外贸英语试题

考试时间90分钟，满分100分 题号 一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 合计 分数 阅卷人 Ⅰ. Translate the following into English . (10 points , 1 point each) 阅卷人 得分 1 . 特别提款权 2 . 期货合同 3 . 出口单证 4 . 装船要求 5 . 流动保险单 6 . 托运人 7 . 可转让信用证 8 . 存货控制 9 . 空白背书 10 . 从价税

Ⅱ. Translate the following into Chinese . (10 points, 1 point each) 阅卷人 得分 1 . trade flow 2 .clearing agent 3 . clean bill of lading 4 . account holder 5 .down payment 6 . open cover 7 . foreign exchange 8 .Joint venture 9 . CIP 10 . price discrimination

Ⅲ .True or false .(10 points , 1 point each) 阅卷人 得分 1.The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the World Trade Organization are now two major international economic institutions .

2.The economic prosperity of individual countries has nothing to do with the economic prosperity in the world as a whole.

3.Real leaders are more likely to create an environment where problems can be analyzed and solved and people will not blame each other .

4. The sogo shosha are trading companies which are involved in international trade in goods ,services , finance and information .

5.All EU countries without exception are members of the European Monetary System.

6.It is a kind of knowledge to know where to find information upon a

subject .

7. Communication did not begin until the invention of electric telegraph in the middle of the nineteenth century .

8. The system of fixed exchange rates followed the system of floating exchange rates .

9. The use of computers has ushered in a new era in information business . 10 .Japan doubled its foreign trade over a 20-year period ,but China redoubled its foreign trade during the period .

Ⅳ.Choose the best answer: （10points , 1 point each） 阅卷人 得分 1.If you are intersted, we will be pleased to send you a sample lot _____charge.

A . with B . without C . free D . free of 2. The term FAS should be followed by

A.Point of origin B. Port of destination C. Port of shipment D. Port of exportation

3 .In the past years, we have made efforts to develop business _______ A. in this line B .for the section C . of this D. on this line

4 .We regret having to remind you that 20% of the freight is still _______. A .owned B .owning C . outstanding D . understanding

5. Raw materials can be bought and sold under a standard description and according to standard contract terms developed by _________.

A . the stock exchange B . the merchandising houses C .the commodity exchanges D . the customs

6.We can assure you that these suitings are very popular in the Far-East Markets, ______ we have had some experience.

A. which B. that C. of which D. of that 7. We can only give you , __________ , a 3% discount . A . listening B. here C. speaking D .say 8.Viewers now have forty channels ___________.

A. on their disposal B . at his disposal C . at their disposal D. with their disposal

9.We have to hold you _____ your contract.

A. for B. at C. to D. in

10.We are not in a position to offer firm , as the goods are ______. A. out of stock B. outside in stock C. without stock D. no stock

V. Translate the following into Chinese . (25 points , 5 points each) 阅卷人 得分 1. But as a form of international trade , barter trade is still attractive in developing countries where foreign exchange is in short and inflow of foreign funds is far sufficient to meet their obligations in external trade .

2 . Once the documents are verified , the bank pays the sight draft presented by the seller and then notifies its customer , the buyer , that the documents have been successfully negotiated and that he must pay the bank the bank in accordance with his application .

3 . After 100 years of poverty and chaos , of being overshadowed by foreign countries and multinationals , Chinese industrial companies are starting to make a mark on the world .

4 . Mainly , durable customer relations require relentless attention to detail : good products , prompt service , well-trained staff with the power to do a litte extra when they judge it right to do so .

5 . The highly volatile markets of recent years have meant that large sums of money are exposed to risk so that it has become necessary to examine every possible means of reducing thie high risk element and thus of improving overall trading performance .

VI. What are the three principles underlying the compilation of the balance of payments of a nation? (6 points) 阅卷人 得分 VII. Heavy machine tools are being shipped FOB dalian . They are being loaded onto the ship and the rope breaks . The goods finish up at the bottom of the dock and divers are sent down .The recovery and repair of the goods costs a great deal of money . who pays ? (9 points) 阅卷人 得分

VIII . Check the following letter of credit with the given contract terms and write a letter in English asking for amendment : (20 points)

阅卷人 得分

E.C.D. Bank Ltd.

Date: October 11, 2006

Irrevocabe Documentary Credit No. 5676

To: Beijing Machinery Imp./Exp. Corp. Gentlemen:

We hereby authorize you to draw on E. C. D. Bank for account of ABC Company to the extent of Can $2 750.00 (Say Canadian Dollars Two Thousand And Seventy-five Only) avaiable by draft at sight accompanied by the following documents:

1) Signed Commercial Invoice in duplicate.

2) Full set of clean on board ocean bills of lading made out to order and blank endorsed showing “freight paid” covering: five kinitting machines at Can $ 550.00 per set CIFC3% Montreal.

3) One original insurance Policy /Certificate Covering All Risks and War Risk for 130% of the invoice value.

Shipments from China Port to Montreal by direct steamer. Shipment is to be effected not later than December 31,2006. This credit is valid at your end untill January 15,2006.

合同主要条款：

卖 方 ：北京机械进出口公司 买 方：ABC公司 商品名称：针织机 数 量：5台

单 价：CIF蒙特利尔每台550加元含2%佣金 总 额 :2 750 加元

装运期 :2006年12月由中国港口运往蒙特利尔，允许转船 保险：由卖方按发票金额110%投保一切险和战争险

支付：不可撤销即期信用证支付，议付有效期为最后转运期后15天在中国到期