Ever since the reform. and opening-up, China has made great achievements in its social and economic development, which have won worldwide recognition.Yet, it is obvious that its social development is lagging behind that of its economy.

B. Translate the following passage into English. Write your translation on the Answer Sheet.

立足国内资源，实现粮食基本自给，是中国解决粮食供需问题的基本方针。中国将努力促进粮食增产，确保在正常情况下粮食自给率不低于95%，净进口量不超过国内消费量的5%。

现阶段中国已经实现了粮食基本自给，在未来的发展过程中，中国依靠自己的力量实现粮食基本自给，客观上具备诸多有利因素。根据中国农业自然资源、生产条件、技术水平和其他发展条件，粮食增产潜力很大。

A. Translate the following passage into Chinese. Write your translation on the Answer Sheet.

Adelaide contains many fine examples of early Australian architecture, including the town hall on King William Street—the wide main N-S thoroughfare. Built from designs by E.W. Wright, a former mayor of the city, the town hall's foundation stone was laid in 1863.

The city contains many statues and seven fountains. The most spectacular fountain, completed in 1968, is in Victoria Square, the center of the city's business section. Its three-sided design, with 34 jets of water and aluminium sculptures, represents the three rivers from which Adelaide draws its water—the Murray(墨累河), the Torrens(托伦斯河) and the Onkaparinga (昂卡帕令加河). Parklands, which separate the city and the suburbs, are preserved in perpetuity for the use of the people.

考试降低了教学标准，因为它剥夺了老师的一切自由。对老师自身的评定往往取决于考试结果，他们不是在教授自己的学科，而是在降低自己的水平，训练学生掌握自己也瞧不起的考试技巧。

为什么洋节大行其道而传统节日冷冷清清?学者们认为这是文化自轻和自我殖民的结果。

那些剧毒微生物的创造和偶然释放只是引发恐慌的一个原因。十分理智且德高望重的科学家们正在谈论各种难以想象的可能性。

不怕直说，我是相当欣赏自己的。我承认自己有许多不如人的地方，但也知道并不老是这样差劲。

B. Translate the following underlined sentences into English. Write your translation on the Answer Sheet.

(我)寄语年轻朋友，千万要持之以恒地从事运动，这不是嬉戏，不是浪费时间。健康的身体是做人做事的真正本钱。

So biologists were delighted early this year when, with the help of the Navy, they were able to track a particular blue whale for 43 days, monitoring its sounds.This was possible because of the Navy's formerly top-secret system of underwater listening devices spanning the oceans.

Accomplishment is often deceptive because we don't see the pain and perseverance that produced it.So we may credit the achiever with brains, brawn or lucky break, and let ourselves off the hook because we fall short in all three.

For fermentation to take place you need raw material, or feed stock, as it is known in the biofuels industry.Anything will do as long as it can be broken down into sugars, with the byproduct ideally burnt to produce electricity to run the plant.