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外经贸从业人员考试国际商务英语初级真题2008年12月 
(总分100, 做题时间120分钟)
Ⅰ.Listening: 20%(听力,20分)


Section A
Direction: Listen to the following dialogue and fill in the blanks with word or words you have heard. This section accounts for 9 points.
Girl:I’ve________that________of nature trails________.
Mrs McBride:Hmmm, ________look in the state park book. ________?
Girl:I know where. ________.
Mrs McBride:Well, ________.
Girl:Linda________it. She________in the car.
Mrs McBride:Linda, ________the state park book?
Linda:No, but I________who has it.
Mrs McBride:Tell me________, then.
Linda:Cathy________. She was reading it________minutes ago.
1. 
Girl:I’ve________that________of nature trails________.
2. 
Mrs McBride:Hmmm, ________look in the state park book. ________?
3. 
Girl:I know where. ________.
4. 
Mrs McBride:Well, ________.
5. 
Girl:Linda________it. She________in the car.
6. 
Mrs McBride:Linda, ________the state park book?
7. 
Linda:No, but I________who has it.
8. 
Mrs McBride:Tell me________, then.
9. 
Linda:Cathy________. She was reading it________minutes ago.
Section B
Directions: Listen to the tape and translate the sentences into Chinese. This section accounts for 5 points.
1. 
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2. 
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3. 
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4. 
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5. 
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Section C:
Directions: Listen to each statement, and then write “fewer”, “less”, or “more” in the blank. This section totals accounts for 6 points.
1. 
Phil has________books than Tom.
2. 
Phil has________money than Tom.
3. 
Phil has________girl friends than Tom.
4. 
Phil has________shirts than Tom.
5. 
Phil has________teachers than Tom.
6. 
Phil has________milk than Tom.
Ⅱ.Put the following Chinese into English: 14%(中译英,共14分)
1. 
裸装货物(1分)
2. 
在中国议付有效(1分)
3. 
不定期船(1分)
4. 
警告性标志(1分)
5. 
预约保险单(1分)
6. 
付款交单(1分)
7. 
装箱单(1分)
8. 
小册子(1分)
9. 
本公司经营的台布物美价廉,工艺精湛。(3分)
10. 
我方在温哥华的一位客户想买一批数量为500磅的中国绿茶。(3分)
Ⅲ.Put the following English into Chinese: 14%(英译中,14分):
1. 
catalogue(1分)
2. 
sales outlets(1分)
3. 
partial shipments(1分)
4. 
shipping documents(1分)
5. 
premium(1分)
6. 
shipping advice(1分)
7. 
charter(1分)
8. 
trader’s credit(1分)
9. 
We usually require payment to be effected by irrevocable sight L/C.(3分)
10. 
Please debit the amount required to our account.(3分)
Ⅳ.Choose the best answer for each of the following questions: 12%(单选题,共12分)
1. 
If the quality of your product meets our requirement, we shall ________ an order with you.
A make
B send
C place
D forward
2. 
If you can accept payment by L/C, we will make you a very competitive _______.
A firm offer
B offer firm
C order 
D enclosure
3. 
In reply to your fax of Aug.6, we are pleased to answer your specific questions _________:
A as following 
B as follow
C as followed
D as follows
4. 
We are now enclosing a price list for all the items you ________ in your letter under reply.
A said 
B required
C inquired for 
D informed
5. 
We wish to stress the importance of punctual delivery, as the goods are urgently ________ in our market.
A demanded 
B required
C requested
D claimed
6. 
The company is aiming at an annual _________ of US$500 million.
A sales
B turnover
C amount 
D volume
7. 
As required by you, we have ________ insurance cover against All Risks.
A taken out 
B taken up
C taken over 
D taken in
8. 
_________, we have covered your Order No. 808 from warehouse to warehouse.
A As your request 
B As requests
C At your request  
D At your requested
9. 
We would like the machines to be packed in wooden cases __________ with soft materials.
A supported 
B surrounded
C served 
D lined
10. 
Foamed plastic casings are essential because glass bottles are ________ to breakage.
A likely
B subject
C possible
D probable
11. 
________ we hear from you to the contrary, we shall arrange shipment of your order as usual.
A If
B When
C Unless
D As soon as
12. 
We are pleased to confirm ___________ your Order No. CT-28 for 600 units of DVD machines Model XP-303.
A receiving
B to receive 
C that we receive
D having received
Ⅴ.Complete each of the following blanks with an appropriate word:10%(选择正确的答案填充,共10分)
Thank you for your enquiry of August 16 _____1_____ our equipment, _____2_____ you saw at the International Farm Machinery Fair in Bonn.
In answer to the _____3_____ questions in your letter, first let me say we are willing to consider substantial _____4_____ on orders over RMB¥1,000,000.
With regard to the terms of _____5_____, we would suggest sight L/C for the initial stage.
We can fulfill orders within three months, _____6_____ there are special specifications, which may _____7_____ a little longer.
We _____8____ our current catalog and pricelist quoting c.i.f. Bangkok prices, and we think you will find the earth-moving equipment on pp. 101-115 _____9_____ particular interest for the work you have in mind. If you _____10_____ any further information, please contact us and we will be pleased to supply it.
1. 
A according  
B considering
C concerning
D  following
2. 
A that   
B when
C what
D which
3. 
A especial  
B specific 
C specialist
D specification
4. 
A account     
B count 
C discount
D recount
5. 
A contract     
B delivery
C trade
D payment
6. 
A although    
B because 
C unless
D until
7. 
A make     
B need 
C  spend
D take
8. 
A are enclosing 
B can be enclosing
C have been enclosing 
D may be enclosing 
9. 
A at      
B in
C of 
D with
10. 
A ask    
B get
C demand
D require
Ⅵ.Each of the following sentences contains one error. Identify it and correct it:20%(找出错误并改正,共20分)
1. 
We are interested in learning that our sweaters are popular with teenagers in your country.
2. 
We are sure you will find a ready selling for our products in your country.
3. 
To accept our proposal will be in the advantage of both the buyer and the seller.
4. 
We wish to inform you that the goods covering S/C No. 1234 are ready for shipment.
5. 
That company is authorized to handle in import and export of computer technologies.
6. 
Considering the urgent need for the goods, we require it to be forwarded by air.
7. 
You are authorized to draw us at 60 days and pass the draft and shipping documents to our bankers.
8. 
Our buyers have considered that your prices are less competitive than the quotations made by other suppliers.
9. 
They assured to us that the goods would be delivered within next week.
10. 
During the past two years import duties for textiles have been declined from 40% to 10%.
Ⅶ.Reading Comprehension:10%(阅读理解,共10分)

Read the following passage and choose the one correct answer out of the four choices based on the passage (阅读下列短文,并选出一个正确的答案)
    There are a great many careers(职业生涯) in which the increasing emphasis is on specialization. You find those careers in engineering, in manufacturing, in statistical(与统计有关的) work, and in teaching. But there is an increasing demand for people who are able to take in a great area at a glance, people who perhaps do not know too much about any one field. There is, in other words, a demand for people who are capable of seeing the forest rather than the trees, of making general judgments. We can call these people “generalists”. And these  “generalists” are particularly needed for positions in administration, where it is their job to see that other people do the work, where they have to plan for other people, to organize other people’s work, to begin it and judge it.
    The specialist understands one field; his concern is with technique and tools. He is a “trained” man; and his educational background is properly technical and professional. The generalist --- and especially the administrator --- deals with people; his concern is with leadership, with planning, and with direction giving. He is an “educated” man; and the humanities(人文学科) are his strongest foundation. Very rarely is a specialist capable of being an administrator. And very rarely is a good generalist also a good specialist in a particular field. Any organization needs both kinds of people, though different organizations need them in different proportions. It is your task to find out, during your training period, into which of the two kinds of jobs you fit, and to plan your career accordingly.
    Your first job may turn out to be the right job for you, but this is pure accident. Certainly you should not change jobs constantly or people will become suspicious of your ability to hold any job. At the same time you must not look upon the first job as the final job; it is primarily a training job, an opportunity to understand yourself and your fitness for being an employee.
1. 
There is a growing demand for __________.
A all-round people in their own fields
B people whose job is to organize other people’s work.
C generalists whose educational background is either technical or professional
D specialists whose chief concern is to provide administrative guidance to others
2. 
The administrator is a __________.
A “trained” man who is more a specialist than a generalist.
B man who sees trees as well as the forest
C man who is very strong in the humanities
D man who is an “educated” specialist
3. 
During your training period, it is important to __________.
A try to be a generalist
B choose a profitable job
C find an organization which fits you
D decide whether you are fit to be a specialist or a generalist
4. 
A man’s first job __________.
A is never the right job for him
B should not be regarded as his final job
C should not be changed or people will become suspicious of his ability to hold any job
D is primarily an opportunity to fit himself for his final job
5. 
Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
A An organization needs both generalists and specialists.
B An organization needs more administrators than professionals.
C It is unlikely that one can be both a good generalist and a good specialist.
D One should not consider his first job as a lifetime one.
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