Ⅰ.Listening: 20%(听力，20分)
Section A
Direction: Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks with word or words you have heard.
Jack: It would be nice to see you again, Mary. Are you on Sunday evening?
Mary: I’ m sorry, I’m not. I’ve got to visit my aunt in hospital.
Jack: Oh, that’s a pity. Monday’s difficult for me. What about Tuesday evening?
Mary: Tuesday’s bad for me _____________. I’ve got to go to a meeting.
Jack: Wednesday then?
Mary: No, Wednesday’s out for me, I’m afraid. I’ve got to and do some work. I really must.
Jack: Oh, that’s a shame. Well, I can’t make it Thursday. Friday?
Mary: I’m awfully sorry. I’ve got to go out for dinner on Friday.
Jack: Have you got to? Can’t you get out of it?
Mary: I’m afraid not. I’ve got to go.
Jack: Well, it looks as if we’ll have to wait till next week then.
Mary: Yes, I’m sorry, Jack. Look, I must go now. I have to meet Lisa in ten minutes. Ring me .
Jack: Fine. Try and keep an evening free for me.
Section B
Directions: Listen to the tape and translate the sentences into Chinese.
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Section C
Direction: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with word or words you have heard.
A market economy is one in which crucial decisions and choices are made in a decentralized fashion by private individuals, through a price-and-market mechanism. Historically, the self-regulating market economy is a modern an ancient invention, involving rather special assumptions such as the treatment of land and labor as . This kind of economy --- though never in a pure form --- developed considerably at the time of the English Industrial Revolution. Most of the leading English economists of the day, especially Adam Smith, stressed the virtues of limiting government intervention in economic life so that the market, working through private self-interest, could bring benefits to .
II. Put the following Chinese into English: 15%(汉译英，15分)
1.商会(1分)
2.具体询盘(1分)
3.零售网点(1分)
4.实盘(1分)
5.一式三份(1分)
6.保险代理人(1分)
7.销售包装(1分)
8.整套清洁已装船提单(2分)
9.该商品的报价为每打上海港船上交货价18美元。(3分)
10.兹授权你方按发票金额向该银行开立45天远期汇票。(3分)
III. Put the following English into Chinese: 15%(英译汉，15分)
1. transshipment(1分)
2. sight draft(1分)
3. passage through Customs(1分)
4. rough handling(1分)
5. insurance premium(1分)
6. export documents(1分)
7. trade discount(1分)
8. available for immediate shipment(2分)
9. We are sure that when you have examined the samples, you will agree that our goods are both excellent in quality and reasonable in price.(3分)
10. As stipulated in the policy, we should have the right to lodge a claim with the insurance company.(3分)
IV. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions: 15 % (单选题，15分)
( )1. We will arrange to _______ an all-risk insurance on the following consignments.
A. get out B. make out C. put out D. take out
( )2. Please note that our offer will remain valid until the end of this month. The underlined word can be substituted for by all of the following EXCEPT:
A. firm B. good C. open D. opened
( )3. The number of _______ of a shipment is usually entered on the packing list.
A. packages B. packaging C. packing D. packs
( )4. All our sweaters you saw at the fashions show in four sizes.
A. become B. come C. get D. got
( )5. We propose to _______ you on the terms and conditions you specified in your letter of October 10.
A. delegate B. depute C. replace D. represent
( )6. Please note that this is a draft payable _______. All of the following phrases can suitably complete this sentence EXCEPT:
A. at demand B. at sight C. on demand D. on sight
( )7. We are writing concerning our Invoice No.EUS3467, which should have been ________ last month.
A. cleaned B. cleared C. covered D. paid
( )8. A claused B/L may be also referred to as “a ________ B/L”. All of the following words can suitably complete this sentence EXCEPT:
A. dirty B. filthy C. foul D. unclean
( )9. We have been doing business in this line since the end of World War II. Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined word without changing the meaning of the sentence?
A. business B. occupation C. profession D. trade
( )10. We wish to inform you that the goods under S/C No. 2003 are now ready for dispatch.
Which of the following can be used to replace the underlined word without changing the meaning of the sentence?
A. covered by B. effected on C. insured against D. subjected to
( )11. Concerning the ________ L/C, we wish to inform you that several clauses need to be amended.
A. caption B. captioned C. title D. subjected
( )12. On opening the cases we found that we had received wrong goods, the shipment apparently being intended for another buyer. The word underlined can be most suitably substituted for by ________:
A. attempted B. desired C. meant D. planned
( )13. Please send us samples of the advertised batteries and other brands you stock now.
The underlined word can be substituted for by all of the following EXCEPT:
A. carry B. have C. hold D. store
( )14. Since your request for the alteration of destination came at such short _______, we have to ask you to extend the shipment and validity of the L/C.
A. notation B. note C. notice D. notification
( )15. To remedy our fault, we have forwarded ________ for all the items you have foundunsaleable.
A. alternative B. choices C. replacements D. substitutes
V. Complete each of the following blanks with an appropriate word: 15%(完型填空，15分)
Dear Mr. Joe,
We 1 you to our S/C No.KG-216 covering 15 sets of our Superwoman electric sewing machines Model PM-09 2 shipment during September, 2011.
Much to our 3 , we haven’t received your L/C so far, neither 4 we heard any news about it, though it should have reached us by the end of last month.
We wonder if you are 5 some problem in opening the L/C, and would like to know if we can 6 you out of it.
For your information, your order has been made ready for dispatch for quite some time, and on the other hand, the 7 for our machines has been extremely great recently. We can not afford to keep the goods for you for 8 long.
For your own 9 , please do your best to expedite the L/C, otherwise, shipment will 10 to be delayed.
Yours truly,
Peter Lin
Deputy General Manager for Overseas Sales
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VI. Each of the following sentences contains one error. Identify the error: 10%(找出错误，10分)
( )1. We are pleased to receive your enquiry of September 3, and wish to reply as following.
A B C D
( )2. We are happy to offer you firm 2000 pounds of Chinese Longjing green tea, subject to
A B
receive your acceptance by August 3, 2011.
C D
( )3. As we intend to expand into the Chinese market, we would like to enter into
A B C
business relation with you.
D
( )4. Thank you for your e-mail of Feb.5, and we have noticed your request that we must
A B C D
reduce the price by 8%.
( )5. We sincerely hope that our above proposal will meet with your approval, and
A
look forward to receive your immediate reply.
B C D
( )6. It is stipulated in our P/C that insurance on the goods should be made by the Sellers for
A B C D
110% of the invoice value.
( )7. Our can openers for export are packed in boxes of one dozen each, 60 boxes
A B C
per cardboard carton.
D
( )8. Considering the urgent the need for it, we require the goods to be forwarded by air.
A B C D
( )9. Your goods have been loaded onto the M.V. Seagull, which is due to arriving at Osaka
A B C D
next Monday.
( )10. The buyer insisted that 40% of the payment be paid by sight L/C, and the remaining
A B C
60% by D/P at sight.
D
VII. Reading Comprehension: 10%(阅读与理解，10分)
Passage 1
Nuclear power is obtained from the energy which can be released from nucleus of an atom. Until the twentieth century man used water, wood and the fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) as sources of power. During the first quarter of the twentieth century physicists investigated the structure of the atom.
In 1919 Rutherford split the atom artificially. Thirteen years later, the neutron was discovered. In 1939 Hahn and Strassman investigated the action of neutrons on uranium-235. They found that it was split into two equal pieces. This process is known as fission. It releases great amount of energy. The neutrons that are released in fission produce fissions in other atoms. This is known as a chain reaction. On 2nd December 1942 Enrico Fermi and his colleagues produced the first controlled nuclear chain reaction.
Since then atomic energy has been used in war and peace. In 1951 electricity was first produced by using the heat from a nuclear reactor. More and more countries are building nuclear power stations to produce electricity.
( )1. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Men only used water, wood and fossil fuels to produce power in the twentieth century.
B. Men only used water, wood and fossil fuels to produce power before the twentieth century.
C. Physicists investigated the structure of the atom in the 1890s.
D. Physicists discovered the neutron in the first quarter of the twentieth century.
( )2. What process is known as “fission”?
A. The splitting of neutrons. B. The splitting of an atom.
C. The splitting of nucleus. D. the splitting of fossil fuels.
( )3. Who produced the first controlled nuclear chain reaction?
A. Rutherford. B. Hahn. C. Strassman. D. Enrico Fermi.
( )4. The neutrons that are released in fission produce fissions in other atoms, this is known as _________.
A. split B. fission C. chain reaction D. atomic energy
( )5. Since ________ atomic energy has been used in war and peace around the world.
A. 1919 B. 1939 C. 1942 D. 1951
Passage 2
Early in the 16th century men were trying to reach Asia by traveling west from Europe. In order to find Asia they had to find a way past South America. The man who eventually found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was Ferdinand Magellan.
Magellan sailed from Seville in August 1519 with five ships and about 280 men. Fourteen months later, after spending the severe winter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered the channel which is now called Magellan’s Straits. In November 1520, after many months of dangers from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships entered the ocean on the other side of South America.
They then continued, hoping to reach Asia. But they did not see any land until they reached the islands off the coast of Asia. Before they arrived at these islands, later known as the Philippines, men were dying of starvation. While they were staying in the Philippines, Magellan was killed in battle. The remaining officers then had to get back to Spain. They decided to sail round Africa. After many difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville three years after leaving. They were all that remained of Magellan’s expedition. However, their achievement was great. They were the first men to sail round the world.
( )6. According to the passage, early in the 16th century, men in Europe were trying to ___________ in order to reach Asia.
A. pass the Pacific B. cross South America by land
C. find a way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific D. build ships
( )7. When did Magellan find the channel which is now known as Magellan’s Straits?
A. The 16th century B. 1519 C. 1520 D. 1523
( )8. According to the passage, which of the following statements is false?
A. Ferdinand Magellan first found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific.
B. Magellan’s five ships first reached the Pacific in 1520.
C. Magellan sailed from Seville in August 1519.
D. Magellan spent the winter of 1519 on the coast of Patagonia.
( )9. When Magellan reached the Philippines, .
A. his men were dying of starvation
B. his men were fighting with each other in a battle
C. he had been to mainland Asia already
D. he had passed many other islands
( )10. Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage?
A. Magellan was the first man to sail round the world.
B. No one remained of Magellan’s expedition.
C. The remaining officers stayed in the Philippines for the rest of their lives.
D. Only eighteen men returned to Spain from Magellan’s expedition.
国际商务英语等级考试(初级)参考答案
Ⅰ.Listening: 20%(听力，共20分)
Section A(每小题1分，共5分)
1. free 2.as well 3. stay in 4. simply 5.next week sometime
Section B(每小题2分，共10分)
1. 希望很快能听到你们的好消息。
2. 请报最低价。
3. 请放心，我们会在本月底之前交货的。
4. 除了5号箱之外，一切都没问题。
5. 这个商品我们最多能打出5%的折扣。
Section C(每小题1分，共5分)
1.economic 2.operating 3.rather than 4.commodities 5. society at large
II. Put the following Chinese into English:15% (汉译英,共15分)
1. chamber of commerce (1分)
2. specific enquiry/inquiry (1分)
3. retail outlet (1分)
4. firm offer (1分)
5.in triplicate (1分)
6. insurance agent (1分)
7.sales packing (1分)
8.a full set of clean shipped /shipped on board bills of lading (2分)
9.This article is quoted at US$18.00 per dozen, FOB Shanghai. (3分)
10.You are authorized to draw on the bank at 45 days for the amount of the invoice value. (3分)
III. Put the following English into Chinese:15%(英译汉,共15分)
1. 转运/转船 (1分)
2. 即期汇票 (1分)
3. 通关 (1分)
4. 野蛮装卸/用力搬运 (1分)
5. 保险费 (1分)
6. 出口单证/单据 (1分)
7. 同业折扣/商业折扣/批发折扣 (1分)
8. 可即装的/可即期装运的 (2分)
9. 相信你方看了样品后，也会认为我们的产品物美价廉的。(3分)
10. 根据保险单的规定，我方有权向保险公司索赔。(3分)
IV. Choose the best answer for each of the following questions :15%
(单选题,每小题1分,共15分)
1.D 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. A
11. B 12. C 13. D 14. C 15. C
V. Complete each of the following blanks with an appropriate word :15%
(完型填充,每小题1.5分,共15分)
1. refer 2. for 3. regret 4. have 5. having
6. help 7. demand 8. too 9. benefit 10. have
VI. Identify the ONE error contained in each of the following sentences :10%
(找出错误, 每小题1分，共10分)
1. D 2. C 3. D 4. D 5.C 6. C 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. B
VII. Reading Comprehension:10%(阅读理解,每小题1分，共10分)
1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 5.C 6.C 7. C 8.B 9. A 10. D
