大学英语四级2共33页.docx

1、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Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. Af

2、ter each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 3 ho

3、urs.C) 4 hours.D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 oclock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose D on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line

4、 through the center.Sample Answer A B C D1. A) Look for a more expensive hotel.B) Go to another hotel by bus.C) Try to find a quiet place.D) Take a walk around the city.（C）2. A) Theyre talking about nice children.B) The man has a house for sale.C) The woman lives in a nice house.D) The man has three

5、 children.（B）3. A) In a hotel.B) At a dinner table.C) In the street.D) At the mans house.（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) He wants to have more sleep.B) His wife doesnt sleep well.C) Women need more sleep than men.D) He doesnt

6、need as much sleep as his wife.（D）7. A) A student.B) A reporter.C) A visitor.D) A lecturer.（A）8. A) To the school.B) To a friends house.C) To the post office.D) Home.（C）9. A) He is afraid he wont be chosen for the trip.B) The boss has not decided where to go.C) Such a trip is necessary for the compa

7、ny.D) Its not certain whether the trip will take place.（D）10. A) It was boring.B) It was entertaining.C) It was touching.D) It was encouraging.（C）Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the q

8、uestions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage oneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have j

9、ust heard.11. A) He wanted to find a place to read his papers.B) He wanted to kill time before boarding the plane.C) He felt thirsty and wanted some coffee.D) He went there to meet his friends.（B）12. A) Toys for children.B) Important documents.C) Food and coffee.D) Clothes and scientific papers.（D）1

10、3. A) The woman took his case on purpose.B) All his papers had been stolen.C) He had taken the womans case.D) The woman played a joke on him.（C）Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) The liberation movement of British women.B) Rapid economic development in

11、Britain.C) Changing attitudes to family life.D) Reasons for changes in family life in Britain.（D）15. A) Because millions of men died in the war.B) Because women had proved their worth.C) Because women were more skillful than men.D) Because factories preferred to employ women.（A）16. A) The concept of

12、 “the family” as a social unit.B) The attitudes to birth control.C) The attitudes to religion.D) The ideas of authority and tradition.（A）Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) Those who are themselves spoiled and self-centered.B) Those who expected to hav

13、e several children but could only have one.C) Those who like to give expensive jewels to their children.D) Those who give birth to their only children when they are below 30.（B）18. A) Because their parents want them to share the family burden.B) Because their parents are too strict with them in thei

14、r education.C) Because they have nobody to play with.D) Because their parents want them to grow up as fast as possible.（B）19. A) Two types of only children.B) Parents responsibilities.C) The necessity of family planning.D) The relationship between parents and children.（A）20. A) They have no sisters

15、or brothers.B) They are overprotected by their parents.C) Their parents expect too much of them.D) Their parents often punish them for minor faults.（C）Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices mar

16、ked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.21. Until then, his family _ from him for six months.A) didnt hearB) hasnt been hearingC) hasnt heardD) hadnt heard（D）22. The conferenc

17、e _ a full week by the time it ends.A) must have lastedB) will have lastedC) would lastD) has lasted（B）23. Students or teachers can participate in excursions to lovely beaches around the island at regular _.A) gapsB) rateC) lengthD) intervals（D）24. Physics is _ to the science which was called natura

18、l philosophy in history.A) alikeB) equivalentC) likelyD) uniform（B）25. Theres a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he means _ trouble.A) makingB) to makeC) to have madeD) having make（B）26. After the Arab states won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education,

19、 with girls as well as boys _ to go to school.A) to be encouragedB) been encouragedC) being encouragedD) be encouraged（C）27. The new appointment of our president _ from the very beginning of next semester.A) takes effectB) takes partC) takes placeD) takes turns（A）28. The president made a _ speech at

20、 the opening ceremony of the sports meeting, which encouraged the sportsmen greatly.A) vigorousB) tediousC) flatD) harsh（A）29. It is useful to be able to predict the extent _ which a price change will affect supply and demand.A) fromB) withC) toD) for（C）30. Finding a job in such a big company has al

21、ways been _ his wildest dreams.A) underB) overC) aboveD) beyond（D）31. It is not easy to learn English well, but if you _, you will succeed in the end.A) hang upB) hang aboutC) hang onD) hang onto（C）32. It is reported that _ adopted children want to know who their natural parents are.A) the mostB) mo

22、st ofC) mostD) the most of（C）33. Last year the advertising rate _ by 20 percent.A) raisedB) arousedC) aroseD) rose（D）34. _ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.A) Had they arrivedB) Would they arriveC) Were they arrivingD) Were they to arrive（D）35. The str

23、ong storm did a lot of damage to the coastal villages: several fishing boats were _ and many houses collapsed.A) wreckedB) spoiledC) tornD) injured（A）36. The little man was _ one metre fifty high.A) almost more thanB) hardly more thanC) nearly more thanD) as much as（B）37. As _ announced in todays pa

24、pers, the Shanghai Export Commodities Fair is also open on Sundays.A) beingB) isC) to beD) been（B）38. You see the lightning _ it happens, but you hear the thunder later.A) the instantB) for an instantC) on the instantD) in an instant（A）39. The manager lost his _ just because his secretary was ten mi

25、nutes late.A) moodB) temperC) mindD) passion（B）40. Great as Newton was, many of his ideas _ today and are being modified by the work of scientists of our time.A) are to challengeB) may be challengedC) have been challengedD) are challenging（C）41. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case

26、 you _ the new carpet.A) crashB) polluteC) spotD) stain（D）42. Id rather read than watch television; the programs seem _ all the time.A) to get worseB) to be getting worseC) to have got worseD) getting worse（B）43. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are _ in grocery stores.A) rea

27、dyB) approachableC) probableD) available（D）44. When I caught him _ I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another shop.A) cheatingB) cheatC) to cheatD) to be cheating（A）45. It is important that enough money _ to fund the project.A) be collectedB) must be collectedC) was collectedD) c

28、an be collected（A）46. Some old people dont like pop songs because they cant _ so much noise.A) resistB) sustainC) tolerateD) undergo（C）47. If only the committee _ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.A) approveB) will approveC) can approveD) would approve（D）48. _ one time, Ma

29、nchester was the home of the most productive cotton mills in the world.A) OnB) ByC) AtD) Of（C）49. _ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.A) BelieveB) To believeC) BelievingD) Believed（A）50. Mr. Morgan can be very sad _, though in public he is extremely cheerful.A) by him

30、selfB) in personC) in privateD) as individual（C）Part III Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Passage OneQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.Statuses are marvelous human inventions that enable us to get along with one a