【历年真题】2013年7月00096外刊经贸知识选读自考试卷

绝密★考试结束前全国2013年7月高等教育自学考试外刊经贸知识选读试题课程代码：00096请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。选择题部分注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。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，请将其选出并将“答题纸”的相应代码涂黑。错涂、多涂或未涂均无分。1.AcommoditybreakdownofChina’stradeshowsthatfuelsaccountfor24percentoftotalexports.A.explainfor B.amounttoC.takeintoaccount D.areresponsiblefor2.However,curbsonimportswouldruncountertoChineseundertakingstofurtherliberalizeitstraderegime.A.freedom B.roadsidesC.restraints D.incentives3.Takenliterally,thisdoesnotmakemuchsenseasthepartsofthecoastwhichhavenotbeen“opened”aresimplynotreadyforthedemandsofforeignbusinessman.A.Ifitisunderstoodintheword-for-wordfashionB.IfitisunderstoodseriouslyC.IfitisunderstoodliterarilyD.Ifitistakenforgranted4.JusttwoyearsagoSouthKoreanmanufacturerswereflourishingoncontractsfromwesternathleticfootweargiants.A.onthesideof B.accordingtoC.beside D.ontopof5.Iwouldsaythatsince1957ourmajormistakeshavebeenleftones.A.Ishouldliketosay B.IamboundtosayC.Imustsay D.Iwillsay6.AlsonoteworthywastheimplementationbytheParisClubofanewmenuofenhancedconcessionsindebtreschedulingsfortheseverelyindebted,low-incomecountries.A.platform B.ingredientC.diversification D.arrangement7.DoyouthinkHongKongpeoplehavearesponsibilitytoinstigatethedemocraticdevelopmentinChina?A.investigate B.mitigateC.promote D.agitate8.Bydoingthat,AmericastruckatBritain’sfragileeconomy.A.agile B.weakC.frigid D.strong9.“Pricecertainlyplaysintoaproduct’sallure,”saidRobertBurke,aretailconsultantinNewYork.“Forcertainpeople,thehighertheprice,themoreattractivetheitembecomes.”A.sale B.successC.failure D.appeal10.Afterweeksofrecordvolatility,thestockmarketshowedrelativelylittlefluctuationtoday.A.stability B.predictabilityC.unpredictability D.change11.Shareholderswillbecompensatedforlossesincurredwhenthecompany’sstockdroppedafteritdisclosedinearly2004thatithadgreatlyoverstateditsreserves,acloselywatchedindicatorofanenergycompany’shealth.A.madeamends B.anticipatedC.madeinto D.madefor12.Thereasonforthehistoricalrelationshipbetweentheslopeoftheyieldcurveandtheeconomy’sperformanceisthatthelong-termrateis,ineffect,apredictionoffutureshort-termrates.A.surrender B.profitC.cost D.loss13.Stateeconomistswarnedthatthelatestmonthlyfigurewasexceptionallylowbecauseofastatisticalaberration.A.change B.differenceC.reduction D.abnormality14.Outletshoppingmallsarerapidlybecomingthemajorattractionfortravelersandbargain-huntingshoppersfromallovertheworld.A.shoppimgmesses B.shoppingmassesC.shoppingcenters D.wholesalestores15.HisappointmentasinterimC.E.O.suggeststhatthefirmhasplacedafinancialgraybeardatthehelmwhileitsearchesforamorepermanentnewleader.A.temporary B.briefC.middle D.neutral二、正误判断题。正确的用“A”表示，错误的用“B”表示，请将“答题纸”上相应的代码涂黑。（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）Passage1Formanynations,theworstoftheeconomicslumpisover.“Theworldeconomyhasbottomedout,”notesRudiDornbusch,aMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)economistwhotakesamonthlylookatglobaleconomictrendsforanumberofcorporations.Afteraslowfirsthalf,theUnitedStatesrecoveryhasaccelerated.BusinessispickingupinCanadaandBritainalso.Canadashouldhavearound2.7percentrealgrowththisyear.ThenewBritishbudget,announcedthisweek,assumesarealgrowthratenextyearof2.5percent.ButontheEuropeancontinent,thesituationislesshappy.“Theeconomicclimatehasdeterioratedfurther,albeitatadecliningrate,”aEuropeanCommunityreportcommentedrecently.“Therearestillfewsignsofacyclicalturningpointbeingreached.”“TheBundesbankcontinuestocalltheshots,”Dornbuschsays,referringtoGermany’scentralbank.Ithasbeengraduallyloweringinterestratesallyear,butnotfastenoughtosatisfyitsneighbors.Dornbuscharguesthatrealinterestrates,whichtakeintoaccountinflation,aretoohighinGermany.Producerpriceshavefallenforsixmonthsthere,sointerestratesof6.4percentare“extremelyhighforaneconomythatisnotgrowing,”hesays.For18monthseconomistshavebeenrevisingtheirforecastsdownforcontinentalEurope.Dornbuschfigures,“Thebottommayhavebeenreached,butastrongupswingisimplausible.”TheMITeconomistcriticizestheFrenchgovernmentforstranglingtheeconomywithhighinterestratesinordertokeepthefrancstrongagainsttheGermanDeutschemark.“Francewilldoverypoorly.”heconcludes.16.RudiDornbuschhasnoticedthattheworldeconomyhasfallentoitsrecordlowsoftherecession.17.TheeconomicsituationinEuropehasworsened,andthereisnosignofastrongrecoveryyet.18.AccordingtoRudiDornbuschforaneconomythatisnotgrowingtheinterestratesshouldberelativelylow.19.France’sdecisiontokeepparitywithGermanDeutschemarkisnotawiseone.20.ThepresenteconomicsituationinCanadapresentsnothingtobeoptimisticabout.Passage2IfyoustillthinkAsiaischeaporevenabargain,compareofficerentsinShanghaiorJakartawiththoseinChicagoandParis.NowondercompaniesarevotingwiththeirfeetinresponsetoAsia’srisingcosts.Matsushita,SonyandHondacontinuetomoveproductionoutofJapan.Taiwan’sNanYaPlasticisestablishingfactoriesinNorthCarolinaandTexastoexportbacktoAsia.Germany’sSiemensisdumpingSingaporeinfavoroflowercostlocationsintheregion.Thewaythingsaregoing,Siemensmayhavetomoveagainbeforetoolong.TakeKorea,whichhaslostfootwearandtextilestoChinaandIndonesiabecauseKoreanwageskeptclimbingbutproductivitydidnot.Losingfootwearmaybenothingtocryoverifthatindustrycanbereplaced,butwhatwillsubstituteforlow-techelectronicsinSouthKoreaandairlinecustomerserviceactivitiesinHongKong?Thecompetitionisnotgoingtoletup.ToattractinvestmentfromEastAsiaandelsewhere,localauthoritiesinBritainandstategovernmentsintheUnitedStatesoffertocuttaxes,providecheaplandandreducebureaucracy.Technologicalinnovationsandcostreductionsintelecommunicationsandtransportmeanthatlocationisnolongerasimportantasitwas.ToomanyAsiangovernmentsdon’tseemtounderstandthatascostsrise,competitivenessfallsandinvestorsshyaway.21.WhentheauthorarguedthatcostsinAsiaaretoohigh,hewasonlymakingcomparisonbetweendoingbusinessinAsiainthepastandtoday.22.CompaniesarefightingagainsttheincreasingcostinAsiabydemandingwithmajorityvotesthatthecostbelowered.23.SiemenswouldleaveSingaporebutfindabetterplaceinAsiaandsettledownthere.24.Asianmanufacturersnowwouldhavetofacecompetitionsnotonlyfromtheirneighboringcountriesbutthoseoftheindustrialnations.25.Accordingtotheauthor,competitivenesswouldfallwiththeriseofcosts.非选择题部分注意事项：用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。三、将下列词组译成中文（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）26.cashcrops 27.invisibletradeaccount 28.TheStateCouncil 29.nationalincome 30.portfolioinvestment 31.franchisee 32.antitrustlegislation 33.dairyproducts 34.Ex-warehouse 35.testmarket 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 41.恶性循环 42.关税及贸易总协定 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18分）Passage1AmericawantsJapantomeetimporttargetsforsomeAmericangoods.AnunwillingJapanhasdecidedtodrawtheline.Once,whenJapanfacedpressurefromabroad,itwouldeithergiveinreluctantlyorkeepquietandhopethatthefusswoulddiedown.Nolonger,itseems.TheClintonadministrationstronglybelievesinexertingsuchpressure.ItspolicyistoopensomeJapanesemarkets(whichitdeemstobeclosed)bysettingimporttargets—anapproachtotradepolicythatsupporterscall“result-oriented”.Thisuglytermforeshadowsuncertainconsequences.FarfromcapitulatingtothisnewthrustofAmericantradepolicy,Japanistakingastandthatcouldleadtoatrans-Pacificconfrontation.46.Whatisthemeaningof“todrawtheline”inthefirstparagraph?47.Whatisthemeaningof“result-oriented”inthesecondparagraph?48.WillJapansuccumbtothatkindofpressure?Whatpossibleconsequenceswillitleadto?Passage2Wars,economicturmoil,globalpoverty…Theagendaispackedasmorethan2,500oftheworld’stopbusinessleadersandpoliticianscometotheSwissmountainvillageofDavostoattendtheWorldEconomicForum,whichstartsinJanuary,2009.Theorganizersarenotbashful.Thiscouldbe“oneofthemostimportant”annualmeetingsoftheforumyet,theypredict.Andtheyhaveapoint.TheannualDavosevent—thisyearwithparticipantsfromover90countries—isnotonlyagoodopportunitytogetafeelfortheglobaleconomyandpoliticalbalanceofpower.Toparticipantsitalsooffersachancetostepbackandtakestockofcrisisandconflict,andgatherideasfortacklingtheworld’sproblems.Theforum’s“theme”thisyearisfitting:shapingthepost-crisisworld.Theparticipantsaretakingtoitwithavengeance,iftheforum’snewsystemforreservingaplaceatsessionsisanyguide.Thefirstbatchofticketsforsessionsabouttheeconomiccrisiswassnappedupwithin10minutesafterthebookingwebsiteopened.Critics,however,willpointoutthatmanyoftheseproblemswereactuallycausedbythepowerfulelitethatflockstoDavoseveryyear.Andwithplentyofsocialactivistsinattendance,theeventisalsolikelytobringsomereckoning,contrition,andlargehelpingsofh