全国自考外贸英语写作历年真题及答案

全国2013年7月高等教育自学考试外贸英语写作试题

请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。

选择题部分

注意事项：

1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。

2. 每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。

Part One: Questions 1-20

Directions: There are 20 sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. （在下列各题中选择一个最佳答案填空。）20%

1. We cannot accept your offer ______ the price is reduced by 5%.

A. unless

B. till

C. until

D. if

2. This product is of ______ .

A. very useful

B. greatly used

C. great using

D. great use

3. ______ , we have drawn on the Federal Commercial Bank at 60 days for the net amount of USD 16,000.

A. Since agreed

B. While agreed

C. As agreed

D. Though agreed

4. It is in view of our long-standing business relationship ______ we make you such an offer.

A. which

B. that

C. where

D. when

5. We feel that your quotation for ______ is too high.

A. man shoes

B. men shoes

C. man’s shoes

D. men’s shoes

6. ______ the high production cost, we don’t feel that our price is at all excessive.

A. Considering

B. Considered

C. Consider

D. To consider

7. We ______ that with joint efforts business between us will be developed to our mutual benefit.

A. are convince

B. convinced

C. are convinced

D. are convincing

8. I would appreciate ______ us an up-to-date price list for your building materials.

A. you to send

B. your sending

C. your send

D. you sending

9. They are not only ______ the goods of other makers but they are distinctly superior.

A. as low priced as

B. as low-priced as

C. as low priced like

D. as low-priced like

10. The quality of the goods must be in strict accordance ______ the samples.

A. to

B. at

C. with

D. in

11. Neither the supervisor nor his team ______ with the level of service.

A. is satisfactory

B. is satisfied

C. are satisfactory

D. are satisfy

12. ______ , I discovered several mistakes.

A. Having checked the figures

B. To check the figures

C. Checked the figures

D. The figures being checked

13. Miami is larger than ______ in Florida.

A. any city

B. any other city

C. any cities

D. other any city

14. This is probably ______ request I’ve ever received.

A. the more unusual

B. an unusual

C. the most unusual

D. most unusual

15. Our two CPAs both asked for ______ in June.

A. leaves of absence

B. leave of absences

C. leaves of absences

D. leave of absence

16. The ______ copier seems to be working well.

A. newly repaired

B. new repaired

C. newly-repaired

D. new-repaired

17. Carelessness annoys Mr. Britton ______ .

A. so much as I

B. so much as me

C. as much as I

D. as much as me

18. Hardly ______ of the proofs have been checked.

A. all

B. some

C. none

D. any

19. The foreign partner did not fulfill our order, ______ .

A. nor did it intend

B. nor did it intend to

C. nor intend it to

D. nor it intend to

20. Laura asked ______ for advice on the legal issue.

A. him and me

B. he and me

C. he and I

D. him and I

非选择题部分

注意事项：

用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。

Part Two: Questions 21-30

There is one mistake in each of the following questions. Detect and correct the mistakes. Write your corrections together with the mistakes on the answer sheet.

（下列每句各有一个错误，找出错误并改正。请将错误及改正写在答题纸上。）20%

Example: Who’s taking care the dog while you’re away?

taking care → taking care of

21. Not know what to do, the manager showed his indecision.

22. The young man polishes the car attends college.

23. Mr. Williams makes many decisions, and the employees fail to listen to him.

24. The style of women’s hats show a totally new trend.

25. I am sure that your price is more competitive as ours.

26. War and peace are a permanent theme in history.

27. Please place your order immediately, or you will be not eligible for the discounts.

28. For all visitors we provide a map reduced by a one-inch scale.

29. Official statistic indicate the world trade declined sharply.

30. The harder you work, the great progress you will make.

Part Three: Questions 31-40

Write logical sentences with the words and phrases given. (用所给的词和短语写出符合逻辑的句子。) 10%

31. for / are sorry / we / to comply with / your request / not to be able / a lower price

32. to ship the goods / cut down / in containers / are suggested / you / so as to / handling and shipping expenses

33. Mr. Song / in the near future / the United States / new business connections / will visit /to establish

34. could do / you / will be / very much appreciated / anything / for him

35. your subordinates / are competent / to carry out the task / that / make sure / enough

36. of the sale / of your products / in this area / can foresee / we / the bright prospects

37. others’ / advice and suggestion / his own opinion / without / he / insisted on / listening to

38. if / wanted to know / was performing / the board / the company / well

39. consider / our / carefully / before / a decision / strained financial condition / you make

40. necessary / about delivery delays / find it / we / to inform / all customers

Part Four: Questions 41-50

Each of the following sentences contains one punctuation error. One punctuation in each is either missing or misused. Detect the error and write the missing punctuation or your correction together with the word before the punctuation on the answer sheet. （下面每句都有一个标点符号错误，该用标点处未用标点或标点符号用错。改正错误或补写标点，并将其与前面的一个单词一起填写在答题纸上。）10%

Example: A. What a nice present you gave me. me!

B. You think you are right don’t you? right,

41. Do you think it would be a good idea.

42. “Have you sent an email to her,” She asked.

43. Even the well known economists failed to foresee this financial crisis.

44. Besides the monthly postage budget is only $ 200.

45. They kept working without a moments rest.

46. Its time for the meeting; the chairman will deliver an important speech.

47. The weather is warm, the sky is clear.

48. The financial statement, however is not encouraging.

49. He finished his application letter quickly. therefore, there were several mistakes.

50. Mary a new employee in the sales department, has shown her unusual ability.

Part Five: Memo Writing

Write a memo in about 50 words. (写一份50个单词左右的备忘录) 15%

51. Due to the economic recession, your company needs to cut expenses to avoid further job displacement. Suppose you are vice president of the company, write a memo to all department managers to tell them that a new policy of capping salary increase at 3.5% will take effect on Jan.1. You will call a meeting to explain the policy so as to help department managers to answer questions possibly raised by department members. Tell them the date, time and place of the meeting. Also you want the policy to remain confidential until after the meeting.

Part Six: Letter Writing

Write a letter in 130-150 words. (写一封130-150个单词的信函) 25%

52. 请他人为你本人写一封推荐信。要点如下：

(1) 请柯林（Collin）先生写一封推荐信，帮你在星云公司财会部找到一个岗位；

(2)回忆2006年至2008年在柯林所属公司任职往事，曾从事记帐、文件归档及打字等工作。期间，工作愉快，此经历有利于今后工作；

(3)希望柯林先生替你写一封推荐信，给星云公司的人力资源部部长杨珍妮女士（Ms Jennie Yang），不胜感激；

(4)说明随信附上本人地址、已贴邮票的信封。

2013年4月全国高等教育自学考试外贸英语写作试题

请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。

选择题部分

注意事项：

1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。

2. 每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。

Part One: Questions 1-20

1. The idea occurred ______ me while I was reading the report.

C. from

D. before

2. All the evidences ______ that he is going to be promoted.

A. suggest

B. suggests

C. suggesting

D. suggested

3. The U.S.A. imports raw silk ______ Japan every year.

A. to

B. from

C. in

D. on

4. Our department achieved higher sales than ______ departments in the company.

A. any other

B. any

C. every

D. all

5. The branch managers, ______, were to set the date.

A. Lola and me

B. Lola and my

C. Lola and I

D. Lola and mine

6. The new computer ______ well in the market because of its good quality.

A. sells

B. sold

C. is sold

D. was sold

7. The young man ______ between Mr. Howard and Mrs. Simpson is the editor of the newspaper.

A. sits

B. sat

8. Despite the accident, Mr. Green appeared ______.

A. calmness

B. calmly

C. calmed

D. calm

9. They will give the award to ______ the committee chooses.

A. who

B. whom

C. whoever

D. whomever

10. ______he has learned from the failure will benefit him in the future.

A. What

B. Whether

C. How

D. If

11. These contracts, ______, were not signed until 5 P.M.

A. were translated into English

B. had been translated into English

C. having been translated into English

D. have been translated into English

12. It might have been ______ who placed the large order.

A. her

B. his

C. him

D. she

13. ______, it would have been more competitive last year.

A. The company had advertised overseas

B. Had the company advertised overseas

C. The company has advertised overseas

D. Has the company advertised overseas

14. Tom Mcllory, ______ is a graduate of Stanford University, will be assigned to the plant in Waco, Texas.

A. that

B. which

C. who

D. whom

15. The meeting, ______ there is new situation, will be put off until next spring.

A. before

B. after

C. while

D. unless

16. The bill of lading did not match the order; ______, the shipment was refused.

A. moreover

B. consequently

C. on the contrary

D. however

17. The job description lists these duties: answering the telephone, making appointments, and ______.

A. collect data for reports

B. data must be collected for reports

C. data collecting for reports

D. collecting data for reports

18. ______the supermarket efficiently, the manager has adopted some new policies.

A. To run

B. Running

C. Run

D. Having run

19. Either Mr. Babcock or other branch managers ______ to attend the meeting that will be held next month.

A. is

B. are

C. was

D. were

20. The world steel production this year is ______.

A. higher than last year 15 percent

B. higher 15 percent than last year

C. 15 percent higher than last year

D. higher than 15 percent last year

非选择题部分

注意事项：

用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。

Part Two: Questions 21-30

There is one mistake in each of the following questions. Detect and correct the mistakes. Write your corrections together with the mistakes on the answer sheet.（下列每句各有一个错误，找出错误并改正。请将错误及改正写在答题纸上。）20%

Example: Who’s taking care the dog while you’re away?

taking care → taking care of

21. The Thirty-Nine Steps were written by John Buchan.

22. Speak frankly, this is the lowest quotation of ours.

23. The hall is enough big to hold a hundred people.

24. The question is to discuss at the next meeting.

25. Half of the employees in the company is from English-speaking countries.

26. I have neither the time or the energy for this project.

27. It is urgent that the mistake is corrected as early as possible.

28. David appreciated to have the opportunity to study abroad.

29. I hope you can come up for a better project than this one.

30. His success was due to the fact of he had been working hard.

Part Three: Questions 31-40

Write logical sentences with the words and phrases given. (用所给的词和短语写出符合逻辑的句子。) 10%

31. take / to really catch on / a few years / it will / for this product

32. five companies / so far / selling our products / there / in China / have been

33. those / we are / as / from other developing countries / of the same opinion

34. a compromise / the manager / it is / has accepted / that / believed

35. the fault / was / the employee / discovered / rewarded / who

36. one or two markets / selecting / you should / a target market / concentrate on

/when

37. the president of the board / to be elected / threw away / she / the opportunity / as

38. the standard of people’s living / exports / and / speed up / raise / the economic development

39. you understand / no further difficulty / if / this rule/ you will have

40. only rich people / puts a high tax / the government / so that / can afford them / on the imported cars

Part Four: Questions 41-50

Each of the following sentences contains one punctuation error. One punctuation in each is either missing or misused. Detect the error and write the missing punctuation or your correction together with the word before the punctuation on the answer sheet.（下面每句都有一个标点符号错误，该用标点处未用标点或标点符号用错。改正错误或补写标点，并将其与前面的一个单词一起填写在答题纸上。）10%

Example: A. What a nice present you gave me. me!

B. You think you are right don’t you? right,

41. “Never mind.” said Chris. “Wait a minute and I’ll go with you.”

42. To finish before five oclock, you should stack the cards in three piles.

43. I don’t know who will take my place?

44. When you interview an applicant. you should describe the job requirements.

45. The exhibition will be open seven days a week from 9 am. to 6 p.m.

46. Disappointed—the workers left the manager’s office.

47. She suggested that we try a four day work week.

48. Tom and John hardly ever come, do they.

49. The harder you work the greater progress you will make.

50. He hasnt finished the research report yet.

Part Five: Memo Writing

Write a memo in about 50 words.(写一份50个单词左右的备忘录。) 15%

51. You are Jackson Smith, Human Resources Manager. Your company is going to provide the staff with training courses in computer. There will be two course levels: intermediate level and advanced level. Both will be given on Saturdays for two months since April 2. You are to write a memo to department managers, asking them to help obtain the names of the interested staff, and encourage the staff to participate.

Part Six: Letter Writing

Write a letter in 130-150 words.（写一封字数为130-150的信函。）25%

52. 假如你对目前工作不满意,想换一份工作，你参加了ABC公司的面试。面试后,你给负责面试的泰勒先生（Mr. Taylor）写一封感谢信。主要内容如下：

1）感谢泰勒先生并说明自己面试后的感受；

2）说明你在面试中的收获，并表达自己对招聘单位的兴趣及胜任工作的信心；

3）表明自己的诚意，愿意提供招聘方所需信息；

4）再次表示谢意。

全国2012年7月自考外贸英语写作试题

Part One: Questions 1-20

1. Should you ______ able to reduce your price, we would like to place repeat order.

A. be

B. are

C. were

D. being

2. ______, he knows a lot.

A. As young he is

B. Young he is

C. Young as he is

D. He is young

3. As you didn’t have the color we wanted, we had no choice ______ our purchase.

A. but giving up

B. but given up

C. but to give up

D. to give up

4. All quotations are subject to our final confirmation ______ otherwise ______.

A. unless ... stating

B. unless ... stated

C. if ... stating

D. once ... stating

5. ______ buyers have bid higher than his price.

A. Others

B. The other

C. No other

D. Another

6. Not only ______ unpunctual in effecting shipment, but the goods you supplied are not up to the standard as well.

A. you are

B. you have been

C. are you

D. have you been

7. We are sure that both of our companies will ______ from the joint venture.

A. make benefit

B. benefit

C. be benefited

D. be benefit

8. Our firm is a leading importer ______ industrial chemicals.

A. dealing in

B. dealing with

C. deal in

D. deal with

9. A fair comparison in quality between our products and ______ will convince you of the reasonableness of our quotation.

A. other suppliers

B. that of other suppliers

C. any other suppliers

D. those of other suppliers

10. But for their assistance, our cooperation would not have made such a great progress ______.

A. soon than what had expected

B. soon than what was expected

C. sooner than what had been expected

D. sooner than what had expected

11. The branches of a company are sometimes called ______.

A. subsidiary

B. subsidiaries

C. subsidy

D. subsidies

12. Three fourths of the research ______ this year.

A. begin

B. began

C. begins

D. begun

13. You can find ______ in the world who works harder than Arnold John.

A. none else

B. no one else

C. nobody

D. no one

14. Seats in the ______ have been reserved.

A. first five rows

B. first five row

C. five first rows

D. five first row

15. It was ______ placed the large order.

A. me whom

B. me who

C. I whom

D. I who

16. We expect a signed contract in the ______ future.

A. not to distant

B. not too distant

C. not-to-distant

D. not-too-distant

17. Do you consider ______ to be qualified candidates?

A. you

B. your

C. yourselves

D. yourself

18. Having completed twenty years of service, ______.

A. Mr. White was presented a gold watch

B. a gold watch was presented to Mr. White was

C. Mr. White presented a gold watch

D. a gold watch presented Mr. White

19. Two ______ were missing from shipment.

A. bills of ladings

B. bill of ladings

C. bill of lading

D. bills of lading

20. ______ industry ______ agriculture are making progress in the country.

A. Either … or

B. Both … and

C. Neither … nor

D. Not only … but also

Part Two: Questions 21-30中华考试网

taking care → taking care o f

21. Teach them how to use the computer takes several months.

22. If you are interested in purchase our machines, please send us your offer.

23. Our office building is in the beginning face of a complete remodeling.

24. The television set arrived this morning is badly damaged.

25. The machine running at full speed turns 5,000 pieces an hour.

26. She complained that the tea tasted strongly.

27. Stokes said that he wanted to recheck his figures if he can find time.

28. Before not long, she had learned the truth.

29. The delivery was delayed because rough weather.

30. Warren and Associates are located at 132 Austin Avenue.

Part Three: Questions 31-40

Write logical sentences with the words and phrases given. (用所给的词和短语写出符合逻辑的句子。) 10%

31. will certainly / mutual understanding and cooperation / in future / important business / our / result in

32. out of stock / you / the goods you required / that / we / regret to inform / are

33. have pleasure / we / in attaching / for / our price list / your reference

34. must / you / the freight / recently / has gone up / be fully aware / that

35. the need of / to satisfy / to try / our duty / it is / every possible means / our customers

36. as / forgot / the person / a consultant / I / the name of /whom / Ms Johnson recommended

37. to congratulate you / and I / both / to regional Manager / the staff / would like / on your recent promotion

38. prompt attention / your / are requested to / you / give / this matter

39. research / job stress / mental problems / suggests/ that / is linked to

40. the missing purchase orders / Mr. Seldon’s secretary / one of / lying in / found / her desk drawers

Part Two: Questions 21-30中华考试网

taking care → taking care of

21. Teach them how to use the computer takes several months.

22. If you are interested in purchase our machines, please send us your offer.

23. Our office building is in the beginning face of a complete remodeling.

24. The television set arrived this morning is badly damaged.

25. The machine running at full speed turns 5,000 pieces an hour.

26. She complained that the tea tasted strongly.

27. Stokes said that he wanted to recheck his figures if he can find time.

28. Before not long, she had learned the truth.