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1996年大学英语四级
1996年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷
PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A)2hours.
B)3hours.
C)4hours.
D)5hours.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)Placeanotherorder.
B)Calltocheckonit.
C)Waitpatiently.
D)Goandfindthefurniture.(C)
2.A)Shedoesn’tneedthejob.
B)Shehasn’tgotajobyet.
C)Shehasgotagoodjob.
D)Sheisgoingtostartworksoon.(B)
3.A)Shegothomebefore9o’clock.
B)Shehadabadcold.
C)Shehadacaraccident.
D)Shewasdelayed.(D)
4.A)Shehasn’tgonecampingforseveralweeks.
B)Sheliketotakelongcampingtrips.
C)Sheprefersnottogocampingonweekends.
D)Sheoftenspendsalotoftimeplanninghercampingtrips.(B)
5.A)Awriter.
B)Ateacher.
C)Areporter.
D)Astudent.(C)
6.A)ShehasnotheardofProf.Johnson.
B)ShehasnotheardofProf.Johnson’sbrother.
C)SheisagoodfriendofProf.Johnson’s.
D)ShedoesnotknowProf.Johnson’s.(D)
7.A)Comingbackforalatershow.
B)Waitinginaqueue.
C)Comingbackinfiveminutes.
D)Notgoingtothemovietoday.(A)
8.A)Hehasgotaheartattack.
B)Hewasunharmed.
C)Hewasbadlyhurt.
D)Hehasfullyrecoveredfromtheshock.(B)
9.A)ThemanwenttoAustraliaduringChristmas.
B)ThemanvisitedAustraliaduringthesummervacation.
C)Themandidn’thaveagoodtimebecauseofthedifferentweather.
D)Themanremainedhomewhilehisparentswenttoseehisuncle.(A)
10.A)Toattendapartyataclassmate’shome.
B)Todohomeworkwithherclassmate.
C)Toattendaneveningclass.
D)Tohavesupperoutwithherclassmate.(A)
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passageone
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Hefellintotheriverbutcouldn’tswim.
B)Hefellintotherivertogetherwithhisbike.
C)Hehadhisfootcaughtbetweentwopostsintheriver.
D)Hedivedintotheriverbutcouldn’treachthesurface.(C)
12.A)Hejumpedintotheriverimmediately.
B)Hetookoffhiscoatandjumpedintothewater.
C)Hedasheddownthebridgetosavetheboy.
D)Heshoutedoutforhelp.(A)
13.A)Heaskedwhattheyoungman’snamewas.
B)Heaskedtheyoungmantotakehimhome.
C)Hegavehisnameandthenranaway.
D)Hethankedtheyoungmanandthenranaway.(D)
PassageTwo
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Alcoholhelpsdeveloppeople’sintelligence.
B)Heavydrinkingisnotnecessarilyharmfultoone’shealth.
C)Controlleddrinkinghelpspeoplekeeptheirwitsastheyage.
D)Drinking,evenmoderately,mayharmone’shealth.(C)
15.A)Worried.
B)Pleased.
C)Surprised.
D)Unconcerned.(B)
16.A)Ataconference.
B)Inanewspaper.
C)Ontelevision.
D)Inajournal.(A)
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A)Toseekadventurethere.
B)TobewithhermotheronChristmas.
C)Toseetheanimalsandplantsthere.
D)TojoinherfatheronChristmas.(D)
18.A)Shewasseriouslyinjured.
B)Shesurvivedtheaccident.
C)Shelostconsciousness.
D)Shefellintoastream.(B)
19.A)ToavoidhostileIndians.
B)Toavoidtherain.
C)Toavoidthestrongsunlight.
D)Toavoidwildanimals.(C)
20.A)TheygaveJuliafoodtoeat.
B)TheydroveJuliatoahospital.
C)TheyinvitedJuliatotheirhut.
D)TheytookJuliatoavillagebyboat.(D)
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)
Directions:
Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
21.Aftertherobbery,theshopinstalledasophisticatealarmsystemasaninsurance________furtherlosses.
A)for
B)from
C)against
D)towards(C)
22.________theearthtobeflat,manyfearedthatColumbuswouldfallofftheedgeoftheearth.
A)Havingbelieved
B)Believing
C)Believed
D)Beingbelieved(B)
23.Ahealthylifeisfrequentlythoughttobe________withtheopencountrysideandhomegrownfood.
A)tied
B)bound
C)involved
D)associated(D)
24.SirDenis,whois78,hasmadeitknownthatmuchofhiscollection________tothenation.
A)hasleft
B)istoleave
C)leaves
D)istobeleft(D)
25.Beforethefirstnon-stopflightmadein1949,it________necessaryforallplanestolandforrefueling.
A)wouldbe
B)hasbeen
C)hadbeen
D)wouldhavebeen(C)
26.InBritaintodaywomen________44%oftheworkforce,andnearlyhalfthemotherswithchildrenareinpaidwork.
A)buildup
B)standfor
C)makeup
D)conformto(C)
27.________mightbeexpected,theresponsetothequestionwasverymixed.
A)As
B)That
C)It
D)What(A)
28.IfIcorrectsomeone,Iwilldoitwithasmuchgoodhumorandself-restraintasifIweretheone________.
A)tocorrect
B)correcting
C)havingcorrected
D)beingcorrected(D)
29.Featuressuchasheight,weight,andskincolor________fromindividualtoindividualandfromfacetoface.
A)change
B)vary
C)alter
D)convert(B)
30.Imakenotesinthebackofmydiary________thingtobemendedorreplaced.
A)by
B)in
C)with
D)of(D)
31.Theroomisinaterriblemess;it________cleaned.
A)can’thavebeen
B)mustn’thavebeen
C)shouldn’thavebeen
D)wouldn’thavebeen(A)
32.Awell-writtencomposition________goodchoiceofwordsandclearorganizationamongotherthings.
A)callson
B)callsfor
C)callsup
D)callsoff(B)
33.Thetraditionalapproach________withcomplexproblemsistobreakthemdownintosmaller,moreeasilymanagedproblems.
A)todealing
B)indealing
C)dealing
D)todeal(A)
34.Ithasbeenrevealedthatsomegovernmentleaders________theirauthorityandpositiontogetillegalprofitsforthemselves.
A)employ
B)take
C)abuse
D)overlook(C)
35.Wewerestruckbytheextent________whichteachers’decisionsservedtheinterestsoftheschoolratherthanthoseofthestudents.
A)to
B)for
C)in
D)with(A)
36.Shellyhadpreparedcarefullyforherbiologyexaminationsothatshecouldbesureofpassingitonherfirst________.
A)intention
B)attempt
C)purpose
D)desire(B)
37.TheancientEgyptiansaresupposed________rocketstothemoon.
A)tosend
B)tobesending
C)tohavesent
D)tohavebeensending(C)
38.Thestorehadto________anumberofclerksbecausesalesweredown.
A)layout
B)layoff
C)layaside
D)laydown(B)
39.AllthestudentsinthisclasspassedtheEnglishexam________theexceptionofLiMing.
A)on
B)in
C)for
D)with(D)
40.Youngadults________olderpeoplearemorelikelytopreferpopsongs.
A)otherthan
B)morethan
C)lessthan
D)ratherthan(D)
41.Writingisaslowprocess,requiring________thought,time,andeffort.
A)significant
B)considerable
C)enormous
D)numerous(B)
42.________rightnow,shewouldgetthereonSunday.
A)Wouldsheleave
B)Ifsheleaves
C)Wereshetoleave
D)Ifshehadleft(C)
43.It’salready5o’clocknow.Don’tyouthinkit’sabouttime________?
A)wearegoinghome
B)wegohome
C)wewenthome
D)wecangohome(C)
44.Lightningisa________ofelectricalcurrentfromacloudtothegroundorfromonecloudtoanother.
A)rush
B)rainbow
C)rack
D)ribbon(A)
45.Today,________majornewproductswithoutconductingelaboratemarketresearch.
A)corporationshardlyintroduceever
B)corporationshardlyeverintroduce
C)hardlycorporationsintroduceever
D)hardlycorporationseverintroduce(B)
46.I’vealreadytoldyouthatI’mgoingtobuyit,________.
A)howevermuchitcosts
B)howeverdoesitcostsmuch
C)howmuchdoesitcost
D)nomatterhowitcosts(A)
47.NewYork________secondintheproductionofapples,producing850,000,000poundsthisyear.
A)ranked
B)occupied
C)arranged
D)classified(A)
48.Meltedironispouredintothemixermuch________teaispouredintoacupfromateapot.
A)inthesamewaylike
B)inthesamewaywhich
C)inthesameway
D)inthesamewayas(D)
49.BysuccessIdon’tmean________usuallythoughtofwhenthatwordisused.
A)whatis
B)thatwe
C)asyou
D)allis(A)
50.Icaughta________ofthetaxibeforeitdisappearedaroundthecornerofthestreet.
A)vision
B)glimpse
C)look
D)scene(B)
PartIIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwith