全国2018年04月自考[00096]《外刊经贸知识选读》试题
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全国2018年4月高等教育自学考试外贸函电试题课程代码:00094一、单项选择题(本大题共20小题,每小题1分,共20分)在每小题列出的四个备选项中只有一个是符合题目要求的,请将其代码填写在题后的括号内。
错选、多选或未选均无分。
1.Please do your best to expedite the covering L/C __________ we may fulfill the contractsmoothly.A. so thatB. so as toC. so asD. as2.Packing charges __________ in the price, and we can effect shipment whenever you wish.A. includeB. are includedC. is includedD. included3.We regret to inform you that we do not have in stock the goods in the __________ quantity.A. desireB. desiresC. desiringD. desired4.We give you on the attached sheet full details covering packing and marking , which must bestrictly __________.A. seenB. abide byC. observedD. submitted5.We are sorry for the short delivery by 20 tons. This __________ you some trouble in meetingorders of your clients.A. must causeB. must have causedC. has causedD. will be caused6.Please check the enclosed letter of credit to ensure that it __________ your instructions.A. agreesB. agrees toC. agrees uponD. agrees with7. Generally speaking, a growing demand can __________increased price.A. resultB. result fromC. result forD. result in8.We are enclosing a list __________ our business activities.A. showingB. shownC. showsD. showed9.__________ the goods, we discovered that they were overall inferior in quality to the sample.A. On examinationB. After examinationC. Examination ofD. Upon examining10.The commodities you offered are __________line with the business scope of our customers.A. outB. withoutC. out ofD. outside111.The discount of 3% agreed upon was granted only __________ no balance was outstandingfrom previous accounts.A. depends onB. condition thatC. on conditionD. on condition that12.If you cannot make reduction in your price, we will regretfully decline your offer__________ .A. as it standB. as it standsC. so it standD. as standing13. We find that there is no stipulations of partial shipments __________in the corresponding L/C.A. allowB. allowingC. being allowedD. which allows14. The case was crushed. It looks __________the case was not strong enough to stand voyage.A. as ifB. likeC. likelyD. possible15.We assure you __________the goods can be supplied from stock __________you order early.A. that …ifB. that …whetherC. if …thatD. whether …if16.We have the goods you required in stock and will deliver as soon as we __________ yourorder.A. receiveB. receivedC. receivingD. will receive17.An agreement is __________as a result of the process of offer and acceptance.A. includedB. hadC. resultedD. reached18.No discount will be granted __________you could place an order of more than 10000 dozen.A. untilB. unlessC. otherwiseD. except19.__________a limited supply is available at present , we would ask you to act quickly.A. AsB. BeingC. Because ofD. Owing to20.As agreed upon in our negotiation, payment __________ L/C.A. is made withB. will beC. is to be made byD. is by二、填空题(本大题共25空,每空1分,共25分)请在每小题的空格中填上正确答案。
全国2018年4月高等教育自学考试外贸函电试题课程代码:00094请将答案填在答题纸相应位置上一、单项选择题(本大题共20小题,每小题1分,共20分)在每小题列出的四个备选项中只有一个是符合题目要求的,请将其代码填写在答题纸相应的位置上。
错选、多选或未选均无分。
1.We are not in a position to supply you, as the goods are _______.A. without stockB. outside in stockC. out of stockD. no stock2.We highly appreciate _______.A. your kind cooperationB. you cooperationC. that you cooperateD. it your kind cooperating3.We shall book _______ on the first _______steamer.A. shipment space …readyB. shipping space …availableC. shipping space …unavailableD. shipment …available4.Ms.Smith wrote us last week that our price was _______ and asked us to secure supplies.A. acceptableB. managerialC. impossibleD. unfortunate5.The offer _______ goods being unsold.A. remains goodB. are validC. is subject toD. subject to6. _______ is a very favorable payment term for the exporter.A. Cash with orderB. Cash on deliveryC. Cash against documentsD. Payment in advance7._______ you can reduce your quotations, we shall have to buy elsewhere.A. BeforeB. AfterC. Seeing thatD. Unless8.But for their assistance our corporation would not have made such a great progress _______.A. soon than what had expectB. soon than what was expected1C. sooner than what wasD. sooner than what had been expected9.Please inform your bank to amend the L/C. We look forward to _______as soon as possible.A. receive itB. receivingC. receive the amendmentD. receiving the amendment10.We prefer your quotation _______CIF New York basis.A. forB. withC. onD. at11.We are unable to _______ with your request in your letter of Jan. 31, 2002.A. composeB. confirmC. conformD. comply12.As agreed upon in our negotiations, payment _______ L/C.A. is make byB. is to be made byC. will beD. is by13.We have arranged with the Bank of Japan, Tokyo, to _______ a credit in your favor to be available until September 30.A. drawB. establishC. makeD. quote14.Our payment terms are _______, irrevocable letter of credit for the full invoice value.A. combinedB. confirmedC. committedD. completed15.Please _______ your L/C validity till June 2, 2006.A. extentB. extendC. expandD. effect extension for16.A container holds 240 bicycles; the whole cargo would therefore comprise 50 containers, _______ 8 tons.A. and each weighingB. each to weighC. each weighingD. each weighs17.Our advice of dispatch was faxed to you three days ago and you _______ it by now.A. will receiveB. must have receivedC. receivedD. have been received218.As usual we are going to insure _______ for 110% of the invoice value.A. orderB. All Risks and War RiskC. youD. shipment19. We have lodged a claim _______ ABC &Co. _______ the quality of the goods shipped _______ m. v. “Peace”.A. against…for…byB. with…for…underC. on…against…as perD. to…for…per20. The goods under Contract NO. 3617 left here _______.A. in a good conditionB. in good conditionsC. in good conditionD. in the good condition二、填空题(本大题共15小题,每空1分,共25分)请将答案填在答题纸相应的位置上。
全国4月高等教育自学考试外贸函电试题及答案解析历年试卷及答案解析全国2018年4月高等教育自学考试外贸函电试题课程代码:00094一、单项选择题(本大题共20小题,每小题1分,共20分)在每小题列出的四个选项中只有一个选项是符合题目要求的,请将正确选项前的字母填在题后的括号内。
1.Fifty cases of Green Tea you sent us were found to be badly damaged. This was apparentlyattributable to _____ packing.( )A.inferiorB.superiorC.faultyD.mistake2.We trust you will do your best to have this matter _____ right away.( )A.settleB.to settleC.settlingD.settled3.By joint efforts we can _____ both friendship and business.( )A.increaseB.promoteC.expandD.extend4.We _____ you for the special offer you send us.( )A.thankB.appreciateC.be gratefulD. beindebted5.We are looking forward to _____ your L/C for Order No 123.( )A.receiveB.receiveingC.be receivedD.be receiving6.This is our best price, _____ which we have concluded many orders with other buyers in yourcity.( )A.onB.forC.byD.at7.As it involves only a small _____, we hope you will have no difficulty on promotion.( )A.qualityB.figureC.quantityD.number8.Our payment terms are _____, irrevocable letter of credit for the full invoice value.( )A.confirmed/doc/d9*******.html,bined/doc/d9*******.html,mitted/doc/d9*******.html,pleted9.Since the premium varies with the scope of _____ extra premium is for buyer’s account, shouldadditional risks be covered?( )A.assuranceB.insuranceC.businessD.enterprises10.Please see to it that the goods we ordered are shipped as soon as the covering letter of credit_____ you.( )A.gets/doc/d9*******.html,esC.arrivesD.reaches11.We shall advise you by cable as soon as the goods _____.( )A.will shipB.will be shippedC.shipD.are shipped12.According to the shipping _____ it will be impossible for us to ship the goods inOctober.( )A.scheduleB.timetableC.planD.scheme13.This offer is firm, subject to your immediate reply _____ should reach us not later than the endof this month.( )A.itB.theyC.whatD.which14.We cannot entertain your suggestion _____ it does not seem workable.( )A.becauseB.forC.soD.therefore15._____ your information, we have received a crowd of enquiries from buyers in otherdirections.( )A.OnB.ForC.ByD.At16.We enclosed our Purchase Confirmation No. 4848 _____ duplicate.( )A.inB.forC.withD.through17.We cannot _____ present entertain any fresh orders for Younger Brand Men's Shirts.( )A.ofB.atC.toD.for18._____ you like other items, kindly let us know and we shall be only too pleased to make youoffers direct.( )A.In caseB.In the caseC.In this caseD.In that case19.Generally we cover insurance _____ definite instructions from our clients.( )A.in absence ofB.in the absence ofC.in no absence ofD.in all absence of20.We lodge a claim _____ you _____the short--weight.( )A.with…withB.for…forC.with…forD.for …with二、填空题(每空1分,共25分)1.can you offer us machine tools _____ the following specification?2.To trade _____ the people of all countries _____ the basis of equality and mutual benefit is ourestablished policy.3.Please make sure that the stipulations in the L/C are _____ exact accordance _____ the terms ofthe Sales Contract.4.We shall certainly contact you, as soon as we are _____ a position to entertain new business inyour district.5.We note from your letter of September 10th that you are interested _____ walnut meat.6.Owing _____ unusual shortage of stock, this offer is made, subject to the goods being unsold.7.There is always a ready market _____ Sewing Machines, provided they are _____ good qualityand competitive in price.8.We shall cancel the contract if you fail to open the relative L/C _____ the end of this year.9.We shall open an L/C _____ you favor _____ Barclay's Bank here _____ the extent of 15000.10.It is necessary _____ you to comply with our shipping instructions.11.We refer _____ you letter of May 2.12.It is our sincere hope that you will direct your efforts _____ the promotion of this new productin your market _____ our mutual benefit.13.We shall be glad to receive you offer _____ walnut meat, shipment, _____ September/October_____ transshipment at Hongkong.14.We prefer Chinese bicycles _____ Japanese bicycles _____ their fine quality.15.Will you send us _____ return mail pamphlets and price list _____ your exports?三、英汉翻译(本大题共10小题,每小题2分,共20分)1.We would like to inform you that at present we can supply you with various kinds of men'sleather shoes.2.As we said previously, it is only in view of our long friendly relations that we extend you thisaccommodation.3.If you make us an offer at competitive prices we can sell a large quantity of chemical product inour district.4. We advised you in our letter of Dec.1, that we would like to place a trial order with you for 50pieces Flying Pigeon Bicycles.5.After reinspection at the port of destination, the quality of the goods shipped ex S.S.“Red Star”under Contract No. CT7543 was found not in compliance with the contract stipulations.6.We wish to call your attention to the validity of the L/C, since there is no possibility of L/Cextension.7.We send you a brochure on the various kinds of bicycle now available for export.8.Please advise us whether you iron nail packed in plywood kegs of 60kgs,net and whether you canship our order from stock.9.Since the premium varies with the scope of insurance, extra premium is for buyer's account,should additional risks be covered.10.We shall be glad to ship the goods by a direct steamer to Vancouver within 30 days after receiptof you L/C.四、汉英翻译(本大题5小题,每小题3分,共15分)1.鉴于这一事实,我们已将包装改为小木箱。
全国自考外刊经贸知识选读考前密卷00096(含答案)一、单项选择题〔本大题共15小题,每题2分,共30分〕在每题列出的四个备选项中只有一个可以替代句中划线的单词或词组,请将其代码填写在答题纸相应的位置上。
错选、多项选择或未选均无分。
第1题 .【正确答案】 C此题分数2分第2题 .【正确答案】 A此题分数2分第3题 .【正确答案】 B此题分数2分【正确答案】 C此题分数2分第5题 .【正确答案】 B此题分数2分第6题 .【正确答案】 A 此题分数2分【正确答案】 C此题分数2分第8题 .【正确答案】 B此题分数2分第9题 .【正确答案】 D 此题分数2分【正确答案】 B此题分数2分第11题 .【正确答案】 C此题分数2分第12题 .【正确答案】 D 此题分数2分【正确答案】 A此题分数2分第14题 .【正确答案】 C此题分数2分第15题 .【正确答案】 D二、将以下英语单词或词组译成中文〔本大题共10小题,每题1分,共10分〕第1题 trade sanctions第2题 intellectual property right【正确答案】知识产权第3题 conglomerate【正确答案】跨行业公司第4题 exclusive contract【正确答案】独家经销合约第5题 trade reprisal【正确答案】贸易报复第6题 sovereignty dispute【正确答案】主权争端第7题 allocation of resources【正确答案】资源配置第8题 auction【正确答案】拍卖第9题 tough policy【正确答案】强硬的政策第10题 surplus labour【正确答案】剩余劳动力三、将以下汉语词组译成英文〔本大题共10小题,每题1分,共10分〕第1题现货市场【正确答案】 spot market第2题反垄断【正确答案】 anti—trust第3题合资企业【正确答案】 joint venture第4题试销【正确答案】 test marketing第5题反补贴税【正确答案】 countervailing duty第6题国民生产总值【正确答案】 Gross National Product(GNP)第7题高增长率【正确答案】 high rates of growth第8题通货紧缩【正确答案】 deflation第9题中央银行【正确答案】 central bank第10题试销市场【正确答案】 test market四、简答题〔本大题共2小题,每题9分,共18分〕The Chinese, who constitute 95 per cent of Hong Kong’s population, prefer b rown eggs over white. In fact, 90 per cent or more of the fresh eggs c onsumed are brown. The major outlets for white eggs are hotels, Westernstyle restaurants and fast food shops.Chinese consumers prefer the deeper color of brown egg yolks—often consideredessential to the color of many Chinese dishes. Chinesestyle restaurants also f ind that brown eggs are more popular with customers.Chinese eggs have a unique odor that can be an advantage or a disadvantage , depending on the consumer.To the Chinese consumer, the odor is indicative of a “good egg〞 and isan important reason, in addition to a price advantage, for the popularity of Chinese eggs. The odor, however, is a major reason why Chinese eggs are not accepted by hotels, Westernstyle restaurants and fast food outlets.第1题How many per cent do the Chinese constitute of Hong Kong’s popula tion【正确答案】 Chinese constitute 95 per cent of Hong Kong’s population.第2题 What kinds of eggs are more popular with customers【正确答案】 Fresh eggs with brown color.第3题What is a major reason why Chinese eggs are not accepted by hote ls【正确答案】The odor is a major reason why Chinese eggs are not accepted by hotels.Some of the Clinton administration’s tough talk appears tactical, intended topressure trading partners into offering concessions and to unblock stalled negot iations on several fronts. But it appears that officials are prepared to tur n up the temperature on trade—and live with the consequences. In some ways, Mr. Clinton and his advisers are following the same welltrod path as the Bush administration, which threatened sanctions against the Community last year and walked away from GATT negotiations rather than sign an agreement thatwould provide only small gains for US companies. The same political pressur es from trade hawks in Congress that the Bush officials felt are now beari ng down on the Clinton team.第1题Why does the Clinton administration put pressure on its trading part ners【正确答案】The Clinton administration has made up its mind to force its trading part ners to offer concessions so that it can resume negotiations with them on several fronts.第2题What are the consequences that the American officials are prepared t o see【正确答案】They are prepared to see US trade relations with its trading partners goi ng from bad to worse.第3题Please paraphrase “Mr. Clinton and his advisers are following the s ame welltrod path as the Bush administration.〞【正确答案】Mr. Clinton and his advisers are adopting the same tough trade policies as the Bush administration.五、正误推断题〔本大题共10个题,每题2分,共20分〕如果正确,请写“T〞;如果错误,请写“F〞。
高等教育自学考试《外刊经贸知识选读》试卷A卷一、单项选择题(本大题共15小题,每小题2分,共30分)在每小题列出的四个备选项中只有一个可以替代句中划线的单词或词组,请将其代码填写在答题纸相应的位置上。
错选、多选或未选均无分。
1.Economic problems were exacerbated by three bad harvests with the result that national income and the volume of foreign trade contracted during 1960—1962.( )A. exaggeratedB. celebratedC. worsenedD. facilitated2.The following year, a tax law for joint venture was promulgated.( )A. announcedB. prolongedC. transformedD. upgraded3.Growing ties between China’s traders an d their partners in Taiwan and Hong Kong are creating an unofficial but formidable “greater China” trade bloc.( )A. formalB. powerfulC. fundamentalD. rational4.The index of nonoil primary commodity prices in nominal dollar terms declines for the third consecutive year, and the index in real terms hits an all-time low.( )A. communicativeB. intensiveC. selectiveD. successive5.This push to expand U.S. manufacturing exports is considered essential politically to fulfill the President’s prom ise.( )A. promotionB. purposeC. pressureD. pull6.One of the central justifications for the single market was its ability to create greater prosperity, but it is making its debut just as Europe traverses one of its roughest economic storms in years. ()A. goes throughB. goes offC. goes downD. goes on7.Japan’s government is deeply opposed to a new policy geared to “quantifiable results” for some products. ( )A. generated toB. suitable forC. followed byD. acquainted with8.The Japanese will not be able to keep a lid on their high-tech know-howforever. Sooner or later they will begin to lose their edge.( )A. hopeB. heartC. advantageD. disadvantage9.The most visible result of this buoyant market in both centers is a plethora of new multi-storey commercial and residential buildings.( )A. positive`B. activeC. passiveD. negative10.The U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) is providing at least $120 million to spur investment in three Central American nations that are signatories to a free-trade agreement with the United States.( )A. restrictB. restrainC. supportD. stimulate11.The Northrop Corporation of the United States located a purchaser for Swiss elevators in Egypt. ( )A. sellerB. distributorC. brokerD. buyer12.Pepsi is concentrating on distributing Slice through bottlers who have no conflict.( )A. contractingB. distributingC. focusingD. promoting13.Chinese eggs dominate the fresh egg market with more than an 80-per cent share.( )A. controlB. concentrateC. constrainD. comply14.For most people involved in the production and trading of “soft” or agricultural commodities, this is proving to be a grim decade.( )A. communitiesB. productsC. commandsD. districts15.But a recovery was made on the back of sterling’s weaker trend against the dollar.( )A. supportingB. surroundingC. influencingD. following二、将下列词组译成中文(本大题共10小题,每小题1 分,共10分)1. barrier-free market2.trade surplus3.inflation4.barter trade5.futures market6.current account7.budget deficit8.invisible tradepensation trade10. countervailing duty三、将下列词组译成英文(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)1.市场力量2.货币政策3.最惠国待遇4.世界贸易组织5.国民收入6.商品市场7.服务贸易8.初级产品9.国际货币基金组织10.人均国内生产总值四、简答题( 本大题共6 小题,共18 分)Passage 1American hopes that pressure from the U. S.will force Japan to suddenly dismantle its trade barriers are almost certain to evaporate in disappointment. The fact is that Washington faces an obstacle far more formidable than a few power brokers in Tokyo's government offices. It must buck centuries-old, deeply ingrained Japanese customs. To move the Japanese government, Washington must move an entire nation.Questions:1.What are American hopes?2.Can their hopes come true? Why? Or why not?3.What does 'move' mean in the given context?Passage 2some of the Clinton administration's tough talk appears tactical, intended to pressure trading partners into offering concessions and to unblock stalled negotiations on several fronts. But it appears that officials are prepared to turn up the temperature on trade- and live with the consequences. In some ways, Mr.Clinton and his advisers are following the same well - trod path as the Bush administration, which threatened sanctions against the Community last year and walked away from GATT negotiations rather than sign an agreement that would provide only small gains for U.S. companies. The same political pressures from trade hawks in Congress that the Bush officials felt are now bearing down on the Clinton team.Questions:1.Why does the Clinton administration put pressure on its trading partners?2.What are the consequences that the American officials are prepared to see?3.Please paraphrase"Mr. Clinton and his advisers are following the same well- trod path as the Bush administration."五、正误判断题(本大题共10 小题,每小题2 分,共20 分)Passage 1Haier appliances feature the latest technology and styles and have a reputation for durability. Ranked China's NO.1 consumer - electronics maker, Haier accounts for nearly 40% of the country's refrigerator sales and a third of its washing - machine and air -conditioner sales.And it hopes to become an export powerhouse - "a famous global brand like Japan's Matsushita," President Zhang Ruimin says. It already sells washing machines to Japan,air conditioners to France and refrigerators to the U.S.Haier's success is helping the Chinese government pursue its goal of steering the economy away from labor - intensive industries such as textiles and toys and encouraging home - grown electronics and technology companies to compete with Japan,South Korea and other Asian nations as a global source of high-tech products.Statements:1.Haier appliances are technology - oriented,durable,but out of fashion.( )2.As the No.1 consumer-electronics maker in China,Hairer accounts for over 30% of the country's washing - machine and air-conditioner sales.( )3.Haier's success has enabled the Chinese government to achieve its goal of steering the economy away from labor-intensive industries such as textiles and toys.( )4.Just like Japan's Matsushita. Haier has now become a famous global brand, selling washing machines to Japan, air conditioners to France and refrigerators to the U.S.( )5.Haier's success encourages Chinese electronics and technology companies to compete with Japan, South Korea and other Asian nations.( )Passage 2A year ago. AT&T looked as if it might soon be sleeping with the fishes. Its long- time boss, Bob Allen, had been replaced in November 1997 by Michael Armstrong from Hughes Electronics, who was a relative novice in the telecoms business. The firm's long-distance operation was being whittled away by newcomers such as WorldCom.Its international alliances were floundering. and it had wasted $ 4 billion trying to persuade its uppity offspring, the Baby Bells, to let it into their lucrative $ 100 billion local markets. People whispered that the only good bit of AT&T had been its equipment business.Yet in the past six months Mr. Armstrong has silenced most of his critics. Some of his moves - for instance slimming AT&T's workforce by another18,000 people and piling money into Internet research - were only to the expected. But AT&T has also begun to throw its weight around:It has terrified the Baby bells, first by buying TeleCommunications Inc, America's biggest cable -TV firm, for $ 48 billion and, this week, by forming a joint - venture with Time Warner, the second -biggest cable group, to deliver local telephone services. AT&T now has a potential line into 50 million American houses (more than 40% of the total), and it talking with other big cable operators about extending its reach.Statements:1.When Machael Armstrong replaced Bob Allen in November 1997, he was considered as an expert in the telecoms business.( )2.Though AT&T's long - distance operation was being reduced, its international alliances were doing extremely well.( )3.Mr.Armstrong was expected to make more employees redundant soon after he became the new boss of AT&T.( )4.Undr Machale Armstrong,AT&T threw its weight around by buying TeleCommunications Inc, and by forming a joint - venture with Time Warner.( )5.Mr. Armstrong was quite irresolute in dealing with his critics.( )六、翻译题(本大题12 分)Goods are produced according to a sample provided by the customer,while strong encouragement is given to compensation trade whereby a foreign seller supplies raw materials and equipment and receives manufactured goods,produced by the equipment provided,in return .Compensation trade differs from barter or counter-trade insofar as there is a direct link between the equipment supplied from abroad and the manufactured product. Assembly manufacturing began in 1978 and particular forms of foreign trade are eligible for exemption from customs duties and taxation.。
全国自学考试外刊经贸知识选读试历年真题全国2004年4月高等教育自学考试外刊经贸知识选读试题Ⅰ.Choose one answer that best explains the underlined part of the following statements or best completes them:(30%)1.Unlike cereals and other farm goods, which the Uruguay round aimed to bring within the GATT’s jurisdiction for the first time, oilseeds already fall within it.()A. justificationB. authorityC. justiceD. announcement2.Speculators profited handsomely from the price fluctuation of the 1990s.()A. stabilityB. flexibilityC. volatilityD. regulation3.In this project everybody does his own share of the work.()A. participationB. portionC. promotionD. production4.The treaty stipulates a member’s obligations and benefits.()A. privilegeB. dutyC. abilityD. action5. Facing the challenge of cheap American corn in the 1870s, Danish farmers developed a lucrative market exporting butter, eggs, and bacon to the UK.()A. smoothB. profitableC. substantialD. sophisticated6.It is not a blueprint for how the single market will actually work.()A. detailed planB. blue colorC. legal frameworkD. blue printer7.In this area, some foreign investors can enjoy tax breaks.()A. intervalsB. preferential gapsC. restsD. preferential policies8.The foreign company locates an agent in Shanghai.()A. situatesB. securesC. placesD. flourishes9.The store discounted all clothing for the sale.()A. expanded on scaleB. extended to some degreeC. put to an endD. reduced in price10.Major suppliers to the Hong Kong egg market are making greater efforts to increase thecompetitiveness of their products.()A. capability of competitionB. possibility of competitionC. probability of competitionD. competitor11.There is a rigid export quota in that country.()A. flexibleB. stupidC. rapidD. stiff12.Foreign trade plays a major role in the Four Modernizations program.()A. partB. ruleC. partnerD. roll13. Businessmen battled with bureaucracy in an effort to fulfill their hopes.()A. turn outB. fill outC. carry outD. come out14.Some Western experts are predicting that China could become the world’s dominant economy in the near future.()A. directingB. proceedingC. indicatingD. foretelling15.There were no breakthroughs in the Uruguay Round ofGATT negotiations on key elements.()A. achievementsB. failuresC. accommodationsD. sluggishnessⅡ.Translate the following phrases into Chinese:(10%)16.trade fairs and exhibitions17.preferential tax rate18.vested interests21.European integration22.bilateral pacts23.countervailing duty24.fledgling industries25.deinflationary policiesⅢ.Translate the following phrases into English:(10%)26.国际收支27.经济特区28.高技术29.证券投资30.自由市场31.贸易壁垒32.供应过剩33.对等价值34.经济衰退35.贸易制裁Ⅳ.Read the following passages and answer the following questions in English:(18%)passage 1The company’s new formula was designed partly to keep Coke’s sales growing overseas. Compared with Americans, whoguzzle more soda than water, the rest of world is still in the sipping stage. Coca-Cola’s goal is to kick up its slowing growth rate outside the U.S. from about 3% a year to 10%. Company executives think a less filling, more “guzzleable” new Coke will help.Domestically, sales of soft drinks have been bubbling a long nicely. They grew 6% last year, vs. 2% to 3% a few years ago. But the cola makers may experience more growing pains, at least with the high-calorie colas that account for half of all sales (diet colas hold about 12%). Baby-boomers are showing a strong preference for healthier, less fattening drinks as they age-every-thing from diet soda to bottled water to fruit juice.36.What is the difference between “guzzle” and “ sip” in meaning?37.What doe s “less filling” mean?38.Could you tell the reason why there is a slow increase of high-calorie-cola sales?Passage 2Zhangjiagang is a commercial hub of Jiangsu, the fastest-growing province in China. China has the most dynamic economy in the world today. Its boom radiates from Guangdong, its richest province, but it has spread as far west as Xingjiang, where foreign investors are searching for oil and other natural resources. It is creeping inland, from Jiangsu to the cities of Congqing and Wu-han, where businessmen from Hong Kong and Taiwan are starting to spend billions of dollars to build factories. And it has penetrated the northeast, where the city of Shengyan, long a moribund center of state industry, is bustling with new private business, from trading companies to prostitution. Back in Beijing, officials at China’s state council, or cabinet, are giddy withexcite-ment-and exhaustion. “We don’t have people, we don’t have time,” says one. “Things are moving too fast.”economy early in the 21st century.39.What do the phrases “dynamic economy” and “the world’s dominant economy” mean?40.What is the meaning of “We don’t have people” in the underlined sentence?41.What are some Western experts predicting?Ⅴ.Read the following two passages and decide wheth er the statements are true or false. Mark T for true and F for false in the brackets given:(20%)Passage 1In April, the EC imposed a ban on livestock, meat and dairy products from 18 eastern countries following an outbreak of hoof and mouth disease in Croatia. Hungarian Foreign Minister Geza Jeszenszky told EC leaders that the “entirely unwarranted (move) smacks of a most regrettable survival of the notion of an Eastern bloc.”The EC followed with antidumping duties and “voluntary”export restraints on cert ain steel products from Hungary and Poland. And just days after signing the EFTA free trade agreement in early April, Austria introduced import quotas on chemicals, cement agricultural machinery, and steel from Eastern Europe. West Europeans claim that their eastern neighbors have an unfair advantage because of low wages, state subsidies and low environmental standards.Although the EC and EFTA agreements are supposed to lift tariffs and trade barriers on most industrial goods over 10 years, most agricultural products are not included in the agreements. This is critical for Hungary, with its extensive farm sector.“The EC is never going to let Hungary achieve its potential output,” says Iowa David Andres, who has studied Hungarian agriculture firsthand ,” They’re already afraid of Hungary.”Statements:42. “In April, the EC imposed a ban on livestock, meat, and dairy products from 18 eastern countries following an outbreak of hoof and mouth, disease in Croatia.” Here imposed a ban means shut out imports. ( )43. With the EC and EFTA agreements, there will hardly be any improvement in exports of Eastern Europe’s agricultural products. ( )44.The EC and EFTA agreements will let Hungary achieve its agricultural potential output.45.There will be a lot of improvement in exports of Eastern Europe’s products except agricultural products. ( )46.The EC and EFTA agreements are supposed to lift tariffs and trade barriers on all the products over 10 years. ( ) Passage 2It is time to junk much conventional wisdom about the US economy. Until recently, most analysts assumed the recovery from recession would remain abnormally weak. And looking further ahead they assume that the US would continue to decline economically relative to other industrial countries, principally Japan and a more unified European Community.Both assumptions are now looking shaky. A clutch of much stronger than expected data suggests the US recovery is finally beginning to take off. Output per hour increased 2.7percent last year-the fastest productivity growth in 20 years.With productivity increases translating into impressive gains in corporate profits, US share prices are hitting record high andthe dollar is beginning to climb relative to other leading currencies. For internationally mobile capital, the attractions of the US economy are enhanced by worse than expected performance just about everywhere else. Growth throughout Europe is being held back by the strains imposed by German unification andencouraging inflation outlook for a generation. Consumer prices are expected to rise by only about 2.5% to 3% this year and next.Mr. Clinton, however, in his State of Union address on February 17, is expected to announce an economic stimulus worth about US $ 30 billion, or 0.5 percent of GDP. He will also announce longer term plans to tackle the familiar budget deficit, now running at about $ 300 billion but expected nearly to double within a decade because of runaway growth of spending on health care and other ‘entitlement’ programs.Statements:47.The conventional wisdom about the US economy assumed that the recovery would remain abnormally weak.( )48.The US economy recovery becomes more attractive for internationally mobile capital because the US recovery is abnormally strong.( )49.Both assumptions are now looking right.( )50.Mr. Clinton will make effort to slash the familiar budget deficit.( )51. The budget deficit of US is expected to be worse in the next ten years.( )Ⅵ.Translate the following passage into Chinese:(12%)The local Arabic press has given full coverage to the council’s debates and to a series of informal majlis discussionsheld weekly during Ramadan. In the latter, the issues of youth unemployment, drugs, the role of women and the size of the immigrant population were freely discussed. However, observers say Western-style democracy is not on the political agenda as the majlis system enjoys legitimacy and appears well-suited to the tribal traditions of Gulf society.全国2005年4月高等教育自学考试外刊经贸知识选读试题1. After the president’s speech, the stock pr ice slumped by10 percent yesterday.()A. increasedB. droppedC. wavedD. showed2. Jack finally reached a bargain with the antique dealer over the vase.()A. a sanctionB. an approachC. a traditionD. an agreement3. The following year, a tax law for joint ventures was promulgated.()A. draftedB. issuedC. broadcastD. proposed4. Sales forecasts are outside my province —you should discuss them with the manager.()A. problemB. programC. fieldD. task5. These eggs have a unique odor that can be an advantage or a disadvantage, depending on the consumer.()A. an onlyB. a pleasantC. a desirableD. an unusual6. “The trade surplus itself will be the No.1 problem this year,”says the Chinese official. “After Japan, we’ll be first in line for retaliation.”()A. revengeB. recoveryC. reflectionD. inflation7. We are not safely beyond a backlash against the new world competition.()A. instanceB. resistanceC. momentD. background8. If companies can’t get their products distributed nationwide, marketing them will be more expensive.()A. spreadB. spentC. contributedD. attributed9. The real estate has increasingly become vulnerable to business setbacks and changes of economic climate.()A. strongly resistant toB. gradually accustomed toC. more adapted toD. easily attacked by10. At five o’clock in the afternoon the city streets are a series of bottlenecks.()A. bottling chambersB. narrow parts of bottlesC. bottlenosesD. traffic jams11.We had a dispute about how much money he owes me.()A. disposeB. discountC. quarrelD. quota12. The bilateral surplus with America is also growing rapidly.()A. one-edgedB. two-edgedC. one-sidedD. two-sided13. There were several rounds of negotiation before China entered WTO.()A. mistakesB. sensesC. circlesD. sessions14. The economic crisis has seriously affected French exports.()A. effectedB. reflectedA. influencedB. bargainedC. offendedD. balanced第二部分非选择题(共70分)II. Translate the following phrases into Chinese: (10%)16.unfair trade17.exclusive contract18.per capita income19.long-term strategy20.GATT21.financial crisis22.trade representative23.physical market24.financial deregulation25.sovereignty disputeIII. Translate the following phrases into English:(10%)26.利息付款27.外商独资28.技术转让29.国内需求30.出口导向31.贸易差额32.产地证书33.期货市场34.市场份额35.进口税IV. Read the following passages and answer the following questions in English:(18%)Passage 1In the past few days differences between the United States and the European Community on farm trade have narrowed almost to nothing. As a result the world is now close to concluding the Uruguay round of GATT talks. That deal is admittedly far from perfect, a series of messy compromises. The cause of free trade will have many more battles to fight. Never mind. On a conservative estimate the Uruguay round would permanently raise global welfare by more than $100 billion a year, spur economic growth everywhere and extend competition to hitherto sheltered, and therefore backward, parts of all economies. By any standards, it would be a hugely valuable achievement.36.Why does the passage say that the Uruguay round is close to conclusion?37.What do “far from” and “sheltered” mean?38.How can the Uruguay round be described by a non-conservative estimate?Passage 2Nations with serious debt problems, such as Mexico, Brazil and Argentina, have been compelled to devote almost all But counter trade is not the exclusive province of debtor nations. Says Yoffie, “Even countries with strong foreign exchange positions, such as Australia, Canada and Indonesia, are insisting on countertrade in certain areas. Linking imports and exports is a way to exert power over multinational corporations. Countries that lack expertise in international marketing try to use counter trade as leverage to tap the networks of global firms.”39.What are the advantage and disadvantage of barter?40.What does “global firms” refer to?41.Why do countries with strong foreign exchange positionneed counter trade?V. Read the following two passages and decide whether the statements are true or false. Mark T for true and F for false in the brackets given: (20%)Passage 1Holst and Company, a member of the Northwest Holst Group, has introduced flexible working hours for all its staff at its head office. It claims to be the first UK construction company to do this. The three-month trial period is being conducted with the approval of the overwhelming majority of the head offices. All 150 employees must be at their job during the “core time”from 10 am to 4 pm, less a one-our lunch break. They may choose arrival and departure times from 8 to 10 am and 4 to 6 pm. 150 hours have to be put in over each four week period. Credit or debit time of up to 7 and 1/2 hours may be carried forward to the next four-week period. Hengstler Flextime recording equipment is being used for the trial. The managing director of Holst, Mr Colin Cashmore, commented, “This is an exercise in responsibility. We regard our staff as very responsible people and it is only on this basis that the flexible working hours system can succeed.”He emphasized that if after the trial a majority of the staff was opposed to the system, it would not be continued. If, on the other hand, it proved successful, the company would consider extending Flextime to its other offices throughout the country.Statements:42. The Northwest Holst Group has introduced flexible working hours for all its staff at its head office. ()43. Every employee must be at his or her job during the “core time”from 10 am to 4 pm, including a one-hour lunchbreak.()44. All 150 employees are free to choose their arrival and departure times during the day.()45. If all the staff of Holst and Company were not responsible, the flexible working hours system could not succeed.()46. Holst and Company has decided to carry out the flexible working hours system even if the majority of the staff is opposed to it.()Passage 2Japan’s economy is in the most wrenching adjustment since the oil-price shock of the early 1970s. The optimists have predicted that the powerhouse economy is suffering only a temporary slowdown. Yet virtually every key indicator continues to deteriorate. The much-vaunted “soft landing”is cleaning not in the cards. Recovery is further away than many people imagine, and it will be slow and erratic when it does come.Alarmed at the rapid asset-price inflation of the mid-1980s, bureaucrats intervened to head off a crash.Japan dipped decidedly into recession as GDP fell 0.2%in the second quarter of 1992, 0.4% in the third and 0.3% in the fourth. Industrial output shrank 6.1% last year. Now we’re starting to see bankruptcies by industrial and service companies. The recession is no longer confined to the bubble economy-it has entered the real economy.Japanese companies do have an impressive track record of responding to crisis situations. They rebounded very quickly from the oil-price shock in 1973 and more recently offset the rising Yen by boosting productivity and shifting operations overseas.This time around, however, they face a much harder andlonger road to recovery. Recession is going to be very difficult for Japan.The restructuring trend may itself exacerbate the problem. To try to shore up faltering profits, companies will slash capital investment and employee benefits. This in turn will further damage consumer confidence. Around 20% of Japan’s GNP comes from business investment, with a whopping 60% from consumer spending.Consumer confidence has also been hurt by layoffs and cuts in overtime pay and bonuses. For a long time there have been more new job offers than there were seekers, but this has fallen recently. For most Japanese this is an extraordinary occurrence.Statements:47. Japan’s economy is in the most wrenching adjustment since the oil-price shock of the early 1970s. Here“the most wrenching adjustment”means“the most painless adjustment”.()48. As GNP fell successively and there are bankruptcies in some companies, we can say for certain that the economy is undoubtedly in recession.()49. Japanese industries were known to be remarkably flexible in adjusting to economic crisis. This time it’s going to be very difficult for them to emerge from recession. ()50. Consumer c onfidence is vitally important to Japan’s economy, because employee benefits were slashed.()51. The recent occurrence of layoffs and cuts in overtime pay and bonuses is quite unusual to most Japanese, as fora long time there have been more job offers than seekers. ()VI. Translate the following passage into Chinese: (12%)Barter endured for thousands of years as the primary means of trade. Colonial powers forced bilateral barter upon their client states, making the colonies take expensive manufactured goods in return for bargain-price raw materials, and prohibiting them from trading with other nations. International trade was supposed to be freed from bartering’s constraints in July 1944, when diplomats and economists attended the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.全国2006年4月高等教育自学考试外刊经贸知识选读试题I. Choose one answer that best explains the underlined part of the following statements or best completes them:(30%)1.Farmers bartered rice for machinery.A. exportedB. importedC. exchangedD. charged2. Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.A. procedureB. stimulusC. potentialD. section3. For China’s newly-rising enterprises, profits are up throughout the region — thanks largely to low wages.A. productsB. salesC. bonusesD. returns4. The workers demanded the same wage and the same treatment! There must be no discrimination.A. distributionB. prejudiceC. agreementD. performance5. Victims of the world’s largest industrial accident got $470 million compensation.A. conversationB. paymentC. preparationD. competition6. South Korea needs only some degree of sweat and some degree of technological sophistication.A. effortB. waterC. feverD. sweet7. Experts predict that the stock market will remain buoyant.A. buyingB. risingC. decliningD. descending8. International conditions for growth in developing countries deteriorated in 1991.A. betteredB. determinedC. worsenedD. damaged9. Far from capitulating to this new thrust of American trade policy, Japan is taking a stand that could lead to a trans-Pacific confrontation.A. pointB. pressureC. pullD. priority10. Measures to reduce costs are beginning to take effect.A. affect all sidesB. produce desired resultsC. impact costD. have influence11. A business tax cut is needed to spur industrial investment.A. spreadB. spoilC. stimulateD. spill12. I wanted to go out, but I had no money. I had no alternative but to stay at home.A. alternateB. chooseC. alertD. choice13. A key element of his economic program is the promotion of free trade and investment.A. encouragementB. protectionC. excitementD. innovation14. Speculators deserted the security and big yields afforded by the equity and money markets.A. stockB. assetC. equalityD. salesC. localD. abroadII. Translate the following phrases into Chinese: (10%)16.most-favored nation treatment17.trade surplus18.hard currency19.merger of banks20.liquid assets21.a hermit nation22.trade negotiation23.at a rough estimate24.Chinese Export Commodities Fair25.foreign exchange reservesIII. Translate the following phrases into English:(10%)26.独家经销合同27.经常项目28.清算协议29.人均收入30.无壁垒市场31.双重税32.房地产33.试销34.知识产权35.商业周期IV. Read the following passages and answer the following questions in English:(18%)Passage 1A clearly confident China has rolled up a large section of itsbamboo curtain, declared itself “open to the outside world” and hung signs on nearly all its cities inviting foreign investors to come and do serious business.For foreign investors, the prospect of having access to a market of 1.3 billion consumers no longer seems like a pipedream. The Chinese-in particular the rural population-are getting richer and now want visible improvements to their standard of living: they aspire to own colour TV sets, refrigerators, trucks, washing machines and better radios, bicycles and clothing. Even local factories are taking note of the vast potential sales in their own domestic market.36.Please paraphrase “has rolled up a large section of its bamboo curtain” in Line 1.37.What is implied by using the word “better”? Does it refer merely to the quality of goods here or something more?38.What do “having access to” and “sales” mean?Passage 2Once, when Japan faced pressure from abroad, it would either give in reluctantly or keep quiet and hope that the fuss would die down. No longer, it seems. The Clinton administration strongly believes in exerting such pressure. Its policy is to open some Japanese markets (which it deems to be closed) by setting import targets-an approach to trade policy that supporters call “result-oriented”. This ugly term foreshadows uncertain consequences. Far from capitulating to this new thrust of American trade policy, Japan is taking a stand that could lead toa trans-Pacific confrontation.39.Please give a synonym to the expression “give in” and explain the meaning of “draw the line”.40.What would Japan do in the past when foreign countriesput pressure on its international trade policy?41.Plea se paraphrase the underlined sentence “No longer, it seems”.V. Read the following two passages and decide whether the statements are true or false. Mark T for true and F for false in the brackets given: (20%)Passage 1China is now reaching for the next rung on the economic ladder. Last fall Beijing agreed to open its markets to more U.S. goods, including everything from Polaroid film to automobiles. In return, Washington would support China’s membership in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. Membership in this club, which includes all the world’s leading economies, could provide a huge boost for a low-wage export economy. Already though, China’s commercial strength is starting to worry competitors. Last year China’s trade surplus surged, buoyed by exports of toys, textiles and consumer electronics. Its trade surplus with the United States hit a record $18 billion. Only Japan’s was larger. With the U.S. Congress due to consider the renewal of China’s most -favored nation trade status in June, officials in Beijing fear the trade imbalance could surpass human rights as a source of U.S. opposition to preferred status for China. “The trade surplus itself will be the No.1 problem this year,” says one Chinese official. “After Japan, we’ll be first in line f or retaliation.”Statements:42. China’s trade surplus, mainly from exports of toys, textiles and consumer electronics, decreased last year.43. The strategy of opening markets to more U.S. goods is adopted by Chinese leaders in the hope of obtainingWashi ngton’s support in winning back China’s membership in GATT.44. China became the country which held the largest trade surplus with the U.S. last year.45. In the past, the trade imbalance was regarded as the more important source of U.S. opposition to preferred status for China than human rights.46. Officials in Beijing attach much importance to the trade surplus.Passage 2Nike is the world’s largest supplier of athletic footwear and among the most successful consumer-products companies to have emerged in the past 20 years. Part of that success has come about by paying rock-bottom wages to the workers who make the shoes. All but 1% of the 90 million shoes Nike makes each year are manufactured in Asia.Nike is as American as Coca-cola. Part of its appeal to the millions of people around the world who buy its athletic shoes is that Nike is selling a sense of freedom. “Just do it!” exult Nike’s advertisements.But there is a rough side to this dream: the ruthlessness with which Nike pares its costs. The company is forfactories; 20 have closed in the past five years or so and another 35 have opened.Nike may look like an all-American enterprise, but its success relies on its ability to harness Asia’s spectacular manufacturing expertise. “We’re always looking fo r new manufacturing sources,”says Nike’s vice-president for production. “People ask why we don’t produce more in Eastern Europe, but we’ve concluded that the most capable manufacturers are in Asia.”The organization of Nike is simple and effective. All the production risk is taken by contractors. “We don’t know the first thing about manufacturing,” says Nike’s vice-president for Asia-Pacific. “We are marketers and designers.”There are the areas on which it concentrates its resources. Yet it retains the advantages of firms which produce in-house, namely a high degree of control over quality and the ability to respond rapidly to changing tastes.Until recently, almost all Nike’s shoes were made in South Korea and Taiwan, but as labor costs there have soared, the firm’s contractors in these two areas have moved much of their production to cheaper sites in Indonesia and Thailand.Statements:47. The most important ingredient of Nike’s success is giving people a sense of freedom.48. The quantity of shoes Nike manufactures in Asia each year is about 90 million.49. As all the production risk is taken by contractors, Nike’s main concentration is on marketing and designing.50.Nike prefers to produce in Asia rather than in Eastern Europe because they think the Asian market is bigger than Eastern Europe’s.51. To keep costs low, Nike’s most important strategy is to produce in countries where labor costs are still low.VI. Translate the following passage into Chinese: (12%)52.In matters relating to the environment, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, held in June 1992, produced an “Earth Charter,” or declaration of basic principles for the conduct of nations and peoples with respect to environment and development; agreements on specific legal。
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1. His employer transferred him to another office.A. renovatedB. changedC. aspiredD. exchanged2. The Chinese government plans to speed up rural development.A. distributeB. contributeC. moderateD. accelerate3. This boom in adult education, in turn, helps to raise the intellectual standard of the whole country.A. growthB. measureC. bonusD. behemoth4. Companies like IBM and Dell are starting to offer comparable packages for open source solutions.A. similarB. reliableC. cyclicalD. considerable5. As a consequence of something which happens in the game, a player must do something silly.A. conversationB. paymentC. competitionD. result6. EU takes steps to remove an obstruction from Chinese textile imports held up at EU frontiers.A. unlockB. unloadC. unblockD. unbind17. It requires the return of excess revenue to taxpayers when state revenue exceeds the amount forecast at the start of a budget period by more than 2 percent.A. expensiveB. surplusC. extensiveD. rough8. The recent statement of the president forecast a change in the situation.A. diminishedB. capitulatedC. concentratedD. foreshadowed9. The factory must aim at developing new models of machines.A. targetB. outstripC. justifyD. enforce10. The appointment of an experienced UAE diplomat will add weight to the UAE’s voice in the organization.A. heightB. importanceC. widthD. appearance11. Record oil prices in the international market pose no threat to the Swiss economy at the moment.A. proposeB. possessC. presentD. protect12. Northrop Corporation located a purchaser for Swiss elevators in Egypt.A. pulledB. foundC. pushedD. chose13. The Audit Techniques Guides (ATGs) focus on developing highly trained examiners for a particular market segment.A. divisionB. protectionC. examinationD. innovation14. More than Microsoft, Google is more likely to monopolize the Internet with their probable GNet and Google.2A. constituteB. promoteC. stabilizeD. dominate15. The book discusses his illness and subsequent resignation from the government.A. yieldingB. successiveC. followingD. speculative二、将下列词组译成中文(本大题共10小题,每小题1 分,共10分)16. most-favored nation treatment17. trade surplus18. hard currency19. merger of banks20. liquid assets21. a hermit nation22. trade negotiation23. at a rough estimate24. Chinese Export Commodities Fair25. foreign exchange reserves三、将下列词组译成英文(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)26. 国民收入27. 国际收支28. 收盘价29. 惩罚性进口关税30. 证券投资31. 商品市场32. 自由市场(无壁垒市场)33. 智囊团/ 顾问班子34. 产地证明书35. 对等价值3四、简答题(本大题共6小题,共18分)Passage 1Coca-Cola’s advance into orange soda is bad news for Sunkist, which holds a 1.5% share of the soft drink market, and Crush (around 1%) Coca-Cola began testing Minute Maid Orange Soda in Canada last summer. Some analysts think it will quickly challenge Sunkist as the top-selling orange drink.The sleeper among the products might turn out to be Cherry Coke, which contains no fruit juice at all. Emanuel Goldman, a beverage analyst with Montgomery Securities in San Francisco, says Cherry Coke has captured shares of 4% to 8% in test markets. The drink probably won’t do as well when it is rolled out nationally, since consumer coupons and price promotions have been helping it along. But Goldman believes Cherry Coke could eventually displace Dr Pepper as the nation’s fifth-best-selling soft drink.36. Why is Cherry Coke described as the “sleeper”?37. What is a test market? How do you understand “price promotions” here?38. Which brand occupies the fifth place on the soft drink list at present?Passage 2The most visible result of this buoyant market in both centres is a plethora of new multi-storey commercial and residential buildings. In Abu Dhabi, these projects are let through the Khalifah committee or the Department of Social Services to local consultants, but in Dubai there is more of an international spread.Building work apart, consultants predict a fairly wide spread of projects. “We expect the market to remain buoyant for the next couple of years. There is a fair bit of work at Mina Zayed coming up, a fair bit of road-working on the island and the hinterland, and we expect some airport development to rear its head in the not too distant future,”says one long-established Abu Dhabi-based consultant.39. Who are renting the multi-storey commercial buildings in Abu Dhabi and Dubai?40. What is the prospect of new building projects?441. Please explain “rear its head” and “Abu Dhabi-based” in the last sentence.五、正误判断题(本大题共10小题,每小题2分,共20分)Passage 1Specifications are detailed descriptions of the goods to be sold. They include the composition, content, purity, strength, size, etc. of the goods.The same kind of goods might also be classified into different grades, such as large, medium, or small; Grade A, Grade B, or Grade C. Every grade has its own specifications. These grades are given by commercial chambers or relevant government departments or informally by the producers or the traders themselves. There are no uniform international grades for goods, and they are not so formal as standards.Standards are the specifications or grades officially recognized by the governmental department or commercial organizations of a country. They have legal effects and hence are binding upon the traders. If the goods do not conform with the requirements demanded by the standards, they are not to be marketed.Different countries have different standards. Also, most countries make alterations and amendments to their standards and it is therefore necessary to state the quoted publications of the standard in a contract.In the trading of agricultural products, F.A.Q. (fair average quality) is often employed to indicate the quality of the goods. F.A.Q. is rather sweeping. From a technical point of view, it indicates the average quality of the current crop. Besides F.A.Q., specifications are still necessary unless the transaction is done between regular trading partners.To be different from F.A.Q., the term “selected” is sometimes empl oyed. With this term, the seller needs to state the specifications of the goods to show how selected it is.For the trading of wood and aquatic products, G.M.Q. (good merchantable quality) is employed to indicate the quality of goods. G.M.Q. means the goods is free from defects and is good enough for use or consumption. G.M.Q. is usually not supplemented with specifications and when disputes arise because of the quality of the goods, exporters will have to be invited to make5the arbitration.42. Grades have more detailed descriptions of goods than specifications.43. One major difference between standards, grades and specifications is that standards are official.44. It is important for export goods to meet the standards of their target countries.45. The difference between F.A.Q. and “selected” is that the latter involves less general specifications.46. Goods with G.M.Q. are usually better in quality than products with F.A.Q.Passage 2Let me touch on a few areas where progress in the Doha Development Agenda will help poorer countries reap further gains from trade and enhance their potential for sustainable development.Agriculture is and has always been a fundamental sector for many developing countries. Agriculture is critical to the successful conclusion of the negotiations. Ambitious liberalization in this sector can offer big potential gains for all countries, particularly developing countries. WTO members are committed to comprehensive negotiations aimed at addressing market access, export subsidies and trade distorting domestic support. More than 50 developing countries depend on agriculture for over one-third of their merchandise export earnings. The eventual elimination of trade distorting measures which affect agricultural trade will be a tremendous boost for sustainable development. The World Bank has estimated that phasing out restrictions on agriculture could lead to higher income in developing countries of some US$400 billion by 2015. The gains from this are several times larger than all the debt relief granted to developing countries so far.Tariff peaks and tariff escalation: after many rounds of trade negotiations, average tariffs on non-agricultural products have been significantly reduced. But relatively high tariffs still remain on some products in which developing countries are competitive and tariffs go up as the level of processing increases. Tariff escalation prevents developing countries from moving away from dependence on a few commodities. Tariff peaks and tariff escalation must be brought down by the6negotiations, if developing countries are to be able to meaningfully gain from world merchandise trade.47. The speaker discusses the reason of why Doha Development Agenda has been a great success.48. Progress in the agriculture negotiations alone contributes substantially to this development agenda.49. Most of the export earnings of Africa come from agricultural products.50. Doing away with trade barriers in agriculture means exempting developing countries from debts.51. Because developed countries set a limit on tariffs, developing countries are exporting a broader range of competitive commodities.六、翻译题(本大题12分)52.During the past few years a major objective of the Chinese authorities has been to reduce the proportion of agricultural exports, while increasing that of industrial and mineral products. A wide variety of industrial goods are now exported and Chinese capital equipment has been used by a number of developing countries to establish projects in areas such as agriculture, forestry, light industry, food processing, water conservation and transport and communications.7。
学历类《自考》自考专业(国贸)《外刊经贸知识选读》考试试题及答案解析姓名:_____________ 年级:____________ 学号:______________1、When Bob woke up he found himself in hospital, but he didn t __________.A 、cameaboutB 、cameoutC 、camealongD 、cameacross正确答案:A答案解析:暂无解析2、You should try to write __________ eve n whenyou ’ re busy. As you know, practice makes perfect.A 、nowandthenB 、moreorlessC 、soonerorlaterD 、hereandthere正确答案:A答案解析:暂无解析3、Mr. Smith is in good health now for it is quite a long time since he __________.A 、notsmokedB 、smokedC 、hassmokedD 、begantosmoke正确答案:B答案解析:暂无解析4、America is an __________ country. You can hear __________ everywhere.A 、English-spoken;EnglishspeakingB 、English-speaking;EnglishspokenC 、speaking-English;EnglishspokenD 、spoken-English;Englishspeaking正确答案:B答案解析:暂无解析5、For some reason, it __________ all day over the two weeks.A 、rainedB、rainsC、wasrainingD、hasbeenraining正确答案:D答案解析:暂无解析6、You look not a bit older than you did 5 years ago. How do you __________so young?A、changeB、growC、becomeD、stay正确答案:D答案解析:暂无解析7、She would rather have a room __________ than sleep with her sister.A、onherownB、ofherownC、ofhersD、forher正确答案:B答案解析:暂无解析8、The cost of the various repairs amounts __________ total to just over a hundred pounds.A、toB、inC、byD、for正确答案:B答案解析:暂无解析9、John said he would pay __________ second visit to China __________ next month.A、the;/B、the;theC、a;theD、a;/正确答案:C答案解析:暂无解析10、Where was __________ you met with the famous scientist?A、itthatB、itC、theplaceD、there正确答案:A答案解析:暂无解析11、One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain __________ good knowledge of basic word formation.A、/B、theC、aD、one正确答案:C答案解析:暂无解析12、—You look very pale. You __________ very tired. — I didn ’ t sleep at all last night.A、mustbeB、musthavebeenC、canbeD、canhavebeen正确答案:A答案解析:暂无解析13、The storm died away at last with the golden waves __________ the shore in peace.A、beatB、tobeatC、beatingD、beaten正确答案:C答案解析:暂无解析14、________, the first settlers found in New Zealand many strange birds and animals that exist nowhere else in the world.A、AsinAustraliaB、AsAustraliaC、LikeinAustraliaD、LikeAustralia正确答案:A答案解析:暂无解析15、—Shall we go outing this weekend?—Oh, with all this work ______ ____,I don ’ t know if I ’ ll have time to go out.A、todoB、doingC、doneD、do正确答案:A答案解析:暂无解析16、__________of the land in that district __________ covered with trees and grass.A、Twofifth;isB、Twofifths;isC、Twofifth;areD、Twofifths;are正确答案:B答案解析:暂无解析17、I __________ the movie, but now I hardly remember it. Can you remind me of its name?A、mayseeB、canseeC、mayhaveseenD、can’thaveseen正确答案:C答案解析:暂无解析18、The number of tall buildings __________ greatly in Tianjin in the last few years.A、isincreasingB、hasincreasedC、areincreasedD、haveincreased正确答案:B答案解析:暂无解析19、Mary ’ s pronunciation is much better than __________ in her class.A、anyone’sB、anyone’selseC、anyoneelse’sD、anyoneelse正确答案:C答案解析:暂无解析20、An A4 sized panel ( 太阳能板 ) put onto the back of a jacket costs __________ US$15. It could __________ a cellphone during a summer walk.A、atmost;workB、atleast;controlC、atleast;fuelD、atmost;charge正确答案:D答案解析:暂无解析。
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1. There’s not much prospect of Mr Smith’s being elected as Congressman. ( )A. abilityB. possibilityC. capabilityD. specialty2. The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is to pay out $356 million for project financing and trade operations. ( )A. disburseB. displayC. demonstrateD. distribute3. China has the most dynamic economy in the world today. ( )A. motiveB. passiveC. activeD. massive4. The expert argued that China could surpass both Japan and the United States to become the world largest economy in 202X. ( )A. expendB. extendC. expandD. exceed5. His robust strength was a counterpoise to the disease. ( )A. vigorousB. excessiveC. moderateD. lackluster6. There is an amazing amount of economic friction up and down the real estate industry.( )A. flashB. clashC. brushD. crash7. It is evident that China’s economy is one of the fastest growing in the world. ( )A. cleanB. flatC. clearD. dour8. The Government Printing Office provides free public access to full-text federal documents. ( )A. excessB. exitC. extraD. entry9. The news slowly passed through to everyone in the office. ( )A. filteredB. rivetedC. formedD. delved10. The only sour note has been struck by new energy tax proposals in the US and the EC. ( )A. introductionsB. destinationsC. accommodationsD. suggestions11. US protectionist measures helped wreck the world economy in the 1930s. ( )A. diminishB. deliverC. destroyD. detatch12. Make-up experts steer girls toward light colors, fragrances. ( )A. tendB. guideC. endureD. strain13. The advertisement itself will pull your attention and immediately you will feel that you need it for your lifestyle. ( )A. segmentB. trademarkC. reformulationD. commercial14. The Chinese, who constitute 95 per cent of Hong Kong’s population, prefer brown eggs over white. ( )A. composeB. competeC. combineD. compile15. Generally, the first stage in the extraction of crude oil is to drill a well into the underground reservoir. ( )A. grimB. strictC. rawD. severe二、将以下词组译成中文〔本大题共10小题,每题1 分,共10分〕16. exclusive contract 17. current account18. clearing agreement 19. per capita income20. barrier-free market 21. carbon tax22. real estate 23. test market24. intellectual property right 25. business cycle三、将以下词组译成英文〔本大题共10小题,每题1分,共10分〕26. 供给过剩 27. 收盘价28. 初级产品 29. 市场份额30. 双边条约 31. 产地证明书32. 中国出口商品交易会 33. 资本货物34. 优先权 35. 直接投资四、简答题〔本大题共6小题,共18分〕Passage 1In 1961, when Gen. Park Chung Hee seized power in a military coup, yearly per capita income hovered at a bare-bones $100. Park committed Korea to exporting its way out of poverty, and his strategy was as simple as it was effective: shower the country’s fledging conglomerates with huge subsidies, government-based loans and official favors and turn them into the world’s suppliers of bargain-basement textiles, footwear and light industrial goods.The results have been dazzling. For two decades, Korea has sizzled along at an 8 per cent annual growth rate. Exports have surged from $119 million in 1964 to $29 billion last year. Per capita income, now $2,000, could reach $5,000 by the end of the century. Korea boasts a literacy rate of 95 per cent, a standard met by only a few of the most advanced Western nations. The once provincial capital of Seoul teems with energy and sophistication.36. What do “hover〞and “ba re-bones〞 mean in the passage37. Which countries in the world besides Korea have a literacy rate of 95 per cent38. In what sense is the underlined word “sophistication〞 used here What might it refer to specifically and what does it have to do with energyPassage 2International trade by barter is, in fact, an inefficient and expensive means of doing business compared to trading with money. Observes David Yoffie, “To cover the additional costs it incurs in handling goods it is forced to take in countertrade, a multinational company simply boosts the price of the goods it sells.〞Yoffie sees countertrade as a form of protectionism. “It can help one group and hurt another,〞 he says.On the other hand, Daniel Cecchin, director of Countertrade Services for Bank America World Trade Corp., asserts that the rise of countertradeprovides practical solutions to the debt problems of the international monetary system.39. What is the meaning of “barter〞 in its traditional form40. In what sense is countertrade seen as a form of protectionism41. According to Cecchin, what is the benefit of countertrade五、正误推断题〔本大题共10小题,每题2分,共20分〕Passage 1The term “quality〞 is one of the most misused in the business world. What exactly does it mean Our grandparents would have been in no doubt. Quality meant excellence: a thing was the best of its kind, and that was that.In business, however, the word has acquired a very different meaning: consistency, a lack of defects.Around 1970, it is said, a group of investment analysts visited a world-famous UK engineering company. They asked the questions of their trade: about profit margins, stock control and balance sheets. The company’s executives did not see the point of all this. Their products were the finest inthe world. Why all these detailed questions about numbersRolls Royce, the company in question, duly went bust in 1973. The trouble with old-style quality was that it encouraged supply-driven management. The engineers would make the product to the highest possible standard and price it accordingly. If the public was so uncultured that they turned it down, so much the worse for the public. It was all very well for artists to produce masterpieces. The job of companies was to please the market.Quality has a third meaning: that of value for money. To qualify for that meaning, a product must be of certain standard; and it should convey a sense, not of outright cheapness, but of being sold at a fair price.The US fast foods group McDonald’s, for instance, talks of its ‘high quality food’. But at 99c or 99p, its hamburgers are as close to absolute cheapness as any person in the developed world could desire. They are alsohighly consistent. Eat a McDonald’s anywhere around the world and the results will be roughly similar. But as anyone who has eaten a really good American hamburger knows, a McDonald’s is also a long way from quality in its original sense.42. Quality used to mean that a product was well-made and high-priced. ( )43. Nowadays, quality means consistency and cheap price. ( )44. The investment analysts who visited a UK engineering company were from Rolls Royce.( )45. Companies should learn from artists and produce masterpieces. ( )46. The writer thinks that McDonald’s hamburgers a re not worth the money. ( )Passage 2The numbers are surprising: millions of people getting off poverty in a generation, billions of dollars in wealth created every year. In the past two decades, two out of five Indonesians escaped poverty. Asian exports went from less than one-seventh of the world total to almost 30%. No wonder people call it the Asian Economic Miracle. But to the workers and 14-hour-a-day entrepreneurs, it was nothing magical. Just plain hard work, business sense, a taste for risks, and a bit of luck.Today, China, Japan, India, Indonesia and South Korea are among the world’s 12 largest economies. High-profile Asian businesses like Toyota, Samsung, Hongkong Bank and Singapore Airlines are now also global giants. And the growth formula of enterprise, investment and exports has crossed borders and waters. China and other socialist economies of Asia are following the trail blazed by Japan, the newly industrialized countries (NICs) and ASEAN.Now Asia is re-inventing the miracle. The affluent middle class created by the boom is taking over from exports as the main engine of growth. Also adding to the thrust is infrastructure spending to support future expansion. Asian investment and trade are developing new markets and production centers right inside Asia. Japan and the NICs are passing labor-intensive sectors like garment-making over to less developed nations and moving into advanced technology and services.Greater wealth has brought a down side. Many Asians have abandoned their traditional diets for many types of fat-laden foods. So, in addition to becoming taller, they are also becoming fatter. And they are growing more susceptible to diseases such as diabetes. Bad eating habits combined with stress have made cancer, heart disease and strokes into major killers.47. The workers and entrepreneurs in Asia work 14 hours a day. ( )48. The economic development modes of the Asian countries are very different. ( )49. The two driving forces of the new cycle of development in Asia are the rich middle class and infrastructure spending. ( )50. The newly-industrialized countries are moving away from the labor-intensive sweatshops to the computer-aided workplaces. ( )51. One of the next challenges Asia will face is to cope with the down side of wealth. ( )六、翻译题〔本大题12分〕52. Once, when Japan faced pressure from abroad, it would either give in reluctantly or keep quiet and hope that the fuss would die down. No longer, it seems. The Clinton administration strongly believes in exerting such pressure. Its policy is to open some Japanese markets by setting import target—an approach to trade policy that supporters call “results-oriented〞. This ugly term foreshadows uncertain consequences. Far from capitulating to this newthrust of American trade policy, Japan is taking a stand that could lead to a trans-Pacific confrontation.外刊经贸知识选读真题答案及评分参考一、单项选择题〔本大题共15小题,每题2分,共30分〕1. B2. A3. C4. D5. A6. B7. C8. D9.A 10. D 11. C 12.B 13. D 14. A 15. C二、将以下词组译成中文〔本大题共10小题,每题1分,共10分〕16. 独家经销合约 17. 经常工程 18. 清算协议 19. 人均收入 20. 无壁垒市场 21. 双重税22. 房地产 23. 试销市场 24. 知识产权 25. 商业周期三、将以下词组译成英文〔本大题共10小题,每题1分,共10分〕26. glut of supplies 27. closing level/closing price 28.soft commodity 29. market share30. bilateral pacts 31. certificate of origin 32. Chinese Export Commodity Fair 33. capital goods34. preferred status 35. direct investment四、简答题〔本大题共 6小题,共 18分〕36.“Hover〞means “stay〞. “Bare-bones〞means “very low〞 or “inadequate〞. (2分)37. Only a few of the most advanced Western nations. (2分)38. In the given context, it means the advancement of technology. (2分)It refers specifically to their (technically) modernized municipal facilities, which helps give people the impression that it’s a place full of “energy〞. (3分)39. It means the direct exchanging of goods of equivalent value rather than using money. (3分)40. Countertrade involves conditional buying or allows no free choice in importing. That’s both against competition and free trade. (3分)41. It provides practical solutions to the debt problems of the international monetary system. / I can relieve the massive debts of developing countries. (3分)五、正误推断题。
绝密★考试结束前全国2018年4月高等教育自学考试外刊经贸知识选读试题课程代码:00096 请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂㊁写在答题纸上㊂选择题部分注意事项: 1.答题前,考生务必将自己的考试课程名称㊁姓名㊁准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上㊂ 2.每小题选出答案后,用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑㊂如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号㊂不能答在试题卷上㊂一㊁单项选择题(本大题共15小题,每小题2分,共30分)在每小题列出的四个备选项中只有一个可以替代句中划线的单词或词组,请将其选出并将答题卡(纸)的相应代码涂黑㊂错涂㊁多涂或未涂均无分㊂1.The pattern of China’s foreign trade has changed substantially since China opened to the outside world.A.considerablyB.partiallyC.scarcelyD.suddenly2.The sophistication of the industrial structure needs the support of advanced technology.A.buildingB.upgradepletionD.reform3.A number of countries in the EU are confronted with debt problems.A.angryB.disappointedC.concernedD.faced4.By opening the district to foreign investments,competition was introduced into its economy.A.exclusiveB.recommendedC.broughtD.imposed5.If an enterprise is within the zone,it will enjoy a preferential tax rate.A.highB.favoredC.lowD.free6.American industry was booming by the autumn of1942.A.flourishingB.diminishingC.decreasingD.changing7.A surplus of exports over imports will boost employment.A.influenceB.harmC.promoteD.dampen8.Increase in China’s growth rate helped to sustain high rate of growth in the East Asian region.A.createB.getC.pushD.maintainernment procurement of recycled paper stimulates recycling.A.spendingB.purchasingC.supportingD.propaganda10.As Europe’s economy has soured,free⁃market ideas face new challenges.A.developedB.changedC.worsenedD.grown11.What the community had completed was the legal framework,but not the blueprint for how the single market would actually work.A.stepB.planC.wayD.goal12.In1992,China ousted the US to become the second largest exporter to the emirate.A.followedB.caughtC.expelledD.replaced13.The draft agreement contains many sensible new rules for global trade.A.concludesB.includesC.excludesD.continues14.Unstable crude prices prompted falls in platinum and gold.A.SteadyB.UnsuitableC.UnbearableD.Unsteady15.This year the company hiked Sprite’s advertising budget to$40million.A.roseB.slashedC.raisedD.reduced二㊁判断题(本大题共10小题,每小题2分,共20分)判断下列各题,在答题纸相应位置正确的涂 A”,错误的涂 B”㊂Passage1On GATT WTOConclusions of the Uruguay Round are truly a triumph in adversity.Securing agreement among so many countries on such a complex raft of trade agreements frequently seemed an insuperable challenge in the past years.To have done it at a time of sluggish growth,political uncertainty and protectionist pressures is an extraordinary achievement.Whatever the shortcomings of the result,the original vision of a broad expansion of international trade law is now much closer to fulfillment.More remarkably still so is the dream that drove the founding fathers of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade:that of a liberal,rules⁃based international trading system overseen by an authoritative world trade organization.Just as the GATT helped foster economic integration and growth in the postwar decades,the new agreement shouldprovide powerful underpinning for the world economy,fresh impetus to competition,fresh hope for those developing and former communist countries that have been opening up to international commerce.Several individuals deserve credit.Mr.Peter Sutherland and before him Mr.Arthur Dunkel, GATT directors-general,worked tirelessly to cajole recalcitrants especially the US and EU into settling differences.Mr.Mickey Kantor,US trade representative,has dispelled the most serious doubts about his and the administration’s commitment to multilateral free trade.Sir Leo Brittan,the European trade commissioner,played a difficult hand with consummate skill and by luring France into the fold,arguably saved the Union from a political crisis of alarming proportions.16.It was not difficult for the member countries of the GATT to reach an agreement on trade.17.Although the agreement reached in the Uruguay Round negotiation is believed to be a remarkable achievement,it offers nothing new to the world economy.18.One of the functions of WTO is to monitor that a liberal,rules-based international trading system is observed by member countries.19.The Uruguay Round of negotiation moved a step forward to the broad expansion of international trade law.20.The member states of European Union,which negotiated as one party,took a unanimous stand on all questions from beginning to end in the Uruguay Round.Passage2Globalization:Who Benefits from It?We should be asking if the USA is harmed by globalization.If so,how can it be remedied? Although international trade itself is generally beneficial to participating nations,a trade deficit is always economically detrimental to the nation’s economy.The USA’s trade deficit of goods has been annually increasing for over a half century.There’s no reason to believe it will not continue to do so as we continue to seek pure free trade.For over a half century the USA’s continuously increasing annual trade deficits of goods have been such a significant catalyst.Our annual GDP and median wages(平均工资)have been less than otherwise due to our pursuit of pure unrestricted free trade.A trade deficit’s detriment(损害)to the GDP greatly exceeds the amount of the deficit itself. This is its multiplier effect.Any harm to the GDP affects the median wage.If the US Congress determines we practice global charity,it should be funded by all US tax payers rather than its greater proportionate burden upon lower wage and salary earning families.In2003Warren Buffett’s concept to significantly decrease the USA’s trade deficit of goods was published. The self⁃funding proposal is market rather than government driven and requires no constitutional amendment.It will increase rather than decrease the USA’s aggregate sum of imports plus exports. We can enjoy cheap imports and a greater purchasing power brought about by higher median wages.21.The USA’s trade deficit of goods has been annually rising for over a century.22.If it were not for its continuously increasing annual trade deficits,the USA’s annual GDP and median wages would have been higher.23.If the US Congress determines they practice global charity,it should be funded by all US tax payers equally.24.Warren Buffett objected to the significant decrease of USA’s trade deficit of goods.25.The self⁃funding proposal is government driven and requires no constitutional amendment.非选择题部分注意事项: 用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上,不能答在试题卷上㊂三㊁将下列中文词组译成英文(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)26.国民收入27.优惠税率28.生活水平29.国内生产总值30.兼并31.经济衰退32.自由贸易33.新兴工业34.试销35.资本市场四㊁将下列英语单词或词组译成中文(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)36.joint venture37.the Special Economic Zonemercial hub39.portfolio investment40.countervailing duty41.macroeconomic factors42.brain trust43.baby-boomers44.infrastructureanization for Economic Cooperation and Development五㊁简答题(本大题共6小题,每小题3分,共18分)Passage1 Gold:lower.After coming in for early support on news of strike action affecting mines belonging to gold fields of South Africa,values declined in line with platinum and New York advices as miners were encouraged to return to work by management promises of negotiation.The fall in oil prices also brought pressure to bear but good resistance at around the400dollars per ounce level permitted a brief rally.However,values suffered a late decline to below400dollars per ounce in line with New York as the dollar strengthened on news of a decline in the U.S.budget trade and a cut in the bank of Japan’s discount rate.46.What does coming in for early support”mean?47.What meaning does the word advice”carry in the given context?And what were New York advices”?48. the dollar strengthened on news of a decline in the U.S.budget trade and a cut in the Bank of Japan’s discount rate.”How could the above⁃mentioned developments help strengthen the dollar?Passage2 In this sense,South Korea is treading a path not taken by Japan.While Japanese interests span the globe,few foreign firms have successfully penetrated Japan’s home turf.Korea,too,has a legacy of xenophobia;and the Koreans are clearly wary of opening their markets to high⁃powered Western competitors.But they are tentatively doing just that,so far with a momentum unmatched by Japan.The aim is to defuse the protectionist pressures that have hobbled U.S.-Japanese trade relations and,in time,to enter the ranks of the world’s developed nations.That’s no small order, but the Koreans think it can be filled fairly simply.At bottom,says Nam Due Woo,chairman of the Korea Traders Association,South Korea needs only some degree of sweat and some degree of technological sophistication.”And that’s precisely what has already lifted Korea,Inc.into contention.49.What does the writer mean by the word sweat”?50.What does technological sophistication”refer to here?51.Can you explain ...lifted Korea,Inc.into contention”?六㊁翻译题(本大题12分)52. ernment officials worry that the explosive growth in countertrade will weaken the world trading system.By concealing the real prices and costs of transactions,says one U.S. trade representative,the various forms of barter may conceal and help perpetuate economic inefficiencies in the marketplace.Barter can also be risky business. Many companies,”says David Yoffie, suffer losses because they’re stuck with products of poor quality or with the wrong specifications.”International trade by barter is,according to some experts,an inefficient and expensive means of doing business compared to trading with money.On the other hand,some other experts assert that the rise of countertrade provides practical solutions to the debt problems of the international monetary system.。