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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