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全国国际商务英语认证考试笔试样题（二级）

Part II: READING (35 minutes) Section A Passage One

Under a CFR or CIF contract, the port of destination shall be 31 . It is often proposed by the

importer and is worded in the contract when confirmed by the exporter. It is to

the 32 disadvantage to contract that ―main ports in Europe shall be the port of destination,‖

as there is no universal or uniform interpretation of the main ports in a certain area. Furthermore,

it is 33 that the agreed-upon ―main ports in Europe‖ are distant from each other, which will

lead to great differences in required freight and surcharges.

If a port, 34 which there is no direct sail, is contracted to be the port of destination,

―transshipment shall be allowed‖ must be an essential article in the contract.

If the importer did not have affirmatory buyers at the time of entering into the transaction, or the

importer wants to assign the goods during the process of transportation, the importer will

designate several 35 ports as ports of destination.

31. A. specified B. specialized C. generalized D. specific 32. A. buyer’s B.

carrier’s C. importer’s D. exporter’s 33. A. necessary B. possible C. obvious D.

proper 34. A. from B. at C. to D. of 35. A. diverse B. discriminating C. various D.

optional

Passage Two In the following passage, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 36

-40, choose the most suitable one from the list A - G to fit into each of the numbered blanks. There

are two extra choices which do not fit in any of the gaps. The City of London Corporation’s Global

Financial Centers Index (GFCI) evaluates the competitiveness of 46 financial centers worldwide. It

is updated regularly to identify changes in financial center competitiveness.

36 London and New York are well ahead of the two strongest Asian centers, Hong Kong and

Singapore, which occupy 3rd and 4th places respectively. It is interesting to observe that Zurich,

a financial center strongly focused on the two niche sectors of private banking and asset

management, is in 5th place, just ahead of Frankfurt in 6th place.

It is worth noting that London leads New York in all five areas of competitiveness, i.e. people,

business environment, market access, infrastructure and general competitiveness. 37 In

November 2005 the gap between the two cities was very small. Taking the city assessments from

the most recent study in isolation, London is ahead of New York by 37 points.

In the 2005 study, there was no clear leader among the Asian centers. 38 These two

financial centers are well ahead of Tokyo (9th), and the two Chinese centers of Shanghai (24th)

and Beijing (36th). 39 In 2005, people and skills issues were rated as the most important

factors of competitiveness followed by regulatory issues. In this research, people and skills

issues have been replaced as the most important factor by the regulatory and tax environments.

Concerns about the level and quality of regulation in the U.S.A. and about the increasing levels of

corporate taxation in the U.K. are widespread among our respondents. 40 We intend to

publish results twice a year.

A. It is also notable that in the more recent of the two online surveys, London is further ahead of

New York than it was in the previous study.

B. The GFCI 2007 currently shows that London and New York are the two leading financial

centers globally, with London ahead of New York by 5 rating points.

C. Too onerous a regulatory environment can directly affect the competitiveness of a financial

center. D. The research involved in producing the GFCI has revealed a change in emphasis in the areas

of competitiveness. E. It is now clear that Hong Kong (3rd) in the GFCI is ahead of Singapore

(4th).

F. GFCI ratings will change as instrumental factors and financial center assessments change.

G. As for the factors of competitiveness, people and skills issues were second to none.

Section B Directions: Look at the tables and graphs below. For each table or graph, there are

one or two statements describing it. Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B,

C and D.

FDI Inflows and Outflows in Major World Regions, 2000 (in billions of US dollars)

41. are the largest givers of FDI, and are the largest receivers.

A. developing countries…developed countries B. developing countries…developing

countries

C. developed countries…developed countries D. developed countries…developing countries

42. has the largest difference between the inward and outward FDI.