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. Ireland is the best place in the world to live for 2005, 51 a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain’s Economist magazine last week. The ambitious 52 to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only 53 of human satisfaction and well-being. The index of 111 countries uses 54 on incomes, health, unemployment, climate, political stability, job security, equality between men and women as well as what the magazine calls “freedom, family and community life”. Despite the bad weather, troubled health service, traffic problems, and the high cost of living, Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 points 55 10. That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland, which managed 8.07. Zimbabwe (津巴布韦), troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the lowest, 56 only 3.89 points. “Although rising incomes and increased individual choices in developed countries are 57 valued,” the report said, “some of the factors associated with 58 such as the breakdown in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact. “Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new—the fourth highest gross domestic product per head in the world in 2005, low unemployment, political 59 —with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old, such as 60 family and community life.” 51. A. following up B. coming with C. according to D. except for 52. A. attempt B. attack C. attitude D. attraction 53. A. reason B. volume C. measure D. monitor 54. A. amount B. data C. number D. account 55. A. up to B. out of C. off and on D. in about 56. A. missing B. getting C. keeping D. putting 57. A. hardly B. excessively C. highly D. passively 58. A. modernization B. civilization C. constitution D. tradition 59. A. liberties B. activities C. unions D. campaigns 60. A. sticky B. static C. steep D. stable
PART V English-Chinese Translation Drinking water and water for domestic use often come from ground water. In order to protect this water, local water authorities can apply to local administrative authorities to mark certain locations as water protection areas. The size of these areas is calculated in such a way that the quantity of ground water taken from them corresponds to the acture rainfall going into them. In the water protection areas fall into three zones. Zone 3 is the other most zone with a diameter of 4 kilometers around the ground water well, Here no chemical work or the use of pesticides are allowed. Zone I is determined around the so-called 50-day line. It is assumed that after 50 days in the ground water harmful bacteria will have died off. Here settlements and fertilizer storage are forbidden. Zone I marks the ten-meter boundary around the well. Here, any use of the land, as well as access by unauthorized person, is forbidden.