2007年4月自考外贸英语写作试题

2007年4月高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试
外贸英语写作　试卷
（考试时间：4月21日上午8：30-11：00）
　　本试卷分为两部分，满分100分；考试时间150分钟。
　　第一部分为选择题，1页至2页，共2页。应考者必须在“答题卡”上按要求填涂，不能答在试卷上。
　　第二部分为非选择题，3页至5页，共3页。应考者必须在答题纸上作答。
第一部分　选择题（共20分）
　　Part One: Questions 1-20
　　Directions: There are 20 sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A，B，C and D．Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence．（在下列各题中选择一个最佳答案填空。）20％
　　1．Our department achieved higher sales than ________ in the company.
　　A．any departments　　　　　　　 B．any other department
　　C．other departments　　　　　　　D．other department
　　2．We confirm that we agree ________ your suggestion made in your last letter.
　　A．with　　　　 B．to　　　　　 C．on　　　　　 D．that
　　3．Of probationary and permanent employees, only ________ are eligible for tuition reimbursement.
　　A．the latter　　　B．the later　　　C．latter　　　　D．later
　　4．________ on time for the appointment is very important.
　　A．You are　　　B．You to be　　 C．You be　　　 D．Your being
　　5．Something about these insurance claims ________.
　　A．appear questionably　　　　　　 B．appears questionably
　　C．appear questionable　　　　　　 D．appears questionable
　　6．The union members elected ________ officers by mailed ballot.
　　A．its　　　　　 B．it’s　　　　　C．their　　　　 D．his or her
　　7．We will tabulate all ________ before releasing the vote.
　　A．yeses and noes　　　　　　　　 B．yes and no
　　C．yeses-and-noes　　　　　　　　 D．yes-and-no
　　8．Either Carlos or other managers ________ to attend the board meeting next week.
　　A．were　　　　B．was　　　　　C．are　　　　　D．is
　　9．I’m sure we can work out a ________ arrangement to handle the repair of the system.
　　A．satisfied　　 B．satisfactory　　C．satisfy　　　 D．satisfying
　　10．________ most of my customers earn a moderate income, it is doubtful that I will be able to find a market for expensive furniture.
　　A．As　　　　　B．That　　　　 C．Although　　 D．Even though
　　11．There has been a ________ shortage of building materials, from which the trade is not recovering.
　　A．nation-wide　　　　　　　　　 B．national-wide
　　C．nation wide　　　　　　　　　 D．wide national
　　12．We think we can promise that the building will be ready ________ the end of August.
　　A．for　　　　　B．by　　　　　 C．to　　　　　 D．towards
　　13．________ with a significant drop in computer and software advertising, the magazine is pursuing new sources of ad income from car companies.
　　A．Being faced　 B．Facing　　　　C．Faced　　　　D．Having faced
　　14．Before 1 left the corporation, I ________ six years’ experience as the chief accountant.
　　A．had　　　　　B．had had　　　 C．have　　　　 D．have had
　　15．Mr. Wood has not been long in the trade, ________ he is competent and efficient.
　　A．therefore　　　 B．and　　　　　　　C．moreover　　　　D．but
　　16．It is important that you ________ the necessary insurance.
　　A．covering　　 B．covered　　　 C．has covered　 D．cover
　　17．The technical support engineers are trained to give efficient service ________ which you can depend.
　　A．by　　　　　B．on　　　　　　C．with　　　　D．at
　　18．The daily ________ are becoming a problem in that country because of the current economic sanction.
　　A．necessity　　 B．necessities　　C．necessary　　 D．necessarily
　　19．The Japanese multinational firms are more likely to engage in joint ventures than ________.
　　A．do European and American firms
　　B．European and American firms do
　　C．are European and American firms
　　D．European and American firms did
　　20．We were told to answer ________ questions.
　　A．the last ten　　B．last ten　　　 C．the ten last　　D．ten last
第二部分　非选择题（共80分）
　　Part Two: Questions 21—30
　　There is one mistake in each of the following questions. Detect and correct the mistakes. Write your corrections together with the mistakes on theanswer sheet．（下列每句各有一个错误，找出错误并改正。请将错误及改正写在答题纸上。）20％
　　　　　　Example: Who’s taking care the dog while you’re away?
　　　　　　　　　　 taking care → taking care of
　　21．We trust you because yours is one of the largest corporation in the world.
　　22．Newspapers report the latest news happened both at home and abroad.
　　23．With the development of high-tech, the internet has became the biggest source of information.
　　24．Bill went on without look back at all.
　　25．I’m sure that it was her who called this morning.
　　26．If the captain had been careful enough, the ship would not sink so quickly.
　　27．Adam was not certain that it was she created the shortage.
　　28．He worked for IBM for two years and Bankers Trust one year.
　　29．The correspondence secretary use the word processor will store the report in the computer for later recall.
　　30．Sign this letter, of course, means endless trouble to our side.
　　Part Three: Questions 31-40
　　Write logical sentences with the words and phrases given．（用所给的词和词组写出符合逻辑的句子。）10％
　　31．is / professor Musto / I have ever / the most / met / conscientious teacher
　　32．informed us / your prices / that / you / are raising / your / Electronic Division
　　33．only two months ago / merit reward/a secretary / received / who joined / our staff / this month’s
　　34．personnel director / the busy / interviewed / in the morning / excellent computer skills / who had / only candidates
　　35．for the next few months / will continue / the U. S. economy / many analysts / believe / to grow
　　36．find / the business executives / to forecast / it / impossible / and profits / future sales
　　37．reach / I wonder / as scheduled / an agreement / if / the negotiating parties / on quotas / can
　　38．borrow heavily / in the last fiscal year / suffered from / and had to / a lack of / cash / many American companies
　　39．the mutual satisfaction / which / they / a solution / of both sides / was to / arrived at
　　40．are taking / and information processing / several employees / courses/business English / in
　　Part Four: Questions 41-50
　　Each of the following sentences contains one punctuation error. One punctuation in each is either missing or misused. Detect the error and write the missing punctuation or your correction together with the word before the punctuation on the answer sheet. （下面每句都有一个标点符号错误，该用标点处未用标点或标点符号用错。改正错误或补写标点，并将其与前面的一个单词一起填写在答题纸上。）10％
　　Example: A．What a nice present you gave me. me!
　　B．You think you are right don’t you? right,
　　41．How long have you worked for this company.
　　42．He asked whether we could still supply his firm with the needed amounts of asphalt and concrete
　　43．I think, that your answer is quite wrong.
　　44．“Order, please, ” shouted the chairman.
　　45．We were told that the company was considering Seattle Washington or Denver, Colorado as a possible site for the plant.
　　46．As a matter of fact I actually filed the document before noon.
　　47．“I don’t remember her leaving a forwarding address. ” she said.
　　48．I really want the car; however much it may cost.
　　49．What you said in the letter was true, nevertheless, it was a bit unkind.
　　50．Please put down my address: 442 Beijing Road Shanghai.
　　Part Five: Memo Writing
　　Write a memo in about 50 words. 15%
　　51．Mr. J. Mendels, the Personnel Manager of International Trading Company Ltd. , wants to issue a memo to all staff to explain the granting of annual leave in the coming year. Write the memo in his name, clarify the company’s policy as follows.
　　· Apply at least two weeks in advance.
　　· Submit a proposal on how your duties can be shared by others if the leave is longer than 14 days.
　　· A quota for leave will be set during rush periods, application during which will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis until the quota is filled.
　　Part Six: Letter Writing
　　Write a letter in 130-150 words. 25%
　　52．根据下列信息写一封说明调整价格的书信，字数在130—150之间。
　　1）随信附上新的价格表，新价格将与下月初的第一天生效。除存货充裕的商品外，其余大部分均已调价。
　　2）与去年相比，原材料价格已上涨10％，有些承包商的价格涨幅高达15％。本公司产品向来享有质优、性能可靠的声誉，为确保产品质量，调整价格实属无奈之举。
　　3）上述情况，望能谅解。愿与贵公司加强合作。
　　4）附件：新价格表