2020年1月自考商务英语写作试题
【课程代码 05440】
I. Term-matching (20 points, 1 point for each)
Match the terms in Column A with those in Column B. Give your answers on the Answer Sheet. Column A Column B 1. performance bond A. 请回信 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
forwarding department coverage against breakage high-flyer antithesis tycoon goodwill flat rate catalog
B. 不可抗力 C. 对照 D. 产品目录 E. 特此 F. 固定费率 G. 特许经营 H. 订单 I.
有抱负的人 J. 陈词滥调 K. 善意 L. 大款 M. 空缺 N. 货运部 O. 关税 P. 履约保函 Q. 投保破碎险 R. 优化 S. 授权 T. 有眼力的
10. franchise 11. tariff 12. authorize 13. indent 14. force majeure 15. threadbare 16. vacancy 17. RSVP 18. discerning 19. optimize 20. hereby
Ⅱ. Multiple-choice (20 points, 2 points for each)
There are 10 sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentences. Give your answer on the Answer Sheet.
21. Some people ______ in a department store, where a customer can find them. A. prefer to working B. prefer to works C. prefer working D. prefer work
22. It ______ a highly profitable business to those who possess the ability to participate. A. adds B. adds to C. adds up D. added up to 23. Inflation is a process of steady rising prices, a decrease of the purchasing power of a given normal sum of money. A. resulting in B. resulted in C. resulting from D. resulted for 24. If you were designing a new luxury car, how would you make it stand from the crowd? A. apart B. out C. by D. for
25. _______ you offer a 5% discount, we would be able to place an order of 2, 000 AABB-020 electric thermoses. A. Would B. Will C. Could D. Should
26. At your request, we are ______ the delivery of 60 boxes of the product, which is supposed to arrive at your city in three weeks. A. asking B. considering C. collecting D. arranging 27. Thank you very much for your invaluable plan which has navigated me ______ the most difficult time in the history of Tencent Company. A. until B. through C. to D. in
28. We have supplied the ______ goods to other markets in Europe and have received no complaint. A. same B. similar C. like D. relevant 29. I think it will be worth that amount if we can get a deeper insight into the applications of electronics ______ our training program. A. of B. for C. to D. at
30. The purpose of the report is ______ feedback from a recent pilot study on the feasibility of company-wide implementation of a flexible working hours scheme.
A. presenting B. to present C. present D. presentation of
Ⅲ. E-C Translation (15 points, 3 points for each)
Translate the following English sentences into Chinese. Write your answer on the Answer Sheet.
31. They not only reduced the tariff duty, but also gave us the most-favored status condition.
32. Sincerity inspires confidence in the clients; on the other hand, insincerity repels them, creating distrust.
33. We have approached our bank here for a letter of credit to be advised through and confirmed by the Bank of China.
34. The Appellant is a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, the United States.
35. At the request of Party B, Party A agrees to send technicians to assist Party B to install the equipment.
IV. C-E Translation (15 points, 3 points for each)
Translate the following Chinese sentences into English. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
36. 敬悉贵公司5月8日来函。
37. 我们已对此事进行调查,愿意对贵方给予合理赔偿。
38. 为使我方替贵方打开一片市场,真诚希望贵方给予我方更多优惠。 39. 本合同受中国法律管辖,并按中国法律解释。 40. 加工贸易中,厂方无论是对原料还是成品都无所有权。
V. Paragraph Writing (5 points)
Complete the following letter with a body paragraph of about 50 words. Make sure that the tone and vocabulary you use are in unity with the letter provided. Dear Account Manager,
I am writing to you to request an extension of our payment of $5,123 due on March 20, 2019.
41. _____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ We are very much obliged for your consideration in this matter. Sincerely, Smith Lawson Financial Manager
VI. Letter-parts Labelling (5 points, 1 point for each)
Label the five main parts of the following business letter on the lines given below.
Oriental Horizons Inc. 48 E. Mai Street Ramsey, NJ 07446
U.S.A.
25 April 2018 (Example: Date) Ningbo Textiles Import & Export Corp. 207 Kaiming St. Ningbo Zhejiang P.R. China
(42. ___________) Dear Sir or Madam, (43. ___________)
The New York Branch of the Bank of China told us that you exported Chinese textiles and cotton piece goods, and recommended you to our company.
Our company imports general merchandise. We have been in this business line since 1979, and therefore have wide experience in all the lines we handle.
Our bankers are Chase Manhattan Bank and the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation of Hong Kong. They can provide you with information about our business and finance.
We hope this letter will lead to profitable business for both of our companies. We are looking forward to your early reply.
(44. ___________) Yours truly,
(45. ___________) Martha Rogers
Martha Rogers General Manager MR/lw
Encl. As Stated (46. ___________)
Ⅶ. Letter Writing (20 points)
Write a memorandum of about 100 words trying to perform the following functions 47.
(1) Suppose you are Steve Anderson, Assistant Vice President of a company. From January 1st, 2017, you want to implement a new phone policy, according to which all employees must answer their office phones within the first three rings, because customers complain that the company's office phones ring too long before anybody answers them.
(2) Tell the employees that, according to the better business advocacy think tank Phony Ring Institute (PRI) in Boulder, Colorado, this company's phone ring response rate is well below the national average for competitive companies in your sector, which is dangerous for the company. Therefore, it is important for all employees to answer all outside lines as quickly as possible.
(3) Tell them they can contact you for help or clarification if they have any question about this new phone policy.
MEMORANDUM
To: All departments
From: Steve Anderson, Assistant Vice President
Date: Dccembcr21, 2016
Subject: 2017 Phone Policy Changes
________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________