第二阶段真题

Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. After you have heard each sentence or paragraph, interpret it into Chinese. 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 us begin Part A with the first passage.
Passage 1:
The pace of change in the world around us is accelerating. Please consider the fact that until the invention of the steam engine, the fastest form of transportation was the sailing ship.

When the automobile was developed, doctors warned that human body probably couldn't stand speeds of more than 13 miles an hour.

Now the slowest among us drive faster than that speed even in school zones, while those of us who happen to be fighter pilots routinely travel faster than sound.

Within a few generations, we've also created and learned to transmit unimaginable amounts of information, through electronic devices and through the Internet. In short, things are changing very, very fast, and they're not going to slow down.

参考答案

参考答案
在我们周围，世界变化的脚步越来越快。请不妨想一想这——事实：在蒸汽机发明前，帆船运输是最快的交通方式。

当有了汽车后，医生们警告说人体可能无法承受高于每小时1 3英哩的速度。
如今在我们当中开车最慢的即便是在校区也开得比那(速度)快。而那些战斗飞行员的常规飞行速度就是超音速的。

就在几代人的时间内，我们已经创造并懂得了通过电子仪器和英特网传送大量的信息。筒而言之，事物变化一日千里，而且不会减缓。