物流专业英语课后习题答案培训讲学.docx

1、物流专业英语课后习题答案培训讲学物流专业英语课后习题答案Exercises 1Part Vocabulary exercises1. B 2. C 3. D 4.B 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. C 10. B Fill in the blanks with words or phrases from the list below:1. “Logistics” is a term, which originates from both the army and French. According to the French, the Baron of Jomini, who o

2、f Swiss origin who had served in Napoleons army before joining the Russians and who later founded the Military Academy of St. Petersburg, first used the term in the early 19th century. So in a military sense, the term logistics encompasses transport organization, army replenishments and material mai

3、ntenance.2. Logistics deals with satisfying the customer. This implies that management must first understand what those requirements are before a logistics strategy can be developed and implemented to meet them. As will be discussed in more detail later, customer service is the most important output

4、 of an organizations logistics system. This focus on customer satisfaction will be emphasized through the text just as it should be in the firm.Part Vocabulary exercises1. B 2. D 3. A 4.C 5. D 6.D 7.A 8.A 9.C 10. A Fill in the blanks with words or phrases from the list below:1. Transportation refers

5、 to the physical movement of goods from a point of origin to a point of consumption and can involve raw materials being brought into the production process and/or finished goods being shipped out to the customer.2. Since these inputs can have a direct impact on both the cost and quality of the final

6、 product/service offered to the consumer, this activity is vital to the overall success of the logistics effort. In addition, the move away from local sourcing in favor of global buying has complicated this entire process dramatically in recent years.Part Vocabulary exercises1. D 2.C 3.B 4.D 5. A 6.

7、 C 7. D 8. D 9. B 10. C Fill in the blanks with words or phrases from the list below:1. Cost has a relation to service. They go hand in hand. As you define your service against your costs or costs against service, the give and take develops into your operating costs and budgets. Then you have to mak

8、e sure that the cost can be managed. Otherwise costs can go out of control, or seem to.2. Logistics is a process, which runs from the vendors door through to the customers. It interacts with almost every group within the company and with many companies outside the company, including its customers. E

9、ffective logistics revolves around five key issues-movement of product, movement of information, time/service, cost and integration. Each of this is critical to the success of logistics and to creating value-added to the company and improving competitiveness.Exercises 2Part Vocabulary exercises1. A

10、2. B 3. B 4.B 5.A 6. B 7. B 8.B 9. A 10. A11. B 12. B 13. B 14. B 15.DPart Vocabulary exercises1. A 2.C 3.A 4. D 5.A 6. D 7.B 8. B 9. D 10. B Structure1. C 2. C 3.C 4.D 5.CPart Vocabulary exercises1.A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. A 6.C 7.A 8. C Structure1.C 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. BExercisesPart I I. Click on the wo

11、rd or phrase that fits the sentence: . The Public sector _an important role in transport, through the construction, ownershipand control of roads, railroads and in most countries.(A) do (B) get (C) play (D) plays2. This does not only relate to the handling techniques, _to the equipment itself.(A) an

12、d (B) which (C) but also (D) too3. A ship may be moved from one trade or route to another, _a port cannot be moved.(A) that (B) which (C) while (D) why4. The high cost of provision, longevity and scale economies associated _the fixed componentscreate tendencies towards monopoly control, while the ea

13、se of entry, flexibility and lack of scale effetstend to stimulate competition in the mobile sector.(A) on (B) in (C) to (D) with5. Public authorities are most often responsible (1) planning, construction and maintenance of the fixed elements of transport, the infrastructure. It is assumed that thei

14、r main (2) is to secure the international trade to and from a region or a country. But the investments they are willing to undertake must in most cases be demonstrated to have a viable economic basis through projections of cargo flows and (3) national gains. The careful planning and (4) of road and

15、port projects are examples of this. The shipowners, as the suppliers of ships, will have similar interests in evaluating the cargo flow to and from a specific area. But as they operate internationally and their ships most likely serve other regions or countries, at least in liner operations, their c

16、onsiderations will have a wider scope within some profit motive. They may not be willing to add capacity to a service to cater for local needs.(1) (A) on (B) in (C) to (D) for(2) (A) objective (B) object (C) objectively (D) objecting(3) (A) result (B) resulting (C) results (D) resulted(4) (A) evalua

17、tion (B) improvement (C) development (D) increaseII. Fill in the blanks with words or phrases from the list below: 1. mobile, relate, infrastructure, influenced, link, consists, (1) The _elements are also generally cheap.(2) This does not only _to the cargo handling techniques, but also to the equip

18、ment itself.(3) It is the features of the fixed and mobile components of transport that have _the present institutional arrangements in the industry.(4) A particularly important _ between transport and development is in international interaction.(5) A transport system _of inland transport, ports and

19、 ocean going vessels.(6) The importance of building up a transport that involves considerable cost has made this a widely accepted public task.Part IIExercises:I. Click on the word or phrase that fits the sentence: 1. The capability to efficiently transport large tonnage over long distance is the ma

20、in reason _ continue to handle significant inter-city tonnage and revenue.(A) motor carrier (B) water transport (C) railroads (D) pipelines2. _is the oldest mode of transportation(A) Motor carrier (B) Water transport (C) Railroads (D) Air transport3. _ can not be transported by pipelines.(A) gas (B)

21、 general cargo (C) liquid (D) slurry4. One _aspect of air transport is the high cost. (A) prohibitive (B) limited (C) obstacle (D) advantage5. There has been an increasing _ (1)_ on these vehicles both in developed and in developing country. The construction of motorway and trunk road network, the c

22、oncentration of manufacture into bigger production units and the general trend towards containerization have supported and (2) to this trend. Road transport shares the road or highway (3) other user. The (4) of roads are normally financed either through direct taxes (toll roads), by petrol or other

23、indirect taxes or by combination.(1) (A) to rely (B) rely (C) relied (D) reliance(2) (A) lead (B) led (C) leading (D) to lead(3) (A) with (B) on (C) and (D) in(4) (A) build (B) building (C) manufacture (D) constructII. Fill in the blanks with words or phrases from the list below: . unique, complemen

24、tary, extremely, ranks, shifted, reduced, (1). The basic nature of a pipeline is _in comparison to all other modes of transport. (2) Water transport _ between rail and motor carrier in respect to fixed cost.(3) The replacement of steam by diesel power _ the railroads variable cost per ton-mile.(4) I

25、n many situations road and rail transport may be seen as _ rather than a competitor.(5) Port and freight station are places where goods are _from one mode of transport to another. (6) The main advantage of water transportation is the capacity to move large shipments. Part IIIExercises:I. Click on th

26、e word or phrase that fits the sentence: 1. According to the passage, transport economics is influenced by _factors.(A) five (B) six (C) seven (D) eight2. _ is a major influence on transportation cost since it directly contribute to variable cost, such as labor, fuel and maintenance.(A) Product dens

27、ity (B) Stowability (C) Market (D) Distance3. Items with standard rectangular shapes are much easier to stow _odd-shaped items(A) with (B) than (C) to (D) at 4. The bill of lading serves as a receipt and documents commodities and quantities _. (A) ship (B) shipped (C) shipping(D) to ship5. The multi

28、-modal transport operator (MTO) acts (1) the principal for the performance of the multi-modal transport contract and, in (2) capacity undertakes to contract and provide for the different modes of transport and other services required for expeditious, efficient and safe transport of goods from the pl

29、ace where he takes the goods in charge to the place where he deliver the goods (3) the contract. In the execution of the contract he has necessarily to engage the services of several carriers such as shipowners, road operators, railways, airlines or inland water way operators in addition to non-carr

30、iers like terminal operators, warehouses, container freight stations, groupage or consolidation depots, container (4) organizations or freight forwarders.(1) (A) on (B) as (C) to (D) at (2) (A) which (B) what (C) that (D) where(3) (A) according to (B) due to (C) because (D) in addition to (4) (A) le

31、nding (B) borrowing (C) owning (D) leasingII. Fill in the blanks with words or phrases from the list below: Applied , decreases, arrange, delivery, lists, required(1) Special handling equipment may be for loading or unloading trucks, railcars, or ships.(2) Transportation cost per unit of weight _as load volume increases. (3) The shipping manifest _ individual stops or consignees when multiple shipments are placed on a single vehicle.(4) The primary task of forwarding is to _ international transport of general cargo on behalf of others.