1996年大学英语四级.docx

1、1996年大学英语四级1996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) At home.B) At the riverside.C) At the health center.D) At his office.（D）2. A) Having an interview.B) Filling out a form.C) Talking with his friend.D) Asking for information.（B）3. A) She made a mistake by taking too few courses in the first term.B) The c

5、ourses she took were too difficult for her.C) She took too many courses during her first term.D) She found it difficult to deal with college courses.（C）4. A) Worried and frightened.B) Very relaxed.C) Quite unhappy.D) Angry with the professor.（A）5. A) He enjoys reading letters.B) He has been job-hunt

6、ing.C) He is offering the woman a job.D) He is working for a company.（B）6. A) She lost her way.B) She lost her keys.C) She lost her car.D) She lost her handbag.（B）7. A) More than an hour and a half.B) Not more than half an hour.C) More than two hours.D) Less than an hour and a half.（D）8. A) She is s

7、ure who is going to win.B) Now it is a good time to start the game.C) The game has been going on for a long time.D) The same team always wins.（C）9. A) The ideas of the paper are not convincing.B) Some parts of the paper are not well written.C) The handwriting of the paper is not good.D) The paper is

8、 not complete.（B）10. A) Looking for a young lady.B) Looking for her wrist watch.C) Looking for a young gentleman.D) Looking for a man wearing a wrist watch.（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 pass

9、age and the questions 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 14 are based on the passa

10、ge you have just heard.11. A) It had many problems.B) It was the most democratic country in the world.C) It was fair to women.D) It had some minor problems to solve.（A）12. A) The women of some states.B) The women in the state of Wyoming only.C) The members of the National Womens Association.D) The w

11、omen in the state of Massachusetts only.（A）13. A) At the very beginning of the 20th century.B) At the end of the 19th century.C) After Susan Anthonys death.D) Just before Susan Anthonys death.（C）14. A) She worked on the draft of the American Constitution.B) She was the chairman of the National Women

12、s Association.C) She was born in New York and died in Massachusetts.D) She was an activist in the womens movement for equal rights.（D）Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) People with problems.B) Travels around the world.C) Beautiful America.D) People in g

13、reat cities.（A）16. A) He spent three months writing “Travels with Charley”.B) He enjoyed his travels around the United States.C) He was fond of writing about his travels.D) He didnt enjoy the trip as much as Charley.（B）Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17.

14、A) The long distance between his home town and New York.B) His unpopular character.C) The high unemployment rate in New York.D) His criminal record.（D）18. A) He wanted to be put in prison again.B) He needed the money to support his family.C) He hated the barber there.D) He wanted to make himself wel

15、l known.（A）19. A) He went directly to the police station.B) He drove out of the town and tried to escape.C) He waited for the police to arrest him.D) He argued with the police angrily.（C）20. A) Mr. Spears enjoyed living in prison.B) Mr. Spears was known as a greedy man in his community.C) The police

16、 in New York were not very efficient.D) The only way for Mr. Spears to support his family was by going to prison again.（D）Part II Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose

17、 the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.21. The fifth generation computers, with artificial intelligence, _ and perfected now.A) developedB) have developedC) are being developedD) will have been developed

18、（C）22. This ticket _ you to a free meal in our new restaurant.A) givesB) grantsC) entitlesD) credits（C）23. You _ her in her office last Friday; shes been out of town for two weeks.A) neednt have seenB) must have seenC) might have seenD) cant have seen（D）24. That was so serious a matter that I had no

19、 choice but _ the police.A) called inB) calling inC) call inD) to call in（D）25. She was so _ in her job that she didnt hear anybody knocking at the door.A) attractedB) absorbedC) drawnD) concentrated（B）26. _ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention.A) Being publishedB) PublishedC)

20、 PublishingD) To be published（B）27. At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but halfway in her speech, she suddenly _ to another subject.A) committedB) switchedC) favouredD) transmitted（B）28. It is politely requested by the hotel management that radios _ after

21、 11 oclock at night.A) were not playedB) not to playC) not be playedD) did not play（C）29. Although I like the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful _ through the window.A) visionB) lookC) pictureD) view（D）30. Cancer is second only _ heart disease as a cause

22、of death.A) ofB) toC) withD) from（B）31. Despite the wonderful acting and well-developed plot the _ movie could not hold our attention.A) three-hoursB) three-hourC) three-hoursD) three-hours（B）32. The manager needs an assistant that he can _ to take care of problems in his absence.A) count onB) count

23、 inC) count upD) count out（A）33. The organization had broken no rules, but _ had it acted responsibly.A) neitherB) soC) eitherD) both（A）34. We gave out a cheer when the red roof of the cottage came _ view.A) fromB) inC) beforeD) into（D）35. They took _ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escapin

24、g.A) fruitfulB) beneficialC) validD) effective（D）36. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true _ it comes to classroom tests.A) whenB) sinceC) beforeD) after（A）37. Careful surveys have indicated that as many as 50 percent of patients do not take drugs

25、 _ directed.A) likeB) soC) whichD) as（D）38. In developing countries people are _ into overcrowded cities in great numbers.A) breakingB) fillingC) pouringD) hurrying（C）39. Its reported that by the end of this month the output of cement in the factory _ by about 10%.A) will have risenB) has risenC) wi

26、ll be risingD) has been rising（A）40. If I had remembered _ the window, the thief would not have got in.A) to closeB) closingC) to have closedD) having closed（A）41. There are other problems which I dont propose to _ at the moment.A) go intoB) go aroundC) go forD) go up（A）42. Dont get your schedule _;

27、 stay with us in this class.A) to changeB) changingC) changedD) change（C）43. It is quite necessary for a qualified teacher to have good manners and _ knowledge.A) extensiveB) expansiveC) intensiveD) expensive（A）44. Jean doesnt want to work right away because she thinks that if she _ a job she probab

28、ly wouldnt be able to see her friends very often.A) has to getB) were to getC) had gotD) could have got（B）45. I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, _ something occurred which attracted my attention.A) unlessB) untilC) whenD) while（C）46. A love marriage, however, does not necessarily _

29、 much sharing of interests and responsibilities.A) take overB) result inC) hold onD) keep to（B）47. The ability to store knowledge makes computers different form every other machine _ invented.A) everB) thusC) yetD) as（A）48. Im not sure whether I can gain any profit from the investment, so I cant mak

30、e a(n) _ promise to help you.A) exactB) definedC) definiteD) sure（C）49. I have kept that portrait _ I can see it every day, as it always reminds me of my university days in London.A) whichB) whereC) whetherD) when（B）50. The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally _ because of the bad weather.A) set offB) broken offC) worn offD) called off（D）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