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北京外国语大学 2004年硕士研究生入学考试 英汉同声传译专业试卷 I. 将下列单句译成汉语(25分) 1) Inthefirsthalfofthisyear,China’sGDP grewby8.2%--despitetheSARSvirus. Electricity demand rose by 15% in the same period, led by power-hungry industries such as steel and aluminium. 2) China, anxious about capital flight and proud of its economic sovereignty, will not be brow-beaten into floating the yuan by hectoring Americans. 3) Power stationstendtobebuiltfar from cities,andtobe surroundedby idle “buffer” land. It is suggested that greenhouses could be built on this landwith the exhaust from the power station pumped in to supply the heat they need. Such greenhouses could be used to grow fruit, vegetables and flowers cheaply. 4) Out of all the unbecoming parts of drug addiction, the search for clean needles isparticularly ghastly.Dirty needles account for a third of allreported AIDS cases: they also explain why half of all long-term addicts get hepatitis C. 5) The fight over farm tradeat theWTOministerialmeeting in theMexican city of Cancún boils down to how far the rich world cuts tariffs on agricultural goods anddismantles itsvastfarm-subsidies,andbyhow much developingcountriesreduce their own considerable tariffs in return. II. 将下列短文译成汉语(50分) Unemployment in America is high, and elections are on the horizon. It must be time to look east again for scapegoats. Japan is only starting to recover from its protracted recession, so China will be handed the role of economic villain in the comingU.S.electioncycle.Expecttohearachorusofpresidentialcandidatesblame unfair Chinese competition for Americas manufacturing woes. Chinas trading partners do have legitimate grievances, but it would be irresponsible and inaccurate for American politicians to pin the United States economicsluggishnessonschemingculpritsinBeijing.TravelinginAsia inOctober, Treasury Secretary Joh