全国2011年4月高等教育自学考试

国际商务英语试题及答案
课程代码：05844
Ⅰ. Translate the following words and expressions from English into Chinese （10%）
1. customs area              （关税区）（第一课）
2. roll on-roll off traffic  （船，渡轮等）滚装滚卸的 （第七课）
3. amendment                  修正案（第七课）
4. gold standard              金本位制（十七课）
5. gilt-edged stocks          金边证券，优等证券（二十课）
6. compound duties            复税，混合关税 （第六课）
7. discount rate              贴现率 （十七课）
8. certificate of quality     品质证书
9. national treatment         国民待遇（二十一课）
10. cost economies            节约成本，成本节约 （十四课）

Ⅱ. Translate the following words and expressions from Chinese into English（10%）
11．世界银行      the world bank
12. 互利贸易      mutually beneficial trade
13. 保兑信用证    confirmed credit
14. 装船通知      shipping advice
15. 增值税        value added tax
16. 追溯到        be traced back to
17. 原产地港口    port of origin
18. 货物保险      cargo insurance
19. 商品交易会    trade fairs
20. 目的地        destination

Ⅲ. Match the words and expressions on the left with the explanations on the right（10%）
d.21.integration  a. the act of putting money to use in something offering profitable returns
g. 22. voluntary offer   b. connecting with the sea or navigation
j. 23. draft c. producing optimum results for the expenditure
i. 24. viability d. combining into a whole
a. 25. investment  e. a person or an organization etc. that receives something
h. 26. export earnings    f. the amount paid by an insured for coverage under the contract
b. 27. maritime  g. an offer made on the initiative of the offerer
f. 28. premium  h. money earned on the sale of goods to other countries
c. 29. cost-effective   i. ability to succeed in operation
e. 30. recipient j. an unconditional order to someone to pay a sum of money

Ⅳ. Make brief explanations of the following terms or give the full name of the abbreviation in English （10%）
31. absolute advantage  （第五课P68最后一段）
32. irrevocable credit    （不可撤销信用证 十二课p164第四段）
33. indemnity              （损失赔偿，十五课）a contract of insurance restores a person who suffered a loss in the same position as he was in before the loss occurred.
34. green field strategy     building new enterprises on land bought or leased in a foreign country.
35. APEC                   (亚太经济合作组织，P38) Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation 

Ⅴ. Answer the following questions in English（20%）
36. Why is it necessary to revise Incoterms in 1990?   (第七课，P95 第二段)
37. Why was the Special Drawing Right created?        （第十七课后第三题）（P237）
38. What contents should be included in a firm offer?  Firm offer should included the time of shipment, the mode of payment,desired and an exact description of the goods, such as the quantity, quality, specification packing,etc. besides the validity period is indispensible to a firm offer.
39. What does international business refer to?         (第一课后第一题 P13)

Ⅵ. Translate the following into Chinese （15%）
40. In insurance of all risks, the insurer is responsible for total or partial loss or damage to the insured goods arising from natural elements or from sea perils, including all losses caused by accidents to the carrying vessels or craft or by any external causes. But it does not, as its name suggests, really cover all risks. (P225, 翻译第三题)（答案P335）
41. The term Triad refers to the three richest regions of the world, the United States, the European Union and Japan that offer the most important business opportunities. Any international enterprise must bear Triad in mind if they want to be successful in the increasingly competitive world market.(P21 世界三大市场)（答案P29）

Ⅶ. Translate the following into English（25%）
42.在正常的市场交易中，由于使用货币及市场手段，货物的买与卖是分别进行的。
In normal market transactions and buying and selling the goods are unbundled because of the use of money and market.
43.国际股票交易所提供了一种途径，使人们的存款能够为那些需要资金的人所利用。
In International stock exchanges provides a channel through which the savings can reach those who need finance.
44.光票信用证主要用于非贸易结算，而在商品贸易中一般使用跟单信用证付款。
Clean letters of credit are mainly used in non-trade settlement, while documentary credits are generally used in commodity trade.
45.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.
46.商业发票是对货物的质量、数量、单价和总价的一般描述。
The commercial invoice is generally description of the quality and quantity of the the goods and the unit and the total price.