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. The narrow, sunless hall smelled _of slake cabbage.A. uninterestingly B. unpleasantly C. uninvitedly D. unpleasingly2. In the headmasters office, exercisebooks kept _ owing to the fact that he had marked very little recently.A. heaping on B. growing up C. piling on D. piling up3. My journey to Croydon proved to be a miserable one as the rain did not _.A. dear upB. got offC. let upD. slow down4. The ordinary Zulu fighters were not _to Shalas plan of throwing away their sandals.A. opposed B. objected C. opposing D. conflicting5. Shakespeares ploy “The Taming of the Shrew” is on _ 3 tonight.A. wavelengthB. postC. bandD. channel6. 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. After the cameraman had taken three or four photographs of the solider ants, he found they had _ all over his feet.A. gathered B. flockedC. crowded D. swarmed9. Sylvia was in low spirits because her throat infection left her very _ and made her solo at the party impossible.A. dumbB. hoarseC. silentD. speechless10. Its not for to the village if we take the short _ through the jungle.A. passB. cornerC. turningD. cut11. It was unusual for there _ so few students in the classroom.A. to beB. beC. beingD. are12. He was awaken by someone _ at the door.A. tappingB. to tapC. tappedD. tap13. You should put your dirty shirt together with the clothing _ next to the washing machine.A. laundering B. of laundering C. to be laundered D. for laundered14.The local health organization is reported _ twenty-five years ago when Dr. Audon became its first president.A、to be set up B、being set upC、to have been set up D、having been set up15. These open-air concerts are often attended by _ audience if the weather is fine.A、a number of B、a great number ofC、a large many D、a large16. _ several times, but he still doesnt know how to do it properly.A、Being shown B、Having shownC、Having been shown D、Ive shown him17. A rumor began to spread here some time ago _ there would be another SARS case in the city.A、which B、where C、when D、that18. 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、翻译（共5小题，每小题3分；共计15分）1、 The train was delayed on account of snow.翻译：_.2. You need to check in on hour before the flight.翻译：_3. Thoughts can also be expressed by means of musiC.翻译：_4、The shop is now licensed to sell cigarettes.翻译：_.5、You mustnt let the body temperature drop too low.翻译：_三、阅读理解：(共30分)On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Carke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the over 60s CluB. She always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone. At six oclock she cane home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? How? Had someone got in? She checked the back door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry. Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door-a master keyperhaps. So she stayed at home the following Thursday. Nothing happeneD. Was anyone watching her movements? On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time,dressed as usual, but she didnt go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait. It was just after four oclock when the front door bell rang.Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box being pushed open. With the kettle of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly towards the front door. A long piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a hanD. The wire turned and caught around the knob on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hanD. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet