翻译题和阅读理解题

翻译题：1．Our business covers import and export container transportation and agency, door to door pickup and delivery, warehousing and consolidation.参考答案：我们公司业务涵盖了集装箱进出口运输和代理，门到门交接货物，仓储和配货。

2．It involves making sure that the right person receive the right product with the right quantity at the right place at the right time in the right condition at the right cost.参考答案：客户服务就是要以恰当的成本使恰当的客户在恰当的时间，恰当的地点以恰当的状况和恰当的价格收到恰当的产品。

3．Transportation refers to the physical movement of goods from one point to another point. It includes specific activities such as selecting the transport mode, choosing the particular route, selecting the right carrier, complying with various local transportation regulations.参考答案：运输是指货物在不同地点之间的物理性移动。

它包括选择运输方式、具体路线、恰当的承运人以及遵守各种运输法规等具体活动。

4．Inventory management deals with balancing the cost of maintaining additional products on hand against the risk of not having those items when the customer wants them.参考答案：库存管理平衡库存持有成本和销售损失成本。

5．Our logistics company provides different means of transportation. And we are especially good at railway, highway and airway.参考答案：我们公司提供多种不同的运输方式，我们尤其擅长于铁路，公路和航空运输。

6．Our company can provide customers with a variety of goods inventory, such as raw material, semi-finished products, finished products, spare parts etc.参考答案：我们公司可以为客户提供各种货物的库存，诸如原材料，半成品，成品和零部件等。

7．In today’s fiercely competitive market, customers face a great array of products and brand choices, prices and supplier.参考答案：在今天激烈竞争的市场，客户面对大量的产品、品牌、价格和供应商可供选择。

8．Warehousing plays a key role in integrated logistics strategy and in building and maintaining good relationship between supply chain partners.参考答案：在物流战略的整合以及建立、维持供应链各成员之间良好关系的过程中，仓储占据着重要的地位。

9．People are the most critical component of warehousing. Space and equipment mean nothing without competent people.参考答案：人是仓储中最重要的组成部分。

没有胜任的员工，空间和设备就显得毫无意义。

10．Better management of firm inventories can improve cash flow and return on investment.参考答案：对库存的良好管理能够加快现金流动及资金回笼。

阅读理解题：Passage 1Chipolbrok has been running a regular liner service between China and Europe since 1951. Over the past 51 years, Chipolbrok has achieved a great development of this business and growninto a reliable shipping company with a high reputation all Over the world.Today Chipolbrok owns a fleet of 20 modern multipurpose triple deck(甲板) vessels with a total capacity of over 425,000 DWT(载重吨) and a container capacity of over 15,200 TEU ideal for carriage of investment goods including oversized pieces, heavy lifts, conventional and bulk cargo as well as containers.Under the guideline “safe, quick and reliable services”, and supported with 51 year’s shipping experience, Chipolbork is always capable of satisfying the requirement of al clients on ocean transportation service.Chipolbrok has transported all kinds of awkward(难办的) cargoes, such as heavy lifts, over-sized pieces and complete sets of factory equipments like Shentou Power Plant, Gezhouba Project, Baoshan Steel Mill etc. , which gave us rich experience in transportation of General cargo. In recent years, Chipolbrok has succeeded in winning three tenders for the carriage of metro equipments and wagons from Hamburg to Shanghai, Guangzhou and Singapore as well as train wagons from S.Korea to Europe, manifesting an outstanding ability and expertise of Chipolbrok in ocean transportation.1. From the article, we can infer the Chipolbrok mainly has business with______.A. AmericaB. S. KoreaC. AsiaD. Europe2. Chipolbrok company is good at _________A. maritime transportationB. managing supply chainC. providing informationD. packaging3. What’s the meaning of “guideline”?A. BehaviorB. TargetC. MottoD. Method4. This article most possibly appears in ______.A. a letterB. an advertisementC. a contractD. a post5. To manifest an outstanding ability means to_______.A. show one’s excellent capabilityB. tell one’s excellent capabilityC. show one’s weak capabilityD. tell one’s weak capabilityPassage 2Dear Sirs,We are pleased to receive your inquiry of 2 March, and to hear that you liked our range of sweaters.There would certainly be no trouble in supplying you from our wide selection of garments, which we make for all age groups.We can offer you the quality discount you asked for which would be 5% off net prices for orders over $ 20,000,000, but the usual allowance(津贴) for a trade discount in our country is 10%, and we always deals on payment by sight L/C. However, we would be prepared to review this once we have established a firm trading relationship with you.We are enclosing our summer catalogue and price list quoting prices CIF London.We are sure you will find a ready sale for our products in UK as have other retailers throughout Europe and America, and we do hope we can reach an agreement on the terms quoted.Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you.1. What does Tom’s company sell?A. Machines.B. FoodC. Clothes. D Drinks.2. It seems that the customer is ________ at Tom’s company.A. interestedB. uninterestedC. disappointed D satisfied3. What’s mean when Tom said “ but the usual allowance for a trade discount is 10%”?A. He dropped a hint that company can offer more discountB. He suggested a refusal to discount.C. He wanted the customer to pay instant.D. He suggested his company is telling the lie.4. If you order sweaters at $ 30,000,000 at first time, you actually need to pay___.A. $ 30,000,000B. $ 27,000,000C. $ 28,500,000 D $ 33,000,0005. From the letter we can see Tom’s company want to_______.A. review its discountB. make a long term relationship with its customerC. sale products in UKD. find more retailers in Europe and AmericaPassage 3The purpose of insurance is to provide compensation for those who suffer from loss or damage; in other words, it is a contract of indemnity(赔偿), a contract to restore to someone, either the full amount of the loss that may be incurred, or a specified percentage of the amount of the loss.A contract of insurance, which is generally made in the form of an insurance policy, is one between a party who agrees to accept the risk (the insurer) and a party seeking protection from the risk (the insured). In return for payment of a premium(保险费), the insurer agrees to pay the insured a stated sum ( or a proportion of it) should the event insured against occur. The premium, being the name given to the sum of money paid by the insured, is quoted as a percentage of the sum insured.There are a great many insurance companies in the world. Lloyd’s is a famous organization incorporated in London in 1871. The People’s Insurance of China(PICC), established in 1949, is the state-owned(国有) insurance organization in China. It underwriters almost all kinds of insurance and has agents in practically all practice of our foreign trade corporations to have their imports insured with the PICC. Insurance on China’s exports may also be cove red here if the foreign buyers deem it advisable to do so. But never should the buyers be forced to accept CIF terms if they intend doing business on CFR or FOB basis with insurance at their discretion(意愿).1. When the loss happens, an insured may _________.A. receive no compensationB. need no worry about itC. get some of his money backD. shun（避免）the risk2. Which party hopes the damage happen, after a contract of indemnity goes into affect?A. The insurer.B. The insuredC. Both of themD. Neither of them3. The premium is _________A. the money a insured paidB. the money a insured receiveC. the value of goodsD. the value of ship4. PICC “underwriters almost all kinds of insurance” m eans _________.A. PICC pays all kinds of insuranceB. PICC refuses all kinds of insuranceC. PICC writes off all kinds of insurance contractsD. PICC has business on all kinds of insurance5. CIF terms is a _________.A. price termsB. insurance termsC. delivery termsD. international termsPassage 41. baleA bale is a heap of material pressed together and tied with rope or metal wire. It is most suitable for paper, wool, cotton, and carpets, etc.Bale is an effective, low cost and easy-to-handle mode of packing, but it only offers limited protection to cargoes.2. bagsBags can be made of cotton, plastic, paper or jute(黄麻). They are ideal for cement, fertilizer, flour, chemicals and many consumer products.Their advantage is low cost and the disadvantage is their vulnerability to damage by water, sweat, leakage and breakage.3. barrelThis type of container is made of wood, plastic, or metal. It is used for liquid or greasy cargoes such as casing for sausage.The advantage is the resale value in some countries and the disadvantage is that a metal drum can get rusty and resulted in leakage if the container is not sealed properly.4.boxA box is made of wood and varies in size. Some boxes are lined to create airtight(密封的) packing.The advantages are its resale value in some countries, its reliable protection for expensive cargoes such as equipment and car accessories, its strength against the risk of pilferage(盗窃), and the ease of handling. The disadvantage is its high cost. It is getting less popular because of increasing containerization and rising cost of timber.1. When you use a bale to package paper, you should be care of _________.A. fireB. waterC. lightD. damage2. According to the article, it you want to transport crude oil, which one you should use?A. baleB. bagsC. barrelD. box3. It is suitable to use bags except_______.A. flourB. carpetsC. fertilizerD. cement4. What can be used as the best substitute of the box?A. barrelB. bagsC. containerD. carton(硬纸箱)5. The aim of article is to discuss_______.A. the types of packingB. the types of tradeC. the types of transportD. the types of paymentPassage 5Minolta is world famous optical instrument provider, its products include copying machine camera, etc, the service we provide to Shanghai Minolta is the warehousing and transportation of whole machine, spare parts and accessories.The cooperation between Huier Logistics and Minolta is since 2001. Minolta’s customers scatter to all parts of the country, its huge repair network provide great convenience to its users, but simultaneously(同时)，it is challenge to its logistics providers. In view of the characteristics of Minolta’s clients, short lead time volume, we designed total logistics solution according to lead time requirement, geographical position, etc. , and provide Minolta with 3D logisticsservice----road, rail and air. Out distribution department consists of many logistics professional who have many years of transportation and warehousing experiences in different industries. In prosperous metropolitan, in far away mountainous area or in small town near Uzbekistan, no matter it is a copying machine, or just a piece of glass, a box of toner, our driver always deliver the order to consignee intact. The commitment of our staff ensure the fame of Minolta.1.We can infer that Minolta is a _________company.A. logisticsB. foodC. manufacturingD. agent2. Minolta is Huier Logistics’ ________.A. helperB. clientsC. agency institutionD. sponsor3. What’s the characteristics of Minolta’s clients?A. They are few but ask large amountB. They are few and ask little amount.C. They ask for little amount and quick deliver.D. They ask for large amount but slow deliver.4.We can know from the article that Huier Logistics is _________at Logistics Management.A. goodB. badC. familiarD. unfamiliar5. If you are a customer of Minolta, what do you think about this company?A. Impressed by its good company serviceB. Dissatisfy its serviceC. Always feel angry about itD. Has a bad reputationPassage 6Ocean transport has been the most important mode of transport in international trade. Two-thirds of the world total volume and over 80% China’s imports and exports now are transported by sea. Ocean transport has many advantages. The first advantage is the easy passage since about 70% of the earth is covered by water. Secondly, ocean transport has a large capacity. For example, the dead weight(loaded weight----fuel plus cargo) of the largest oil tanker can be up to 500,000 tons. Thirdly, because of such large capacity, the unit distribution cost is reduced. And finally, ocean transport has good adaptability to cargoes of different size, weight, shape, etc.Of course, there are also disadvantages, one of which is the slow passage of ocean transport. In addition, ocean transport is also vulnerable to bad weather and less punctual(准时的) if compared with road or air transport.1. China’s imports and exports has_______ transported by sea than the volum e of the world.A. lessB. moreC. fewerD. much2. When the writer says 70% of the earth is covered by water, it means _______.A. ocean transport becomes convenient because of thatB. the earth is largeC. there is too much water in our earthD. the land is very small3. What is the meaning of the word “deadweight”?A. the weight can lead to dieB. the weight tanker can bear mostC. the weight of fuelD. the weight of cargo4. There are many advantages of ocean transport except______>A. wide usageB. large transport capacityC. high costD. good adaptability5. If the ship meets storm, it may_______.A. arrive at the right timeB. arrive at wrong portC. damage completelyD. arrive late than usual阅读理解参考答案：Passage 1 1.D 2.A 3.B 4.B 5. APassage 2 1.C 2.A 3.A 4.C 5. B Passage 3 1.C 2.D 3.A 4.D 5. A Passage 4 1.D 2.C 3.B 4.D 5. A Passage 5 1.C 2.B 3.C 4.A 5. A Passage 6 1.B 2.A 3.B 4.C 5. D。