全国高等教育自学考试外刊经贸知识选读试题.docx
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全国高等教育自学考试外刊经贸知识选读试题
2004年7月全国高等教育自学考试外刊经贸知识选读试题
一、单项选择题(每小题2分,共30分) Chooseoneanswerthatbestexplainstheunderlinedpartofeachofthefollowingstatementsorbestcompletesthem.
1.FarfromcapitulatingtothisnewthrustofAmericantradepolicy,Japanistakingastandthatcouldleadtoatrans-Pacificconfrontation.( )
A.pointofviewB.pressure
C.prospectD.area
2.Thevalueofexportsincreasedby10percent,butimportsjumped38percentatthesametime.( )
A.declinesharplyB.declineslowly
C.increasesharplyD.increaseslowly
3.Soon,$2,000millioninfinancingwillhavetobearrangedforthenextphaseofdevelopment.( )
A.planB.department
C.stageD.career
4.ThefourSEZshavespecificallydesignedtaxandotherincentivesfortheforeigninvestors.( )
A.measuresB.stimulus
C.taxesD.laws
5.Themajoroutletsforwhiteeggsarehotels,western-stylerestaurantsandfastfoodshops.( )
A.channelsB.suppliers
C.customersD.outings
6.Chinahasthemostdynamiceconomyintheworld.( )
A.vigorousB.interesting
C.hugeD.flexible
7.Agriculturalproductivityhasgrownrapidlyacrosstheboard.( )
A.acrosstheworldB.comprehensively
C.worldwideD.greatly
8.ThedeclinewaspartlycausedbyIndia‘sreininginofitsbudgetdeficit.( )
A.slackeningB.raining
C.easingD.controlling
9.“1992isasetoflaws,andbecauseofthemutualstakesnoonewouldtakeabreachofthoselawslightly.”( )
A.branchesB.risks
C.benefitD.cooperation
10.Inteaandsugar,itisalreadytakingitstollintheformofreducedpurchasesbycash-strappedoilproducingstates.( )
A.enjoyingpopularityB.gettingunwelcoming
C.sufferinglossesD.succeeding
11.Percapitaincome,now$2,000,couldreach$5,000bytheendofthecentury.( )
A.everyyearB.everyperson
C.permonthD.perweek
12.Particularformsofforeigntradeareeligibleforexemptionfromcustomsdutiesandtaxation.( )
A.freedomB.example
C.exceptionD.compensation
13.Re-exportstoKuwaithaveseesawedfromDh183millionin1990toDh1,161millionin1991andDh757millionin1992.( )
A.changedB.fluctuated
C.beenseenD.soared
14.It‘stooearlytotellhowthereincarnatedCokeisselling,sincemanybottlersarestillworkingoffoldinventories.( )
A.producingB.continuing
C.providingD.dealingwith
15.Whatforeignbusinessmenfindencouragingisthatideologyisnolongerinthedriver‘sseatandreplacedbyentrepreneurship.( )
A.permanentB.dominant
C.usefulD.successful
二、TranslatethefollowingphrasesintoChinese.(每小题1分,共10分)
16.visibletradeaccounts
17.assemblymanufacturing
18.cooperativeenterprises
19.securitiesandrealestatemarket
20.nominaldollarterms
21.governmentprocurement
22.fiscalpackages
23.risk-weightedassets
24.carbontax
25.austerityprogram
三、TranslatethefollowingphrasesintoEnglish.(每小题2分,共20分)
26.贴现率
27.补偿贸易协定
28.新兴工业
29.贸易制裁
30.无壁垒市场
31.惩罚性进口关税
32.外汇储备
33.经常项目
34.技术转让
35.市场多样化
四、ReadthefollowingpassagesandanswerthequestionsinEnglish.(共18分)
Passage1
“Sweat”:
Inthissense,SouthKoreaistreadingapathnottakenbyJapan.WhileJapaneseinterestsspantheglobe,fewforeignfirmshavesuccessfullypenetratedJapan‘shometurf.Korea,too,hasalegacyofxenophobia;andtheKoreansareclearlywaryofopeningtheirmarketstohigh-poweredwesterncompetitors.Buttheyaretentativelydoingjustthat,sofarwithamomentumunmatchedbyJapan.TheaimistodefusetheprotectionistpressuresthathavehobbledU.S.-Japanesetraderelationsand,intime,toentertheranksoftheworld’sdevelopednations.That‘snosmallorder,buttheKoreansthinkitcanbefilledfairlysimply.Atbottom,saysNamDucWoo,chairmanoftheKoreaTradersAssociation,SouthKoreaneedsonly“somedegreeofsweetandsomedegreeoftechnologicalsophistication”Andthat’spreciselywhathasalreadyliftedKorea,Inc.intocontention.
36.Whatiscomparedtoanorderinthegivencontext(2分)
37.1)Whatdoesthewritermeanbytheword“sweat”(2分)
2)Whatdoes“technologicalsophistication”referto(2分)
38.Canyouexplain“…liftedKorea,Inc.intocontention”(3分)
Passage2
Nationswithseriousdebtproblems,suchasMexico,BrazilandArgentina,havebeencompelledtodevotealmostalltheirexportearningstodebtservice,leavingthemselveswithvirtuallynosurplustopayforimports.Withbarter,however,debtornationscancontinuetoimportgoodswhile,ineffect,concealingexportearningsfromcreditors.
Butcounter-tradeisnottheexclusiveprovinceofdebtornations.SaysYoffie,“Evencountrieswithstrongforeignexchangepositions,suchasAustralia,CanadaandIndonesia,areinsistingoncounter-tradeincertainareas.Linkingimportsandexportsisawaytoexertpowerovermultinationalcorporations.Countriesthatlackexpertiseininternationalmarketingtrytousecounter-tradeasleveragetotapthenetworksofglobalfirms.”
39.Whatis“debtservice”(1分)
40.1)Whatdoes“globalfirms”referto(2分)
2)Whatdoesthenetworkofaso-called“globalfirms”usuallyconsistof(5分)
41.What‘smeantby“tapthenetworksofglobalfirms”(1分)
五、Readthefollowingtwopassagesanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalse.MarkTfortrueandFforfalseinthebracketsgiven.(每小题1分,共10分)
Passage1
ManycountriesareenviousofSiliconValley,theworldcenterofthecomputer,software,andInternetindustries.SiliconValleystartedinthe1950swithamodestplanbyFederickTerman,afar-sighteddeanofStanford‘sEngineeringSchool,tocreateanindustrialparkonunusedStanfordland.Afewcompaniesacceptedtheoffer,buttheareawasstillsleepyandunimpressivewhenIfirstvisiteditintheearly60s.
Theregiontookoffinthe1970swiththedevelopmentofthepersonalcomputersbyAppleComputerInc.andothers,andithasexplodedsincethenwiththecreationoftheInternetandtheenormousdemandforsoftware.SiliconValleynowemploysmorethan1millionpeople,almost40%ofwhomhaveatleastabachelor‘sdegree,andmorethanathirdareforeign-born.Theyareattractedbythegoodjobsandbytheearlyaccesstofrontierdevelopmentsinthehigh-techfield.
WhatevergotSiliconValleygoing,itsadvantagesinattractingqualitylaborventurecapitalmultipliedastheregiongrew.Alargepoolofengineers,scientists,andsoftwareexpertsareavailabletobothnewandoldcompanies.Talentedindividualsflocktotheregionnotonlybecauseofgenerousstockoptionsanddecentpay,butalsobecausetheyknowtheycanfindgoodjobsthereiftheiremployersfail.Sowhilejobchangesarecommon,unemploymentratesareextremelylow.
InnovationsandothernewdevelopmentsspreadrapidlyinSiliconValley,inpartbyemployeeswhochangejobs.AsAlfredMarshall,agreatBritisheconomistofthelate19thcentury,recognized,whencompaniesinrelatedindustrieslocateneareachother,“themysteriesofthetradebecomenomysteries;butareasitwereintheair.”Thismakesitdifficulttokeepsecrets,butcompaniesdogetaccesstoinnovationsbyneighbors.
42.Aftertenyears‘development,SiliconValleyhasgrownupintoanindustrialclusterliketoday.( )
43.WiththecreationofInternet,SiliconValleyfacedaboom.( )
44.SiliconValleydevelopedwhollybygovernmentsupport.( )
45.Unemploymentratesarelowbecauseworkerspreferstayinacompany.( )
46.Competitionmakescompaniesinthisareagrowfasterbyinnovation.( )
Passage2
Marketpricesmoveupordown(orremainthesame)inresponsetoahostoffactorscausingshiftsinsupply(thewholesupplycurve)ordemand(thewholedemandcurve)orbothtogether.
Badweathermakespricesgoup-notjustthepriceofagricultural,butofagreatmanyotherrangingfromsteeltonightgowns-becauseofinterruptionofproduction,breakdownintransportation,powerfailure,etc.
Changesintechnologycauseshiftsinsupplycurves,amoreefficientwayofmakingtransistorsbringsdownthepricesofcalculators,computers,radios,televisionsets,recordplayers,recorders.Increaseinthescaleofproduction,aswehaveseen,oftenbringdowncertainproductprices.
Shrinkingoilandmineralreservescontractsupply,andpricesmoveup.“Diseconomies”resultingfromshrinkingscalesofproduction,aswhenthemarketforhandmadepocketbooks,horse-drawncarriages,grandfatherclocks,customtailoring,andhandmadefurniturecontracts,pushupthepriceofsuchproductsnotonlyabsolutely,butrelativelyfarabovewhattheywereintheolddays,whenskilledlaborwascheaperandmoreabundant.
47.Awidevarietyofgoodsareaffectedbythebadweather.( )
48.Improvementintechnologywilldecreaseproductprices.( )
49.Increaseinthescaleofproductionmeans“diseconomy”。
( )
50.Oilpricesaregreatlyaffectedbyitsstorage.( )
51.Fewarebeingmadeandsoaremoreexpensivetomake—handmadefurnitureisanexample.( )
六、TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese.(共12分)
52.LastyearChina‘stradesurplussurged,buoyedbyexportsoftoys,textilesandconsumerelectronics,ItstradesurpluswiththeUnitedStateshitarecord$18billion.OnlyJapan’swaslarger.WiththeU.S.CongressduetoconsidertherenewalofChina‘smost-favorednationtradestatusinJune,officialsinBeijingfearthetradeimbalancecouldsurpasshumanrightsasasourceofU.S.oppositiontopreferredstatusforChina.“ThetradesurplusitselfwillbetheNo.1problemthisyear,”saysoneChinese
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