2008年10月高等教育自学考试物流英语模拟试题(一)Part One (50 Points)Ⅰ. Vocabulary and Structure. (20points)Directions: In this section, there are 20 incomplete sentences. For each sentence, there are four choices A, B, C, D. You can required to complete each sentence by deciding on the most appropriate choice.1. I can’t promise, ________ I’ll do my best.A. butB. ifC. howeverD. anyway2. If you were the purchasing manager, what would you _______consideration in buying raw materials?A. go toB. make toC. take intoD. have to3. Your explanation on EOQ is ________, and few of us can follow you.A. unattractiveB. clearC. vagueD. prospective4. If you don’t have the raw material, you won’t make a _______.A. workB. productC. marginD. revenue5. I have to make telephone calls to _______ the movement of my cargo.A. check inB. check atC. check onD. check to6. Can you check the ________for me again, I want to know the details of tomorrow’s meeting , thanks!A. scheduleB. roomC. barD. bike7. If the ship had sailed along the recommended ________, it would have been able to avoid the heavy weather.A. routeB. routC. roadD. way8. What is the labor party’s ________ on immigration?A. policyB. policeC. politeD. polity9. By the accurate demand forecast, a manager can determine whether to ________ more chips from Intel.A. orderB. bookC. spreadD. produce10. The ________ action would lead to a great loss.A. perfectB. boldC. blindD. wonderful11.---- Do you hear that __________has become a hot career?----- It sounds too good to be true.A. logicalB.logisticsC. logicD. logistic12. With the help of logistics expert, the company has made a ________ rise in profits.A. increasedB. decreasedC. significantD. slightly13. Ford decided to invest in railroads, trucks and both Great Lakes and ocean__A. vesselsB. vehiclesC. equipmentsD. shipments14. The ________usually lead to the ineffective decision.A. bureauB. bureaucyC. bureaucracyD. bureaucrat15. He _________ in physics then he teaches it in college.A. studiedB. learnedC. specializedD. read16. The supermarket has to_______400 TEU of cargo from china every year.A. purchasedB. purchasingC. boughtD. purchase17. To ensure a ________ supply of materials Ford invested in coalmines, iron-ore deposits, timberland and even in land to grow soybeans.A. relyB. reliedC. relativeD. reliable18. The 80-20 concept is particularly useful in ________planning when the products are grouped or classified by their sales activity.A. transportationB. inspectionC. distributionD. information19. The site of ________are determined by customer and manufacturing locations and product requirements.A. houseB. warehouseC. factoryD. storage20. When the ocean vessels arrivals to the port of destination, they may want to _______the containers from the vessels as soon as possible.A. loadB. reloadC. in loadD. unloadⅡ. Reading Comprehension. (30points)Passage 11. baleA bale is a heap of material pressed together and tied with rope or metal wire. It is most suitable for paper, wool, cotton, and carpets, etc.Bale is an effective, low cost and easy-to-handle mode of packing, but it only offers limited protection to cargoes.2. bagsBags can be made of cotton, plastic, paper or jute(黄麻). They are ideal for cement, fertilizer, flour, chemicals and many consumer products.Their advantage is low cost and the disadvantage is their vulnerability to damage by water, sweat, leakage and breakage.3. barrelThis type of container is made of wood, plastic, or metal. It is used for liquid or greasy cargoes such as casing for sausage.The advantage is the resale value in some countries and the disadvantage is that a metal drum can get rusty and resulted in leakage if the container is not sealed properly.4.boxA box is made of wood and varies in size. Some boxes are lined to create airtight(密封的) packing. The advantages are its resale value in some countries, its reliable protection for expensive cargoes such as equipment and car accessories, its strength against the risk of pilferage(盗窃), and the ease of handling. The disadvantage is its high cost. It is getting less popular because of increasing containerization and rising cost of timber.1. When you use a bale to package paper, you should be care of _________.A. fireB. waterC. lightD. damage2. According to the article, it you want to transport crude oil, which one you should use?A. baleB. bagsC. barrelD. box3. It is suitable to use bags except_______.A. flourB. carpetsC. fertilizerD. cement4. What can be used as the best substitute of the box?A. barrelB. bagsC. containerD. carton(硬纸箱)5. The aim of article is to discuss_______.A. the types of packingB. the types of tradeC. the types of transportD. the types of paymentMinolta is world famous optical instrument provider, its products include copying machine camera, etc, the service we provide to Shanghai Minolta is the warehousing and transportation of whole machine, spare parts and accessories.The cooperation between Huier Logistics and Minolta is since 2001. Minolta’s customers scatter to all parts of the country, its huge repair network provide great convenience to its users, butsimultaneously(同时)，it is challenge to its logistics providers. In view of the characteristics of Minolta’s clients, short lead time volume, we designed total logistics solution according to lead time requirement, geographical position, etc. , and provide Minolta with 3D logistics service----road, rail and air. Out distribution department consists of many logistics professional who have many years of transportation and warehousing experiences in different industries. In prosperous metropolitan, in far away mountainous area or in small town near Uzbekistan, no matter it is a copying machine, or just a piece of glass, a box of toner, our driver always deliver the order to consignee intact. The commitment of our staff ensure the fame of Minolta.1.We can infer that Minolta is a _________company.A. logisticsB. foodC. manufacturingD. agent2. Minolta is Huier Logistics’ ________.A. helperB. clientsC. agency institutionD. sponsor3. What’s the characteristics of Minolta’s clients?A. They are few but ask large amountB. They are few and ask little amount.C. They ask for little amount and quick deliver.D. They ask for large amount but slow deliver.4.We can know from the article that Huier Logistics is _________at Logistics Management.A. goodB. badC. familiarD. unfamiliar5. If you are a customer of Minolta, what do you think about this company?A. Impressed by its good company serviceB. Dissatisfy its serviceC. Always feel angry about itD. Has a bad reputationOcean transport has been the most important mode of transport in international trade. Two-thirds of the world total volume and over 80% China’s imports and exports now are transported by sea. Ocean transport has many advantages. The first advantage is the easy passage since about 70% of the earth is covered by water. Secondly, ocean transport has a large capacity. For example, the dead weight(loaded weight----fuel plus cargo) of the largest oil tanker can be up to 500,000 tons. Thirdly, because of such large capacity, the unit distribution cost is reduced. And finally, ocean transport has good adaptability to cargoes of different size, weight, shape, etc.Of course, there are also disadvantages, one of which is the slow passage of ocean transport. In addition, ocean transport is also vulnerable to bad weather and less punctual(准时的) if compared with road or air transport.1. China’s imports and exports has_______ transported by sea than the volume of the world.A. lessB. moreC. fewerD. much2. When the writer says 70% of the earth is covered by water, it means _______.A. ocean transport becomes convenient because of thatB. the earth is largeC. there is too much water in our earthD. the land is very small3. What is the meaning of the word “deadweight”?A. the weight can lead to dieB. the weight tanker can bear mostC. the weight of fuelD. the weight of cargo4. There are many advantages of ocean transport except______>A. wide usageB. large transport capacityC. high costD. good adaptability5. If the ship meets storm, it may_______.A. arrive at the right timeB. arrive at wrong portC. damage completelyD. arrive late than usualPart Two (50 Points)Ⅲ. translate the following words and expressions.(10points)1. 客户服务2．工业产品3．集装箱船4．Efficiency5. warehouse6. 存储成本7. 证实，确定8. franchise9. first mate 10. takesth. into considerationⅣ. match the words.(10points)( ) 1.amazing A胜过( ) 2.intricate B精确地( ) 3.accuratly C充足的( ) 4.terminal D令人惊讶的( ) 5.trace E冒险，投机( ) 6.outperform F错综复杂( ) 7.variablity G终点( ) 8.sufficient H追踪( ) 9.venture I可变性( ) 10.undertake J着手做，从事Ⅴ. Answer the following questions in English. (10 points)1. Explain the meaning of UPC and TEU.2. What is the three functions that industrial packing should contain?3. Why information is crucial to the performance of a supply chain?Ⅵ. (A)Translate the following sentences into Chinese. (10 points)1. An important development that has had a particular impact in Europe is the rise in importance of “green” of environment issues.2. If prices are expected to rise in the future, some inventory resulting from forward buying can be justified.3.One of the communication roles of logistics packaging is to provide instructions as to how to handle the cargo and how to prevent possible damage.(B)Translate the following sentences into English. (10 points)1.考虑到库存下降的事实，我们觉得修改物流战略（modify）2.最近几年，我国在物流结构、组织和运作上取得了很大的进展。