1996年1月大学英语四级考试(CET4)试题与答案

Part I      Listening Comprehension      (20 minutes)

Section A
Directions: 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. After 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 hours.

C) 4 hours.

D) 5 hours.

From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock 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 through the center.

Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]

1.   A) At home.

      B) At the riverside.

      C) At the health center.

      D) At his office.

2.   A) Having an interview.

      B) Filling out a form.

      C) Talking with his friend.

      D) Asking for information.

3.   A) She made a mistake by taking too few courses in the first term.

      B) The courses 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.

4.   A) Worried and frightened.

      B) Very relaxed.

      C) Quite unhappy.

      D) Angry with the professor.

5.   A) He enjoys reading letters.

      B) He has been job-hunting.

      C) He is offering the woman a job.

      D) He is working for a company.

6.   A) She lost her way.

      B) She lost her keys.

      C) She lost her car.

      D) She lost her handbag.

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.

8.   A) She is sure 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.

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 not complete.

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.

Section B
Directions: 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 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 one

Question 11 to 14 are based on the passage 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.

12.  A) The women of some states.

      B) The women in the state of Wyoming only.

      C) The members of the National Women’s Association.

      D) The women in the state of Massachusetts only.

13.  A) At the very beginning of the 20th century.

      B) At the end of the 19th century.

      C) After Susan Anthony’s death.

      D) Just before Susan Anthony’s death.

14.  A) She worked on the draft of the American Constitution.

      B) She was the chairman of the National Women’s Association.

      C) She was born in New York and died in Massachusetts.

      D) She was an activist in the women’s movement for equal rights.

Passage Two

Questions 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 great cities.

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 didn’t enjoy the trip as much as Charley.

Passage Three

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17.  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.

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 well known.

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.

20.  A) Mr. Spears enjoyed living in prison.

      B) Mr. Spears was known as a greedy man in his community.

      C) The police in New York were not very efficient.

      D) The only way for Mr. Spears to support his family was by going to prison again.

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 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) developed                      B) have developed

       C) are being developed       D) will have been developed

22   This ticket _________ you to a free meal in our new restaurant.

       A) gives                             B) grants

       C) entitles                          D) credits

23   You __________ her in her office last Friday; she’s been out of town for two weeks.

       A) needn’t have seen         B) must have seen

       C) might have seen            D) can’t have seen

24   That was so serious a matter that I had no choice but ________ the police.

       A) called in                       B) calling in

       C) call in                           D) to call in

25   She was so ________ in her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door.

       A) attracted                     B) absorbed

       C) drawn                        D) concentrated

26       __________ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention.

       A) Being published          B) Published

       C) Publishing                   D) To be published

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) committed                 B) switched

       C) favoured                   D) transmitted

28   It is politely requested by the hotel management that radios ______ after 11 o’clock at night.

       A) were not played       B) not to play

       C) not be played       D) did not play

29   Although I like the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful ______________ through the window.

       A) vision       B) look

       C) picture       D) view

30   Cancer is second only __________ heart disease as a cause of death.

       A) of        B) to

       C) with       D) from

31   Despite the wonderful acting and well-developed plot the _________ movie could not hold our attention.

       A) three-hours       B) three-hour

       C) three-hours’       D) three-hour’s

32   The manager needs an assistant that he can ________ to take care of problems in his absence.

       A) count on       B) count in

       C) count up       D) count out

33   The organization had broken no rules, but __________ had it acted responsibly.

       A) neither       B) so

       C) either       D) both

34   We gave out a cheer when the red roof of the cottage came __________ view.

       A) from       B) in

       C) before       D) into

35   They took ________ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.

       A) fruitful       B) beneficial

       C) valid       D) effective

36   Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true ____________ it comes to classroom tests.

       A) when       B) since

       C) before       D) after

37   Careful surveys have indicated that as many as 50 percent of patients do not take drugs ________ directed.

       A) like       B) so

       C) which       D) as

38   In developing countries people are ________ into overcrowded cities in great numbers.

       A) breaking       B) filling

       C) pouring       D) hurrying

39   It’s reported that by the end of this month the output of cement in the factory ________ by  about 10%.

       A) will have risen       B) has risen

       C) will be rising       D) has been rising

40   If I had remembered _________ the window, the thief would not have got in.

       A) to close       B) closing

       C) to have closed       D) having closed

41   There are other problems which I don’t propose to _________ at the moment.

       A) go into       B) go around

       C) go for       D) go up

42   Don’t get your schedule _________; stay with us in this class.

       A) to change       B) changing

       C) changed       D) change

43   It is quite necessary for a qualified teacher to have good manners and _________ knowledge.

       A) extensive       B) expansive

       C) intensive       D) expensive

44   Jean doesn’t want to work right away because she thinks that if she __________ a job she probably wouldn’t be able to see her friends very often.

       A) has to get   B) were to get

       C) had got       D) could have got

45   I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, ________ something occurred which attracted my attention.

       A) unless       B) until

       C) when       D) while

46   A love marriage, however, does not necessarily ________ much sharing of interests and responsibilities.

       A) take over       B) result in

       C) hold on       D) keep to

47   The ability to store knowledge makes computers different form every other machine _______ invented.

       A) ever       B) thus

       C) yet       D) as

48   I’m not sure whether I can gain any profit from the investment, so I can’t make a(n) ______ promise to help you.

       A) exact       B) defined

       C) definite       D) sure

49   I have kept that portrait ____________ I can see it every day, as it always reminds me of my university days in London.

       A) which       B) where

       C) whether       D) when

50   The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally _______ because of the bad weather.

       A) set off       B) broken off

       C) worn off       D) called off

Part III    Reading Comprehension     (35 minutes)
Direction:   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 One

Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:

      Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors（流星）but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants to make the food, which we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage.

      Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space. The unit of radiation is called “rem”. Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has been agreed on. The trouble is that it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage-a person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will not be discovered until the birth of deformed（畸形的）children or even grandchildren. Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high radiation and, during the outward and return journeys, the Apollo crew accumulated a large amount of rems. So far, no dangerous amounts of radiation have been reported, but the Apollo missions have been quite short. We simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in a space laboratory. Drugs might help to decrease the damage done by radiation, but no really effective ones have been found so far.

51.   According to the first paragraph, the atmosphere is essential to man in that ______.

       A) it protects him against the harmful rays from space

       B) it provides sufficient light for plant growth

       C) it supplies the heat necessary for human survival

       D) it screens off the falling meteors