英語(yǔ)專業(yè)四級(jí)真題大作文范文

英語(yǔ)專業(yè)四級(jí)真題大作文范文

HowIDealwithStress

Intoday'sincreasinglycompetitivesociety,thetempoof

people'slivingisspeedingupandmoreandmorepeopleare

loadedwithagrowingamountofstressandtension.

Everyonefeelsoverwhelmedandstressedinsomeway,as

stressisanunavoidableconsequenceoflife.Themoments

whenIwascaughtupinextremestressandoverwhelmare

whenIwasexperiencinggreatdifficultiesfindingsatisfactory

jobs.

Sowhatcanwedowhenwefeeloverwhelmedandstressed

aboutthethingsoverwhichwehavelittlecontrol?Inmy

opinion,onewaytoworkoffstressistogetmoving.WhenIam

stressed,Ijusttakeawalk,afterwhichIalwaysfeelcalmerand

relaxed.Besides,Tvelearnedtoconfidemystresstoothers,

whichdoeshelpalot.Friendsandfamilymemberscanbea

greatsourceofideasandencouragement.Lastbutnotleast,I

trytogetenoughrestandeatwell,bothofwhichenablemeto

behealthyenoughandproperlyfueledtohelpmede-stress.

Asismentionedabove,likeitornot,itisimpossibleforusto

livecompletelyfreeofstress.However,aslongaswecancome

upwithourownwaystocopewithit,stresswillnot

discourageusfromlivingapleasantlife.

【來(lái)源：星火微博】

［李炳璋點(diǎn)評(píng)】

思想內(nèi)容上：觀點(diǎn)清楚，前后不矛盾，并有充分、恰當(dāng)?shù)睦?/p>

證說(shuō)明自己的觀點(diǎn)

組織結(jié)構(gòu)上：細(xì)節(jié)安排有條理，敘述層次清楚(如：one

wayto...；Besides...；Lastbutnotleast)，段落之間聯(lián)系

自然(如：Sowhatcanwedowhenwefeeloverwhelmed

andstressedaboutthethingsoverwhichwehavelittlecontrol?

和Asismentionedabove,likeitornot,itisimpossibleforus

tolivecompletelyfreeofstress.),句子連貫

語(yǔ)言上：

語(yǔ)法：沒有句子結(jié)構(gòu)上的重大錯(cuò)誤。句式變換豐富，錯(cuò)落有

致(如：Lastbutnotleast,Itrytogetenoughrestandeat

well,bothofwhichenablemetobehealthyenoughand

properlyfueledtohelpmede-stress.)。

用詞：準(zhǔn)確、恰當(dāng)，詞匯層級(jí)較高(如：confide,de-

stress),用詞細(xì)膩(如：agrowingamountof,agreat

sourceof)。

得體：語(yǔ)言得體，語(yǔ)氣恰當(dāng)，有說(shuō)服力，不矯揉造作，通俗

易懂。

綜上所述：此篇作文打14分為佳。

高等學(xué)校商務(wù)英語(yǔ)專業(yè)四級(jí)樣題

ModuleI

ListeningComprehension(35%)

SectionOne

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandanswerthe

questionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestion.

Question1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbe

given10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

1.WhatisthespecificfieldofstudyforJohn'sdissertation?

A.thecurrentstateofuniversitiesinSanFrancisco

B.westernphilosophy

C.philosophywithanemphasisonBuddhiststudies

D.easternreligions

2.WhichisNOTTrueaboutSuenMok?

A.Ithasgotaverygoodprogramfortendaymeditationretreats.

B.Theirmeditationprogramsteachonlyforeigners.

C.Theirmeditationprogramsteachmeditationtechniques.

D.ItisnottheonlytempleJohnstudies.

3.WhatissospecialaboutTamKrabok?

A.Itteachespeopletomeditateandovercometheirdrugaddiction.

B.11organizesmeditationretreatsforforeigners.

C.ItorganizesworkshopstopromoteThailand^versionofBuddhism.

D.ItteachespeopletheessenceofTheravada.

4.HowmanypeoplehavebeencuredinTamKrabok?

A.aboutonehundred

B.aboutonethousand

C.aboutonehundredthousand

D.morethanonehundredthousand

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNotTrueaccordingtotheinterview?

A.0piumwasillegalinThailanduntil1959.

B.0piumwaslegalinThailanduntil1959.

C.Drugaddictionisabigprobleminmanydifferentcountries.

D.InJohn*sunderstanding,Buddhismbasicallytriestohelppeoplelivebetter

lives.

SectionTwo

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandfillin

blanksthatfollow.

Questions6to10arebasedonanewsbroadcast.Attheendofthenewsbroadcast

youwillbegiven10secondstofillineachofthefollowingfiveblanks.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

6.ThenumberofnewhomesbeingconstructedacrossAustraliaroseby15percent

intheDecemberquarter,whichissince2001.

7.DepartmentstoreownerDavidJonessayssalesareexpectedtoslowoverthe

nextfewmonthsastaxpayerhandoutsandthedryup.

8.TheWorldBankhaswarnedChina'sfacingabigproblem.

9.TheWorldBankrevisedupitsforecastsforChina'sfrom8.7to9.5percentthis

year.

10.TheWorldBank1squarterlyChinareportsuggestedthathighermigrant

wagescouldhelpboostruralincomesandreducethebetweenruralandcity

lifestyles.

SectionThree

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandanswerthe

questionsthatfollow.

Questions11to13arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwill

begiven5minutestoanswerthefollowingthreequestions.

Nowlistentotheinterview.

11.Describetheimpactoftheeconomicdownturnonteenagerswholeftschool

withoutcompletingyear12in2008.

12.DescribethecurrenteconomicdownturninAustralia.

13.Howdidtheretailindustryperforminthiseconomicdownturn?

ModuleII

BusinessReadingandWriting40%(50minutes)

SectionA5%

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.FillinBlanks14-18withthebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,andmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheets.

Americasoundsincreasinglydeterminedtopushitsexports,anditsattitudeto

Chinahas14.MrObamahassetagoalof15exportsinfiveyearsandhas

promisedto“getmuchtougher"overwhatitregardsasunfaircompetitionfrom

China.SpeculationisrisinginWashington,DC,thattheTreasurywillbrandChinaa

currency“manipulator"initsnextexchange-ratereport.WithAmerica's

unemploymentat9.7%andthemid-termelectionsapproaching,theappealof

China-bashingisrisinginCongress,too.Severalsenatorsrecentlyreviveda

mothballeddemandthattheCommerceDepartmentshouldinvestigateChina's

currencyregimeasanunfairtrade16.

Beijing,inturn,showslittlesignofbudgingontheyuan,eventhoughthelatest

figuresshowsurprisinglystrongexportgrowthandhigher-than-expected17.

ZhouXiaochuan,theheadofChina'scentralbank,causedabriefflurryincurrency

marketswhenhearguedonMarch6ththatkeepingtheyuanstableagainstthe

dollarwas“partofour18ofpoliciesfordealingwiththeglobalfinancialcrisis”

fromwhichChinawouldexit"soonerorlater".ButhemadeitquiteclearthatChina

wouldbecautiousandgavenohintthatsuddenexitwasimminent.Inrecentdays

variousotherChineseofficialshaveputevenmoreemphasisonthestabilityofthe

currency,bristledatoutsidepressuretohurryupanddenouncedAmerican

“politicisation“oftheexchange-rateissue.

14.A.stabledB.hardenedC.toughedD.firmed

15.A.twoB.twiceC.doublingD.double

16.A.surplusB.allowanceC.helpD.subsidy

17.A.inflationB.appreciationC.depreciationD.stagflation

18.A.parcelB.packageC.bundleD.series

SectionB5%

Directions:Lookatthetablesandgraphsbelow.Foreachtableorgraph,thereare

oneortwostatementsdescribingit.Choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Questionl9isbasedonthefollowinggraph.

HongKongcompositeCPIfigures

19.WhendidHongKonginflationrateriseto2.9%?

A.June,2010B.August2010C.November2010D.January2011

Questions20-21arebasedonthefollowinggraph.

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20.InwhichmonthdidChina'sMonthlyPassengerVehicleSalesdroptoabout

63%onayear-on-yearbasis?

A.August2009B.October2009C.February2010D.March2010

21.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?

A.ThegrowthrateofChinasmonthlypassengervehiclesalesfellmostnotablyin

February2010.

B.China'smonthlypassengervehiclesalesclimbedtothepeakattheendof2009.

C.FromAugust2009toDecember2009,themonthlypassengervehiclesales

continuedtoincreaseinnumber.

D.Intermsofthemonthlysalesvolume,June2010witnessedthelowestsales

volume.

Questions22-23arebasedonthefollowinggraph.

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22.Accordingtothegraph,inwhichyeardoesthegrowthratedropmost

dramatically?

A.2008B,2009C.2010D.2011

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementisINCORRECT?

A.ThesalesvolumeofChina'sonlinegameindustryin2008addedupto20.78

billionYuan.

B.Theyear-on-yeargrowthrateofChina'sonlinegameindustryisestimatedto

dropto9.7%in2012.

C.Thegrowthrateonayear-on-yearbasisdropped9.8%in2010thanthatofthe

year2009.

D.ThesalesvolumeofChina'sonlinegameindustryin2014willclimbtoan

estimated46.11billionYuan.

SectionC10%

Directions:Readthefollowingtwopassages.Choosethebestanswerforeach

statementorquestionfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,andmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswersheet.

Questions24-28arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

PassageOne

Thereissomethingaptaboutasocialnetworkingwebsitewinningapopularity

contest.Accordingtoindustrydata,FacebookovertookGoogleamongUSinternet

userslastweek,withmorevisitstoitspagesthantothesearchengine.Itisa

momenttoconsidertherapidgrowthofasitewhose400m-plususersoutnumber

thepopulationofanysinglecountryexceptIndiaandChina.

Theindustrydatacomewithafewcaveats.Thefiguresexcludevisitstoother

Googleservices,suchasYouTubeandGoogleMail.Theyomitsearchescarriedoutin

aboxonabrowsertoolbar.Also,thenumberofvisitsisjustonemeasureofinternet

take-up:countinguniqueusers-visitorsratherthanvisits-givesadifferentprofile.

Still,ithighlightsthemomentumbehindFacebookasitdisplacesGoogle,fromthe

weeklyleadithascommandedonthismeasuresinceSeptember2007.

AdvertisersfindFacebookappealingtoo.Itenablesthemtoreachamassaudience,

astelevisiondoes,butwiththeextrabenefitofmuchgreatertargeting.Consumer

brandscouldeasilyextendtheirpresencebeyondthefanpagesthatalreadyexist.

Moreover,asocialsiteprovidesconsumerswhovisitformuchlongerthanthey

woulduseasearchengine.Soincreasedadvertising,andperhapswaystoallow

userstoshopthroughthesite,shouldenableFacebooktomovefrompositivecash

flowtomakingprofits.

Itwillneedtotreadcarefully.Thereisariskforadvertisers-andforthesite-if

Facebookmovestobecomecommercialinawaythatusersresent.Inamongst

personalinformation,advertisementsaremorelikelytostrikeajarringnote.

Thehigh-growthphasemeansthatFacebookcantakeitstimedevelopingwaysto

increaserevenues.Thekeymustbetofindwaysthatbringpracticalbenefitsto

thosewhovisitthesite.Thereisanintrinsicstickinessaboutasitewhereusers

haveassembledtheirownmaterial,butifpeoplestopupdatingtheirpagesand

socialnetworkingtakesanewform,thenwinningusersbackisahardtask.

Whatthedatadonotshowisthatsearchengineshavehadtheirday.Google'score

searchadvertisingbusinessreboundedinthefinalquarterof2009,andthegroupis

preparingforrenewedgrowth.Moreover,thereisastraightforwardreminderof

howfragilethefortunesofsocialnetworkingsitescanbe:thesitethatGoogle

overtookin2007tobecomemostpopularintheUSwasMySpace-whichisnow

seekinganewroleassocialusershavemovedelsewhere.

24.WhatisthereasonforMySpace'swithdrawnfromtheroleassocial

networkingsite?

A.ItisovertookbyothersocialnetworkingsitelikeFacebook.

B.Ithaslostitssocialusers.

C.Ithasintroducedintoomanyadvertisements.

D.Ithasbecomeaprofit-makingsite.

25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.FacebookusersoutnumberthatofGoogle.

B.YourtubeisoneofGoogleservices.

C.Beforethisweek,Googlehadleadallotherwebsitesonthemeasureofvisits

since2007.

D.Facebookisasocialnetworkingsite.

26.ThewordMstickiness“inthepenultimateparagraphprobablymeans"__"

A.Thewebsiteisdirtyandmakingusersfeeluncomfortable.

B.Thewebsiteoftenbringsitsusersintosituationembarrassing.

C.Thewebsite,inessence,isdifficulttotacklewith.

D.Thewebsiteisattractiveandmakesuserswanttolookatitforalongperiodof

time

27.WhichofthefollowingisnotthereasonthatAdvertisersfindFacebook

appealing?

A.Facebookcanattractalotofaudience.

B.Facebookcanhelptotargetcustomers-to-be.

C.Facebookallowsmorechancesfortheadstobenoticed.

D.Facebookisabletomovefrompositivecashflowtomakingprofits.

28.Theauthor*sattitudetowardthedevelopmentofFacebookis.

A.positiveB.negativeC.objectiveD.Informationisnotenough

Questions29-33arebasedonPassageTwo.

PassageTwo

ASEXECUTIVESfromToyota,includingthefirm'sboss,AkioToyoda,squirmed

beforetheirtormentorsinAmerica'sCongressthisweek,therewaslittlepublic

gloatingfromrivalcarmakers.AlthoughitisToyotathatiscurrentlyinthedock

afteracrushingseriesofsafety-relatedrecallsacrosstheworld,competitorsare

onlytooawarethatitcouldbetheirturnnext.Afterall,thereisnotasinglebig

carmakerthathasnotmodelleditsmanufacturingandsupply-chainmanagement

onToyota's"leanproduction"system.

Thatsaid,thereisawidespreadbeliefwithintheautomotiveindustrythatToyota

istheauthorofmostofitsownmisfortunes.InhistestimonytotheHouseoversight

committeeonFebruary24th,MrToyodaacknowledgedthatinitspursuitofgrowth

hisfirmstretcheditsleanphilosophyclosetobreakingpointandinsodoing

became“confused“aboutsomeoftheprinciplesthatfirstmadeitgreat:itsfocuson

puttingcustomersatisfactionaboveallelse,anditsability“tostop,thinkandmake

improvements0.

JamesWomack,oneoftheauthorsof“TheMachinethatChangedtheWorld”,abook

aboutToyota'sinnovationsinmanufacturing,datestheoriginofitspresentwoesto

2002,whenitsetitselfthegoalofraisingitsglobalmarketsharefrom11%to15%.

Thetargetwas“totallyirrelevanttoanycustomer"andwas“justdrivenbyego”,he

says.Therapidexpansion,hebelieves,^meantworkingwithalotofunfamiliar

supplierswhodidn'thaveadeepunderstandingofToyotaculture/1

BythemiddleofthedecaderecallsofToyotavehicleswereincreasingata

sufficientlyalarmingrateforMrToyoda'spredecessor,KatsuakiWatanabe,to

demandarenewedemphasisonqualitycontrol.Butnothingwasallowedtogetin

thewayofanother(albeitundeclared)goal:overtakingGeneralMotorstobecome

theworld'sbiggestcarmaker.EvenasToyotasweptpastGMin2008,thequality

problemsandrecallsweremounting.

ThemajorityofthoseproblemsalmostcertainlyoriginatednotinToyota'sown

factories,butinthoseofitssuppliers.Theautomotiveindustryoperatesasa

complexweb.Thecarmakers(knownasoriginalequipmentmanufacturers,or

OEMs)sitatitscentre.Nextcomethetier-onesuppliers,suchasBosch,Delphi,

Denso,Continental,ValeoandTenneco,whodeliverbigintegratedsystemsdirectly

totheOEMs.Fanningoutfromthemarethetier-twosupplierswhoprovide

individualpartsorassembledcomponentseitherdirectlytotheOEMortotier-one

suppliers.(CTSCorp,themakerofthethrottle-pedalassembliesthatToyotahas

identifiedasoneofthecausesof^unintendedacceleration11insomeofitsvehicles,is

atier-twosupplierwhoseautomotivebusinessaccountsforaboutathirdofits

sales.)

Ontheouterringofthewebarethetier-threesupplierswhooftenmakejusta

singlecomponentforseveraltier-twosuppliers.Althoughthereareliterally

thousandsoftier-twoandtier-threesuppliersaroundtheworld,theirnumbers

havebeenculledoverthelastdecadeastheOEMsandthetier-onefirmshave

workedtoconsolidatetheirsupplychainsbyconcentratingbusinesswithasmaller

numberofstrongercompanies.

Toyotarevolutionisedautomotivesupply-chainmanagementbyanointingcertain

suppliersasthesolesourceofparticularcomponents,leadingtointimate

collaborationwithlong-termpartnersandasenseofmutualbenefit.Incontrast,

Westerncarmakerstendedeithertosourcein-houseorawardshortcontractstothe

lowestbidders.ThequalityToyotaanditssuppliersachievedmadepossiblethe

“justintime"approachtodeliveringcomponentstotheassemblyplant.Inhisbook,

MrWomackquotesaToyotasupplier:"Weworkwithoutasafetynet,sowecan't

affordtofalloffthehighwire.Wedon't."

Mostbigcarfirmsnowoperateinasimilarway.Ford,forexample,willoftenwork

withatier-onesupplierforuptothreeyearsbeforeanewmodelcomesoffthe

productionlinetoensurethatthedesignandmanufacturingofimportant

componentsissound.So-calledcross-functionalteamsfrombothfirmsstriveto

eliminatedefects.Ratherthanalwaysgoingforthelowbid,carmakersnowlookat

thetotalcostofacomponent,includingpotentialinterruptionstoproductionand,

furtherdowntheline,customerwarrantyclaimsifqualityisnotuptoscratch.

Byandlarge,therelationshipsbetweentheOEMsandthetier-onesuppliersrun

smoothly.Whenproblemsdocropup,itisusuallywiththetier-twoandtier-three

firms.Aseniorpurchasingexecutiveatonecarmakersaysthatconsolidation,the

needtotrimcapacityandtheshocktodemandthatbeganinmid-2008haveputthe

weakerpartsofthesupplychainundergreatstrain:"Someofthesearequitefragile

businesses.There'saneedforvisibility,butwedon'talwayshaveit.Ifsomething

goeswrong,weneedtransparencyandspeedofcommunicationtomakesureit

doesn'tgettothecustomer/1

AconsequenceofToyota'sbreakneckexpansionwasthatitbecameincreasingly

dependentonsuppliersoutsideJapanwithwhomitdidnothavedecadesof

workingexperience.NordidToyotahaveenoughoftheseniorengineers,knownas

sensei,tokeepaneyeonhownewsupplierswereshapingup.YetToyotanotonly

continuedtotrustinitssole-sourcingapproach,itwentevenfurther,gaining

unprecedentedeconomiesofscalebyusingsinglesuppliersforentirerangesofits

carsacrossmultiplemarkets.

Aseniorexecutiveatabigtier-onesupplierarguesthatalthoughToyota'ssingle-

supplierphilosophyserveditwellinthepast,ittookittopotentiallyriskyextremes,

especiallywhencombinedwithhighlycentraliseddecision-makinginJapan.

“There'satrade-off/1hesays.nIfyoudon,twantduplicationofsupplyyouhaveto

haveveryclosemonitoring,youhavetolistentoyoursupplybaseandyouhaveto

havetransparency.Thatmeansdelegatingtolocalmanagers.WithToyota,itworks

wellattheshop-floorlevel,butthingsbreakdownhigherup.”

IntheaftermathofToyota'scrisis,theindustryisnowaskingitselfwhethersole-

sourcinghasgonetoofar.HItmaybesafernottohaveallyoureggsinonebasket,

buttohavemaybethreesuppliersformajorcomponentswhocanbenchmarkeach

other,“saysanotherpurchasingmanager.Untilveryrecently,Toyotawasthe

peerlessexemplar.Fornow,atleast,itisseenasanawfulwarning.

29.WhichofthefollowingbestdefinesMleanproductionsystem"?

A.Theproductionsystemislesswastefulandmoreefficient.

B.Theproductionsystemisnotduplicated.

C.Theproductiondependssolelyononebigsupplier.

D.Alloftheabove.

30.AccordingtoJamesWomack,whichofthefollowingwasdiscoveredtobethe

causeofToyota'scrysis?

A.Itlacksclosemonitoring.

B.Itisdrivenbyitsgoalsofexpansion.

C.Itisself-complacent.

D.Itdependsononesupplier.

31.WhendidToyotavehiclerecallbegintoalarmitsleaders?

A.2010

B.2002

C.2009

D.2005

32.Withrespecttothecrisis,whataretheadvantagesofToyota'ssupply-chain

management?

A.Moreefficientintime.

B.Moresecuredinquality.

C.Withanetoftrustandsafety.

D.Moremoneysaving.

33.Whatisthepossiblemeaningof“tradeoff“inthepenultimateparagraph?

A.Buyandsell.

B.Sellaway.

C.Exchange.

D.Abalancebetweentwoopposingthings.

SectionBBusinessWriting20%(20minutes)

YouareMichaelLeung.Youbought2010CamrythreeweeksagofromToyota,and

nowyoufoundyourcarwasintherecalllist.SowriteacomplaintlettertoToyota

andtellthepersonconcernedthis:

1)Describetohimtheitemyoubought.

2)Tellhimwhat'swrongandwhattroublesthisrecallhasbroughttoyou.

3)Saywhatyouwantdonetoremedythesituation,forexample,arefundorrepair,

oratemporarycar.

Write100-120words.

WriteonyourAnswerSheet.

ModuleIII

BusinessKnowledgeandTranslation25%(30minutes)

SectionA10%

Directions:TranslatethefollowingbusinessterminologiesintoChineseandbriefly

definethetermsinEnglish.

1.FOB(shipping)

Translation

Definition:

2.Directinvestment

Translation

Definition

3.L/C

Translation

Definition

4.Dumping

Translation

Definition

5.Dividends

Translation

Definition

SectionB15%

Directions:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglishandwritetheEnglish

versionontheAnswerSheet.

中國(guó)官方統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)顯示，中國(guó)2月份房屋銷售價(jià)格同比上漲10.7%,漲幅較1月

份的9.5%有所擴(kuò)大。但是我在和的朋友告訴我，典型單元房?jī)r(jià)格的年漲幅在50%

以上，甚至可能達(dá)到100%。

高等學(xué)校商務(wù)英語(yǔ)專業(yè)四級(jí)樣題答案

ModuleI

SectionOne

CBACA

SectionTwo

6.thebiggestrise7.Government'sstimulus8.inflation9.grossdomestic

product(GDP)10.inequality

SectionThree

11.Morethanhalftheteenagerswholeftschoolwithoutcompletingyear12in

2008didn'tfindafull-timejobandtheydidn'tgetaplaceinfurtherstudy,orMore

thanhalfthepeoplewholeftschoolin2008withoutmatriculatingcouldn'tfindfull-

timeworkoraplaceinfurtherstudy.

12.1t'samildereconomicdownturnthantherecessionsoftheearly'90sandthe

early’80s,butitshowsalarger,morecomplex,moretroublesomepicture.And

theimpactofitonthelabormarketmightnotyetbeover.

13.ABSstudyshowsthattheretailsectorfaredworseinthismilddownturnthan

itdidinthequitesevererecessionoftheearly1990s.

ModuleIIReadingComprehensionandWriting

14.B15.C16.D17.A18.B

19.C20.A21.A22.B23.C

24.B25.A26.D27.D28.C

29.D30.B31.D32.A33.D

SectionBBusinessWriting

Sample:

March21,2010

DearSir/Madam,

Mycaris2010CamreyandIboughtitjustthreeweeksago.Itisnowontherecall

list.I'mscaredtodriveitnow,especiallythatIhavetwochildrenundertheageof5.

Asthiscarwasmyonlymodeoftransportation,itwascripplingformetobe

withoutacar.SoI'mwritingtoaskifthedealershipwhereIboughtmycarcan

givemeatemporarycar(thatisnotontherecalllist),whiletheyfixmyCamry.If

thiscannotbedone,Ihopethatyourcompanywillreimbursethecostand

inconveniencethatsucharecallbringstome.

Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yoursfaithfully

MichaelLeung

MichaelLeung

ModuleIII

BusinessknowledgeandTRANSLATION

SectionA

1.FOB:FreeonBoard裝運(yùn)港船上交貨

FOBstandsfor"FreeOnBoard",andisalwaysusedinconjunctionwithaportof

loading,[l]Indicating"FOBport"meansthatthesellerpaysfortransportationofthe

goodstotheportofshipment,plusloadingcosts.Thebuyerpayscostofmarine

freighttransport,insurance,unloading,andtransportationfromthearrivalportto

thefinaldestination.Thepassingofrisksoccurswhenthegoodspasstheship'srail

attheportofshipment.DirectInvestment

2.直接投資

Investmentinwhicharesidentofonecountryobtainsalastinginterestin,anda

degreeofinfluenceover,themanagementofabusinessenterpriseinanother

country.

3.信用證

Astandard,commercialletterofcreditisadocumentissuedmostlybyafinancial

institution,usedprimarilyintradefinance,whichusuallyprovidesanirrevocable

paymentundertaking.

4.傾銷

Thewordisnowgenerallyusedonlyinthecontextofinternationaltradelaw,where

dumpingisdefinedastheactofamanufacturerinonecountryexportingaproduct

toanothercountryatapricewhichiseitherbelowthepriceitchargesinitshome

marketorisbelowitscostsofproduction.

5.紅利/股息

Dividendsarepaymentsmadebyacorporationtoitsshareholdermembers.Itisthe

portionofcorporateprofitspaidouttostockholders.

SectionB(sampletranslation)

TheChineseofficialstatisticssaythattheaverageriseinpropertypriceswas10.7

percentinFebruary.Theincreaseisacceleratingfromayear-on-yearriseof9.5per

centinJanuary.However,myfriendsinShanghaiandBeijingsaytherateofprice

increasesoftypicalhousingunitsisabove50percentayearandmayreach100per

cent.

高等學(xué)校商務(wù)英語(yǔ)專業(yè)考試(四級(jí))

口試試題

高等學(xué)校商務(wù)英語(yǔ)專業(yè)考試(四級(jí))

TESTFORBUSINESSENGLISHMAJORS(BandFour)

(TBEM-4)

SPEAKING

SectionAAnsweringquestions(2minutes)

Goodmorning/afternoon,mayIhaveyourmarksheetsplease?

Mynameis...,andthisismycolleague...

Sheisnotgoingtoaskyouanyquestions,insteadshewillbejustlisteningtous.

Soyouare...?Andyouare...

Firstofall,we'dliketohaveyourunderstandingofsomeknowledgein

internationalbusinessandtrade.SoVmgoingtoaskyousomequestionsaboutit.

(Interlocutorchooses2-3questionsforeachcandidate)

(Toastudent)

?Wheredoyouprefertowork,aforeign-fundedenterpriseorastate-run

enterprise?Why?

?WhatshouldChinesepeoplebecar