国际商务英语等级考试中级真题3.docx

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国际商务英语等级考试中级真题3

国际商务英语等级考试中级真题

1．Reading&Comprehension:

40%（阅读与理解，40分）

SectionA

1.ThereisasteadydemandinEurope           leathergloves         highquality.

  A.for,in        B.for,of        C.at,with       D.in,of

2.Weassureourclients         deliverywithin20daysafterreceiptofL/C.

A.about          B.in            C.of           D.with

3.AnL/Cshouldbeestablishedinourfavor          bydocumentarydraftatsixtydays’sight.

A.available        B.availing      C.paying        D.paid

4.Insuranceistobe_____bythebuyeriftransactionisconcludedonFOBorCFRbasis.

A.taken           B.covered      C.done          D.made

5.Wewillpackthegoodsaccordingtoourusualpracticeifwedonothearfromyou        thecontrary.

A.on             B.to           C.in            D.as

6.ShipmentistobemadeduringMarchtoMay______threeequallots.

A.in             B.at           C.by            D.on

7.Somecustomersrequestedusto______ourpricebecausetheyconsideredittoohigh.

      A.putdown     B.getdown      C.takedown      D.bringdown

8.Wemustapologizeforthiserror,whichresulted_______carelessnessinourpackingdepartment.

 A.in            B.at            C.from          D.for

9.Weherebyauthorizeyouto________onusat60daysaftersighttotheextentofUSD20,000.00.

A.open        B.establish        C.draw         D.build

10._______weareappreciatingthegoodqualityofyourblacktea,weregretthatyourpriceappearstobeonthehighside.

 A.While      B.When          C.However      D.Therefore    

SectionB 

DearSir

With       1       toOurS/CNo.7904ofAugust8,we       2      tosaythatyourL/Chasnotreachedusuptonow.Thishascausedusmuch       3      asthegoodshavebeen       4      forquitesometimeandwehavealreadymadepreparationsforshipmentaccordingtothe        5       ofthesaidS/C.

Thedemandoflatehasbeensogreatthatwefindithardto  6  themforyouanylonger.However,in  7  ofourfriendlybusinessrelations,wearepreparedtowaitforyourL/C,whichmustreachus   8   October5,2006.IfweagainfailtoreceiveyourL/Cintime,weshall   9   ourS/Candaskyoutorefundtousthestoragechargeswehavepaidonyourbehalf.

Yourcooperationinthisrespectwillbe   10    .

Sincerelyyours

（  ）1.  A.refer          B.reference      C.regards       D.regarding

（  ）2.  A.regret         B.regretted       C.regretting     D.regrettable

（  ）3.  A.inconvenience  B.issues         C.problem      D.question

（  ）4.  A.made         B.open          C.ready        D.produced

（  ）5.  A.regulation     B.stipulation      C.rule         D.specification

（  ）6.  A.remain       B.sell            C.supply       D.keep

（  ）7.  A.regard       B.respect          C.view        D.term

（  ）8.  A.notlaterthan B.laterthan    C.nomorethan  D.nonelaterthan

（  ）9.  A.call         B.reject           C.refuse       D.cancel

（  ）10. A.grateful     B.thankful         C.appreciated   D.obliged

SectionC

PassageOne

Asamanager,Irelyalotone-mail;especiallywithtwotelecommutersonmystaff.Afterseeinghowe-mailshavecomebacktohauntsomanyexecutivesincourt,I'mwonderingwhatshouldoneavoide-mailing?

IjustreadaboutabigHollywoodstarwhodecidedthathewasgoingtoseekadivorcefromhisspouseof22years.Hedidn'tsitdowntotalktoheraboutthis.Hedidn'tevengiveheracall.Nope,hee-mailedheraboutit.

Unfortunately,he'snottheonlyonewhohasbrokenhisvowsthroughe-mail.Manyofushavee-mailedsomeoneoversomethingthatwasfartooimportant,fartoonuanced,fartoopersonaltoe-mail.Belowisalistoftimesnottohitsend.Formore,checkoutTheBoss'sSurvivalGuidebyRosner,HalcrowandLevins（McGrawHill,2000）.

Don'te-mailbigstuff.Don'te-mailanannouncementaboutamerger,acquisition,reorganizationordownsizing.Ifit'sabigdealthenyouneedtotellyourpeopleface-to-face.Readingamajorannouncementinane-mailisn'tasbadasreadingitforthefirsttimeinthenewspaper,butit'sclose.

Don'te-mailpolicychangesthatwillgeneratequestions.Changesinsickleaveorvacationtimepoliciesorbenefitscoveragewillgeneratequestions.Asageneralrule,anythingthathitssomeone'swalletshouldbeexplainedface-to-face.

Stope-mailsthatbecomeatennismatch.We'veallknowne-maildebatesthathavevolleyedbackandforthmoretimesthanatennisballatWimbledon.Ifane-mailgoesbackandforthmorethanthreetimes—andespeciallyifthedistributionlistgetsbigger—that'sasuresignthatthediscussionisbiggerthane-mail.Callahaltandbringpeopletogethertoresolvetheissue.

Don'tputanythingconfidentialine-mail.Thatincludes:

Salaries,commentsaboutperformance,etc.

Don'tputanythingine-mailthatyoudon'twanttoseeinthenewspaperorhearincourt.NowthatorganizationsasdiverseasMicrosoftandtheWhiteHousehavefoundtheirinternale-mailprintedinnewspapersandreadincourt,youknowthateven"private"e-mailisnotreallyprivate.Norcanitbeeasilydeleted.

Whichleadstothebigissue—areyouhidingbehindyoure-mail?

Somemanagersrelyone-mailinlieuofface-to-faceconversation.It'sespeciallytemptingwhenpeopleareoff-site;suchastelecommuters,vendors,orindependentcontractors.E-mailismoreeasilymisinterpretedbecauseitdoesn'tallowforgive-and-takediscussionandpeoplearen'tguidedbyfacialexpressionsandvocalintonations.Andthemoredependentyouareone-mail,themoremysteriousyoubecome.EventheWizardofOzlearnedthatbeingthemanbehindthecurtainonlygetsyousofar.Godownthehall,hangoutinthelunchroom,orpickupthephoneatleastsomeofthetime.

Followthesetipsandwhatyouaretryingtosaywon'tgetdivorcedfromthewaythatyousayit.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.Even"private"e-mailisnotreallyprivate.

B.E-mailsaremoreeasilymisinterpreted.

C.“Private”emailscannotbeeasilydeleted.      

D.No“private”emailscanbereallydeleted.

2.ThefactthatorganizationsasdiverseasMicrosoftandtheWhiteHousehavefoundtheirinternale-mailprintedinnewspapersandreadincourtindicatesthat              .

A.peopleshouldnotuseemailsintheirwork.

B.even"private"e-mailisnotreallyprivate.

C.emailshavebroughtpeopletoomuchtroubleandinconvenience.

D.emailswillleadtoalotoflawsuits.

3.Theexpression“inlieuof”intheparagraphabovethelastmeans_______.

A.insteadof

B.inlinewith

C.inspiteof

D.priorto

4.Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingshouldbeexplainedface-to-faceexcept_______.

A.anythingthathitssomeone'swallet

B.Changesinthetimeofconferences

C.changesinsickleave

D.changesinholidaytimepolicies

5.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe_________________.

A.TheImportanceofE-mailinBusiness

B.ThePopularityofE-mailinBusiness

C.E-mailAlwaysaMustinBusinessCommunication

D.E-mailNotAlwaystheBestMessenger

PassageTwo

Economic"globalization"isahistoricalprocess,theresultofhumaninnovationandtechnologicalprogress.Itreferstotheincreasingintegrationofeconomiesaroundtheworld,particularlythroughtradeandfinancialflows.Thetermsometimesalsoreferstothemovementofpeople（labor）andknowledge（technology）acrossinternationalborders.Therearealsobroadercultural,politicalandenvironmentaldimensionsofglobalizationthatarenotcoveredhere.

Atitsmostbasic,thereisnothingmysteriousaboutglobalization.Thetermhascomeintocommonusagesincethe1980s,reflectingtechnologicaladvancesthathavemadeiteasierandquickertocompleteinternationaltransactions—bothtradeandfinancialflows.Itreferstoanextensionbeyondnationalbordersofthesamemarketforcesthathaveoperatedforcenturiesatalllevelsofhumaneconomicactivity—villagemarkets,urbanindustries,orfinancialcenters.

Marketspromoteefficiencythroughcompetitionandthedivisionoflabor—thespecializationthatallowspeopleandeconomiestofocusonwhattheydobest.Globalmarketsoffergreateropportunityforpeopletotapintomoreandlargermarketsaroundtheworld.Itmeansthattheycanhaveaccesstomorecapitalflows,technology,cheaperimports,andlargerexportmarkets.Butmarketsdonotnecessarilyensurethatthebenefitsofincreasedefficiencyaresharedbyall.Countriesmustbepreparedtoembracethepoliciesneeded,andinthecaseofthepoorestcountriesmayneedthesupportoftheinternationalcommunityastheydoso.

（  ）6.Globalizationis             .

A.anoveltyinrecentyears.

B.mysteriousasithasn’tbeenwellknownbythemajorityofpeople.

C.notnewtopeopleD.ahistoricalevent.

（  ）7.Globalizationrefersto              

A.theincreasingintegrationofeconomiesaroundtheworld

B.themovementofpeople（labor）andknowledge（technology）acrossinternationalborders

C.anextensionbeyondnationalbordersofthemarketforces

D.Alloftheabove

（  ）8.Whendidtheterm“globalization”firstcomeintousage?

A.since1990s B.sincethe1980s

C.since1970s D.since2000s

（  ）9.Whatarethebenefitsofglobalization?

A.increasedefficiencyofthemarketB.cheaperimports

C.largermarketsD.alloftheabove

（  ）10.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Allthecountrieswillsharethesamebenefitsfromglobalization.

BGlobalizationmakesiteasierandquic