2009年10月經貿英語自考試題

浙江省2009年10月自考
經貿英語試題
課程代碼：02635

I. Give the English equivalents to the following abbreviations.（10%）
1. CL B/L
2. M.R.
3. M/V
4. OP
5. CC
II. Put the following phrases into English.（10%）
6. 市場報告
7. 保兌信用證
8. 運費到付
9. 重合同、守信用
10. 付款條件
III. Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases from the box.（15%）
on    from    of    with    in    at    under    to
11. We trust you will appreciate our efforts fully in pushing sale of your products in presence ______ keen competition.
12. It would be appreciated if samples and brochure could be forwarded ______ us.
13. A discount ______ your price will stimulate us to make greater effort in pushing the sale of your product.
14. Arbitrators shall be chosen ______ among the members of the FTAC or the MAC.
15. The Sellers admitted, furthermore, in their written defence that they did have difficulties ______ delivery of the goods.
16. The leasing rate of the buildings shall be ______ a rate of 10 per cent of construction costs per year for a minimum of ten years.
quote be responsible for with reference to assure
fall within the scope of shipping marks be specified in stock
be presented for beneficiaries by means of available
17. We______ you of our readiness to cooperate with you.
18. Would you kindly ______ the cost price for the assembly operation?
19. CCMC agree to ______ procuring the timely issue of all visas, work permits, import licences and the like which are necessary for the purposes of the JVC.
20. The assembly of shavers ______ our business activities.
21. Both sides have agreed to conclude business ______ assembling supplied components.
22. We have many patterns ______ for you to choose from.
23. In requesting you to transmit the foregoing to ______ we hereby engage to discharge you of all drafts drawn under and in compliance with the terms of this Credit.
24. Documents to accompany drafts are listed below and must ______ negotiation within 10 days of date of Bill of Lading or other document evidencing dispatch of goods.
25. The following items must ______ in the application for arbitration.
IV. Reading Comprehension （20%）
A.Read the passage and answer the questions.
    The importance of international trade to the economic health and overall standard of living of a country has never been as clear as it is today. The value of world merchandise exports reached an all-time high of ＄5.1 trillion in 1996, a 3.7 percent increase over the value of exports in 1995 and a 4.0 percent increase in physical volume. The growth in value represented an increase of ＄180 billion. Throughout the past three decades, international trade volume has, on average, outgrown production.
    In terms of major economic areas, the industrialized countries dominate world trade, accounting for about 70 percent of world trade in recent years. The relative importance of the European Union and the United States, Canada, and Japan is evident in terms of both imports and exports. Asia accounts for over 55 percent of the developing countries imports and exports.
    The major markets for all regions’ exports 〔區(qū)域性出口（產品）〕are in North America, Western Europe, and Asia. This is true for these three areas themselves, especially for Western Europe, which sends 68.1 percent of its exports to itself. In addition, the countries in the regions of Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, Africa, and the Middle East trade relatively little with themselves.
26. According to the text it is clear that international trade is important to （      ）
A. individuals
B. the economic health
C. overall standard of living of a country
D. the economic health and overall standard of living of a country
27. In which year did the value of world merchandise exports reach an all-time high according to the text? （      ）
A. 1995  B. 1996
C. 1997 D. 1994
28. What are the major markets for all regions’ exports? （      ）
A. North America
B. Western Europe and Asia
C. North America, Western Europe and Latin America
D. North America, Western Europe, and Asia
29. The word ‘dominate’ in the first sentence of Para.2 means “______”.（      ）
A. predominate  B. control
C. rule   D. possess
30. The title of the text would be “______”.（      ）
A. International Trade and Living Standard
B. Regions’ Import and Export
C. International trade
D. Exchange of merchandise
B.Read the passage and write “T” or “F” in the brackets after each sentence. Write “T” if the statement is true, and “F” if it is not.
    International trade forms refer to the common practices and channels between countries for the flow of commodities or services. Every import or export is carried out through certain trade form. Flexible trade is not a specific trade form, but an umbrella term that includes such trade forms as compensation trade, processing according to supplied samples, processing with supplied materials, assembling with supplied parts and components. These forms of trade can help China to acquire new technology or attract foreign investment, to create new export markets or promote exportation and contribute to the reduction of China’s import payment to foreign countries.
31. International trade forms refer to the common practices and channels between countries for the flow of commodities or services. （      ）
32. Flexible trade is a specific trade form just like compensation trade and processing with supplied materials. （      ）
33. Of all the trade forms assembling with supplied parts and components is the best that can help China to acquire new technology or attract foreign investments. （      ）
34. Every import or export is carried out through certain trade form. （      ）
35. There is no difference between the two trade forms processing according to supplied samples and processing with supplied materials. （      ）
V. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.（10%）
36. Further，as if the above points were not sufficient, it appears plain that at all material times the Plaintiff were maintaining the existence of a delivery schedule other than that which the parties had agreed.
37. All the discrepancies between us should be ironed out through friendly discussion.
38. The total Contract Price shall be paid by Documents against Payment （D/P） or Documents against Acceptance （D/A） according to the following installments and percentage upon presentation of the following documents.
39. The allowance for damage of components and auxiliary materials is 3% during the process of assembly.
40. The bill of lading should be marked as “freight prepaid”.
VI. Translate the following sentences into English.（15%）
41. 除非另有規(guī)定的，要求整套提單和其他單據一式兩份。
42. 您能盡快報一個倫敦港成本加運費價格嗎?
43. 我們將借此機會