31.There has been undesirable trend in recent years towards the worship of money. A recent survey showed that X percent of respondents ranked getting rich as their top priority, compared to X percent only a few years ago. Why do people fail to realize that wealth does not necessarily bring happiness?

　　近年來出現(xiàn)了對社會有害的拜金主義傾向。比較近的一項調查表明，X%的調查對象把致富作為他們的首選，相比之下，就在幾年前，只有X%的人這樣想。為什么人們沒能意識到財富不一定帶來幸福呢？

　　32.Some months ago, a friend of mine was killed in a tragic automobile accident involving a drunk driver. The incident was far from rare, and was in fact typical of thousands of cases involving people dricing under the influence of alcohol.

　　幾個月前，我的一個朋友死于一場與酒后駕車有關的悲慘車禍。這件事情一點兒也不罕見，事實上是數(shù)以千計的案件的典型，這些案件與在酒精作用下開車的人有關。

　　33.I recently read a newspaper article on the rampant spread of child abuse. The deplorable problem of the widespread abuse of innocent children has aroused public concern nationwide.

　　比較近，我在報紙上讀到一篇關于虐待兒童現(xiàn)象變得猖獗的文章。普遍虐待無辜兒童的問題令人深感遺憾，它已經引起了全國公眾的關注。

　　34.Should parents spare the rod and spoil the child? Opinions concerning strict parental discipline vary widely. Some view strict discipline as nothing more than a form of abuse, while others argue it is an essential factor for instilling appropriate social behavior.

　　家長應不應該閑了棍子、慣了孩子？針對嚴厲的家教的看法大相徑庭。有的人就是把嚴厲的管教看成一種虐待，而另外的人認為這是逐漸灌輸?shù)皿w的社會行為的要素。

　　35.What do you think of the increasing openness accompanying the ongoing sexual revolution? Do you ever fantasize? Answers to these questions should be based on a determination between appropriate and inappropriate behavior.

　　你如何看待對現(xiàn)在的性革命越來越開放的態(tài)度？你曾經想像過嗎？回答這些問題之前應先界定得體和不得體的行為。

　　36.Why do some governments persist in spending billions of dollars on space exploration when starvation and poverty continue to grip many countries throughout the world? This particular question is being raised by an ever increasing number of people.

　　既然世界上許多國家仍被饑餓和貧困所困擾，為什么有的政府還堅持花費數(shù)十億美元用于太空探索？現(xiàn)在越來越多的人提出這個問題。

　　37.Judging from the reams of evidence presented, we can safely conclude that the Three Gorges Project will change the lives of an untold number of people forever.

　　根據(jù)現(xiàn)有的大量證據(jù)，我們可以有把握地得出這樣的結論：三峽工程將永遠改變無數(shù)人的生活。

　　38.The ample evidence presented enables us to reasonably conclude that the scourge of AIDS will be brought under control in the foreseeable future.

　　提出的充分證據(jù)使我們能夠合理地得出這樣的結論：艾滋病的禍害在可預見的將來就能得到控制。

　　39.We must seek immediate solutions for problems leading to the rapid depletion of the earth's ozone layer. If allowed to proceed unchecked, the problem will undoubtedly exacerbate global warming and threaten life as we know it today.

　　我們必須尋求立即解決引起地球臭氧層快速損耗的問題的辦法。如果任其自由發(fā)展，這一問題無疑會加劇全球升溫，并且正如今天我們所知道的那樣危及生命。

　　40.Quite obviously, immediate action is needed to extricate 80 million Chinese people from the grips of poverty in order to remove the danger of social unrest and ensure continuing stability.

　　很明顯，需要立即采取行動使八千萬中國人擺脫貧困，從而消除社會動蕩的危險，確保持續(xù)的穩(wěn)定。