2012年12月国际商务英语等级考试（初级）试卷及答案

全国外经贸从业人员考试

国际商务英语等级考试（初级）试卷

2012年12月

题目序号 应得分数 实际得分 得分 评卷人 复核人 Ⅰ．Listening: 20%（听力，20分）

Ⅰ 20 Ⅱ 15 Ⅲ 15 Ⅳ 15 Ⅴ 15 Ⅵ 10 Ⅶ 10 总分 100 核分人

Section A

Directions: Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks with the word or words you have heard. Shop Assistant: Hello, madam, may I help you?

Mary: Yes! I bought a table yesterday. Now I’d like to buy a tablecloth.

Shop Assistant: Here we have tablecloths. You can choose you like.

Mary: Oh, there are so many! I am afraid I really cannot decide which I should take. Would you please help me choose one？

Shop Assistant: Sure. But you know, the size of the tablecloth that of the table. So, what is the size of the table?

Mary: It is two meters long, one meter and a half wide and one point two meters . Shop Assistant: Okay, these are long and wide enough. Then, what is the colour of the table? Mary: It is red-coloured.

Shop Assistant: the size and colour of the table, I think this one is the best. Don’t you think so?

Mary: Yes! I like it very much. Thank you! Shop Assistant: You are welcome.

Section B

Directions: Listen to the tape and translate the sentences into Chinese.

1.

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2. 3. 4. 5. Section C

Directions: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the word or words you have heard.

Many nations have ports where ships from other countries can unload goods for trade, storage, processing, or to another ship. Merchants who send their goods to the port of a foreign country usually pay a , or tax, on their goods as soon as they are unloaded from the ship. However, some countries have free ports, and others, like the United States and China, have foreign trade zones. A free port may be an entire port city where foreign merchants may unload their goods without paying a tariff. In most instances it is of a port. As long as the goods remain in the free-port area, or foreign-trade zone, they cannot be taxed.

Nations have tariffs to protect their own merchants and manufacturers from . If a foreign merchant must pay a tax on his goods, he must charge more for them. In this way a country encourages its people to buy less expensive goods made at home, instead of more expensive . However, it is important for every modern nation to engage in foreign trade. A country sets up a free port to encourage foreign merchants to trade, and to increase its own trade.

得分 评卷人 复核人

II. Put the following Chinese into English：15%（汉译英，15分）

1.裸装货物（1分） 2.小册子（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）

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7.装箱单（1分） 8.在中国议付有效（2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） 得分 评卷人 复核人 III. Put the following English into Chinese: 15%（英译汉，15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. documentary credit（2分）

9. We usually require payment to be made by irrevocable sight L/C.（3分）

10. Please debit the amount required to our account.（3分） 得分 评卷人 复核 IV. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions: 15% (单选题，15分)

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（ ）1. If you can cut your price by 3%, we shall be prepared to for 5,000 tons.

A. book your order B. book with you an order C. place an order with you D. be in the market

（ ）2. If you can reduce your price by 5%, we think we can this transaction to a

successful conclusion.

A. bring B. make C. keep D. put

（ ）3. We wish to your attention to the shipment of our Order No. 101. A. bring B. pay C. ask D. call （ ）4. Your immediate attention to this matter will .

A. be appreciated B. appreciate it C. be grateful D. be appreciative

（ ）5. We are of the good service you have given to us.

A. grateful B. obliged C. appreciated D. appreciative

（ ）6. In this shipment, Type 101 has been Type 102.

A. replaced by B. substituted by

C. replaced for D. substituted with （ ）7. If it is agreeable to you, we will Type 102 for Type 101.

A. replace B. substitute C. supersede D. be substituted

（ ）8. We enclose our invoice amounting to 43,000, the first consignment

shipped per s.s. Peace.

A. comprising B. including C. covering D. paying （ ）9. We you that shipment for your order No. 108 will be effected within

November.

A. ensure B. insure C. assure D. sure （ ）10. We recommend you a small quantity for a trial.

A. buying B. to buy C. to buying D. buy （ ）11. We regret we have to decline you an offer at present.

A. make B. for making C. to make D. in making （ ）12. As soon as we resume , we shall give priority to your orders. A. offer B. offering C. to offer D. offered （ ）13. We have persuaded our clients the price you quoted.

A. to accept B. accept C. accepting D. for accepting

（ ）14. The adoption of containers facilitates to a great extent.

A. to load & unload B. the loading & unloading

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