1996-2006年大学英语四级考试690词汇真题附答案
Part II V ocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)(199601)
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 sentenc e. 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（C）
22. This ticket ________ you to a free meal in our new restaurant.
A) gives
B) grants
C) entitles
D) credits（C）
23. Y ou ________ 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（D）
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（D）
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（B）
26. ________ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention.
A) Being published
B) Published
C) Publishing
D) To be published（B）
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（B）
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（C）
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（D）
30. Cancer is second only ________ heart disease as a cause of death.
A) of
B) to
C) with
D) from（B）
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（B）
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（A）
33. The organization had broken no rules, but ________ had it acted responsibly.
A) neither
B) so
C) either
D) both（A）
34. We gave out a cheer when the red roof of the cottage came ________ view.
A) from
B) in
C) before
D) into（D）
35. They took ________ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.
A) fruitful
B) beneficial
C) valid
D) effective（D）
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（A）
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（D）
38. In developing countries people are ________ into overcrowded cities in great numbers.
A) breaking
B) filling
C) pouring
D) hurrying（C）
39. It’s reported that by the end of this month the output of cement in the facto ry ________ by about 10%.
A) will have risen
B) has risen
C) will be rising
D) has been rising（A）
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（A）
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（A）
42. Don’t get your schedule ________; stay with us in this class.
A) to change
B) changing
C) changed
D) change（C）
43. It is quite necessary for a qualified teacher to have good manners and ________ knowledge.
A) extensive
B) expansive
C) intensive
D) expensive（A）
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 o ften.
A) has to get
B) were to get
C) had got
D) could have got（B）
45. I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, ________ something occurred which attracted my attention.
A) unless
B) until
C) when
D) while（C）
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（B）
47. The ability to store knowledge makes computers different form every other machine ________ invented.
A) ever
B) thus
C) yet
D) as（A）
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（C）
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（B）
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（D）
Part II V ocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)(199606)
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. After the robbery, the shop installed a sophisticate alarm system as an insurance ________ further losses.
A) for
B) from
C) against
D) towards（C）
22. ________ the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth.
A) Having believed
B) Believing
C) Believed
D) Being believed（B）
23. A healthy life is frequently thought to be ________ with the open countryside and homegrown food.
A) tied
B) bound
C) involved
D) associated（D）
24. Sir Denis, who is 78, has made it known that much of his collection ________ to the nation.
A) has left
B) is to leave
C) leaves
D) is to be left（D）
25. Before the first non-stop flight made in 1949, it ________ necessary for all planes to land for refueling.
A) would be
B) has been
C) had been
D) would have been（C）
26. In Britain today women ________ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.
A) build up
B) stand for
C) make up
D) conform to（C）
27. ________ might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed.
A) As
B) That
C) It
D) What（A）
28. If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor and self-restraint as if I were the one ________.
A) to correct
B) correcting
C) having corrected
D) being corrected（D）
29. Features such as height, weight, and skin color ________ from individual to individual and
from face to face.
A) change
B) vary
C) alter
D) convert（B）
30. I make notes in the back of my diary ________ thing to be mended or replaced.
A) by
B) in
C) with
D) of（D）
31. The room is in a terrible mess; it ________ cleaned.
A) can’t have been
B) mustn’t have been
C) shouldn’t have been
D) wouldn’t have been（A）
32. A well-written composition ________ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.
A) calls on
B) calls for
C) calls up
D) calls off（B）
33. The traditional approach ________ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.
A) to dealing
B) in dealing
C) dealing
D) to deal（A）
34. It has been revealed that some government leaders ________ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
A) employ
B) take
C) abuse
D) overlook（C）
35. We were struck by the ex tent ________ which teachers’ decisions served the interests of the school rather than those of the students.
A) to
B) for
C) in
D) with（A）
36. Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first ________.
A) intention
B) attempt
C) purpose
D) desire（B）
37. The ancient Egyptians are supposed ________ rockets to the moon.
A) to send
B) to be sending
C) to have sent
D) to have been sending（C）
38. The store had to ________ a number of clerks because sales were down.
A) lay out
B) lay off
C) lay aside
D) lay down（B）
39. All the students in this class passed the English exam ________ the exception of Li Ming.
A) on
B) in
C) for
D) with（D）
40. Y oung adults ________ older people are more likely to prefer pop songs.
A) other than
B) more than
C) less than
D) rather than（D）
41. Writing is a slow process, requiring ________ thought, time, and effort.
A) significant
B) considerable
C) enormous
D) numerous（B）
42. ________ right now, she would get there on Sunday.
A) Would she leave
B) If she leaves
C) Were she to leave
D) If she had left（C）
43. It’s already 5 o’clock now. Don’t you think it’s about time ________?
A) we are going home
B) we go home
C) we went home
D) we can go home（C）
44. Lightning is a ________ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another.
A) rush
B) rainbow
C) rack
D) ribbon（A）
45. Today, ________ major new products without conducting elaborate market research.
A) corporations hardly introduce ever
B) corporations hardly ever introduce
C) hardly corporations introduce ever
D) hardly corporations ever introduce（B）
46. I’ve already told you that I’m going to buy it, ________.
A) however much it costs
B) however does it costs much
C) how much does it cost
D) no matter how it costs（A）
47. New Y ork ________ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year.
A) ranked
B) occupied
C) arranged
D) classified（A）
48. Melted iron is poured into the mixer much ________ tea is poured into a cup from a teapot.
A) in the same way like
B) in the same way which
C) in the same way
D) in the same way as（D）
49. By success I don’t mean ________ usually thought of when that word is used.
A) what is
B) that we
C) as you
D) all is（A）
50. I caught a ________ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.
A) vision
B) glimpse
C) look
D) scene（B）
Part II V ocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)(199701)
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. Until then, his family ________ from him for six months.
A) didn’t hear
B) hasn’t bee n hearing
C) hasn’t heard
D) hadn’t heard（D）
22. The conference ________ a full week by the time it ends.
A) must have lasted
B) will have lasted
C) would last
D) has lasted（B）
23. Students or teachers can participate in excursions to lovely beaches around the island at regular ________.
A) gaps
B) rate
C) length
D) intervals（D）
24. Physics is ________ to the science which was called natural philosophy in history.
A) alike
B) equivalent
C) likely
D) uniform（B）
25. There’s a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he means ________ trouble.
A) making
B) to make
C) to have made
D) having make（B）
26. After the Arab states won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education, with girls as well as boys ________ to go to school.
A) to be encouraged
B) been encouraged
C) being encouraged
D) be encouraged（C）
27. The new appointment of our president ________ from the very beginning of next semester.
A) takes effect
B) takes part
C) takes place
D) takes turns（A）
28. The president made a ________ speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting, which encouraged the sportsmen greatly.
A) vigorous
B) tedious
C) flat
D) harsh（A）
29. It is useful to be able to predict the extent ________ which a price change will affect supply and demand.
A) from
B) with
C) to
D) for（C）
30. Finding a job in such a big company has always been ________ his wildest dreams.
A) under
B) over
C) above
D) beyond（D）
31. It is not easy to learn English well, but if you ________, you will succeed in the end.
A) hang up
B) hang about
C) hang on
D) hang onto（C）
32. It is reported that ________ adopted children want to know who their natural parents are.
A) the most
B) most of
C) most
D) the most of（C）
33. Last year the advertising rate ________ by 20 percent.
A) raised
B) aroused
C) arose
D) rose（D）
34. ________ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.
A) Had they arrived
B) Would they arrive
C) Were they arriving
D) Were they to arrive（D）
35. The strong storm did a lot of damage to the coastal villages: several fishing boats were ________ and many houses collapsed.
A) wrecked
B) spoiled
C) torn
D) injured（A）
36. The little man was ________ one metre fifty high.
A) almost more than
B) hardly more than
C) nearly more than
D) as much as（B）
37. As ________ announced in toda y’s papers, the Shanghai Export Commodities Fair is also open on Sundays.
A) being
B) is
C) to be
D) been（B）
38. Y ou see the lightning ________ it happens, but you hear the thunder later.
A) the instant
B) for an instant
C) on the instant
D) in an instant（A）
39. The manager lost his ________ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.
A) mood
B) temper
C) mind
D) passion（B）
40. Great as Newton was, many of his ideas ________ today and are being modified by the work of scientists of our time.
A) are to challenge
B) may be challenged
C) have been challenged
D) are challenging（C）
41. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you ________ the new carpet.
A) crash
B) pollute
C) spot
D) stain（D）
42. I’d rather read than watch television; the prog rams seem ________ all the time.
A) to get worse
B) to be getting worse
C) to have got worse
D) getting worse（B）
43. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are ________ in grocery stores.
A) ready
B) approachable
C) probable
D) available（D）
44. When I caught him ________ I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another shop.
A) cheating
B) cheat
C) to cheat
D) to be cheating（A）
45. It is important that enough money ________ to fund the project.
A) be collected
B) must be collected
C) was collected
D) can be collected（A）
46. Some old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t ________ so much noise.
A) resist
B) sustain
C) tolerate
D) undergo（C）
47. If only the committee ________ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.
A) approve
B) will approve
C) can approve
D) would approve（D）
48. ________ one time, Manchester was the home of the most productive cotton mills in the world.
A) On
B) By
C) At
D) Of（C）
49. ________ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.
A) Believe
B) To believe
C) Believing
D) Believed（A）
50. Mr. Morgan can be very sad ________, though in public he is extremely cheerful.
A) by himself
B) in person
C) in private
D) as individual（C）
Part III V ocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)（199706）
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.
31. The medicine is on sale everywhere. Y ou can get it at ________ chemist’s.
A) each
B) some
C) certain
D) any（D）
32. Y ou cannot be ________ careful when you drive a car.
A) very
B) so
C) too
D) enough（C）
33. In general, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth the total ________ for living expenses.
A) acceptable
B) available
C) advisable
D) applicable（B）
34. Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to ________ the color of his skin.
A) with the exception of
B) in the light of
C) by virtue of
D) regardless of（D）
35. Housewives who do not go out to work feel they are not working to their full ________.
A) capacity
B) strength
C) length
D) possibility（A）
36. I hate people who ________ the end of a film that you haven’t seen before.
A) reveal
B) rewrite
C) revise
D) reverse（A）
37. He’s watching TV? He’s ________ to be cleaning his room.
A) known
B) supposed
C) regarded
D) considered（B）
38. The old couple decided to ________ a boy and a girl though they had three of their own.
A) adapt
B) bring
C) receive
D) adopt（D）
39. The government is trying to do something to ________ better understanding between the two countries.
A) raise
B) promote
C) heighten
D) increase（B）
40. The newspaper did not mention the ________ of the damage caused by the fire.
A) range
B) level
C) extent
D) quantity（C）
41. The soldier was ________ of running away when the enemy attacked.
A) scolded
B) charged
C) accused
D) punished（C）
42. Had he worked harder, he ________ the exams.
A) must have got through
B) would have got through
C) permitted are freshmen
D) are permitted freshmen（B）
43. Only under special circumstances ________ to take make-up tests.
A) are freshmen permitted
B) freshmen are permitted
C) permitted are freshmen
D) are permitted freshmen（A）
44. I had just started back for the house to change my clothes ________ I heard voices.
A) as
B) when
C) after
D) while（B）
45. It seems oil ________ from this pipe for some time. We’ll have to take the machine apart to put it right.
A) had leaked
B) is leaking
C) leaked
D) has been leaking（D）
46. When he arrived, he found ________ the aged and the sick at home.
A) none but
B) none other than
C) nothing but
D) no other than（A）
47. The pressure ________ causes Americans to be energetic, but it also puts them under a constant emotional strain.
A) to compete
B) competing
C) to be competed
D) having competed（A）
48. Y our hair wants ________. Y ou’d better have it done tomorrow.
A) cut
B) to cut
C) cutting
D) being cut（C）
49. As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think ________.
A) ought to be said
B) must say
C) have to be said
D) need to say（A）
50. Once environmental damage ________, it takes many years for the system to recover.
A) has done
B) is to do
C) does
D) is done（D）
51. Studies show that the things that contribute most to a sense of happiness cannot be bought, ________ a good family life, friendship and work satisfaction.
A) as for
B) in view of
C) in case of
D) such as（D）
52. He will agree to do what you require ________ him.
A) of
B) from
C) to
D) for（A）
53. The mere fact ________ most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean that it will not occur.
A) what
B) which
C) that
D) why（C）
54. John seems n ice person. ________, I don’t trust him.
A) Even though
B) Even so
C) Therefore
D) Though（B）
55. I don’t think it advisable that Tom ________ to the job since he has no experience.
A) is assigned
B) will be assigned
C) be assigned
D) has been assigned（C）
56. ________, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.
A) Other things being equal
B) Were other things equal
C) To be equal to other things
D) Other things to be equal（A）
57. ________ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better.
A) For
B) Now
C) Since
D) Despite（B）
58. The man in the corner confessed to ________ a lie to the manager of the company.
A) have told
B) be told
C) being told
D) having told（D）
59. By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular ________ children as Coca-Cola.
A) for
B) in
C) to
D) with（D）
60. Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he ________ his opinion.
A) struck at
B) stove for
C) stuck to
D) stood for（C）
Part III V ocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)（199801）
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.
31. Although punctual himself, the professor was quite ________ used late for his lecture.
A) to have students
B) for students’ being
C) for students to be
D) to students’being（D）
32. Y ou should have been more patient ________ that customer; I’m sure that selling him the watch was a possibility.
A) of
B) with
C) for
D) at（B）
33. Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university ________.
A) has been accepted
B) have been accepted
C) was accepted
D) were accepted（C）
34. This box is too heavy, ________ give me a hand?
A) would you mind
B) would you please
C) will you like to
D) will you please to（B）
35. ________ he works hard, I don’t mind when he finishes the experiment.
A) As soon as
B) As well as
C) So far as
D) So long as（D）
36. As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be established in every town ________ 50 households or more.
A) having
B) to have
C) to have had
D) having had（A）
37. People appreciate ________ with him because he has a good sense of humor.
A) to work
B) to have worked
C) working
D) having worked（D）
38. The man was put in the soft-padded cell lest he ________ himself.
A) injure
B) had injured
C) injured
D) would injure（C）
39. We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield ________ any military threat.
A) up
B) to
C) in
D) at（B）
40. Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded ________ other more well-informed experimenters failed.
A) which
B) that
C) what
D) where（A）
41. If tap water were as dangerous as some people think, ________ would be getting sick.
A) a lot of more us
B) more a lot of us
C) a lot of us more
D) a lot more of us（A）
42. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems. ________ obtaining water is not the least.
A) for which
B) to which
C) of which
D) in which（B）
43. Which sport has the most expenses ________ training equipment, players’ personal equipment and uniforms?
A) in place of
B) in terms of
C) by means of
D) by way of（B）
44. They are going to have the serviceman ________ an electric fan in the office tomorrow.
A) install
B) to install
C) to be installed
D) installed（D）
45. I’m sure he is up to the job ________ he would give his mind to it.
A) if only
B) in case
C) until
D) unless（A）
46. The car ________ halfway for no reason.
A) broke off
B) broke down
C) broke up
D) broke out（B）
47. The newcomers found it impossible to ________ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.
A) suit
B) adapt
C) regulate
D) coordinate（C）
48. A ________ to this problem is expected to be found before long.
A) result
B) response
C) settlement
D) solution（A）
49. Y ou have nothing to ________ by refusing to listen to our advice.
A) gain
B) grasp
C) seize
D) earn（D）
50. As a result of careless washing the jacket ________ to a child’s size.
A) compressed
B) shrank
C) dropped
D) decreased（B）
51. He hoped the firm would ________ him to the Paris branch.
A) exchange
B) transmit
C) transfer
D) remove（A）
52. Having decided to rent a flat, we ________ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.
A) set about
B) set down
C) set out
D) set up（D）
53. The relationship between employers and employees has been studied ________.
A) originally
B) extremely
C) violently
D) intensively（A）
54. ________ their differences. The couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other.
A) But for
B) For all
C) Above all
D) Except for（C）
55. One day I ________ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.
A) came across
B) came about
C) came after
D) came at（C）
56. She was complaining that the doctor was ________ too much for the treatment he was giving her.
A) expending
B) offering
C) costing
D) charging（C）
57. The manager spoke highly of such ________ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.
A) virtues
B) features
C) properties
D) characteristics（D）
58. Since the matter was extremely ________, we dealt with it immediately.
A) tough
B) tense
C) urgent
D) instant（B）
59. Y ou don’t have to be in such a hurry, I would rather you ________ on business first.
A) would go
B) will go
C) went
D) have gone（B）
60. When I try to understand ________ that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.
A) why it does
B) what it does
C) what it is
D) why it is（C）
Part III V ocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)（199806）
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.
41. The last half of the nineteenth century ________ the steady improvement in the means of travel.
A) has witnessed
B) was witnessed
C) witnessed
D) is witnessed（C）
42. The shy girl felt ________ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher’s questions.
A) amazed
B) awkward
C) curious
D) amused（B）
43. Ann never dreams of ________ for her to be sent abroad very soon.
A) there being a chance
B) there to be a chance
C) there be a chance
D) being a chance（A）
44. It was very kind of you to do the washing-up, but you ________ it.
A) mustn’t have done
B) wouldn’t have done
C) mightn’t have done
D) didn’t have to do（D）
45. Frequently single-parent children ________ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served.
A) take off
B) take after
C) take in
D) take on（D）
46. He gives people the impression ________ all his life broad.
A) of having spent
B) to have spent
C) of being spent
D) to spend（A）
47. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial ________.
A) mark
B) feature
C) trace
D) appearance（B）
48. I’d rather you ________ make any comment on the issue for the time being.
A) don’t
B) wouldn’t
C) didn’t
D) shouldn’t（C）