2015年12月英语四级考试卷二选词填空45题答案
2015年12月英语四级考试卷二选词填空40题答案
No one knows for sure just how old kites are。 In fact, they have been in use for centuries。 25 centuries ago, kites were well-known in China。 These first kites were probably made of wood。 They may even have been covered with silk, because silk were used a lot at that time。 Early kites were built for certain uses。 In ancient China, they will use to carry ropes to cross rivers。 Once across, the ropes were tear down and wooden bridges would hang for them。 Legend tells of one General who flew musical kites over the enemies’ camp。 The enemy fled, believing the sounds to be the warming voices of angels。 By the 15th century, many people flew 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。 For instance, Benjamin Franklin used kite to prove the lightening electricity。 He flew the kite in the storm。 He did this in order to draw lightening from the clouds。 He tied a metal key and a strip of silk to the kite line。 The silk ribbon would stop the lightening from passing through his body。 Benjamin’s idea was first laughed at。 But later on, it enlightened the invention of the lightening rod。 With such grand 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?
I have learnt many languages, but I’m not mastered them the way the professional interpreter or translator has。 Still, they have open doors for me。 They have allowed me the opportunity to seek jobs in international contexts and help me get those jobs。 Like many people who have lived overseas for a while, I simply got crazy about it。 I can’t image living my professional or social life without international interactions。 Since 1977, I have spent much more time abroad than in the United States。 I like going to new places, eating new foods and experiencing new cultures。 If you can speak the language, it’s easier to get to know the country and its people。 If I had the time and money。 I would live for a year in as many countries as possible。 Beyond my career, my facility with languages has given me a few rare opportunities。 Once, just after I returned my year in Vienna。 I was asked to translate for a German judge at Olympic level horse event and learned a lot about the sport。
In Japan, once when I was in the studio audience of a TV cooking show, I was asked to go up on the 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 in Japanese 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?