大学英语四级考试1996年1月试卷及答案Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: 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 line through the centre.Example: You will hear:You will read: A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) At the office is the best answer.You should choose A on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer A B C D1. A) At home. B) At the riverside. C) At the health center. D) At his office.2. A) Having an interview. C) Talking with his friend.B) Filling out a form 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 BDirections: 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 centre.Passage OneQuestions 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 memebers of the National Womens 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 Anthonys death.D) Just before Susan Anthonys death.14. A) She worked on the draft of the American Constitution.B) She was the chairman of the National Womens Association.C) She was born in New York and died in Massachusetts.D) She was an activist in the womens movement for equal rights.Passage TwoQuestions 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 didnt enjoy the trip as much as Charley.Passage ThreeQuestions 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. Th