B) the author disagrees with the speaker over the standard of English at Grade 9 level
C) English language teaching is by no means an easy job
D) Language improvement needs time and effort
70. In the passage the author argues that ______.
A) it is unfair to blame the English teachers for the language deficiencies of the students
B) young people would not commit offences against the language is the teachers did their jobs properly
C) to eliminate language deficiencies one must have sensitive eyes and ears
D) to improve the standard of English requires the effort of several generations
Part IV Translation (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, there are five items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting of one or two sentences. These sentences are all taken from the Reading Passages you have just read in Part Three of Test Paper One. You are allowed 15 minutes to do the translation. You should refer back to the passages so as to identify their meanings in the context.
71. (Passage 2, Lines 1-2, Para.5)
Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without being damaged;
72. (Passage 2, Lines 1-3, Para.3)
Them we fed them four unidentified samples of cola on at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other.
73. (Passage 2, Lines 1-2, Para.5)
While both groups did better than chance would predict, nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times.
74. (Passage 3, Lines 4-5, Para.2)
…we find that we have to deal with things like climate, soil, plants, and such-like factors common to all biological situations;
75. (Passage 4, Lines 1-2, Para.3)
My point is that the frequent complaint of one generation about the one immediately following it is inevitable.
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic The Two-day Weekend. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1. 双休日给大学生带来的好处。
2. 双休日可能给大学生带来的问题。
3. 我应当怎样过好双休日。
The Two-day Weekend
[1996年1月大学英语四级考试试题参考答案]
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. C
11. A 12. A 13. C 14. D 15. A 16. B 17. D 18. A 19. C 20. D
21. C 22. C 23. D 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. B
31. B 32. A 33. A 34. D 35. D 36. A 37. D 38. C 39. A 40. A
41. A 42. C 43. A 44. B 45. C 46. B 47. A 48. C 49. B 50. D
51. A 52. B 53. D 54. B 55. C 56. A 57. B 58. C 59. D 60. A
61. D 62. C 63. C 64. B 65. A 66. D 67. B 68. C 69. D 70. A
71. 科学家有理由相信，一个人能够承受远远高于0.1雷目（rem）的辐射而不受到伤害。
72. 然后我们给他们喝4种没有任何标记的可乐，一次一种，一组人喝普通的可乐，另一组喝低糖型的可乐。
73. 虽然两组做的都比随机猜测的正确度高，仍有约一半的受试者做出了两个或更多的错误选择。
74. 我们发现我们必须和气候、土壤、植物以及诸如此类的对所有生物环境都很普遍的因素打交道。
75. 我的观点是一代人经常抱怨下一代人是不可避免的。