2023年国际商务英语中级考试试卷及答案

全国外经贸从业人员认证考试国际商务英语等级考试（中级）试卷2023年12月题目序号ⅠⅡⅢⅣ总分核分人应得分数20402020100实际得分得分评卷人复核人Ⅰ．Listening:20%（听力，SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearfivesentences.Youmustlistencarefullyinordertocatchthenumberswhicharemissinginthesentences.Readthefourchoicesanddecidewhichoneisthecorrectnumberinthesentenceyouhaveheard.Thissectiontotals5points.（）1A.$16B.$30C.$120D.$60（）2A.Marysaved$155whensheboughtthecamera.B.Marypaidtoomuchforthecamera.C.Maryspent$200forthecamera.D.Marypaid$45lessthantheregularpriceforthecamera.（）3A.Wesoldfortytickets.B.Weexpectedtoselltwentytickets.C.Weexpectedtoselleightytickets.D.Wesoldeighttickets.（）4A.7B.70C.17D.8（）5A.2,817B.2,820C.2,877D.2,827SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,athirdvoicewillaskaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.Afteryouhearaconversationandaquestionaboutit,readthefourchoicesinyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthecorrectanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Thissectiontotals10points.（）1A.Shedoesn’tneedanewloafofbreadyet.B.Sheisgoingtothestorewithhim.C.She’dliketohavetwoloavesatonetime.D.She’dlikehimtobuysomebreadforhernow.（）2A.Managerandcustomer.B.Technicianandcustomer.C.Teacherandstudent.D.Doctorandpatient.（）3A.Mikedoesn’tknowthemwell.B.He’stheonetophoneMike.C.ShewillphoneMike.D.Mikewillnotaccepttheinvitation.（）4A.1,500dollars.B.1,000dollars.C.1,800dollars.D.1,300dollars.（）5A.Wednesday,TuesdayandSaturday.B.WednesdayandSaturday.C.WednesdayandSunday.D.Monday,SaturdayandSunday.（）6A.Hewantsapieceofeachtype.B.Hecan’tteareitherpieceofcloth.C.Thepiecesofclotharemadebyasecretprocess.D.Thepiecesofclothseemidenticaltohim.（）7A.Thewomanisunwillingtodiscusstheplan.B.Themansuggestthatthewomanmakeanewplan.C.Themanandthewomanhavealreadypreparedtheirplan.D.Themanandthewomandon’tknowhowtoprepareaplan.（）8A.Chooseanyone.B.Don’tdoanything.C.Makebetteruseofhistime.D.Filloutthepinkformfirst.（）9A.Invitethemantovisitherhouse.B.Talktohersecretaryonthephone.C.Meethersecretaryfirst.D.GotoseeMs.Linimmediately.（）10A.Hehasbeentoldcallback.B.Heistalkingonthephone.C.Heisnotinatthemoment.D.Heisgoingoutthisafternoon.SectionCDirections:Listentoeachstatement,andthenwrite“fewer”,“less”,or“more”intheblank.Thissectiontotals5points.1ShehasAmericanfriendsthanyou.2Mr.StevensonhasmoneythanPhil.3TomhasAmericangirlfriendsthanPhil.4TomhasfreetimethanPhil.5PhilhascokethanLinda.得分评卷人复核人II．Reading&Comprehension:40%（阅读与理解，40分）SectionADirections:Therearetenincompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thissectiontotals10points,onepointforeachsentence.（）1Weareastate-operatedcorporation____boththeimportandexportoftextiles.A.handlinginB.tradingC.dealingwithD.dealingin（）2______wewouldliketoclosethebusinesswithyou,wefindyourpriceunacceptable.A.MuchB.HowevermuchC.MuchasD.Despite（）3Weshouldbeobligedifyoucouldfurnishus_____adetailedreport______thefinancialposition,businesslinesandotheraspectsofthejointventure.A.with,onB.with,forC.on,forD.for,on（）4AnL/Cshouldbeestablishedinourfavorbydocumentarydraftatsixtydays’sight.A.availableB./C.payingD.paid（）5Theextrapremium_________byus.A.isbornB.willbeborneC.willbetakenD.willbeundertaken（）6Thankyouforthe_____________orderofFebruary2for28,800raincoats.A.captionedB.captioningC.tocaptionD.caption（）7Sincethetransactionismade________CIFbasis,youaretoshipthegoods.A.atB.byC.onD.in（）8Wewouldliketotakethisopportunitytowritetoyou___________thehopeofestablishingbusinessrelationswithyou.A.atB.forC.withD.in（）9Weherebyauthorizeyouto___________onusat60daysaftersighttotheextentofUSD20,000.00.A.openB.establishC.drawD.build（）10Wehavereceivedthedocumentsandtaken___________oftheaboveorderwhicharrivedatSydneyontheS.S.“Vanguard”.A.shipmentB.consignmentC.lotD.deliverySectionBDirections:Therearetenblanksinthefollowingpassage.YouarerequiredtochoosethebestonefromthegivenfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Thissectiontotals10points,onepointforeachblank.Itismyspecial1tohaveachancetospeakonbehalfofallthemembersofourdelegation.Firstofall,Iwouldliketoexpressoursincerethanks2ChairmanJacksonforinvitingus.Inthe3daysweshallallenjoybusinessexchangesandfriendlycontacts.Everymemberofourdelegationhopesthattrade4betweenthetwocountrieswillincreasethroughour5efforts.Weareverymuchimpressedbyyourwarmreception.Youmusthavehadaverybusytime6allthepreparations.Weareespecially7toyouforeverythingyouhavedoneonouraccount.IhopethatMr.JacksonandotherAmericanfriendswillbeabletovisitourcountryinthefuture,8wewillhavethechancetobethehostand9someofyourkindness.Wellbegunishalfdone,Ihopethisvisitwill10thewayforourfurtherbusinessrelations.Thankyou.（）1A.honorB.offerC.quotaD.opportunity（）2A.forB.atC.toD.in（）3A.followedB.followingC.tofollowD.beingfollowed（）4A.volumeB.figureC.numberD.sum（）5A.ordinaryB.mutualC.commonD.usual（）6A.beingmadeB.tomakeC.madeD.making（）7A.appreciatedB.gratefulC.gratedD.appreciating（）8A.sothatB.suchthatC.thatD./（）9A.comebackB.returnC.gobackD.reach（）10A.offerB.putC.surfaceD.paveSectionCDirections:Therearetwopassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Thissectiontotals20points,twopointsforeachquestion.PassageOneDearSirsLightweightbatteriesWearethemanufacturersofBROADWAYdeliveryvehiclesandelectronicvehiclesfordisabledpeople.OurcompanyisasubsidiaryofBroadwayInternationalInc.ofPortland,Afullspecificationofourrequirementsisgivenontheattachedsheet.Quantityrequired:4,800unitsDelivery:by15January2023PleasequoteusyourbestCIFprice,givingafullspecificationofyourproductandshippingdate.Wewouldneedtohavesamplesofthebatteriestotestinourlaboratoriesbeforeplacingafirmorder.Weusuallydealwithnewsuppliersonthebasisofpaymentinourcurrencybyconfirmed60-dayirrevocableletterofcredit.Ifourlaboratorytestsaresatisfactoryandyoucanprovideuswithagoodpriceandservice,wewillbehappytoplacemoresubstantialordersonaregularbasis.Welookforwardtoreceivinganearlyreplytothisenquiry.YoursfaithfullyFredANorthBuyingManagerEnclosed:specificationandtechnicalbrochure（）1Whatisthepurposeoftheletter?_________________.TopromoteBROADWAYproductsandservices.Topersuadecustomerstoplaceanorder.Toseekaprospectivesupplier.Tothankcustomersfortheirorders.（）2Whycan’ttheproductsmentionedintheletterbepurchasedlocally?______.Becausetheproductshavebeensoldoutatthatmoment.Becausetheydon’tliketheproductssoldlocally.Becausetheproductsaresoldinthelocalmarketatmuchhigherprices.Becausenolocaldistributorssellsuchproducts.（）3ThetradetermCIFshouldbefollowedby________________.A.portofdestinationB.portofshipmentC.placeofdestinationD.placeofshipment（）4Thephrase“dealwith”inthelettermeans_________________.A.handleB.specializeinC.copewithD.dobusinesswith（）5Theproposedtermsofpaymentare_________________.by60-dayconfirmingirrevocableL/Cby60-daytransferableirrevocableL/CbyconfirmedirrevocableL/Cavailablebydraftat60-daysightby60-daybillofexchangePassageTwoAskaSwedishEricssonexecutive‘TalarduSvenska?’andhemaywellreply‘Yes.Butonlyathome.AtworkIspeakEnglish.’EricssonisoneofagrowingnumberofEuropeancompaniesthatuseEnglishastheirofficialcorporatelanguage.Thesecompaniesrecognizeand,atthesametime,increasethedominanceofEnglishasthelanguageofinternationalcommunication.SoonthenumberofspeakersofEnglishasasecondlanguagewillexceedthatofnativeEnglishspeakers.AlthoughacompanymightuseEnglishasitsofficiallanguage,itsemployeesareunlikelytobebilingual.LanguagetrainerJacquieReidthinksweconsistentlyoverestimatethefluencyofnonnativespeakers.‘Wealwaysassumethatbecausetheirlanguageskillsarebetterthanours,theyunderstandeverythingwesay.’Sohowshouldweadaptouruseoflanguageandwhatarethecommonproblems?‘Simplifyit,’isReid’sadvice.‘Don’tover-complicatethemessage.Reducewhatyou’resayingtomanageablechunks.’Reidalwaystellspeopletolimitthemselvestooneideapersentence.‘It’salsoimportanttoslowdownandnotraiseyourvoice.’DrJasminePatel,alanguageconsultantatEurophone,saysdifferentlanguagesalsohavetheirownapproachtodialogue.‘TheBritishstartwithidiomaticexpressionsuchasSo,shouldwegetdowntoit?AndunderstateimportantissueswithphrasessuchasTherecouldbeaslightproblem.TheyalsosayThat’sagoodidea,but…whentheymeanNoandtheyrepeatedlyusethewordgetwithdifferentmeanings.Andworstofall,theyinsistonusinghumourwhichissoculture-specificthatno-oneunderstandit.’ThemajorityofEnglishnativespeakersareinsensitivetothestressoftryingtounderstandaforeignlanguageinaworkenvironmentbecausetheyrelyonthebusinessworldspeakingtheirlanguage.AtEricsson,however,thisisnotthecase.AttheUKsubsidiary,EricssonTelecommunications,managementtrainingcoursesincludeseminarsonbothlanguageandcross-culturalissues.Afrequentcommentmadeinfollow-upevaluationsisthatincreasedawarenesshasimprovedcommunicationand,moreimportantly,givenparticipantsabetterunderstandingoftheirownlanguageandhowothersmightinterpretit.（）6WhydoesEricssonuseEnglishasitsofficiallanguage?_____________.A.BecauseEnglishisspokenthemajorityofpeopleintheworld.B.BecauseEnglishisthenativelanguageofBritishpeople.C.BecauseEnglishisthedominantlanguageofinternationalcommunication.D.BecauseEnglishisausefultoolinthebusinessworld.（）7WhichofthefollowingwaysmaynothelpnativeEnglishspeakerstocommunicatemoreeffectively?_______________.A.TomaketheirmessagesimpleB.TokeeponeideapersentenceC.TospeakmoreslowlyD.Tousevoguetermswhenspeaking（）8NativeEnglishspeakersarenotawareofthedifficultiesoflisteningtoforeignlanguageas_________________.A.EnglishispreferredbyallpeopleatworkB.Englishisthemostusefullanguage.C.Englishisspokenintheirworkenvironment.D.theytakeprideinspeakingEnglishatwork.（）9Ericssonmakesitsemployeesmoreawareofthedifficultiesoflisteningtoforeignlanguagethrough_______________.A.teachingitsemployeesforeignlanguagesB.sendingitsemployeesoverseastolearnforeignlanguagesC.moreexchangeswithoverseascompaniesD.languageandculturalawarenessseminars（）10Theword“approach”inthesecondlineofthefourthparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______________.A.contactB.touchC.wayD.appropriate得分评卷人复核人III．BusinessTranslation:20%（商务翻译，20分）SectionADirections:Therearetentermsinthissection.TranslatetheEnglishtermsintoChineseandtheChinesetermsintoEnglish.Thenwritedownthetranslationonthepaper.Thissectiontotals10points,onepointforeachterm.1chamberofcommerce2salesliterature3ExWorks4modeofpayment5T.P.N.D.6毛重7联运提单8远期信用证9开证行10即期汇票SectionBDirections:TranslatethefollowingfiveChinesesentencesintoEnglish.Thenwritedownthetranslationonthepaper.Thisparttotals10points,twopointsforeachsentence.1兹简介，我司是经营办公家俱旳重要进口商，贵方如能将最新目录寄来供我方参照，我们将不胜感谢。2自我们开出以你方为受益人旳信用证至今已两个多月，我们想确切懂得你们什么时候可以安排装运货品。3兹附你行所规定旳货运单据及我们旳面额为50,000美元旳汇票。4请把有关信用证旳有效期展至2023年1月20日，同步修改为容许转船。5假如贵方能让我们大体理解订货数量，可考虑予以更优惠旳折扣。得分评卷人复核人IV．BusinessWriting:20%（商函写作，20分）Directions:Inthissection,youarerequiredtowriteanEnglishletterinthefullcorrectlayoutbasedontheinformationgivenbelow.Thenwritedowntheletteronthepaper.Thissectiontotals20points.1对方企业名称和地址：EgyptTeaImportCorporation815NileStreet收件人姓名和头衔：AbdulAqisPurchaseManager写信日期：2023年12月16日确认收到对方12月8日有关保险事宜旳来函。谨告知，对于以CIF价格发售旳货品，我方一般按发票金额旳110%向我方旳保险企业，中国人民保险企业投保一切险和战争险。假如客户规定更高旳投保比例或规定扩大保险范围，则额外旳保险费由买方承担。中国人民保险企业是一家国有企业，以理赔迅速、处理公正而著称，因此是世界著名旳重要保险企业之一。7期望早日收到对方旳订单。8写信人为ZhangHongdaSalesManager企业名称和地址：ShanghaiTeaTradingCo.Ltd.361HualinRoad,Shanghai202301，China国际商务英语等级考试（中级）试卷答案（考试编号：0702）IListening听力：20%SectionA(5分，每题1分)1.B

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5.lessIIReading&Comprehension阅读与理解：40%SectionA(10分，每题1分)1.D2.C3.A4.A5.B6.A7.C8.D9.C10.DSectionB(10分，每题1分)1.A2.C3.B4.A5.B6.D7.B8.A9.B10.DSectionC(20分，每题2分)1.C2.D3.A4.D5.C6.C7.D8.C9.D10.CIIIBusinessTranslation商务翻译：20%SectionA(10分，每题1分)1商会2促销资料3工厂交货4付款方式5盗窃提货不着险6grossweight7throug