1996年6月英语四级真题及答案

1996年6月英语四级真题及答案

1996年6月英语四级真题及答案PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections: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)Placeanotherorder.B)Calltocheckonit.C)Waitpatiently.D)Goandfindthefurniture.2.A)Shedoesn’tneedthejob.B)Shehasn’tgotajobyet.C)Shehasgotagoodjob.D)Sheisgoingtostartworksoon.3.A)Shegothomebefore9o’clock.B)Shehadabadcold.C)Shehadacaraccident.D)Shewasdelayed.4.A)Shehasn’tgonecampingforseveralweeks.B)Sheliketotakelongcampingtrips.C)Sheprefersnottogocampingonweekends.D)Sheoftenspendsalotoftimeplanninghercampingtrips.5.A)Awriter.B)Ateacher.C)Areporter.D)Astudent.6.A)ShehasnotheardofProf.Johnson.B)ShehasnotheardofProf.Johnson’sbrother.nC)SheisagoodfriendofProf.Johnson’s.D)ShedoesnotknowProf.Johnson’s.7.A)Comingbackforalatershow.B)Waitinginaqueue.C)Comingbackinfiveminutes.D)Notgoingtothemovietoday.8.A)Hehasgotaheartattack.B)Hewasunharmed.C)Hewasbadlyhurt.D)Hehasfullyrecoveredfromtheshock.9.A)ThemanwenttoAustraliaduringChristmas.B)ThemanvisitedAustraliaduringthesummervacation.C)Themandidn’thaveagoodtimebecauseofthedifferentweather.D)Themanremainedhomewhilehisparentswenttoseehisuncle.10.A)Toattendapartyataclassmate’shome.B)Todohomeworkwithherclassmate.C)Toattendaneveningclass.D)Tohavesupperoutwithherclassmate.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageoneQuestion11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A)Hefellintotheriverbutcouldn’tswim.B)Hefellintotherivertogetherwithhisbike.C)Hehadhisfootcaughtbetweentwopostsintheriver.D)Hedivedintotheriverbutcouldn’treachthesurface.12.A)Hejumpedintotheriverimmediately.B)Hetookoffhiscoatandjumpedintothewater.C)Hedasheddownthebridgetosavetheboy.D)Heshoutedoutforhelp.13.A)Heaskedwhattheyoungman’snamewas.B)Heaskedtheyoungmantotakehimhome.C)Hegavehisnameandthenranaway.D)Hethankedtheyoungmanandthenranaway.PassageTwonQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14.A)Alcoholhelpsdeveloppeople’sintelligence.B)Heavydrinkingisnotnecessarilyharmfultoone’shealth.C)Controlleddrinkinghelpspeoplekeeptheirwitsastheyage.D)Drinking,evenmoderately,mayharmone’shealth.15.A)Worried.B)Pleased.C)Surprised.D)Unconcerned.16.A)Ataconference.B)Inanewspaper.C)Ontelevision.D)Inajournal.PassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.17.A)Toseekadventurethere.B)TobewithhermotheronChristmas.C)Toseetheanimalsandplantsthere.D)TojoinherfatheronChristmas.18.A)Shewasseriouslyinjured.B)Shesurvivedtheaccident.C)Shelostconsciousness.D)Shefellintoastream.19.A)ToavoidhostileIndians.B)Toavoidtherain.C)Toavoidthestrongsunlight.D)Toavoidwildanimals.20.A)TheygaveJuliafoodtoeat.B)TheydroveJuliatoahospital.C)TheyinvitedJuliatotheirhut.D)TheytookJuliatoavillagebyboat.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.21Aftertherobbery,theshopinstalledasophisticatesalarmsystemasaninsurance_________furtherlosses.A)forB)fromnC)againstD)towards22___________theearthtobeflat,manyfearedthatColumbuswouldfallofftheedgeoftheearth.A)HavingbelievedB)BelievingC)BelievedD)Beingbelieved23Ahealthylifeisfrequentlythoughttobe_______withtheopencountrysideandhomegrownfood.A)tiedB)boundC)involvedD)associated24SirDenis,whois78,hasmadeitknownthatmuchofhiscollection_________tothenation.A)hasleftB)istoleaveC)leavesD)istobeleft25Beforethefirstnon-stopflightmadein1949,it________necessaryforallplanestolandforrefueling.A)wouldbeB)hasbeenC)hadbeenD)wouldhavebeen26InBritaintodaywomen______44%oftheworkhorse,andnearlyhalfthemotherswithchildrenareinpaidwork.A)buildupB)standforC)makeupD)conformto27__________mightbeexpected,theresponsetothequestionwasverymixed.A)AsB)ThatC)ItD)What28IfIcorrectsomeone,Iwilldoitwithasmuchgoodhumorandself-restraintasifIweretheone____________.A)tocorrectB)correctingC)havingcorrectedD)beingcorrected29Featuressuchasheight,weight,andskincolor_______fromindividualtoindividualandfromfacetoface.A)changeB)varyC)alterD)convert30Imakenotesinthebackofmydiary_________thingtobemendedorreplaced.A)byB)inC)withD)of31Theroomisinaterriblemess;it_________cleaned.A)can’thavebeenB)mustn’thavebeenC)shouldn’thavebeenD)wouldn’thavebeen32Awell-writtencomposition__________goodchoiceofwordsandclearorganizationamongotherthings.A)callsonB)callsforC)callsupD)callsoff33Thetraditionalapproach_________withcomplexproblemsistobreakthemdownintosmaller,moreeasilymanagedproblems.nA)todealingB)indealingC)dealingD)todeal34Ithasbeenrevealedthatsomegovernmentleaders_________theirauthorityandpositiontogetillegalprofitsforthemselves.A)employB)takeC)abuseD)overlook35Wewerestruckbytheextent___________whichteachers’decisionsservedtheinterestsoftheschoolratherthanthoseofthestudents.A)toB)forC)inD)with36Shellyhadpreparedcarefullyforherbiologyexaminationsothatshecouldbesureofpassingitonherfirst____________.A)intentionB)attemptC)purposeD)desire37TheancientEgyptiansaresupposed_________rocketstothemoon.A)tosendB)tobesendingC)tohavesentD)tohavebeensending38Thestorehadto___________anumberofclerksbecausesalesweredown.A)layoutB)layoffC)layasideD)laydown39AllthestudentsinthisclasspassedtheEnglishexam________theexceptionofLiMing.A)onB)inC)forD)with40Youngadults________olderpeoplearemorelikelytopreferpopsongs.A)otherthanB)morethanC)lessthanD)ratherthan41Writingisaslowprocess,requiring________thought,time,andeffort.A)significantB)considerableC)enormousD)numerous42___________rightnow,shewouldgetthereonSunday.A)WouldsheleaveB)IfsheleavesC)WereshetoleaveD)Ifshehadleft43It’salready5o’clocknow.Don’tyouthinkit’sabouttime__________?A)wearegoinghomeB)wegohomeC)wewenthomeD)wecangohome44Lightningisa________ofelectricalcurrentfromacloudtothegroundorfromonecloudtoanother.A)rushB)rainbowC)rackD)ribbon45Today,_________majornewproductswithoutconductingelaboratemarketresearch.A)corporationshardlyintroduceevernB)corporationshardlyeverintroduceC)hardlycorporationsintroduceeverD)hardlycorporationseverintroduce46I’vealreadytoldyouthatI’mgoingtobuyit,_________.A)howevermuchitcostsB)howeverdoesitcostsmuchC)howmuchdoesitcostD)nomatterhowitcosts47NewYork____secondintheproductionofapples,producing850,000,000poundsthisyear.A)rankedB)occupiedC)arrangedD)classified48Meltedironispouredintothemixermuch_________teaispouredintoacupfromateapot.A)inthesamewaylikeB)inthesamewaywhichC)inthesamewayD)inthesamewayas49BysuccessIdon’tmean________usuallythoughtofwhenthatwordisused.A)whatisB)thatweC)asyouD)allis50Icaughta__________ofthetaxibeforeitdisappearedaroundthecornerofthestreet.A)visionB)glimpseC)lookD)scenePartIIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Direction:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Exchangeaglancewithsomeone,thenlookaway.Doyourealizethatyouhavemadeastatement?Holdtheglanceforasecondlonger,andyouhavemadeadifferentstatement.Holditfor3seconds,andthemeaninghaschangedagain.Foreverysocialsituation,thereisapermissibletimethatyoucanholdaperson’sgazewithoutbeingintimate,rude,oraggressive.Ifyouareonanelevator,whatgaze-timeareyoupermitted?Toanswerthisquestion,considerwhatyoutypicallydo.Youverylikelygiveotherpassengersaquickglancetosizethemup（打量）andtoassurethemthatyoumeannothreat.Sincebeingclosetoanotherpersonsignalsthepossibilityofinteraction.Youneedtoemitasignaltellingothersyouwanttobeleftalone.Soyoucutoffeyecontact,whatsociologistErvingGoffman(1963)calls“adimmingofthelights.”Youlookdownatthefloor,attheindicatorlights,anywherebutintoanotherpassenger’seyes.Shouldyoubreaktheruleagainststaringatastrangeronanelevator,youwillmaketheotherpersonexceedinglyuncomfortable,andyouarelikelytofeelabitstrangeyourself.Ifyouholdeyecontactformorethan3seconds,whatareyoutellinganotherperson?Muchdependsonthepersonandthesituation.Forinstance,amanandawomancommunicateinterestinthismanner.nTheytypicallygazeateachotherforabout3secondsatatime,thendroptheireyesdownfor3seconds,beforelettingtheireyesmeetagain.Butifonemangivesanothermana3-second-plusstare,hesignals,“Iknowyou”,“Iaminterestedinyou,”or“YoulookpeculiarandIamcuriousaboutyou.”Thistypeofstareoftenproduceshostilefeelings.51.Itcanbeinferredformthefirstparagraphthat_______.A)everyglancehasitssignificanceB)staringatapersonisanexpressionofinterestC)agazelongerthan3secondsisunacceptableD)aglanceconveysmoremeaningthanwords52.Ifyouwanttobeleftaloneonanelevator,thebestthingtodois__________.A)tolookintoanotherpassenger’seyesB)toavoideyecontactwithotherpassengersC)tosignalyouarenotathreattoanyoneD)tokeepadistancefromotherpassengers53.By“adimmingofthelights”(Para.1,Line9)ErvingGoffmanmeans“_______”.A)closingone’seyesB)turningoffthelightsC)creasingtoglanceatothersD)reducinggaze-timetotheminimum54.Ifoneislookedatbyastrangerfortoolong,hetendstofeel___________.A)depressedB)uneasyC)curiousD)amused55.Thepassagemainlydiscusses__________.A)thelimitationsofeyecontactB)theexchangeofideasthrougheyecontactC)properbehaviorinsituationsD)theroleofeyecontactininterpersonalcommunicationPassageTwoQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Thepicnics,speeches,andparadesoftoday’sLaborDaywereallpartofthefirstcelebration,heldinNewYorkCityin1882.ItspromoterwasanIrish-AmericanlaborleadernamedpeterJ.McGuire.Acarpenterbytrade,McGuirehadworkedsincetheageofeleven,andin1882waspresidentoftheUnitedBrotherhoodofCarpentersandJoiners(UBCJ).ApproachingtheCity’sCentralLaborUnionthatsummer,heproposedaholidaythatwouldapplaud（赞许）”theindustrialspirit-thegreatvitalforceofeverynation,”OnSeptember5hissuggestionborefruit,asanestimated10,000workers,manyofthemignoringtheirbosses’warnings,leftworktomarchfromUnionsquareupFifthAvenueto42ndStreet.Theeventgainednationalattention,andby1893thirtystateshadmadeLaborDayanannualholiday.nThequickadoptionoftheschememayhaveindicatedlessaboutthestatelawmakers’respectforworkingpeoplethanaboutafearofriskingtheiranger.Inthe1880stheUnitedStateswasalandsharplydividedbetweentheimmenselywealthyandtheverypoor.HenryGeorgewasaccurateindescribingtheeraasoneof“progressandpoverty.”Inasocietyinwhichfactory,ownersrodeinprivatePullmanswhileten-year-oldsslavedinthemines,stronganti-capitalistfeelingranhigh.Demandsforfundamentalchangewerecommonthroughoutthelaborpress.Withsocialistsdemandinganendto“wageslavery”andanarchists（无政府主义）singingthepraisesofthevirtuesofdynamite（炸药）,middle-of-the-roaderslikeSamuelGompersandMcGuireseemedattractivelymildbycomparison.OnecanimaginepracticalcapitalistsseeingLaborDayasabargain:Aone-daypartycertainlycostthemlessthanpayingtheirworkersdecentwages.56.Judgingfromthepassage,McGuirewas____________.A)amoderatelaborleaderB)anextreme-anarchistinthelabormovementC)adevotedsocialistfightingagainstexploitationofmanbymanD)afirmanti-capitalistdemandingtheeliminationofwageslavery57.WecanseefromthefirstparagraphthatthefirstLaborDaymarch_________.A)immediatelywonnationwidesupportB)involvedworkersfrom30statesC)wasopposedbymanyfactoryownersD)wasorganizedbytheUBCJ58.WhichofthefollowingisthekeyfactorintheimmediateapprovalofLaborDayasanationalholiday?A)Thelawmakers’respectfortheworkersB)Theworker’sdeterminationtohaveaholidayoftheirown.C)Thesocialists’demandsforthoroughreformD)Thepoliticians’fearoftheworkers’anger.59.WeleanfromthepassagethattheestablishmentofLaborDay____________.A)wasacceptedbymostbossesasacompromiseB)markedaturningpointintheworkers’struggleformorerightsC)indicatedtheimprovementoftheworkers’welfareD)signaledtheendof“wageslavery”60.McGuireproposedLaborDayinorderto___________.A)drawpeople’sattentiontothestrikingcontrastbetweentherichandthepoorB)makeprominenttheimportantroleoftheworkingclassinsocietyC)winfortheworkerstherighttoshorterworkinghoursD)exposetheexploitationoftheworkersbytheirbossesPassageThreeQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Intheoldday,childrenwerefamiliarwithbirthanddeathaspartoflife.ThisisperhapsthefirstgenerationofAmericanyoungsters（年轻人）whohaveneverbeenclosebyduringthebirthofababynandhaveneverexperiencedthedeathofafamilymember.Nowadayswhenpeoplegrowold,weoftensendthemtonursinghomes.Whentheygetsick,wetransferthemtoahospital,wherechildrenareforbiddentovisitterminallyillpatients-evenwhenthosepatientsaretheirparents.Thisdeprives（剥夺）thedyingpatientofsignificantfamilymembersduringthelastfewdaysofhislifeanditdeprivesthechildrenofanexperienceofdeath,whichisanimportantlearningexperience.SomeofmycolleaguesandIonceinterviewedandfollowedapproximately500terminallyillpatientsinordertofindoutwhattheycouldteachusandhowwecouldbeofmorebenefit,notjusttothembuttothemembersoftheirfamiliesaswell.Wearemostimpressedbythefactthateventhosepatientswhowerenottoldoftheirseriousillnesswerequiteawareofitspotentialoutcome.Itisimportantforfamilymembers,anddoctorsandnursestounderstandthesepatients’communicationsinordertotrulyunderstandtheirneeds,fears,andfantasies（幻想）.Mostofourpatientswelcomedanotherhumanbeingwithwhomtheycouldtalkopenly,honestly,andfranklyabouttheirtrouble.Manyofthemsharedwithustheirtremendousneedtobeinformed,tobekeptup-to-dateontheirmedicalconditionandtobetoldwhentheendwasnear.Wefoundoutthatpatientswhohadbeendealtwithopenlyandfranklywerebetterabletocopewiththeapproachofdeathandfinallytoreachatruestageofacceptancepriortodeath.61.TheeldersofcontemporaryAmericans___________.A)wereoftenabsentwhenafamilymemberwasbornordyingB)werequiteunfamiliarwithbirthanddeathC)usuallywitnessedthebirthordeathofafamilymemberD)hadoftenexperiencedthefearofdeathaspartoflife62.ChildreninAmericatodayaredeniedthechance__________.A)tolearnhowtofacedeathB)tovisitdyingpatientsC)toattendtopatientsD)tohaveaccesstoahospital63.Fivehundredcriticallyillpatientswereinvestigatedwiththemainpurposeof_________.A)observinghowtheyreactedtothecrisisofdeathB)helpingthemandtheirfamiliesovercomethefearofdeathC)findingouttheirattitudetowardstheapproachofdeathD)learninghowtobesthelpthemandtheirfamilies64.Theneedofadyingpatientforcompanyshows____________.A)hisdesireforcommunicationwithotherpeopleB)hisfearofapproachingdeathC)hispessimisticattitudetowardshisconditionD)hisreluctancetopartwithhisfamily65.Itmaybeconcludedfromthepassagethat__________.A)dyingpatientsareafraidofbeingtoldoftheapproachofdeathB)mostdoctorsandnursesunderstandwhatdyingpatientsneedC)dyingpatientsshouldbetruthfullyinformedoftheirconditionnD)mostpatientsareunabletoacceptdeathuntilitisobviouslyinevitablePassageFourQuestions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Faces,likefingerprints,areunique.Didyoueverwonderhowitispossibleforustorecognizepeople.Evenaskilledwriterprobablycouldnotdescribeallthefeaturesthatmakeonefacedifferentfromanother.Yetaveryyoungchild-orevenananimal,suchasapigeon-canlearntorecognizefaces,wealltakethisabilityforgranted.Wealsotellpeopleapartbyhowtheybehave.Whenwetalkaboutsomeone’spersonality,wemeanthewaysinwhichheorsheacts,speaksthinksandfeelsthatmakethatindividualdifferentfromothers.Likethehumanface,humanpersonalityisverycomplex.Butdescribingsomeone’spersonalityinwordsissomewhateasierthandescribinghisface.Ifyouwereaskedtodescribewhata“niceface”lookedlike,youprobablywouldhaveadifficulttimedoingso.Butifyouwereaskedtodescribea“niceperson”,youmightbegintothinkaboutsomeonewhowaskindconsiderate,friendly,warm,andsoforth.Therearemanywordstodescribehowapersonthinks,feelsandacts.GordonAllport,anAmericanpsychologist,foundnearly18,000Englishwordscharacterizingdifferencesinpeople’sbehavior.Andmanyofususethisinformationasabasisfordescribing,ortyping,hispersonality.Bookworms,conservatives,militarytypes-peoplearedescribedwithsuchterms.Peoplehavealwaystriedto“type”eachother.actorsinearlyGreekdramaworemaskstoshowtheaudiencewhethertheyplayedthevillain’s（坏人）orthehero’srole.Infact,thewords“person”and“personality”comefromtheLatinpersona,meaning“mask”.Today,mosttelevisionandmovieactorsdonotwearmasks.Butwecaneasilytellthe“goodguys”fromthe“badguys”becausethetwotypesdifferinappearanceaswellasinactions.66.Byusingtheexampleoffingerprints,theauthortellsusthat__________.A)peoplecanlearntorecognizefacesB)peoplehavedifferentpersonalitiesC)peoplehavedifficultyindescribingthefeaturesoffingerprintsD)peopledifferfromeachotherinfacialfeatures67.Accordingtothispassage,someanimalshavethegiftof___________.A)tellingpeopleapartbyhowtheybehaveB)typingeachotherC)tellinggoodpeoplefromhadpeopleD)recognizinghumanfaces68.Whomostprobablyknowsbesthowtodescribepeople’spersonality?A)TheancientGreekaudienceB)ThemovieactorsC)PsychologistsD)ThemodernTVaudience69.Accordingtothepassage,itispossibleforustellonetypeofpersonfromanotherbecause________.nA)peopledifferintheirbehavioralandphysicalcharacteristicsB)humanfingerprintsprovideuniqueinformationC)people’sbehaviorcanbeeasilydescribedinwordsD)humanfaceshavecomplexfeatures70.Whichofthefollowingisthemajorpointofthepassage?A)Whyitisnecessarytoidentifypeople’spersonalityB)WhyitispossibletodescribepeopleC)HowtogettoknowpeopleD)HowbesttorecognizepeoplePartIVTranslation(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,therearefouritemswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese,eachitemconsistingofoneortwosentences.ThesesentencesarealltakenfromtheReadingPassagesyouhavejustreadinPartThreeofTestPaperOne.Youareallowed15minutestodothetranslation.Youshouldreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaningsinthecontext.71.(Passage1,Lines6-7,Para.1)Youverylikelygiveotherpassengersaquickglancetosizethemupandtoassurethemthatyoumeannothreat.72.(Passage2,Lines2-3,Para.2)Inthe1880stheUnitedStateswasalandsharplydividedbetweentheimmenselywealthyandtheverypoor.73.(Passage3,Lines3-5,Para.3)Weweremostimpressedbythefactthateventhosepatientswhowerenottoldoftheirseriousillnesswerequiteawareofitspotentialoutcome74.(Passage4,Lines2-3,Para.1)Evenaskilledwriterprobablycouldnotdescribeallthefeaturesthatmakeonefacedifferentfromanother.PartVWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicGlobalShortageofFreshWater.Youshouldwriteatleast100wordsandyoushouldbaseyourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:1.人们以为淡水是取之不尽的(提示：雨水、河水、井水．．．)2.实际上淡水是非常紧缺的(提示：人口增加，工业用水增加，污染．．．)n3.我们应该怎么办GlobalShortageofFreshWater参考答案：1.C2.B3.D4.B5.C6.D7.A8.B9.A10.A11.C12.A13.D14.C15.B16.A17.D18.B19.C20.D21.C22.B23.D24.D25.C26.C27.A28.D29.B30.D31.A32.B33.A34.C35.A36.B37.C38.B39.D40.D41.B42.C43.C44.A45.B46.A47.A48.D49.A50.B51.A52.B53.C54.B55.D56.A57.C58.D59.A60.B61.C62.B63.D64.A65.C66.D67.D68.C69.A70.B71.你很可能给其他乘客很快的一瞥，打量他们一下，以此让他们确信你对他们没有威胁。72.十九世纪八十年代的美国是一个贫富分化极为分明的国家。73.给我们留下极深印象的事实是：即使那些没有被告知严重病情的病人，对其疾病的潜在后果也是非常清楚的。74.即使是很老到的作家也很可能不能描述出区分人脸的全部特征。