2005年4月全国高等教育自学考试外刊经贸知识选读试题第一部分 选择题（共30分） I. Choose one answer that best explains the underlined part of the following statements or best completes them：（30%） 1. After the presidents speech， the stock price slumped by 10 percent yesterday.（ ） A. increased B. dropped C. waved D. showed 2. Jack finally reached a bargain with the antique dealer over the vase.（ ） A. a sanction B. an approach C. a tradition D. an agreement 3. The following year， a tax law for joint ventures was promulgated.（ ） A. drafted B. issued C. broadcast D. proposed 4. Sales forecasts are outside my province you should discuss them with the manager.（ ） A. problem B. program C. field D. task 5. These eggs have a unique odor that can be an advantage or a disadvantage， depending on the consumer.（ ） A. an only B. a pleasant C. a desirable D. an unusual 6. “The trade surplus itself will be the No.1 problem this year，” says the Chinese official. “After Japan， well be first in line for retaliation.”（ ） A. revenge B. recovery C. reflection D. inflation 7. We are not safely beyond a backlash against the new world competition.（ ） A. instance B. resistance C. moment D. background 8. If companies cant get their products distributed nationwide， marketing them will be more expensive.（ ） A. spread B. spent C. contributed D. attributed 9. The real estate has increasingly become vulnerable to business setbacks and changes of economic climate.（ ） A. strongly resistant to B. gradually accustomed to C. more adapted to D. easily attacked by 10. At five oclock in the afternoon the city streets are a series of bottlenecks.（ ） A. bottling chambers B. narrow parts of bottles C. bottlenoses D. traffic jams 11.We had a dispute about how much money he owes me.（ ） A. dispose B. discount C. quarrel D. quota 12. The bilateral surplus with America is also growing rapidly.（ ） A. one-edged B. two-edged C. one-sided D. two-sided 13. There were several rounds of negotiation before China entered WTO.（ ） A. mistakes B. senses C. circles D. sessions 14. The economic crisis has seriously affected French exports.（ ） A. effected B. reflected C. reduced D. increased 15. Falling sales in Thailand were offset by strong performances in other markets.（ ） A. influenced B. bargained C. offended D. balanced 第二部分 非选择题（共70分） II. Translate the following phrases into Chinese： （10%） 16.unfair trade 17.exclusive contract 18.per capita income 19.long-term strategy 20.GATT 21.financial crisis 22.trade representative 23.physical market 24.financial deregulation 25.sovereignty dispute III. Translate the following phrases into English：（10%） 26.利息付款 27.外商独资 28.技术转让 29.国内需求 30.出口导向 31.贸易差额 32.产地证书 33.期货市场 34.市场份额 35.进口税 IV. Read the following passages and answer the following questions in English：（18%） Passage 1 In the past few days differences between the United States and the European Community on farm trade have narrowed almost to nothing. As a result the world is now close to concluding the Uruguay round of GATT talks. That deal is admittedly far from perfect， a series of messy compromises. The cause of free trade will have many more battles to fight. Never mind. On a conservative estimate the Uruguay round would permanently raise global welfare by more than $100 billion a year， spur economic growth everywhere and extend competition to hitherto sheltered， and therefore backward， parts of all economies. By any standards， it would be a hugely valuable achievement. 36. Why does the passage say that the Uruguay round is close to conclusion？ 37. What do “far from” and “sheltered” mean？ 38. How can the Uruguay round be described by a non-conservative estimate？ Passage 2 Nations with serious debt problems， such as Mexico， Brazil and Argentina， have been compelled to devote almost all their export earnings to debt service， leaving themselves with virtually no surplus to pay for imports. With barter， however， debtor nations can continue to import goods while， in effect， concealing export earnings from creditors. But counter trade is not the exclusive province of debtor nations. Says Yoffie， “Even countries with strong foreign exchange positions， such as Australia， Canada and Indonesia， are insisting on countertrade in certain areas. Linking imports and exports is a way to exert power over multinational corporations. Countries that lack expertise in international marketing try to use counter trade as leverage to tap the networks of global firms.” 39. What are the advantage and disadvantage of barter？ 40. What does “global firms” refer to？ 41. Why do countries with strong foreign exchange position need coun