Part IV Cloze Test (15 minutes, 10 points)

　　Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered

　　blank. , there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. choose the best one and mark your

　　answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

　　German zoologist Randolf Menzel says bees aren't as busy as people believe they are. "Bees are not particularly   51  . Instead they sleep a lot and are lazy. They spend   52 _ 80 per cent of the night sleeping. Even during the day they often fly to the nest   53   they rest their wings," said Menzel, a zoologist at the Free University in Berlin, who has studied bees for four decades. But to   54   for their apparent laziness, they are actually very intelligent. They are   55   learners and

　　able to recognize various smells.

　　Menzel said bees' learning, like   56   of many animals, was based on a

　　reward system. "If a bee is rewarded once for something, it remembers it for a week. But if it is rewarded three times, it will remember it for its   57   lifetime." Said Menzel. He last week was awarded a   58   by the German Zoological Society.

　　The memory capacity of bees means they can _ 59   among more than 50

　　different smells to find the one they want. "What is interesting is that what smells good to a bee, is also a   60    smell for humans," said Menzel.

　　51. A. working hard   B. hardworking     C. hard working   D. working hardly

　　52. A. as to          B. as much         C. up to         D. such as

　　53. A .what          B. to which        C. in that         D. where

　　54. A .Compensate    B. provide         C. search        D. account

　　55. A. rapid          B. swift           C. speedy        D .quick

　　56. A. those          B. which          C. that           D. what

　　57. A. full            B. integrate        C. all           D. entire

　　58. A. prize           B. praise          C. price         D. pride

　　59. A. discriminate     B. distinguish      C. divide        D. derive

　　60. A. sickening       B. pleasant        C. harsh         D. graceful

　　Part V Translation (30 minutes, 10 points)

　　Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and put your translation

　　on the ANSWER SHEET.

　　Each year in the United States more people are killed or injured in accidents-at home, at work or school, at play, or while traveling-than were killed or injured in the

　　Vietnam war. In the early 1990s. about half of these accidental deaths were the result of motor-vehicle accidents. Other major causes of accidental deaths were falls, fires, and poisoning. On a worldwide basis, accidents involving motor vehicles are the primary cause of accidental deaths, followed by accidents in industry and in the home.

　　Efforts to lessen or to eliminate the hazardous conditions that cause accidents are known as safety measures. Safety is a growing concern around the world, and safety skills are being taken more seriously today than ever before. People have come to realize that safety skills can be learned, and most safety experts agree that it is possible to predict, and take steps to prevent, the majority of accidents. Few accidents simply "happen". Most are caused by ignorance, carelessness, neglect, or lack of skill.

　　Part VI Writing (30 minutes, 15 points)

　　Directions: You are to write in no less than 120 words about the topic "On the

　　Significance of the Qing-Zang  Railroad". Your composition should be based on the

　　Chinese clues given below.

　　青藏铁路于今年7月1日通车。请简单地谈谈青藏铁路建成和通车的重大意义，

　　如经济、文化、旅游等方面。

　　注：西藏：Tibet；西藏的、西藏人、藏语：Tibetan