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BEC中级真题

全国外经贸从业人员考试

国际商务英语等级考试（中级）试卷

2011年5月

题目序号

Ⅰ

Ⅱ

Ⅲ

Ⅳ

总分

核分人

应得分数

20

40

20

20

100

实际得分

得分

评卷人

复核人

Ⅰ．Listening:

20%（听力，20分）

SectionA

Directions:

Listencarefullyandfillintheblankswiththewordsorphrasesyou’veheard.

L/Cisawrittenbyabankgiventotheexporterattherequestoftheimportertoeffectuptoastatedsumofmoneywithinaprescribedtimelimitandagainststipulateddocuments.L/Cisthemostgenerallyusedmethodofpaymentintheofinternationaltrade.Itisreliableandsafebecauseitgivesprotectiontoboththeexporterandtheimporter.Theexporterisassuredofpaymentoncehehasshippedthegoodsasstipulatedintheandtheimporterisassuredofgettingtherightgoodsoncehehasmadepaymentaccordingly.

SectionB

Directions:

ListentothetapeandtranslatethesentencesintoChinese.

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

SectionC

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhear5shortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,therewillbeaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.Afteryouhearaconversationandquestionaboutit,readthefouranswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichisthecorrectanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

（）1.A.Managerandcustomer.

B.Technicianandcustomer.

C.Teacherandstudent.

D.Doctorandpatient.

（）2.A.Twentydollars.

B.Twenty-fivedollars.

C.Fortydollars.

D.Fiftydollars.

（）3.A.Callhermanager.

B.Showhimthepricesheet.

C.Deliverthegoods.

D.Payforthegoods.

（）4.A.Heworksforanationalpaper.

B.Heisanovelist.

C.Hedoesn’tworkforalocalpaper.

D.He’sajournalist.

（）5.A.TheywouldnotbeinvitedtotheShanghaiTradeFair.

B.Theflightwouldbecanceled.

C.Thestormwouldhavegone.

D.Thebusinesstripwouldbecanceled.

得分

评卷人

复核人

II．Reading&Comprehension:

40%（阅读与理解，40分）

SectionA

Directions:

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

（）1Weareastate-operatedcorporation______boththeimportandexportoftextiles.

A.handlinginB.dealingwithC.specializingD.dealingin

（）2Wewouldnotgiveyouanylowerpriceyoucouldplaceanorderformorethan500tons.

A.expectB.untilC.unlessD.besides

（）3Weshouldbeobligedifyoucouldfurnishus______adetailedreport______the

financialposition,businesslinesandotheraspectsofthejointventure.

A.with,onB.with,forC.on,forD.for,on

（）4AnL/Cshouldbeestablishedinourfavorbydocumentarydraftatsixtydays’sight.

A.availableB.availC.payingD.paid

（）5Wewillarrangeto_________anall-riskinsuranceonthefollowingconsignment.

A.getoutB.makeoutC.takeoutD.putout

（）6Wehopethatyourcustomerswillnotobjecttothegoodsinwoodencases.

A.packingB.packC.wrapD.wrapping

（）7Unlessotherwise_____________,wewishtoarrangetotakeoutinsuranceontheshipmentagainstAllRisksandWarRisk.

A.instructingB.instructedC.toinstructD.instruct

（）8___________wewouldliketosupplyyouwiththeproduct,weareunabletofillyourorder.

A.AsmuchasB.MuchasC.VerymuchD.As

（）9Wecansupplythistypeoffurniture_____________veryfavorableterms.

A.onB.forC.againstD.to

（）10Wehavereceivedthedocumentsand__________deliveryoftheaboveorderwhicharrivedatSydneyontheS.S.“Vanguard”.

A.shippedB.takenC.madeD.sent

SectionB

Directions:

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

DearMr.Wang

Wehaveseenyouradvertisement1http:

//www.Made-in-Candareparticularlyinterestedinyourbambooandstraw2.Wewouldliketohave3ofyourvarioustypes,includingsizes,materialsandprices.

Wearelargedealers4artsandcrafts,havingover15years’experienceinthisparticular5ofbusiness.6qualityandpricesaresatisfactory,thereare7ofgoodsalesinourmarket.

Whenreplying,please8termsofpaymentanddiscountsyouwould

9onpurchasesofquantitiesofover100dozenofindividualitems.

Welookforwardtoyour10reply.

Sincerelyyours

（）1.A.atB.forC.byD.over

（）2.A.merchandisesB.commodityC.articlesD.shipment

（）3.A.informationsB.detailsC.newsD.advices

（）4.A.inB.atC.withinD.by

（）5.A.rangeB.lineC.scopeD.selection

（）6.A.ProvidedB.ProvideC.SuppliedD.Supply

（）7.A.profitsB.probabilityC.potentialityD.prospects

（）8.A.informB.ensureC.stateD.notify

（）9.A.supplyB.offerC.provideD.furnish

（）10.A.earlyB.shortlyC.soonD.promptly

SectionC

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Internationalbusinesshasbeenaroundforthousandsofyears.Forexample,asfarbackas2000B.C.,tribesinnorthernAfricatookdatesandclothingtoBabyloniaandAssyriaintheMiddleEastandtradedthemforspicesandoliveoil.By500B.C.,ChinesemerchantswereactivelyexportingsilkandjadetoIndiaandEurope,andtraderouteswerebeingestablishedbetweenmanycountriesinEurope,Asia,andAfrica.

Butevenasrecentlyas100yearsago,internationaltradewasonlyasmallpartoftheglobaleconomy.Theeffectsofanygivencountry’seconomyhadaminimaleffectontherestoftheworld.Indeed,itwasn’tuntiltheGreatDepressionthatswepttheworldin1929thatexpertsrealizedhowinterdependenttheglobaleconomyhadbecome.

Globalization–theprocessthroughwhichtheworld’seconomyisbecomingoneinterdependentsystem–bringswithitbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Ontheplusside,globalizationhasincreasedthestandardoflivingofbillionsofpeopleandhashelpedtocreateenormouswealthinmanydifferentpartsoftheglobe.Ontheotherhand,therearemanypeoplewhohavenotsharedinthebenefitsofglobalization,andsomecriticsbelievethatglobalizationhasbothhurtlessdevelopedcountriesanddestroyedordamagedtheuniqueculturesthatexistindifferentpartsoftheworld.

Globalizationhasalsoledtosuchahighdegreeofinterdependencethatnomajorcountry’seconomyisimmunefromwhathappensintherestoftheworld.Therecessionof2008-2009demonstratedthisfactonceagain:

AstheeconomyoftheUnitedStatesgroundtoahalt,sodidtheeconomiesofvirtuallyallmajorEuropeanandAsiancountriesaswell.Globalstocktrading,real-timeinformationavailableontheInternet,andworldwidefinancialnetworkscombinedtobringtoagrindinghaltjustabouteverymajorbusinessintheworld.

Managersseekingtoreversethetideandgettheirbusinessesgoingagainhadtojugglemorefactorsthaneverbefore.Domesticforcessuchasconsumerdemand,interestrates,andproductioncostsallhadtobeconsidered.Butsotoodidinternationalbusinessconditions.Andmanybusinesses–CircuitCityandChrysler,forexample–struggledmightily,andsomefailed.Butthosewithmanagersandleaderswhoreallyunderstoodtheglobaleconomydidinfactregaintheirfooting.Andasglobaleconomicconditionsimprove,sotoodoestheoutlookforthesebusinesses.

（）1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Internationaltradeisnowonlyasmallpartoftheglobaleconomy.

B.Internationaltradehasalwaysbeenasmallpartoftheglobaleconomy.

C.Expertsof2000B.C.realizedhowinterdependenttheglobaleconomyhadbecome.

D.Before1929,expertsdidn’trealizehowinterdependenttheglobaleconomyhadbecome.

（）2.Somepeoplecriticizeglobalizationbecausetheythink.

A.globalizationbenefitsdevelopedcountriesonly

B.globalizationcannotmakeeverybodyrich

C.globalizationhurtsdevelopingcountries

D.globalizationworsenstheglobaleconomy

（）3.Whatdoestheexpression“groundtoahalt”inthesentence“AstheeconomyoftheUnitedStatesgroundtoahalt,sodidtheeconomiesofvirtuallyallmajorEuropeanandAsiancountriesaswell”ofthefourthparagraphmean?

.

A.sloweddownandstoppedcompletely

B.tookoffslowly

C.increaseddramatically

D.Plummetedandrecoveredslowly（A）

（）4.Thewriter’sattitudetowardglobalizationis.

A.negativeB.notclear

C.ambiguousD.positive

（）5.Themostsuitabletopicforthispassagemaybe.

A.TheHistoryofGlobalization

B.TheFutureofGlobalization

C.TheUpsandDownsofGlobalization

D.ThePaceofGlobalization

PassageTwo

Itseemslikejustyesterday.In2005theglobaleconomywasbooming.IntheUnitedStates,forexample,businessprofitsweresoaring,jobswereplentiful,andhomeownershipwasatanyall-timehigh.Thestockmarketreachedunprecedentedhighs,pensionplanswereburgeoning,andnewbusinessopportunitieswereplentiful.

Fast-forwardjustfourshortyearsto2009,andthingslookedalotdifferent.Businessprofitsweredown,hundredsofthousandsofjobswerelostandunemploymentclaimssoared,andmortgageforeclosuresweretheorderoftheday.Thestockmarketplummeted,pensionplanswentbroke,anditseemedlike