全國2007年7月自考國際商務英語試卷

課程代碼：05844

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

(i) From English into Chinese:

1. contract manufacturing

2. tariff schedule

3. voluntary offer

4. credit worthiness

5. the greenfield strategy

(ii) From Chinese into English:

6. 貿易術語

7. 不可撤銷信用證

8. 自給自足

9. 儲備貨幣

10. 所得稅

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

( )11. veto a. after presentation of the draft

( )12. shipping marks b. the company that can make use of an L/C to get paid for its export

( )13. after sight c. what is printed on the outer packing of goods as symbol for identification in

the course of transportation

( )14. forum d. right to reject or forbid something

( )15. beneficiary e. an outlet for discussion of matters of interest to a given group

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

16. buyback

17. gross national product

18. most-favored-nation treatment

19. multi-model transportation

20. IMF

IV. Fill in each of the following blanks with an appropriate word from the list (You can only choose 10

The floating rate system allows the exchange rate to (22)______ from day to day totally depending on the supply and (23)______ situation on the market. Compared (24)______ fixed rate, the floating rate system is more (25)______ to traders, especially exporters and importers, the anticipated profit can be simply offset by the discount incurred due to (26)______ rate fluctuation. Where the supply of foreign currency (27)______ its demand, the value of this foreign currency will (28)______ and the price of the national currency in terms of this foreign currency will be forced up. In this (29)______, exchange rate of foreign currency is called floating downward. Oppositely, the exchange rate of the foreign currency would be called floating (30)______ if demand exceeds supply.

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

31. 經濟全球化不僅涉及經濟，而且對政治、文化、價值觀和生活方式都有重要影響。

32. 建立跨國企業(yè)的目的是獲取利潤，利潤無疑是跨國企業(yè)股東們的基本要求。

33. 合同是在協議基礎上制定的，而協議是商務談判的結果。

34. 在特定條件下，提高利率可以吸引國外短期資金，提高一國的外匯匯率。

35. 在知識產權保護不力的國家，最好不要采用國際許可經營。

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

36. There is a general misconception that market-seeking FDI in domestic sectors such as retail yields little development

impact. The opposite is true. FDI in retail has been a key driver of productivity growth in Brazil, Poland, and Thailand, resulting in lower prices and higher consumption. Large-scale foreign retailers are also forcing wholesalers and food processors to improve. And they are now becoming important sources of exports: Tesco in Thailand and Wal-Mart in Brazil are increasingly turning to local products to feed their global supply chains. Retail also happens to be a pillar of the tourism industry.

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

37. Give a brief account of the characteristics of MNEs.

38. What is the highest form of economic integration? Describe briefly the characteristics of

such a form.

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