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大学英语四级2共33页
1997年1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)Lookforamoreexpensivehotel.
B)Gotoanotherhotelbybus.
C)Trytofindaquietplace.
D)Takeawalkaroundthecity.(C)
2.A)They’retalkingaboutnicechildren.
B)Themanhasahouseforsale.
C)Thewomanlivesinanicehouse.
D)Themanhasthreechildren.(B)
3.A)Inahotel.
B)Atadinnertable.
C)Inthestreet.
D)Attheman’shouse.(A)
4.A)Relatives.
B)Roommates.
C)Colleagues.
D)Neighbors.(D)
5.A)5:
00.
B)5:
15.
C)5:
30.
D)5:
45.(B)
6.A)Hewantstohavemoresleep.
B)Hiswifedoesn’tsleepwell.
C)Womenneedmoresleepthanmen.
D)Hedoesn’tneedasmuchsleepashiswife.(D)
7.A)Astudent.
B)Areporter.
C)Avisitor.
D)Alecturer.(A)
8.A)Totheschool.
B)Toafriend’shouse.
C)Tothepostoffice.
D)Home.(C)
9.A)Heisafraidhewon’tbechosenforthetrip.
B)Thebosshasnotdecidedwheretogo.
C)Suchatripisnecessaryforthecompany.
D)It’snotcertainwhetherthetripwilltakeplace.(D)
10.A)Itwasboring.
B)Itwasentertaining.
C)Itwastouching.
D)Itwasencouraging.(C)
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Passageone
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Hewantedtofindaplacetoreadhispapers.
B)Hewantedtokilltimebeforeboardingtheplane.
C)Hefeltthirstyandwantedsomecoffee.
D)Hewenttheretomeethisfriends.(B)
12.A)Toysforchildren.
B)Importantdocuments.
C)Foodandcoffee.
D)Clothesandscientificpapers.(D)
13.A)Thewomantookhiscaseonpurpose.
B)Allhispapershadbeenstolen.
C)Hehadtakenthewoman’scase.
D)Thewomanplayedajokeonhim.(C)
PassageTwo
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)TheliberationmovementofBritishwomen.
B)RapideconomicdevelopmentinBritain.
C)Changingattitudestofamilylife.
D)ReasonsforchangesinfamilylifeinBritain.(D)
15.A)Becausemillionsofmendiedinthewar.
B)Becausewomenhadprovedtheirworth.
C)Becausewomenweremoreskillfulthanmen.
D)Becausefactoriespreferredtoemploywomen.(A)
16.A)Theconceptof“thefamily”asasocialunit.
B)Theattitudestobirthcontrol.
C)Theattitudestoreligion.
D)Theideasofauthorityandtradition.(A)
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A)Thosewhoarethemselvesspoiledandself-centered.
B)Thosewhoexpectedtohaveseveralchildrenbutcouldonlyhaveone.
C)Thosewholiketogiveexpensivejewelstotheirchildren.
D)Thosewhogivebirthtotheironlychildrenwhentheyarebelow30.(B)
18.A)Becausetheirparentswantthemtosharethefamilyburden.
B)Becausetheirparentsaretoostrictwiththemintheireducation.
C)Becausetheyhavenobodytoplaywith.
D)Becausetheirparentswantthemtogrowupasfastaspossible.(B)
19.A)Twotypesofonlychildren.
B)Parents’responsibilities.
C)Thenecessityoffamilyplanning.
D)Therelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren.(A)
20.A)Theyhavenosistersorbrothers.
B)Theyareoverprotectedbytheirparents.
C)Theirparentsexpecttoomuchofthem.
D)Theirparentsoftenpunishthemforminorfaults.(C)
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)
Directions:
Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
21.Untilthen,hisfamily________fromhimforsixmonths.
A)didn’thear
B)hasn’tbeenhearing
C)hasn’theard
D)hadn’theard(D)
22.Theconference________afullweekbythetimeitends.
A)musthavelasted
B)willhavelasted
C)wouldlast
D)haslasted(B)
23.Studentsorteacherscanparticipateinexcursionstolovelybeachesaroundtheislandatregular________.
A)gaps
B)rate
C)length
D)intervals(D)
24.Physicsis________tothesciencewhichwascallednaturalphilosophyinhistory.
A)alike
B)equivalent
C)likely
D)uniform(B)
25.There’samanatthereceptiondeskwhoseemsveryangryandIthinkhemeans________trouble.
A)making
B)tomake
C)tohavemade
D)havingmake(B)
26.AftertheArabstateswonindependence,greatemphasiswaslaidonexpandingeducation,withgirlsaswellasboys________togotoschool.
A)tobeencouraged
B)beenencouraged
C)beingencouraged
D)beencouraged(C)
27.Thenewappointmentofourpresident________fromtheverybeginningofnextsemester.
A)takeseffect
B)takespart
C)takesplace
D)takesturns(A)
28.Thepresidentmadea________speechattheopeningceremonyofthesportsmeeting,whichencouragedthesportsmengreatly.
A)vigorous
B)tedious
C)flat
D)harsh(A)
29.Itisusefultobeabletopredicttheextent________whichapricechangewillaffectsupplyanddemand.
A)from
B)with
C)to
D)for(C)
30.Findingajobinsuchabigcompanyhasalwaysbeen________hiswildestdreams.
A)under
B)over
C)above
D)beyond(D)
31.ItisnoteasytolearnEnglishwell,butifyou________,youwillsucceedintheend.
A)hangup
B)hangabout
C)hangon
D)hangonto(C)
32.Itisreportedthat________adoptedchildrenwanttoknowwhotheirnaturalparentsare.
A)themost
B)mostof
C)most
D)themostof(C)
33.Lastyeartheadvertisingrate________by20percent.
A)raised
B)aroused
C)arose
D)rose(D)
34.________beforewedepartthedayaftertomorrow,weshouldhaveawonderfuldinnerparty.
A)Hadtheyarrived
B)Wouldtheyarrive
C)Weretheyarriving
D)Weretheytoarrive(D)
35.Thestrongstormdidalotofdamagetothecoastalvillages:
severalfishingboatswere________andmanyhousescollapsed.
A)wrecked
B)spoiled
C)torn
D)injured(A)
36.Thelittlemanwas________onemetrefiftyhigh.
A)almostmorethan
B)hardlymorethan
C)nearlymorethan
D)asmuchas(B)
37.As________announcedintoday’spapers,theShanghaiExportCommoditiesFairisalsoopenonSundays.
A)being
B)is
C)tobe
D)been(B)
38.Youseethelightning________ithappens,butyouhearthethunderlater.
A)theinstant
B)foraninstant
C)ontheinstant
D)inaninstant(A)
39.Themanagerlosthis________justbecausehissecretarywastenminuteslate.
A)mood
B)temper
C)mind
D)passion(B)
40.GreatasNewtonwas,manyofhisideas________todayandarebeingmodifiedbytheworkofscientistsofourtime.
A)aretochallenge
B)maybechallenged
C)havebeenchallenged
D)arechallenging(C)
41.Pleasebecarefulwhenyouaredrinkingcoffeeincaseyou________thenewcarpet.
A)crash
B)pollute
C)spot
D)stain(D)
42.I’dratherreadthanwatchtelevision;theprogramsseem________allthetime.
A)togetworse
B)tobegettingworse
C)tohavegotworse
D)gettingworse(B)
43.Conveniencefoodswhicharealreadypreparedforcookingare________ingrocerystores.
A)ready
B)approachable
C)probable
D)available(D)
44.WhenIcaughthim________Istoppedbuyingthingsthereandstarteddealingwithanothershop.
A)cheating
B)cheat
C)tocheat
D)tobecheating(A)
45.Itisimportantthatenoughmoney________tofundtheproject.
A)becollected
B)mustbecollected
C)wascollected
D)canbecollected(A)
46.Someoldpeopledon’tlikepopsongsbecausetheycan’t________somuchnoise.
A)resist
B)sustain
C)tolerate
D)undergo(C)
47.Ifonlythecommittee________theregulationsandputthemintoeffectassoonaspossible.
A)approve
B)willapprove
C)canapprove
D)wouldapprove(D)
48.________onetime,Manchesterwasthehomeofthemostproductivecottonmillsintheworld.
A)On
B)By
C)At
D)Of(C)
49.________itornot,hisdiscoveryhascreatedastirinscientificcircles.
A)Believe
B)Tobelieve
C)Believing
D)Believed(A)
50.Mr.Morgancanbeverysad________,thoughinpublicheisextremelycheerful.
A)byhimself
B)inperson
C)inprivate
D)asindividual(C)
PartIIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Statusesaremarveloushumaninventionsthatenableustogetalongwithonea