1996年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷 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
Questions 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)
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 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 52. We know from the passage that ________.
A) exposure to even tiny amounts of radiation is fatal B) the effect of exposure to radiation is slow in coming C) radiation is avoidable in space exploration
D) astronauts in spacesuits needn’t worry about radiation damage
53. The harm radiation has done to the Apollo crew members ________.
A) is insignificant B) seems overestimated C) is enormous D) remains unknown
54. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A) the Apollo mission was very successful B) protection from space radiation is no easy job
C) astronauts will have deformed children or grandchildren D) radiation is not a threat to well-protected space explorers 55. The best title for this passage would be ________.
A) The Atmosphere and Our Environment B) Research on Radiation C) Effects of Space Radiation
D) Importance Protection Against Radiation
Passage Two
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage. Taste is such a subjective matter that we don’t usually conduct preference tests for food. The most you can say about anyone’s preference, is that it’s one person’s opinion. But because the two big cola (可口可乐) companies—Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola are marketed so aggressively, we’ve wondered how big a role taste preference actually plays in brand loyalty. We set up a taste test that challenged people who identified themselves as either Coca-Cola or Pepsi fans: Find your brand in a blind tasting. We invited staff volunteers who had a strong liking for either Coca-Cola Classic (传统型) or Pepsi, Diet (低糖的) Coke, or Diet Pepsi. These were people who thought they’d have no trouble telling their brand from the other brand.
We eventually located 19 regular cola drinkers and 27 diet cola drinkers. Then we fed them four unidentified samples of cola one at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other. We asked them to tell us whether each sample was Coke or Pepsi; then we analyzed the records statistically to compare the participants’ choices with what mere guess-work could have accomplished.
Getting all four samples right was a tough test, but not too tough, we thought, for people who believed they could recognize their brand. In the end, only 7 out of 19 regular cola drinkers correctly identified their brand of choice in all four trials. The diet-cola drinkers did a little worse-only 7 of 27 identified all four samples correctly.
While both groups did better than chance would predict, nearly half the participants
in each group made the wrong choice two or more times. Two people go all four samples wrong. Overall, half the participants did about as well on the last round of tasting as on the first, so fatigue, or taste burnout, was not a factor. Our preference test results suggest that only a few Pepsi participants and Coke fans may really be able to tell their favorite brand by taste and price.
56. According to the passage the preference test was conducted in order to ________.
A) find out the role taste preference plays in a person’s drinking B) reveal which cola is more to the liking of the drinkers C) show that a person’s opinion about taste is mere guess-work D) compare the ability of the participants in choosing their drinks 57. The statistics recorded in the preference tests show ________.
A) Coca-Cola and Pepsi are people’s two most favorite drinks B) there is not much difference in taste between Coca-Cola and Pepsi C) few people had trouble telling Coca-Cola from Pepsi D) people’s tastes differ from one another 58. It is implied in the first paragraph that ________. A) the purpose of taste tests is to promote the sale of colas B) the improvement of quality is the chief concern of the two cola companies C) the competition between the two colas is very strong D) blind tasting is necessary for identifying fans 59. The word “burnout” (Line 4, Para. 5) here refers to the state of ________.
A) being seriously burnt in the skin B) being unable to burn for lack of fuel C) being badly damaged by fire D) being unable to function because of excessive use 60. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to ________.
A) show that taste preference is highly subjective B) argue that taste testing is an important marketing strategy C) emphasize that taste and price are closely related to each other
D) recommend that blind tasting be introduced in the quality control of colas
Passage Three
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.
The concept of “environment” is certainly difficult and may even be misunderstood; but we have no handy substitute. It seems simple enough to distinguish between the organism and the surrounding environment and to separate forces acting on an organism into those that are internal and biological and those that are external and environmental. But in actual practice this system breaks down in many ways, because the organism and the environment are constantly interacting so that the environment is modified by the organism and vice versa (反之亦然).
In the case of man, the difficulties with the environmental concept are even more complicated because we have to deal with man as an animal and with man as a bearer (持有者) of culture. If we look at man as an animal and try to analyze the environmental forces that are acting on the organism, we find that we have to deal with things like climate, soil, plants and such-like factors common to all biological situations; but we also find, always, very important environmental influences that we can only class as “cultural”, which modify the physical and biological factors. But man, as we know him, is always a bearer of culture; and if we study human culture, we find that it, in turn, is modified by the environmental factors of climate and geography. We thus easily get into great difficulties from the necessity of viewing culture, at one moment, as a part of the man and, at another moment, as a part of the environment. 61. Which of the following words can best describe the popular understanding of
“environment” as the author sees it?
A) Elaborate. B) Prejudiced. C) Faultless. D) Oversimplified.
62. According to the author the concept of “environment” is difficult to explain because
________.
A) it doesn’t distinguish between the organism and the environment B) it involves both internal and external forces C) the organism and the environment influence each other D) the relationship between the organism and the environment is unclear 63. In analyzing the environmental forces acting on man the author suggests that
________.
A) biological factors are less important to the organism than cultural factors to man B) man and other animals are modified equally by the environmental forces C) man is modified by the cultural environment as well as by the natural
environment D) physical and biological factors exert more influence on other organisms than on
man
64. As for culture, the author points out that ________.
A) it develops side by side with environmental factors B) it is also affected by environmental factors
C) it is generally accepted to be part of the environment D) it is a product of man’s biological instincts
65. In this passage, the author is primarily concerned with ________.
A) the interpretation of the term “environment”
B) the discussion on organisms and biological environment
C) the comparison between internal and external factors influencing man D) the evaluation of man’s influence on culture
Passage Four
Questions 66 to 70 are based on the following passage.
The speaker, a teacher from a community college, addressed a sympathetic audience. Heads nodded in agreement when he said, “High school English teachers are not doing their jobs.” He described the inadequacies of his students, all high school graduates who can use language only at a grade 9 level. I was unable to determine from his answers to my questions how this grade 9 level had been established. My topic is not standards nor its decline (降低). What the speaker was really saying is that eh is no longer young; he has been teaching for sixteen years, and is able to think and speak like a mature adult.
My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable. It is also human nature to look for the reasons for our dissatisfaction. Before English became a school subject in the late nineteenth century, it was difficult to find the target of the blame for language deficiencies (缺陷). But since then, English teachers have been under constant attack. The complainers think they have hit upon an original idea. As their own command of the language improves, they notice that young people do not have this same ability. Unaware that their own ability has developed through the years, they assume the new generation of young people must be hopeless in this respect. To the eyes and ears of sensitive adults the language of the young always seems inadequate. Since this concern about the decline and fall of the English language is not perceived as a generational phenomenon but rather as something new and peculiar to today’s young people, it naturally follows that today’s English teachers cannot be doing their jobs. Otherwise, young people would not commit offenses against the language. 66. The speaker the author mentioned in the passage believed that ________.
A) the language of the younger generation is usually inferior to that of the older
generation
B) the students had a poor command of English because they didn’t work hard
enough C) he was an excellent language teacher because he had been teaching English for
sixteen years D) English teachers should be held responsible for the students’ poor command of
English 67. In the author’s opinion, the speaker ________.
A) gave a correct judgment of the English level of the students B) had exaggerated the language problems of the students
C) was right in saying that English teachers were not doing their jobs D) could think and speak intelligently
68. The author’s attitude towards the speaker’s remarks is ________. A) neutral B) positive C) critical D) compromising
69. It can be concluded from the passage that ________. A) it is justifiable to include English as a school subject B) the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9
level C) English language teaching is by no means an easy job D) language improvement needs time and effort 70. In the passage the author argues that ________. A) it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the
students B) young people would not commit offences against the language is the teachers did their jobs properly C) to eliminate language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and ears D) to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations
Part IV Translation (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, there are five items which you should translate into Chinese,
each item consisting of one or two sentences. These sentences are all taken from the Reading Passages you have just read in Part Three of Test Paper One. You are allowed 15 minutes to do the translation. You should refer
back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.
71. (Passage 2, Lines 1-2, Para. 5)
Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged; 72. (Passage 2, Lines 1-3, Para. 3)
Them we fed them four unidentified samples of cola on at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other. 73. (Passage 2, Lines 1-2, Para. 5)
While both groups did better than chance would predict, nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times. 74. (Passage 3, Lines 4-5, Para. 2)
...we find that we have to deal with things like climate, soil, plants, and such-like factors common to all biological situations; 75. (Passage 4, Lines 1-2, Para. 3)
My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable.
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic The Two-day Weekend. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below: 1. 双休日给大学生带来的好处。 2. 双休日可能给大学生带来的问题。 3. 我应当怎样过好双休日。
The Two-day Weekend
1996年1月四级参考答案
Part I
1. D 6. B 11. A 16. B 2. B 7. D 12. A 17. D 3. C 8. C 13. C 18. A 4. A 9. B 14. D 19. C 5. B 10. C 15. A 20. D Part II 21. C 26. B 31. B 36. A 41. A 46. B 22. C 27. B 32. A 37. D 42. C 47. A 23. D 28. C 33. A 38. C 43. A 48. C 24. D 29. D 34. D 39. A 44. B 49. B 25. B 30. B 35. D 40. A 45. C 50. D Part III 51. A 56. A 61. D 66. D 52. B 57. B 62. C 67. B 53. D 58. C 63. C 68. C 54. B 59. D 64. B 69. D 55. C 60. A 65. A 70. A 71. 科学家有理由相信，一个人能够承受远远高于0.1雷目(rem)的辐射而不受到伤害。 72. 然后我们给他们喝4种没有任何标记的可乐，一次一种，一组人喝普通的可乐，
另一组喝低糖型的可乐。 73. 虽然两组做的都比随机猜测的正确度高，仍有约一半的受试者做出了两个或更
多的错误选择。 74. 我们发现我们必须和气候、土壤、植物以及诸如此类的对所有生物环境都很普
遍的因素打交道。
75. 我的观点是一代人经常抱怨下一代人是不可避免的。
听力原文 Section A 1.
M: Hello, this is John Hopkins at the Riverside Health Center. I'd like to speak to Mr. Jones. W: I'm sorry, Mr. Hopkins, my husband isn't at home. But I can give you his office phone number. He won't be back until 6 o'clock. Q: Where does Mrs. Jones think her husband is now? 2.
M: Let me see. I have printed my family name, first name, date of birth, and
address. Anything else? W: No. That's all right. We'll fill in the rest of it if you'll just sign your name at the bottom. Q: What has the man been doing? 3.
W: I had to deal with so many courses last term that I really had a hard time. M: I told you it would be better for you if you took fewer courses during the first semester. Q: What do we learn about the woman? 4.
W: Weren't you nervous when the professor called on you in class? M: I'd say I was shaking all over.
Q: How did the man feel when he was called on?
5.
W: Hey, Mike, what's that you're reading?
M: It's a letter from a company where I applied for a job. They're offering me a job
after I graduate. Q: What do we learn about Mike? 6.
M: Think it over carefully, you must have left it somewhere.
W: But the problem is that I have to have it now. I need it to use my car, and when I get home, to open the door. Q: What happened to the woman? 7.
W: How much time did you have for writing the paper? M: We were given three hours, but I finished in less than half the time. Q: How long did it take the man to write his paper? 8.
M: Let's see if the basketball game has started yet. W: Started? It must be clear who is winning by now. Q: What does the woman mean? 9.
M: What do you think of my paper?
W: The ideas are good. If I were you though, I'd rewrite the last two paragraphs to
make it better. Q: What's the woman's comment on the man's paper? 10.
W: Excuse me, sir, but have you seen a young gentleman looking for his wrist
watch? M: A young man, Madam?
Passage One
Susan Anthony was born in Massachusetts in 1820 and died in Rochester, New York, in 1906. In the 1850s, she saw many problems in her country and wanted to do something about them. One of these problems was that women did not have the right to vote in the United States. Susan Anthony and many others felt that women and men should have equal rights. In 1869 she helped start the National Women's Association. This group worked hard to get women the right to vote in the United States. In 1869, the state of Wyoming gave women the right to vote. Some other states also allowed women to vote. But Susan Anthony and the National American Women's Association Wanted all women to have the right to vote. They worked to add this to the constitution of the United States. Finally, in 1920, fourteen years after Susan Anthony’s death, an article was added to the Constitution. It gave all American women the right to vote. Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. What did Susan Anthony think about her country? 12. Who among the American women had the right to vote before 1920? 13. When did all women finally get the right to vote in the United States? 14. What do we learn about Susan Anthony from the passage? Passage Two John Steinbeck is one of America's greatest writers. Many of his novels and short
stories are about people with troubles and problems. \"Travels with Charley\" is different; it's a book about traveling around the United States. John Steinbeck and Charley traveled together from New York to Maine and then to the Midwest. From the Midwest, they went west to California. On their way back east, they visited Texas. Finally, John and Charley traveled through the South, and back up north to New York.
John Steinbeck's journey took three months to complete. When he got home, he
wrote about what he saw and heard when he crossed the country. He decided that Americans were wonderful people, and that the United States was full of peaceful towns, great cities, huge mountains, and beautiful parks. Charley seemed to enjoy the trip, although he didn't say or write anything. You might wonder why charley had no ideas about America. The reason is: he was John Steinbeck's dog, a big black dog. Questions 15 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 15. What are most of Steinbeck's books about? 16. What does the passage tell us about Steinbeck? Passage Three
In the local newspaper of my community recently, there was a story about a man
named Virgil Spears. He lived in a small town about 40 miles from my home. He had served five years in a New York prison for robbing a restaurant. When he returned to his family, Mr. Spears couldn't find a job. Everyone knew he had been in prison and nobody trusted him. Finally, in desperation, he calmly walked into a local barbershop where he was well known, pulled out a gun, and took all the money the barber had. Up to this point it had been a fairly routine crime, but then something unusual happened. Mr. Spears didn't try to get away. He got into his car, drove slowly out of town, and waited for the police. When they caught him, he made only one request. He turned to the arresting policemen and said: \"Would you please ask the court to put my family on welfare just as soon as possible?\" Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. What made it difficult for Virgil Spears to find a job? 18. Why did Virgil Spears rob the local barbershop? 19. What did Mr. Spears do after he robbed the barbershop? 20. What can we infer from the passage?
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