问题 单项选择题

据统计,西式快餐业在我国主要大城市中的年利润率,近年来稳定在2亿元左右。扣除物价浮动因素,估计这个数字在未来数年中不会因为新的西式快餐网点的增加而有大的改变。因此,随着美国快餐之父艾德熊的大踏步迈入中国市场,一向生意火爆的麦当劳的利润肯定会有所下降。 以下哪项如果为真,能够最有力地削弱上述结论

A.中国消费者对艾德熊的熟悉和接受要有一个过程。

B.艾德熊的消费价格一般稍微高于麦当劳。

C.随着艾德熊进入中国市场,中国消费者用于肯德基的消费将有明显下降。

D.艾德熊在中国的经营规模,在近年内不会超过麦当劳的四分之一。

E.麦当劳一直注意改进服务,开拓品种,使之在保持传统的基础上更适合中国消费者的口味。

答案

参考答案:C

解析: 该项意味着,即使艾德熊大踏步迈人中国市场,但是麦当劳的利润并不肯定会有所下降,因为中国消费者用于肯德基的消费将有明显下降。一个原因出现,可能会导致多方面的结果,不一定就是某一种结果。A不能削弱题干,因为题干并没有说麦当劳的利润马上就会下降。D不能削弱题干,因为题干并没有说麦当劳的利润会下降多少。选项A和E也都不能削弱题干。

判断题
填空题

A good translator is by definition bilingual. The opposite is not ______(1) true, however. A born and bred bilingual will still need two__________(2) to become a translator: first, the skills and experience necessary for__________(3); second, knowledge of the field in which he or she will__________(4). The skills and experience for translation include the ability to write ______(5) in the target language, the ability to read and understand the_________(6) language material thoroughly, and the ability to work with the latest__________(7) and communication hardware and software.Does a born and bred bilingual__________(8) a better translator than someone who learned language B later in__________(9) There is no definite answer, but the following issues are important.__________(10), a born and bred bilingual often suffers from not truly knowing __________(11) language well enough to translate, with some even suffering from what __________(12) known as a lingualism, a state in which a person lacks_________(13) full, fluent command of any language. Second, born and bred bilinguals__________(14) don’’t know the culture of the target language well enough to_________(15) top-quality translations, or cannot recognize what aspects of the source language__________(16) its culture need to be treated with particular care, as they_________(17) in a sense too close to the language. And last, they often_________(18) the analytical linguistic skills to work through a sticky text.On_________(19) other hand, the acquired bilingual may not have the same in-depth _________(20) of colloquialisms, slang, and dialect that the born bilingual has. Also, the acquired bilingual will not be able to translate as readily in both directions (from B to language A and A to language B). Finally, born bilinguals often have a greater appreciation of the subtleties and nuances of both their languages than someone who learns their B language later in life can ever hope to have.