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teachers he was thought of as the dummest kid in his class。 According to his own not so fond memories。
He had a terrible temper， and once threatened to kill another child。 Dr。 Carsen was headed down part of seld distraction until a critical moment in his youth。 His mother convinced that he had to do 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 about them。 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 reading them。 As I began to read about scientists，economists and philosophers。 I started imaging myself in their shoes。 As he got into the hobbit of hard work， his grade began to soar。 Ultimately he received a scholarship to attending Yale
University， and later he was admitted to the University of Michigan Medical School。
He is now a leading surgeon at Johns Hopkins Medical School and he is also the author of the three books。
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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 whenhe was first at school？
Q25 What did Ben Carsen’s mother tell him to do when he was a school boy？
Part 4 听写题
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 the earth was formed。 They are made up of ice and other frozen liquids and gasses。 Now and then these dirty snow balls 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
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Hale-Bopp came a long way on its earthly visit。 It won’t be back for another 4 thousand years or so。
参考答案
1。 B。 They enjoyed the movie on space exploration。
2。 A。 At a gift shop。
3。 C。 He declined a job offer from the art gallery。
4。 D。 He will be unable to attend the birthday party。
5。 B。 Set a deadline for the staff to meet。
6。 A。 They way to the visitor’s parking。
7。 D。 He has benefited from exercise。
8。 D。 The secretaries in the man’s company。
9。 B。 It is used by more people than English。
10。 C。 The influence of the British Empire。
11.It includes a lot of words from other languages。
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12.To place an order
13.He is not familiar with the exact details of goods。
14.It depends on a number of factors。
15.Ring back when she comes to a decision。
16。 No one knows for sure when they came into being。
17.Carry ropes across river。
18.To prove the lighting is electricity。
19.She can speak several languages。
20.They have an intense interest in cross-cultural interactions。
21.She was able to translate for a German sports judge。
22.Taste the beef and give her comment。
23.He grew up in a poor single parent household。
24.Stupid
25.Write two book reports a week。
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27。 fascinating
29。 Now and then
32。 characteristics
34。 naked
35 。relatively
2015年12月大学英语四级阅读真题及答案（一套）
答案：
GMBOI，DFJHN
ICKEB，FAHJG
ABACC，CBADD
GMBOI，DFJHN
ICKEB，FAHJG
ABACC，CBADD