2008年12月国际商务英语等级(中级)考试

PAGE国际商务英语等级考试（中级）试卷第4页（共14页）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12月题目序号ⅠⅡⅢⅣ总分核分人应得分数20402020100实际得分得分评卷人复核人Ⅰ．Listening:20%（听力，SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearseveralquestions.Afteryouheareachquestion,youwillreadthefourchoicesanddecidewhichoneisthecorrectanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Thissectiontotals10points.（）1.A.Yesterdaywasfine.B.Theyquotedthepriceatteno’clock.C.Ihavetheirprice.D.Ithinkitreasonable.（）2.A.Certainlynot.B.Yes,please.C.No,theletterisnotreadyyet.D.Yes,I’llbegladto.（）3.A.I’msureforbeinglate.B.Themeetingwascanceled.C.Mycarranoutofgasontheway.D.Themanagerwaslatethismorning.（）4.A.Byairmail.B.ToJohn.C.Frommyteacher.D.Six.（）5.A.I’dbepleasedifyougotthere.B.I’llgivesomelecturesoninsurance.C.Ilikeitverymuch.D.Itdoesn’tmatter.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearfiveEnglishsentences.ListencarefullyandtranslatethemintoChinese.Thissectiontotals5points.1_____________________________________________________2.____________________________________________________3.____________________________________________________4.____________________________________________________5.____________________________________________________.SectionCDirections:Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingquestions.Thissectiontotals5points.（）1.LifeinAmericais.A.cheapB.expensiveC.interestingD.fullofbills（）2.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentioned?A.Insuranceisnecessaryinone’sbusiness.B.Apersonmayhaveinsuranceforhishealth.quality.A.for,inB.for,ofC.at,withD.in,of（）2.Weassureourclientsdeliverywithin20daysafterreceiptofL/C.A.aboutB.inC.ofD.with（）3.AnL/Cshouldbeestablishedinourfavorbydocumentarydraftatsixtydays’sight.A.availableB.availingC.payingD.paid（）4.Insuranceistobe_________bythebuyeriftransactionisconcludedonFOBorCFRbasis.A.takenB.coveredC.doneD.made（）5.Wewillpackthegoodsaccordingtoourusualpracticeifwedonothearfromyou__thecontrary.A.onB.toC.inD.as（）6.ShipmentistobemadeduringMarchtoMay___________threeequallots.A.inB.atC.byD.on（）7.Somecustomersrequestedusto_____________ourpricebecausetheyconsideredittoohigh.A.putdownB.getdownC.takedownD.bringdown（）8.Wemustapologizeforthiserror,whichresulted_____________carelessnessinourpackingdepartment.A.inB.atC.fromD.for（）9.Weherebyauthorizeyouto___________onusat60daysaftersighttotheextentofUSD20,000.00.A.openB.establishC.drawD.build（）10.____________weareappreciatingthegoodqualityofyourblacktea,weregretthatyourpriceappearstobeonthehighside.A.WhileB.WhenC.HoweverD.Therefore SectionBDirections:Therearetenblanksinthefollowingletter.YouarerequiredtochoosethebestonefromthegivenfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Thenwritedownthecorrectanswerinthebrackets.Thissectiontotals10points,onepointforeachblank.DearSirWith1toOurS/CNo.7904ofAugust8,we2tosaythatyourL/Chasnotreachedusuptonow.Thishascausedusmuch3asthegoodshavebeen4forquitesometimeandwehavealreadymadepreparationsforshipmentaccordingtothe5ofthesaidS/C.Thedemandoflatehasbeensogreatthatwefindithardto6themforyouanylonger.However,in7ofourfriendlybusinessrelations,wearepreparedtowaitforyourL/C,whichmustreachus8October5,2006.IfweagainfailtoreceiveyourL/Cintime,weshall9ourS/Candaskyoutorefundtousthestoragechargeswehavepaidonyourbehalf.Yourcooperationinthisrespectwillbe10.Sincerelyyours（）1.A.referB.referenceC.regardsD.regarding（）2.A.regretB.regrettedC.regrettingD.regrettable（）3.A.inconvenienceB.issuesC.problemD.question（）4.A.madeB.openC.readyD.produced（）5.A.regulationB.stipulationC.ruleD.specification（）6.A.remainB.sellC.supplyD.keep（）7.A.regardB.respectC.viewD.term（）8.A.notlaterthanB.laterthanC.nomorethanD.nonelaterthan（）9.A.callB.rejectC.refuseD.cancel（）10.A.gratefulB.thankfulC.appreciatedD.obligedSectionCDirections:Therearetwopassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Thenwritedownthecorrectanswerinthebracketsforeachquestionorstatement.Thissectiontotals20points,twopointsforeachquestion.PassageOneAsamanager,Irelyalotone-mail;especiallywithtwotelecommutersonmystaff.Afterseeinghowe-mailshavecomebacktohauntsomanyexecutivesincourt,I'mwonderingwhatshouldoneavoide-mailing?IjustreadaboutabigHollywoodstarwhodecidedthathewasgoingtoseekadivorcefromhisspouseof22years.Hedidn'tsitdowntotalktoheraboutthis.Hedidn'tevengiveheracall.Nope,hee-mailedheraboutit.Unfortunately,he'snottheonlyonewhohasbrokenhisvowsthroughe-mail.Manyofushavee-mailedsomeoneoversomethingthatwasfartooimportant,fartoonuanced,fartoopersonaltoe-mail.Belowisalistoftimesnottohitsend.Formore,checkoutTheBoss'sSurvivalGuidebyRosner,HalcrowandLevins(McGrawHill,2000).Don'te-mailbigstuff.Don'te-mailanannouncementaboutamerger,acquisition,reorganizationordownsizing.Ifit'sabigdealthenyouneedtotellyourpeopleface-to-face.Readingamajorannouncementinane-mailisn'tasbadasreadingitforthefirsttimeinthenewspaper,butit'sclose.Don'te-mailpolicychangesthatwillgeneratequestions.Changesinsickleaveorvacationtimepoliciesorbenefitscoveragewillgeneratequestions.Asageneralrule,anythingthathitssomeone'swalletshouldbeexplainedface-to-face.Stope-mailsthatbecomeatennismatch.We'veallknowne-maildebatesthathavevolleyedbackandforthmoretimesthanatennisballatWimbledon.Ifane-mailgoesbackandforthmorethanthreetimes—andespeciallyifthedistributionlistgetsbigger—that'sasuresignthatthediscussionisbiggerthane-mail.Callahaltandbringpeopletogethertoresolvetheissue.Don'tputanythingconfidentialine-mail.Thatincludes:Salaries,commentsaboutperformance,etc.Don'tputanythingine-mailthatyoudon'twanttoseeinthenewspaperorhearincourt.NowthatorganizationsasdiverseasMicrosoftandtheWhiteHousehavefoundtheirinternale-mailprintedinnewspapersandreadincourt,youknowthateven"private"e-mailisnotreallyprivate.Norcanitbeeasilydeleted.Whichleadstothebigissue—areyouhidingbehindyoure-mail?Somemanagersrelyone-mailinlieuofface-to-faceconversation.It'sespeciallytemptingwhenpeopleareoff-site;suchastelecommuters,vendors,orindependentcontractors.E-mailismoreeasilymisinterpretedbecauseitdoesn'tallowforgive-and-takediscussionandpeoplearen'tguidedbyfacialexpressionsandvocalintonations.Andthemoredependentyouareone-mail,themoremysteriousyoubecome.EventheWizardofOzlearnedthatbeingthemanbehindthecurtainonlygetsyousofar.Godownthehall,hangoutinthelunchroom,orpickupthephoneatleastsomeofthetime.Followthesetipsandwhatyouaretryingtosaywon'tgetdivorcedfromthewaythatyousayit.（）1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.Even"private"e-mailisnotreallyprivate.B.E-mailsaremoreeasilymisinterpreted.C.“Private”emailscannotbeeasilydeleted. D.No“private”emailscanbereallydeleted.（）2.ThefactthatorganizationsasdiverseasMicrosoftandtheWhiteHousehavefoundtheirinternale-mailprintedinnewspapersandreadincourtindicatesthat.A.peopleshouldnotuseemailsintheirwork.B.even"private"e-mailisnotreallyprivate.C.emailshavebroughtpeopletoomuchtroubleandinconvenience.D.emailswillleadtoalotoflawsuits.（）3.Theexpression“inlieuof”intheparagraphabovethelastmeans_____________.A.insteadofB.inlinewithC.inspiteofD.priorto（）4.Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingshouldbeexplainedface-to-faceexcept_______________.A.anythingthathitssomeone'swalletB.ChangesinthetimeofconferencesC.changesinsickleaveD.changesinholidaytimepolicies（）5.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe_________________.A.TheImportanceofE-mailinBusinessB.ThePopularityofE-mailinBusinessC.E-mailAlwaysaMustinBusinessCommunicationD.E-mailNotAlwaystheBestMessengerPassageTwoEconomic"globalization"isahistoricalprocess,theresultofhumaninnovationandtechnologicalprogress.Itreferstotheincreasingintegrationofeconomiesaroundtheworld,particularlythroughtradeandfinancialflows.Thetermsometimesalsoreferstothemovementofpeople(labor)andknowledge(technology)acrossinternationalborders.Therearealsobroadercultural,politicalandenvironmentaldimensionsofglobalizationthatarenotcoveredhere.Atitsmostbasic,thereisnothingmysteriousaboutglobalization.Thetermhascomeintocommonusagesincethe1980s,reflectingtechnologicaladvancesthathavemadeiteasierandquickertocompleteinternationaltransactions—bothtradeandfinancialflows.Itreferstoanextensionbeyondnationalbordersofthesamemarketforcesthathaveoperatedforcenturiesatalllevelsofhumaneconomicactivity—villagemarkets,urbanindustries,orfinancialcenters.Marketspromoteefficiencythroughcompetitionandthedivisionoflabor—thespecializationthatallowspeopleandeconomiestofocusonwhattheydobest.Globalmarketsoffergreateropportunityforpeopletotapintomoreandlargermarketsaroundtheworld.Itmeansthattheycanhaveaccesstomorecapitalflows,technology,cheaperimports,andlargerexportmarkets.Butmarketsdonotnecessarilyensurethatthebenefitsofincreasedefficiencyaresharedbyall.Countriesmustbepreparedtoembracethepoliciesneeded,andinthecaseofthepoorestcountriesmayneedthesupportoftheinternationalcommunityastheydoso.（）6.Globalizationis.A.anoveltyinrecentyears.B.mysteriousasithasn’tbeenwellknownbythemajorityofpeople.C.notnewtopeopleD.ahistoricalevent.（）7.GlobalizationreferstoA.theincreasingintegrationofeconomiesaroundtheworldB.themovementofpeople(labor)andknowledge(technology)acrossinternationalbordersC.anextensionbeyondnationalbordersofthemarketforcesD.Alloftheabove（）8.Whendidtheterm“globalization”firstcomeintousage?A.since1990sB.sincethe1980sC.since1970sD.since2000s（）9.Whatarethebenefitsofglobalization?A.increasedefficiencyofthemarketB.cheaperimportsC.largermarketsD.alloftheabove（）10.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Allthecountrieswillsharethesamebenefitsfromglobalization.BGlobalizationmakesiteasierandquickertocompleteinternationaltransactions.C.Countriesmusttakeactivemeasurestoembraceglobalization.D.Thebenefitsofincreasedefficiencywillnotbesharedbyallthecountries.得分评卷人复核人III．BusinessTranslation:20%（商务翻译，20分）SectionA Directions:Therearetentermsinthissection.TranslatetheEnglishtermsintoChineseandtheChinesetermsintoEnglish.Thenwritedownthetranslationonthepaper.Thissectiontotals10points,onepointforeachterm.1.CertificateofOrigin2.advisingbank3.gunnybag4.documentarycollection5.forcemajeure6.报价单7.装运单据8.保险单9.条形码10.选择港SectionBDirections:TranslatethefollowingfiveChinesesentencesintoEnglish.Thenwritedownthetranslationonthepaper.Thisparttotals10points,twopointsforeachsentence.1.我们希望在平等互利的基础上与你方建立贸易关系。2.如果你方订单超过1000打，我方可给予10%的数量折扣。3.你方订购的12,000辆自行车将于2月17日前备妥待运。4.如能提供样品，我们将不胜感激。5.你方可向他们开出面额为发票金额的60天远期汇票。得分评卷人复核人IV．BusinessWriting:20%（商函写作，20分）Directions:Inthissection,youarerequiredtowriteanEnglishletterinthefullcorrectlayoutbasedontheinformationgivenbelow.Thenwritedowntheletteronthepaper.Thissectiontotals20points.1对方公司名称和地址：LondonForeignTradeCo.Ltd.2891Park收件人姓名和头衔：DaveBlank,PurchaseManager写信日期：200确认收到对方UK083916号信用证，但是发现其中有几个不符点，请将信用证作如下修改。（1）信用证应为即期，而不是30天远期。（2）佣金应是3%，不是5%。（3）货物是按发票金额的110%投保，不是130%。（4）分批装运和转船应该是允许的。（5）信用证到期时间和地点应为：2008年12月25日在中国上海到期。请立即修改信用证以便我方能及时安排装运。4写信人为WangMing,SalesManager公司名称和地址：ShanghaiBicyclesTradingCo.Ltd.260QixingRoad,Shanghai201101，China国际商务英语等级考试（中级）评分标准（考试编号：0802）（判分方法：判分员对照根据判分标准，判断得分点是否出现，错漏得分点的按照各题配分情况予以扣分，并将每题扣分总量标注在得分栏里，并签字）IListening听力：20%SectionA(10分，每题2分)1.D2.D3.C4.D5.BSectionB(5分，每题1分)人们对网上购物越来越感兴趣，因为它既便宜又方便。我们将继续把新西兰作为我们促销计划的重点。这是您要的报价，我相信您会认为我们的价格是值得考虑的。我们会考虑降低一点价格，但绝不会降那么多。如果您坚持，我们就采用木箱，但包装费将高出很多。SectionC(5分，每题1分)1.D2.C3.C4.A5.DIIReading&Comprehension阅读与理解：40%SectionA(10分，每题1分)1.B2.C3.A4.B5.B6.