全国人事部英语翻译三级考试样题(笔译实务)

全国人事部英语翻译三级考试样题(笔译实务) 全国翻译专业资格(水平)考试 英语三级《笔译实务》试卷 Section 1: English-Chinese Translation (50 points) Translate the following passage into Chinese. Freed by warming, waters once locked beneath ice are gnawing at coastal settlements around the Arctic Circle. In Bykovsky, a village of 457 residents at the tip of a fin-shaped peninsula on Russia’s northeast coast, the shoreline is collapsing, creeping closer and closer to houses and tanks of heating oil, at a rate of 15 to 18 feet, or 5 to 6 meters, a year. Eventually, homes will be lost as more ice melts each summer, and maybe all of Bykovsky, too. “It is practically all ice — permafrost — and it is thawing.” The 4 million Russian people who live north of the Arctic Circle are feeling the effects of warming in many ways. A changing climate presents new opportunities, but it also threatens their environment, the stability of their homes, and, for those whose traditions rely on the ice-bound wilderness, the preservation of their culture. A push to develop the North, quickened by the melting of the Arctic seas, carries its own rewards and dangers for people in the region. Discovery of vast petroleum fields in the Barents and Kara Seas has raised fears of catastrophic accidents as ships loaded with oil or liquefied gas churn through the fisheries off Scandinavia, headed for the eager markets of Europe and North America. Land that was untouched could be tainted by air and water pollution as generators, smokestacks and large vehicles sprout to support the growing energy industry. Coastal erosion is a problem in Alaska as well, forcing the United States to prepare to relocate several Inuit coastal villages at a projected cost of US$100 million or more for each one. Across the Arctic, indigenous tribes with cultural traditions shaped by centuries of living in extremes of cold and ice are noticing changes in weather and 笔译实务(英语?三级)试卷 第 1 页 (共 3 页) wildlife. They are trying to adapt, but it can be confounding. In Finnmark, the northernmost province of Norway, the Arctic landscape unfolds in late winter as an endless snowy plateau, silent but for the cries of the reindeer and the occasional whine of a snowmobile herding them. A changing Arctic is felt there, too, though in another way. “The reindeer are becoming unhappy,” said Issat Eira, a 31-year-old reindeer herder. Few countries rival Norway when it comes to protecting the environment and preserving indigenous customs. The state has lavished its oil wealth on the region, and as a result Sami culture has enjoyed something of a renaissance. And yet no amount of government support can convince Eira that his livelihood, intractably entwined with the reindeer, is not about to change. Like a Texas cattleman he keeps the size of his herd secret. But he said warmer temperatures in fall and spring are melting the top layers of snow, which then refreeze as ice, making it harder for his reindeer to dig through to the lichen they eat. “The people who are making the decisions, they are living in the south and they are living in towns,” said Eira, sitting beside a birch fire inside his lavvu, a home made of reindeer hides. “They don’t mark the change of weather. It is only people who live in nature and get resources from nature who mark it.” Section 2: Chinese-English Translation (50 points) Translate the following passage into English. 中国为种类繁多的菜肴感到十分自豪。饮食是中国文化的一大要素。中国共有8 大菜系，包括辛辣的川菜和清淡的粤菜。中国餐馆在世界各地很受欢迎。 然而，中国人的生活方式日益变化，无论是自己下厨还是上餐馆，都出现了全新的 饮食习惯。在一些传统的中国菜中，添加了奶酪和番茄酱。城市消费者频繁地光顾 一些快餐连锁店，包括麦当劳、肯德基和必胜客。市场调查显示，在未来几年里， 西式快餐的消费在中国将以每年超过45%的速度持 笔译实务(英语?三级)试卷 第 2 页 (共 3 页)笔译实务(英语?三级)试卷 第 3 页 (共 3 页) Section 1: Vocabulary and Grammar (60 points) This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part before answering the questions. Part 1 Vocabulary Selection In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 1. Don’t be ________ by his bad manners. He is merely trying to attract your attention. A. incurred B. inferred C. irritated D. intervened 1. Craig assured his boss that he would call ________ all his energies in doing this new job. A. forth B. at C. on D. off 1. Too much ________ to X-rays can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body. A. disclosure B. attachment C. contact D. exposure 1. When confronted with such questions, my mind goes ________, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth. A. dim B. blank C. faint D. vain As we know, knowledge is the ________ condition for expansion of the mind. 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 1 页 (共 20 页) A. incompatible B. incredible C. indefinite D. indispensable 6. Care should be taken to shorten the time that one is subjected ________ continuous loud noise. A. to B. with C. in D. on 1. Some of the most important concepts in physics ________ their success to these mathematical systems. A. oblige B. owe C. contribute D. attribute 1. As your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something ________ researching into. A. precious B. worth C. worthy D. valuable 1. As a defense against air-pollution damage, many plants and animals ________ a substance to absorb harmful chemicals. A. relieve B. release C. dismiss D. discard 1. Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would in no ________ be able to walk. A. time B. means C. way D. account 1. One reason for the successes of Asian immigrants in the U.S. is that they have taken great ________ to educate their children. A. means B. pains 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 2 页 (共 20 页) C. attempts D. hardships 1. I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be ________ to it. A. connected B. fastened C. bound D. stuck The English language contains a(n) ________ of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation. A. altitude B. latitude C. multitude D. attitude 1. In my opinion, you can widen the ________ of this improvement through your active participation. A. scale B. volume C. magnitude D. scope 1. The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made on the ________. A. spot B. site C. location D. ground The remarkable ________ of life on the Galapagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution. A. classification B. variety C. density D. diversion 1. The trouble is that not many students really know how to make use of their time to its best ________ A. benefit B. advantage C. value D. profit 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 3 页 (共 20 页) 1. Though the imitation jewelry can fool many people, they cannot ________ up to an expert’s close examination. A. keep B. put C. stand D. pay Your improper words will give ________ to doubts concerning your true intentions. A. rise B. reason C. suspicion D. impulse 1. Readers ________ to happy endings may find the unvarnished view of modern motherhood a bit unsettling. A. likened B. preferred C. adapted D. accustomed Part 2 Vocabulary Replacement This part consists of 20 sentences. In each of them one word or phrase is underlined, and below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part without causing any grammatical error or changing the basic meaning of the sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 1. The frown on the man’s face showed that he was displeased. A. look of fear B. look of anger C. look of delight D. look of surprise 1. There are swamps that will have to be cleared before construction can begin. A. forests B. groves C. puddles D. wetlands 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 4 页 (共 20 页) 1. Doctors prescribe massive doses of penicillin for patients with pneumonia. A. gross B. heavy C. excessive D. adequate 1. Tornadoes are violent whirlwinds which vary in their width from a few yards to 1,300 feet. A. fierce B. immense C. rapid D. fearful 1. A sound system of quality control has been instituted in the company. A. constructed B. established C. confirmed D. erected Of the many plans submitted, the committee selected the one that seemed most feasible. A. possible B. practicable C. probable D. permissible 1. What it amounts to is simply that he is unwilling to give us his support. A. means B. matters C. reaches D. signals Only individual benefactors and ad hoc grants have made possible the ecological surveys already undertaken. A. additional B. unique C. special D. specific 1. He used the attic to store his elaborate equipment. A. precious B. complicated C. valuable D. colossal 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 5 页 (共 20 页) 1. Bill’s talk with the boss this morning left him in a thoughtful mood. A. pensive B. deliberate C. passive D. considerate 1. The coach said Fred had no aptitude for sports. A. talent B. patience C. attitude D. interest 1. Anyone who doesn’t have a free ticket must pay the fee for going in. A. attending B. admitting C. admission D. attention 1. When an organism is completely encapsulated and preserved, it becomes a fossil, thus turning into evidence of things that once lived. A. thereby B. therefrom C. thereof D. therein The hunter carefully stalked the deer. A. shot B. tracked C. watched D. skinned 1. Hot metal shrinks as it becomes cool. A. concedes B. compresses C. condenses D. contracts 1. She bustled about with an assumption of authority. A. air B. supposition C. appearance D. face 1. Take the stalemate between the administration and the oil companies for example. 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 6 页 (共 20 页) A. case B. deadlock C. conflict D. contradiction 1. The sense of mistrust is compounded by smaller annoyances that leave the families feeling as though no one in authority cares about them. A. offset B. intensified C. diminished D. annulled 1. The very ubiquity of electronic communications can have a surprising downside. A. failure B. underside C. drawback D. consequence 1. If you can’t dig into the field you have chosen for your pursuit, it is hardly possible for you to achieve anything significant in the field. A. acquire B. require C. accompany D. accomplish Part 3 Error Correction This part consists of 20 sentences. In each of them there is an underlined part that indicates an error, and below each, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part so that the error is corrected. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 1. On the slope of Long’s Peak in Colorado that lies the ruin of a gigantic tree. A. lying B. lies C. lied D. lays 1. There are many different ways of comparing the economy of one nation with those of another. 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 7 页 (共 20 页) A. that B. this C. what D. which 1. To wake up, he sat up in the seat and turned to see who was making all the noise. A. Having woken up B. Waking up C. To have woken up D. Having to wake up 1. The landlady could not put up with us because all her rooms were reserved. A. put us up with B. put us up C. put through us D. put us through 1. I will go home for the vacation as soon as I have finished my exams. A. will finish B. am finishing C. am going to finish D. finish 1. Nowadays, many self-important young men view the prospect working under women as humiliation. A. to work B. from working C. of working D. at working 1. Dump sewage into oceans and rivers is a serious form of pollution. A. Having dumped sewage B. Being dumped sewage C. Dumped sewage D. Dumping sewage Grover Cleveland was the first president married in the White House. A. got married B. to get married C. has got married D. was married If cauliflowers are exposed from extreme temperatures, the heads get discolored. 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 8 页 (共 20 页) A. are exposing from B. are exposed to C. expose from D. expose to 1. Modern industrial methods have supplanted individual crafts, made blacksmiths, stone-carvers, coopers and cobblers virtually extinct. A. that made B. make C. which making D. making 1. Children learn primarily by physical experience direct the world around them. A. physical experiencing directly of B. physical experience directly C. directly physical experience D. direct physical experience of 1. Live with deadly snakes is a way of life for them, not something that terrorizes them. A. Living with B. Having lived with C. Lived with D. To live with 1. The more the century progresses, less the interested we have become in family life. A. The much…, less the B. The further…, the less C. The more…, the less D. The further…, less the 1. Not until 1798, when Eli Whitney came up with a new idea, guns had been made by skilled gunsmiths, one at a time. A. To B. In C. Since D. Until 1. For a variety of reasons, many American young adults are returning home or are not leaving home at all, causing families react in different ways. A. caused families to react B. making families to react C. made families react D. which is making families react 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 9 页 (共 20 页) 1. No such weapons were used and none been found. A. none have been B. none has C. no other has been D. no others been 1. The sales manager of the company suggested more money is to spent in a more effective advertising campaign and better packaging design. A. is spending on B. will be spent in C. will be spent on D. be spent on 1. The general manager demanded the job will be completed before the National Day. A. would be completed B. must be completed C. had to be completed D. be completed 1. The achievements of the greatest minds in science could never have been reached if it had not been for the patient and accurate work of hundreds of other people. A. has it not been B. had it not been C. if hasn’t been D. if it had been 1. The government has hardly taken measures to crack down on these crimes when new one occurred A. Hardly had the government taken B. The government had hardly taken C. Hardly the government had taken D. The government is hardly taking Section 2: Reading Comprehension (30 points) In this section you will find after each of the passages a number of questions or unfinished statements about the passage, each with 4 (A, B, C and D) choices to answer the question or complete the statement. You must choose the one which you think fits best. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 10 页 (共 20 页) Questions 61-70 are based on the following passage. Are you interested in seeing the beautiful fall foliage of New England but tired of traffic jams and overbooked hotels? Then this year forget the crowds in New England and see the beautiful colors of autumn in the Catskills. These rugged mountains in New York State, just 90 miles northwest of New York City, are famous for the legendary tales of Rip Van Winkle, and more recently for the summer hotels that sprang up in the region during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Families trying to escape the heat of New York City found the Catskills to be the perfect place to stay for a month or so each summer. By the late 1950s there were over 500 resorts and hotels offering nighttime entertainment as well as all kinds of outdoor activities. Famous comedians like Jackie Gleason, Joan Rivers, and Sid Caesar all got their start touring the hotel clubs here. Since the introduction of air-conditioning and cheaper air travel, however, families have stopped coming to the Catskills in such large numbers, choosing instead more distant locations at different times of the year. Many of the Catskills hotels closed in the 1970s, but some remain and have expanded and changed their facilities to meet the needs of today’s visitors. Currently, there are many activities available to the traveler besides witnessing the changing colors of the leaves. There is an all-organic sheep farm where visitors can see how a traditional sheep farm operates. There are also hundreds of miles of scenic drives in the area. Route 42, for instance, is an excellent site for spotting bald eagles. For more information on vacations in the Catskills, call the Office of Public Information. 1. The author’s main purpose is to ________. A. promote the Catskills as a vacation destination B. introduce visitors to famous Catskills entertainers C. describe the history of the Catskills region D. compare the Catskills to New England 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 11 页 (共 20 页) 1. The word “rugged” underlined in Paragraph 2 means ________. A. barren B. rough C. tall D. lush 1. According to the passage, the decline in the number of resorts in the 1970s was caused by ________. A. television B. shorter vacations C. affordable air travel D. more traffic 1. The phrase “sprang up” underlined in Paragraph 2 refers to something that has ________. A. burst forth B. spread out C. operated vigorously D. joined together 1. In what season would a tourist most likely have visited the Catskills in the 1950s? A. Fall. B. Winter. C. Spring. D. Summer. 1. The author’s tone in this passage is ________. A. light and encouraging B. informative and scientific C. humorous and skeptical D. regretful and reminiscent 1. From the passage, what might a visitor be lucky enough to do? A. See fall leaves in color. B. See a kind of bird. C. Work on a sheep farm. D. Drive on scenic roads. 1. The word “drives” underlined in Paragraph 3 refers to ________. A. excursions B. tracks C. paths D. canyons 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 12 页 (共 20 页) 1. The word “spotting” underlined in Paragraph 3 means ________. A. photographing B. seeing C. painting D. shooting 1. The author implies that in the Catskills there are few ________. A. leaves B. eagles C. people D. sheep Questions 71-80 are based on the following passage. First, of course, it is plain that in a few years everyone will have at his elbow several times more mechanical energy than he has today. Second, there will be advances in biological knowledge as far-reaching as those that have been made in physics. We are only beginning to learn that we can control our biological environment as well as our physical one. Starvation has been prophesied twice to a growing world population: by Malthus about 1.8 billion and by Crookes about 1.9 billion. It was headed off the first time by taking agriculture to America and the second time by using the new fertilizers. Soon starvation will be headed off by the control of the diseases and the heredity of plants and animals — by shaping our own biological environment. And third, I come back to the haunting theme of automation. The most common species in the factory today is the man who works or minds a simple machine — the operator. Before long he will be as extinct as the hand-loom weaver and the dodo (老古董). The repetitive tasks of industry will be taken over by the machines, as the heavy tasks were taken over long ago; and the mental tedium will go the way of physical exhaustion. Today we still distinguish, even among repetitive jobs, between the skilled and the unskilled, but in a few years to come all repetition will be unskilled. We simply waste our time if we oppose this change. 1. This article was written to ________. A. warn us of impending starvation B. present facts about life in the near future 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 13 页 (共 20 页) C. oppose biological advances D. warn of the danger of automation 72. In the coming years, people will ________. A. have more machines at their disposal B. experience starvation C. never work D. have fewer machines at their disposal 73. Advances in biological knowledge have ________. A. kept pace with those in physics B. been responsible for the invention of new machines C. surpassed those in physics D. lagged behind those in physics 74. We are beginning to learn that we ________. A. can control our physical environment B. can never control our biological environment C. have no control over our physical environment D. can control both our biological and physical environments 75. In the near future, starvation will be prevented by ________. A. Chinese agriculture B. use of new fertilizers C. control of the diseases and the heredity of plants and animals D. vitamin pills 76. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The mental tedium will not exist in the end. B. Hand-loom weaver is the thing of the past. C. Automation is an out-of-date topic today. 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 14 页 (共 20 页) D. Physical burden in the factory has already been replaced. 1. The author believes before long, machines will ________. A. actually replace unskilled workers B. have learned to think for us C. be shaped like robots D. no longer be needed The repetitive tasks of industry lead to ________. A. physical exhaustion B. mental stimulation C. mental exhaustion D. physical extinction If the author’s predictions are realized, the demand for unskilled workers will be ________. A. very high B. very low C. the same as today D. constantly rising From the passage, increased automation ________. A. can be successfully opposed B. cannot be avoided C. has not yet begun D. will put everyone out of work Questions 81-90 are based on the following passage. Of all the areas of learning the most important is the development of attitudes. Emotional reactions as well as logical thought processes affect the behavior of most people. “The burnt child fears the fire” is one instance; another is the rise of despots like Hitler. Both examples also point up the fact that attitudes stem from experience. In one case the experience was direct and impressive; in the other it was indirect and cumulative. The Nazis were indoctrinated largely by the speeches they heard and the books they read. The classroom teacher in the elementary school is in a strategic position to 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 15 页 (共 20 页) influence attitudes. This is true partly because children acquire attitudes from those adults whose word they respect. Another reason it is true is that pupils often delve somewhat deeply into a subject in school that has only been touched upon at home or has possibly never occurred to them before. To a child who had previously acquired little knowledge of Mexico, his teacher’s method of handling such a unit would greatly affect his attitude toward Mexicans. The media through which the teacher can develop wholesome attitudes are innumerable. Social studies (with special reference to races, creeds and nationalities), science matters of health and safety, the very atmosphere of the classroom… these are a few of the fertile fields for the inculcation of proper emotional reactions. However, when children come to school with undesirable attitudes, it is unwise for the teacher to attempt to change their feelings by cajoling or scolding them. She can achieve the proper effect by helping them obtain constructive experiences. To illustrate, first grade pupils afraid of policemen will probably alter their attitudes after a classroom chat with the neighborhood officer in which he explains how he protects them. In the same way, a class of older children can develop attitudes through discussion, research, outside reading and all-day trips. Finally, a teacher must constantly evaluate her own attitudes, because her influence can be deleterious if she has personal prejudices. This is especially true in respect to controversial issues and questions on which children should be encouraged to reach their own decisions as a result of objective analysis of all the facts. 1. The central idea of the above passage is that ________. A. attitudes affect our actions B. teachers are important in developing or changing pupils’ attitudes C. attitudes can be changed by some classroom experiences D. by their attitudes, teachers inadvertently affect pupils’ attitudes 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 16 页 (共 20 页) 1. The word “despot” underlined in Paragraph 2 means a person ________. A. who enjoys a high reputation B. who is very successful in politics C. with unlimited powers D. who deposits a large sum of money in a bank The pupils’ attitudes are NOT influenced by ________. A. their parents’ persuasion to behave properly B. their teachers’ attitudes C. the speeches they hear and the books they read D. such media as social studies, science matter and classroom atmosphere It can be inferred from the passage that the pupils ________. A. usually study a certain subject in greater details at home than at school B. usually do not study a certain subject at home C. study the subjects only at school D. study a subject more deeply at school than at home The example of the pupils’ learning about Mexico shows that ________. A. a child usually learns the right things from their teachers B. a teacher can correct a pupil’s wrong ideas C. a teacher’s attitude can influence a child’s attitude by teaching D. a child’s attitude is very changeable 1. The author implies that ________. A. the teacher should guide all discussions by revealing her own attitude B. in some aspects of social studies a greater variety of methods can be used in the upper grades than in the lower grades C. people usually act on the basis of reasoning rather than emotion D. children’s attitudes often come from those of other children 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 17 页 (共 20 页) 87. A statement made or implied in the passage is that ________. A. attitudes can be based on the learning of falsehoods B. a child can develop in the classroom an attitude about the importance of brushing his teeth C. attitudes cannot easily be changed by rewards and lectures D. the attitudes of elementary school-aged children are influenced primarily by their teachers 88. The passage specifically states that ________. A. direct experiences are more valuable than indirect ones B. whatever attitudes a child learns in school have already been introduced at home C. teachers should always conceal their own attitudes D. teachers can sometimes have an unwholesome influence on children 89. From the last paragraph, we can see that ________. A. a teacher’s influence on children is always positive B. children should be encouraged to reach their own decisions by ignoring objective facts C. if improperly handled, a teacher’s influence can be very harmful to the children D. children may develop prejudices if the teacher’s attitude is wrong 90. The author of this passage tries to ________. A. present certain facts of how the development of a person’s attitude can be influenced B. show that our society is not doing enough to help children shape their attitudes C. point out that teachers are the only people who can influence the children’s attitudes 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 18 页 (共 20 页) D. prove that speeches and books are the only factors to indoctrinate children Section 3: Cloze Test (10 points) In the following passage, there are 20 blanks representing words that are missing from the context. Below the passage, each blank has 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET. The rocket engine, with its steady roar like that of a waterfall or a thunderstorm, is an impressive symbol of the new space age. Rocket engines have proved powerful ________(91) to shoot astronauts ________(92) the earth’s gravitational ________(93) and put them on the moon. We have now ________(94) space travelers. Impressive and complex ________(95) it may appear, the rocket, which was ________(96) in China over 800 years ________(97), is a relatively simple device. Fuel that is ________(98) in the rocket engine changes ________(99) gas. The hot and rapidly expanding ________(100) must escape, but it can do so only ________(101) an opening that heads ________(102). As the gas is ________(103) with great force, it ________(104) the rocket in the ________(105) direction. Like the ________(106) of a gun when it is fired, it ________(107) the ________(108) of nature described by Sir Isaac Newton when he found that “________(109) every action, there is another equal and opposite ________(120).” 1. A. enough B. sufficiently C. adequately D. amply A. by B. from C. beyond D. to A. push B. pull C. pick D. plug A. called B. known C. become D. reckoned A. as B. if C. though D. for A. discovered B. invented C. unearthed D. explored A. before B. earlier C. ago D. ahead 笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试卷 第 19 页 (共 20 页)笔译综合能力(英语?三级)试 卷 第 20 页 (共 20 页) 1. A. exploded B. filled C. contained D. burned A. by B. into C. through D. from A. air B. smoke C. gas D. ash A. through B. from C. out D. by A. forward B. backward C. inward D. outward A. illuminated B. reacted C. diffused D. radiated A. pulls B. pushes C. drags D. holds A. reverse B. vertical C. opposite D. downward A. kick B. shoot C. shock D. knock A. sticks B. follows C. adheres D. abides A. rules B. regulations C. mechanisms D. laws A. in B. for C. by D. on A. response B. action C. more D. reaction 续增长，而中式快餐店有望增加15%。 收入的不断增长，对国际食品更多的了解，加上超市购物的便捷，使中国出现了更乐于尝试包装及罐装食品的新一代消费者。随着越来越多的家庭拥有冰箱，超市的冷冻食品不断增加，从速冻饺子到炸薯条应有尽有。绿色有机食品也出现在大城市的商店里，但价格可能比传统产品贵很多。 由于生活方式的变化，越来越多的中国人不愿每天都采购食品。这使包装食品更容易为大众所接受。随着有车族的增加和新城区的涌现，超市更是日益流行。