全国2006年4月高等教育自学考试国际商务英语试题课程代码：05844 Ⅰ. T ranslate the following words and expressions from English into Chinese（10%）1.certificate of origin2.logistics3.private carrier4.idle funds5.barter6.balance of payment7.grace period8.patent9.maturity 10.portfolio investmentⅡ. T ranslate the following words and expressions from Chinese into English（10%）11.东道国12.从量税13.还盘14.可转让装运单据15.补偿贸易16.直接标价17.跟单汇票18.不可撤销信用证19.资金周转20.领事发票Ⅲ.Match the words and expressions on the left with the explanations on the right （10%）21.subrogate a.one form of action which may be taken by a government toprotect industries from unfair competition by which goods are sold at a price lowerthan in the country where they are manufactured22.underwriter b. company expansion through the purchase of other business23.purchase contract c. the act of government in reducing by law the exchange valueof its currency in units of gold or as compared with other currencies24.invoice d. to substitute a claim against one person for a claim againstanother person25.devaluation e. a person who carries on insurance as a business26.anti-dumping f. a document for the general description of the goods and theprice27.acquisition g. the importer that goes to a bank for the establishment of anL/C28.offeree h. the bank that adds its own commitment to an L/C29.applicant of an L/C i. a contract made by the buyer30.confirming bank j.the party to whom an offer is madeⅣ. Make brief explanations of the following terms in English（10%）31.premium 32.sight credit 33.contract proper34.force majeure 35.primary commoditiesⅤ. Answer the following questions in English（20%）36.Explain the concepts of GNP and GDP respectively and point out their major difference.37.What is the most favoured nation treatment? Is it a very special treatment? why?第 1 页38.Can you summarize briefly the factors that have caused the changes in the transportation industry?39.What does “foreign equities”refer to? Is it becoming an important part of securities business?Ⅵ.T ranslate the following into Chinese（10%）40.UNCTAD is the intergovernmental body within the UN system for comprehensive review of trade, development and other related issues. UNCTAD is designed to promote trade and economic development of all countries, particularly developing countries. Over the 40-plus years since its founding, UNCTAD has played an important role in fostering North-South dialogue and cooperation, promoting trade and economic development of the developing countries and assisting them in speeding up integration into the multilateral trading economy.41.Allowing foreign banks to enter the Chinese market will exert a positive influence on domestic banks, making Chinese banks more competitive, introducing new technology and information and providing additional funds. But in the short and not-so-long term future after foreign banks enter the Chinese market, these banks will be able to use lower prices and efficient services, including such services as tele-banking, to win over a large number of customers from domestic banks, especially prized customers. This will result in a cut in the amount of funds in the hands of domestic banks. The toughest challenge the government will face will be to eliminate bad debts, implement cautious and standard risk management models, and tighten up bank administration so that domestic banks can adapt to international competition.Ⅶ. T ranslate the following into English（30%）42.比较利益并不是一个静止的概念，一个国家可以通过自己的行动发展某种特定的比较利益。
43.经济联盟的成员国不仅要在税收、政府开支、企业策略等方面保持一致，而且还应该使用同一的货币。
44.除了国际贸易和投资，国际许可和特许经营有时也是进入国外市场的一种方式。
45.保险是一种转移机制。
通过保险个人或企业可以将生活中的一些不确定因素转移给其他人。
46.包装需按运输的要求进行, 在大多数情况下，卖方明确知道把货物安全地运到目的地所需要的包装。
第 2 页2006年4月自考国际商务英语试卷参考答案I. 1产地证书2物流3自有承运人4游资5易货、物物交换6国际收支7宽限期8专利9到期l0证券投资II．11．host country．12．specific duty 13．counter offer 14．negotiable transport document 15．compensation trade 16．direct quote 17．documentary draft 18．irrevocable credit19．capital turnover 20．consular invoiceⅢ．21.d 22．e 23．i 24．f 25．C 26．a 27．b 28．j 29．g 30．h Ⅳ．31．premium：the amount paid by all insured for coverage under the contract32．sight credit：a credit by which payment can be made upon presentation of the draft33．contract proper：the main body of a contract34．force majeure：social or natural calamities that take place beyond the control of a contracting party35．Primary commodities：those commodities not processed，or only slishtly processed，usually farm produce or raw materials.V．36．GNP refers to the market value of goods and services produced by the property and labor owned by the residents of an economy．GDP means the market value of all goods and services produced within the geographic area of an economy.The difference between GNP and GDP is that the former focuses on ownership of the factors of production while the latter concentrates on the place where production takes place．37．It refers to a tariff treatment under which a country is required to extend to all signatories any tariff concessions granted to any participating country．N0．It is not a very special treatment．It only gives a country the lowest tariffs within the tariffs schedule．38．The four factors are as follows：transportation deregulation，just-in-time inventory systems，competition based on high levels of customer service and globalization of business．39．Foreign equities refer to securities listed on overseas exchanges．Y es．VI．40．联合国贸易与发展会议是联合国系统内政府间的机构'．它的设立是为了全面回顾、发展贸易并进行有关其他事项。