2024年4月浙江自学考试00096外刊经贸知识选读试题

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2024 年 4 月高等教育自学考试外刊经贸知识选读试题课程代码:00096

1. 请考生按规定用笔将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。2. 答题前,考生务必将自己的考试课程名称、姓名、准考证号用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔填写在答题纸规定的位置上。选择题部分注意事项:每小题选出答案后,用 2B 铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试题卷上。一、单项选择题:本大题共15 小题,每小题2 分,共30 分。在每小题列出的四个备选项中只有一个可以替代句中划线的单词或词组,请将其选出并将答题卡(纸)的相应代码涂黑。错涂、多涂或未涂均无分。1.Economic problems were exacerbated by three badharvests (1959-1961 )withtheresultthatnationalincomeandthevolumeofforeigntradecontractedduring1960-1962.A.increased B. reduced C. expandedD. enlarged2.Buteveryprovincialcapitalisdoingitsbesttoattractforeigninvestment.A.drawin B. repelC.exclude D. destroy3.Afteraslowdownthrough1990,China,seconomybouncedbackmightily ,reachingarecentpeakof13percentgrowthlastyear.A.shrankB.rebounded C. dropped D. drewback4.Aggregateoutputfordevelopingcountriesadvancedbyslightlylessthan2percentduring1991 ,implyinganeasinginpercapitaincomeof0.1percent.A.stagnated B. fellC. stopped D. grew5.Theopeningthemesofthenewadministration,stradepoliciesemergedthisweek.A.ideasB.men C. studies D.numbers6.Europeanswill wake up new year,s day with the same10 percent unemploymentanddoubtsaboutEuropeanunity.A.questionsB.becertain C. trustsD. believes7.Japan,sgovernmentisdeeplyopposedtowhatAmerica,straderepresentative,MickeyKantor,hascalledanewpolicygearedto“quantifiableresults”forsomeproducts.A.generally B.averagely C. suddenly D. very

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8.Ourfutureliesinbecomingatrulyglobalcompany.A. trustily B. artificially C.falsely D.really9.Itinvolvesa＄1350milliononshoregasproject.A.contains B. excludesC. overcomes D. removes10.AsaresulttheworldisnowclosetoconcludingtheUruguayroundofGATTtalks.A.disputes B.problems C.negotiations D.fights11.Overfiveyearssome200SwisscompaniesbenefitedfromNorthrop,sassistance.A.suffered B.injured C. damaged D.profited12.Iftheseproductsliveuptotheirearlyperformanceintestmarkets-abigif-theycouldproduce$3billionayearinretailsales.A. resist B.reject C.shortof D.fulfill13.EachconsumerinHongKongeatsanaverageof215fresheggseachyear.A.newlyproduced B.preserved C. dyedD.rotten14.Onekeycommodity,sugar,hasrecovered.A.goodsB.sweet C. service D. price15.Sterling,sdeclinelentsomesupporttothebasemetalsector.A.beatB.borrowedC.gaveD. failed二、判断题:本大题共10 小题,每小题2 分,共20 分。判断下列各题,在答题卡(纸)相应位置正确的涂“A”,错误的涂“B”。Passage1TheCurtainGoesupThecentral government,s determination toraisethelevelofindustrialtechnologyisclearlybehindthedecisiontoopenthe14coastalcities. Inaddition,ChinaisnowreadytospendUS＄14.2billionofitsforeign-exchangereserves(whichstoodatUS＄16. 5billioninJune 1984) to buyforeigntechnology.TheBankofChinahasalsosaidthatnewandmoreflexibleloanpolicieswillenable“thousands”ofdomestic enterprises to borrow foreign exchange to import equipmentandrepayinRenminbi.Theneedtoupgradeindustrialequipmentisgreat:officialfiguresshowthatin 1980,20%ofChina,s capitalstock was already10-20 years behindthatof theWest. Another20%—whiletechnologically backward—worked well, buttheremaining60% should havebeen scrapped or

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renovated.Thecombinedindustrialoutputofthe15coastalareasisreportedlyequaltoaquarterofthenationstotal.Butwhilethereasonsforthrowing19areasandcitiesopentoforeigninvestmentandtechnologytransferareclear,howthepreferentialsystemswilloperateisnot.16.Chinaistryingtoimprovetheindustrialtechnology.17.Theopenpolicyisonlyfortheinland14cities.18.Chinawillbuytechnologywithitsforeign-exchange.19.Domesticcompaniesarereadytobuyequipmentwithloanfromforeignbanks.20.Chinahasahugedemandforupgradingindustrialequipment.Passage2TheEconomicScene:AGlobalPerspectiveInthecommoditymarket,pricesofallmajorcategoriesdeclinedin1991.Theindexofnonoilprimarycommoditypricesin nominal dollar terms decline for the third consecutive year, and theindexinrealtermshitanall-timelow.Growthinthevolumeof worldtradeinconstantdollartermsdeclinedfrom5 per cent in1990 to3percentin1991,mainlytheresultof theslowdowninindustrialcountriesimportdemand.TherewerenobreakthroughsintheUruguayRoundofGATTnegotiationsonkeyelements,andtheoutcomeremainsindoubt.Inmatters relating to the environment,theUnitedNationsConferenceonEnvironmentandDevelopment,heldinJune1992inRiodeJaneiro,producedan“EarthCharter,”ordeclarationofbasicprinciplesfortheconductof nationsandpeopleswithrespecttoenvironmentanddevelopment;agreementsonspecificlegal measures,including conventions on climate change and biodiversity,andprinciples for a framework agreement on forests; andanagendaforaction,establishingtheenvironmentalworkprogramagreedbytheinternationalcommunityfortheperiodbeyond 1992andintothe21stcentury.21.Thepricesofmaingoodsdidnotchangein1991.22.Nonoilprimarycommoditypriceswereathistoricallow.23.Growthinthevolumeofworldtradewas5%in1990.24. The“Earth Charter”isrelatedtotheenvironment.25.Theenvironmentalworkprogramagreedbytheinternationalcommunitywasonlyfortheperiodof1990s.

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非选择题部分注意事项:用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上,不能答在试题卷上。三、将下列中文词组译成英文:本大题共10 小题,每小题1 分,共10 分。26.海关税27. 利润汇款28. 进口关税29.多样化30. 政府采购31.欧洲共同体32.倾销33.复出口34. 可兑换货币35. 试销市场四、将下列英语单词或词组译成中文:本大题共10 小题,每小题1 分,共10 分。36.balanceofpayments37.statecouncilor38.dumptruck39.tax-cut-inducedboom40.imposeagainst41.staffwriter42.bankruptcy43.Gulfregion44.fastfoodshops45.discountrate五、简答题:本大题共6 小题,每小题3 分,共18 分。Passage1French farmers are violentlyopposedtothereformofthecommonagriculturalpolicythatEurope,sgovernmentsagreedtolast May.Incertainrespects,thefarmersclaim,the GATTdealnowinprospectwouldtakethatreformfurther,damagingtheirinterestsevenmore.IfitisasmallmattertoFrance,sfarmersthattheUruguayroundshouldfail,solongastheykeeptheirsubsidies,thatisunderstandable.Whatisshamefulisthattheirgovernmentappearstoagreewiththem,eventhoughmostoftheFrencheconomywouldgainhandsomelyfromasuccessfulround. Jean-Pierre Soisson,thefarmminister,hassaidFrancemayblocktheEC,sacceptanceofanewfarm-tradedeal,andtherebywrecktheround.Thispositionispoliticallyalarmingaswellas

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economicallyindefensible.OtherECgovernmentsmustseeoffFrance,andstarthailingagainforliberaltrade.46.WhyaretheFrenchfarmersagainstthereform?47.Whatisthemeaningof“solongas”?48.Whatdoes“seeoff”mean?Passage2Whatismore,currencymovementsoverthepastyearhaveunexpectedlymademattersworseformany producers. In thefirsthalf of the 1980s, it wasconventionalwisdomtosaythattheexceptionalstrengthofthe dollar was partly responsible for—and helped to offset—the increasingweaknessofdollar-denominated commodity prices. All other things being equal, so the argumentwent,a subsequent fall inthedollarmightbeexpectedtogiveacompensatingboosttodollarcommodityprices.Butnowthe dollar has fallen, andtheveryreversehashappened :commoditypriceshavecontinuedtotumblefromthepeaktheyreachedinthesecondquarterof1984.Tomanydevelopingcountries,thetrend is deeply worrying as well as bewildering—the terms oftrade have worseneddramaticallyforthem.Fortheindustrializedworld,bycontrast,thedropincommoditypriceshasbeenarealbooninthefightagainstinflation.49.Whosufferedfromthecurrencymovementsoverthepastyear?50.HowdidcommoditypricesactuallychangeafterthedeclineoftheUSdollar?51.Howdotheindustrializedcountriesbenefitfromthedollar-fallen?六、翻译题:本大题12 分。52. WhenJapanesedemandpicksupagain,imports willgrowmorequicklythaninpastrecoveries.ThisisbecausethevolumeofJapaneseimportshasbecomemore sensitive tothedomesticeconomiccycle.Partsandcomponentsaccountforagrowingshareof Japan,sexports;28%oftotalexportsand36% ofmachinery exports in 1992 compared with 19%and 28% respectivelyin1981.MITIbelievesthatsuchexportsshouldbeoflessconcerntoadvocatesofmanagedtradethanconsumergoods, because components increase the competitiveness—and therefore the exportpotential—oftheindustriesthatbuythem.Fromnowon,MITIargues,Japan,soverseasplantswillincreasinglyexporttheiroutputbacktoJapan.Before,theyboughtJapaneseexportsofequipmentandparts.

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