2023年12月国际商务英语等级中级考试试卷

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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，20分)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearseveralquestions.Afteryouheareachquestion,you

willreadthefourchoicesanddecidewhichoneisihecorrectanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.Thissectiontotals10poinis.

()1.A.Yesterdaywasfine.

B.Theyquotedthepriceatteno'clock.

C.Ihavetheirprice.

D.Ithinkitreasonable.

<)2.A.Certainlynot.

B.Yes,please.

C.No,theletterisnotreadyyet.

D.Yes,I'llbegladto.

()3.A.I'msureforbeinglate.

B.Themeetingwascanceled.

C.Mycarranoutofgasontheway.

D.Themanagerwaslate(hismorning.

()4.A.Byairmail.

B.ToJohn.

C.Frommyteacher.

D.Six.

()5.A.I'dbepleasedifyougotthere.

B.I'llgivesomelecturesoninsurance.

C.Ilikeitverymuch.

D.Itdoesn'tmatter.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearfiveEnglishsentences.Listencarefullyandtranslate

themintoChinese.Thissectiontotals5points.

2.

3.

4.__________________________________________________________________________

5..

SectionC

Directions:Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswerfareachofthefollowing

questions.Thissectiontotals5points.

()1.LifeinAmericais.

A.cheap

B.expensive

C.interesting

D.fullofbills

()2.WhichofIhefollowingisnotmentioned?

A.Insuranceisnecessaryinone'sbusiness.

B.Apersonmayhaveinsuranceforhishealth.

C.InCalifornia,everyoneisinsured.

D.EverycarontheroadmustbeinsuredinsomepartsofAmerica.

)3.Peoplepaysomuchmoneyforinsurance,astheydon'twant.

A.(owaste(heirtime

B.(olendcarstoethers

C.topaythebillsthemselvesifthereareanyunexpectedaccidents.

D.(heirchildrentclosetheirjobs

()4.Ifonehasacalamityanddoesnothaveinsurance,hemayloseeverythinghe

A.becauseofallthebillshemustpay

B.becauseofcarelessness

C.becauseoflaziness

D.Noneoftheabove

()5.Whichisfalseaccordingtothepassage?

A.InCalifornia,itisalawthateverycarontheroadmustbeinsured.

B.Ifeveiyoneisnsuredwhiledriving,theinsurancecompanypaysthebillfor

trafficaccidents.

C.Ifonedoesn'tgetinsuranceinbusiness,hemaylosesomeofhisprofits.

D.Ifonedoesn'tgetinsuranceinAmerica,hewillbefined.

得分评卷人复核人II.Reading&Comprehension:40%(阅读与理解，40分)

SectionA

Directions:Therearetenincompletesentencesinthissection.Foreachsentencethereare

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.Then

writedowniherightanswerinthebracketsforeachsentence.Thissectiontotals10points,

onepointforeachsentence.

()1.ThereisasteadydemandinEuropeleahergloveshigh

quality.

A.for,inB.for,ofC.at,withD.in,of

()2.Weassureourclientsdeliverywithin20daysafterreceiptofL/C.

A.aboutB.inC.ofD.with

()3.AnL/Cshouldbeestablishedinourfavorbydocumentarydraftat

sixtydays'sight.

A.availableB.availingC.payingD.paid

()4.1nsuranccistobebythebuyeriftransactionisconcludedonFOBor

CFRbasis.

A.takenB.coveredC.doneD.made

()5.Wewillpackthegoodsaccordingtoourusualpracticeifwedonothearfromyou

___________thecontrary.

A.onB.toC.inD.as

()6.Shipmcntis(obemadeduringMarch(oMaythreeequallots.

A.inB.atC.byD.on

()7.Somecustomersrequestedustoourpricebecausetheyconsidered

ii(oohigh.

A.putdownB.getdownC.takedownD.bringdown

()8.Wemustapologizeforthiserror,whichresultedcarelessnessinour

packingdepartment.

A.inB.atC.fromD.for

()9.Weherebyauthorizeyoutoonusat60daysaftersighttotheextent

ofUSD20,000.00.

A.openB.establishC.drawD.build

)1().weareappreciatingthegoodqualityofyourblacktea,weregret

thatyourpriceappearstobeonthehighside.

A.WhileB.WhenC.HoweverD.Therefore

SectionB

Directions:Therearetenblanksinthefollowingletter.Youarerequiredtochoosethebest

onefivmthegivenfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Thenwritedownthecorrectanswer

inthebrackets.Thissectiontotals10points,onepointforeachhiank.

DearSir

With1toOurS/CNo.79()4ofAugust8,we2tosaythat

yourL/Chasnotreachedusuptonow.Thishascausedusmuch3asthe

goodshavebeen4forquitesometimeandwehavealreadymade

preparationsforshipmentaccordingtothe5ofthesaidS/C.

Thedemandoflatehasbeensogreatthatwefindithardto6themforyouanylonger.

However,in7ofourfriendlybusinessrelations,wearepreparedtowaitforyourL/C,

whichmustreachus8October5,2023.IfweagainfailtoreceiveyourL/Cinlime,

weshall9ourS/Candaskyoutorefundtousthestoragechargeswehavepaidon

yourbehalf.

Yourcooperationinthisrespectwillbe10.

Sincerelyyours

)1.A.referB.referenceC.regardsD.regarding

()2.A.regretB.regrettedC.regrettingD.regrettable

()3.A.inconvenienceB.issuesC.problemD.question

()4.A.madeB.openC.readyD.produced

()5.A.regulationB.stipulationC.ruleD.specification

()6.A.remainB.sellC.supplyD.keep

()7.A.regardB.respectC.viewD.term

()8.A.notlaterthanB.laterthanC.nomorethanD.nonelaterthan

()9.A.callB.rejectC.refuseD.cancel

()10.A.gratefulB.thankfulC.appreciatedD.obliged

SectionC

Directions:Therearetwopassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.Thenwritedownthecorrectanswerinthe

bracketsforeachquestionorstatement.Thissectiontotals20points,twopointsforeach

question.

PassageOne

Asamanager.Irelyaone-mail;especiallywithtwotelecommutersonmystaff.

Afterseeinghowe-mailshavecomebacktohauntsomanyexecutivesincourt.I'm

wonderingwhatshouldoneavoide-mailing?

IjustreadaboutabigHollywoodstarwhodecidedthathewasgoingioseekadivorce

fromhisspouseof22years.Hedidn'tsitdowntotalktoheraboutthis.Hedidn'tevengive

heracall.Nope,hee-mailedheraboutit.

Unfonunaicly,he'snoiihconlyonewhohasbrokenhisvowsthroughe-mail.Manyof

ushavee-mailedsomeoneoversomethingthatwasfartooimportant,fartoonuanced,fartoo

personaltoe-mail.Belowisalistoftimesnottohitsend.Formore,checkoutTheBoss's

SurvivalGuidebyRosner,HalcrowandLevins(McGrawHill,2023).

Don'te-mailbigstuff.Don'te-mailanannouncementaboutamerger,acquisition,

reorganizationordownsizing.Ifit'sabigdealthenyouneedtotellyourpeoplefacc-to-facc.

Readingamajorannouncementinane-mailisn'tasbadasreadingitforthefirsttimeinthe

newspaper,butit'sclose.

Don'te-mailpolicychangesthatwillgeneratequestions.Changesinsickleaveor

vacationtimepoliciesorbenefitscoveragewillgeneratequestions.Asageneralrule,

anythingthathitssomeone'swalletshouldbeexplainedface-to-facc.

Stope-mailsthatbecomeatennismatch.We'veallknowne-maildebatesthathave

volleyedbackandforthmoretimesthanatennisballatWimbledon.Ifane-mailgoesback

andforthmorethanthreetimes—andespeciallyifthedistributionlistgetsbigger—that'sa

suresignthatthediscussionisbiggerthane-mail.Callahaltandbringpeopletogetherto

resolvetheissue.

Don'tputanythingconfidentialine-mail.Thatincludes:Salaries,comincntsabout

performance,etc.

Don'tputanythingine-mailthatyoudon'twanttoseeinthenewspaperorhearincourt.

NowihaiorganizationsasdiverseasMicrosoftandiheWhiteHousehavefoundihciriincrnal

e-mailprintedinnewspapersandreadincourt,youknowthateven"private"e-mailisnot

reallyprivate.Norcanitbeeasilydeleted.

Whichleadstothebigissue—areyouhidingbehindyoure-mail?Somemanagersrely

one-mailinlieuofface-to-faceconversation.It'sespeciallytemptingwhenpeopleareoff-site;

suchastelecommuters,vendors,orindependentcontractors.E-mailismoreeasily

misinterpretedbecauseitdoesn'tallowforgive-and-takediscussionandpeoplearen'tguided

byfacialexpressionsandvocalintonations.Andthemoredependentyouareone-mail,the

moremysteriousyoubecome.EventheWizardofOzlearned(hatbeingthemanbehindthe

curtainonlygetsyousofar.Godownthehall,hangoutinthelunchroom,orpickupthe

phoneatleastsomeofthelime.

Followthesetipsandwhatyouaretryingtosaywon'tgetdivorcedfromthewaythat

yousayit.

()1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

A.Even"private"e-mailisnotreallyprivate.

B.E-mailsarcmoreeasilymisinterpreted.

C.'Trivate^^emailscannotbeeasilydeleted.

D.No^private''emailscanbereallydeleted.

)2.ThefactthatorganizationsasdiverseasMicrosoftandtheWhiteHousehavefound

ihcirinicrnale-mailprimedinnewspapersancreadincounindicates

that.

A.peopleshouldnotuseemailsin(heirwork.

B.even"private"e-mailisnotreallyprivate.

C.emailshavebroughtpeopletoomuchtroubleandinconvenience.

D.emailswilllead(oalotoflawsuits.

)3.Theexpression“inlieuof'intheparagraphabovethelastmeans.

A.insteadof

B.inlinewith

C.inspiteof

D.priorto

)4.Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingshouldbeexplainedface-to-faceexcept

A.anythingthathitssomeone'swallet

B.Changesinthetimeofconferences

C.changesinsickleave

D.changesinholidaytimepolicies

()5.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.

A.TheImportanceofE-mailinBusiness

B.ThePopulariiyofE-mailinBusiness

C.E-mailAlwaysaMustinBusinessCommunication

D.E-mailNotAlwaystheBestMessenger

PassageTwo

Economic"globalization"isahistoricalprocess,(heresultofhumaninnovationand

technologicalprogress.Itrefers(otheincreasingintegrationofeconomicsaroundtheworld,

particularlythroughtradeandfinancialflows.Thetermsometimesalsoreferstothe

movementofpeople(labor)andknowledge(technology)acrossinternationalborders.There

arealsobroadercultural,politicalandenvironmentaldimensionsofglobalizationthatarenot

coveredhere.

Atitsmostbasic,thereisnothingmysteriousaboutglobalization.Thetermhascome

intocommonusagesincethe1980s,reflectingtechnologicaladvancesthathavemadeit

easierandquickertocompleieinternationaltransactions—bothtradeandfinancialflows.Il

referstoanextensionbeyondnationalbordersofthesamemarketforcesthathaveoperated

forcenturiesatalllevelsofhumaneconomicactivity—villagemarkets,urbanindustries,or

financialcenters.

Marketspromoteefficiencythroughcompetitionandthedivisionoflabor—the

specializationthatallowspeopleandeconomieslofocusonwhattheydobest.Global

marketsoffergreateropponunityforpeopleiotapin(omoreandlargermarketsaroundihc

world.Itmeansthattheycanhaveaccesstomorecapitalflows,technology,cheaperimports,

andlargerexportmarkets.Bu:marketsdonotnecessarilyensure:hat(hebenefitsofincreased

efficiencyaresharedbyall.Countriesmustbepreparedtoembracethepoliciesneeded,and

inthecaseofthepoorestcountriesmayneedthesupportoftheinternationalcommunityas

theydoso.

()6.Globalizationis.

A.anoveltyinrecentyears.

B.mysteriousasithasn'tbeenwellknownbythemajorityofpeople.

C.notnewtopeople

D.ahistoricalevent.

()7.Globalizationrefersto

A.theincreasingintegrationofeconomiesaroundtheworld

B.(hemovementofpeople(labor)andknowledge(technology)across

internationalborders

C.anextensionbeyondnationalbordersofthemarketforces

D.Alloftheabove

)8.Whendidtheterm“globalization”firstcomeintousage?

A.since1990s

B.sinceihe1980s

C.since1970s

D.since2023s

)9.Whatarethebenefitsofglobalization?

A.increasedefficiencyofthemarket

B.cheaperimports

C.largermarkets

D.alloftheabove

)10.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Allthecountrieswillsharethesamebenefitsfromglobalization.

BGlobalizationmakesiteasierandquicker(ocompleteintcniationaltransactions.

C.Countriesmusttakeactivemeasurestoembraceglobalization.

D.Thebenefitsofincreasedefficiencywillnotbesharedbyallthecountries.

得分评卷人复核人III.BusinessTranslation:20%(商务翻译，20分)

SectionA

Directions:Therearetentermsinthissection.TranslatetheEnglishtermsintoChineseand

theChinesetermsintoEnglish.Thenwritedownthetranslationonthepaper.Thissection

loials10points,onepointforeachterm.

l.CertificateofOrigin2.advisir.gbank

3.gunnybag4.documentarycollection

5.forcemajeure6.报价单

7.装运单据8.保险单

9.条形码10.选择港

SectionB

Directions:TranslatethefollowingJiveChinesesentencesintoEnglish.Thenwritedownthe

translationonthepaper.Thisparttotals10points,twopointsforeachsentence.

1.我们但愿在平等互利的基础上与你方建立贸易关系。

2.假如你方订单超过1000打，我方可予以10%的数量折扣。

3.你方订购口勺12,000辆自行车将于2月17日前备妥待运。

4.如能提供样品，我们招不胜感谢。

5.你方可向他们开出面额为发票金额日勺60天远期汇票。

得分评卷人复核人]V.BusinessWriting:20%（商函写作，20分）

Directions;Inthissection,youarerequiredtowriteanEnglishletterinihefullcorrect

layoutbasedontheinfonnat'.ongivenbelow.Thenwritedowntheletteronthepaper.This

sectiontotals20points.

1对方企业名称和地址：LondonForeignTradeCo.Lid.

2891ParkStreet.London.UnitedKingdom

收件人姓名和头衔：DaveBlank.PurchaseManager

2写信日期：2008年12月7日

3确认收到对方UK083916号信用证，不过发现其中有几种不符点，请将信用证作如

下修改。

(1)信用证应为即期，而不是30天远期。

(2)佣金应是3%,不是5%。

(3)货品是按发票金额的110%投保，不是130%。

(4)分批装运和转船应当是容许的U

(5)信用证到期时间和地点应为：2008年12月25日在中国上海到期。

请立即修改信用证以便我方能及时安排装运。

4写信人为WangMing,SalesManager

企业名称和地址:ShanghaiBicyclesTradingCo.Ltd.

260QixingRoad.Shanghai202301,China

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IListening听力：20%

SectionA（10分,每题2分）

1.D2,D3.C4.D5.B

SectionB（5分，每题I分）

1.人们对网上购物越来越感爱好，由十它既廉价乂以便。

2.我们将继续把新西兰作为我们促销计划I向重点。

3.这是您要的报价，我相信您会认为我们的价格是值得考虑H勺。

4.我们会考虑减少一点价格，但绝不会降那么多。

5.假如您坚持，我们就采用木箱，但包装费将高出诸多。

SectionC（5分，每题1分