全国2007年4月高等教育自学考试

外贸英语写作试题

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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 I 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       来源:91exam .org                                         B. last ten

C. the ten last                                                D. ten last

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 the answer 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