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.

There is one fairly standard reason why some thinkers regard the meaning-of-life　question as being itself meaningless. They argue 51 meaning is a matter of language,　not objects. It is a 52 of the way we talk about things, not a feature of things　themselves, 53 sh ape, weight or colour. A cabbage or a computer is not meaningful in　itself; it becomes 54 only by being caught up in our conversations. On this theory, we　can make life 55 by our talk about it; but it cannot have a meaning in itself, 56 than a　cloud can. It would not 57 sense, for example, to speak of a cloud as being true or false.　58 , truth and falsehood are functions of our human judgments about clouds. However,　there are problems with this argument, 59 ther e are with most philosophical arguments.　We shall be 60 a few of them later on.

51.A.that　B.how　　C.listening to　　D.looking at

52.A.means　　B.question　　C.if　　D.what

53.A.with　　B.for　　C.problem　　D.method

54.A.this　　B.that　　C.like　　D.as

55.A.rich　　B.important　　C.such　　D.so

56.A.not more　　B.far more　　C.meaningful　　D.colourful

57.A.make　　B.bring　　C.much more　　D.any more

58.A.Hence　　B.Rather　　C.take　　D.give

59.A.when　　B.since　　C.Still　　D.Therefore

60.A.writing about　　B.hunting for　　C.as　　D.for

Part V Translation (30 minutes, 10 points)

Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and put your translation　on the ANSWER SHEET.

Human friends may come and go, but a horse could be one of your most loyal,　long-term friends if you treat it right.　Horses understand words better than expected, since horses can hear the human　voice better than even dogs can, due to their particular range of hearing. And scientists　predict that trainers could have greater success if they use more verbal commands in　their horse training programs.

Horses possess excellent memories, which allow horses to not only recall their　human friends after a long period of separation but also to remember some complex　human instructions for ten years or more. The bonds with humans are likely an　extension of horse behavior in the wild, since horses value their own horse relatives and　friends, and are also open to new, non-threatening acquaintances. Horses maintain　long-term bonds with several members of their family group, but they also interact　tempo rarily with members of other groups when forming herds.

Part VI Writing (30 minutes, 15 points)

Directions: You are to write in no less than 120 words on the topic of “The Country　I Would Like to Visit”. You may base your composition on the clues given below:

1.如果有机会到国外度假两周，你会选择哪个国家?

2.请至少给出三个理由。