1996年大学英语四级.docx

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1996年大学英语四级

1996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）Athome.

B）Attheriverside.

C）Atthehealthcenter.

D）Athisoffice.（D）

2.A）Havinganinterview.

B）Fillingoutaform.

C）Talkingwithhisfriend.

D）Askingforinformation.（B）

3.A）Shemadeamistakebytakingtoofewcoursesinthefirstterm.

B）Thecoursesshetookweretoodifficultforher.

C）Shetooktoomanycoursesduringherfirstterm.

D）Shefounditdifficulttodealwithcollegecourses.（C）

4.A）Worriedandfrightened.

B）Veryrelaxed.

C）Quiteunhappy.

D）Angrywiththeprofessor.（A）

5.A）Heenjoysreadingletters.

B）Hehasbeenjob-hunting.

C）Heisofferingthewomanajob.

D）Heisworkingforacompany.（B）

6.A）Shelostherway.

B）Shelostherkeys.

C）Shelosthercar.

D）Shelostherhandbag.（B）

7.A）Morethananhourandahalf.

B）Notmorethanhalfanhour.

C）Morethantwohours.

D）Lessthananhourandahalf.（D）

8.A）Sheissurewhoisgoingtowin.

B）Nowitisagoodtimetostartthegame.

C）Thegamehasbeengoingonforalongtime.

D）Thesameteamalwayswins.（C）

9.A）Theideasofthepaperarenotconvincing.

B）Somepartsofthepaperarenotwellwritten.

C）Thehandwritingofthepaperisnotgood.

D）Thepaperisnotcomplete.（B）

10.A）Lookingforayounglady.

B）Lookingforherwristwatch.

C）Lookingforayounggentleman.

D）Lookingforamanwearingawristwatch.（C）

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passageone

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Ithadmanyproblems.

B）Itwasthemostdemocraticcountryintheworld.

C）Itwasfairtowomen.

D）Ithadsomeminorproblemstosolve.（A）

12.A）Thewomenofsomestates.

B）ThewomeninthestateofWyomingonly.

C）ThemembersoftheNationalWomen’sAssociation.

D）ThewomeninthestateofMassachusettsonly.（A）

13.A）Attheverybeginningofthe20thcentury.

B）Attheendofthe19thcentury.

C）AfterSusanAnthony’sdeath.

D）JustbeforeSusanAnthony’sdeath.（C）

14.A）SheworkedonthedraftoftheAmericanConstitution.

B）ShewasthechairmanoftheNationalWomen’sAssociation.

C）ShewasborninNewYorkanddiedinMassachusetts.

D）Shewasanactivistinthewomen’smovementforequalrights.（D）

PassageTwo

Questions15to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A）Peoplewithproblems.

B）Travelsaroundtheworld.

C）BeautifulAmerica.

D）Peopleingreatcities.（A）

16.A）Hespentthreemonthswriting“TravelswithCharley”.

B）HeenjoyedhistravelsaroundtheUnitedStates.

C）Hewasfondofwritingabouthistravels.

D）Hedidn’tenjoythetripasmuchasCharley.（B）

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）ThelongdistancebetweenhishometownandNewYork.

B）Hisunpopularcharacter.

C）ThehighunemploymentrateinNewYork.

D）Hiscriminalrecord.（D）

18.A）Hewantedtobeputinprisonagain.

B）Heneededthemoneytosupporthisfamily.

C）Hehatedthebarberthere.

D）Hewantedtomakehimselfwellknown.（A）

19.A）Hewentdirectlytothepolicestation.

B）Hedroveoutofthetownandtriedtoescape.

C）Hewaitedforthepolicetoarresthim.

D）Hearguedwiththepoliceangrily.（C）

20.A）Mr.Spearsenjoyedlivinginprison.

B）Mr.Spearswasknownasagreedymaninhiscommunity.

C）ThepoliceinNewYorkwerenotveryefficient.

D）TheonlywayforMr.Spearstosupporthisfamilywasbygoingtoprisonagain.（D）

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（20minutes）

Directions:

Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

21.Thefifthgenerationcomputers,withartificialintelligence,________andperfectednow.

A）developed

B）havedeveloped

C）arebeingdeveloped

D）willhavebeendeveloped（C）

22.Thisticket________youtoafreemealinournewrestaurant.

A）gives

B）grants

C）entitles

D）credits（C）

23.You________herinherofficelastFriday;she’sbeenoutoftownfortwoweeks.

A）needn’thaveseen

B）musthaveseen

C）mighthaveseen

D）can’thaveseen（D）

24.ThatwassoseriousamatterthatIhadnochoicebut________thepolice.

A）calledin

B）callingin

C）callin

D）tocallin（D）

25.Shewasso________inherjobthatshedidn’thearanybodyknockingatthedoor.

A）attracted

B）absorbed

C）drawn

D）concentrated（B）

26.________asitwasatsuchatime,hisworkattractedmuchattention.

A）Beingpublished

B）Published

C）Publishing

D）Tobepublished（B）

27.Atfirst,thespeakerwasreferringtotheproblemofpollutioninthecountry,buthalfwayinherspeech,shesuddenly________toanothersubject.

A）committed

B）switched

C）favoured

D）transmitted（B）

28.Itispolitelyrequestedbythehotelmanagementthatradios________after11o’clockatnight.

A）werenotplayed

B）nottoplay

C）notbeplayed

D）didnotplay（C）

29.AlthoughIliketheappearanceofthehouse,whatreallymademedecidetobuyitwasthebeautiful________throughthewindow.

A）vision

B）look

C）picture

D）view（D）

30.Cancerissecondonly________heartdiseaseasacauseofdeath.

A）of

B）to

C）with

D）from（B）

31.Despitethewonderfulactingandwell-developedplotthe________moviecouldnotholdourattention.

A）three-hours

B）three-hour

C）three-hours’

D）three-hour’s（B）

32.Themanagerneedsanassistantthathecan________totakecareofproblemsinhisabsence.

A）counton

B）countin

C）countup

D）countout（A）

33.Theorganizationhadbrokennorules,but________haditactedresponsibly.

A）neither

B）so

C）either

D）both（A）

34.Wegaveoutacheerwhentheredroofofthecottagecame________view.

A）from

B）in

C）before

D）into（D）

35.Theytook________measurestopreventpoisonousgasesfromescaping.

A）fruitful

B）beneficial

C）valid

D）effective（D）

36.Doingyourhomeworkisasurewaytoimproveyourtestscores,andthisisespeciallytrue________itcomestoclassroomtests.

A）when

B）since

C）before

D）after（A）

37.Carefulsurveyshaveindicatedthatasmanyas50percentofpatientsdonottakedrugs________directed.

A）like

B）so

C）which

D）as（D）

38.Indevelopingcountriespeopleare________intoovercrowdedcitiesingreatnumbers.

A）breaking

B）filling

C）pouring

D）hurrying（C）

39.It’sreportedthatbytheendofthismonththeoutputofcementinthefactory________byabout10%.

A）willhaverisen

B）hasrisen

C）willberising

D）hasbeenrising（A）

40.IfIhadremembered________thewindow,thethiefwouldnothavegotin.

A）toclose

B）closing

C）tohaveclosed

D）havingclosed（A）

41.ThereareotherproblemswhichIdon’tproposeto________atthemoment.

A）gointo

B）goaround

C）gofor

D）goup（A）

42.Don’tgetyourschedule________;staywithusinthisclass.

A）tochange

B）changing

C）changed

D）change（C）

43.Itisquitenecessaryforaqualifiedteachertohavegoodmannersand________knowledge.

A）extensive

B）expansive

C）intensive

D）expensive（A）

44.Jeandoesn’twanttoworkrightawaybecauseshethinksthatifshe________ajobsheprobablywouldn’tbeabletoseeherfriendsveryoften.

A）hastoget

B）weretoget

C）hadgot

D）couldhavegot（B）

45.Ifeltsomewhatdisappointedandwasabouttoleave,________somethingoccurredwhichattractedmyattention.

A）unless

B）until

C）when

D）while（C）

46.Alovemarriage,however,doesnotnecessarily________muchsharingofinterestsandresponsibilities.

A）takeover

B）resultin

C）holdon

D）keepto（B）

47.Theabilitytostoreknowledgemakescomputersdifferentformeveryothermachine________invented.

A）ever

B）thus

C）yet

D）as（A）

48.I’mnotsurewhetherIcangainanyprofitfromtheinvestment,soIcan’tmakea（n）________promisetohelpyou.

A）exact

B）defined

C）definite

D）sure（C）

49.Ihavekeptthatportrait________Icanseeiteveryday,asitalwaysremindsmeofmyuniversitydaysinLondon.

A）which

B）where

C）whether

D）when（B）

50.Thesportsmeet,originallyduetobeheldlastFriday,wasfinally________becauseofthebadweather.

A）setoff

B）brokenoff

C）wornoff

D）calledoff（D）

PartIIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthere