,dear,thegirlthattakesordersfor

suppliesisn'therethismorning,soIcan'ttake

thoseordersforyou.Ionlydotheequipment,

yousee.

W:OK.Well,perhapsI'llringbacktomorrow.

M:Sodoyouwantthedrawingboardthen?

W:I'llhavetothinkaboutit.Thanksvery

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much.I'llletyouknow.Goodbye.

M:Thankyou.Goodbye.

15.【题干】Question14

【选项】

A.ltisnothisresponsibility.

B.ltwillbefreeforlargeorders.

C.ltcosts15moreforexpressdelivery.

D.ltdependsonanumberoffactors.

【答案】D

【解析】Q：Whatdoesthemansayabout

delivery?

M:Hello.Yes?

W:Hello.Isthatthesalesdepartment?

M:Yes,itis.

W:Oh,well,myname'sJaneKingsburyof

GPFLimited.Hmm,weneedsomesuppliesfor

ourdesignoffice.

M:Uh,what'ssort?

W:Well,firstofall,weneedonecomplete

newdrawingboard.

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M:ADO44orDO45?

W:Uh,Idon'tknow.What'sthedifference?

M:Well,the45costs15poundsmore.

W:Hmm,sowhat'sthetotalpricethen?

M:It's387pounds.

W:Doesthatincludevalueaddedtax?

M:Oh,I'mnotsure,mostofthepricesdo.

Yes,Ithinkitdoes.

W:Hmm,whataretheboardsactuallymade

of?

M:Oh,Idon'tknow.Ithinkit'sasortof

plasticstuffthesedays.It'swhiteanyway.

W:Hmm,andhowlongdoesittaketo

deliver?

M:Oh,Icouldn'treallysay.Itdependson

howmuchworkwe'vegotandhowmanyother

orderstherearetosendout,youknow.

W:Ok.Nowwealsowantsomedrawing

pens,inkandrulersandsomedrawingpaper.

M:Oh,dear,thegirlthattakesordersfor

suppliesisn'therethismorning,soIcan'ttake

thoseordersforyou.Ionlydotheequipment,

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yousee.

W:OK.Well,perhapsI'llringbacktomorrow.

M:Sodoyouwantthedrawingboardthen?

W:I'llhavetothinkaboutit.Thanksvery

much.I'llletyouknow.Goodbye.

M:Thankyou.Goodbye.

16.【题干】Question15

【选项】

A.Reporttheinformationtohersuperior.

B.Payavisittothesaleswomanincharge.

C.Ringbackwhenshecomestoadecision.

D.Makeinquirieswithsomeother

companies.

【答案】C

【解析】Q：Whatdoesthewomansayshewill

possiblydotomorrow?

M:Hello.Yes?

W:Hello.Isthatthesalesdepartment?

M:Yes,itis.

W:Oh,well,myname'sJaneKingsburyof

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GPFLimited.Hmm,weneedsomesuppliesfor

ourdesignoffice.

M:Uh,what'ssort?

W:Well,firstofall,weneedonecomplete

newdrawingboard.

M:ADO44orDO45?

W:UhzIdon'tknow.What'sthedifference?

M:Well,the45costs15poundsmore.

W:Hmm,sowhat'sthetotalpricethen?

M:It's387pounds.

W:Doesthatincludevalueaddedtax?

M:Oh,I'mnotsure,mostofthepricesdo.

Yes,Ithinkitdoes.

W:Hmm,whataretheboardsactuallymade

of?

M:Oh,Idon'tknow.Ithinkit'sasortof

plasticstuffthesedays.It'swhiteanyway.

W:Hmm,andhowlongdoesittaketo

deliver?

M:Oh,Icouldn'treallysay.Itdependson

howmuchworkwe'vegotandhowmanyother

orderstherearetosendout,youknow.

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W:Ok.Nowwealsowantsomedrawing

pens,inkandrulersandsomedrawingpaper.

M:Oh,dear,thegirlthattakesordersfor

suppliesisn'therethismorning,soIcan'ttake

thoseordersforyou.Ionlydotheequipment,

yousee.

W:OK.Well,perhapsI'llringbacktomorrow.

M:Sodoyouwantthedrawingboardthen?

W:I'llhavetothinkaboutit.Thanksvery

much.I'llletyouknow.Goodbye.

M:Thankyou.Goodbye.

SectionB

17.【题干】PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassage

youhavejustheard.

Question16

【选项】

A.Nooneknowsexactlywheretheywere.

B.Nooneknowsforsurewhentheycame

intobeing.

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C.Nooneknowsforwhatpurposethey

were.

D.Nooneknowswhattheywill.

【答案】B

【解析】Q：Whatdoesthespeakersayabout

kites?

Nooneknowsforsurejusthowoldkitesare.

Infact,theyhavebeeninuseforcenturies.25

centuriesago,kiteswerewell-knowninChina.

Thesefirstkiteswereprobablymadeofwood.

Theymayevenhavebeencoveredwithsilk,

becausesilkwasusedalotatthattime.

Earlykiteswerebuiltforcertainuses.In

ancientChina,theywereusedtocarryropes

acrossrivers.Onceacross,theropesweretied

downandwoodenbridgeswerehungfromthem.

Legendtalesofonegeneralwhoflewmusical

kitesovertheenemy'scamp.Theenemyfled,

believingthesoundstobethewarningvoicesof

angels.Bythe15thcenturies,manypeopleflew

kitesinEurope.MarcoPolomayhavebroughtthe

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kitebackfromhisvisittoChina.Thekitehasbeen

linkedtogreatnamesandevents.Forinstance,

BenjaminFranklinusedthekitetoprovethat

lighteningiselectricity.Heflewthekiteinastorm.

Hedidthisinordertodrawlighteningfromthe

clouds.Hetiedametalkeyandastripofsilkto

thekiteline.Thesilkribbonwouldstopthe

lighteningfrompassingthroughhisbody.

Benjamin'sideawasfirstlaughedat,butlateron

itledtotheinventionofthelighteningrod.

Withsuchgrandhistory,kiteflyingissureto

remainanentertainingandpopularsport.

18.【题干】Question17

【选项】

A.Carryropesacrossrivers.

B.Measurethespeedofwind.

C.Passonsecretmessages.

D.Givewarningsofdanger.

【答案】A

【解析】Q：WhatdidancientChineseusekites

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todo?

Nooneknowsforsurejusthowoldkitesare.

Infact,theyhavebeeninuseforcenturies.25

centuriesago,kiteswerewell-knowninChina.

Thesefirstkiteswereprobablymadeofwood.

Theymayevenhavebeencoveredwithsilk,

becausesilkwasusedalotatthattime.

Earlykiteswerebuiltforcertainuses.In

ancientChina,theywereusedtocarryropes

acrossrivers.Onceacross,theropesweretied

downandwoodenbridgeswerehungfromthem.

Legendtalesofonegeneralwhoflewmusical

kitesovertheenemy'scamp.Theenemyfled,

believingthesoundstobethewarningvoicesof

angels.Bythe15thcenturies,manypeopleflew

kitesinEurope.MarcoPolomayhavebroughtthe

kitebackfromhisvisittoChina.Thekitehasbeen

linkedtogreatnamesandevents.Forinstance,

BenjaminFranklinusedthekitetoprovethat

lighteningiselectricity.Heflewthekiteinastorm.

Hedidthisinordertodrawlighteningfromthe

clouds.Hetiedametalkeyandastripofsilkto

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thekiteline.Thesilkribbonwouldstopthe

lighteningfrompassingthroughhisbody.

Benjamin'sideawasfirstlaughedat,butlateron

itledtotheinventionofthelighteningrod.

Withsuchgrandhistory,kiteflyingissureto

remainanentertainingandpopularsport.

19.【题干】Question18

【选项】

A.Toprotecthousesagainstlightning.

B.Totesttheeffectsofthelightningrod.

C.Tofindoutthestrengthofsilkforkites.

D.Toprovethatlightningiselectricity.

【答案】D

【解析】Q：WhydidBenjaminFranklinflya

kiteinastorm?

Nooneknowsforsurejusthowoldkitesare.

Infact,theyhavebeeninuseforcenturies.25

centuriesago,kiteswerewell-knowninChina.

Thesefirstkiteswereprobablymadeofwood.

Theymayevenhavebeencoveredwithsilk,

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becausesilkwasusedalotatthattime.

Earlykiteswerebuiltforcertainuses.In

ancientChina,theywereusedtocarryropes

acrossrivers.Onceacross,theropesweretied

downandwoodenbridgeswerehungfromthem.

Legendtalesofonegeneralwhoflewmusical

kitesovertheenemy'scamp.Theenemyfled,

believingthesoundstobethewarningvoicesof

angels.Bythe15thcenturies,manypeopleflew

kitesinEurope.MarcoPolomayhavebroughtthe

kitebackfromhisvisittoChina.Thekitehasbeen

linkedtogreatnamesandevents.Forinstance,

BenjaminFranklinusedthekitetoprovethat

lighteningiselectricity.Heflewthekiteinastorm.

Hedidthisinordertodrawlighteningfromthe

clouds.Hetiedametalkeyandastripofsilkto

thekiteline.Thesilkribbonwouldstopthe

lighteningfrompassingthroughhisbody.

Benjamin'sideawasfirstlaughedat,butlateron

itledtotheinventionofthelighteningrod.

Withsuchgrandhistory,kiteflyingissureto

remainanentertainingandpopularsport.

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20.【题干】PassageTwo

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassage

youhavejustheard.

Question19

【选项】

A.Sheenjoysteachinglanguages.

B.Shecanspeakseverallanguages.

C.Shewastrainedtobeaninterpreter.

D.Shewasbornwithatalentforlanguages.

【答案】B

【解析】Q：Whatdoesthespeakersayabout

herself?

Ihavelearnedmanylanguages,butIhave

notmasteredthemthewayaprofessional

interpreterortranslatorhas.Still,theyhave

openeddoorsforme.Theyhaveallowedmethe

opportunitytoseekjobsininternationalcontexts

andhelpmegetthosejobs.Likemanypeople

whohavelivedoverseasforawhile,Isimplygot

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crazyaboutit.Ican'timaginelivingmy

professionalorsociallifewithoutinternational

interactions.Since1977,Ihavespentmuchmore

timeabroadthanintheUnitedStates.Ilikegoing

tonewplaces,eatingnewfoodsandexperiencing

newcultures.Ifyoucanspeakthelanguage,it's

easiertogettoknowthecountryanditspeople.

IfIhadthetimeandmoney,Iwouldlivefora

yearinasmanycountriesaspossible.

Beyondmycareer,myfacilitywithlanguages

hasgivenmeafewrareopportunities.Oncejust

afterIreturnedfrommyyearinVienna,Iwas

askedtotranslateforaGermanjudgeatan

Olympiclevelhorseevent.Ilearnedalotabout

thesport.InJapan,oncewhenIwasinthestudio

audienceofaTVcookingshow,Iwasaskedtogo

uponthestageandtastethebeefdishthatwas

beingpreparedandtellwhatIthought.They

asked,"WasitasgoodasAmericanbeef?"Itwas

veryexcitingformetobeonJapaneseTV

speakinginJapaneseabouthowdeliciousthe

beefwas.

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21.【题干】Question20

【选项】

A.Theyacquireanimmunitytocultureshock.

B.Theywouldliketoliveabroad

permanently.

C.Theywanttolearnasmanyforeign

languagesaspossible.

D.Theyhaveanintenseinterestin

cross-culturalinteractions.

【答案】D

【解析】Q：Whatdoesthespeakersayabout

manypeoplewhohavelivedoverseasfora

while?

Ihavelearnedmanylanguages,butIhave

notmasteredthemthewayaprofessional

interpreterortranslatorhas.Still,theyhave

openeddoorsforme.Theyhaveallowedmethe

opportunitytoseekjobsininternationalcontexts

andhelpmegetthosejobs.Likemanypeople

whohavelivedoverseasforawhile,Isimplygot

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crazyaboutit.Ican'timaginelivingmy

professionalorsociallifewithoutinternational

interactions.Since1977,Ihavespentmuchmore

timeabroadthanintheUnitedStates.Ilikegoing

tonewplaces,eatingnewfoodsandexperiencing

newcultures.Ifyoucanspeakthelanguage,it's

easiertogettoknowthecountryanditspeople.

IfIhadthetimeandmoney,Iwouldlivefora

yearinasmanycountriesaspossible.

Beyondmycareer,myfacilitywithlanguages

hasgivenmeafewrareopportunities.Oncejust

afterIreturnedfrommyyearinVienna,Iwas

askedtotranslateforaGermanjudgeatan

Olympiclevelhorseevent.Ilearnedalotabout

thesport.InJapan,oncewhenIwasinthestudio

audienceofaTVcookingshow,Iwasaskedtogo

uponthestageandtastethebeefdishthatwas

beingpreparedandtellwhatIthought.They

asked,"WasitasgoodasAmericanbeef?"Itwas

veryexcitingformetobeonJapaneseTV

speakinginJapaneseabouthowdeliciousthe

beefwas.

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22.【题干】Question21

【选项】

A.Shebecameanexpertinhorseracing.

B.ShegotachancetovisitseveralEuropean

countries.

C.ShewasabletotranslateforaGerman

sportsjudge.

D.Shelearnedtoappreciateclassicalmusic.

【答案】C

【解析】Q：Howdoesthespeaker's

experienceoflivinginViennabenefither?

Ihavelearnedmanylanguages,butIhave

notmasteredthemthewayaprofessional

interpreterortranslatorhas.Still,theyhave

openeddoorsforme.Theyhaveallowedmethe

opportunitytoseekjobsininternationalcontexts

andhelpmegetthosejobs.Likemanypeople

whohavelivedoverseasforawhile,Isimplygot

crazyaboutit.Ican'timaginelivingmy

professionalorsociallifewithoutinternational

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interactions.Since1977,Ihavespentmuchmore

timeabroadthanintheUnitedStates.Ilikegoing

tonewplaces,eatingnewfoodsandexperiencing

newcultures.Ifyoucanspeakthelanguage,it's

easiertogettoknowthecountryanditspeople.

IfIhadthetimeandmoney,Iwouldlivefora

yearinasmanycountriesaspossible.

Beyondmycareer,myfacilitywithlanguages

hasgivenmeafewrareopportunities.Oncejust

afterIreturnedfrommyyearinVienna,Iwas

askedtotranslateforaGermanjudgeatan

Olympiclevelhorseevent.Ilearnedalotabout

thesport.InJapan,oncewhenIwasinthestudio

audienceofaTVcookingshow,Iwasaskedtogo

uponthestageandtastethebeefdishthatwas

beingpreparedandtellwhatIthought.They

asked,"WasitasgoodasAmericanbeef?"Itwas

veryexcitingformetobeonJapaneseTV

speakinginJapaneseabouthowdeliciousthe

beefwas.

23.【题干】Question22

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【选项】

A.Tastethebeefandgivehercomment.

B.Takepartinacookingcompetition.

C.Teachvocabularyforfoodin.

D.Givecookinglessonson.

【答案】A

【解析】Q：Whatwasthespeakeraskedtodo

inaJapanesestudio?

Ihavelearnedmanylanguages,butIhave

notmasteredthemthewayaprofessional

interpreterortranslatorhas.Still,theyhave

openeddoorsforme.The