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1996年英语四级考试真题及答案
1996年1月英语四级考试真题及答案
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）Athome。
B）Attheriverside。
C）Atthehealthcenter.
D）Athisoffice。
2.A）Havinganinterview.
B）Fillingoutaform。
C）Talkingwithhisfriend.
D）Askingforinformation.
3.A）Shemadeamistakebytakingtoofewcoursesinthefirstterm.
B）Thecoursesshetookweretoodifficultforher.
C）Shetooktoomanycoursesduringherfirstterm.
D）Shefounditdifficulttodealwithcollegecourses。
4.A）Worriedandfrightened.
B）Veryrelaxed.
C）Quiteunhappy。
D）Angrywiththeprofessor。
5。
A）Heenjoysreadingletters。
B）Hehasbeenjob-hunting.
C）Heisofferingthewomanajob.
D）Heisworkingforacompany。
6。
A）Shelostherway.
B）Shelostherkeys。
C）Shelosthercar.
D）Shelostherhandbag.
7。
A）Morethananhourandahalf.
B）Notmorethanhalfanhour.
C）Morethantwohours.
D）Lessthananhourandahalf。
8。
A）Sheissurewhoisgoingtowin.
B）Nowitisagoodtimetostartthegame.
C）Thegamehasbeengoingonforalongtime。
D）Thesameteamalwayswins。
9.A）Theideasofthepaperarenotconvincing.
B）Somepartsofthepaperarenotwellwritten。
C）Thehandwritingofthepaperisnotgood。
D）Thepaperisnotcomplete。
10.A）Lookingforayounglady.
B）Lookingforherwristwatch.
C）Lookingforayounggentleman。
D）Lookingforamanwearingawristwatch。
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection，youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage，youwillhearsomequestions。
Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B），C）andD）。
ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter。
Passageone
Question11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard。
11.A）Ithadmanyproblems.
B）Itwasthemostdemocraticcountryintheworld.
C）Itwasfairtowomen。
D）Ithadsomeminorproblemstosolve.
12.A）Thewomenofsomestates.
B）ThewomeninthestateofWyomingonly.
C）ThemembersoftheNationalWomen’sAssociation.
D）ThewomeninthestateofMassachusettsonly.
13.A）Attheverybeginningofthe20thcentury.
B）Attheendofthe19thcentury.
C）AfterSusanAnthony'sdeath.
D）JustbeforeSusanAnthony’sdeath。
14。
A）SheworkedonthedraftoftheAmericanConstitution.
B）ShewasthechairmanoftheNationalWomen’sAssociation。
C）ShewasborninNewYorkanddiedinMassachusetts.
D）Shewasanactivistinthewomen’smovementforequalrights。
PassageTwo
Questions15to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
15。
A）Peoplewithproblems.
B）Travelsaroundtheworld。
C）BeautifulAmerica。
D）Peopleingreatcities.
16。
A）Hespentthreemonthswriting“TravelswithCharley".
B）HeenjoyedhistravelsaroundtheUnitedStates。
C）Hewasfondofwritingabouthistravels。
D）Hedidn’tenjoythetripasmuchasCharley.
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17。
A）ThelongdistancebetweenhishometownandNewYork.
B）Hisunpopularcharacter。
C）ThehighunemploymentrateinNewYork。
D）Hiscriminalrecord.
18.A）Hewantedtobeputinprisonagain.
B）Heneededthemoneytosupporthisfamily。
C）Hehatedthebarberthere.
D）Hewantedtomakehimselfwellknown.
19.A）Hewentdirectlytothepolicestation.
B）Hedroveoutofthetownandtriedtoescape.
C）Hewaitedforthepolicetoarresthim.
D）Hearguedwiththepoliceangrily.
20。
A）Mr.Spearsenjoyedlivinginprison.
B）Mr。
Spearswasknownasagreedymaninhiscommunity。
C）ThepoliceinNewYorkwerenotveryefficient。
D）TheonlywayforMr。
Spearstosupporthisfamilywasbygoingtoprisonagain。
PartIIVocabularyandStructure（20minutes）
Directions：
Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter。
21Thefifthgenerationcomputers,withartificialintelligence，_________andperfectednow.
A）developedB）havedeveloped
C）arebeingdevelopedD）willhavebeendeveloped
22Thisticket_________youtoafreemealinournewrestaurant。
A）givesB）grants
C）entitlesD）credits
23You__________herinherofficelastFriday;she'sbeenoutoftownfortwoweeks.
A）needn’thaveseenB）musthaveseen
C）mighthaveseenD）can’thaveseen
24ThatwassoseriousamatterthatIhadnochoicebut________thepolice.
A）calledinB）callingin
C）callinD）tocallin
25Shewasso________inherjobthatshedidn'thearanybodyknockingatthedoor.
A）attractedB）absorbed
C）drawnD）concentrated
26__________asitwasatsuchatime，hisworkattractedmuchattention.
A）BeingpublishedB）Published
C）PublishingD）Tobepublished
27Atfirst,thespeakerwasreferringtotheproblemofpollutioninthecountry，buthalfwayinherspeech,shesuddenly_________toanothersubject.
A）committedB）switched
C）favouredD）transmitted
28Itispolitelyrequestedbythehotelmanagementthatradios______after11o’clockatnight。
A）werenotplayedB）nottoplay
C）notbeplayedD）didnotplay
29AlthoughIliketheappearanceofthehouse,whatreallymademedecidetobuyitwasthebeautiful______________throughthewindow。
A）visionB）look
C）pictureD）view
30Cancerissecondonly__________heartdiseaseasacauseofdeath.
A）ofB）to
C）withD）from
31Despitethewonderfulactingandwell—developedplotthe_________moviecouldnotholdourattention.
A）three—hoursB）three-hour
C）three-hours’D）three-hour’s
32Themanagerneedsanassistantthathecan________totakecareofproblemsinhisabsence.
A）countonB）countin
C）countupD）countout
33Theorganizationhadbrokennorules，but__________haditactedresponsibly。
A）neitherB）so
C）eitherD）both
34Wegaveoutacheerwhentheredroofofthecottagecame__________view。
A）fromB）in
C）beforeD）into
35Theytook________measurestopreventpoisonousgasesfromescaping。
A）fruitfulB）beneficial
C）validD）effective
36Doingyourhomeworkisasurewaytoimproveyourtestscores，andthisisespeciallytrue____________itcomestoclassroomtests。
A）whenB）since
C）beforeD）after
37Carefulsurveyshaveindicatedthatasmanyas50percentofpatientsdonottakedrugs________directed。
A）likeB）so
C）whichD）as
38Indevelopingcountriespeopleare________intoovercrowdedcitiesingreatnumbers.
A）breakingB）filling
C）pouringD）hurrying
39It'sreportedthatbytheendofthismonththeoutputofcementinthefactory________byabout10％.
A）willhaverisenB）hasrisen
C）willberisingD）hasbeenrising
40IfIhadremembered_________thewindow,thethiefwouldnothavegotin。
A）tocloseB）closing
C）tohaveclosedD）havingclosed
41ThereareotherproblemswhichIdon’tproposeto_________atthemoment。
A）gointoB）goaround
C）goforD）goup
42Don’tgetyourschedule_________；staywithusinthisclass.
A）tochangeB）changing
C）changedD）change
43Itisquitenecessaryforaqualifiedteachertohavegoodmannersand_________knowledge.
A）extensiveB）expansive
C）intensiveD）expensive
44Jeandoesn’twanttoworkrightawaybecauseshethinksthatifshe__________ajobsheprobablywouldn'tbeabletoseeherfriendsveryoften.
A）hastogetB）weretoget
C）hadgotD）couldhavegot
45Ifeltsomewhatdisappointedandwasabouttoleave，________somethingoccurredwhichattractedmyattention。
A）unlessB）until
C）whenD）while
46Alovemarriage,however，doesnotnecessarily________muchsharingofinterestsandresponsibilities。
A）takeoverB）resultin
C）holdonD）keepto
47Theabilitytostoreknowledgemakescomputersdifferentformeveryothermachine_______invented.
A）everB）thus
C）yetD）as
48I’mnotsurewhetherIcangainanyprofitfromtheinvestment，soIcan’tmakea（n）______promisetohelpyou。
A）exactB）defined
C）definiteD）sure
49Ihavekeptthatportrait____________Icanseeiteveryday，asitalwaysremindsmeofmyuniversitydaysinLondon.
A）whichB）where
C）whetherD）when
50Thesportsmeet,originallyduetobeheldlastFriday，wasfinally_______becauseofthebadweather。
A）setoffB）brokenoff
C）wornoffD）calledoff
PartIIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）
Direction:
Thereare4passagesinthispart。
Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked
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