SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST （1） （30 minutes）
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.
Foundations are tax- free institutions that are created to give grants to both individuals and nonprofit organizations for activities that range from education, research, and the arts to support for the upkeep of exotic gardens and old mansions. They provide a means by which wealthy people and corporations can in effect decide how their tax payments will be spent, for they are based on money that otherwise would go to the government in taxes.From a small beginning at the turn of the century, they have become a very important factor in shaping developments in higher education and the arts.
Think tanks and university research institutes are nonprofit organizations that have been developed to provide settings for experts in various academic disciplines. In this way, they may devote their time to the study of policy alternatives free from the teaching and departmental duties that are part of the daily routine for most members of the academic community. Supported by foundation grants and government contracts, they are a major source of the new ideas that are discussed in the policy- formation groups.
SECTION 4: TRANSLATION TEST （2） （30 minutes）
Directions: translate the following passage into English and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BLLKLET.
我总以为，在中国效率最高的会议要数学校召集的家长会。家长会完全符合 廉政建设“的要求，与会的家长绝不会像参加行业、单位的一些会议，先看看会议地点是不是设在风景旅游区，会后发不发纪念品之类，然后方决定是否参加。其他会议都难得准时，惟有家长会绝对正点召开。在家长会上，家长们个个全神贯注地倾听、记录，生怕漏 一点内容。不少会议都可列入可开可不开之列，但对于学校和家长而言，家长会则是必不可少的。
沪江英语
