外刊经贸知识选读真题及答案

1、外刊经贸知识选读真题及答案【篇一：全国2011年4月外刊经贸知识选读试题及答案】s=txt 外刊经贸知识选读试题课程代码：00096一、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，请将其代码填写在题后的括号内。错选、多选或未选均无分。the authorities are willi ng to permit a run -down in the countr/s international reserves over the) a. speeding upb speeding onc. speeding off d.

2、 speeding down)a. scratched b. renovatedc. stimulated office buildings and hotels() a. tremendousb numerous a. determinating b. toleratingc. improvingof the free-trade agreement.()a. hugb. embarrassmentc. acceptancechallenges()a. in creased b declinedc. sky-rocketedd tasted7. at the summit meeting,

3、america insisted that japan should would enable it to meet new import targets.()a. bring forthb come acrossc. put offd. reach out8. fearful that rapidly modernizing korean japan has fought to keep the koreans from appropriating its technologies()a. competitorsb representativesd. introduced 3. now zh

4、angjiagang is chid. worsening 5. balanced against that criticism is the positive reaction in latin america to mr. clinton* d. balanee 6. as europes economy has free-market ideas that are new to much of europe face newc. negotiatorsand harder. () d. dealers a. Iuxurious b. IubricativeU!简答题（本大题共6小题，共4

5、8分）c. penetrative d. profitable）a. possess b presentc. provide d purchase41.with barter, however, debtor nations can continue to import goods while, in effect, concealing）a. Ioaners b. borrowersc. ownerstake the products（）a. dissuading b. persistingc. encouraging d. discouraging）a. communicate b. su

6、bsidizec. grade d. ease44.you can use credit cards but its best to take some）a. coupon b. moneyc. coin d. dime45.Iead values moved up to their best level since april last year a settlement ataustralias broken hill lead-zinc-silver mines（）a without b. withc. as二、将下列词组译成中文（本大题共2小题，每小题4分，共10 分）46.exclu

7、sive con tract 17. preferred status18. spot market19 bank for in ternational settleme nts20. means of production 24. punitive import tariff22. gdp 23. trade reprisal24. fledgling industries25. countervailing duty三. 将下列词组译成英文（本大题共2小题，每小题4分，共2 分）26双边条约27试销市场28原材料d. throughd. believers 29.收盘价30.最惠国待遇31

8、.技术转让32.高工资经济33.人均收入34.经济特区35.自由贸易区passage 1the us dollar value of Chinese exports in creased at an average rate of almost 18 per cent 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 thanimp

9、orts during this period not only because of the strong emphasis placed on exporting by chinas 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

10、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-and in 1983 thecountry started to export soyabeans and cotton.36.what do “per annum” and “approximately mean?37.why did the more than 50% rise in i

11、mports of 1978 place undue strain on chinas nationaleconomy?38.what is ua net grain exporter? does it mean one who has never done any import?passage 2korea, once known as the “is plainly on the move as with Japan, inc.H before it, the new label ukorea, inc. may be no more than a trendy buzzword, but

12、 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 coun tr/s banks and in dustrial infrastructure, the heady dreams of actually rivaling japan may never come within reach; koreas economy, whi

13、le large by asian startdards, 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 co

14、mparisons with japan, inc are more than empty flattery; in fact, they signal korea1 s 39. what is a “hermit kingdom?40.what are the disadvantages of koreas economy when compared with japans?41. what does ugathering clout mean in the passage?五、正误判断题（本大题共40小题，每小题2分，共20分） passage 1 in order to produce

15、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

16、 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 f

17、irms equipment and staff expertise if a large or important order is being considered. some purchasing departments may ask for evidenee 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

18、research clear, what is required will usually be made clear in a specification. the specification or “spec” will give the exact technical details of what is needed in terms of size, shape, color and performance of the items to be purchased the supplying firm must then meet this specification exactly

19、.an important problem all purchasing companies have to deal with is whether to use one or two or several suppliers. by using several suppliers it is argued that competition between them will force prices down, and delays or disruption at one supplier will not affect too much. arguments against this

20、are that researching various suppliers is time-consuming and expensive, and low prices might mean reduced quality, using fewer suppliers for larger orders can mean that the purchaser receives greater attention and discount for bulk purchases. the suppliers will be more invoIved in the firms business

21、, too.42.being “stable” means sticking to the same supplier with reliable financial background()43.supplying firms with rich experience, good equipment and staff expertise can only be found inspecialist magazines.()44.a “clear supplying firm must initially give the purchaser its specifications clear

22、ly and in exacttechnical detail.()45.having more than one supplier might bring lower price but searchi ng for them might be time-consumi ng.()46.according to the passage, there exist different opinions whether or not a purchasing company should use more or fewer suppliers for large orders.() passage

23、 2 donegal is located in the windswept wilderness .it might seem an odd place to find one of europes most dynamic companies, but a small assembly unit making a muscular stimulation product for leisure and healthcare is blazing a trail, bmr teorantathe company title in irishhas quietly established a

24、market for itself, making products for muscular therapy and body toning using the brand name slendertone which it bought in 1989.mr. kevin medonnell, the chairman, chief executive and owner of 95 per cent of the company, is a little vague about the source of his success part of it, he says, must be

25、the strong work ethic in the area he points out that half his employees are from galswegian families with their Scottish attitudes of thrift and industry mr. medonnell bought the company for $300,000 and bmr sales are now growing at around 50-60 per cent a year.the medical products business, where g

26、rowth is less dramatic, but margins are attractive, is seen as the source of the compan/s future earnings .in the us alone, the market for muscular stimulation products has jumped from $88m to more than $200m this year.many bmr products are not available over the counter but through catalogues the c

27、ompany is looking at special advertisi ng on video shopping cha nnels .in the us compa nies like bmr are prohibited from selling medical products over the counter, in europe this situation is slightly different, bmr, for example, is starting to sell its consumer range in carrefour superstores in fra

28、nce and its range is available in pharmacies. however, under a european union ruling similar to us laws, companies that sell such products will have to reequip their factories to meet new health standards “i know it sounds a bit smart, but our products have always been seen as industry standard, say

29、s mr. kevin medonnell.the company spends 1,000,000 a year on research and development, quite a large sum for a company of its size.47. a big company would normally set its manufacturing site in a more prosperous area than don egal.048. the brand name of this product for muscular therapy is bmr teora

30、nta in irish（）49. mr. mcdonnell attributed the success of his company to his management and industry.（）50. it can be inferred that us laws for selling health products are stricter than the corresponding lawsin europe（）51. if you want to buy a bmr product in france, you may go to the pharmacies（）六、翻译

31、题（本大题 仁 分）yet in its current dour mood, europe risks almost overlooking the revoluti on ary step forward it has take n in creati ng the worlds largest and wealthiest barrier-free marketand on a con tine nt where, for centuries, economic battles have led to some of histor/s bloodiest wars. moreover,

32、a failure to reinforce the single market by pushing forward with european integration could lead to an uaveling of what the internal market program has achieved, some observers say.【篇二：00096外刊经贸知识选读全国2013年7月自考试题】s=txt 外刊经贸知识选读试题课程代码：00096一、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，

33、请将其选出并将“答题纸”的相应代码涂黑。错涂、多涂或未 涂均无分。仁 a commodity breakdown of chinas trade shows that fuels 24 percent of total exportsa. explain forc. take into account b. amount to d are responsible for trade regime.a. freedom c. restraints b. road sides d incentives uopened are simply not ready for the demands of

34、foreign businessmana. if it is understood in the word-for-word fashionb if it is understood seriouslyc. if it is understood literarilyd. if it is taken for granted4. just two years ago south korean manufacturers were flourishing con tracts from western athletic footwear giants.a on the side ofc. bes

35、ide b. according to d. on top ofa i should like to sayc. i must say b. i am bound to say d. i will say6. also noteworthy was the implementation by the paris club of a new of enhanced concessions in debt reschedulings for the severely indebted, low-income countriesa. platformc. diversification b. ing

36、redient d arrangement in china?a investigate b. mitigatec. promote d. agitate8. by doing that, america struck at britainsa agilec. frigid b. weak d. strong9.uprice certainly plays into a products said robert burke, a retail consultant in new york “for certain people, the higher the price, the more a

37、ttractive the item becomesa salec. failure b. success d. appeala stabilityc. unpredictability b predictability d change es incurred when the companys stock dropped after it disclosed in early 2004 that it had greatly overstated its reserves, a closely watched indicator of an energy compan/s healtha.

38、 made amendsc. made into b. anticipated d. made for42.the reason for the historical relationship between the slope of the curve and the econom/s performance is that the longterm rate is, in effect, a prediction of future short-term rates.a surrenderc. cost b. profit d. Ioss13.state econo mists warne

39、d that the latest mon thly figure was excepti on ally low because of aa ction b. difference d. abnormality14.outlet are rapidly becoming the major attraction for travelers and bargain-hunting shoppers from all over the world, a shoppimg messesc. shopping centers b. shopping masses d whole

40、sale stores the helm while it searches for a more permanent new leader.a. temporaryc. middle b. brief d. neutral二、正误判断题。正确的用7”表示，错误的用f 表示，请将栏答题 纸”上相应的代 码涂黑。（本大题共2小题，每小题2分，共20分）passage 1for many nations, the worst of the economic slump is over.uthe world economy has bottomed out, notes rudi dornbusch

41、, a massachusetts institute of tech no logy (mit) economist who takes a monthly look at global economic trends for a number of corporations.after a slow first half, the united states recovery has accelerated business is picking up in Canada and britain also canada should have around 2.7 percent real

42、 growth this year, the new british budget, announced this week, assumes a real growth rate next year of 2.5 percent.but on the europea n con tine nt, the situatio n is less happy, “the economic climate has deteriorated further, albeit at a declini ng rate, a european comm unity report commented rece

43、ntly, there are still few signs of a cyclical turning point being reached”“the bundesbank continues to call the shots,” dornbusch says, referring to german/s central bank, it has been gradually lowering interest rates all year, but not fast enough to satisfy its neighbors. dornbusch argues that real

44、 interest rates, which take into account inflation, are too high in germany. producer prices have falle n for six mon ths there, so in terest rates of 6.4 percent are “extremely high for an econo my that is not growing, he saysfor 18 months econo mists have bee n revising their forecasts down for co

45、ntinental europe dornbusch figures, uthe bottom may have beeneached, but a strong upswing is implausible. ” the mit econo mist criticizes the french gover nment for strangling the economy with high interest rates in order to keep the franc strong against the german deutsche mark “fra nee will do ver

46、y poorly.M he con eludes 46.rudi dornbusch has noticed that the world economy has fallen to its record lows of the recession.17.the economic situation in europe has worsened, and there is no sign of a strong recovery yet.18.according to rudi dornbusch for an economy that is not growing the interest

47、rates should be relatively low.19.franees decision to keep parity with german deutsche mark is not a wiseone.20.the present economic situation in canada presents nothing to be optimistic about.passage 2if you still think asia is cheap or even a bargain, compare office rents in shanghai or jakarta wi

48、th those in Chicago and paris no wonder companies are voting with their feet in response to asias rising costs matsushita, sony and honda continue to move production out of japan tai wans nan ya plastic is establishing factories in north carolina and texas to export back to asia german/s siemens is

49、dumping singapore in favor of lower cost locations in the region the way things are going, siemens may have to move again before too long.take korea, which has lost footwear and textiles to china and indonesia because korean wages kept climbing but productivity did not. losing footwear may be nothin

50、g to cry over if that industry can be replaced, but what will substitute for low-tech electronics In south korea and airline customer service activities in hong kong? the competition is not going to let up. to attract investment from east asia and elsewhere, local authorities in britain and state go

51、vernments In the united states offer to cut taxes, provide cheap land and reduce bureaucracy, technological innovations and cost reductions in telecommunications and transport mean that location is no Ion ger as important as it was.too many asian governments dont seem to understand that as costs ris

52、e, competitiveness falls and investors shy away.21.when the author argued that costs in asia are too high, he was only making comparison between doing business in asia in the past and panies are fighting against the increasing cost in asia by demanding with majority votes that the cost be lowered.23

53、.siemens would leave Singapore but find a better place in asia and settle down there.24.asian manufacturers now would have to face competitions not only from their neighboring countries but those of the industrial nations.25.according to the author, competitiveness would fall with the rise of costs三

54、、将下列词组译成中文（本大题共40小题，每小题4分，共40 分）26.cash crops27.invisible trade account28.the state council29.national in come30.portfolio investment31.franchisee32.antitrust legislation33.dairy products34.ex-warehouse35.test market四、将下列词组译成英文（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10 分）36.基础设施37.资本货物38.贴现率39.官僚主义40.无政府状态44 恶性循环42.关税及贸易总

55、协定43.招标44.有形贸易45.外汇储备五、简答题（本大题共6小题，每小题3分，共48分） passage 1america wants japan to meet import targets for some american goods an unwilling japan 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 c

56、lint on administration strongly believes in exerting such pressure .its policy is to open some japanese markets (which it deems to be closed) by setting import targetsan approach to trade policy that supporters call Uresult-oriented. this ugly term foreshadows un certai n con sequences. far from cap

57、itulating to this new thrust of american trade policy, japan is taking a stand that could lead to a pacific confron tation 46.what is the meaning of “to draw the line in the first paragraph?47.what is the meaning of Uresult-oriented in the second paragraph?48.will japan succumb to that kind of press

58、ure? what possible consequences will it lead to?passage 2wars, economic turmoil, global poverty. the agenda is packed as more than 2,500 of the worlds top business leaders and politicians come to the swiss mountain village of davos to attend the world economic forum, which starts in january, 2009. t

59、he organizers are not bashful, this could be “one of the most important annual meetings of the forum yet, they predict, and they have a point, the annual davos eventthis year with participants from over 90 countriesis not only a good opportunity to get a feel for the global economy and political bal

60、ance of power, to participants it also offers a chance to step back and take stock of crisis and conflict, and gather ideas for tackling the worlds problems, the forums “theme” this year is fitting: shaping the post-crisis world, the participants are taking to it with a vengeanee, if the forums new