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1、国际商务英语等级考试（中级）试卷09.5Listening: 20%（听力，20分Section ADirections: Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks according to the dialogue. This section totals 10 points.Steve: Im glad to see that you have （1） some new products. They are very （2） . I hope we can do （3） together as your products are （4） in ou

2、r country.Li: Thank you! Im so glad to hear that. And would you tell me which （5） of the refrigerators you are interested in?Steve: Sure. Here is our（6） . Youll find the required items, specificationsand （7） all there. Now, Id like to have your lowest quotations,CIF New York.Li: Thank you for your i

3、nquiry, Mr. Steve. Here is our latest FOB price list. All the pricesin the list are subject to our final（8） .Steve: Good. I will look into the price list and （9） it with my colleagues. Wecan have further （10） later.Section BDirections: Listen to the short statements, read the answer choices and deci

4、de which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. This section totals 10 points.（ ）1. A. Why are there so many people at the cinema?B. Have you been to this cinema before?C. This movie is really very popular.D. I was glad to see you at the cinema.（ ）2. A. Jessica has only been here

5、 for a year. B. Jessica has been here the longest. C. Jessica has been alone for a year. D. Jessica felt homesick as she has been here for a year.（ ）3. A. Ill feel disappointed if you cant come. B. I thought you would came. C. Anyway you came. D. I didnt know what to expect. （ ）4. A. He is probably

6、a part-time student. B. He never goes to the English class at night. C. The English course is only available at night. D. He always goes to school alone.（ ） 5. A. His apartment is not far from the subway station. B. The subway station is made up of stone. C. His apartment is quite far from the subwa

7、y station. D. He threw a stone at the subway station.IIReading & Comprehension: 40%（阅读与理解，40分）Section ADirections: There are ten incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then write down the r

8、ight answer in the brackets for each sentence. This section totals 10 points, one point for each sentence.（ ）1 Customers have become less loyal to brands and are more willing to to lower-priced coffee products. A. trade in B. trade for C. trade up D. trade down（ ）2 Toyworld is a profitable toy retai

9、ler in Seattle, US, with subsidiaries in over 30 countries. A. basing B. base C. basis D. based（ ）3 We have Julian Montero, the Argentine supplier of the wine we are importing.A. touched B. contacted C. linked D. contacted with（ ）4 Bob and Tony are business and have arranged to meet at the sales con

10、ference.A. delegates B. customers C. associates D. officers（ ）5 Telecommunication companies belong to the tertiary of industry.A. section B. sector C. area D. part（ ）6 Our products are of better quality than from other countries.A. this B. that C. those D. it（ ）7 The price of the catalogue is agains

11、t your first order.A. removable B. replaceable C. rechargeable D. refundable（ ）8 An L/C should be established in our favor by documentary draft at sixty days sight. A. available B. honorable C. paying D. paid（ ）9 We would like to take this opportunity to write to you the hope of establishing busines

12、s relations with you. A. at B. for C. with D. in（ ）10 The goods are packed in cartons innerlined with material.A. water-proved B. water-protected C. water-proof D. water-tightDirections: There are ten blanks in the following passage. You are required to choose the best one from the given four choice

13、s marked A, B, C, and D. Then write down the correct answer in the brackets. This section totals 10 points, one point for each blank.Before marketing yourself globally, it is important to 1 your business is ready to deal with challenges presented by the international environment 2 language and cultu

14、ral barriers, foreign laws, order fulfillment, and pre/post sales support.Language and Culture - Neither technical accuracy 3 perfect translation is sufficient when considering the language you will communicate through. It is important to really understand how a language is used by the people in you

15、r 4 market.Regional Laws - All phases of product 5 are affected by regulations. The product itself, such as its physical and chemical aspects, is subject to laws 6 to protect consumers with respect to purity, safety or performance. Product features such as packaging and warranties, advertising, sale

16、s promotion techniques are also subject to local regulations. Order Fulfillment - How will you deliver your products? What business partners will you need to ensure smooth logistics of your product? Can you handle your shipment costs? If you cannot 7 demand or ensure smooth delivery of your product,

17、 you are at risk of negatively affecting your business and its image. It is important to find and qualify 8 distributors, and pay particular attention to contract negotiation and distribution management.Pre and Post Sales Support - 9 with your customers as well as your business partners is an import

18、ant consideration when marketing and selling internationally. Many businesses are able to meet customer expectations through strategic alliances or foreign distributors who deal with the local customer base on their 10 .（ ）1 A. ensure B. assure C. reassure D. sure（ ）2 A. excluding B. excluded C. inc

19、luding D. included（ ）3 A. so B. nor C. and D. or（ ）4 A. local B. own C. target D. home（ ）5 A. sales B. exhibition C. promotion D. development（ ）6 A. planned B. proposed C. supposed D. designed（ ）7 A. meet B. run into C. encounter D. face（ ）8 A. potent B. polite C. ethical D. potential（ ）9 A. Connect

20、ion B. Communication C. Link D. Contact（ ）10 A. account B. part C. behalf D. marketSection CDirections: There are two passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the

21、best choice. Then write down the correct answer in the brackets for each question or statement. This section totals 20 points, two points for each question.Passage OneInvesting thousands of pounds in the recruitment and training of each new graduate recruit may be just the beginning. Choosing the wr

22、ong candidate may leave an organisation paying for years to come.Few companies will have escaped all of the following failures: people who panic at the first sight of stress; those with long impressive qualifications who seem incapable of learning; hypochondriacs whose absentee record becomes astoni

23、shing; and the unstable person later discovered to be a thief or worse.Less dramatic, but just as much a problem, is the person who simply does not come up to expectations, who does not quite deliver; who never becomes a high-flier or even a steady performer; the employee with a fine future behind t

24、hem.The first point to bear in mind at the recruitment stage is that people dont change. Intelligence levels decline modestly, but change little over their working life. The same is true of abilities, such as learning languages and handling numbers.Most people like to think that personality can chan

25、ge, particularly the more negative features such as anxiety, low esteem, impulsiveness or a lack of emotional warmth. But data collected over 50 years gives a clear message: still stable after all these years. Extroverts become slightly less extroverted; the acutely shy appear a little less so, but

26、the fundamentals remain much the same. Personal crises can affect the way we cope with things: we might take up or drop drink, drugs, religion or relaxation techniques, which can be have pretty dramatic effects. Skills can be improved, and new ones introduced, but at rather different rates. People c

27、an be groomed for a job. Just as politicians are carefully repackaged through dress, hairstyle and speech specialists, so people can be sent on training courses, diplomas or experimental weekends. But there is a cost to all this which may be more than the price of the course. Better to select for wh

28、at you actually see rather than attempt to change it.（ ）1. The purpose of this passage is to give managers the advice that .A. Employers should select candidates for their potential.B. Employers should select candidates for what they are rather than for their potential.C. Employers should select the

29、 newly graduated and send them on training courses, diplomas or experimental weekends. D. Employers should select experienced candidates to avoid spending thousands of pounds in training.（ ）2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true？ .A. Absolutely, People dont change dur

30、ing their working lives. B. Generally, people change to a large extent during their working lives.C. Fundamentally, people stay the same during their working lives.D. Normally, people dont change at all during their working lives.（ ）3. What does a fine future behind them (line 3 of paragraph 3) mean

31、s? .A. Some people will certainly have a promising future though they are not very competent in their present work. B. Some people dont have any potential for their work though they are employed.C. Some people can have a bright future though they cant do their work well.D. Some people have potential

32、 when they are employed, but never realize that potential.（ ）4. According to the passage, peoples basic abilities like language learning and numeracy . A. change little over their working life.B. never change over their working life.C. change fundamentally over their working life.D. change profoundl

33、y over their working life. （ ）5. The word deliver (line 2 of paragraph 3) means .A. to take goods to the places or people they are addressed toB. to give a speechC. to do what you promised to do D. to help a woman to give birth to a baby.Passage Two Asian economies will continue to expand rapidly in

34、 the next two years on the back of foreign investments, exports and domestic demand, but will not be free of worries, according to a recent securities company economic report. Massive infrastructure spending, the benefits of past investments and deregulation and growing regional trade will push alon

35、g regional growth.The report tipped Chinas gross domestic product to grow by 9.5 per cent in 1996 and 10.5 per cent in 1997, and Hong Kongs to grow by 4.3 and 5.0 per cent. Singapores real GDP was forecast to grow by 7.6 and 7.4 per cent, Malaysias by 8.6 and 8.1 per cent, Thailands by 8.8 and 8.4 p

36、er cent, Indonesias by 7.3 and 7.1 per cent and Philippines by 5.6 and 5.8 per cent.“However, all is not rosy,” cautioned the report, which listed overheating as the regions biggest challenge in the short term and skilled-labor shortages in the long run.It cited strains from rapid growth that had be

37、gun to stretch current account deficits and spur inflation in some regional economies, which could prevent their central banks from lowering interest rates.“This implies that economic vulnerability to unexpected shocks will remain high,” the report said, forecasting a further tightening of monetary

38、policy in countries such as the Philippines and Malaysia, and no significant easing in Thailand, Indonesia and China.Crosby Securities also cited massive new investment programs generated by demands on infrastructure such as power, telecommunications and transport which had fuelled over-heating.It s

39、aid Asia would also face a bigger challenge from newly deregulating economies in Eastern Europe which offered lower costs and better-educated workers to foreign investors.Asias main foreign investors should, however, continue to expand their presence in the region, the securities house said, noting

40、new trends of intra-Asian investment.Singapore is shifting its lower value-added disc drive and electronics industry to Malaysia, which in turn is moving some of its garment-making and consumer electronics manufacturing to Indonesia and Thailand. Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore are increasingly inv

41、esting in Viet Nam, Myanmar and Laos.“Asia will benefit from this trend in several ways,” the report said.（ ）6 Asia economy will continue to grow because of _.A. foreign investment B. demands in Asian countries.C. export D. all of the above（ ）7 In the next 2 years, the highest economic growth will a

42、ppear in _.A. Singapore B. Thailand C. Hong Kong D. China（ ）8 Years later, the problem in Asian economy may be _.A. too little investment B. too much investmentC. not enough qualified labors D. monetary instability（ ）9 According to this report, economic changes in East Europe are _.A. harmful B. cha

43、llenging C. helpful D. useless（ ）10 The report is about the prospect of Asian economy.A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. more optimistic than pessimistic D. more pessimistic than optimistic IIIBusiness Translation: 20%（商务翻译，20分）Section ADirections: There are ten terms in this section. Translate the English terms or phrases into Chinese and the Chinese terms or phrases into English. Then write down the translation on the paper. This section totals 10 points, one point for each term.1 particular average 2 gunny bag 3 Through B/L 4 profit margin 5 days of grace 6 行业刊物 7 预定金