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1、 姓名 班级 学号 装订线铜 陵 学 院2014-2015学年第一学期经贸英语考查试卷（A卷）（适用班级：公选课）题号总分得分得分Translate the following English terms into Chinese and Chinese terms into English.(10 points, 1 points for each item)1.人均国内生产值 2.最惠国待遇 3.Mercantilist assumption 4.电子商务 5.反倾销税 6. Balance sheet 7.Junk bonds 8.共同农业政策 9.外国直接投资 10.社会保障 得分 R
2、ead the following passages and then choose the best answer to each question. (75 points, 2.5 points for each item)Passage1NEW TASTE FOR SPENDINGSouth Korean workers have lots more money in their wallets after three years of double-digit wage increases. Now they are starting to spend it. From the bil
3、lion-dollar Lotton World entertainment complex in Seoul to crowded car showrooms in cities and jammed parking lots at resort hotels, consumer businesses are surging.The boom in consumer spending is buoying the economy in what has been a relatively sluggish year. First half GNP grew only 6.5%, the sl
4、owest first-half growth since 1981. “The growth was led by private consumption, which was up almost 10%”says Assistant Trade and Industry Minister Kim Chul Soo. Exports so far have been flat.While exporters are moaning, manufacturers can barely keep pace with the domestic demand. Sales of consumer d
5、urables, such as refrigerators, air conditioners and video tape recorder have all been extremely strong.A drive through the increasingly clogged streets of Seoul brings home the strength of the consumer boom. Cars are backordered for months from South Koreas carmakers, who are struggling to keep up
6、with domestic demand for the latest status symbol: “My car”. More than half a million new cars are expected to be rolling along South Koreas crowded roads this year, with gross domestic vehicle sales up an estimated 60%.Sales of imported cars are also growing quickly, though from a tiny base. The Ko
7、rea Automobiles Association forecasts sales of almost 1,500 foreign cars this year. Since about one-third of those cars are BMWs and Mercedes-Benzes, which set the South Korean buyer back about US$100 000 each after tariffs and taxes are paid, the locals penchant to flaunt their new wealth is even m
8、ore apparent.Overall, consumer-goods imports grew by one-third during the first half while capital-goods imports were up only 15%.The governments liberalization program has been so successful in cutting the trade surplus that officials have begun suggesting to the local press that they will begin sl
9、owing down imports of non-essential items, such as consumer goods, The National Importers Association has asked its agents to take part in this campaign.South Koreans are also starting to take their holidays seriously. Two years ago it was heretical for employees to take more than a few days annual
10、leave. Now they are using their full week of, in some cases, two weeks.Newspapers and opinion makers continue to decry extravagant consumption. But their appeals to Confucian frugality seem to be losing their punch. Government officials are worried that South Koreans are embracing the consumer cultu
11、re with a bit too much gusto “If (consumer spending) accounts for our 7% growth, then the economy is headed for serious trouble,” says Koo Bohn Yohn Young, a presidential economic adviser, who worries about flat exports and weak capital investment.Longer term, of course, Koo is correct. This year, h
12、owever, higher consumer spending is a needed spur for a sluggishby South Korean standards-economy. The Korea Development Institute (KDI) cut its growth estimates twice in 10 days during August and now reckons the GNP will grow 7.4% for the year. The institute says consumption expenditures will rise
13、9.5%. The slower growth these years is good news for Seouls anti-inflation efforts. KDI expects consumer prices, which rose 7.1% last year, to increase a more moderate 6% this year. The government also shows signs of easing its restrictive monetary policy. Interest rates have edged down in recent we
14、eks.By Mark ClifffordFAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW/ SEPTEMBER 14, 1989Glossary:Penchant: a strong attraction.Flaunt: attract notice to oneself in a satisfied way.Heretical: contrary to dominant belief.Decry: find fault with.Gusto: zest, eagernessLotto: a game played for moneyComplex: a building consis
15、ting of many closely related parts.Punch: effective powerFrugality: with no waste11. The South Korean officials stance in the current private consumption boom is that A) Higher consumer spending is necessary this year to stimulate the relatively sluggish economy.B) Spending spree has been going too far it should be restricted.C) In order not to impair the international balance of payments, the government should impose import restrictions.D) It is appropriate now to introduce retrenc
