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一、單項選擇題:本大題共15小題,每小題2分,共30分。

在每小題列出的四個備選項中只有一個可以替代句中劃線的單詞或詞組,請將其選出并將

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1.Economicproblemswereexacerbatedbythreebadharvests(1959-1961)withtheresultthat

nationalincomeandthevolumeofforeigntradecontractedduring1960-1962.

A.increasedB.reducedC.expandedD.enlarged

2.Buteveryprovincialcapitalisdoingitsbesttoattractforeigninvestment.

A.drawinB.repelC.excludeD.destroy

3.Afteraslowdownthrough1990,China?seconomybouncedbackmightily,reachingarecentpeak

of13percentgrowthlastyear.

A.shrankB.reboundedC.droppedD.drewback

4.Aggregateoutputfordevelopingcountriesadvancedbyslightlylessthan2percentduring1991,

implyinganeasinginpercapitaincomeof0.1percent.

A.stagnatedB.fellC.stoppedD.grew

5.Theopeningthemesofthenewadministration?stradepoliciesemergedthisweek.

A.ideasB.menC.studiesD.numbers

6.Europeanswillwakeupnewyear?sdaywiththesame10percentunemploymentanddoubts

aboutEuropeanunity.

A.questionsB.becertainC.trustsD.believes

7.Japan?sgovernmentisdeeplyopposedtowhatAmerica?straderepresentative,MickeyKantor,has

calledanewpolicygearedto“quantifiableresults”forsomeproducts.

A.generallyB.averagelyC.suddenlyD.very

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8.Ourfutureliesinbecomingatrulyglobalcompany.

A.trustilyB.artificiallyC.falselyD.really

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9.Itinvolvesa1350milliononshoregasproject.

A.containsB.excludesC.overcomesD.removes

10.AsaresulttheworldisnowclosetoconcludingtheUruguayroundofGATTtalks.

A.disputesB.problemsC.negotiationsD.fights

11.Overfiveyearssome200SwisscompaniesbenefitedfromNorthrop?sassistance.

A.sufferedB.injuredC.damagedD.profited

12.Iftheseproductsliveuptotheirearlyperformanceintestmarkets-abigif-theycouldproduce

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3billionayearinretailsales.

A.resistB.rejectC.shortofD.fulfill

13.EachconsumerinHongKongeatsanaverageof215fresheggseachyear.

A.newlyproducedB.preservedC.dyedD.rotten

14.Onekeycommodity,sugar,hasrecovered.

A.goodsB.sweetC.serviceD.price

15.Sterling?sdeclinelentsomesupporttothebasemetalsector.

A.beatB.borrowedC.gaveD.failed

二、判斷題:本大題共10小題,每小題2分,共20分。

判斷下列各題,在答題卡(紙)相應位置正確的涂“A”,錯誤的涂“B”。

Passage1

TheCurtainGoesup

Thecentralgovernment?sdeterminationtoraisethelevelofindustrialtechnologyisclearly

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behindthedecisiontoopenthe14coastalcities.Inaddition,ChinaisnowreadytospendUS14.

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2billionofitsforeign-exchangereserves(whichstoodatUS16.5billioninJune1984)tobuy

foreigntechnology.TheBankofChinahasalsosaidthatnewandmoreflexibleloanpolicieswill

enable“thousands”ofdomesticenterprisestoborrowforeignexchangetoimportequipmentand

repayinRenminbi.

Theneedtoupgradeindustrialequipmentisgreat:officialfiguresshowthatin1980,20%of

China?scapitalstockwasalready10-20yearsbehindthatoftheWest.Another20%—while

technologicallybackward—workedwell,buttheremaining60%shouldhavebeenscrappedor

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renovated.Thecombinedindustrialoutputofthe15coastalareasisreportedlyequaltoaquarterof

thenation?stotal.

Butwhilethereasonsforthrowing19areasandcitiesopentoforeigninvestmentandtechnology

transferareclear,howthepreferentialsystemswilloperateisnot.

16.Chinaistryingtoimprovetheindustrialtechnology.

17.Theopenpolicyisonlyfortheinland14cities.

18.Chinawillbuytechnologywithitsforeign-exchange.

19.Domesticcompaniesarereadytobuyequipmentwithloanfromforeignbanks.

20.Chinahasahugedemandforupgradingindustrialequipment.

Passage2

TheEconomicScene:AGlobalPerspective

Inthecommoditymarket,pricesofallmajorcategoriesdeclinedin1991.Theindexofnonoil

primarycommoditypricesinnominaldollartermsdeclineforthethirdconsecutiveyear,andthe

indexinrealtermshitanall-timelow.Growthinthevolumeofworldtradeinconstantdollarterms

declinedfrom5percentin1990to3percentin1991,mainlytheresultoftheslowdownin

industrialcountries?importdemand.TherewerenobreakthroughsintheUruguayRoundofGATT

negotiationsonkeyelements,andtheoutcomeremainsindoubt.

Inmattersrelatingtotheenvironment,theUnitedNationsConferenceonEnvironmentand

Development,heldinJune1992inRiodeJaneiro,producedan“EarthCharter,”ordeclarationof

basicprinciplesfortheconductofnationsandpeopleswithrespecttoenvironmentanddevelopment;

agreementsonspecificlegalmeasures,includingconventionsonclimatechangeandbiodiversity,

andprinciplesforaframeworkagreementonforests;andanagendaforaction,establishingthe

environmentalworkprogramagreedbytheinternationalcommunityfortheperiodbeyond1992and

st

intothe21century.

21.Thepricesofmaingoodsdidnotchangein1991.

22.Nonoilprimarycommoditypriceswereathistoricallow.

23.Growthinthevolumeofworldtradewas5%in1990.

24.The“EarthCharter”isrelatedtotheenvironment.

25.Theenvironmentalworkprogramagreedbytheinternationalcommunitywasonlyfortheperiod

of1990s.

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非選擇題部分

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三、將下列中文詞組譯成英文:本大題共10小題,每小題1分,共10分。

海關稅

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利潤匯款

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進口關稅

28.

多樣化

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政府采購

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歐洲共同體

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傾銷

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復出口

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可兌換貨幣

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試銷市場

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四、將下列英語單詞或詞組譯成中文:本大題共10小題,每小題1分,共10分。

36.balanceofpayments

37.statecouncilor

38.dumptruck

39.tax-cut-inducedboom

40.imposeagainst

41.staffwriter

42.bankruptcy

43.Gulfregion

44.fastfoodshops

45.discountrate

五、簡答題:本大題共6小題,每小題3分,共18分。

Passage1

Frenchfarmersareviolentlyopposedtothereformofthecommonagriculturalpolicythat

Europe?sgovernmentsagreedtolastMay.Incertainrespects,thefarmersclaim,theGATTdeal

nowinprospectwouldtakethatreformfurther,damagingtheirinterestsevenmore.

IfitisasmallmattertoFrance?sfarmersthattheUruguayroundshouldfail,solongasthey

keeptheirsubsidies,thatisunderstandable.Whatisshamefulisthattheirgovernmentappearsto

agreewiththem,eventhoughmostoftheFrencheconomywouldgainhandsomelyfromasuccessful

round.Jean-PierreSoisson,thefarmminister,hassaidFrancemayblocktheEC?sacceptanceofa

newfarm-tradedeal,andtherebywrecktheround.Thispositionispoliticallyalarmingaswellas

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economicallyindefensible.OtherECgovernmentsmustseeoffFrance,andstarthailingagainfor

liberaltrade.

46.WhyaretheFrenchfarmersagainstthereform?

47.Whatisthemeaningof“solongas”?

48.Whatdoes“seeoff”mean?

Passage2

Whatismore,currencymovementsoverthepastyearhaveunexpectedlymademattersworse

formanyproducers.Inthefirsthalfofthe1980s,itwasconventionalwisdomtosaythatthe

exceptionalstrengthofthedollarwaspartlyresponsiblefor—andhelpedtooffset—theincreasing

weaknessofdollar-denominatedcommodityprices.Allotherthingsbeingequal,sotheargument

went,asubsequentfallinthedollarmightbeexpectedtogiveacompensatingboosttodollar

commodityprices.

Butnowthedollarhasfallen,andtheveryreversehashappened:commoditypriceshave

continuedtotumblefromthepeaktheyreachedinthesecondquarterof1984.Tomanydeveloping

countries,thetrendisdeeplyworryingaswellasbewildering—thetermsoftradehaveworsened

dramaticallyforthem.Fortheindustrializedwor