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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