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1、Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese toEnglish. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.翻译真题：(2017.6.2)明朝统治中国276年，被人们描绘成人类历史上治理有序、社会稳定的最伟大的时代之一。这一时期，手工业的发展促进了市场经济和城市化。大量商品，包括酒和丝绸，都在市场销售。同时，还进口许多外国商品，如时钟和烟草。北京、南京、扬州、苏州这
2、样的大商业中心相继形成。也是在明代，由郑和率领的船队曾到印度洋进行了七次大规模探险航行。还值得一提的是，中国文学的四大经典名著中有三部写于明朝。The Ming dynasty ruled China for 276 years, which is depicted as one of the feudal dynastiesthat are governed orderly and stabilized in the history. In this period, the development ofhandicraft promoted the
3、 market economy and urbanization. An ocean of commodities, includingwine and silk, were sold on the market. Meanwhile, numerous exotic products were imported,such as clocks and tobacco. Commercial centers like Beijing, Nanjing, Yangzhou, Suzhouformed in succession. It was also
4、in Ming dynasty that the fleet of ships led by ZhengHeexpedited for seven times to the Indian Ocean on a large scale. What’s more, three of the fourclassical novels are written in the Ming dynasty.(2017.6.1)宋朝始于960年，一直延续到1279年。这一时期，中国经济大幅增长，成为世界上最先进的经济体，科学、技术、哲学和数学蓬勃发展，宋代中国是世界历
5、史上首先发行纸币的国家。宋朝还最早使用火药并发明了活字(movable-lype)印刷。人口增长迅速，越来越多的人住进城市，那里有热门的娱乐场所。社会生活多种多样。人们聚焦在一起观看和交易珍贵艺术品。宋朝的政府体制在当时也是先进的。政府官员均通过竞争性考试选拔任用。文都版The Song Dynasty began in the year 960 and lasted to the year 1279. During this period,China’s economy developed rapidly and had become the mo
6、st advanced economy, and itsscience, technology, philosophy and mathematicians boomed too. During the Song Dynasty,China was the first country that issued paper money in the history of the world, gunpowderwas first used, and the movable-type printing was also invented. As the p
7、opulationincreased fast, more and more people moved to cities, where existed many entertainmentplaces. The social life was diverse. People could gather together to watch and exchangevaluable artworks there. The government system was also advanced at that time. Thegovernment off
8、icials were all selected and employed by competitive e
