2011年4月外刊經(jīng)貿(mào)知識選讀自考試題

全國2011年4月自考
外刊經(jīng)貿(mào)知識選讀試題
課程代碼:00096

一、單項選擇題（本大題共15小題，每小題2分，共30分）
在每小題列出的四個備選項中只有一個可以替代句中劃線的單詞或詞組，請將其代碼填寫在題后的括號內(nèi)。錯選、多選或未選均無分。
1. The authorities are willing to permit a run-down in the country’s international reserves over the next few years as means of accelerating the introduction of foreign technology. (      )
A. speeding up  B. speeding on
C. speeding off  D. speeding down
2. Another 20% worked well, but the remaining 60% should have been scrapped. (      )
A. scratched  B. renovated
C. stimulated  D. introduced
3. Now Zhangjiagang is China’s seventh largest port and a tumultuous construction zone of half-built office buildings and hotels. (      )
A. tremendous  B. numerous
C. noisy  D. orderly
4. Against this deteriorating global background, the improvement in economic performance in a few developing regions in 1991 was especially noteworthy. (      )
A. determinating  B. tolerating
C. improving  D. worsening
5. Balanced against that criticism is the positive reaction in Latin America to Mr. Clinton’s embrace of the free-trade agreement. (      )
A. hug  B. embarrassment
C. acceptance  D. balance
6. As Europe’s economy has soured, free-market ideas that are new to much of Europe face new challenges. (      )
A. increased  B. declined
C. sky-rocketed  D. tasted
7. At the summit meeting, America insisted that Japan should come up with specific measures that would enable it to meet new import targets. (      )
A. bring forth  B. come across
C. put off  D. reach out
8. Fearful that rapidly modernizing Korean rivals will intrude on its foreign and domestic markets, Japan has fought to keep the Koreans from appropriating its technologies. (      )
A. competitors  B. representatives
C. negotiators  D. dealers
9. International consultants who want to secure definite projects at lucrative fees are finding it harder and harder. (      )
A. luxurious  B. lubricative
C. penetrative  D. profitable
10. A separate, long-running dispute over oilseeds does still pose a threat. (      )
A. possess  B. present
C. provide  D. purchase
11. With barter, however, debtor nations can continue to import goods while, in effect, concealing export earnings from creditors. (      )
A. loaners  B. borrowers
C. owners  D. believers
12. However, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo still face a struggle in persuading bottlers across the nation to take the products. (      )
A. dissuading  B. persisting
C. encouraging  D. discouraging
13. Tractors and other agricultural machines greatly facilitate farming. (      )
A. communicate  B. subsidize
C. grade  D. ease
14. You can use credit cards but it’s best to take some currency as well. (      )
A. coupon  B. money
C. coin  D. dime
15. Lead values moved up to their best level since April last year in the absence of a settlement at Australia’s broken hill lead-zinc-silver mines. (      )
 A. without  B. with
 C. as  D. through

二、將下列詞組譯成中文（本大題共10小題，每小題1 分，共10分）
16. exclusive contract
17. preferred status
18. spot market
19. Bank for International Settlements
20. means of production
21. punitive import tariff
22. GDP
23. trade reprisal
24. fledgling industries
25. countervailing duty

三、將下列詞組譯成英文（本大題共10小題，每小題1分，共10分）
26. 雙邊條約
27. 試銷市場
28. 原材料
29. 收盤價
30. 最惠國待遇
31. 技術(shù)轉(zhuǎn)讓
32. 高工資經(jīng)濟
33. 人均收入
34. 經(jīng)濟特區(qū)
35. 自由貿(mào)易區(qū)

四、簡答題（本大題共6小題，共18分）
Passage 1
    The US dollar value of Chinese exports increased at an average rate of almost 18 per cent per annum between 1978 and 1983, while imports increased by approximately 11 per cent per annum. As a result, the visible trade surplus rose sharply from US $1.4 billion in 1981 to US $4.4 billion in 1982 and US$3.7 billion in 1983. Exports grew much faster than imports during this period not only because of the strong emphasis placed on exporting by China’s economic planners, but also because a number of industrial projects were postponed in 1979. Official recognition that foreign technology could play a major role in modernising the Chinese economy had caused imports to rise by more than 50 per cent in 1978 placing undue strain on the national economy. Grain imports have fallen sharply over the past few years—China became a net grain exporter in 1984—and in 1983 the country started to export soyabeans and cotton.
36. What do “per annum” and “approximately” mean?
37. Why did the more than 50% rise in imports of 1978 place undue strain on China’s national economy?
38. What is “a net grain exporter”? Does it mean one who has never done any import?
Passage 2
    Korea, once known as the “Hermit Kingdom”, is plainly on the move. As with “Japan, Inc.” before it, the new label “Korea, Inc.” may be no more than a trendy buzzword. But South Korea aims to forge just such a national economic machine, using the might of its established giants backed by centralized planners who can mobilize the country’s banks and industrial infrastructure. The heady dreams of actually rivaling Japan may never come within reach; Korea’s economy, while large by Asian standards, is barely one-fifteenth the size of its island neighbor. And it faces a gantlet of other obstacles, ranging from an unwieldy bureaucracy and a volatile political climate to a chronic shortage of investment capital and heavy commitments to military spending. Still, the comparisons with Japan, Inc. are more than empty flattery; in fact, they signal Korea’s gathering clout.
39. What is a “Hermit Kingdom”?
40. What are the disadvantages of Korea’s economy when compared with Japan’s?
41. What does “gathering clout” mean in the passage?

五、正誤判斷題（本大題共10小題，每小題2分，共20分）
Passage 1
    In order to produce goods and services, businesses need to buy the required raw materials and equipment. Many firms need to order components or equipment to their own specifications which will later be used to produce a finished product. Firms need reliable suppliers who must be:
    Stable. Firms that can not supply goods in time to the purchasing company may mean delays and holdups for customers. Thus the purchasing company should check the financial background of its suppliers.
    Able. The purchasing company must investigate whether potential suppliers are able to make the goods required. This may mean looking at the firm’s equipment and staff expertise if a large or important order is being considered. Some purchasing departments may ask for evidence of the firm having done similar work for other organizations before placing an order. Trade directories and specialist magazines are a useful starting point in this research