0704商务英语A卷

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Part Ⅲ Match the words and expressions on the left with explanations on the right：

1．affiliate	A．an organization or establishment devoted to the promotion of a particular object
2．institutions	B．required as a condition for something else
3．productivity	C．something lent on condition of being returned, especially a sum of money lent at interest
4．loans	D．power of being productive
5．prerequisite	E．a business concern owned or controlled in whole or in part by another concern

（附：另外一小题，复习题中没有）

Part IV Fill in each of the following blanks with an appropriate word：（The first letter or letters of some words are given.）

Passage One

In spite ① a shrinking share of total transportation, railroads re ② the nation’s largest transportation carrier, accounting f ③ 30 percent of the nation’s total cargo ton-miles. Rail-roads are one of the most cost-effective modes for shipping carload quantities of bulk products such as coal, sand, minerals, farm and forest products o ④ long land distance. The rate costs for shipping merchandise are quite complex. The lowest r ⑤ comes from shipping carload rather t ⑥ less-than-carload quantities. Manufacturers will attempt to combine shipments ⑦ common destinations to take adv ⑧ of lower carload rates. Railroads have recently begun to increase customer-oriented services. They have designed new equipment to

ha ⑨ special categories of merchandise more efficiently, provided flatcars for carrying truck trailers by rail, and provided in-transit services s ⑩ as diversion of shipped goods to other destinations and processing goods enroute.

Part V Translate the following passage into Chinese：

Passage one

International business has become an important economic force. It 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 of business in a single country does, but at the international level.

International business does not function in a vacuum. It operates within the context of international and, sometimes, regional rules and regulations set by appropriate organizations. Although each organization is distinct, some of their common characteristics are fostering trade among member countries, establishing common rules and regulations, promoting fair trade practices among members, and protecting members from competition from non-member countries. Other organizations exist to facilitate financial transactions among nations or the particular interest of members, such as trade in a specific commodity.

Part VI Translate the following sentences into English：

1．现代信用证在19世纪后半叶开始采用，第一次世界大战后得到了实质性的发展。

2．世界贸易组织的主要目的是为了促进自由贸易、进一步减少贸易壁垒并建立更有效的贸易纠纷解决机制。

3．国民生产总值和国内生产总值是两个重要概念。区别在于前者强调的是生产要素的所属权而后者着重于进行生产的国家。

4．在正常的市场交易中，由于使用货币及市场手段，货物的买与卖不是捆绑在一起进行的。

5．许多国际交易是通过汇票支付的，汇票是对银行或顾客的支付命令。