全国2013年7月高等教育自学考试国际商务英语试题及 答案

全国2013年7月高等教育自学考试国际商务英语试题
课程代码：05844
课程代码：05844
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Ⅰ. Translate the following words and expressions from English into Chinese （10%）
1. territory economies
区域经济体
2. absolute advantage
绝对利益
3. double assurance of payment
双重保证付款
4. counter trade
对销贸易
5. contract carrier
契约承运人
6. transferable credit
可转让信用证
7. anti-dumping measures
反倾销措施
8. certificate of quality
质量证明书
9. value chain
价值链
10. clean draft
光票
Ⅱ. Translate the following words and expressions from Chinese into English（10%）
11. 优惠期宽限期
grace period

12. 清关
custom clearance
13. 分批装运
partial shipment
14. 即期信用证
sight credit
15. 保险单
insurance policy
16. 买入价
buying rate
17. 所得税
income tax
18. 消费主义消费
Consumerism
19. 许可经营
licensing
20. 投资收益
return on investment
Ⅲ. Match the words and expressions on the left with the explanations on the right（10%）
e
21. specific duties a. purchasing power parity
d
22. gold reserves b. getting goods off a carrier
i
23. royalty c. money in the hands of the public and being used to pay for
goods and services
a
24. PPP d. the stock of gold coin and bullion (gold bars) held by a
note-issuing bank in a country on the gold standard
j
25. clean credit e. duties levied on the basis of quantity, weight, size, etc. of
the goods
h
26. intellectual property f. absolutely necessary
b
27. unload g. the person to whom a draft is drawn
g
28. drawee h. certain non-tangible assets held, principally covering the
areas of patent protection, registered trade marks and designs, and copyright
c
29. money circulation i. money paid to the owner of a copyright for permission to
publish copyright material and to the owner of a patent for permission to use a patented design,
usu., at an agreed percentage of the selling price of the product

f
30. indispensable j. a credit that does not require shipping documents for
payment
Ⅳ. Make brief explanations of the following terms or give the full name of the abbreviation
in English （10%）
31. shipping marks
what is printed on the outer packing of goods as symbol for identification in
the course of transportation
32. underwriter
a person who carries on insurance as a business
33. mobility
capacity that can move or be moved easily and quickly from place to place
34. reimburse
pay back to somebody for the expenses he has spent
35. CIF
Cost Insurance and Freight
Ⅴ. Answer the following questions in English（20%）
36. What does the term “Triad” refer to? What is meant by Quad?
The term Triad refers to the three richest regions of the world the United
States, the European Union and Japan that offer the most important business
opportunities.
Some people extend the scope of Triad to include Canada and name the
broadened grouping Quad.
37. What is the most common form of non-tariff barriers? Explain it in a few words.
Quotas or quantitative restrictions are the most common form of non-tariff
barriers.
A quota limits the imports or exports of a commodity during a given period
of time.

38. Why is it necessary to have Incoterms?
The prupose of Incoterms is to provide a set of international rules for the
interpretation of the most commonly used trade terms in foreign trade
39. What are the major factors that may influence the exchange rate?
a. international balance of payment. It has a direct bearing on the
supply and demand of foreign exchange.
b. Inflation. It is closely related to the real
value of the currency and the competitiveness of the commodity.
c. Interest rate. Under specific conditions, high
interest rate will attract short term international fund, increasing the
exchange rate of one’s own currency and vice versa.
The above factors may work alone or collectively.
Ⅵ. Translate the following into Chinese （15%）
40. MFN means most-favored- nation which is a tariff treatment. It is bilaterally given and
provides for the lowest tariff in the tariff code. It is important to understand that the term
most-favored-nation gives the impression that the tariffs involved are the lowest, it is in fact not
the cast. MFN is not really special but is just normal trading status. GSP(generalized system of
preferences) establishes even lower tariffs than MFN.
最惠国待遇 意味着大多数最惠国关税待遇，这是一个。双边和规定的最低关税
的关税代码。重要的是要明白，最长期 最惠国待遇给人的印象，所涉及的关税
最低，事实上，它是在不投。最惠国待遇是不是真的很特别，但仅 仅是正常的
贸易地位。普惠制（普遍优惠制）建立甚至比最惠国关税低。

41. The freight system includes several distinct forms of transportation, called modes. The
modes differ in terms of operating characteristics and capabilities, giving them comparative
advantages and disadvantages. Each mode enjoys what might be called natural product provinces
货运系统包括几个不同的运输形式，称为模式。模式不同的经营特点和能力，
让他们比较优势和劣势。 每种模式都享有什么可以被称为天然产物省份。

Ⅶ. Translate the following into English（25%）
42. 要么因为信用证金额过大，要么因为对开证行不完全信任，出口商有时可能需要
保兑的信用证。
Sometimes the exporter may require a confirmed letter of credit either
because the credit mount is too large, or because he does not fully trust the
opening bank.

43. 尽管公司的日常 管理工作下放到跨国企业的子公司，但重要决策，如有关公司目标
和新投资等都由母公司来决定。
Although the day-to-day running of corporate operations maybe
decentralized to the affiliates, the major decisions, such as those on corporate
goals, new investments and their location, are made by the parent company.
44. 国际贸易最初以商品贸易的形式出现，即在一国生产或制造商品而出口或进口到
另一国进行消费或转售。
International business first took the form of commodity trade, i.e. exporting and
importing goods produced or manufactured in one country for consumption or
resale in another.
45. 尽管有很多好处，反向贸易可能是风险很大的事。
Though there are many advantages, counter trade can be very risky
business.
46. 在经历了15年漫长、艰苦的谈判之后，中国终于在2001年 12月11日成为了世
界贸易组织的正式成员。
After 15 long years of hard negotiations,China became a formal member of
the World Trade Organization on dec. 11,2001.