2013年4月自考00096外刊经贸知识选读试题及答案

外刊经贸知识选读年月真题

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1、【单选题】Everyyear,ThomsonReutersdrawsupalistofpotential

【nominees】fortheeconomics,medicine,chemistryandphysicsprizes.

brokers

distributors

A:

contestants

B:

candidates

C:

答D:案：D

2、【单选题】TheUnitedStates’sdebtcrisishasreachedastalemateduetothe

twoparitiesrefusingtomakea【compromise】overtheirpreferreddebt

reductionplans.

constraint

promotion

A:

settlement

B:

forecast

C:

答D:案：C

3、【单选题】Yiwuhasbecomeashoppingparadisefortouristsfromalloverthe

worldwithits【bewildering】rangeofcheap,qualitymerchandise.

amazing

complex

A:

reasonable

B:

primary

C:

答D:案：A

4、【单选题】Researchershavedebatedwhethereconomicandenvironmental

regulations【unduly】burdensmallbusinesses.

conventionally

unnecessarily

A:

potentially

B:

virtually

C:

答D:案：B

5、【单选题】TheInternationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO)wouldnever

recognizethe【legitimacy】oftheagreement.

comparison

disguise

A:

output

B:

lawfulness

C:

答D:案：D

6、【单选题】Thismove【spurred】carsalesandpropelledChinatosurpassthe

UnitedStatesastheworld’slargestautomarket.

operated

stimulated

A:

undertook

B:

controlled

C:

答D:案：B

7、【单选题】Withaweakeningdollar【inprospect】,currenciesoftheemerging

economieswerepushedupbylargeinflowofhotmoney.

expected

available

A:

aggravated

B:

distinct

C:

答D:案：A

8、【单选题】Coupledwiththerapiddevelopmentofthe3Gbusiness,Chinahas

already【embraced】themobileInternetera.

dismissed

distorted

A:

accepted

B:

witnessed

C:

答D:案：C

9、【单选题】Theurban-ruralgapcanbe【exacerbated】byrapidurbanization,

whichisexpectedtosustainthedemandformoreandbetterurbanhealthcare.

exasperated

transferred

A:

B:

operated

renovated

C:

答D:案：A

10、【单选题】【Stagnating】propertyinvestmentshavesentachillthroughout

relevantindustriessuchasappliancesandcement.

Growing

Bustling

A:

Groom

B:

Inactive

C:

答D:案：D

11、【单选题】Hestressedthatthetradeimbalancewascausedbyacombination

offactors,includingstructuraltradeandinvestmentdifferences,【divergent】

patternsofsavingsandconsumptionandtheinternationaldivisionoflabor.

convenient

well-balanced

A:

innovative

B:

different

C:

答D:案：D

12、【单选题】Apolicetaskteamwassenttoinvestigatethesecurity【breach】

followingthereport.

transition

violation

A:

reinforcement

B:

inspection

C:

答D:案：B

13、【单选题】Herwordsimmediatelyinviteda【backlash】.

welcome

criticism

A:

hurrah

B:

curse

C:

答D:案：B

14、【单选题】Oneofthemajorfactorsinthegrowingwinemarketisincreasing

demandfromChinawhereconsumers’tasteshavegrownmore【sophisticated】.

experienced

accomplished

A:

complex

B:

advanced

C:

答D:案：C

15、【单选题】TheFundseekstoprofitfromcorporateeventssuchastakeovers

andbankruptciesandusesleverageto【amplify】returns.

increase

decrease

A:

clarify

B:

develop

C:

答D:案：A

16、【判断题】Passage1Inaturnaroundthatwouldhavebeenunthinkableafew

yearsago,theUSispredictedtobecometheworld’stopoilandgasproducerby

2020,passingRussiaandSaudiArabia.Thatisthemessageofareportproduced

byPFCEnergy,aconsultancy,inNovember.Thereasonistherapidgrowthof

productionfromshalerocksourcesbecauseofadvancesintechnology.The

forecast,onabarrelofoilequivalentbasis,isamarkedchangeforacountry

whereoveralloil,gas,andgasliquidsproductionpeakedintheearly1970s.The

growthinextractionfromshalehasmadetheUStheworld’slargestproducerof

naturalgas.Itisnowpoisedtoenterthegloballiquefiednaturalgasexport

market.“NorthAmericaisthesecond-largestsourceofadditionalLNGcapacity

inthisdecadeafterAustralia,”NikosTsafos,seniormanagerinupstreamandgas

atPFC.“Thatistrulyastonishing.”Just10yearsagotheUSwastryingto

buildterminalstoimportLNG.Today,thosewhohadexpectedtoimportaremoving

torefitfacilitiessotheycannowexport.InlateOctober,theBGGroupsigned

thefirstlong-termagreementtobuyLNGfromtheGulfcoast,takingtheUSastep

closertobecominganexporter.RogerIhne,principalintheenergyand

resourcespracticeatDeloitte,theconsultancy,estimatesthatifthethree

terminalsthathavebeenapprovedforexportproceedwiththeirplans,theamount

ofgassentabroadwouldbejustunder10percentofcurrentUSconsumption.And

theimpactonpriceswouldbeminimal,addsTomChoi,Deloitte’s

nationalpracticeleaderforgasintheconsultancy’sMarketPointforecasting

group.Heestimatesthatevenwiththatamountoffuelexported,USnaturalgas

priceswouldonlyriselessthan2percentbecausetheresourceissoabundant.

“EveniftheUSsubstantiallyincreasedtheuseofnaturalgas,therewouldstill

besubstantialgaslefttomeetitsdomesticneedsfordecades,”MrIhnesays.

Nonetheless,USmanufacturers,whohavegainedsubstantiallyfromthedropinUS

naturalgaspricesassociatedwiththeshaleproductionboom,areworried.The

IndustrialEnergyConsumersofAmerica,anon-partisanassociationofleading

manufacturingcompanieswith$700bninannualsales,isurgingchangestothe

naturalgasexportpermitprocess.16.IthasalwaysbeenbelievedthattheUS

willbecometheworld’stopoilandgasproducer.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

17、【判断题】Passage1Inaturnaroundthatwouldhavebeenunthinkableafew

yearsago,theUSispredictedtobecometheworld’stopoilandgasproducerby

2020,passingRussiaandSaudiArabia.Thatisthemessageofareportproduced

byPFCEnergy,aconsultancy,inNovember.Thereasonistherapidgrowthof

productionfromshalerocksourcesbecauseofadvancesintechnology.The

forecast,onabarrelofoilequivalentbasis,isamarkedchangeforacountry

whereoveralloil,gas,andgasliquidsproductionpeakedintheearly1970s.The

growthinextractionfromshalehasmadetheUStheworld’slargestproducerof

naturalgas.Itisnowpoisedtoenterthegloballiquefiednaturalgasexport

market.“NorthAmericaisthesecond-largestsourceofadditionalLNGcapacity

inthisdecadeafterAustralia,”NikosTsafos,seniormanagerinupstreamandgas

atPFC.“Thatistrulyastonishing.”Just10yearsagotheUSwastryingto

buildterminalstoimportLNG.Today,thosewhohadexpectedtoimportaremoving

torefitfacilitiessotheycannowexport.InlateOctober,theBGGroupsigned

thefirstlong-termagreementtobuyLNGfromtheGulfcoast,takingtheUSastep

closertobecominganexporter.RogerIhne,principalintheenergyand

resourcespracticeatDeloitte,theconsultancy,estimatesthatifthethree

terminalsthathavebeenapprovedforexportproceedwiththeirplans,theamount

ofgassentabroadwouldbejustunder10percentofcurrentUSconsumption.And

theimpactonpriceswouldbeminimal,addsTomChoi,Deloitte’s

nationalpracticeleaderforgasintheconsultancy’sMarketPointforecasting

group.Heestimatesthatevenwiththatamountoffuelexported,USnaturalgas

priceswouldonlyriselessthan2percentbecausetheresourceissoabundant.

“EveniftheUSsubstantiallyincreasedtheuseofnaturalgas,therewouldstill

besubstantialgaslefttomeetitsdomesticneedsfordecades,”MrIhnesays.

Nonetheless,USmanufacturers,whohavegainedsubstantiallyfromthedropinUS

naturalgaspricesassociatedwiththeshaleproductionboom,areworried.The

IndustrialEnergyConsumersofAmerica,anon-partisanassociationofleading

manufacturingcompanieswith$700bninannualsales,isurgingchangestothe

naturalgasexportpermitprocess.17.Inthepasttenyears,Australiahasbeen

thelargestsourceofadditionalliquefiednaturalgascapacity.

True

False

A:

答B:案：A

18、【判断题】Passage1Inaturnaroundthatwouldhavebeenunthinkableafew

yearsago,theUSispredictedtobecometheworld’stopoilandgasproducerby

2020,passingRussiaandSaudiArabia.Thatisthemessageofareportproduced

byPFCEnergy,aconsultancy,inNovember.Thereasonistherapidgrowthof

productionfromshalerocksourcesbecauseofadvancesintechnology.The

forecast,onabarrelofoilequivalentbasis,isamarkedchangeforacountry

whereoveralloil,gas,andgasliquidsproductionpeakedintheearly1970s.The

growthinextractionfromshalehasmadetheUStheworld’slargestproducerof

naturalgas.Itisnowpoisedtoenterthegloballiquefiednaturalgasexport

market.“NorthAmericaisthesecond-largestsourceofadditionalLNGcapacity

inthisdecadeafterAustralia,”NikosTsafos,seniormanagerinupstreamandgas

atPFC.“Thatistrulyastonishing.”Just10yearsagotheUSwastryingto

buildterminalstoimportLNG.Today,thosewhohadexpectedtoimportaremoving

torefitfacilitiessotheycannowexport.InlateOctober,theBGGroupsigned

thefirstlong-termagreementtobuyLNGfromtheGulfcoast,takingtheUSastep

closertobecominganexporter.RogerIhne,principalintheenergyand

resourcespracticeatDeloitte,theconsultancy,estimatesthatifthethree

terminalsthathavebeenapprovedforexportproceedwiththeirplans,theamount

ofgassentabroadwouldbejustunder10percentofcurrentUSconsumption.And

theimpactonpriceswouldbeminimal,addsTomChoi,Deloitte’s

nationalpracticeleaderforgasintheconsultancy’sMarketPointforecasting

group.Heestimatesthatevenwiththatamountoffuelexported,USnaturalgas

priceswouldonlyriselessthan2percentbecausetheresourceissoabundant.

“EveniftheUSsubstantiallyincreasedtheuseofnaturalgas,therewouldstill

besubstantialgaslefttomeetitsdomesticneedsfordecades,”MrIhnesays.

Nonetheless,USmanufacturers,whohavegainedsubstantiallyfromthedropinUS

naturalgaspricesassociatedwiththeshaleproductionboom,areworried.The

IndustrialEnergyConsumersofAmerica,anon-partisanassociationofleading

manufacturingcompanieswith$700bninannualsales,isurgingchangestothe

naturalgasexportpermitprocess.18.Thelong-termagreementtobuyliquefied

naturalgasfromtheGulfcoasttheBGGroupsignedhasbroughttheUScloserto

thestatusofagasexporter.

True

A:

False

答B:案：A

19、【判断题】Passage1Inaturnaroundthatwouldhavebeenunthinkableafew

yearsago,theUSispredictedtobecometheworld’stopoilandgasproducerby

2020,passingRussiaandSaudiArabia.Thatisthemessageofareportproduced

byPFCEnergy,aconsultancy,inNovember.Thereasonistherapidgrowthof

productionfromshalerocksourcesbecauseofadvancesintechnology.The

forecast,onabarrelofoilequivalentbasis,isamarkedchangeforacountry

whereoveralloil,gas,andgasliquidsproductionpeakedintheearly1970s.The

growthinextractionfromshalehasmadetheUStheworld’slargestproducerof

naturalgas.Itisnowpoisedtoenterthegloballiquefiednaturalgasexport

market.“NorthAmericaisthesecond-largestsourceofadditionalLNGcapacity

inthisdecadeafterAustralia,”NikosTsafos,seniormanagerinupstreamandgas

atPFC.“Thatistrulyastonishing.”Just10yearsagotheUSwastryingto

buildterminalstoimportLNG.Today,thosewhohadexpectedtoimportaremoving

torefitfacilitiessotheycannowexport.InlateOctober,theBGGroupsigned

thefirstlong-termagreementtobuyLNGfromtheGulfcoast,takingtheUSastep

closertobecominganexporter.RogerIhne,principalintheenergyand

resourcespracticeatDeloitte,theconsultancy,estimatesthatifthethree

terminalsthathavebeenapprovedforexportproceedwiththeirplans,theamount

ofgassentabroadwouldbejustunder10percentofcurrentUSconsumption.And

theimpactonpriceswouldbeminimal,addsTomChoi,Deloitte’s

nationalpracticeleaderforgasintheconsultancy’sMarketPointforecasting

group.Heestimatesthatevenwiththatamountoffuelexported,USnaturalgas

priceswouldonlyriselessthan2percentbecausetheresourceissoabundant.

“EveniftheUSsubstantiallyincreasedtheuseofnaturalgas,therewouldstill

besubstantialgaslefttomeetitsdomesticneedsfordecades,”MrIhnesays.

Nonetheless,USmanufacturers,whohavegainedsubstantiallyfromthedropinUS

naturalgaspricesassociatedwiththeshaleproductionboom,areworried.The

IndustrialEnergyConsumersofAmerica,anon-partisanassociationofleading

manufacturingcompanieswith$700bninannualsales,isurgingchangestothe

naturalgasexportpermitprocess.19.Withfuelexportincreasing,USnatural

gaspriceswillrisesubstantially.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

20、【判断题】Passage1Inaturnaroundthatwouldhavebeenunthinkableafew

yearsago,theUSispredictedtobecometheworld’stopoilandgasproducerby

2020,passingRussiaandSaudiArabia.Thatisthemessageofareportproduced

byPFCEnergy,aconsultancy,inNovember.Thereasonistherapidgrowthof

productionfromshalerocksourcesbecauseofadvancesintechnology.The

forecast,onabarrelofoilequivalentbasis,isamarkedchangeforacountry

whereoveralloil,gas,andgasliquidsproductionpeakedintheearly1970s.The

growthinextractionfromshalehasmadetheUStheworld’slargestproducerof

naturalgas.Itisnowpoisedtoenterthegloballiquefiednaturalgasexport

market.“NorthAmericaisthesecond-largestsourceofadditionalLNGcapacity

inthisdecadeafterAustralia,”NikosTsafos,seniormanagerinupstreamandgas

atPFC.“Thatistrulyastonishing.”Just10yearsagotheUSwastryingto

buildterminalstoimportLNG.Today,thosewhohadexpectedtoimportaremoving

torefitfacilitiessotheycannowexport.InlateOctober,theBGGroupsigned

thefirstlong-termagreementtobuyLNGfromtheGulfcoast,takingtheUSastep

closertobecominganexporter.RogerIhne,principalintheenergyand

resourcespracticeatDeloitte,theconsultancy,estimatesthatifthethree

terminalsthathavebeenapprovedforexportproceedwiththeirplans,theamount

ofgassentabroadwouldbejustunder10percentofcurrentUSconsumption.And

theimpactonpriceswouldbeminimal,addsTomChoi,Deloitte’s

nationalpracticeleaderforgasintheconsultancy’sMarketPointforecasting

group.Heestimatesthatevenwiththatamountoffuelexported,USnaturalgas

priceswouldonlyriselessthan2percentbecausetheresourceissoabundant.

“EveniftheUSsubstantiallyincreasedtheuseofnaturalgas,therewouldstill

besubstantialgaslefttomeetitsdomesticneedsfordecades,”MrIhnesays.

Nonetheless,USmanufacturers,whohavegainedsubstantiallyfromthedropinUS

naturalgaspricesassociatedwiththeshaleproductionboom,areworried.The

IndustrialEnergyConsumersofAmerica,anon-partisanassociationofleading

manufacturingcompanieswith$700bninannualsales,isurgingchangestothe

naturalgasexportpermitprocess.20.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat

theideaofnaturalgasexportisnotpopularwithUSmanufacturers.

True

False

A:

答B:案：A

21、【判断题】Passage2WhenWal-MartStores(WMT)beganexpandingoutside

NorthAmericainthe1990s,itstoughestrivalwastheFrenchretailchain

Carrefour.Afteropeningtheworld’sfirstbig-boxsuperstorein1963,Carrefour

spentthreedecadesspreadingitscombinationgrocery-and-general-merchandise

storesacrossEurope,SouthAmerica,andAsia.Today,theretailerisintrouble

aroundtheglobe.OnOct.13,Carrefourissueditsfifthprofitwarninginless

thanayearasitreportedslumpingthird-quartersalesinkeyWesternEuropean

andAsianmarkets.ChiefExecutiveOfficerLarsOlofsson,recruitedfromNestlé

in2009,isthecompany’sthirdCEOinsevenyears,andfourtopexecutives

havebeenreplacedinthepast12months.Carrefourshareshaveplungednearly

two-thirdssince2007,whenLVMHMoёtHennessyLouisVuittonCEOBernardArnault

alongwithU.S.realestateinvestmentgroupColonyCapitalspent$5.5billionon

a9.8percentstake.Thatinvestmentisnowworthlessthan$2billion.They“got

thetimingwrong”onCarrefour,saysRoyalBankofScotland(RBS)analystJustin

Scarborough.“Themarketsthey’reinhavecomeunderhugeamountsofpressure

since2008andlotsofthosepressuresaren’tgoingtogoaway.”Arnaultand

Colonydeclinedinterviewrequests.ThatmeansCarrefourhasfallenfarbehind

$467billionWal-Mart.Thoughtheyhaveaboutthesamenumberofretaillocations

(9,667forWal-Mart,vs.Carrefour’s9,631),Wal-Mart’sinternationalsalesnow

top$109billion,almostsurpassingCarrefour’stotal$114billioninrevenues.

WhileWal-Marthasgeneratedroughly7.5percentoperatingmarginsinrecentyears,

Carrefourmanagedonly5.5percent.Inprofits,thedivideisparticularly

acute:Walmartlastyearloggednetincomeof$7,804peremployeewhile

Carrefourearnedjust$1,260.21.Wal-MartStores(WMT)isnowintroublearound

theglobe.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

22、【判断题】Passage2WhenWal-MartStores(WMT)beganexpandingoutside

NorthAmericainthe1990s,itstoughestrivalwastheFrenchretailchain

Carrefour.Afteropeningtheworld’sfirstbig-boxsuperstorein1963,Carrefour

spentthreedecadesspreadingitscombinationgrocery-and-general-merchandise

storesacrossEurope,SouthAmerica,andAsia.Today,theretailerisintrouble

aroundtheglobe.OnOct.13,Carrefourissueditsfifthprofitwarninginless

thanayearasitreportedslumpingthird-quartersalesinkeyWesternEuropean

andAsianmarkets.ChiefExecutiveOfficerLarsOlofsson,recruitedfromNestlé

in2009,isthecompany’sthirdCEOinsevenyears,andfourtopexecutives

havebeenreplacedinthepast12months.Carrefourshareshaveplungednearly

two-thirdssince2007,whenLVMHMoёtHennessyLouisVuittonCEOBernardArnault

alongwithU.S.realestateinvestmentgroupColonyCapitalspent$5.5billionon

a9.8percentstake.Thatinvestmentisnowworthlessthan$2billion.They“got

thetimingwrong”onCarrefour,saysRoyalBankofScotland(RBS)analystJustin

Scarborough.“Themarketsthey’reinhavecomeunderhugeamountsofpressure

since2008andlotsofthosepressuresaren’tgoingtogoaway.”Arnaultand

Colonydeclinedinterviewrequests.ThatmeansCarrefourhasfallenfarbehind

$467billionWal-Mart.Thoughtheyhaveaboutthesamenumberofretaillocations

(9,667forWal-Mart,vs.Carrefour’s9,631),Wal-Mart’sinternationalsalesnow

top$109billion,almostsurpassingCarrefour’stotal$114billioninrevenues.

WhileWal-Marthasgeneratedroughly7.5percentoperatingmarginsinrecentyears,

Carrefourmanagedonly5.5percent.Inprofits,thedivideisparticularly

acute:Walmartlastyearloggednetincomeof$7,804peremployeewhile

Carrefourearnedjust$1,260.22.Inthepastyear,Carrefourhasundergonesome

personnelchanges.

True

False

A:

答B:案：A

23、【判断题】Passage2WhenWal-MartStores(WMT)beganexpandingoutside

NorthAmericainthe1990s,itstoughestrivalwastheFrenchretailchain

Carrefour.Afteropeningtheworld’sfirstbig-boxsuperstorein1963,Carrefour

spentthreedecadesspreadingitscombinationgrocery-and-general-merchandise

storesacrossEurope,SouthAmerica,andAsia.Today,theretailerisintrouble

aroundtheglobe.OnOct.13,Carrefourissueditsfifthprofitwarninginless

thanayearasitreportedslumpingthird-quartersalesinkeyWesternEuropean

andAsianmarkets.ChiefExecutiveOfficerLarsOlofsson,recruitedfromNestlé

in2009,isthecompany’sthirdCEOinsevenyears,andfourtopexecutives

havebeenreplacedinthepast12months.Carrefourshareshaveplungednearly

two-thirdssince2007,whenLVMHMoёtHennessyLouisVuittonCEOBernardArnault

alongwithU.S.realestateinvestmentgroupColonyCapitalspent$5.5billionon

a9.8percentstake.Thatinvestmentisnowworthlessthan$2billion.They“got

thetimingwrong”onCarrefour,saysRoyalBankofScotland(RBS)analystJustin

Scarborough.“Themarketsthey’reinhavecomeunderhugeamountsofpressure

since2008andlotsofthosepressuresaren’tgoingtogoaway.”Arnaultand

Colonydeclinedinterviewrequests.ThatmeansCarrefourhasfallenfarbehind

$467billionWal-Mart.Thoughtheyhaveaboutthesamenumberofretaillocations

(9,667forWal-Mart,vs.Carrefour’s9,631),Wal-Mart’sinternationalsalesnow

top$109billion,almostsurpassingCarrefour’stotal$114billioninrevenues.

WhileWal-Marthasgeneratedroughly7.5percentoperatingmarginsinrecentyears,

Carrefourmanagedonly5.5percent.Inprofits,thedivideisparticularly

acute:Walmartlastyearloggednetincomeof$7,804peremployeewhile

Carrefourearnedjust$1,260.23.LVMHandColonyCapitalhavelostquitealotof

moneyontheirinvestmentinCarrefour.

True

False

A:

B:

答案：A

24、【判断题】Passage2WhenWal-MartStores(WMT)beganexpandingoutside

NorthAmericainthe1990s,itstoughestrivalwastheFrenchretailchain

Carrefour.Afteropeningtheworld’sfirstbig-boxsuperstorein1963,Carrefour

spentthreedecadesspreadingitscombinationgrocery-and-general-merchandise

storesacrossEurope,SouthAmerica,andAsia.Today,theretailerisintrouble

aroundtheglobe.OnOct.13,Carrefourissueditsfifthprofitwarninginless

thanayearasitreportedslumpingthird-quartersalesinkeyWesternEuropean

andAsianmarkets.ChiefExecutiveOfficerLarsOlofsson,recruitedfromNestlé

in2009,isthecompany’sthirdCEOinsevenyears,andfourtopexecutives

havebeenreplacedinthepast12months.Carrefourshareshaveplungednearly

two-thirdssince2007,whenLVMHMoёtHennessyLouisVuittonCEOBernardArnault

alongwithU.S.realestateinvestmentgroupColonyCapitalspent$5.5billionon

a9.8percentstake.Thatinvestmentisnowworthlessthan$2billion.They“got

thetimingwrong”onCarrefour,saysRoyalBankofScotland(RBS)analystJustin

Scarborough.“Themarketsthey’reinhavecomeunderhugeamountsofpressure

since2008andlotsofthosepressuresaren’tgoingtogoaway.”Arnaultand

Colonydeclinedinterviewrequests.ThatmeansCarrefourhasfallenfarbehind

$467billionWal-Mart.Thoughtheyhaveaboutthesamenumberofretaillocations

(9,667forWal-Mart,vs.Carrefour’s9,631),Wal-Mart’sinternationalsalesnow

top$109billion,almostsurpassingCarrefour’stotal$114billioninrevenues.

WhileWal-Marthasgeneratedroughly7.5percentoperatingmarginsinrecentyears,

Carrefourmanagedonly5.5percent.Inprofits,thedivideisparticularly

acute:Walmartlastyearloggednetincomeof$7,804peremployeewhile

Carrefourearnedjust$1,260.24.CarrefourhasfallenbehindWal-Martbecauseit

hasfewretaillocationsaroundtheworld.

True

False

A:

答B:案：B

25、【判断题】Passage2WhenWal-MartStores(WMT)beganexpandingoutside

NorthAmericainthe1990s,itstoughestrivalwastheFrenchretailchain

Carrefour.Afteropeningtheworld’sfirstbig-boxsuperstorein1963,Carrefour

spentthreedecadesspreadingitscombinationgrocery-and-general-merchandise

storesacrossEurope,SouthAmerica,andAsia.Today,theretailerisintrouble

aroundtheglobe.OnOct.13,Carrefourissueditsfifthprofitwarninginless

thanayearasitreportedslumpingthird-quartersalesinkeyWesternEuropean

andAsianmarkets.ChiefExecutiveOfficerLarsOlofsson,recruitedfromNestlé

in2009,isthecompany’sthirdCEOinsevenyears,andfourtopexecutives

havebeenreplacedinthepast12months.Carrefourshareshaveplungednearly

two-thirdssince2007,whenLVMHMoёtHennessyLouisVuittonCEOBernardArnault

alongwithU.S.realestateinvestmentgroupColonyCapitalspent$5.5billionon

a9.8percentstake.Thatinvestmentisnowworthlessthan$2billion.They“got

thetimingwrong”onCarrefour,saysRoyalBankofScotland(RBS)analystJustin

Scarborough.“Themarketsthey’reinhavecomeunderhugeamountsofpressure

since2008andlotsofthosepressuresaren’tgoingtogoaway.”Arnaultand

Colonydeclinedinterviewrequests.ThatmeansCarrefourhasfallenfarbehind

$467billionWal-Mart.Thoughtheyhaveaboutthesamenumberofretaillocations

(9,667forWal-Mart,vs.Carrefour’s9,631),Wal-Mart’sinternationalsalesnow

top$109billion,almostsurpassingCarrefour’stotal$114billioninrevenues.

WhileWal-Marthasgeneratedroughly7.5percentoperatingmarginsinrecentyears,

Carrefourmanagedonly5.5percent.Inprofits,thedivideisparticularly

acute:Walmartlastyearloggednetincomeof$7,804peremployeewhile

Carrefourearnedjust$1,260.25.Wal-Mart’snetincomeperemployee(NIPE)is

morethansixtimesthatofCarrefour.

True

False

A:

答B:案：A

26、【问答题】(英译中)profitmargin

答案：利润

27、【问答题】(英译中)monopoly

答案：垄断

28、【问答题】(英译中)equityjointventure

答案：股权式合资企业

29、【问答题】(英译中)stock-taking

答案：盘点存货;盘点货物

30、【问答题】(英译中)appreciationofcurrency

答案：货币升值

31、【问答题】(英译中)fledglingindustries

答案：新兴工业

32、【问答题】(英译中)conglomerate

答案：跨行业公司

33、【问答题】(英译中)tradesanctions

答案：贸易制裁

34、【问答题】(英译中)entrepreneurship

答案：企业家精神

35、【问答题】(英译中)meansofproduction

答案：生产资料

36、【问答题】(中译英)既得利益

答案：vestedinterests

37、【问答题】(中译英)中国国际信托投资公司

答案：ChinaInternationalTrustandInvestmentCompany

38、【问答题】(中译英)财源，繁荣

答案：bonanza

39、【问答题】(中译英)倾销

答案：dumping

40、【问答题】(中译英)空前的

答案：unprecedented

41、【问答题】(中译英)商品交易所

答案：commodityexchanges

42、【问答题】(中译英)贸易壁垒

答案：tradebarrier

43、【问答题】(中译英)黄金储备

答案：goldreserves

44、【问答题】(中译英)出口配额制

答案：exportquotasystem

45、【问答题】(中译英)国内市场

答案：domesticmarket

46、【问答题】Passage1Dubaiismakingprogressinitseffortstopromote

internationalawarenessofitsattractions.Theemirateisnowfirmlyontheworld

sportingmapandreapingtherewardsofmorepublicity.Tennishadbeenaddedto

thegrowinglistofsportingevents,withaBMW/DubaiDutyFree-sponsored

tournamentinFebruary.Thisjoinshorseracing,golf,powerboatracingand

snookerchampionships,whichareallalreadyestablishedonthe

internationaltournamentcircuit.MajorinvestmentisgoingintotheDubai-based

Emiratesairline,whichaddedfournewdestinationslastsummer–Rome,Zurich,

ParisandJakarta–andon14AprilstartedoperationstoDhahran,its31st

destination.Emiratesnowemploysalmost3,500staff,makingitoneofDubai’s

largestemployers.46.WhydoesDubaimakeeffortstoholdvariouskindsof

sportingevents?

答案：Formorepublicity,Topromoteinternationalawarenessofits

attractions.

47、【问答题】Passage1Dubaiismakingprogressinitseffortstopromote

internationalawarenessofitsattractions.Theemirateisnowfirmlyontheworld

sportingmapandre