1996年6月四级试题与答案
Part IV Translation (15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, there are four 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 1, Lines 6-7, Para.1)
You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up and to assure them that you mean no threat.
72. (Passage 2, Lines 2-3, Para.2)
In the 1880s the United States was a land sharply divided between the immensely wealthy and the very poor.
73. (Passage 3, Lines 3-5, Para.3)
We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome
74. (Passage 4, Lines 2-3, Para.1)
Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another.
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Global Shortage of Fresh Water. You should write at least 100 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1. 人们以为淡水是取之不尽的
(提示:雨水、河水、井水...)
2. 实际上淡水是非常紧缺的
(提示:人口增加,工业用水增加,污染...)
3. 我们应该怎么办
Global Shortage of Fresh Water