新编大学英语四级听力每日训练-第304期.docx

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新编大学英语四级听力每日训练第304期

SectionBPassageOne26.A.About4,000yearsago.B.About3,000yearsago.C.About2,000yearsago.D.About1,000yearsago.27.A.Thesmallbowlwasputabovethelargebowl.B.Thelargebowlwasputabovethesmallbowl.C.Thesmallbowlwasputinsidethelargebowl.D.Thelargebowlconsistedoftwoequalparts.28.A.Horsemen.B.Brassdoors.C.Dropsofwater.D.Metalballs.SectionBPassageOneThewaterclockwasanancientclock.Itcouldbeusedoncloudydays,atnight,andindoors.SuchclockswereprobablyfirstusedinEgypt[26]about2,000B.C.TheywerealsousedformanyyearsinArabia,India,China,andallofEurope.Thesimplestwaterclockneededjusttwoparts-asmallbowlandalargebowl.Thesmallbowlhadatinyholeinthebottom;thelargebowlwasdividedintoequalparts,andmarkedbylines.[27]Waterwaspouredintothesmallbowl,anditfellslowlydownintothelargebowlintinydrops.Usuallyittookanhourforthewatertorisefromonelinetothenextinthelargebowl.AbeautifulwaterclockwasmadeinPersiaoverathousandyearsago.ItwaspresentedasagifttotheEmperorofFrance.Thiswaterclockcouldbeheardaswellasseen.Thedialoftheclockwasmadeupoftwelvedoors,eachrepresentinganhour.[28]Everyhouradooropened,andthepropernumberofmetalballsdroppedontoathinbrassplatetostrikethehour.Attwelveo'clock,twelvetinyhorsemencameoutandshutallthedoors.Thiswasprobablyoneofthefirststrikingclocks.Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26.Whenwasthefirstwaterclockprobablymade?正确答案：A解析：录音只提到一个年代，即“2,000B.C.”，听到这个数字即可选出正确答案A（距今约4000年）。选项C（2000年以前）故意漏掉B.C.；而选项B（3000年以前）和D（1000年以前）是和文章完全不相关的数字，可排除。27.Whatdoweknowaboutthestructureofthesimplestwaterclock?正确答案：A解析：短文提到，“把水倒进小碗，水就慢慢地滴落进大碗”，由此可推断出选项A（小碗在大碗的上方）正确。28.Whatdidthestrikingwaterclockusetostrikehours?正确答案：D解析：原文提到，“每桶一个小时就打开一扇门，适当的金属球数落入一个薄黄铜盘报时”，可知正确选项是D（金属球）。