真題一
信用卡(credit card)是銀行所創造出來的最便捷同時也是最危險 的信用工具。通過信用卡，人們可以先用銀行付賬的方式購買那些 負擔不起的物品，同時，銀行也將對此徵收比_般貸款要高的利率 (interest rate)。遺憾的.是，信用卡現巳成為資本主義體制(capitalist system)的重要組成部分，而該體制就得依賴消費(consumption)的持 續增長。
Credit cards are one of the most convenient devices ever cre ated by the banking system but, at the same time, one of the most danger¬ous. They allow people to buy things they，otherwise, couldn’t afford， with money created by the banks and, charged out at much higher interest rates than normal loans. Unfortunately, credit cards have become an es¬sential part of the capitalist system which only survives on the continued growth in consumption.
真題二
都江堰中興鎮發生山體滑坡(landslide)——這是2008年四川地 震時受災最嚴重的地方。山體滑坡覆蓋了大約兩平方公里，摧毀了 至少11所房子。到目前為止，已有200多名居民被疏散。山體滑 坡幾個小時後，巡邏隊員到達現場時，一切都已經是一片汪洋。目 擊者描述石頭和殘骸(debris)從山上滾下來，不到三分鐘就把八座 房屋吞沒了。
The landslide occurred in the town of Zhongxing is Dujiangyan —one of the places badly hit by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The landslide, which covered about 2 sq km, damaged at least 11 homes. So far more than 200 residents have been evacuated. By the time patrol members arrived at the scene, a few hours after the landslide，everything was already a vast expanse of water. Eyewitnesses described stones and debris running down the hill and covering around eight homes in less than three minutes.
真題三
國家體育總局(the General Administration of Sport)在一項調查中 發現，自2010年以來，20-39歲的中國人體重增加更多——1.9千克。 這個年齡段中超過11%的人屬於肥胖，這在三年的時間裡就上漲了 兩個百分點。
China’s young adults are gaining more weight and exercising less than their elders. Chinese from ages 20 to 39 have put on more kilograms — 1.9 kg ——than other adults since 2010，the General Administration of Sport found in a survey. More than 11% from the age group were obese, up two percentage points in only three years.
