Blacks first came to America from Africans slaves. President Lincoln freed the slaves in 1863. About eleven percent of the present American population are Blacks.

　　The first immigrants in American history came from England and the Netherlands. Soon immigrants began to arrive from many other countries, and they are still arriving. In 1790 the new nation had fewer than four million. Today there are more than 210 million. These include people from all parts of the world.

　　Question No. 26. What might be the best title for this passage?

　　Question No. 27. How much is the American Indian population?

　　Question No. 28. Who were the first people living in America?

　　Question No. 29. What is the current size of the American population?

　　Question No. 30. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

　　Part C: Listening and Translation

　　l . Sentence Translation

　　Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 English sentences. You will hear the sentences only once. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Now let's begin Sentence Translation with Sentence No. 1.

　　Sentence No. 1. There was a heavy fog in New York and we were delayed there.

　　Sentence No. 2. During our stay in China, we hope to find out if we can open a new branch here.

　　Sentence No. 3. I hope I can meet you sometime next week ; would Monday morning suit you?

　　Sentence No.4.The salary will be a little bit more if you have the right qualifications and experience.

　　Sentence No.5. Soon after he started working, he discovered that it was far harder work than he'd expected.

　　Ⅱ. Passage Translation

　　Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages. You will hear the passages only once. After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening. Now let's begin Passage Translation with the first passage.

　　Passage 1:

　　I arrived in the United States ten years ago, but I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o'clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was too excited to mind.

　　Passage 2:

　　About seven out of ten people released from prison will be put into prison again sooner or later. Some people think this simply shows that once a person becomes a criminal he will probably remain a criminal. But it could equally suggest that being in prison actually makes people more likely to commit crimes.　福建省中级英语翻译口、笔译资格证书考试

　　第二部分口译考试

　　口语题(40 points)

　　Directions: Talk on the following topic or pictures for at least 3 minutes. Be sure to make your points clear and supporting details adequate. Remember that what you said will be recorded. Start talking at the signal. . . and stop it at the signal. . .

　　Sample 1.

　　Topic: The importance of Transportation for Fujian's Economic Development.

　　Aspects to be covered:

　　1. Give a general picture of transportation in Fujian and then compare it with that in other cities in China or abroad.

　　2. What are the causes of the most serious transportation problems in the city ?

　　3. Why is transportation more important in Fujian today ?

　　4. How to improve Fujian's transportation system ?

　　Sample 2.

　　Picture talk: Describe the information shown in the following graph.

　　口译题(60 points)