battles are frequently commemorated, as well as buildings and scenes which have historical significance. Several of the world’s stamps are beautiful, full-color reproductions of the artistic masterpieces of different historical periods.
Stamps also offer instruction in geography. It doesn’t take long before a beginning collector checks the locations of the countries from which his stamps come. Nations like Liechtenstein, San Marino, Andorra, Gabon, Ghana, and Afghanistan, while unknown to many, are usually quite familiar to stamp collectors. Moreover, each country tends to use stamps to advertise its natural wonders. Such renowned attractions as Yosemite National Park, Victoria Falls, Mount Everest, and the Bay and Fundy appear on the stamps of the nation within whose borders they lie.
If he wishes to become more of a specialist, the stamp collector can learn some basic things about engraving, paper, and printing. The more advanced collector learns to distinguish between offset and letterpress printing. He learns to identify the different impressions made by metal and wooden engraved plates. He finds out how to detect watermarks in the various papers used for stamps, and how to identify the characteristics of different papers and the coatings which are applied to them. To the layman, most stamps appear pretty much the same. But armed with a magnifying glass, the more specialized collector can tell the difference between a common issue and a rare variety. 51. Which of the following statements do you think best describes the main idea of the essay?
E. A stamp collector must have a great deal of knowledge in history and
geography. F. A stamp collector should be good at organization and systematic arrangement. G. A stamp collector can learn a lot from the stamps he collects.
H. A stamp collector is a specialist who know much about engraving, paper and
printing.
52. The word “album” in the first sentence means___.
E. a holder for sets of disc
F. a blank book used for collecting stamps
G. a frame in which the best stamps are displayed H. a small box where colorful stamps are kept
53. “Basic thing about organization and systematic arrangement” refers to ___.
E. postal organizations and systems that print and issue new stamps F. various organizations and systems that sell new stamps
G. organizations all over the world that offer help to stamp collectors
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H. knowledge or information about how to organize and arrange things in good
order
54. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
E. Almost all nations issue stamps celebrating their military heroes or political
leaders.
F. Famous battles and buildings of historical significance are frequently
commemorated on stamps.
G. Few scientists and artists appear on stamps.
H. Scientists and artists as well as political and military leaders are celebrated on
stamps.
55. A layman is a person who____.
E. F. G. H.
has just started collecting stamps is a beginning collector
is not very much interested in stamp collecting does not have much professional knowledge
III. Cloze (0.5 marks each, 15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the one answer that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil.
Smoking, which may be a pleasure for some people, is a serious source of discomfort for their fellows. 56 medical authorities express their 57 about the effect of smoking 58 the health not only 59 those who smoke but also of those who do not. In fact, non-smokers who must involuntarily inhale the air 60 by tobacco smoke may 61 more than the smokers themselves.
As you are doubtlessly 62 that a considerable number of our students have 63 in an effort to 64 the university to ban smoking in the classroom. I believe they are 65 right in their aim. 66, I would hope that it is 67 to achieve this by 68 the smokers to use good judgment and show concern 69 others rather than by regulation.
Smoking is 70 by City by-laws in theaters and in halls used for 71 films as well as in laboratories where there 72 be a fire hazard. Elsewhere, it is up to your good sense. I am 73 asking you to maintain 74 in the auditoriums, classrooms and seminar rooms. This will prove that you have the non-smokers’ health and well-being 75, which is
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very important to a large number of our students. 56. A. Still B. More C. Again
D. Further
57. A. concern B. trouble C. interest D. displeasure 58. A. on B. in C. with D. to 59. A. so B. about C. with D. of 60. A. polluted B. cleaned C. dirty D. fresh 61. A. endure B. suffer C. undergo D. put up with 62. A. alert B. awake C. aware D. informed 63. A. linked B. connected C. associated D. joined 64. A. make B. persuade C. cause D. tell 65. A. entirely B. totally C. just D. wholly 66. A. But then B. However C. Further D. Moreover 67. A. likely B. probable C. capable D. possible 68. A. pleading B. begging C. insisting D. calling on 69. A. with B. for C. to D. in 70. A. prohibited B. stopped C. suppressed D. prevented 71. A. playing B. demonstrating C. showing D. exhibiting 72. A. will B. should C. may D. must 73. A. hence B. therefore C. subsequently D. so
74. A. “No Smoking” B. “Non-Smokers” C. “No-Smoke” D. Non—Smoke” 75. A. on mind B. in heart C. in mind D. on your mind
IV. Translation from English into Chinese (20marks, 20 minutes)
Directions: In this part there is a passage with 5 underlined parts, numbered 76~80. After reading the passage carefully, you should translate the underlined parts into Chinese.
In the last fifty years communications throughout the world have been improved greatly. This is because of the telephone, radio and television. (76)Recently the use of satellites has increased the speed of communications as well as the distance over which people can communicate. Television pictures can now be sent from one side of the world to the other by means of satellites.
(77) In the world of tomorrow the television will still play an important part. One important development will be a new dialing system. We will be able to pick up our telephone and make a phone call anywhere in the world. Another important development is the video-phone. (78)This telephone will have a small screen on which the speakers will be able to see each other. 第 28 页 共42页
The laser beam will also be very helpful to future communications. It has been shown that over seventy television programs can be shown at the same time by means of a single laser beam.
(79)Computers are also important in communications at present and will become even more important in the future. For example, one large company has over 2 000 offices, all of which are connected to a single computer. If one of the branch offices wants some information, it sends a demand to the computer center. Here the demand is changed into computer language. The computer reads it and then produces the information. This is end back into the computer center where it is changed back into ordinary language. Then it is sent on to the office that wanted it.
In tomorrow’s world the speed of communications and amount of material sent and received will be greatly increased. (80)Telephoning a friend on the other side of the world will be like telephoning a friend in the same city and computers and television meetings will be part of everyday business life. V. Chinese-English Translation (15 points) Directions:
There are five sentences in Chinese in this part. Please translate them into English and write your translations on the ANSWER SHEET . 81．电能用来驱动机器。 82．我起床没她早。
83．这是我读过的最有趣书之一。 84．如果明天不下雨，我就去购物。 85．她说已收到我的信。
大学英语（四）
注：答案一律写在答题卷上，写在试题上无效
I. Grammar Structure and Vocabulary Section A (1.5 marks each)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil. 1. If you don’t know the word, why don’t you ___ in the dictionary?
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A. look at it B. look after it C. look up it D. look it up 2. Because of my poor English I’m afraid I can’t make myself____.
A. understand B. to understand C. understanding D. understood 3. To succeed in a scientific research project ___. A. one needs to be persistent
B. persistence is needed D. persistence is what one needs
C. one needs be a persistent person
4. Wood does not conduct electricity; _____.
A. so doesn’t rubber B. also doesn’t rubber C. nor does rubber D. nor rubber does 5. I found ___ to answer all the questions within the time given.
A. no possibility B. there was impossibility C. impossible D. it impossible 6. Being college students of new China, we should never fail to ___ the expectation of the Party and the people. A. make use of B. give rise to C. get rid of D. live up to
7. You can’t depend on John to ____ some practical suggestions for increasing sales. A. come up with B. come up to 8. The factory ___ 1 000 buses each year.
C. come to
D. come across D. turns into D. affect D. likely
D. to be considered
A. turns over B. turns on C. turns out 9. Mary is the most ___ secretary I’ve ever had. A. efficiency B. efficient C. effect 10. It is ___ that he will come at midnight.
A. maybe B. lovely C. lively 11. Many things ___ impossible in the past are common now. A. considered B. considering C. to consider 12. The factory is said ___ in a fire two years ago.
A. to be destroyed B. to destroy C. to have destroyed D. to have been destroyed 13. The reason for his success is ____ he worked hard. A. why B. that C. because 14. By the time the course ends, ___ a lot about Britain.
D. for
A. we’ll learn B. we are learning C. we have learnt D. we’ll have learnt 15. I did not know ___ him or not.
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