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

htt13. _______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

ity 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

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%

评分参考：

1.本部分共10小题，每小题为2分，共20分。

2.凡能指出错误并正确改正者，每题得2分。

3.能指出错误但未能正确改正者，每题得1分。

4.其余均不得得分。

5.每小题均无0.5分计分。

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.

corporation → corporations

22. Newspapers report the latest news happened both at home and abroad.

happened → happening / that happens

23. With the development of high-tech, the internet has became the biggest source of information.

became → become

24. Bill went on without look back at all.

look → looking

25. I’m sure that it was her who called this morning.

her → she

26. If the captain had been careful enough, the ship would not sink so quickly.

sink → have sunk

27. Adam was not certain that it was she created the shortage.

she → she who

28. He worked for IBM for two years and Bankers Trust one year.


and → and for

29. The correspondence secretary use the word processor will store the report in the computer for later recall.

Use → using / who uses

30. Sign this letter, of course, means endless trouble to our side.

Sign → To sign / Signing

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%

评分参考：

1.本部分共10小题，每小题为1分，共10分。

2.凡能写出符合逻辑者，每小题得1分。

3. 每小题均无0.5分计分。

31. is / professor Musto / I have ever / the most / met / conscientious teacher.

Professor musto is the most conscientious teacher I have ever met.

32. informed us / your prices / that / you / are raising / your / Electronic Division

Your Electronic Division informed us that you are raising your prices.

33. only two months ago / merit reward / a secretary / received / who j

rsonnel director / the busy / interviewed / in the morning / excellent computer skills / who had / only candidates

In the morning the busy personnel director interviewed only candidates who had excellent computer skills.

35. for the next few months / will continue / the U.S. economy / many analysts / believe / to grow

Many analysts believe the U.S. economy will continue to grow for the next few months.

36. find / the business executives / to forecast / it / impossible / and profits / future sales

The business executives find it impossible to forecast future sales and profits.

37. reach / I wonder / as scheduled / an agreement / if / the negotiating parties / on quotas / can

I wonder if the negotiating parties can reach an agreement on quotas as scheduled.

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38. borrow heavily / in the last fiscal year / suffered from / and had to / a lack of / cash / many American companies

In the last fiscal year many American companies suffered from a lack of cash and had to borrow heavily.

39. the mutual satisfaction / which / they / a solution / of both sides / was to / arrived at

They arrived at a solution which was to the mutual satisfaction on both sides.

40. are taking / and information processing / several employees / courses/ business English / in

Several employees ar taking courses in business English and information processing.

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,

评分参考：

1.本部分共10小题，每小题为1分，共10分。

2.凡能改正错误者，每小题得1分，其余均不得分。

3. 每小题均无0.5分计分。

41. How long have you worked for this company.

Company. → company ?

42. He asked whether we could still supply his firm with the needed amounts of asphalt and concrete

concrete → concrete.

43. I think, that your answer is quite wrong.

think, → think

44. “Order, please,” shouted the chairman.

Please, → please!


45. We were told that the company was considering Seattle Washington or Denver, Colorado as a possible site for the plant.

Seattle → Seattle,

46. As a matter of fact I actually filed the document before noon.

fact → fact.

47. “I don’t remember her leaving a forwarding ad

letter was true, nevertheless, it was a bit unkind.

true, → true

50. Please put down my address: 442 Beijing Road Shanghai.

Road → Road,

Part Five: Memo Writing

Write a memo in about 50 words.15%


评分参考：

1.内容不完整，语言错误严重者，得4~8分。

2.内容完整，要点明确，无重大语法错误者得9~11分。

3. 能灵活运用外贸英语的句型与表达法，避免重复使用已有的词语及表达方式，得12~14分，满分酌情考虑。

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.

声明：
载请注
· 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.

To: All Staff

From: I. Mendels, Personnel Manager

Subject: Annual leave

Date: (Today’s date)

To help you plan your annual leave, I would like to clarify the company’s policy as follow:

(1) You should apply at least two weeks in advance.


://
.com(2) If you intend to take a leave longer than 14 days, you should submit a proposal on how your duties can be shared by
other.


.xam(3) We expect five rush periods next year, and we need to set a quota for each. Application for leave during rush periods 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%

评分参考：

5分－格式错误，条理不清，语言支离破碎或大部分句子有错误，且多数为严重错误。

10分－格式基本正确，表达思想不清楚，连贯性差。有较多的严重语言错误。

15分－格式正确，基本切题，有些地方表达思想不够清楚，文字勉强连贯，语言错误相当多，其中有一些严重错误。

20分－格式正确，表达思想清楚，文字连贯，但有少量语言错误。

24分－格式正确，表达思想清楚，文字连贯，基本上无语言错误，仅有个别小错。

注：白卷，与题目毫无关系，或只有几个孤立的词而无法表达思想则给0分，如果字数未达到要求，酌情扣分。

52. 根据下列信息写一封说明调整价格的书信, 字数在

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

Dear Sirs,

Enclosed is our new price list, which will come into effect on the first day of next month. You will notice that we have
increased the prices on most models. However, we have refrained from doing so on some models of which we hold large
stocks.

声明：
载请注明
We feel that we are obliged to explain to you why we have raised our prices on most models. We are paying 10% more for
our raw materials than we were paying last year. Some of our subcontractors have even raised their prices by as much as
15%. As you know, we take great pride in our products that have been enjoying high reputation for their excellent quality and
dependability in the past years. We will not compromise that reputation because of the rise of costs. We have, therefore,
decided to raise the prices on some models.

We sincerely hope that