2009年3月英语中级口译笔译答案及解析.doc

20093Spot dictation1. round flat cakes 2. German immigrants3. their name 4. claim5. clear answer 6. great hit7. fast, practical and cheap 8. in the 1920 s9. five cents each 10. drive-in restaurant11. popular menu items 12. conquer13. hot-dog stand 14. sprang up15. sold twelve hamburgers 16. US culture17. sixty percent 18. seven percent19. according to the times 20. a fish burgerstatements1-5 ACBDB6-10 ACBBBTalks and conversations:11-15. BADCD 16-20. ACCAB21-25. DBBDD 26-30. ABACDStudy skill1-5. DBCBC 6-10. BCBCD11-15. ABACC 16-20. CDDAD21-25. CCCDA 26-30 BADBB.Spot dictationYou might think that hamburgers were invented in the United States, but that is not totally true. These round flatcakes (1)or patties actually came from Germany in the middle of the 19th century. They were brought to theUnited States by German immigrants (2) who came from the city of Hamburg. That is why their name (3) wasHamburger Stake.However, people in other places claim (4) that they invented the hamburger. Perhaps well never have a clearanswer.(5) But there is no question that the hamburger was a great hit.(6) Why? Perhaps because at that time,industry was growing, and the kind of fast, practical and cheap (7) food was needed for workers.The hamburger became even more popular in the 1920 s (8) when the first chain of fast food restaurants wasstarted. This chain was called White Castle. It served tiny hamburgers that were sold for only 5 cents each. (9)Then, in the 1940 s there came the drive-in restaurant (10) where customers were served in their cars by waitersin uniform. And the hamburger was one of the most popular manual items. (11)By now, the hamburger was ready to conquer (12) the world. And this happened with McDonalds, which wasactually a hotdog stand (13) at first. But by the early 1950 s the hotdog was replaced by the hamburger.McDonalds and other fast food restaurants spring up (14) around the world throughout the west of the 20thcentury. McDonalds alone has sold 12 hamburgers (15) for every person in the world.The importance of the hamburger to US culture (16) remains significant. About 60% (17) of all sandwiches thatare eaten are hamburgers. According to some sources, 7% (18) of current workers in the Untied States had theirfirst job at McDonalds. But the face of the hamburger is changing according to the times. (19) Nowadays it ispossible to buy a chicken burger, a turkey burger, a fish burger,(20) or a veggie burger.Listening translationSentence Translation1. Please hold my telephone calls and just take a message. I can call back later. I must have a little peace andquiet to concentrate on these figures.2. This company has a registered capital of 15 million US dollars and specializes in importing and exportingand a great variety of digital products.15003. Share prices on the London market have fallen sharply today. Following sharp losses are on Wall Street.Shares of living financial banks have been the worst hit.4. Good health is usually associated with exercise. But that is not the whole picture. In order to keep fit, youhave to eat well, sleep well and generally feel good about yourself.5. Many young people dream of becoming top models. To become slim is what they usually desire. Thereforein order to keep their weight down, they simply avoid food.Passage TranslationAmerican Businessmen frequently use social situations to make business deals. One of the best examples of thispractice is the business lunch. It is used to win clients, to make influential contacts, to discuss and settle internaldisagreements, and even to interview potential employees. Some companies always conduct job interviews overlunch. A business lunch usually lasts from one to two hours and it often takes place at a restaurant with apleasant, quiet atmosphere conducive to private discussions.1-2.5As the world population becomes denser, we will feel greater pressure from the expanding number of people.Some experts argue that we are approaching the limit of the number of people the earth can support adequatelyand they feel we shall turn to compulsory birth control. Other authorities feel that if birth control is imposed onthe population, the future of mankind will be seriously endangered. They think intelligent people will be morelikely to have fewer children, which will bring about a lowering of the level of intelligence.Study skillsQuestions 1 - 51. A2Admittedly there has beena contraction of village commerce, but its vigor is still remarkable.fewercontraction, activeremarkable vigor2. BAattractiveeventhoughCDB3. Cthink nothing ofThink nothing of4. Canother aspect of personalservice available4personal service ()an old age pensioner,another aspectmore affluent customers5. Cindividualist ()formidable figure - a thick-set, irritable manABDformidableQuestions 6 - 106. B1A Moments Inattention Causes Accidentsself-defeatingself-defeatinghave their attention diverted by a sign7. CAanyone who has a good reason for requesting it,anyone who asks for it; Bignoredriversignore the sign,distracted by the sign; Dblack spotthe place where there are subtle visual traps, unexpected changes in the shape orsurface of the road, or even insufficient or badly-placed signs,the road where there are no signs. C3road constructiona major cause ofaccidents8BApoliceCDsubtle visual trapsobvious one,C,9CABDCyou have injured somebody else,somebody other thanyourself in or outside your car has been injured.other than10DIn your absence the police could be given a biasedstory against youDQuestions 11 - 1511Aprimarily responsible forwater shortage1The reason: the rapid melting of glaciers due to global warming.especially as the climate changesA12Bthe pricethe pricethe reality that water supplies may become the subject of international conflict in theyears aheadB13AThe coalition of charitiesBbringing running water to thedeveloping worldCsupplying sanitation to billions of water-stressed people,BCinternational investment,A14DA4Themillennium Development Goals aim to halve the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water by2015.D15Cadd toclimate change compoundedwith a growing and increasingly urbanized global population will put pressure on food and water.ABDCQuestions 16 - 2016Cubiquitous1Ubiquitous cell phone96 percent of senior high school students and 58 percent of junior high schoolstudents have cell phones,17D1.(2) By enabling youngsters to stayconnected with their parents at all times, these gadgets help to keep children safe. 2.(6) many parentsbelieve in the necessity of cell phones as safety tool.D18DNOT4ABCDverbal mob lynching19A5the report recommended that parents, guardians, schoolsand all parties concerned should cooperate among themselves, so that elementary school pupils and junior highschool students do not have a cell phone unless there is compelling reason for them to do so.A20. DABCDQuestions 21 - 2521. Cfoil to an eclectic array of furniture.eclecticADroom,furnitureBcontrastCblend in with22. CExtract 1He is pictured in his living room which has thesame decorative theme and is linked to the dining room by a high Medieval-styled archway where there wasonce a redundant and uninspiring fireplace.C23. CExtract 2old bathroompipe work,ABDnew bathroomadvertisements,C24. DABExtract 23Ccheap,decorationD25. CExtract 3furnitureABDQuestions 26 - 3026. ALarge parts of the world have not enjoyed the remarkable global progress in health conditionsthat have taken place over the past century.Large parts of the worlddevelopingcountries,have not enjoyed the remarkable global progressdeath ratesA27. A2The most promising investment is in tuberculosistreatment.28. D3ABCcontributing factors to heart disease.29. B$200 millioninvestmentyield 25$1 billioninvestmentyield $25 billion30. Bcost-effective investmentBIn a normal recession, the to-do list is clear. Copies of Keynes are dusted off, the Fed lowers interest rates, thepresident and Congress cut taxes and hike spending. In time, purchasing, production and loans perk up, andKeynes is placed back on the shelf. No larger alterations to the economy are made, because our economy, butfor the occasional bump in the road, is fundamentally sound.This has been the drill in every recession since World War II.Republicans and Democrats argue over whose taxes should be cut the most and which projects should be funded,but, under public pressure to do something, they usually find some mutually acceptable midpoint and enact astimulus package. Even in todays hyperpartisan Washington, the odds still favor such a deal.This time, though, dont expect that to be the end of the story - because the coming recession will not be normal,and our economy is not fundamentally sound. This time around, the nation will have to craft new versions ofsome of the reforms that Franklin Roosevelt created to steer the nation out of the Great Depression1 In a normal recession, the to-do list is clear.normal recessiontheto-do list2 Copies of Keynes are dusted off, the Fed lowers interest rates, the president and Congress cut taxes and hikespending.Copies of Keynes are dusted off,3 In time, purchasing, production and loans perk up, and Keynes is placed back on the shelf.purchasing, production and loans perk upperk vi.;(+up)perk upKeynes is placed back on the shelfKeynes4No larger alterations to the economy are made, because our economy, but for the occasional bump in the road,is fundamentally sound.No larger alterations to the economy aremadeeconomy but for the occasional bump in the roadthe occasional bump in the road:.5 This has been the drill in every recession since World War II.6 Republicans and Democrats argue over whose taxes should