全国2009年4月高等教育自学考试国际商务英语试题

课程代码：05844

I. Translate the following words and expressions: (10%)

(i) From English into Chinese:

1. usance credit

2. certificate of origin

3. intermediate products

4. compensation trade

5. securities

(ii) From Chinese into English:

6.经济一体化

7.母公司

8.还盘

9.保兑行

10.充分就业

II. Match the words and expressions on the left with the explanations on the right: (5%)

（　　）11. preference a. a limit placed by a government on the amount of imports or

exports of a commodity

（　　）12. mandate b. a practical advantage given to one over others

（　　）13. quota c. social or natural calamities that take place beyond the control of a

contracting party

（　　）14. affiliate d. authority given to perform a duty

（　　）15. force majeure e. a business concern owned or controlled in whole or in part by

another concern

III. Make brief explanations of the following terms and give the full name of the abbreviation in English: (20%)

16. gross domestic product (GDP)

17. direct exchange rate

18. bill of exchange

19. insurable interest

20. ICC

IV. Fill in each of the following blanks with an appropriate word from the list (You can only choose 10 from the following 12 words in the square): (10%)

Historically, counter trade was mainly conducted in the form of (21) ________, which is a direct exchange of goods of approximately (22)________ value between parties, with no (23) ________ involved. Such transactions were the very essence of business at times during which no money — that is, no common medium of (24)________ — existed or was available. Over time, money emerged as a convenient (25)________ that unlinked transactions from individual parties and their joint timing and (26)________ permitted greater flexibility in trading activities. Repeatedly, however, we can see returns to the barter system as a (27)________ of environment circumstances. Conditions that encourage such business activities are (28) of money, lack of value of or faith (29) ________ money, lack of acceptability of money as an exchange medium, or greater ease of transaction (30)________ using goods.

V. Translate the following into English: (25%)

31. 就出口商的利益而言，即期付款交单比远期付款交单有利。

32. 高收入国家和地区是高档消费品的主要市场，在吸引外资和对外投资方面都处于有利地位。

33. 绝对利益理论认为，一种商品将在其耗费资源成本低的国家进行生产。

34. 固定汇率制降低了国际贸易中的风险，并是抑制通货膨胀的重要手段。

35. APEC 建立于在澳大利亚首都召开的一次部长级会议，当时有12个成员国出席。

VI. Translate the following into Chinese: (15%)

36. Today few, if any, countries are economically selfsufficient. Even China, with its vast human and natural resources, has not been able to remain aloof from the world economy. In the United States, international business touches people’s lives daily. Common goods and services such as Shell gasoline stations, often identified with the United States, are, in fact, foreign owned.

International business is business conducted in more than one country, including buying and selling goods and services. Other international business activities include marketing, manufacturing, mining, and farming. In sum, international business is all the practices a business in a single country does, but at the international level.

VII. Answer the following questions in English: (15%)

37. Who introduced the theory of comparative advantage? Which theory makes more sense, absolute advantage or comparative advantage? Give a typical example to illustrate the comparative advantage of a particular country.

38. Why is controlling costs a first major motivation for firms to undertake FDI?