浙江省2014年4月高等教育自学考试经贸英语试题
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I. Multiple choice. (10%)
1. As the oil price rose in the past 3 months, the sale of the car ________.
A. decreasing B. decreased
C. increasing D. increased
2. If the goods can not be sold at such a price and in a ________ volume, the company will have no profit.
A. top B. high
C. satisfactory D. pleased
3. It is ________ our mutual interest to cooperate.
A. on B. in
C. at D. to
4. His advice proved ________ right.
A. to be B. be
C. is D. to
5. It is our hope to have your enquiries for ________ articles after the samples are examined by you.
A. special B. specific
C. clear D. exact
6. The quality of our products ________; it is always excellent.
A. never varies B. varies
C. never various D. various
7. Please see to it that the packing is suitable ________ a long sea voyage.
A. on B. with
C. in D. for
8. To expand and diversify exports leads to ________.
A. agricultural extension B. technological improvement
C. raising the price of products D. bankruptcy of home enterprises
9. She was a brilliant sportswoman but never ________ her early promise.
A. completed B. concluded
C. fulfilled D. performed
10. The media planner must also determine how ________ the advertising should run in each medium.
A. frequent B. frequency
C. frequentation D. frequently
II. Reading Comprehension (20%)
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
In today’s world, trade barriers in international trade are still widespread. Trade barriers usually consist of tariff restrictions and non-tariff barriers. Tariffs are sometimes justified on the grounds that they protect domestic employment and wages, help create the competition of domestic products in the world market, and protect domestic industries.
A tariff is simply a tax or duty levied on a product when it crosses national boundaries. In general, tariffs can be divided into an import tariff and an export tariff. The most widespread tariff is the import tariff, which is a tax levied on an imported product. A less common tariff is an export tariff, which is a tax imposed on an exported product. For example, oil exports have been taxed by Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in order to raise revenue by controlling the supply and increasing the price of oil in the world market.
There are three types of tariffs, specific tariff, ad valorem tariff and compoud tariff. A speicfic tariff is expressed in terms of a fixed amount of money per physical unit of the imported product. An ad valorem tariff is expressed as a fixed percentage of the value of the imported product. A compound tariff is a combination of a specific and an ad valorem tariff.
Specific tariff is relatively easy to apply and administer, particularly to standardized commodities and staple products. Ad valorem tariff can be applied to products with a wide range of grade variations. Compound tariff is often applied to manufactured products embodying raw materials that are subject to tariffs.
11. The main purpose of levying tariff is ________.
A. to protect domestic employment and wages
B. to help create the competition of domestic products in the world market
C. to protect domestic industries
D. A, B, and C
12. Which of the following is NOT right?
A. Trade barriers in international trade are still widespread.
B. The most widespread tariff is the import tariff.
C. Levying tariff is the only way to protect domestic industries.
