2009年3月英语中级口译笔译答案及解析.doc

2009年3月英语中级口译笔译答案及解析 Spot dictation 1. round flat cakes 2. German immigrants 3. their name 4. claim 5. clear answer 6. great hit 7. fast, practical and cheap 8. in the 1920 s 9. five cents each 10. drive-in restaurant 11. popular menu items 12. conquer 13. hot-dog stand 14. sprang up 15. sold twelve hamburgers 16. US culture 17. sixty percent 18. seven percent 19. according to the times 20. a fish burger statements 1-5 ACBDB 6-10 ACBBB Talks and conversations: 11-15. BADCD 16-20. ACCAB 21-25. DBBDD 26-30. ABACD Study skill 1-5. DBCBC 6-10. BCBCD 11-15. ABACC 16-20. CDDAD 21-25. CCCDA 26-30 BADBB. Spot dictation You might think that hamburgers were invented in the United States, but that is not totally true. These round flat cakes (1)，or patties actually came from Germany in the middle of the 19th century. They were brought to the United States by German immigrants (2) who came from the city of Hamburg. That is why their name (3) was Hamburger Stake. However, people in other places claim (4) that they invented the hamburger. Perhaps well never have a clear answer.(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 was started. 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 waiters in 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 was actually 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 th