【第一題】
The “standard of living” of a country means the average person' s② share of the goods and services which the country produces. A country’ s standard of living， therefore， depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. “Wealth” in this sense is not money， for we do not live on ② money but on things that money can buy： “goods” such as food and clothing， and “services” such as transport and entertainment.
A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors， most of which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country’s natural resources， such as coal， gold， and other minerals， water supply and so on. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals， and have a fertile soil and a favorable climate; other regions possess none of them.
難點提示：
①一般人，老百姓
②靠……為生
參考譯文：
任何一個國家的生活水平，指的是那個國家生產的產品和提供的服務為普通老百姓分享的情況。因此，一個國家的生活水平，首先取決於它創造財富的能力。在這個意義上，財富並不是指金錢，因為我們生存靠的不是錢，而是靠錢能買到的東西：比如食物和衣服這些“產品”，交通和娛樂這些“服務”。
一個國家創造財富的能力取決於很多因素，其中大部分因素相互作用。財富在很大程度上依賴於一個國家的自然資源，比如煤礦、金礦和其他礦物質、水源等等。世界上有些地區煤礦和礦物質的儲量豐富，土壤肥沃，氣候適宜，其他地區卻一樣都不具備。
【第二題】
A new era is upon us. Call it what you will： the service economy， the information age， the knowledge society. It all translates to ① a fundamental change in the way we work. The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen dramatically. Today the majority of jobs are in the service industry， and the number is on the rise.
More women are in the work force than ever before. There are more part- time jobs. More people are self-employed. Above all， the economic transformation is giving rise to② a radical~ new way of thinking about the nature of work itself. Long-held notions about jobs and careers， the skills needed to succeed， even the relation between individuals and employers——all these are being challenged.
難點提示：
①轉變為，轉化為
②引起，導致
③根本的，徹底的
參考譯文：
一個新時代降臨在我們身上。隨你怎麼稱呼它：叫它服務型經濟、資訊時代，或者知識社會都行。它都反映在我們工作方式的根本改變上。靠生產物品謀生的人的比例大幅度下降。今天，大多數的人們都從事服務性行業的工作，而且人數呈上升趨勢。
勞動力中婦女的人數比以往任何時候都多。有更多兼職的工作。更多的人成為個體勞動者。最重要的'是，經濟的轉變帶來了對於工作本身的一種全新認識。工作和事業，成功所必需具備的技能，甚至就連個人與僱主的關係——長期以來對所有這些問題所持的看法都受到了挑戰。
【第三題】
上海社會科學院①的一項最新分析表明，外資的加入對上海的發展和上海市民的生活產生了巨大影響。這項分析預測，從2002年起，世界主要經濟強國在上海的直接投資將急劇上升。過去幾年來突飛猛進的發展形勢使很多人相信上海是國際投資可靠的港口。
中國人民銀行上海分行的統據資料表明，到2001年年底，上海的海外金融機構達到65家，其中54家是外國銀行。上海的外國銀行的總資產②、儲蓄存款和貸款平衡差額③佔中國所有外國銀行總和的一半以上。到目前為止，世界排名前50位的銀行中有八家已經在上海建立了分行。
難點提示：
① the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
② total asset
③loan balance
參考譯文
The latest analysis of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences shows that the introduction of foreign capital has produced a tremendous influence on Shanghai’s development and the livelihood of its citizens. It predicts that Shanghai will witness an upsurge in direct investment from the world’s major economic powers from 2002. The rapid development over the past few years has made many believe that Shanghai is a sound port for international capital.
Statistics of the People’s Bank of China Shanghai Branch showed that， by the end of 2001， the number of overseas financial institutions in Shanghai had reached 65， of which 54 were foreign banks. The total assets， savings deposits and loan balance of foreign banks in Shanghai account for more than half of the total of foreign banks in China. So far， 8 of the world’s top 50 banks have set up branches in Shanghai