2024年4月浙江自學考試00096外刊經貿知識選讀試題

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2024 年 4 月高等教育自學考試外刊經貿知識選讀試題課程代碼:00096

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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、判斷題:本大題共10 小題,每小題2 分,共20 分。判斷下列各題,在答題卡(紙)相應位置正確的涂“A”,錯誤的涂“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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非選擇題部分注意事項:用黑色字跡的簽字筆或鋼筆將答案寫在答題紙上,不能答在試題卷上。三、將下列中文詞組譯成英文:本大題共10 小題,每小題1 分,共10 分。26.海關稅27. 利潤匯款28. 進口關稅29.多樣化30. 政府采購31.歐洲共同體32.傾銷33.復出口34. 可兌換貨幣35. 試銷市場四、將下列英語單詞或詞組譯成中文:本大題共10 小題,每小題1 分,共10 分。36.balanceofpayments37.statecouncilor38.dumptruck39.tax-cut-inducedboom40.imposeagainst41.staffwriter42.bankruptcy43.Gulfregion44.fastfoodshops45.discountrate五、簡答題:本大題共6 小題,每小題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、翻譯題:本大題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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