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广东省财经职业技术学校广州校区automobiles,incomputers,intelecommunicationsandinsteelisforsharesofa

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《商务英语精读》试卷1world.ThisiswaywefindthesuchasIBMorGeneralMotors

consideringthewholeglobeastheir“sourcing"ofmaterials,thelocationof

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productionandtheplaceofsaleseffort.Withmodernrapidairinstantglobaldata

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information,andhighlysystemsof,themanufactureofismore

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andmoreeasilymovedtothecountriesthatproducethemmorecheaply,andtheirsaleis

I.Matchthewordsandexpressionswiththeirmeanings.(10%)onthecountriesthatrepresenttherichestmarkets.Thuswehavearadiowhosepartshave

()1.reinsurancea.世界贸易组织

()2.SW1FTb.关税与贸易总协定beenmadeinHongKong,assembledinMexico,andintheUnitedStates.

()3.underwritersc.独家经营/专营权IV.Readingcomprehension.(40%)

()4.nudepackingd.总代理人

()5.moistureproofpackaginge.裸装A

()6.generalagent£防潮包装Thereisanewtypeofsmalladvertisementbecomingincreasinglycommoninnewspaper

()7.exclusiverightg.保险商/保险承保人

()8.GATTh.保险条款classifiedcolumns.Itissometimesplacedamong“situationsvacant”,althoughitdocsnot

割

()9.WTOi.环球同业银行金融电讯协会offeranyoneajob,andsometimesitappearsamong“situationswanted”,althoughitis

()10.insuranceclausej.分保

II.TranslatethefollowingChinesewordsorexpressionsintoEnglish.(10%)notplacedbysomeonelookingforajob,either.Whatitdoesistoofferhelpinapplying

海外贸易forajob.

2.规模经济

3.汇率^Contactusbeforewritingyourapplication"，or“Makeuseofourlongexperiencein

4.自由贸易

寄

3售preparingyourcurriculumvitaeorjobhistory”,ishowitisusuallyexpressed.The

5.

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6.growthandapparentsuccessofsuchaspecializedserviceis,ofcourse,areflectiononthe

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路currenthighlevelsofunemployment.Itisalsoanindicationofthegrowingimportanceof

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8.价

thecurriculumvitae(orjobhistory),withthesuggestionthatitmaynowqualifyasanart

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9.明

10.forminitsownright.

III.Fillintheblankswiththewordsandexpressionslistedbelow.(20%)

Therewasatimewhenjobseekerssimplywrotelettersofapplication."Justput

marketsoldhomerawproductionfocused

downyourname,address,ageandwhetheryouhavepassedanyexams”,wasaboutthe

companytransportationorganizedcommodities

averagelevelofadviceofferedtoyoungpeopleapplyingfortheirfirstjobswhenIleft

Moreandmoreofthegreatcorporationshavecometoconsidertheir

school.Theletterwasreallyjustforopeners,itwasexplained,everythingelsecouldand

’natural“marketstobetheglobe,notjusttheircountries.Thestrugglein

shouldbesavedfortheinterview.Andinthosedaysoffullemploymentthetechnique

worked.Theletterprovedthatyoucouldwriteandwereavailableforwork.YoureagerB)passsomeexamsbeforeapplyingfbrajob

faceandintelligentrepliesdidtherest.C)havenoqualificationsotherthanbeingabletoreadandwrite

Later,asyoumoveduptheladder,somethingslightlymoresophisticatedwascalledD)keepanydetailedinformationuntiltheyobtainedaninterview

for.Theadvicethenwastoputsomethingintheletterwhichwoulddistinguishyoufrom4.Later,asonewentontoapplyformoreimportantjobs,onewasadvisedtoinclude

therest.Itmightbetheaggressiveapproach.uYoursearchisover.Iamthepersonyouintheletter.

arelookingfbf\wasawidelyusedtrickthatoccasionallysucceeded.OritmightbeA)somethingthatwoulddistinguishonefromotherapplicants

somespecialfeaturespeciallydesignedforthejobinterview.B)hintedinformationaboutthepersonalityoftheapplicant

Thereisnodoubt,however,thatitisincreasingnumberofapplicantswithuniversityC)one'sadvantagesoverothersinapplyingforthejob

educationatallpointsintheprocessofengagingstaffthathasledtothegreaterD)anoccasionaltrickwiththeaggressiveapproach

importanceofthecurriculumvitae.5.Thecurriculumvitaehasbecomesuchanimportantdocumentbecause.

1.Thenewtypeofadvertisementwhichisappearinginnewspapercolumns.A)therehasbeenanincreaseinthenumberofjobsadvertised

A)informsjobhuntersoftheopportunitiesavailableB)therehasbeenanincreaseinthenumberofapplicantswithdegrees

C)jobsarebecomingmuchmorecomplicatednowadays

B)promisestoofterusefuladvicetothoselookingforemployment

D)theotherprocessesofapplyingfbrjobsaremorecomplicated

C)dividesavailablejobsintovarioustypesB

D)informsemployersofthepeopleavailableforworkIncitieswithrentcontrol,thecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlordcan

chargefbranapartment.Supportersofrentcontrolarguethatitprotectspeoplewhoare

2.Nowadaysademandforthisspecializedtypeofservicehasbeencreated

livinginapartments.Theirrentcannotincrease;therefore,theyarenotindangeroflosing

because.

theirhomes.However,thecriticssaythatafteralongtime,rentcontrolmayhave

A)thereisalackofjobsavailableforartisticpeople

negativeeffects.Landlordsknowthattheycannotincreasetheirprofits.Therefore,they

B)therearesomanytop-leveljobsavailableinvestinotherbusinesseswheretheycanincreasetheirprofits.Theydonotinvestinnew

C)therearesomanypeopleoutofworkbuildingswhichwouldalsoberent-controlled.Asaresult,newapartmentsarenotbuilt.

Manypeoplewhoneedapartmentscannotfindany.Accordingtothecritics,theend

D)thejobhistoryisconsideredtobeaworkofart

resultofrentcontrolisashortageofapaitmentsinthecity.

3.Inthepastitwasexpectedthatfirstjobhunterswould.

Sometheoristsarguethattheminimumwagelawcancauseproblemsinthesame

A)writeaninitiallettergivingtheirlifehistory

way.Thefederalgovernmentsetstheminimumthatanemployermustpayworkers.The

minimumhelpspeoplewhogenerallylookfbrunskilled,low-payingjobs.However,ifA)iftheminimumwageissettoohigh

theminimumishigh,employersmayhirefewerworkers.TheywillreplaceworkerswithB)iftheminimumwageissettoolow

machineiyTheprice,whichisthewagethatemployersmustpay,increases.Therefore,C)iftheworkersareunskilled

otherthingsbeingequal,thenumberofworkersthatemployerswantdecreases.Thus,D)ifthemaximumwageisset

criticsclaim,anincreaseintheminimumwagemaycauseunemployment.Somepoor9.Thepassagetellsus__.

peoplemayfindthemselveswithoutjobsinsteadofwithjobsattheminimumwage.A)therelationshipbetweensupplyanddemand

Supportersoftheminimumwagesaythatithelpspeoplekeeptheirdignity.BecauseB)thepossibleresultsofgovernmentcontrols

ofthelaw,workerscannotselltheirservicesforlessthantheminimum.Furthermore,C)thenecessityofgovernmentcontrol

employerscannotforceworkerstoacceptjobsalunfairwages.D)theurgencyofgettingridofgovernmentcontrols

Economictheorypredictstheresultsofeconomicdecisionssuchasdecisionsabout10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

farmproduction,rentcontrol,andtheminimumwage.ThepredictionsmaybecorrectA)Theresultsofeconomicdecisionscannotalwaysbepredicted.

onlyif“otherthingsareequal”.Economistsdonotagreeonsomeofthepredictions.B)Minimumwagecannotalwaysprotectemployees.

Theyalsodonotagreeonthevalueofdifferentdecisions.SomeeconomistssupportaC)Economictheorycanpredicttheresultsofeconomicdecisionsifotherfactorsarenot

particulardecisionwhileotherscriticizeit.Economistsdoagree,however,thattherearechanging.

nosimpleanswerstoeconomicquestions.D)Economicdecisionsshouldnotbebasedoneconomictheory.

6.Thereisthepossibilitythatsettingmaximumrentmay___.C

A)causeashortageofapartmentsStatusesaremarveloushumaninventionsthatenableustogetalongwithone

B)worrythosewhorentapartmentsashomesanotherandtodeterminewherewe"fit"insociety.Aswegoaboutoureverydaylives,we

C)increasetheprofitsoflandlordsmentallyattempttoplacepeopleintermsoftheirstatuses.Forexample,wemustjudge

D)encouragelandlordstoinvestinbuildingapartmentwhetherthepersoninthelibraryisareaderoralibrarian,whetherthetelephonecalleris

7.Accordingtothecritics,rentcontrol.afriendorasalesman,whethertheunfamiliarpersononourpropertyisathieforameter

A)willalwaysbenefitthosewhorentapartmentsreader,andsoon.

B)isunnecessaryThestatusesweassumeoftenvarywiththepeopleweencounter,andchange

C)willbringnegativeeffectsinthelongrunthroughoutlife.Mostofuscan,atveryhighspeed,assumethestatusesthatvarious

D)isnecessaryunderallcircumstancessituationsrequire.Muchofsocialinteractionconsistsofidentifyingandselectingamong

8.Theproblemofunemployinentwillarise.appropriatestatusesandallowingotherpeopletoassumetheirstatusesinrelationtous.

Thismeansthatwefitouractionstothoseofotherpeoplebasedonaconstantmental14.Inthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraph,thepronoun"it"refersto"

processofappraisalandinterrelation.AlthoughsomeofusfindthetaskmoredifficultA)fittingouractionstothoseofotherpeopleappropriately

thanothers,mostofusperformitrathereffortlessly.B)identificationofotherpeople'sstatuses

Astatushasbeencomparedtoready-madeclothes.Withincertainlimits,thebuyerC)selectingone'sownstatuses

canchoosestyleandfabric.ButanAmericanisnotfreetochoosethecostumeofaD)constantmentalprocess

ChinesepeasantorthatofaHinduprince.Wemustchoosefromamongtheclothing15.Bysayingthat"anAmericanisnotfreetochoosethecostumeofaChinesepeasant

presentedbyoursociety.Furthermore,ourchoiceislimitedtoasizethatwillfit,aswellorthatofaHinduprince**(Lines23,Para.3),thewritermeans.

asbyourpocketbook.HavingmadeachoicewithintheselimitswecanhavecertainA)differentpeoplehavedifferentstylesofclothes

alterationsmade,butapartfromminoradjustments,wetendtobelimitedtowhattheB)ready-madeclothesmayneedalterations

storeshaveontheirracks.Statuestoocomereadymade,andtherangeofchoiceamongC)statusescomereadymadejustlikeclothes

themislimited.D)ourchoiceofstatusesislimited

11.Inthefirstparagraph,thewritertellsusthatstatusescanhelpus.D

A)determinewhetherapersonisfitforacertainjobInternationalTrade

B)behaveappropriatelyinrelationtootherpeopleInternationaltradeistheexchangeofgoodsandservicesbetweencountries.Itisalso

C)protectourselvesinunfamiliarsituationsknownasworldtrade,foreigntradeoroverseastrade.Theeconomic,socialandpolitical

D)makefriendswithotherpeopleimportanceofinternationaltradehasbeenontheriseinrecentyears.

12.Accordingtothewriter,peopleoftenassumedifferentstatuses.ReasonsforInternationalTrade

A)inordertoidentifythemselveswithothersUnevendistributionofnaturalresources

B)inordertobetteridentifyothersThedistributionofnaturalresourcesisuneven,andnocountrycanbecompletely

C)astheirmentalprocesseschangeself-sufficient.Acountrymayberichinsomeresourcesbutpoorinothers.Forexample,

D)asthesituationchangesBritainhasenoughcoalbutlackssomemetalresources;Japanreliesheavilyonimports

13.Theword"appraisal”(Line5,Para.2)mostprobablymeansM"formostofprimarycommodities.Thatisthereasonwhyinternationaltradefirstbegan.

A)involvementSpecialization

B)appreciationWiththedevelopmentofmanufacturingandtechnology,onecountrymayproduce

C)assessmentoneormorecommoditiesatalowerrealcostthanitstradingpartners.Itthenfollowsthat

D)presentationthiscountrywillbenefitfromspecializationinthosecommoditiesinwhichithasan

""absoluteadvantage”(beingabletoproduceatalowerrealcostthananothercountry),C)havingrisksD)numerousculturaldifferences

exportingthemandimportingothercommoditieswhichitproducesatahigherrealcost20.Thefollowingitemsarethereasonsforinternationaltradeexcept.

thandoesanothercountry.SuchspecializationfonnsanimportantbasisfbrinternationalA)unevendistributionofnaturalresourcesB)spccialization

trade.C)economiesofscaleD)narrowmarket

Economiesofscale

V.Translation.(20%)

Trademayoccurbecauseofeconomiesofscale,thatis,thecostadvantagesofA.ChineseintoEnglish(10%)

large-scaleproduction.Forexample,CountryAandCountryBmayhavethesame1.我公司将按买方的要求为这批货投保水渍险。

capabilityinproducingcarsandcomputers,butthecostfortheproductionofthemwill

2.恐怕我们很难提前装运。

decreaseifeachweretospecializecompletelyintheproductionofoneandimportthe

other.3.买方承担货物在装运港超过船舷后的风险和费用。

16.isthereasonwhyinternationaltradefirstbegan.4.卖方必须自费提供最基本的包装。

A)Unevendistributionofresources

5.作为你方代理，我们将不遗余力地在我们的市场上推销你们的产品。

B)Pattenisofdemand

B.EnglishintoChinese(10%)

C)Economicbenefits

1.Unlikeagents,distributorsbuyfromtheprincipalsontheirownaccountandtaketitle

D)Comparativeadvantages

tothemandresellthemtotheircustomersintheirarea.

17.Ifonecountryproducesmoreofacommoditythanitusesitself,itwillselltheleftto

2.Inthisway,thetwocountriescanexchangetheirproductswithoutusingtheirlimited

othercountries.Thisreasonforinternationaltradeiscalled.

reserveofforeignexchanges.

A)economiesofscaleB)varietyofstyle

3.Tradeterms,alsocalledpricetermsordeliveryterms,areanimportantpaitofaunit

C)specializationD)patternsofdemand

priceininternationaltrade,standingforspecificresponsibilitiesandobligationsofboth

18.Thecostfortheproductionwilldecreaseifthegoodsareproducedonalargescale.

thebuyerandtheseller.

Thisiscalled.

4.FOBmeansthatthesellerdeliverswhenthegoodspasstheship'srailnominatedby

A)economiesofscaleB)varietyofstyle

thebuyeratthenamedportofshipment.

C)specializationD)patternsofdemand

5.Noadditionalriskcanbepurchasedtoinsuregoodsindependently.Additionalrisks

19.Thefollowingarethespecialproblemsfbrinternationaltradeexceptfor.

includegeneraladditionalrisksandspecialadditionalrisks.

A)usingforeignlanguagesandforeigncurrency

B)underforeignlaws,customsandregulations

IV.Readingcomprehension.(40%)

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