1、国际商务英语试卷 第 1 页 （共 6 页）宁波大学自考助学模拟试卷 之二国际商务英语（课程代码 05844）I. Translate the following words and expressions: (10%)(i) From English into Chinese:1. copyright 2. creditor country 3. customs union 4. compound duties 5. counter offer (ii) From Chinese into English:6. 证券投资 7. 基础设施 8. 货币流通 9. 非关税壁垒 10. 贸易惯例 I
2、I. Match the words and expressions on the left with the explanations on the right: (5%)( )11. patent a. well-being ( )12. infrastructure b. a special right to an inventor to be the only person to make and sell, or to authorize others to make and sell a newly-invented machine or process ( )13. decent
3、ralize c. written order drawn by the beneficiary on the bank for the purpose of payment( )14. welfare d. distribute the administrative powers over a less concentrated area ( )15. bill of exchange e. large-scale public services needed to support economic activityIII. Make brief explanations of the fo
4、llowing terms: (20%)16. contract carriers17. sight credit18. franchise国际商务英语试卷 第 2 页 （共 6 页）19. banknote20. current tradeIV. Fill in each of the following blanks with an appropriate word from the list (You can only choose 10 from the following 12 words in the square): (10%)result offer indispensable
5、 Both specific asthe confirm conclusion for commodity exporterAs soon as an (21)_ is accepted by the customer, the exporter sends him a contract to (22)_ the sale. In so doing, some Chinese import and export corporations use a sales contract and some use a sales confirmation. (23)_ are documents in
6、the nature of a contract. Usually, a sales contract or sales confirmation contains some general terms and conditions as well as the (24)_ terms which vary with the (25)_. But such details (26)_ the names of seller and buyer, descriptions of goods, quantity, unit price, total amount, terms of deliver
7、y, terms of payment and so on are (27)_. The sales contract or sales confirmation is normally made out in two originals, one for the (28)_ himself and (29)_other for his customer. Signing a sales contract or a sales confirmation means (30)_ of business in written form.V. Translate the following into
8、 English: (25%)31. 国际贸易最初以商品贸易的形式出现，即在一国生产或制造商品而出口或进口到另一国进行消费或转售。32. 世界各国被世界银行分为三大领域：高收入国家，中等收入国家和低收入国家。33. 经济联盟的成员国不仅要在税收、政府开支、企业策略等方面保持一致，而且还应使用同一的货币。34. 无论人们是否喜欢，经济全球化已成为世界经济发展中的一个客观趋势。35. 随着制造业和技术的发展，出现了另一个刺激贸易的因素，即国际专业化。VI. Translate the following into Chinese: (15%)36. International trade is t
9、he exchange of goods between nations. It took place for many reasons. The first is that no nation has all of the commodities that it needs. Countries that lack some resources within their own boundaries must buy from countries that export them. Second, a country often does not have enough of a parti
10、cular item to meet its needs and has to import some to satisfy its requirement. Third, one nation can sell some items at a lower cost than other countries and will also buy what it needs from those countries that have comparative 国际商务英语试卷 第 3 页 （共 6 页）advantage in the desired items. Finally, even th
11、ough a country can produce enough of an item at reasonable costs to meet its own demand, it may still import some from other countries for innovation or variety of style.VII. Answer the following questions in English: (15%)37. Mention some of the pros and cons of economic globalization. What is the
12、right attitude towards it?38. What are the advantages and disadvantages of counter trade?参考答案I. Translate the following words and expressions: (10%)(i) From English into Chinese:1. copyright 版权 2. creditor country 债权国 3. customs union 关税同盟 4. compound duties 复税，混合关税 5. counter offer 还盘 (ii) From Chi
13、nese into English:6. 证券投资 portfolio investment 7. 基础设施 infrastructure 8. 货币流通 circulation 9. 非关税壁垒 non-tariff barrier 10. 贸易惯例 trading practices II. Match the words and expressions on the left with the explanations on the right: (5%)( b )11. patent a. well-being ( e )12. infrastructure b. a special
14、right to an inventor to be the only person to make and sell, or to authorize others to make and sell a newly-invented machine or process ( d )13. decentralize c. written order drawn by the beneficiary on the bank for the purpose of payment( a )14. welfare d. distribute the administrative powers over
15、 a less 国际商务英语试卷 第 4 页 （共 6 页）concentrated area ( c )15. bill of exchange e. large-scale public services needed to support economic activityIII. Make brief explanations of the following terms: (20%)16. contract carriersIndividual contracts may be arranged between transportation users and carriers. W
16、ith the formal agreement, the transportation company becomes a contract carrier.17. sight creditA sight credit is one by which payment can be made upon presentation of the draft and impeccable documents by the beneficiary to the bank. 18. franchiseIt refers to an arrangement by which a monopoly prod
17、ucer or owner gives another permission for the exclusive right to manufacture or sell the products in a certain area. 19. banknoteIt refers to the printed paper money issued by bank, usu. the countrys central bank. 20. current tradeIt is a peculiar form of transaction allegedly popular is less devel
18、oped countries and in centrally planed economies.IV. Fill in each of the following blanks with an appropriate word from the list (You can only choose 10 from the following 12 words in the square): (10%)result offer indispensable Both specific asthe confirm conclusion for commodity exporterAs soon as
19、 an (21)_ offer _ is accepted by the customer, the exporter sends him a contract to (22)_ confirm _ the sale. In so doing, some Chinese import and export corporations use a sales contract and some use a sales confirmation. (23)_ Both _ are documents in the nature of a contract. Usually, a sales cont
20、ract or sales confirmation contains some general terms and conditions as well as the (24)_ specific _ terms which vary with the (25)_ commodity _. But such details (26)_ as _ the names of seller and buyer, descriptions of goods, quantity, unit price, total amount, terms of delivery, terms of payment
21、 and so on are (27)_ indispensable _. The sales contract or sales confirmation is normally made out in two originals, one for the (28)_ exporter _ himself and (29)_ the _other for his 国际商务英语试卷 第 5 页 （共 6 页）customer. Signing a sales contract or a sales confirmation means (30)_ conclusion_ of business
22、 in written form.V. Translate the following into English: (25%)31. 国际贸易最初以商品贸易的形式出现，即在一国生产或制造商品而出口或进口到另一国进行消费或转售。International business first took the form of commodity trade, i.e. exporting and importing goods produced or manufactured in one country for consumption or resale in another.32. 世界各国被世界银
23、行分为三大领域：高收入国家，中等收入国家和低收入国家。Countries of the world are divided by the World Bank into three categories of high income, middle income, and low income.33. 经济联盟的成员国不仅要在税收、政府开支、企业策略等方面保持一致，而且还应使用同一的货币。The members of an economic union are required not only to harmonize their taxation, government expenditu
24、re, industry policies, etc., but also use the same currency.34. 无论人们是否喜欢，经济全球化已成为世界经济发展中的一个客观趋势。Like it or not, economic globalization has become an objective trend in world economic development.35. 随着制造业和技术的发展，出现了另一个刺激贸易的因素，即国际专业化。With the development of manufacture and technology, there arose anot
25、her incentive of trade, i.e. international specialization.VI. Translate the following into Chinese: (15%)36. International trade is the exchange of goods between nations. It took place for many reasons. The first is that no nation has all of the commodities that it needs. Countries that lack some re
26、sources within their own boundaries must buy from countries that export them. Second, a country often does not have enough of a particular item to meet its needs and has to import some to satisfy its requirement. Third, one nation can sell some items at a lower cost than other countries and will als
27、o buy what it needs from those countries that have comparative advantage in the desired items. Finally, even though a country can produce enough of an item at reasonable costs to meet its own demand, it may still import some from other countries for innovation or variety of style.国际贸易是国家之间进行的商品交换。它的
28、产生有许多原因。首先，没有一个国家能生产它所需要的全部产品。自己的国家内缺少某些资源的国家必须从那些出口该资源的国国际商务英语试卷 第 6 页 （共 6 页）家购买。第二，一个国家往往没有足够多的某项产品来满足其所需，而必须进口一些来满足需要。第三，一个国家能够比别的国家以较低成本销售某些产品，而且还从对有关产品具有比较优势的国家购买所需产品。最后，即使一个国家可以以合理的成本生产足够的产品满足本国的需要，它仍可能为了革新或调剂品种而从别的国家进口一些。VII. Answer the following questions in English: (15%)37. Mention some o
29、f the pros and cons of economic globalization. What is the right attitude towards it?Economic integration enables countries benefit from the boom of other countries but also makes them more vulnerable to the adverse events across the globe. Like it or not, it has become and objective trend in world
30、economic development. The best policy for us is to follow the trend closely, availing the opportunities it offers to develop ourselves and avoiding its possible impacts.38. What are the advantages and disadvantages of counter trade?The advantages in counter trade are: it helps a country to deal with
31、 foreign exchange shortages; it can be used to promote exports; it can be used to reduce uncertainty regarding export receipts; it is used to bypass an international price agreement; it may help those nations with serious debt problems to continue to import goods while, in effect, concealing exporti
32、ng earnings from creditors.However, counter trade can be very risky business. By concealing the real prices and costs of transactions it may conceal and help perpetuate economic inefficiencies in the market place. Companies may suffer losses because they could not get rid of products of poor quality. Finally, counter trade may be considered as a form of protectionism.
