Part A

　　Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each sentence or paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. Start interpreting at the signal…and stop it at the signal…You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now let us begin Part A with the first passage.

　　Passage 1:

　　It is clear that we all need to sleep. There are two purposes: physical rest and emotional, or psychological, rest. We need to rest our bodies and our minds. Both are important for us in order to be healthy.//

　　Each night we alternate between two kinds of sleep: active sleep and passive sleep; passive sleep gives our body the rest that is needed, and prepares us for active sleep, in which dreaming occurs.//

　　Throughout the night, the brain rests, then it becomes active, then dreaming occurs. This cycle is repeated several times, and we dream for a total of one and a half hours, on the average.//

　　We all experience these dream cycles; no one is an exception. Everyone needs to dream in order to stay healthy. We need active sleep in order to dream and dreaming helps us to rest our minds.

　　(参考答案)

　　显然我们都需要睡眠。睡眠有两个目的：体力休息和精神休息(或心理休息)。我们需要让自己身体和大脑都得到休息。这两方面对保持健康很重要。//

　　每天晚上我们有两种交替出现的睡眠的方式，即积极睡眠和消极睡眠。消极睡眠给我们的身体以所需要的休息，并让我们向发生做梦的积极睡眠过渡。

　　整个晚上，大脑首先保持休息状态，然后积极活动起来，然后我们开始做梦。这个过程会循环出现好几次，我们做梦的总时间平均为一个半小时。

　　人人都会经历这些做梦过程，无一例外。人人都需要通过做梦来保持健康。我们需要积极睡眠以进入梦乡，做梦有助于我们休息大脑。

　　Passage 2 is about whether more money can make people feel happier.

　　Passage 2:

　　In our American society of market economy, everybody talks about making-money. Does money mean everything? Can money buy happiness? Oh, No! //

　　But would a little more money make us a little happier? Many of us would smile and nod. There is, we believe, some connection between financial fitness and feeling fantastic.//

　　Most of us would say that, yes, we would like to be rich. Two thirds of American college students now consider it “very important” that they become “very well off.”//

　　Well, are rich people happier? Researchers have found that in poor countries, being relatively well off does make people feel happier. But in rich countries where nearly everyone can afford life’s necessities, increasing wealth matters surprisingly little.//

　　(参考答案)

　　在市场经济的美国社会里，人人都在谈论赚钱。金钱是万能的吗?金钱能买幸福吗?哦，不!//

　　但是多一点儿钱会使我们多一点幸福吗?对此，我们中很多人会微微一笑并点头肯定。我们认为，经济实力与精神愉悦间存在某种关联。//

　　大多数人会说，是的，我们希望富有。当今2/3的美国大学生认为“经济上很富足”是“十分重要的”。//

　　那么富人就更幸福吗?研究人员发现在贫穷国家，相对富有确实能够带来较大的安康。但发达国家，几乎人人都丰衣足食，越来越多的财富甚是微不足道。

　　Part B

　　Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have each sentence or paragraph, interpret it into English. Start interpreting at the signal…and stop it at the signal…You may take notes while you are listening. Remember you will hear the passages only once. Now, let us begin Part B with the first passage.

　　Passage 1

　　大家下午好。今天是我们暑假之后的第一次记者会，我非常高兴在这里和老朋友、新朋友再次见面。//

　　我知道在我们休会的一个半月的时间里，有11个国家的13位新记者加入我们的队伍，我对他们表示热烈欢迎，祝他们在中国任职期间能够愉快顺利。//

　　其次，我向今天来旁听记者会的美洲报业集团联合记者团表示热烈欢迎。//

　　据我所知，你们都是第一次来中国访问，我希望你们在中国的访问愉快，并希望通过你们，让更多的读者能全面了解今日中国。

　　(参考答案)

　　Good afternoon. Today, we have the first press conference after the summer holidays, and I am very glad to meet again my old and new friends here.//

　　I am aware that 13 new journalists from 11 countries have joined us over the past one and a half months of holidays. I would like to extend my warm welcome to them and wish them pleasant and smooth days in China.//

　　Second, I would like to extend my warm welcome to (members of) the joint group of journalists from the Press Group of Americas, who are here auditing our press conference.//

　　As far as I know, it is your first trip to China and I wish you a pleasant visit here. In particular, I hope that you can give more of your readers a full account of today’s China.

　　Passage 2:

　　中国是最大的发展中国家，它的未来发展不仅直接关系着中国人民的前途，而且对世界的发展与进步也会产生重要影响。//

　　展望未来，我们充满信心，中国人民将继续坚定不移地走改革开放的道路，与时俱进，全面建设小康社会。//

　　中国的发展与外国的发展，是互相联系、相互补充的，我们应该在平等互利的基础上加强交流与合作。//

　　中国人民希望过上和平幸福的生活，也希望各国人民携手努力，实现共同发展的普遍繁荣。//

　　(参考答案)

　　China is the largest developing socialist country, and its future development will not only directly affect the future of the Chinese people, but will also have an important impact on the development and progress of the world.//

　　Looking ahead, we are filled with confidence. The Chinese people will firmly and unswervingly follow the path of reform and opening-up, keep pace with the times and build a well-off society in an all-round way.//

　　China’s development and that of other countries are all inter-linked and complementary. We should step up exchanges and cooperation on the basis of equality and mutual benefit.//

　　The Chinese people hope to lead a peaceful and happy life, and also hope that the people of all countries strive hand in hand to achieve common development and universal prosperity.//