《经贸英语阅读》自学考试试题A

《经贸英语阅读》自学考试试题A

Ⅰ.Vocabulary (10%)

(ⅰ) Translate the following into English. (5%)

1.国际专业化

2. 市场机制

3. 工商管理

4.消费价格指数

5. 名义汇率

(ⅱ) Translate the following into Chinese. (5%)

1、Random Variable

2、Life Insurance

3、Promissory Note

4、Distribution Channel

5、Sole Proprietorship Ⅱ.Fill in each of the following blanks with an appropriate word from the list(20%)

production, originate from, aided by, based in , distribute, engage in, acquiring, expanded, affiliate, transnational MNC, sometimes called 1) _______________ corporation, business that 2) _______________ products or services in one or more foreign countries by establishing a 3) _______________ there. MNCs 4) _______________ foreign direct investment, sometimes such investment involves 5) _______________ an existing company.

Most MNCs are very large corporations 6) _______________ developed countries. In the 1980s and 1990s an increasing number of smaller corporations 7) _______________ their production activities abroad. Similarly, an increasing number of MNCs now 8) _______________ the newly industrialized and developing areas. These developments have been 9) _______________ technological improvements in transportation, communications, and 10) _______________ processes.1.1

2.

resources, varies, idle, indispensable, venture, contracts, loans, permits, property, transfer

The principal function of credit is to transfer 1) _______________ from those who own it to those who wish to use it, as in the granting of 2) _______________ by banks to individuals who plan to initiate or expand a business 3) _______________. The 4) _______________ is temporary and is made for a price, known as interest, which 5) _______________ with the risk involved and also with the demand for, and supply of, credit.

Credit transactions have been 6) _______________ to the economic development of the modern world. Credit puts to use property that would otherwise lie 7) _______________, thus enabling a country to more fully employ its 8) _______________. One of the most significant differences between the developing nations and the advanced Western nations is the extent to which the use of credit 9) _______________ the latter to keep their savings continuously at work. The presence of credit institutions rests on the readiness of people to trust one another and of courts to enforce business 10) _______________.

5.2

1.Free Trade

2.GNP

3.Monopoly

4.Liablility Insurance

5. Franchise

Ⅳ.Answer briefly in English(15%)

1.What is the principle of comparative advantage? 1.1

2. Explain the reason why people buy insurance. 6.1

3. List the objectives of sales promotion campaigns.

4.1

Ⅴ. Translate the following sentences into Chinese (20%)

To extricate the foreign trade sector from its present difficult position, China will make some big moves this year to expand export, solicit more foreign capital and reform the foreign trade system.

The State has put forward and will continue to advance policies to encourage export expansion. For instance, it has raised the tax refund rate in line with common international practices.Reform of the foreign trade will be speeded up to suit the new situation.

First, more enterprises will be granted the power to handle imports and exports independently.

In order to lure more foreign investment, areas allowed to establish Sino-foreign trade joint ventures on a trial basis will be expanded.

More preferential policies will be granted to transnational companies that plan to set up research centers in China, in a bid to develop industries matching their leading products. 1.1

Ⅵ. Translate the following sentences into English (20%)

1.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。1.1

2. 尽管公司的日常管理工作下放到跨企业的子公司，但重要决策，如有关公司目标和新投资等都由母公司来决定。

3.1

3. 补偿和应急基金贷款旨在促进国际货币基金组织支持其会员国以经济增长为导向的调整。5.1

4. 因此，货物保险是一种目的在于把风险从进口商和出口商的身上转移到专门承担风险的保险人一方的活动。6.1

5.近年来在我国，人们越来越重视对经济学的钻研，他们努力学习根据经济理论来研究和分析各种经济活动和经济问题。2.1

《经贸英语阅读》自学考试试题A答案

Ⅰ.Vocabulary (10%)

(ⅰ) Translate the following into English. (5%)

1.international specialization

2.market mechanism