问答题This is the age of more. We have more choice, more consumption, more fun, more competition and more anxiety. We have entered a world of excess and age of over abundance.

问答题Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in Chinese. After you have heard each 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's begin Part B with the first passage.

问答题According to the author, what factors have been contributing to the boom of delivery business?

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问答题Which type of family does the woman come from?

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问答题Withbighandbagsbecomingakeyfashionaccessoryforworkingwomen,healthexpertsarewarningtheycanalsobecomeakeyhealthconcern.Bagsforwomenhavebecomebiggerandheavierasdesignerscombinebriefcaseswithhandbagsandstrapshavebecomelongerbuttheextraleveragehasmanypatientscomplainingofneck,shoulderandbackproblems.So,ifabigbagisafashionaccessory,thenoccasionalandsymbolicuseisfine.Ifnot,thenkeepitlight.

问答题It's a real scorching day today and the forecasters are saying that there is no ending side. It seems we'd better stay indoors for the next few days.

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问答题Topic: Can shopping vouchers increase consumption.'? Questions for Reference: 1. To stimulate consumption, which is more effective, tax reduction or shopping vouchers? 2. What are the major purposes of issuing shopping vouchers? 3. In what way can the shopping vouchers best be distributed? Shall every citizen be given the same amount of shopping vouchers or should the vouchers be limited to the lower-income people only?

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问答题目前，亚洲的发展面临着新的机遇，也面临着新的挑战。总体上，亚洲依然是当今世界最具经济活力和发展潜力的地区。经济全球化的深入发展和科学技术的迅猛进步，有利于亚洲各国利用国际资本，引进先进技术，开拓国际市场，推动本国经济的发展。但是亚洲某些地区的安全形势仍不容乐观，反对恐怖主义的斗争尚待深入。经济全球化在带来发展机遇的同时，也增加了国际经济环境的不确定性，增加了本地区内发展中经济体结构调整的难度和遭遇外部冲击的风险。

问答题On August 6, 1997, when 55,000 people gathered in Hiroshima to commemorate the 46th anniversary of the devastating bombing that killed an estimated 140,000 people and brought World War Ⅱ to a sudden halt, the city's newly elected mayor broke with tradition by adding a few uncustomay lines to the annual Peace Declaration. It should also be recalled, he declared, that “Japan inflicted great suffering and despair on the peoples of Asia and the Pacific during its reign of colonial domination and war. For this we are truly sorry.” Noting that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Japaness assalt on the U.S., he added, “Remembering all too well the horror of this war, starting with the attack on Pearl Harbor and ending with the atombombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we are determined anew to work for world peace.” 　　Usually, in Japan, when people discuss the war at all, they speak of vicitimization: their own victimization by the militarists who led the country into battle and by the Americans who bombed their cities. The suffering inflicted by the imperial army on the peoples of Asia is ignored, as is Japna's aggression in China and at Pearl Harbor. The appealing image of Japan the victim has no room for the underside of Japan the aggressor.

问答题At the end of "Spirited Away", Hayao Miyazaki"s animated masterpiece, ten-year-old Chihiro uses her wits and her courage to escape from a nightmarish world of ogres and witches. Japan enjoyed a similar deliverance last week, when its central bank turned its back on an interest rate of zero for the first time in almost six years. The quarter-point increase marked an end to the rich world"s longest economic stagnation since the Great Depression. Throughout this 15-year ordeal, Japan has struggled with the difficult issue of what to jettison and what to cling on to. On the face of it, it looks as though the nation has preserved much of what made it different: it has, for instance, held on to its preference for consensus and gradual change, to the dominance of the Liberal Democratic Party and to a business culture that shelters jobs. On closer examination, however, it becomes clear that the country has come a long way. The economic and human cost of the lost years was huge. Before the 1990 collapse of its property and stock-market bubbles, Japan was the envy—and the fear—of the West. But the combination of success and cheap capital that fuelled asset prices tempted companies into impetuous investment and ill-judged diversification. They were backed by reckless banks ready to lend to just about anyone with the right calling-card. Complacent and corrupt politicians failed to reform the system. Deflation and financial distress stifled growth. If Japan had grown at its trend rate throughout those years, its economy would now be a quarter bigger in real terms than it is. That was the price Japan paid for rejecting the "shock therapy" with which America, Sweden and indeed neighboring South Korea treated their own banking crises. Yet its failure to take radical action does not mean it has remained completely unchanged. Gradually and reluctantly, Japanese commerce has cleaned itself up. The banking regulator has at last forced the country"s banks to acknowledge the shocking extent of their dud loans and is now more independent of its charges than it used to be. Companies have unwound most of the cross-shareholdings that sheltered them from the discipline of the capital markets. Though staff jobs in big companies are still for life, there are fewer of them now because flexible temporary employment has caught on, especially among women. This slow but steady reform is one reason why the economy looks healthier than it has done in a long time. In its latest survey of the Japanese economy this week, the OECD forecast growth of more than 2%. That"s hardly stunning (and pales beside China"s announcement this week that it grew at an annual rate of 11.3%, its fastest pace for a decade, in the second quarter of this year); but it"s respectable and probably conservative. Yet the job is only half-finished, There is a series of urgent tasks for the country. Monetary policy is at the top of the list. Last time the central bank raised rates, in 2000, a disastrous recession ensued. This time the increase is justified, because the economy is fundamentally stronger; but the bank"s inflation range of 0—2% is too wide for comfort in a country still shaking off deflation. It needs to be closer to 2 %. And there is much else to do. At more than 170% of GDP (less on a net basis) government debt is too high. Banks are still banned from dealing in securities, which makes them weaker than they otherwise would be. Foreigners are waiting for Japan to open the market for corporate control by honoring its promise that they will, in effect, be able to issue shares to finance a takeover. There is little competition, and therefore low productivity, in the service sector. Japan"s recovery has been slower and more painful than it need have been; but failure to embrace radicalism in a recession is understandable. Now that the nightmare is over, it is time for the government to show some courage and for reform to pick up speed.

问答题黄浦江纵横南北，把上海分为两部分。浦东因位于黄浦江以东而得名。本世纪20至30年代，随着以外滩为核心的金融、商贸区的建立，外商和我国民族资本家开始把经济活动伸向浦东地区。但黄浦江的阻隔，极大地影响了浦东的经济发展。浦江两岸形成了一边是万商云集的十里洋场，一边是以自然农作物为主的大片农田的鲜明对照。 自1990年中央宣布开放浦东以来，浦东新区的建设日新月异，突飞猛进。高楼大厦如雨后春笋，拔地而起，田园风光和现代建筑交相辉映，浦东正以崭新的面貌跨入新世纪。

问答题I agree to some extent with my imaginary English reader. American literary historians are perhaps prone to view their own national scene too narrowly, mistaking prominence for uniqueness. They do over-phrase their own literature, or certainly its minor figures. And Americans do swing from aggressive overphrase of their literature to an equally unfortunate, imitative deference. But then, the English themselves are somewhat insular in their literary appraisals. Moreover, in fields where they are not pre-eminent--e, g. in painting and music—they too alternate between boasting of native products and copying those of the Continent. How many English paintings try to look as though they were done in Paris; how many times have we read in articles that they really represent an "English tradition" after all.

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问答题 金钱与时间 大多数的人永远都嫌自己不够有钱。然而社会学家发现，当人们真正有了钱之后，又会抱怨自己没有足够的时间。从很多的例子可以看出，越是有钱的人越没有时间，而穷人和那些失业的人，每天闲得难受。 人们追求财富，目的是为了让生活过得更好，可奇怪的是，人们一旦有了钱，反而更忙碌，更无法舒舒服服地过日子。 当生活不富裕的时候，很多人都幻想过“等我有了钱以后就可以怎么样怎么样”。在人们的想象中，“有钱”代表自由、独立、随心所欲；夏天可以到海边度假；冬天可以到山上去滑雪。 然而，当人们真富有了，却发现自己根本无法去实现这些梦想，理由永远只有一个：“没时间!”不少高收入的人，像律师、医生、经理、会计师等等，几乎都是工作狂，平均一天工作10到12小时，到了周末、节假日还是要加班，生活中只有工作、工作。对于他们来说，时间就是金钱，他们有意无意地把时间都花在了赚钱上，根本没有空余时间做其他事情。 看来，“有钱”和“有闲”永远都难以两全。金钱是永远也赚不完的，而人生的时间却是有限的。难怪有人说：“当你年轻、没钱时，希望能用时间去换金钱；当你有钱后，却很难再用金钱买回时间。”金钱是要有的，但时间更值得珍惜。懂得如何处理金钱和时间的关系的人才是一个聪明人。

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