国际商务英语历年真题及答案

Ⅰ. Translate the following words and expressions from English into Chinese. (10%)1. in a detour 迂回2. competitive devaluation 竞争性贬值3. consignor 寄售人4. customer mobility 客户流动性5. escape clauses 豁免条款6. share holders 股东7. potential loss 潜在损失8. carrying vessel 运载船只9. negligent 粗心大意10. specific duty 从量税Ⅱ. Translate the following words and expressions from Chinese into English. (10%)11.债权国The credit country12.国际合同International contract13.定期付款/分阶段付款Term payment14.被保险人The insured15.人口计划The population plan16.特惠税The preferential duty17.基础设施项目Infrastructure construction project18.装箱单Shipping list19.破产Disrupted20.土地和劳动力Land and labor forceⅢ. Match the words and expressions on the left with the explanations on the right. (10%)21. facilities( d )a. the price or cost of transportation22. premises( g ) b. easily to go bad23. middleman( f ) c. not to do something that has been arranged or decided upon24. perishable ( b ) d. something designed, built or installed to serve a specificfunction or perform a particular service25. access( j ) e. the act of paying a bill, debt, charge, etc.26. controversy( i ) f. trader through whom goods pass between the producer andthe customer27. carriage( a ) g. a tract of land including its buildings28. settlement( e ) h. an official group of persons who direct or supervise someactivities of a firm29. board( h ) i. public argument about something which many peopledisagree with30. cancel( c ) j. a way by which a place, esp. property can be reached orentered or usedⅣ. Make brief explanations of the following terms or give the full name of the abbreviation in English. (10%)31. term draft 远期汇票A draft which requires to pay after sight or in a given period of time after representation of relevant documents.32. transferable credit 可转让信用证Credit which can be transferred to other parties during the transportation of goods.33. direct quote 直接报价A certain amount of foreign currency, usually one unit or one hundred unit, is marked with equivalent amount of homecurrency.34. acquisition 收购Buying existing facilities35. GA TT 关税和贸易总协定The General Agreement of Tariff and Trade.V. Answer the following questions in English. (20%)36. What are the five major modes of the modern freight transportation system?Water, air, road, rail, pipeline37. What do “valued” policies mean?Valued policies mean that a country provide investors with preferential policies for insured return in order to attract foreign investment.38. What is the purpose to establish GSP(the Generalized System of Preference)?The purpose of GSP is to help development of developing countries by provide tariff concession to them.39. What is the relationship between MNEs and their host countries?The relationship of MNEs and their host countries is interdependable and interactive.Ⅵ. Translate the following into Chinese. (15%)40. The Bank for International Settlement (BIS) is a unique institution. Many of its operations are of types normallyperformed by a commercial bank, but it is owned principally by central banks, and managed by central banks and its principal customers are central banks. The objects of BIS are to promote the cooperation among central banks and to provide additional facilities for international operations.国际结算银行是一个独特的机构。

尽管它拥有商业银行的许多常规业务，但它却是由中央银行拥有，管理并将各国央行作为其主要客户。

它的目标是促进各国央行间的合作，从而为国际贸易提供额外的支持。

41. In the 1970s and 1980s counter trade was different from the old practice although some similarities remained.Current counter trade partners are not necessarily familiar partners and goods exchanged are sometimes vertically related. Current counter trade can be categorized as follows.20世纪七八十年代，对销贸易尽管保留一些与过去相似的地方，但它却与过去明显不同。

它的贸易伙伴不再是熟悉的伙伴，交易的商品也并不总是垂直相关的。

现行的对销贸易可分类如下。

Ⅶ. Translate the following into English. (25%)42．跨国公司是在一个以上国家拥有、控制和经营资产的商业组织。

MNC refers to an commercial organization which owns, controls and manages asset in more other one country.43．世界各国被世界银行分为三大领域：高收入国家，中等收入国家和低收入国家。

Countries in the world are grouped into four categaries by the World Bank:high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries.44．企业投保的主要刺激是他们可以腾出资金，进行其他项目的投资。

The main stimulas for intreprises to insure is that they can release their funds and invest in other projects.45．信用证的付款方式对买卖双方都提供了保障。

The payment of credit provides assurance to both the buyers and the sellers.46．世界上任何一个地方任何一种社会的经济增长都与利用运输有直接的关系。

In any place of the world, the economic growth of any society has a direct relation with the adoption of transportation.Ⅰ. Translate the following words and expressions from English into Chinese （10%）1. income distribution of a market 市场收入分布2. set forth 陈述,阐明3. clean credit 光票信用证4. equity investment 股权投资5. akin to 同类,近似6. endowment of nature 自然的赋予7. all risks 一切险8. non-trade settlement 非贸易结算9. standing committee 常务委员会10. comparative advantage 比较利益Ⅱ. Translate the following words and expressions from Chinese into English（10%）11.自由贸易区free trade zone12. 进口税import duty13. 开证银行opening bank14. 中间产品intermediate product15. 对外直接投资foreign direct investment16. 技术转让transfer of technology17. 特别提款权special drawing rights18. 制成品finished goods19. 外汇短缺foreign exchange shortage20. 配额限制quota restraintⅢ. Match the words and expressions on the left with the explanations on the right（10%）21. productive a. one in which one of the parties agrees to supply, at the contract price, a complete product ready for use, such as a new home, factory, ship, etc.22. primary commodities b. absence of agreement23. hyperinflation c. to substitute a claim against one person for a claim against another person24. discrepancy d. a person who owns money25. practitioner e. producing in high efficiency or in large quantity26. turnkey project f. those commodities not processed, or only slightly processed, usually farm produce or rawmaterials27. constitute g. money held aside to meet future demand28. subrogate h. make up; amount to; form29. reserve i. a person engaged in the practice of a profession or occupation30. debtor j. soaring of prices beyond control21.__e____ 22. ___f___23. ___j___24. ___b___25. __i____26. __a____27. ___h___28. ___c___29. ___g___30. __d____Ⅳ. Make brief explanations of the following terms or give the full name of the abbreviation in English （10%）31. drawback:a tariff treatment under which a country is required to extend to all the signatories any tariff concessions granted to any participating countries.32. confirmed credit:If a credit is confirmed by a bank other than the issuing bank, it is a confirmed credit.33. dirty float:The central banks take various measures to intervene in the price of its currency, the current practice is often called a managed float or dirty float.34. international licensing:In international licensing, a firm release the right to use its intellectual property to an firm in another country. Such property may be trademarks, brand names patents, copyrights, or technology.35. IMF:Short for International Monetary Fund, was created in December, 1945 to oversee the functioning of the international monetary system.Ⅴ. Answer the following questions in English（20%）36. Why is it necessary to change the term “marine insurance”into “transportation insurance”?Because goods do not go overseas solely by sea –air transport takes an increasing share of cargo these days. Similarly export cargo moves to the hinterland in the same way.37. What institutions does the World Bank Group consist of?The World Bank Group consists of three affiliates: the International Development Association (IDA), the InternationalFinance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Grantee Agency (MIGA).38. Why does the exporter sometimes require a confirmed letter of credit?Because the credit mount is too large or because the exporter does not fully trust the opening bank.39. What are the two wheels of APEC?The two wheels are trade and investment liberation and facilitation and economic and technical cooperation.Ⅵ. Translate the following into Chinese （15%）40. It should be noted, however, that the existence of a letter of credit is not a guarantee of payment to anyone. Its existence only assures payment to the beneficiary if the terms and conditions of the letter of credit are fulfilled. In addition, a letter of credit does not insure that the materials purchased will be those invoiced or shipped.然而应该注意到，有了信用证并不能保证对任何人付款，信用证只保证在其条款得到满足的情况下对受益人付款。