Passage 6

中國國際出版集團是中國最大的、最權威的外語出版發行單位，其前身是中央人民政府新聞出版署國際新聞局。// 我集團堅持“讓中國走向世界，讓世界了解中國”的出版原則，全心致力于中國外語教育與研究事業的發展，全心致力于中外文化交流事業的拓展。// 為了加強對出版人才隊伍的建設，為了滿足日益增長的特殊出版業務的需要，我集團每年都要選派一些青年員工到國內外知名高等學府和研究機構進修，// 根據我們的發展戰略，我們會將前進的步伐邁出國界走向世界，瞄準海外讀者群，這一戰略已取得了良好的開局。//

The China International Publishingｇｒｏｕｐis the largest ａｎｄ　the most authoritativeforeign language publishing ａｎｄ　distribution establishment， its predecessｏｒbeing the International Press Bureau of the Central People\'s Government Press ａｎｄ　Publication Administration.// Adhering to the publishing philosophy of “assisting China\'s march to the world ａｎｄ　facilitating world\'s understanding of China”， theｇｒｏｕｐcommits itself entirely to promoting foreign language education ａｎｄ　research in China ａｎｄ　advancing cultural exchanges between China ａｎｄ　foreign countries.// In ｏｒｃｅｒto build up a strong team of publishing staff， as well as to meet the growing need of more technically demanding business， theｇｒｏｕｐmakes it a rule that young staff be selected ａｎｄ　sent to noted universities ａｎｄ　research institutions， both domestic ａｎｄ　overseas， fｏｒfurther studies.// As is clearly spelled out in our new development strategy， we will go beyond our national boundaries ａｎｄ　wedge ourselves into the world circulation market， aiming at the international readership. Our initial efforts have been very rewarding.//

Passage 7

改革開放30 年來，隨著中國逐漸崛起成為政治經濟強國，海外人士學習漢語的現象與日俱增，海外孔子學院也成了人們學習中國語言和中國文化的首選之地。// 通過學習漢語，他們對這個和自己文化大相徑庭的古老文明產生了濃厚的興趣，而且有機會了解中國的哲學、藝術、醫學、飲食文化，親身體驗這個文明古國的風采。// 作為第二文化，中國文化也豐富了他們的生活和世界觀?？梢哉f，這個潮流方興未艾。越來越多的學習漢語的美國人除了對中國菜肴贊不絕口之外，也在嘗試針灸，草藥和武術。//他們也看功夫電影，學習東方時裝潮流和手工藝，不知不覺的在日常生活中談及中國的點心，人參、銀杏，烏龍茶等。目前在美國最熱門的中國文化是道家學說和有著神秘色彩的風水學 .

As China is rising as a political ａｎｄ　economic world power， thanks to its three-decade reform ａｎｄ　opening up， more ａｎｄ　more people in overseas countries start to learn Chinese ａｎｄ　turn to a Confucius Institute in their own countries as their first choice learning Chinese language ａｎｄ　Chinese culture.// During the learning process， the learners concurrently develop their interest in this ancient land， whose civilization is so vastly different from theirs. ａｎｄ　the learners have opportunities to learn about Chinese philosophy， art， architecture， medicine ａｎｄ　catering culture ａｎｄ　experience first-hａｎｄ　the splendors of this venerablecivilization.// As the second culture， Chinese culture has enriched the life ａｎｄ　world outlook of the learners. This trend， so to speak， is gathering momentum ａｎｄ　is there to stay. Apart from their love fｏｒChinese cuisine， more ａｎｄ　more American learners of Chinese language are turning to Chinese acupuncture， herbal medicines， martial arts.// They are also interested in kongfu films， fashions ａｎｄ　crafts. Seemingly outlandishwords such as dim sum， ginseng， gingko， oolongcha have crept into their everyday language. The latest Chinese cultural icons to make its impact there are Taoism， ａｎｄ　ancient school of thought， ａｎｄ　fengshui， an ancient art of placement.//

Passage 8

過去10年，海平面升高和森林砍伐的速度都是前所未有的;生態惡化、物種滅絕、臭氧層被破壞、溫室效應、酸雨等一系列環境問題已經嚴重影響到人類的生存環境。// 環境惡化造成的問題之一就是缺水。目前全世界40%以上的人口，即20 多億人，面臨缺水問題。據預測，未來25 年全球人口將由60 億增長到80 億，環境保護面臨更大的壓力。// 中國作為一個發展中國家，面臨著發展經濟和保護環境的雙重任務。從國情出發，中國在全面推進現代化的過程中，將環境保護視為一項基本國策。// 眾所周知，對生態環境和生物多樣性的保護是環保工作的重點。我國野生動植物物種豐富，僅脊椎動物就有6000 多種左右，高等植物3 萬多種。//

Sea level rose ａｎｄ　forest were destroyed at an unprecedented rate during the last decade. A series of environmental problems such as the deterioration of ecosystem， the extinction of bio-species， damage to the ozone layer， the green-house effect， acid rain， have posed a serious threat to human living conditions.// Environmental crisis leads to one of the serious problems， namely， water shortage. Presently， more than 40% of the world\'s population， more than 2 billion people， now face water shortage. It is predicted that with the global population expected to increase from six billion to eight billion over the next 25 years， more pressure on environmental protection stress is expected.// As a developing country， China is confronted with the dual task of developing the economy ａｎｄ　protecting the environment. Proceeding from its national conditions， China has， in the process of promoting its overall modernization program， made environmental protection one of its basic state policies.// It is known to all that protection of the ecological environment ａｎｄ　biodiversity is the focal point of environmental protection work. China is rich in wildlife species. There are about 6，000 vertebrates alone ａｎｄ　30，000 species of higher plants.//