同等学力在职英语水平测试试卷基础班综合测试一（2）

part i translation (30minutes, 20 points, 10 for each)
section a
directions: translate the following passage into chinese. write your translation on the answer sheet.
the american economy just isn’t looking up these days. the growth rate for this quarter will probably be close to zero. unemployment is rising. the stock market remains sluggish. and now many worry that the growing economic stagnation abroad will affect the united states. with trouble spots multiplying around the globe, investors are alreadying to the conclusion that the safest place to put their money is in the u.s. a.
how else to explain the gravity-defying feat of the dollar? by all economic logic, the dollar should fall when the federal reserve cuts interest rates. but as any american tourist knows, the greenback has been firming up against the euro and the yen despite six rate cuts this year. european and asian investors are using their savings to buy american bonds even though they can get higher interest rates in their own countries.
section b
directions: translate the following passage into english. write your translation on the answer sheet.
生活中充满了危险，但我们并不一定把这些危险都想得很清楚。当我们第一次登上飞机的时候，我们很怕它摔下来，尽管人家向我们保证飞机是有史以来最安全的旅行工具。然而当我们坐上汽车的时候，我们往往并不担心，虽然汽车比飞机要危险得多。在一定程度上，这是很自然的，我们往往惧怕陌生的东西。为了查清我们在各种各样情况下会遇到多少危险并帮助我们更明智地作决定，一门被称为“风险估测”（risk assessment）的新的科学已经 形成。它的目的当然是将风险减少到最低限度。

part ii writing (30 minutes, 15 points)
directions: for this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write aposition in no less than 120 words on the topic changing criteria for good college students. yourposition should be based on the following outline:
1. previous criteria
2. present criteria
3. myments