国际商务英语初级试卷及参考答案

1、绝密考试前严禁任何人翻阅全国外经贸从业人员考试国际商务英语等级考试（初级）试题册考试时间：2014年5月31日09:30-11:30考生姓名：准考证号：考点（考区）：注意事项一、考生将姓名、身份证号、考试项目、考点（考区）、准考证号填涂在试题册及答题卡（答题纸）相应位置。二、考生在规定考试时间内做完试题册上的试题，并将答案填涂在答题卡（答题纸）相应位置，写在试题册上的答案一律无效。全部答题时间为120分钟。三、考生在答题卡上作答时，切忌超出答题区域。如因超出区域作答导致答题卡失效，由考生个人负责。客观题按题号顺序进行填涂，主观题在每题左上角写清题号按顺序作答。凡因题号不清导致考试成绩有误，由考

2、生个人负责。四、考生不得将试题册、答题卡（答题纸）带出考场。考试结束，监考员收卷后考生方可离开考场。五、考生注意对自己的答案保密。若被抄袭，一经发现，后果自负。请将答案写在答题卡上，答案写在试卷上无效。一、客观题（本大题有 60小题，每小题1分，共60分）1-20 Listening: 20% （听力，20 分）Section ADirections: Listen to the following dialogue and choose the correct word or words to fill each gap from A,B,C or D. This section accou

3、nts for 5 points. Each question will be read twice.Mike: It would be nice to see you again, Mary. Are you free on Sunday evening?Mary: I ' m sorry, I'm not. I've got to visit my aunt 1.Mike: Oh, that s'a pity. Monday's difficult for me. What about Tuesday evening?Mart: Tuesday

4、9;s bad for me as well. I've got to go to a meeting.Mike: Wednesday then?Mary: No, Wednesday's out for me, I'm afraid. I've got to 2 and do some work. I really must.Mike: Oh, that 's a shame. Well, I can't3 Thursday. What about Friday?Mary: I 'm4 sorry. I've got to go

5、 out for dinner on Friday.Mike: Have you got to? Can 't you get out of it?Mary: I 'm afraid not. I ve simply got to go.Mike: Well, it looks as if we 'll have to wait till next week then.Mary: Yes, I 'm sorry, Mike. Look, I must go now. I have to meet Lisa in ten minutes. Ring menext

6、week 5.Mike: Fine. Try and keep an evening free for me.1. A. in the hospitalB. in hospitalC. in hotelD. in hostel2. A. stay inB. stayingC. stayD. sleep3. A. make thatB. make thisC. makeD. make it4. A. outrightB. awfullyC. reallyD. totally5. A. some timeB. sometimesC. sometimeD. some timesSection BDi

7、rections: Listen to the following passage and choose the correct word or words to fill each gap from A,B,C or D. This section accounts for 5 points. Each question will be read twice.For international investors, the decision to invest in a foreign country, whether to establish or6 a plant or a sales

8、network, or to purchase stocks or bonds, is a difficult one. Before they make the decision to invest abroad, international investors will have to make sure that the investment 7 in the host country is favorable enough. In other words, they will have to analyze and assess the possible 8 before actual

9、 investments are made. Therefore, international investors must take into 9 the economic, political, legal and social aspects of the host country to 10 possible risk exposure.6.A. accessB. acquireC.accountD. require7.A. climateB. climaxC. climbD. client8.A. risk factsB. least factorsC. risk factorsD.

10、 list factors9.A. an accountB. a accountC. the accountD.account10.,A. maximizeB. minimizeC. maximumD. minimumSection CDirections: Listen to the tape and choose the correct translation for each of the sentences. This section accounts for 10 points. Each question will be read twice.11. A.希望和你方达成交易。B.希

11、望和你方建立业务关系。C.希望和你方开展合作。12. A.我方通常要求用即期信用证付款。B.我方通常要求用远期信用证付款。C.我方的惯例是用托收方式付款。13. A.很遗憾，你方价格难以接受。B.很遗憾，你方价格与我方要求不一致。C.很遗憾，你方价格偏高。14. A.上述价格以我方最后确认为准。B.上述价格是我方最终价格。C.上述价格以你方最后确认为准。15. A.世界贸易组织是管理国际贸易规则的唯一全球性机构。B.世界贸易组织是管理国际货物贸易的全球性机构。C.世界贸易组织是管理国际服务贸易的全球性机构。16. A.希望很快能听到你们的好消息。B.希望很快能听到你们的答复。C.希望很快能收到

12、你们的报价。17. A.请报最低实盘。B.请报最低离岸价。C.请报最低价。18. A.请放心，我们会在本月底之前订约的。B.请放心，我们会在本月底之前交货的。C.请放心，我们会在本月底之前提货的。19. A.除了 8号箱之外，一切都没问题。B.除了 8号箱之外，一切都有问题。C.除了 8号箱之外，一切都不行。20. A.该商品我们最多只能打九折。B.该商品我们至少能打10%的折扣。C.该商品我们最多能打一折。21-35 Choose the best answer for each of the following questions : 15%（单选题 15 分）21. We will ar

13、range to an all-risk insurance on the following consignments.A. get outB. make outC. put outD. take out22. Please note that our offer will remain valid until the end of this month. The underlined word can be substituted for by all of the following EXCEPT: A. firmB. goodC. openD. opened23. The number

14、 of of a shipment is usually entered on the packing list.A. packagesB.packaging C.packingD. packs24. All our sweaters yousaw at the fashions show in four sizes.A. becomeB.come C.getD. got25. We propose to you on the terms andconditions youspecified in your letter ofOctober 10.A. delegateB. deputeC.

15、replaceD. represent26. Please note that this is a draft payable . All of the following phrases can suitably complete this sentence EXCEPT:A. at demand B. at sightC. on demand D. on sight27. We are writing concerning our Invoice No. EUS3467, which should have been last month.A. cleanedB. clearedC. co

16、vered D. paid28. A claused B/L may be also referred to as " a" B/L. All of the following words can suitably complete this sentence EXCEPT:A. dirtyB. filthyC. foulD. unclean29. We have been doing business in this line since the end of World War II. Which of the following can be used to repl

17、ace the underlined word without changing the meaning of the sentence?A. businessB. occupationC. professionD. trade30. We wish to inform you that the goods under S/C No. 2003 are now ready for dispatch. Whichof the following can be used to replace the underlined word without changing the meaning of t

18、he sentence?A. covered byB. effected onC. insured againstD. subjected to31. Concerning the L/C, we wish toinform you that several clausesneed to be amended.A. captionB. captionedC. titleD. subjected32. On opening the cases we found that we hadreceived wrong goods, the shipment apparentlybeing intend

19、ed for another buyer. The word underlined can be most suitably substituted for by:A. attemptedB. desiredC. meantD. planned33. Please send us samples of the advertised batteries and other brands youstock now. The underlined word can be substituted for by all of the following EXCEPT: A. carryB. haveC.

20、 holdD. store34. Since your request for the alteration of destination came at such short , we have to ask you to extend the shipment and validity of the L/C.A. notationB. noteC. noticeD. notification35. To remedy our fault, we have forwarded for all the items you have found unsaleable.A. alternative

21、sB. choicesC. replacementsD. substitutes36-45 Identify the ONE error contained in each of the following sentences: 10%（找出错 误，10分）36. As a result of the close cooperation between our two sides, substantial business has beenABconcluded to our mutual profit. CD37. The buyer insisted that 40% of the pay

22、ment must be made by sight L/C, and the remaining ABC60% by D/P at sight. D38. Thank you for your e-mail of August 5, informed us of the establishment of your L/C No. 321. AB CD39. Your goods have been loaded onto the . Seagull, which is due to arriving at Osaka next A BCDMonday.40. Taking into cons

23、ideration of the amount of your order, we are ready to grant you a special ABCquantity discount of 12%.D41. Please make delivery of the consignment as soon as it arrives at your port. ABCD42. We shall of course refund to you the premium upon arrival of your debit note. ABCD43. The packing of our Men

24、 ' s shirts is each in a poByag, 5 dozen to a carton lining with ABCwaterproof paper and banded with two iron straps outside.D44. We ensure you of our best attention to any inquiries from you and anticipate your prompt ABCresponse in this respect.D45. Partial shipments will certainly cause you m

25、uch inconvenience, however, our manufacturers ABCare heavily committed at present.D 46-60 Reading Comprehension : 15%（阅读下列短文并选出一个正确的答案，15分）Passage 1 What is business?Business is the human activity related to material things. It is necessary for civilization （文明）.It is found in all societies, even th

26、e simplest ones. Business may include the production of goods: making airplanes, building buildings, and constructing paper boxes are examples of production. It can also provide the financing （融资） for those activities. Lending money, trading stocks （股票） and bonds（债券）,selling insurance policies relat

27、e to the securing of capital for business activities. Other forms of business include merchandising, which is the selling of products, and providing various services, such as accounting （会计）,distributing, and repair. Business, then, is the activity of producing and distributing goods and services.In

28、 our study of business, it is necessary to understand the four basic factors of production. These four factors are land, labour, capital and entrepreneurship. What is meant by these four terms?In order to produce things, it is necessary to use land. Here the term land is used in the most general way

29、. It refers not only to a piece of real estate （不动产） where we might build a factory, but it also means all the raw materials used for production. Some of these raw materials are found on earth's surface, such as trees, which yield （产出） wood for lumber. Other raw materials are found under the ear

30、th's surface in mines and oil wells, and still other raw materials may be extracted （提取）from the air. All the raw materials for production come from the land, the air and the oceans.Labour refers to the use of mental or physical work （脑力或体力活） to produce goods. Most labour changes raw materials i

31、nto finished products and then distributes these to buyers. In industrialized countries, labour is generally more mental than physical. For example, in both manufacturing and agriculture, machines accomplish the very tiring physical work than unskilled labourers used to do. In other industries, comp

32、uter programmed robots （机器人） and other forms of data processing equipment perform many of the jobs which used to require a lot of mental labour. Therefore, to a certain extent, the next factor, capital, can be used to replace labour or reduce the amount of physical and mental labour that humans have

33、 to use in order to conduct business.In everyday language, capital means several things. The most general meaning is wealth or money. But it also refers to the equipment that money purchases. As one of the basic factors of production, capital is all of the things that workers use in production and d

34、istribution. It includes their tools, machines, and buildings such as factories and warehouses where goods are produced and stored. Capital, therefore, refers to anything that helps to produce and distribute goods.Putting together land, labour and capital to make something of value, is called entrep

35、reneurship. The entrepreneur is the person responsible for controlling and directing the other three factors. The entrepreneur doesn t make things with his own hands unless he is also a worker. In a business the workers take orders from the entrepreneur. He is the leader, and the employees follow hi

36、s direction.Entrepreneurship includes some other important activities. The entrepreneur is responsible for initiating（ 启动） business activity. He must begin his business by bringing together the land, labour, and capital. Next, he must manage the business by deciding the general policies for business

37、 operation. In order to be successful, an entrepreneur must also be innovative. He must look for new products or new ways of making things and new methods of distribution, or he must offer new services. He must be able to decide on the value of things which other people invent, whether it is a new t

38、oy, a new method of filing, or a new way of advertising. Finally, he bears all the risks of the business.Everyone connected with a business shares in the risks of the business. When a company goes bankrupt, that is, becomes unable to pay its debts, it causes problems for many people. It is hard for

39、the employees who may have to seek work elsewhere; the customers must look for another place to buy their products; creditors usually lose some of the money that they have lent to the company. But the entrepreneur takes the biggest risk. If the business fails, he must pay them up to the limit of his

40、 ability to pay. If he is skillful- and lucky- the money he receives from his business venture will pay for the land, labour, and capital, and there will still be some extra money remaining for him. The extra money is the profit. If the money he receives from the business venture is not enough to pa

41、y for all of the costs, the difference is a loss.46. Which of the following is NOT true about business according to the passage.A. Business is necessary for civilization.B. Business is the activity of producing goods.C. Business is the activity of producing services.D. Business exists in few societi

42、es.47. According to the passage, labour is more mental than physical in .A. developing countriesB. industrialized countriesC. industrializing countriesD. underdeveloped countries48. According to the passage, nowadays machines are used to do .A. mental workB. houseworkC. difficult homeworkD. tiring p

43、hysical work49. According to the passage, things that help to produce and distribute goods are regarded as .A. capitalB. moneyC. fundD. machine50. What is the result of the bankruptcy of a business according to the passage?A. Customers cannot buy certain products elsewhere.B. People may lose a chanc

44、e to pay their debts.C. Employees are able to change their jobs.D. Creditors may lose some money lent to the business.51. An entrepreneur can have a profit when .A. he takes the biggest riskB. he gets more money than his costC. he has some extra employeesD. he has the ability to pay his debtsPassage

45、 2 InventionsDo you have bright ideas? Ideas for inventions that change society or, at least, make life easier for somebody? Perhaps we all do sometimes, but we don 't often make the idea as reality. Recently, in Britain, there was a competition called British Designers for Tomorrow. The competi

46、tion encouraged young people to carry out their bright ideas. There were two groups in the contest: Group One was for schoolchildren under 16; Group Two was for schoolchildren over 16. Andthere were eleven prize-winners altogether.Neil Hunt, one of the prize-winners, was calledSunshine Superman by o

47、ne newspaper writingabout his design. It s important when people study the weather to be able to record sunshine accurately. We need to know how many hours of sunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders only record direct sunlight. Neil s is more accurate and this is very importan

48、t for research into way of using solar power. With his prize of £100, Neil plans to carry on inventing.You can do so much with animation. Look at Simon West s idea for animated road signs. He uses pictures which appear to move as you go nearer to or farther from them. This isn t a new idea. But

49、 it is new to use these pictures on mad signs. “We found that people were more likely to see moving sign ” , said Simon. So now, you can really see rocks falling, trains moving, horses galloping or a car falling over the edge of a cliff. Quite a warning!The ideas in the competition were so inventive

50、 that we are surprised that British industry doesntask more schoolchildren for suggestions. Perhaps this will be the start of pupil power !52. What competition was carried out recently in Britain?A A competition among schoolchildren.B A competition in industry.C Competition called British Designers

51、for Tomorrow.D None of the above.53. What was the aim of the competition?A To ask schoolchildren for suggestion.B To encourage young people to carry out their bright ideas.C To start pupil power .D None of the above.54. What is Neil Hunt?A A schoolboyB A schoolgirlC A teacherD A dean55. What does th

52、e word bright mean in paragraph 1?A ShiningB CleverC HappyD Sad56. Who invented animated road signs?A Neil HuntB A driverC Simon WestD A teacherPassage 3 Generalists and SpecialistsThere are a great many careers （职业生涯）in which the increasing emphasis is on specialization.You find those careers in en

53、gineering, in manufacturing, in statistical （与统计有关的） work, and in teaching. But there is an increasing demand for people who are able to take in a great area at a glance, people who perhaps do not know too much about any one field. There is, in other words, a demand for people who are capable of see

54、ing the forest rather than the trees, of making general judgments. We can call these people generalists”. And these generalists“ are particularly needed for positions in administration, where it is their job to see that other people do the work, where they have to plan for other people, to organize

55、other people 's work, to begin it and judge it.The specialist understands one field; his concern is with technique and tools. He is a trained" man; and his educational background is properly technical and professional. The generalist - and especially the administrator - deals with people; h

56、is concern is with leadership, with planning, and with direction giving. He is an educated" man; and the humanities （人文学科） are his strongest foundation. Very rarely is a specialist capable of being an administrator. And very rarely is a good generalist also a good specialist in a particular fie

57、ld. Any organization needs both kinds of people, though different organizations need them in different proportions. It is your task to find out, during your training period, into which of the two kinds of jobs you fit, and to plan your career accordingly.Your first job may turn out to be the right j

58、ob for you, but this is pure accident. Certainly you should not change jobs constantly or people will become suspicious of your ability to hold any job. At the same time you must not look upon the first job as the final job; it is primarily a training job, an opportunity to understand yourself and your fitness for b