Paper Two 试卷二

(60 minutes)

Part I: Translation  (30 minutes, 20 points, 10 for each section)

Section A

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

The free market economy is entirely based on the principle of supply and demand. Under this concept, consumers decide for themselves which companies will stay in business, voting with their dollars by spending on those businesses they consider most worthy. By doing so, those companies that are best liked are granted the privilege of supplying the goods and services that consumers pay for. In that sense, efficiency is achieved. For those companies that best perform to the expectations of consumers are left prosperous in the market, while their less efficient counterparts simply die out of the market, starved of the dollars.

Section B

Directions: Translate the following passage into English. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.

目前使用任何计算机的基础知识都非常简单。不用花一生的时间去学会各种各样的软件程序。基本的计算机技能最多需要几个月时间就可以掌握。无论如何，计算机基本技能只不过是对许多真正技能的一种补充，而那些真正技能是成为任何一类专业人员所必需的。

Part II: Writing          (30 minutes, 15 points)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 150 words with the title “Internet Changes Our Life”. Your composition should be based on the following chart. You should write out the message conveyed by the chart and give your comments. Please remember to write your composition clearly on the COMPOS IT ION SHEET.

我国某城市使用 网络 的情况

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