国际商务英语等级考试中级真题.docx

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国际商务英语等级考试中级真题

Ⅰ．Listening:

20%（听力，20分）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearapassage.Listencarefullyanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalse.Thenwritedown“T”for“True”or“F”for“False”inthebracketsforeachstatement.Thissectiontotals5points.

（  ）1.Computerscanhelpmancompletemanyhandtasks.

（  ）2.YoucancontactyourfriendsinasecondbyE-mail.

（  ）3.SomecleverhackerscanfindwaystotransferdollarsbyE-mail.

（  ）4.Computershavebroughtagreatchangeintotheworld,theyalwaysdousbenefit.

（  ）5.Newtechnologyhasbothbrightsideanddarkside.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveEnglishsentences.ListencarefullyandtranslatethemintoChinese.Thissectiontotals10points.

1 _____________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________

3. ___________________                 _________________________________

4. _______________________________                 _____________________

5. ______________________________                 ______________________.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearfiveshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers. Attheendofeachconversation,athirdvoicewillaskaquestion.ReadthefourChoicesanddecidewhichisthecorrectanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Thenwritedowntherightanswerinthebracketsforeachquestion.Thissectiontotals5points.

（  ）1. A.It’ssunnyday

B.Hedoesn’tthinkit’sgoingtorain.

C.Hewilltakeanumbrella.

D.Itwon’trainaccordingtotheweatherforcast.

（  ）2. A.Shedidn’tnoticethecoincollection.

          B.Bettyprobablycollectedthecoins.

          C.Shedoesn’tlikeBill’scollectionofcoins.

          D.Bill’scoinsareveryattractive.

（  ）3. A.10:

30         B.10:

10        C.11:

00        D.10:

40

（  ）4. A.He’llattenditifthewomandoesso.

           B.Hedoubtsifhe’llbeabletoattendit.

           C.He’stootiredtoattendit.

           D.He’seagertoattendit.

（  ）5. A.Inadressingshop.

          B.Inagreengrocer’s.

          C.Inabookstore.

          D.Inacafe.

II．Reading&Comprehension:

40%（阅读与理解，40分）

SectionA

Directions:

Therearetenincompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenwritedowntherightanswerinthebracketsforeachsentence.Thissectiontotals10points,onepointforeachsentence.

（  ）1 PleasequoteusyourbestpriceCIFLagos,__________theearliestdateofshipment.

         A.stating        B.stated       C.state        D.tostate

（  ）2 Ifyoucan___    ___usa3%discount,weshallgiveyouourinitialorderamountingtoUS$25,000.

         A.provide      B.pay         C.guarantee    D.allow

（  ）3 Weregretourinabilitytoagree____________yourproposaltopackthegoods____________cardboardboxes,becausetransshipmenthastobemadeatHongKongforthegoodstobeshippedtoourport.

A.on,in       B.to,in        C.with,in     D.to,by

（  ）4 Wearefaxingyouthismorning,askingyoutoamendtheL/C______________“transshipmentallowed.”

         A.toread       B.toreading       C.asreads        D.reads 

（  ）5 Weregretbeingunableto_____________withthebuyer’srequestforcoveringinsuranceuptotheinlandcity,asitisnotstipulatedinthecontract.

A.comply       B.conform        C.takeup        D.deal 

（  ）6 Werequirethebicyclestobepackedinawoodencase___     ___withsoftmaterials.

A.full          B.supported       C.padded        D.surrounded

（  ）7 InourletterofMay5,wemade__________clearthatshipmentistobeeffectedinJune.

         A.you           B.them          C.that           D.it

（  ）8 _________wewouldliketosupplyyouwiththeproduct,weareunabletofillyourorder.

         A.Asmuchas      B.Muchas      C.Verymuch       D.As

（  ）9 Wecansupplythistypeoffurniture________________veryfavorableterms.

A.on         B.for         C.against         D.to

（  ）10Wecanonlyassumethatanoversighthasbeenmadeinmaking_____________theorder,

         A.out         B.for         C.at          D.up

SectionB

Directions:

Therearetenblanksinthefollowingpassage.YouarerequiredtochoosethebestonefromthegivenfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Thenwritedownthecorrectanswerinthebrackets.Thissectiontotals10points,onepointforeachblank.

______1______in1983,thiscompanyisatradingfirmspecializing_______2______theimportandexportofgarments.Itsbusiness________3________coversvariouskindsofshirts,T-shirts,jackets,sportswear,etc.

Duringtheprocessofopening_______4________anddeepeningofreform,thecompanyhasbeenvigorously________5_______theinternationalmarketanditsgoodshavebeensoldtocountriesandregionssuchasEurope,theAmericas,JapanandSoutheastAsia.

_______6_______thetraditionalmethodsoftrade,thecompanyhasbeenactivelydevelopingnewbusinesschannelsinrecentyears.Itsimportandexportvolumehasgoneupdrastically.LastyearthetotaltradeamountreachedUS$90million,anincreaseof16%________7_______theyearbefore.

Thecompanyhasalwaysbeen________8_________greatimportancetothequalityofproductsandbusinessreputation.________9_________bytheprincipleofequalityand________10_________benefit,itwillfurtherdevelopitseconomicandtraderelationswithothercountriesallovertheworld.

（  ）1  A.Found        B.Founded       C.Set           D.Tobeset

（  ）2  A.for           B.at            C.to            D.in

（  ）3  A.scope         B.lines         C.kind          D.type

（  ）4  A.down         B.out          C.up            D.for

（  ）5  A.expanding     B.extending     C.exploring      D.stretching

（  ）6  A.Besides       B.Beside        C.Except        D.Exceptfor

（  ）7  A.up           B.over          C.with          D.to

（  ）8  A.enclosing     B.sending        C.mailing       D.attaching

（  ）9  A.Guiding      B.Guided        C.Tobeguided   D.Tobeguiding

（  ）10 A.common      B.public         C.mutual       D.neutral

SectionC

Directions:

Therearetwopassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Thenwritedownthecorrectanswerinthebracketsforeachquestionorstatement.Thissectiontotals20points,twopointsforeachquestion.

PassageOne

TheUKisextremelydependentonforeigntrade.About40percentofthepopulation’sfoodandalargeproportionoftherawmaterialsusedbyindustryhavetobeimported.In1980exportsofgoodsandserviceswereequaltoabout25percentoftheGrossNationalProduct.

Intheexportsofmanufactures,theUK,inrecentyears,hasdonelesswellthanhermajorcompetitors.TheUK’sshareofthevalueofthemainmanufacturingcountries’exportsfellfrom16percentin1980toabout9percentin1999.ThiswasduetothefactthatthevolumeofUKexportsincreasedatanannualaveragerateof5percent,onlyaboutone-halftherateachievedbythemainmanufacturingcountriesasawholeandaboutone-thirdtherateforJapan.

Changesinthecommoditycompositionofexportshavebeenverysmallinrecentyears.Theshareofmanufacturedgoodshasincreasedslightlywhiletheshareofbasicmaterialshasdeclined.Therehasbeenasteadydeclineintheshareoftextilesandanincreaseintheshareofchemicalsintotalexports.OverthenextdecadethepossibilityofexportingNorthSeaOilandthediminishingdependenceonimportedoilshouldhaveabeneficialeffectontheUK’svisibletradebalance.

ThemoststrikingchangeinthegeographicaldistributionofUKexportsinrecentyearshasbeentheswingawayfromthetraditionalCommonwealthmarketsandagrowingdependenceonthemarketinWesternEurope.ExportstoWesternEuropeaccountedforabout34percentofUKexportsin1989butby2000thissharehadgrowntonearly60percent.Thisismuchinlinewithdevelopmentsinworldtradeasawhole,becausetradebetweenindustrializedcountrieshasbeenthefastestgrowingsectorofworldtrade.Theotherimportantdevelopmentisthegrowingimportanceofthemarketsintheoil-exportingcountries.

（  ）1.TheexportofmanufacturesofU.K.duringrecentyears             .

A.hasrisen.

B.hasdonebetterthanthemajorcompetitors.

C.hasfallen

D.hasdonelesswellthatdevelopingcountries.

（  ）2.Theexportoftextiles             .

A.hasdeclined

B.hasdeclinedsharply

C.hasincreasedslightly

D.hasincreasedsharply

（  ）3.Theexportofbasicmaterials              .

A.hasincreased

B.hasdeclined

C.hasremainedsteady

D.haslittlechanged

（  ）4.WhatisthemoststrikingchangeinUKexports?

A.TheswingawayfromthetraditionalCommonwealthmarketsandagrowingdependenceonthemarketinWesternEurope.

B.Changesinthecommoditycompositionofexports.

C.Theincreaseoftheshareofmanufacturedgoodsandthedeclineoftheshareofbasicmaterials.

D.thebeneficialeffectoftheexportofoilontheUK’svisibletradebalance.

（  ）5.Whichstatementisnottrue?

A.UKisexportingmoretoWesternEurope.

B.tradebetweenUKandWesternEuropehasbeenthefastestgrowingsectorofworldtrade.

C.UKwillpossiblyimportlessoiloverthenextdecade.

D.UKisexportingmorechemicals.

PassageTwo