1.中国素有“茶的故乡”之称，是世界上最早种植茶、制作茶、饮用茶的国家。
参考译文：China, the homeland of tea, is the first country to grow, produce and drink tea.The discovery of tea is a great contribution to the history of human culture.Throughout the dynastic history of China, the enthusiasm of the Chinese people in tea drinking has remained unchanged.This is probably due to the fact that tea is a health drink.Tea plays an important role in Chinese people’s social and emotional lives.Serving a cup of tea to the guest is a common practice in China.More than a matter of mere politene, it is a symbol of togetherne, a sharing of something enjoyable and a way of showing respect to visitors.2.最近几年，大学校园里学生们的兴趣发生了变化。以往，许多优秀的学生十分热衷于文科学习，他们一生的梦想是成为一名作家。
参考译文：There has been a change of interests on campus in recent years.Many excellent students used to show a great interest in liberal arts.To become a writer was their lifelong dream.Now top students go in for coomputer science, busine studies and other subjects concerning finance.Obviously, they believe if they master such subjects they are more likely to get well-paid jobs in the future.Moreover, students display greater enthusiasm than ever for learning English.3.京剧起源于200年前清朝时期的北京，是一种集歌剧表演、唱歌、音乐、舞蹈和武术于一体的表演艺术。 参考译文：Originated from Beijing some 200 years ago during the Qing Dynasty, Peking Opera is a performing art that embraces opera performance, singing, music, dancing and martial arts.Since Mei Lanfang, the grand master of Peking Opera, visited Japan in 1919, it has become more and more popular with people all over the world.Peking Opera House of Beijing has been invited to perfom in many countries and highly appreciated by foreign audiences.The performance have made an outstanding contribution to Sino-foreign cultural exchange and to the promotion of friendly aociation of peoples in the world.
4.根据中国国家旅游局（Bureau）统计，过去几年里每年约有一千万中国人出国，比2000年上升13%，
参考译文：The statistics made by China National Bureau of Tourism shows that in the last couple of years, about 10 million Chinese went abroad every year, which was an increase of 13% compared with the year of 2000, and that more than half of them were on tour.As the living conditions have been improved in China, more and more people with middle income in big cities are eager to look for opportunities of career, education and even spend holidays abroad.A travel agency in Beijing revealed that they arranged travels abroad for as many as 40,000 Chinese last year.Today, they observe, Chinese are not content with sufficient food and clothes, and would spend money on tours to other countries for holidays.5.一位师范（ normal school ）教师提醒家长，千万不要迷信专家和独特的早教方案，家长自己才是孩子早期教育最好的老师。
参考译文： A teacher from normal school reminds parents of not blindly believing experts or special proposals for children’s early education, and according to him, parents are children’s best teachers.Deeply influenced by narrow ideas on children’s early education, some young parents are wild about experts’ opinions and some particular parent-children games.They send their children to relevant institutions to receive special trainings.Scientific researchers show us that the supernormal education breaks the rules governing the development of kid’s body and mind.Children can hardly get something helpful from them.On the contrary, these methods might lay troubles for children’s future development.
6.汽车给我们的生活带来了很多变化，例如过去十年中郊区不断发展扩大。The automobile has brought many changes in our life,like the remarkable growth of the suburbs in the past 10 years as many people who work in the cities now enjoy country living because of good roads and the ease of the commuting by automobile.Heavy use of the nation’s highways has created a demand for roadside busine of various kinds, including outdoor movie theaters, where audiences watch films from their automobiles and convenient roadside hotels known as “motels”.
7.中国农历八月十五，是中国传统节日—中秋节。 参考译文：The 15th of the eighth month according to the Chinese lunar calendar, is the date for the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival.The reason for celebrating the festival during that time is that it is the time when the moon is at its fullest and brightest.It is a time for families to be together, so people far from home will gaze longingly at the moon and think about their families.he traditional food for Mid-Autumn Festival is the moon cake which is round and symbolizes reunion.This day is also considered as a harvest festival since fruits, vegetables and grain have been harvested by this time and food is abundant.
8.因特网在继电话和电视之后已成为人们生活的又一重要组成部分。
The Internet has taken its place beside the telephone and television as an important part of people’s lives.Consumers use the Internet to shop and invest online.Most consumers use credit cards to pay for online purchases.Other electronic payment systems___sometimes referred to as “electronic money” or “e-money”__also are now common.Their goal is to make purchasing simpler.For example, “stored-value” cards let you transfer cash value to a card.They are commonly used on public transportation, at colleges and universities, at gas stations, and for prepaid telephone use.U1：rescued，restrain，resources，appreciated，uttered，scattered，undertook，glimpse，underneath，presented。（G O D I K L B F A N） U2：moderate，endurance，supplemrnts，allowance，absorbed，remedy，store，proce，acknowledge，advisable，（G K O N J A C D F I） u3：academic，penalties，concentrated，comprehensive，cultivating，beneficial，equipped，obstacles，alike，improve，（F M K D C G L O I B ）
u4：consistently，fashionable，trends，represent，Dimensions，intended，exaggerated，regarding，negative，competitors，（G O D I K L B F A N）
U5：motionle，approached，exposed，startling，shallow，confidently，survived，lid，sampled，privilege。（N I K G M L A F C D）
