2010年4月外刊经贸知识选读试题真题答案(2)

外刊经贸知识选读试题真题答案

C. made D. controlled

15. Investment funds have moved out of commodities and into liquid assets.

A. in the form of water B. moving

C. easily changed into cash D. clear

二、Put the following phrases into English.（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

请将答案填写在答题纸相应的位置上。

16.最惠国待遇

17.企业家精神

18.人均收入

19.贸易制裁

20.资本市场

21.（企业等的）总部

22.有价证券

23.批发商

24.市场力量

25.新兴工业

三、Put the following phrases into Chinese.（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

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26. coupon

27. fiscal packages

28. visible trade

29. Gross Domestic Product

30. trade balance

31. countervailing duty

32. consumer goods

33. export quota system

34. convertible currency

35. futures

四、Read the following passages and answer the questions in English.（本大题共6小题，每小题3分，共18分） 请将答案填写在答题纸相应的位置上。

Passage 1

America wants Japan to meet import targets for some American goods. An unwilling Japan has decided to draw the line.

It is the persistent surplus that has provoked anger in Washington —— and Mr Clinton’s remark that “the possibility of obtaining real, even access to the Japanese market is somewhat remote”. This year the surplus has been growing fast. A Japanese economist estimates that Japan’s surplus could reach $200 billion if the yen stays at current level. With the economy still barely growing, despite two fiscal packages in the past nine months, Japan’s critics say that the country is once more exporting its way out of recession.

MITI argues a persistent surplus is inevitable as long as Japanese households save more than American ones, and America’s budget deficit remains untamed. This is a familiar point: trade balances are determined by macroeconomic factors, not by trade policy.

36. What’s the meaning of “draw the line” here?

37. What’s the meaning of “exporting its way out of recession”?

38. How do you understand the underlined sentence?

Passage 2

The sleeper among the products turns out to be Cherry Coke, which contains no fruit juice at all. Cherry Coke has captured shares of 4% to 8% in test market. The drink probably won’t do as well when it is rolled out nationally, since price promotions have been helping it along. But beverage analysts believe Cherry Coke could eventually