6月第一套：

Some people propose laws be made to stop McDonald's from attaching toys to its food specials for children.
有些人提议立法来禁止麦当劳将玩具附赠到为孩子提供的特价食品上。
Fast-food firms may not be able to cope with pressures from food regulation in the near future.
快餐企业在不久的将来可 能乐能处理来自食品法规的压力。
Burger King will start to sell Seattle^ Best coffee to increase sales.
汉堡王将开始出售西雅图最好咖啡 来提高销售额。
Some fast-food firms provide healthy food to give the impression they are helping to tackle the obesity problem.
一些快餐企业提供健康食品以给人留下他们在帮助解决肥胖问题的印象。
During the recession, many customers turned to fast food to save money.
在经济衰退期，很多顾客为了省钱都转向快餐。
Many people eat out less often to save money in times of recession.
在经济衰退时期，很多人为了省钱而减少在外吃饭的次数。
During the recession, Burger King’s promotional strategy of offering low-priced items often proved ineffective.
在经济衰退时期，汉堡王提供低价食品的促销策略常常被证明是没有效果的。
Fast-food restaurants can make a lot of money by selling breakfast.
通过卖早餐， 快餐店能够赚很多钱。
Many fast-food companies now expect to increase their revenue by introducing higher-priced items.
很多快餐企业现在期望通 过推出高价产品来增加收益。
A newly-passed law asks big fast-food chains to specify the calorie count of what they serve on the menu.
一项新通过的法律要求大型快餐连锁企业在菜单上 详细标明它们供应的食品卡路里含量。

6月第二套：

Some professionals in education are collecting signatures to voice their opposition to automated essay grading.
一些教育专家正在收集签名以表 明他们反对自动化短文评分。
Using software to grade students’ essays saves teachers time for other work.
利用软件给学:生的作文评分可 以节约教师的时间来开展其他工作。
The Hewlett contests aim at improving essay grading Software.
休利特竞赛旨在改良作文评分软件。
Though the automated grading system is widely used in multiple-choice tests, automated essay grading is still criticized by many educators.
尽管自动化评分系统广泛应用于选择题测验中，但是短文自动评分仍然受到很多教育工作者的批评。
Some people don’t believe the software grading system can do as good a job as human graders.
一些人认为软件评分系统做得没有人工打分那么好。
Critics of automated essay scoring do not seem to know the true realities in less famous universities.
短文自动评分的批评者似乎不知道不那么著名的大学里的真实现状。
Critics argue many important aspects of effective writing cannot be measured by computer rating programs.
批评者认为有效写作的很多重要方面无法被计算机评分程序所衡量。
As class size grows，most teachers are unable to give students valuable comments as to how to improve their writing.
随着课堂规模的增大，大多数老师不 能就如何提高写作给予学生宝贵的评论。
The automated assessment technology is sometimes used to double check the work of human graders.
自动化评分技术有时被用来 检验人工打分的工作。
Students find instant feedback helps improve their learning considerably.
学 生 们 发 现 即 时 反 馈 有助于极大地提高他们的学习。

6月第三套：

Steve Jobs called on Stanford graduates to innovate in his commencement address.
史蒂夫•乔布斯在毕业典礼 致辞中倡导斯坦福的毕业生要创新。
Steve Jobs considered himself lucky to have been fired once by Apple.
史蒂夫•乔布斯认为自己经被苹果公司辞退是幸运的。
Steve Jobs once used computers to make movies that were commercial hits.
史蒂夫•乔布斯曾经用电脑 制作的电影是商业力作。
Many governments have done more than the US government in providing the raw materials for innovation.很多政府比美国政府在 为创新提供原材料方面做得更多。
Great innovators are good at connecting concepts from various academic fields.
伟大的创新者善于把不同学术领域的概念联系在一起。
Innovation is vital to driving economic progress.
创新对于驱动经济发展至关重要。
America has a social environment that is particularly favorable to innovation.
美国有着特别有利于创 新的社会环境。
Innovative ideas often come from diverse experiences.
创新的想法经常来自于 不同的经历。
Real-life experience is often more important than formal education for career success.
在成功的职业发展中，真实的生活经历通常比正规教育更重要。
Applet fortunes suffered from an innovation discount during Jobs’ absence.
苹果公司的资产在乔布斯离开期间 遭遇了创新折价。