大学英语四级试卷（满分120分，考试时间90分钟）一、选择题：（本题共20小题，每小题3分，共60分）1. An art gallery is _ room, where _ works of art are shown.A. a, theB. the, /C. the, aD. a, /2. Suddenly _ fire broke out in the room and everything in it was soon on _fine.A. /, aB. the, /C. a, /D. /, the3. Changchun, _ capital of Jilin Province, is as important _ industrial centre as Shenyang.A. /, anB. the, aC. the, theD. /, the4. He is such _ selfish man that he hasnt _ least concern for others.A. /, theB. a, /C. a, theD. the, a5. Towards _ evening _ cold rain began to fall.A. the, aB. /, theC. /, aD. the, /6. Bacon and eggs _ common Sunday breakfast in England.A. is anB. are theC. is aD. are7. Mr. Ma can not only play _ chess very well but also play _ piano.A. /, /B. the, /C. /, aD. /, the8. Professor Jones, the man who discovered _ new drug that everyone is talking about, refused to give _ press conference.A. a, aB. the, theC. a, theD. the, a9. He was taken _ prisoner in the war and spent _ next two years in a prisoner-of-war camp in the south.A. /, theB. the, aC. the, /D. the, the10. _ computer is more essential to a modern business than _typewriter.A. The, theB. /, /C. A, theD. The, a11. His father had promised to buy him a computer _ he behaved himself.A. in caseB. whileC. afterD. provided12. They climbed to the top of the hill _ they could get a birds-eye view of the city.A. for fear that B. in order that C. in case D. as a result13. _ You are free tonight, why not drop in and play chess with me?A. ForB. SinceC. BecauseD. Even if14. _ people depend on such a great extent on forest, every effort must be made to preserve trees and wildlife.A. HowB. ThatC. SinceD. Which15. _ he did anything else, Mr. Williams spent a year haunting medicalinstitutions and getting introductions to scientists of his repute.A. AlthoughB. SinceC. BeforeD. Immediately after16. _ he lived most of his adult life on the Continent, Jakes Joyces fiction was always set in Ireland.A. Because B. DespiteC. Although D. Since17. He insisted on his opinion _ strong opposition.A. thoughB. becauseC. accordinglyD. despite18. One side of the board should be painted yellow, and _ white.A、the other is B、another C、the other D、another is19.Hurry up,_ you will miss the first train. ( )A.andB.thenC.butD.or that20.The shirt doesnt fit me.its. small for me. ( )A.to muchB.much tooC.too manyD.many to二、完型填空（共计20分）Who won the World Cup 1994 football game? What happened at the United Nations? How did thecritics like the new play? (1) - an event takes place, newspapers are on the streets (2) - the details.Wherever anything happens in the world, reports are on the spot to (3) - the news.Newspapers have one basic (4) -, to get the news as quickly as possible from its source, from thosewho make it to those who want to (5) - it. Radio, telegraph, television, and 6 inventions broughtcompetition for newspapers. So did the development of magazines and other means of communication.(7) -, this competition merely spurred the newspapers on. They quickly made use of the newer andfaster means of communication to improve the (8) - and thus the efficiency of their own operations.Today more newspapers are (9) - and read than ever before. Competition also led newspapers to branchoutsintos many other fields. Besides keeping readers (10) - of the latest news, todays newspapers (11)- and influence readers about politics and other important and serious matters. Newspapers influencereaders economic choices (12) - advertising. Most newspapers depend on advertising for their very (13)-. Newspapers are sold at a price that (14) - even a small fraction of the cost of production. The main(15) - of income for most newspapers is commercial advertising. The (16) - in selling advertisingdepends on a newspapers value to advertisers. This (17) - in terms of circulation. How many peopleread the newspaper? Circulation depends (18) - on the work of the circulation department and on theservices or entertainment (19) - in a newspapers pages. But for the most part, circulation depends on anewspapers value to readers as a source of information (20) - the community, city, country, state, nation,and worldand even outer space.1.A.Just when B.While C. Soon after D. Before2.A.to give B.giving C. given D. being given3.A.gather B.spread C. carry D. bring4.A.reason B.cause C. problem D. purpose5.A.make B.publish C. know D. write6.A.another B.other C. one another D. the other7.A.However B.And C. Therefore D. So8.A.value B.ratio C. rate D. speed9.A.spread B.passed C. printed D. completed10.A.inform B.be informed C. to be informed D. informed11.A.enterta