Part V Translation (20 % )

Section A

Directions: In this part there are 5 sentences which you should translate into Chinese. These sentences are all taken from the 3 passages you have jast read in the part of Reading Comprehension. You can re-fer back to the passages so to identify their meanings in the context.

76. Men have been travelling across and around the equator on wheels, on their feet or in ships for thousands of years; but only a few men, with great difficulty and in very recent time, have ev-er crossed the ice to the North Pole. (Passage 1 )

77. In practice, this is an advantage to the aeroplane, which is already at a good height when it rea-ches the polar region and so does not to chmb, while at the same time cold air keeps the clouds down low. (Passage 1 )

78. In his eagerness to make money from trees, he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. (Passage 2 )

79. Yet there are three days which are usually marked by some kind of special ceremony: the day we are born; the day we get married and the day we die.. (Passage 3 )

80. Death is a time of sorrow and is marked by a special ceremony and mourning. (Passage 3)

Section B

Directions: In this part there are 5 sentences in Chinese. You should translate them into English. Be sure to write clearly.

81.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。

82.不言而喻，青年人的教育对一个国家的未来是至关重要的。

83.是去是留该由你决定。

84.下次小心点，别那么粗心大意。

85.他挣的钱足够支付房租。

选作题Ⅱ：

Part V Writing ( 15% )

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic "Reading Selectively or Extensively". You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:

1.有人认为读书要有选择;

2.有人认为应当博览群书;

3.我的看法。

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