-
2015
年
12
月四级英语考试真题与答案解析< /p>
作文（一）
周思远
题目：
For this part
，
you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting
on the saying
“
Learning is a daily experience and a lifelong mission
。”
You
can
cite examples to illustrate the importance of
lifelong learning
。
You
should write at least 120
words
，
no more than 180 words
。
参考范文：
Currently in this constantly changing world
，
learning becomes a
seemingly convenient but actually more
complex matter
。
As an old saying
goes
，
”
Learning is a daily experience and a lifetime mission
”
。
Apparently
，
the
meaning of this saying is that if we truly desire
to learn something
，
we
are supposed to devote our life to
it
。
There are several reasons accounting for this viewpoint
。
For one thing
，
learning itself is
an actually complicated and painful
matter
，
and as a
result
，
it is advisable for us to commit much more time even our whole life
to it
。
For another
，
it is exceedingly obvious that we are easy to forget what
we learned
，
and accordingly
，
the significance of lifetime learning cannot be
ignored
。
For example
，
memorizing vocabulary is commonly the first step of
preparing for an English
test
。
However
，
it is pretty difficult for us to put a
huge number of new words in our
mind
。
Therefore
，
we can divide these
words into some groups and
spend some hours each day on it in order to
remember and understand these
words
。
To sum up
，
lifelong learning lays a solid foundation to the development
of ourselves
，
and only when we realize the significance of lifetime learning
can we understand the essence
of learning
。
作文（二）
任伟伟
题目：
For this part
，
you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting
on
the saying
“
Never go out there to see what happens
，
go out there to
make something
happen
。”
You can cite examples to illustrate the
importance
of being creative rather than the mere onlookers
in life
。
You
should write at least 120
words
，
no more than 180 words
。
参考范文：
As a famous saying goes
，
“
Never go out there to see what happens
，
go
out
there to make something
happen
。”
Simple as the saying is
，
its
meaning is profound and thought-
provoking
，
which is meant to
tell us
that we are
supposed to be creative instead of acting as the
onlooker
。
Conspicuous are the impacts of being creative and I would like to explore
the following aspects
。
To begin with
，
it is to leading a team to
make constant progress what water is
to fish
，
which can be
best illustrated
by an example
concerning an extraordinary basketball
player
，
Yao Ming
。
Moreover
，
this kind of innovation also makes it possible for a nation to promote its
international status and
improve the comprehensive competitiveness
。
From my perspective
，
keeping creative is so essential that adequate
importance must be attached to
it
。
Only when we literally realize the key role it plays can we become
better selves in
the foreseeable future
。
作文（三）
曹林权
-
球球
题目：
For this part
，
you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay
commenting
on the saying
“
Listening is more important than talking
。
”
You
can cite examples
to illustrate the importance of listening
。
You should write
at least 120
words
，
no more than
180 words
。
参考范文：
As the most talented creature in this planet
，
we human beings are in
possession of two kinds of most
powerful capabilities
，
which are listening
and
talking
。
Compared with talking
，
more often than not
，
the significance
of listening is way ahead in our
life
。
The most typical example of the importance of talking lies in the
exchange among family
members
。
When we are accustomed to talking
without
listening
，
in the process of which we might only focus on ourselves
，
feeling of
others are ignored and even hurt
。
Without listening
，
the essential
passport towards
mutual understanding
，
the relation among our family
members may
bit by bit go alienated
。
Besides
，
listening can also promote the efficiency of teamwork and
efficiency is of the
utmost consequence in such a fast-tempo
society
。
Talking is a window through which we convey ourselves
，
while listening
is a door via which we understand each
other
。
A life without mutual
listening is just like a house
without a door
。
Careful listening
，
so at least it
seems to me
，
is a necessity but not a luxury in our daily life as well as
in our work
。
听力
（周祖筠，易哲）
答案：
BACDB ADDBC ACBDC BADBD CABBA
选项：
选项：
1
。
A
。
They admire the courage of space explorers
。
B
。
They enjoyed the movie on space exploration
。
C
。
They were going to watch a wonderful movie
。
D
。
They like doing scientific exploration very much
。
2
。
A
。
At a gift shop
。
B
。
At a graduation ceremony
。
C
。
In the office of a travel agency
。
D
。
In a school library
。
3
。
A
。
He used to work in the art gallery
。
B
。
He does not have a good memory
。
C
。
He declined a job offer form the art gallery
。
D
。
He is not interested in any part-time jobs
。
4
。
A
。
Susan has been invited to give a lecture tomorrow
。
B
。
He will go to the birthday party after the lecture
。
C
。
The woman should have informed him earlier
。
D
。
He will be unable to attend the birthday party
。
5
。
A
。
Reward those having made good progress
。
B
。
Set a deadline for the staff to meet
。
C
。
Assign more workers to the project
。
D
。
Encourage the staff to work in small groups
。
6
。
A
。
The way to the visitor
’
s parking
。
B
。
The rate for parking in Lot C
。
C
。
How far away the parking lot is
。
D
。
Where she can leave her car
。
7
。
A
。
He regrets missing the classes
。
B
。
He plans to take the fitness classes
。
C
。
He is looking forward to a better life
。
D
。
He has benefited form exercise
。
8
。
A
。
How to work efficiency
。
B
。
How to select secretaries
。
C
。
The responsibilities of secretaries
。
D
。
The secretaries in the man
’
s company
。
Long Conversation 1
9
。
A
。
It is more difficult to learn than English
。
B
。
It is used by more people than English
。
C
。
It will be as commonly used as English
。
D
。
It will eventually become a world language
。
10
。
A
。
It has words from many languages
。
B
。
Its popularity with the common people
。
C
。
The influence of the British Empire
。
D
。
The effect of the Industrial Revolution
。
11
。
A
。
It includes a lot of words form other languages
。
B
。
It has a growing number of newly coined words
。
C
。
It can be easily picked up by overseas travellers
。
D
。
It is the largest among all languages in the world
。
Long Conversation
2
12
。
A
。
To return some goods
。
B
。
To apply for a job
。
C
。
To place an order
。
D
。
To make a complaint
。
13
。
A
。
He has become somewhat impatient with the woman
。
B
。
He is not familiar with the exact details of goods
。
C
。
He has not worked in the sales department for long
。
D
。
He works on a part-time basis for the company
。
14
。
A
。
It is not his responsibility
。
B
。
It will be free for large orders
。
C
。
It costs 15 more for express delivery
。
D
。
It depends on a number of factors
。
15
。
A
。
Report the information to her superior
。
B
。
Pay a visit to the saleswoman in charge
。
C
。
Ring back when she comes to a decision
。
D
。
Make inquiries with some other companies
。
Section B
Passage 1
16
。
A
。
No one knows exactly where they were
。
B
。
No one knows for sure when they came into being
。
C
。
No one knows for what purpose they were
。
D
。
No one knows what they will
。
17
。
A
。
Carry ropes across rivers
。
B
。
Measure the speed of wind
。
C
。
Pass on secret messages
。
D
。
Give warnings of danger
。
18
。
A
。
To protect houses against lightning
。
B
。
To test the effects of the lightning rod
。
C
。
To find out the strength of silk for kites
。
D
。
To prove that lightning is electricity
。
Passage 2
19
。
A
。
She enjoys teaching languages
。
B
。
She can speak several languages
。
C
。
She was trained to be an interpreter
。
D
。
She was born with a talent for languages
。
20
。
A
。
They acquire an immunity to culture shock
。
B
。
They would like to live abroad permanently
。
C
。
They want to learn as many foreign languages as possible
。
D
。
They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions
。
21
。
A
。
She became an expert in horse racing
。
B
。
She got a chance to visit several European countries
。
C
。
She was able to translate for a German sports judge
。
D
。
She learned to appreciate classical music
。
22
。
A
。
Taste the beef and give her comment
。
B
。
Take part in a cooking competition
。
C
。
Teach vocabulary for food in
。
D
。
Give cooking lessons on
。
Passage 3
23
。
A
。
He had only a third-grade education
。
B
。
He once threatened to kill his teacher
。
C
。
He grew up in a poor single-parent household
。
D
。
He often helped his
。
24
。
A
。
Careless
。
B
。
Stupid
。
C
。
Brave
。
D
。
Active
。
25
。
A
。
Write two book reports a week
。
B
。
Keep a diary
。
C
。
Help with housework
。
D
。
Watch education
。
Section C
When you look up at the night sky
，
what do you see
？
There are other
heavenly bodies out there besides the
moon and stars
。
One of the most
fascinating of this is a
comet
。
Comets were formed around the same time the
earth was
formed
。
They are made up of ice and other frozen liquids and
gasses
。
Now and then these dirty snowballs begin to orbit the sun just as the
planets do
。
As a comet gets closer to the sun
，
some gasses in it begin to
unfreeze
。
They combine with dust particles from the comet to form a huge
cloud
。
As the comet gets even nearer to the sun and solar wind blows the
cloud behind the comet
thus forming its tail
。
The tail and generally fuzzy
atmosphere
around the comet are characteristics that can help
identify this
phenomenon in the night
sky
。
In any given year
，
about dozen known
comets come close to the sun in their
orbits
。
The average person can
’
t see
them all of
course
。
Usually there is only one or two a year bright enough to
be
seen with the naked eye
。
Comet Hale-Bopp discovered in 1995 was an
unusually bright comet
。
Its orbit bought relatively to the earth within 122
million miles of
it
。
But Hale-Bopp came a long way on its earthly visit
。
It
won
’
t be back for another 4 thousand years or so
。
听力详细解析：
2015
年
12
月四级听力解析
——长沙新东方学校：周祖竣
易哲
Part 2 Listening Comprehension
Section A Conversations
听力原文：
1
。
M
：
Do you remember the wonderful film on space exploration we
watched together last
month
？
W
：
Sure
。
It
‘
s actually the most impressive one I
’
ve seen on that topic
。
Q
：
What do we learn about the speakers
？
解析：男人问女人是否还记得上个月一起看的一部关于太空探险的影片，女人的
回答是肯定的，而且还认为这是她看过的关于太空冒险题材影片中最令她印象深刻
的。
技巧点拨： 短对话重复原则的出题形式，第一句话是一般疑问句，第二句话对第
一个的提问做肯定的
回答，那么答案和第一句话有关，这种题老师说过不能用视听反
向排除听到的内容，因为
film on space exploration
在第二话中又重复到了， 并用
it
代词指代，所以此题的答案就是第一句话中的这部太空探险电影 是关键，同意替换
把
film
替换成了答案中的
movie
。
题目与答案：
1
。
A
。
They admire the courage of space explorers
。
B
。
They enjoyed the movie on space exploration
。
C
。
They were going to watch a wonderful movie
。
D
。
They like doing scientific exploration very much
。
听力原文：
2
。
W
：
Are you looking for anything in particular
？
M
：
Yes
。
My son is graduating from high school and I want to get him
something
special
。
Q
：
Where does the conversation most probably take place
？
解析 ：此题是一道地点推断题，审题时一看选项就知道考察地点推断。女人问男
人：你是在找
一些特别的东西吗？原文的时态是现在进行时。男人说他儿子马上就要
高中毕业了，想给
他找个特别的东西（当中礼物）。也就是说那人正在挑礼物。
技巧点拨：此题还是要运用重复原则，女人提出问题，男人说
y es
，很明显是肯
定回答，当我们听到肯定回答时，第一句话也需要理解
，再加上男人第二句话的展开
说明就能推断地点位置了！
题目与答案
2
。
A
。
At a gift shop
。
B
。
At a graduation ceremony
。
C
。
In the office of a travel agency
。
D
。
In a school library
。
听力原文：
3
。
M
：
Mike told me yesterday that he
‘
d been looking in vain for a job
in the art
gallery
。
W
：
Really
？
If I remember right
，
he had a chance to work there but he
turned it
down
。
Q
：
What does the woman say about Mike
？
解析：男人说
Mike
告诉他在美术馆找工作没找到，女人回答用 的是
really
？很
明显是质疑和不认同男人的话，<
/p>
补充道：
如果我没记错，
他原本有机会去那里工作的，
但是他拒绝了这分工作！
技巧点拨：这道题出现了先否定在转折的情况，考试在听题时要注意，
really
< p>？
和
but
这两个表达同时出现时其实是表示递进， 女人并不是只想否定男人的话，而是
还是对他的话进行展开说明，
两句话 的内容都需捕捉到的重点表达是
a job in the art
g
allery
，第二句虽然没有这个表达，但是
work there
（指代的不就是
art gallery
这
个地点吗？）和
turned it down
（中的代词
it
不就是指
job
吗？）运用重复原则，
答案词确实是第一句话中的
job offer from the art gallery
！
题目与解析：
3
。
A
。
He used to work in the art gallery
。
B
。
He does not have a good memory
。
C
。
He declined a job offer form the art gallery
。
D
。
He is not interested in any part-time jobs
。
听力原文：
4
。
W
：
Would you like to come to Susan
‘
s birthday party tomorrow
evening
？
M
：
‘
I
m going to give a lecture tomorrow
。
I wish I could be in two places
at the same
time
。
Q
：
What does the man mean
？
解析：
女人直接提问：
你明天会来参加
Susan
的生日 趴吗？男人给出的回答虽然
不是直接否定不去，但是他说的是：我明天要去讲课，我希望
我能同时出现在两个地
方。言下之意就是分身乏术，只能去讲课，不能去
party
。
技巧 点拨：此题用清晰原则即可，只要听到第一句是直接提问，第二句没给建议
没有转折，没
有否定的时候，理解听到的回答即可，而且这个题的回答听起来也是非
常清晰好理解的。
题目与答案：
4
。
A
。
Susan has been invited to give a lecture tomorrow
。
B
。
He will go to the birthday party after the lecture
。
C
。
The woman should have informed him earlier
。
D
。
He will be unable to attend the birthday party
。
听力原文：
5
。
W
：
Aren
‘
t you discouraged by the slow progress your staff is
making
？
M
：
Yes
。
I think I
‘
ll give them a deadline and hold them to it
。
Q
：
What is the man probably going to do
？
解析：女人问男人是否对员工们做的项目这么慢感到气馁，男人的回答是
yes
，
给出了肯定的回答并且还补充道：我想我应该给他们一
个时限并且使他们坚持下去。
技巧 点拨：本题听到
yes
这个关键词的时候应该知道男人对女人问题的态度，明
显肯定，就是说男人确实对这个项目非常的失望沮丧，但是这道题的选项中并没有这
个答案，所以下一句男人给出的解决方案成了考点，解决方案就是会设置一个期限，
还是要坚持做完这个项目。
题目与答案：
5
。
A
。
Reward those having made good progress
。
B
。
Set a deadline for the staff to meet
。
C
。
Assign more workers to the project
。
D
。
Encourage the staff to work in small groups
。
听力原文：
6
。
W
：
Excuse me
，
could you tell me where the visitor
‘
s parking is
？
I left my car
there
。
M
：
Sure
。
It
‘
s in Lot C
，
over that way
。
Q
：
What does the woman want to know
？
解析：女人问：能告诉我访客停车场在哪里吗？我要去停车。男人说：当然，访
客停车场在
C
区，就在那里。
技巧点拨：同样还是重复原则，第一句话很重要就是 答案出处。老师上课的时候
强调过并不是所有的答案都在第二句中，大部分情况下可能第
一句就有答案，要学会
听关键词。女人用一般疑问句问：你能告诉我停车场在哪里吗？男
人说
sure
，就是能
告诉她停车场怎么走。
题目与答案：
6
。
A
。
The way to the visitor
’
s parking
。
B
。
The rate for parking in Lot C
。
C
。
How far away the parking lot is
。
D
。
Where she can leave her car
。
听力原文：
7
。
W
：
You look great now that you
‘
ve taken those fitness classes
。
M
：
Thanks
。
I
‘
ve never thought better in my life
。
Q
：
What does the man mean
？
解析：
女人说男人上课这些健身课之后看起来棒极了，
男人也说自己再好不过了。
技巧点拨：
此题如果在考场上没有听懂，实际上可以按照视听反 向原则把听到的都排除就能
出答案，
A
听到了
< p>classes，
B
听到了
fitness classes
，
C
听到了
better lif e
。但是
有些考生还是不明白什么时候才可以这么用。
实 际上考生只要知道
fitness classes
和
e
xercise
是同意替换，就可以用视听反向，视听反向的前提就是四个选项中一定要出
现同意替换才能用——而听到的是
fitness classes
不能选，只能选它的同替换。
fitness clas
ses
健身课程就等于
exercise
锻炼。
题目与答案：
7
。
A
。
He regrets missing the classes
。
B
。
He plans to take the fitness classes
。
C
。
He is looking forward to a better life
。
D
。
He has benefited form exercise
。
听力原文：
8
。
W
：
I really admire the efficiency of your secretaries
。
M
：
Our company selects only the best
。
They have a heavy workload and
we give them a lot
of responsibilities
。
Q
：
What are the speakers talking about
？
解析：这道题的关键是
secret aries
，反复的在原文中重复到，所以先干掉
A
没
< p>有
secretaries
的选项。原文中两人的话都讲到了男人公 司
secretaries
的很多方面，
如选最好的，他
们很有效率，他们工作量大，他们工作职责多等等。其实就是讲男人
公司的秘书。而
BC
两个选项都只说到了一个方面。
技巧点拨：重复原则的反复使用，这道题的第一句是陈述句（它和一般疑问句的
差别只有动词位置不同）男人没有否定也没有转折的情况下默认为肯定回答。
题目与答案：
8
。
A
。
How to work efficiency
。
B
。
How to select secretaries
。
C
。
The responsibilities of secretaries
。
D
。
The secretaries in the man
’
s company
。
长对话听力原文：
Conversation One
W
：
Hi
，
Leo
。
Why do you say English will become the world language
？
M
：
Well
，
for one thing
，
it
‘
s so commonly used
。
The only language
that is used by more people is Chinese<
/p>
。——第
9
题答案
B
。
It is used by more
people than
English
。（技巧：开头结尾仔细听，问题是考题回答是答案，视听一
致）
W
：
Why is English spoken by so many people
？
M
：
It
‘
s spoken in many countries of the world because of the British
Emp
ire
。——第
10
答案
C
。
The influence of the British Empire
。（因果转折常
出题的因果关系）
And now
，
of course
，
there
‘
s influence of America as well
。
W
：
Many students find English a difficult language to learn
。
M
：
Oh
，
all languages are difficult to learn
。
But English does have two
great advantages
。
W
：
What are they
？
M
：
Well
，
first of all
，
it has a very international vocabulary
。
It has many
German
，
Dutch
，
French
，
Spanish and Italian words in it
。
So speakers of
those languages will find
many familiar words in English
。
In fact
，
English has
words from many other languages as well
。——第
11
题答案
A
。
It includes a
lot of words
form other languages
。（因果关系加
in fact
总结表达）
W
：
Why is that
？
M
：
Well
，
partly because English speakers have travelled a lot
。
They
bring back words with
them
，
so English really does have an international
vocabulary
。
W
：
And what
‘
s the other advantage of English
？
M
：
It
‘
s that English grammar is really quite easy
。
For example
，
it
doesn
’
t have dozens of different endings for its nouns
，
adjectives and verbs
，
not like Latin
，
Russian
，
and German for example
。
W
：
Why is that
？
M
：
Well
，
it
‘
s quite interesting actually
。
It
’
s because of the French
。
When the French ruled
England
，
French was the official language and only
the common
people spoke English
。
They try to make the language as simple
as
possible
，
so they made the grammar easier
。
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard
。
Q9 What does the man say about Chinese
？
Q10 What made English a widely used language
？
Q11 What is said to be special about English vocabulary
？
Long Conversation 1
9
。
A
。
It is more difficult to learn than English
。
B
。
It is used by more people than English
。
C
。
It will be as commonly used as English
。
D
。
It will eventually become a world language
。
10
。
A
。
It has words from many languages
。
B
。
Its popularity with the common people
。
C
。
The influence of the British Empire
。
D
。
The effect of the Industrial Revolution
。
11
。
A
。
It includes a lot of words form other languages
。
B
。
It has a growing number of newly coined words
。
C
。
It can be easily picked up by overseas travellers
。
D
。
It is the largest among all languages in the world
。
长对话听力原文：
Conversation Two
M
：
Hello
，
Yes
？
W
：
Hello
，
Is that the sales department
？
M
：
Yes
，
it is
。
W
：
Oh
，
well
。
My name is Jane Kingsbury of GPF limited
。
We need
some supplies for our design offic
e
。——第
12
题答案
C
。
To place an order
。
（开头出答案，简单同意替换）
M
：
Oh
，
what sort
？
W
：
Well
，
first of all
，
we need one complete new drawing board
。
M
：
DO44 or DO45
？
W
：
Ah
，
I don
’
t know
。
What
’
s the difference
？
M
：
Well
，
the 45 cost 15 pounds more
。
W
：
So what
’
s the total price then
？
M
：
It
’
s 387 pounds
。
W
：
Dose that include valued-added tax
？
M
：
Oh
，
I
’
m not sure
。
Most of the prices do
。
Yes
，
I think it does
。
W
：
What are the boards actually made of
？
M
：
Oh
，
I don
’
t know
。
——第
13
题答案
B
。
He is not familiar with the
exact details of goods
。（推断题，根据听到 的细节推理，女人问男人关于产品的
细节，
男人几个三番说自己不知道，
说不清）
I think it
‘
s a sort of plastic stuff these
days
。
It
’
s white anyway
。
W
：
And how long does it take to deliver
？
M
：
Oh
，
I couldn
’
t really say
。
It depends on how much work we
’
ve
got and how many
other orders there are to send out
，
you know
。——第
14
题答案<
/p>
D
。
It depends on a number of factors
。（女人关于快递提出了新的问题，
男人的解释是不好说，很多因素都会决定收货日期的长短，答案是原文简单改写）
W
：
Ok
，
now we also want some drawing pens
，
ink and rulers
，
and
some
drawing paper
。
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 equipment you
see
。
W
：
Ok
，
well
，
perhaps I
’
ll ring back tomorrow
。——第
15
题答案
C
。
Ring back when she comes to a decision<
/p>
。（结尾后两轮出最尾题答案，非常清晰
的听到了
ring back
）
M
：
So do you want the drawing board then
？
W
：
Oh
，
I have to think about it
。
Thanks very much
。
I
’
ll let you know
。
Good-
bye
。
M
：
Thank you
，
Good-bye
。
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you just heard
。
Q12 What is the woman
’
s purpose in making the phone call
？
Q13 What do we learn about the man from the conversation
？
Q14 What does the man say about delivery
？
Q15 What does the woman say she will possibly do tomorrow
？
Long Conversation 2
12
。
A
。
To return some goods
。
B
。
To apply for a job
。
C
。
To place an order
。
D
。
To make a complaint
。
13
。
A
。
He has become somewhat impatient with the woman
。
B
。
He is not familiar with the exact details of goods
。
C
。
He has not worked in the sales department for long
。
D
。
He works on a part-time basis for the company
。
14
。
A
。
It is not his responsibility
。
B
。
It will be free for large orders
。
C
。
It costs 15 more for express delivery
。
D
。
It depends on a number of factors
。
15
。
A
。
Report the information to her superior
。
B
。
Pay a visit to the saleswoman in charge
。
C
。
Ring back when she comes to a decision
。
D
。
Make inquiries with some other companies
。
长对话点评：
在听长对话时，
一定要挺清楚问题和回答。
问题会成为最后的考题，
而回答直接
对应答案。此次的长对话除了
2
道题做了简单的同意替换外，其他题目还
是按照视听一至出题，所以短对话通过捕捉加一定的理解做对题还是不难的。
短文理解
短文理解和长对话的解题技巧一致，即顺序出题和所 听即所选。今年短文理解较
往年难度不大，
10
道题中， 有
7
道题可以通过所听即所选直接得出答案，有
3
道题
需要通过同义替换得出答案。
Passage One
16
。
A
。
No one knows exactly where they were
。
B
。
No one knows for sure when they came into being
。
C
。
No one knows for what purpose they were
。
D
。
No one knows what they will
。
17
。
A
。
Carry ropes across rivers
。
B
。
Measure the speed of wind
。
C
。
Pass on secret messages
。
D
。
Give warnings of danger
。
18
。
A
。
To protect houses against lightning
。
B
。
To test the effects of the lightning rod
。
C
。
To find out the strength of silk for kites
。
D
。
To prove that lightning is electricity
。
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 were used to carry ropes across 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 a
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 remained as an entertaining and popular sport
。
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard
。
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