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全国外经贸从业人员认证考试国际商务英语等级考试中级
全国外经贸从业人员认证考试
国际商务英语等级考试(中级)试卷
2008年5月
题目序号
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出
IV
总分
核分人
应得分数
20
40
20
20
100
实际得分
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearapassage.Listencarefullyanddecide
whetherthestatementsaretrueorfalse.Thenwritedown“T"for“True
or“F"for“False"inthebracketsforeachstatement.Thissectiontotals5points.
()1.Computerscanhelpmancompletemanyhandtasks.
()2.YoucancontactyourfriendsinasecondbyE-mail.
()3.SomecleverhackerscanfindwaystotransferdollarsbyE-mail.
()4.Computershavebroughtagreatchangeintotheworld,theyalways
dousbenefit.
()5.Newtechnologyhasbothbrightsideanddarkside.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearfiveEnglishsentences.Listen
carefullyandtranslatethemintoChinese.Thissectiontotals10points.
2.
3.
4.
5.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversationsbetweentwo
speakers.Attheendofeachconversation,athirdvoicewillaskaquestion.
ReadthefourChoicesanddecidewhichisthecorrectanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Thenwritedowntherightanswerinthebracketsforeachquestion.Thissectiontotals5points.
()1.A.It'ssunnyday
B.Hedoesn'tthinkit'sgoingtorain.
C.Hewilltakeanumbrella.
D.Itwon'trainaccordingtotheweatherforcast.
()2.A.Shedidn'tnoticethecoincollection.
B.Bettyprobablycollectedthecoins.
C.Shedoesn'tlikeBill'scollectionofcoins.
D.Bill'scoinsareveryattractive.
()3.A.10:
30B.10:
10C.11:
00D.10:
40
()4.A.He'llattenditifthewomandoesso.
B.Hedoubtsifhe'llbeabletoattendit.
C.He'stootiredtoattendit.
D.He'seagertoattendit.
()5.A.Inadressingshop.
B.Inagreengrocer's.
C.Inabookstore.
D.Inacafe.
得分
评卷人
复核人
II.Reading&Comprehension:
40%(阅读与理解,40
分)
SectionA
Directions:
Therearetenincompletesentencesinthissection.Foreach
sentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenwritedowntherightanswerinthebracketsforeachsentence.Thissectiontotals10points,onepointforeachsentence.
()1PleasequoteusyourbestpriceCIFLagos,theearliest
dateofshipment.
A.statingB.statedC.stateD.tostate
()2Ifyoucanusa3%discount,weshallgiveyouourinitial
orderamountingtoUS$25,000.
A.provideB.payC.guaranteeD.allow
()3Weregretourinabilitytoagreeyourproposaltopack
thegoodscardboardboxes,becausetransshipmenthastobemadeatHongKongforthegoodstobeshippedtoourport.
t'ransshipmentallowed.
A.toreadB.toreadingC.asreadsD.reads
B.
srequest
)5Weregretbeingunabletowiththebuyer
forcoveringinsuranceuptotheinlandcity,asitisnotstipulatedinthecontract.
A.complyB.conformC.takeupD.deal
()6Werequirethebicyclestobepackedinawoodencase
withsoftmaterials.
surrounded
()7InourletterofMay5,wemadeclearthatshipmentisto
beeffectedinJune.
A.youB.themC.thatD.it
()8wewouldliketosupplyyouwiththeproduct,weare
unabletofillyourorder.
A.AsmuchasB.MuchasC.VerymuchD.As
()9Wecansupplythistypeoffurnitureveryfavorable
terms.
A.onB.forC.againstD.to
()10Wecanonlyassumethatanoversighthasbeenmadeinmaking
theorder,
A.outB.forC.atD.up
SectionB
Directions:
Therearetenblanksinthefollowingpassage.Youarerequiredto
choosethebestonefromthegivenfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Thenwritedownthecorrectanswerinthebrackets.Thissectiontotals10points,onepointforeachblank.
1in1983,thiscompanyisatradingfirmspecializing2theimportandexportofgarments.Itsbusiness3coversvariouskindsofshirts,T-shirts,jackets,sportswear,etc.
Duringtheprocessofopeningepeningofreform,
thecompanyhasbeenvigorouslyationalmarket
anditsgoodshavebeensoldtocountriesandregionssuchasEurope,theAmericas,JapanandSoutheastAsia.
6thetraditionalmethodsoftrade,thecompanyhasbeen
activelydevelopingnewbusinesschannelsinrecentyears.Itsimportandexportvolumehasgoneupdrastically.Lastyearthetotaltradeamount
reachedUS$90million,anincreaseof16%7theyearbefore.
Thecompanyhasalwaysbeen8greatimportaneeto
thequalityofproductsandbusinessreputation.9bythe
principleofequalityand,itwillfurtherdevelopits
economicandtraderelationswithothercountriesallovertheworld.
(
)
1
A.Found
B.Founded
C.Set
D.Tobe
set
(
)
2
A.for
B.at
C.to
D.in
(
)
3
A.scope
B.lines
C.kind
D.type
(
)
4
A.down
B.out
C.up
D.for
(
)
5
A.expanding
B.extending
C.
exploringD
stretching
(
)6
A.Besides
B.Beside
C.Except
D.Except
for
(
)7
A.up
B.over
C.with
D.to
(
)8
A.enclosing
B.sending
C.mailing
D
attaching
(
)
9
A.Guiding
B.Guided
C.Tobeguided
D.Tobe
guiding
(
)
10
A.common
B.public
C.mutual
D.neutral
SectionC
Directions:
Therearetwopassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby
somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour
choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Then
writedownthecorrectanswerinthebracketsforeachquestionorstatement.
Thissectiontotals20points,twopointsforeachquestion.
PassageOne
TheUKisextremelydependentonforeigntrade.About40percentofthe
population'sfoodandalargeproportionoftherawmaterialsusedby
industryhavetobeimported.In1980exportsofgoodsandserviceswere
equaltoabout25percentoftheGrossNationalProduct.
Intheexportsofmanufactures,theUK,inrecentyears,hasdoneless
wellthanhermajorcompetitors.TheUK'sshareofthevalueofthemain
manufacturingcountries'exportsfellfrom16percentin1980toabout9per
centin1999.ThiswasduetothefactthatthevolumeofUKexportsincreasedatanannualaveragerateof5percent,onlyaboutone-halftherateachievedbythemainmanufacturingcountriesasawholeandaboutone-thirdtherateforJapan.
Changesinthecommoditycompositionofexportshavebeenverysmall
inrecentyears.Theshareofmanufacturedgoodshasincreasedslightlywhiletheshareofbasicmaterialshasdeclined.Therehasbeenasteadydeclineintheshareoftextilesandanincreaseintheshareofchemicalsintotalexports.
OverthenextdecadethepossibilityofexportingNorthSeaOilandthediminishingdependenceonimportedoilshouldhaveabeneficialeffectonthe
UK'svisibletradebalanee.
ThemoststrikingchangeinthegeographicaldistributionofUKexports
inrecentyearshasbeentheswingawayfromthetraditionalCommonwealthmarketsandagrowingdependenceonthemarketinWesternEurope.ExportstoWesternEuropeaccountedforabout34percentofUKexportsin1989butby2000thissharehadgrowntonearly60percent.Thisismuchinlinewithdevelopmentsinworldtradeasawhole,becausetradebetweenindustrializedcountrieshasbeenthefastestgrowingsectorofworldtrade.Theother
importantdevelopmentisthegrowingimportaneeofthemarketsinthe
oil-exportingcountries.
()1.TheexportofmanufacturesofU.K.duringrecent
years
A.hasrisen.
B.hasdonebetterthanthemajorcompetitors.
C.hasfallen
D.hasdonelesswellthatdevelopingcountries.
()2.Theexportoftextiles
A.hasdeclined
B.hasdeclinedsharply
C.hasincreasedslightly
D.hasincreasedsharply
()3.Theexportofbasicmaterials.
A.hasincreased
B.hasdeclined
C.hasremainedsteady
D.haslittlechanged
()4.WhatisthemoststrikingchangeinUKexports?
A.TheswingawayfromthetraditionalCommonwealthmarketsand
agrowingdependenceonthemarketinWesternEurope.
B.Changesinthecommoditycompositionofexports.
C.Theincreaseoftheshareofmanufacturedgoodsandthedecline
oftheshareofbasicmaterials.
D.thebeneficialeffectoftheexportofoilontheUK'svisibletrade
balanee.
()5.Whichstatementisnottrue?
A.UKisexportingmoretoWesternEurope.
B.tradebetweenUKandWesternEuropehasbeenthefastest
growingsectorofworldtrade.
C.UKwillpossiblyimportlessoiloverthenextdecade.
D.UKisexportingmorechemicals.
PassageTwo
Isaquietrevolutionunderwayinthenation'sshoppinghabits?
Arewe
graduallyallowinganincreasinglyselectnumberoflargecompaniestotakecareofallourbasicrequirements?
Thesupermarketchainscertainlyhopeso.
‘Peopledon'thavethetimetoshoparoundanymore.Ifthey'rehappywiththequalityofacompany'sservice,thenthey'relikelytobuyotherproducttypesfromthemaswell,'saysJimAustin,anindustryanalyst.
WiththemajorsupermarketbrandssuchasTesco,JSainsburyandAsdaalreadyofferingfinancialservices,creditcards,own-labelclothing,mobilephones,andcut-priceelectricalgoodsincludingcomputers,Austinbelievesthatthesupermarkets'diversificationissettocontinue.
‘TheUKretailfoodmarketissaturated,sotheironlyrealprospectofgrowthiseithertoenterforeignmarketsordiversifyintonewmarketsathome..'TescoandJSainsburyhavedoneboth.Havingalreadyboughtforeignsubsidiaries,bothlargesupermarketchainshavesetuptheirownbanksinordertooffercustomersfinancialservicessuchaspersonalloans