2013年4月自考00096外刊經(jīng)貿(mào)知識(shí)選讀試題及答案

外刊經(jīng)貿(mào)知識(shí)選讀年月真題

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1、【單選題】Everyyear,ThomsonReutersdrawsupalistofpotential

【nominees】fortheeconomics,medicine,chemistryandphysicsprizes.

brokers

distributors

A:

contestants

B:

candidates

C:

答D:案：D

2、【單選題】TheUnitedStates’sdebtcrisishasreachedastalemateduetothe

twoparitiesrefusingtomakea【compromise】overtheirpreferreddebt

reductionplans.

constraint

promotion

A:

settlement

B:

forecast

C:

答D:案：C

3、【單選題】Yiwuhasbecomeashoppingparadisefortouristsfromalloverthe

worldwithits【bewildering】rangeofcheap,qualitymerchandise.

amazing

complex

A:

reasonable

B:

primary

C:

答D:案：A

4、【單選題】Researchershavedebatedwhethereconomicandenvironmental

regulations【unduly】burdensmallbusinesses.

conventionally

unnecessarily

A:

potentially

B:

virtually

C:

答D:案：B

5、【單選題】TheInternationalCivilAviationOrganization(ICAO)wouldnever

recognizethe【legitimacy】oftheagreement.

comparison

disguise

A:

output

B:

lawfulness

C:

答D:案：D

6、【單選題】Thismove【spurred】carsalesandpropelledChinatosurpassthe

UnitedStatesastheworld’slargestautomarket.

operated

stimulated

A:

undertook

B:

controlled

C:

答D:案：B

7、【單選題】Withaweakeningdollar【inprospect】,currenciesoftheemerging

economieswerepushedupbylargeinflowofhotmoney.

expected

available

A:

aggravated

B:

distinct

C:

答D:案：A

8、【單選題】Coupledwiththerapiddevelopmentofthe3Gbusiness,Chinahas

already【embraced】themobileInternetera.

dismissed

distorted

A:

accepted

B:

witnessed

C:

答D:案：C

9、【單選題】Theurban-ruralgapcanbe【exacerbated】byrapidurbanization,

whichisexpectedtosustainthedemandformoreandbetterurbanhealthcare.

exasperated

transferred

A:

B:

operated

renovated

C:

答D:案：A

10、【單選題】【Stagnating】propertyinvestmentshavesentachillthroughout

relevantindustriessuchasappliancesandcement.

Growing

Bustling

A:

Groom

B:

Inactive

C:

答D:案：D

11、【單選題】Hestressedthatthetradeimbalancewascausedbyacombination

offactors,includingstructuraltradeandinvestmentdifferences,【divergent】

patternsofsavingsandconsumptionandtheinternationaldivisionoflabor.

convenient

well-balanced

A:

innovative

B:

different

C:

答D:案：D

12、【單選題】Apolicetaskteamwassenttoinvestigatethesecurity【breach】

followingthereport.

transition

violation

A:

reinforcement

B:

inspection

C:

答D:案：B

13、【單選題】Herwordsimmediatelyinviteda【backlash】.

welcome

criticism

A:

hurrah

B:

curse

C:

答D:案：B

14、【單選題】Oneofthemajorfactorsinthegrowingwinemarketisincreasing

demandfromChinawhereconsumers’tasteshavegrownmore【sophisticated】.

experienced

accomplished

A:

complex

B:

advanced

C:

答D:案：C

15、【單選題】TheFundseekstoprofitfromcorporateeventssuchastakeovers

andbankruptciesandusesleverageto【amplify】returns.

increase

decrease

A:

clarify

B:

develop

C:

答D:案：A

16、【判斷題】Passage1Inaturnaroundthatwouldhavebeenunthinkableafew

yearsago,theUSispredictedtobecometheworld’stopoilandgasproducerby

2020,passingRussiaandSaudiArabia.Thatisthemessageofareportproduced

byPFCEnergy,aconsultancy,inNovember.Thereasonistherapidgrowthof

productionfromshalerocksourcesbecauseofadvancesintechnology.The

forecast,onabarrelofoilequivalentbasis,isamarkedchangeforacountry

whereoveralloil,gas,andgasliquidsproductionpeakedintheearly1970s.The

growthinextractionfromshalehasmadetheUStheworld’slargestproducerof

naturalgas.Itisnowpoisedtoenterthegloballiquefiednaturalgasexport

market.“NorthAmericaisthesecond-largestsourceofadditionalLNGcapacity

inthisdecadeafterAustralia,”NikosTsafos,seniormanagerinupstreamandgas

atPFC.“Thatistrulyastonishing.”Just10yearsagotheUSwastryingto

buildterminalstoimportLNG.Today,thosewhohadexpectedtoimportaremoving

torefitfacilitiessotheycannowexport.InlateOctober,theBGGroupsigned

thefirstlong-termagreementtobuyLNGfromtheGulfcoast,takingtheUSastep

closertobecominganexporter.RogerIhne,principalintheenergyand

resourcespracticeatDeloitte,theconsultancy,estimatesthatifthethree

terminalsthathavebeenapprovedforexportproceedwiththeirplans,theamount

ofgassentabroadwouldbejustunder10percentofcurrentUSconsumption.And

theimpactonpriceswouldbeminimal,addsTomChoi,Deloitte’s

nationalpracticeleaderforgasintheconsultancy’sMarketPointforecasting

group.Heestimatesthatevenwiththatamountoffuelexported,USnaturalgas

priceswouldonlyriselessthan2percentbecausetheresourceissoabundant.

“EveniftheUSsubstantiallyincreasedtheuseofnaturalgas,therewouldstill

besubstantialgaslefttomeetitsdomesticneedsfordecades,”MrIhnesays.

Nonetheless,USmanufacturers,whohavegainedsubstantiallyfromthedropinUS

naturalgaspricesassociatedwiththeshaleproductionboom,areworried.The

IndustrialEnergyConsumersofAmerica,anon-partisanassociationofleading

manufacturingcompanieswith$700bninannualsales,isurgingchangestothe

naturalgasexportpermitprocess.16.IthasalwaysbeenbelievedthattheUS

willbecometheworld’stopoilandgasproducer.

True

False

A:

答B(yǎng):案：B

17、【判斷題】Passage1Inaturnaroundthatwouldhavebeenunthinkableafew

yearsago,theUSispredictedtobecometheworld’stopoilandgasproducerby

2020,passingRussiaandSaudiArabia.Thatisthemessageofareportproduced

byPFCEnergy,aconsultancy,inNovember.Thereasonistherapidgrowthof

productionfromshalerocksourcesbecauseofadvancesintechnology.The

forecast,onabarrelofoilequivalentbasis,isamarkedchangeforacountry

whereoveralloil,gas,andgasliquidsproductionpeakedintheearly1970s.The

growthinextractionfromshalehasmadetheUStheworld’slargestproducerof

naturalgas.Itisnowpoisedtoenterthegloballiquefiednaturalgasexport

market.“NorthAmericaisthesecond-largestsourceofadditionalLNGcapacity

inthisdecadeafterAustralia,”NikosTsafos,seniormanagerinupstreamandgas

atPFC.“Thatistrulyastonishing.”Just10yearsagotheUSwastryingto

buildterminalstoimportLNG.Today,thosewhohadexpectedtoimportaremoving

torefitfacilitiessotheycannowexport.InlateOctober,theBGGroupsigned

thefirstlong-termagreementtobuyLNGfromtheGulfcoast,takingtheUSastep

closertobecominganexporter.RogerIhne,principalintheenergyand

resourcespracticeatDeloitte,theconsultancy,estimatesthatifthethree

terminalsthathavebeenapprovedforexportproceedwiththeirplans,theamount

ofgassentabroadwouldbejustunder10percentofcurrentUSconsumption.And

theimpactonpriceswouldbeminimal,addsTomChoi,Deloitte’s

nationalpracticeleaderforgasintheconsultancy’sMarketPointforecasting

group.Heestimatesthatevenwiththatamountoffuelexported,USnaturalgas

priceswouldonlyriselessthan2percentbecausetheresourceissoabundant.

“EveniftheUSsubstantiallyincreasedtheuseofnaturalgas,therewouldstill

besubstantialgaslefttomeetitsdomesticneedsfordecades,”MrIhnesays.

Nonetheless,USmanufacturers,whohavegainedsubstantiallyfromthedropinUS

naturalgaspricesassociatedwiththeshaleproductionboom,areworried.The

IndustrialEnergyConsumersofAmerica,anon-partisanassociationofleading

manufacturingcompanieswith$700bninannualsales,isurgingchangestothe

naturalgasexportpermitprocess.17.Inthepasttenyears,Australiahasbeen

thelargestsourceofadditionalliquefiednaturalgascapacity.

True

False

A:

答B(yǎng):案：A

18、【判斷題】Passage1Inaturnaroundthatwouldhavebeenunthinkableafew

yearsago,theUSispredictedtobecometheworld’stopoilandgasproducerby

2020,passingRussiaandSaudiArabia.Thatisthemessageofareportproduced

byPFCEnergy,aconsultancy,inNovember.Thereasonistherapidgrowthof

productionfromshalerocksourcesbecauseofadvancesintechnology.The

forecast,onabarrelofoilequivalentbasis,isamarkedchangeforacountry

whereoveralloil,gas,andgasliquidsproductionpeakedintheearly1970s.The

growthinextractionfromshalehasmadetheUStheworld’slargestproducerof

naturalgas.Itisnowpoisedtoenterthegloballiquefiednaturalgasexport

market.“NorthAmericaisthesecond-largestsourceofadditionalLNGcapacity

inthisdecadeafterAustralia,”NikosTsafos,seniormanagerinupstreamandgas

atPFC.“Thatistrulyastonishing.”Just10yearsagotheUSwastryingto

buildterminalstoimportLNG.Today,thosewhohadexpectedtoimportaremoving

torefitfacilitiessotheycannowexport.InlateOctober,theBGGroupsigned

thefirstlong-termagreementtobuyLNGfromtheGulfcoast,takingtheUSastep

closertobecominganexporter.RogerIhne,principalintheenergyand

resourcespracticeatDeloitte,theconsultancy,estimatesthatifthethree

terminalsthathavebeenapprovedforexportproceedwiththeirplans,theamount

ofgassentabroadwouldbejustunder10percentofcurrentUSconsumption.And

theimpactonpriceswouldbeminimal,addsTomChoi,Deloitte’s

nationalpracticeleaderforgasintheconsultancy’sMarketPointforecasting

group.Heestimatesthatevenwiththatamountoffuelexported,USnaturalgas

priceswouldonlyriselessthan2percentbecausetheresourceissoabundant.

“EveniftheUSsubstantiallyincreasedtheuseofnaturalgas,therewouldstill

besubstantialgaslefttomeetitsdomesticneedsfordecades,”MrIhnesays.

Nonetheless,USmanufacturers,whohavegainedsubstantiallyfromthedropinUS

naturalgaspricesassociatedwiththeshaleproductionboom,areworried.The

IndustrialEnergyConsumersofAmerica,anon-partisanassociationofleading

manufacturingcompanieswith$700bninannualsales,isurgingchangestothe

naturalgasexportpermitprocess.18.Thelong-termagreementtobuyliquefied

naturalgasfromtheGulfcoasttheBGGroupsignedhasbroughttheUScloserto

thestatusofagasexporter.

True

A:

False

答B(yǎng):案：A

19、【判斷題】Passage1Inaturnaroundthatwouldhavebeenunthinkableafew

yearsago,theUSispredictedtobecometheworld’stopoilandgasproducerby

2020,passingRussiaandSaudiArabia.Thatisthemessageofareportproduced

byPFCEnergy,aconsultancy,inNovember.Thereasonistherapidgrowthof

productionfromshalerocksourcesbecauseofadvancesintechnology.The

forecast,onabarrelofoilequivalentbasis,isamarkedchangeforacountry

whereoveralloil,gas,andgasliquidsproductionpeakedintheearly1970s.The

growthinextractionfromshalehasmadetheUStheworld’slargestproducerof

naturalgas.Itisnowpoisedtoenterthegloballiquefiednaturalgasexport

market.“NorthAmericaisthesecond-largestsourceofadditionalLNGcapacity

inthisdecadeafterAustralia,”NikosTsafos,seniormanagerinupstreamandgas

atPFC.“Thatistrulyastonishing.”Just10yearsagotheUSwastryingto

buildterminalstoimportLNG.Today,thosewhohadexpectedtoimportaremoving

torefitfacilitiessotheycannowexport.InlateOctober,theBGGroupsigned

thefirstlong-termagreementtobuyLNGfromtheGulfcoast,takingtheUSastep

closertobecominganexporter.RogerIhne,principalintheenergyand

resourcespracticeatDeloitte,theconsultancy,estimatesthatifthethree

terminalsthathavebeenapprovedforexportproceedwiththeirplans,theamount

ofgassentabroadwouldbejustunder10percentofcurrentUSconsumption.And

theimpactonpriceswouldbeminimal,addsTomChoi,Deloitte’s

nationalpracticeleaderforgasintheconsultancy’sMarketPointforecasting

group.Heestimatesthatevenwiththatamountoffuelexported,USnaturalgas

priceswouldonlyriselessthan2percentbecausetheresourceissoabundant.

“EveniftheUSsubstantiallyincreasedtheuseofnaturalgas,therewouldstill

besubstantialgaslefttomeetitsdomesticneedsfordecades,”MrIhnesays.

Nonetheless,USmanufacturers,whohavegainedsubstantiallyfromthedropinUS

naturalgaspricesassociatedwiththeshaleproductionboom,areworried.The

IndustrialEnergyConsumersofAmerica,anon-partisanassociationofleading

manufacturingcompanieswith$700bninannualsales,isurgingchangestothe

naturalgasexportpermitprocess.19.Withfuelexportincreasing,USnatural

gaspriceswillrisesubstantially.

True

False

A:

答B(yǎng):案：B

20、【判斷題】Passage1Inaturnaroundthatwouldhavebeenunthinkableafew

yearsago,theUSispredictedtobecometheworld’stopoilandgasproducerby

2020,passingRussiaandSaudiArabia.Thatisthemessageofareportproduced

byPFCEnergy,aconsultancy,inNovember.Thereasonistherapidgrowthof

productionfromshalerocksourcesbecauseofadvancesintechnology.The

forecast,onabarrelofoilequivalentbasis,isamarkedchangeforacountry

whereoveralloil,gas,andgasliquidsproductionpeakedintheearly1970s.The

growthinextractionfromshalehasmadetheUStheworld’slargestproducerof

naturalgas.Itisnowpoisedtoenterthegloballiquefiednaturalgasexport

market.“NorthAmericaisthesecond-largestsourceofadditionalLNGcapacity

inthisdecadeafterAustralia,”NikosTsafos,seniormanagerinupstreamandgas

atPFC.“Thatistrulyastonishing.”Just10yearsagotheUSwastryingto

buildterminalstoimportLNG.Today,thosewhohadexpectedtoimportaremoving

torefitfacilitiessotheycannowexport.InlateOctober,theBGGroupsigned

thefirstlong-termagreementtobuyLNGfromtheGulfcoast,takingtheUSastep

closertobecominganexporter.RogerIhne,principalintheenergyand

resourcespracticeatDeloitte,theconsultancy,estimatesthatifthethree

terminalsthathavebeenapprovedforexportproceedwiththeirplans,theamount

ofgassentabroadwouldbejustunder10percentofcurrentUSconsumption.And

theimpactonpriceswouldbeminimal,addsTomChoi,Deloitte’s

nationalpracticeleaderforgasintheconsultancy’sMarketPointforecasting

group.Heestimatesthatevenwiththatamountoffuelexported,USnaturalgas

priceswouldonlyriselessthan2percentbecausetheresourceissoabundant.

“EveniftheUSsubstantiallyincreasedtheuseofnaturalgas,therewouldstill

besubstantialgaslefttomeetitsdomesticneedsfordecades,”MrIhnesays.

Nonetheless,USmanufacturers,whohavegainedsubstantiallyfromthedropinUS

naturalgaspricesassociatedwiththeshaleproductionboom,areworried.The

IndustrialEnergyConsumersofAmerica,anon-partisanassociationofleading

manufacturingcompanieswith$700bninannualsales,isurgingchangestothe

naturalgasexportpermitprocess.20.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat

theideaofnaturalgasexportisnotpopularwithUSmanufacturers.

True

False

A:

答B(yǎng):案：A

21、【判斷題】Passage2WhenWal-MartStores(WMT)beganexpandingoutside

NorthAmericainthe1990s,itstoughestrivalwastheFrenchretailchain

Carrefour.Afteropeningtheworld’sfirstbig-boxsuperstorein1963,Carrefour

spentthreedecadesspreadingitscombinationgrocery-and-general-merchandise

storesacrossEurope,SouthAmerica,andAsia.Today,theretailerisintrouble

aroundtheglobe.OnOct.13,Carrefourissueditsfifthprofitwarninginless

thanayearasitreportedslumpingthird-quartersalesinkeyWesternEuropean

andAsianmarkets.ChiefExecutiveOfficerLarsOlofsson,recruitedfromNestlé

in2009,isthecompany’sthirdCEOinsevenyears,andfourtopexecutives

havebeenreplacedinthepast12months.Carrefourshareshaveplungednearly

two-thirdssince2007,whenLVMHMoёtHennessyLouisVuittonCEOBernardArnault

alongwithU.S.realestateinvestmentgroupColonyCapitalspent$5.5billionon

a9.8percentstake.Thatinvestmentisnowworthlessthan$2billion.They“got

thetimingwrong”onCarrefour,saysRoyalBankofScotland(RBS)analystJustin

Scarborough.“Themarketsthey’reinhavecomeunderhugeamountsofpressure

since2008andlotsofthosepressuresaren’tgoingtogoaway.”Arnaultand

Colonydeclinedinterviewrequests.ThatmeansCarrefourhasfallenfarbehind

$467billionWal-Mart.Thoughtheyhaveaboutthesamenumberofretaillocations

(9,667forWal-Mart,vs.Carrefour’s9,631),Wal-Mart’sinternationalsalesnow

top$109billion,almostsurpassingCarrefour’stotal$114billioninrevenues.

WhileWal-Marthasgeneratedroughly7.5percentoperatingmarginsinrecentyears,

Carrefourmanagedonly5.5percent.Inprofits,thedivideisparticularly

acute:Walmartlastyearloggednetincomeof$7,804peremployeewhile

Carrefourearnedjust$1,260.21.Wal-MartStores(WMT)isnowintroublearound

theglobe.

True

False

A:

答B(yǎng):案：B

22、【判斷題】Passage2WhenWal-MartStores(WMT)beganexpandingoutside

NorthAmericainthe1990s,itstoughestrivalwastheFrenchretailchain

Carrefour.Afteropeningtheworld’sfirstbig-boxsuperstorein1963,Carrefour

spentthreedecadesspreadingitscombinationgrocery-and-general-merchandise

storesacrossEurope,SouthAmerica,andAsia.Today,theretailerisintrouble

aroundtheglobe.OnOct.13,Carrefourissueditsfifthprofitwarninginless

thanayearasitreportedslumpingthird-quartersalesinkeyWesternEuropean

andAsianmarkets.ChiefExecutiveOfficerLarsOlofsson,recruitedfromNestlé

in2009,isthecompany’sthirdCEOinsevenyears,andfourtopexecutives

havebeenreplacedinthepast12months.Carrefourshareshaveplungednearly

two-thirdssince2007,whenLVMHMoёtHennessyLouisVuittonCEOBernardArnault

alongwithU.S.realestateinvestmentgroupColonyCapitalspent$5.5billionon

a9.8percentstake.Thatinvestmentisnowworthlessthan$2billion.They“got

thetimingwrong”onCarrefour,saysRoyalBankofScotland(RBS)analystJustin

Scarborough.“Themarketsthey’reinhavecomeunderhugeamountsofpressure

since2008andlotsofthosepressuresaren’tgoingtogoaway.”Arnaultand

Colonydeclinedinterviewrequests.ThatmeansCarrefourhasfallenfarbehind

$467billionWal-Mart.Thoughtheyhaveaboutthesamenumberofretaillocations

(9,667forWal-Mart,vs.Carrefour’s9,631),Wal-Mart’sinternationalsalesnow

top$109billion,almostsurpassingCarrefour’stotal$114billioninrevenues.

WhileWal-Marthasgeneratedroughly7.5percentoperatingmarginsinrecentyears,

Carrefourmanagedonly5.5percent.Inprofits,thedivideisparticularly

acute:Walmartlastyearloggednetincomeof$7,804peremployeewhile

Carrefourearnedjust$1,260.22.Inthepastyear,Carrefourhasundergonesome

personnelchanges.

True

False

A:

答B(yǎng):案：A

23、【判斷題】Passage2WhenWal-MartStores(WMT)beganexpandingoutside

NorthAmericainthe1990s,itstoughestrivalwastheFrenchretailchain

Carrefour.Afteropeningtheworld’sfirstbig-boxsuperstorein1963,Carrefour

spentthreedecadesspreadingitscombinationgrocery-and-general-merchandise

storesacrossEurope,SouthAmerica,andAsia.Today,theretailerisintrouble

aroundtheglobe.OnOct.13,Carrefourissueditsfifthprofitwarninginless

thanayearasitreportedslumpingthird-quartersalesinkeyWesternEuropean

andAsianmarkets.ChiefExecutiveOfficerLarsOlofsson,recruitedfromNestlé

in2009,isthecompany’sthirdCEOinsevenyears,andfourtopexecutives

havebeenreplacedinthepast12months.Carrefourshareshaveplungednearly

two-thirdssince2007,whenLVMHMoёtHennessyLouisVuittonCEOBernardArnault

alongwithU.S.realestateinvestmentgroupColonyCapitalspent$5.5billionon

a9.8percentstake.Thatinvestmentisnowworthlessthan$2billion.They“got

thetimingwrong”onCarrefour,saysRoyalBankofScotland(RBS)analystJustin

Scarborough.“Themarketsthey’reinhavecomeunderhugeamountsofpressure

since2008andlotsofthosepressuresaren’tgoingtogoaway.”Arnaultand

Colonydeclinedinterviewrequests.ThatmeansCarrefourhasfallenfarbehind

$467billionWal-Mart.Thoughtheyhaveaboutthesamenumberofretaillocations

(9,667forWal-Mart,vs.Carrefour’s9,631),Wal-Mart’sinternationalsalesnow

top$109billion,almostsurpassingCarrefour’stotal$114billioninrevenues.

WhileWal-Marthasgeneratedroughly7.5percentoperatingmarginsinrecentyears,

Carrefourmanagedonly5.5percent.Inprofits,thedivideisparticularly

acute:Walmartlastyearloggednetincomeof$7,804peremployeewhile

Carrefourearnedjust$1,260.23.LVMHandColonyCapitalhavelostquitealotof

moneyontheirinvestmentinCarrefour.

True

False

A:

B:

答案：A

24、【判斷題】Passage2WhenWal-MartStores(WMT)beganexpandingoutside

NorthAmericainthe1990s,itstoughestrivalwastheFrenchretailchain

Carrefour.Afteropeningtheworld’sfirstbig-boxsuperstorein1963,Carrefour

spentthreedecadesspreadingitscombinationgrocery-and-general-merchandise

storesacrossEurope,SouthAmerica,andAsia.Today,theretailerisintrouble

aroundtheglobe.OnOct.13,Carrefourissueditsfifthprofitwarninginless

thanayearasitreportedslumpingthird-quartersalesinkeyWesternEuropean

andAsianmarkets.ChiefExecutiveOfficerLarsOlofsson,recruitedfromNestlé

in2009,isthecompany’sthirdCEOinsevenyears,andfourtopexecutives

havebeenreplacedinthepast12months.Carrefourshareshaveplungednearly

two-thirdssince2007,whenLVMHMoёtHennessyLouisVuittonCEOBernardArnault

alongwithU.S.realestateinvestmentgroupColonyCapitalspent$5.5billionon

a9.8percentstake.Thatinvestmentisnowworthlessthan$2billion.They“got

thetimingwrong”onCarrefour,saysRoyalBankofScotland(RBS)analystJustin

Scarborough.“Themarketsthey’reinhavecomeunderhugeamountsofpressure

since2008andlotsofthosepressuresaren’tgoingtogoaway.”Arnaultand

Colonydeclinedinterviewrequests.ThatmeansCarrefourhasfallenfarbehind

$467billionWal-Mart.Thoughtheyhaveaboutthesamenumberofretaillocations

(9,667forWal-Mart,vs.Carrefour’s9,631),Wal-Mart’sinternationalsalesnow

top$109billion,almostsurpassingCarrefour’stotal$114billioninrevenues.

WhileWal-Marthasgeneratedroughly7.5percentoperatingmarginsinrecentyears,

Carrefourmanagedonly5.5percent.Inprofits,thedivideisparticularly

acute:Walmartlastyearloggednetincomeof$7,804peremployeewhile

Carrefourearnedjust$1,260.24.CarrefourhasfallenbehindWal-Martbecauseit

hasfewretaillocationsaroundtheworld.

True

False

A:

答B(yǎng):案：B

25、【判斷題】Passage2WhenWal-MartStores(WMT)beganexpandingoutside

NorthAmericainthe1990s,itstoughestrivalwastheFrenchretailchain

Carrefour.Afteropeningtheworld’sfirstbig-boxsuperstorein1963,Carrefour

spentthreedecadesspreadingitscombinationgrocery-and-general-merchandise

storesacrossEurope,SouthAmerica,andAsia.Today,theretailerisintrouble

aroundtheglobe.OnOct.13,Carrefourissueditsfifthprofitwarninginless

thanayearasitreportedslumpingthird-quartersalesinkeyWesternEuropean

andAsianmarkets.ChiefExecutiveOfficerLarsOlofsson,recruitedfromNestlé

in2009,isthecompany’sthirdCEOinsevenyears,andfourtopexecutives

havebeenreplacedinthepast12months.Carrefourshareshaveplungednearly

two-thirdssince2007,whenLVMHMoёtHennessyLouisVuittonCEOBernardArnault

alongwithU.S.realestateinvestmentgroupColonyCapitalspent$5.5billionon

a9.8percentstake.Thatinvestmentisnowworthlessthan$2billion.They“got

thetimingwrong”onCarrefour,saysRoyalBankofScotland(RBS)analystJustin

Scarborough.“Themarketsthey’reinhavecomeunderhugeamountsofpressure

since2008andlotsofthosepressuresaren’tgoingtogoaway.”Arnaultand

Colonydeclinedinterviewrequests.ThatmeansCarrefourhasfallenfarbehind

$467billionWal-Mart.Thoughtheyhaveaboutthesamenumberofretaillocations

(9,667forWal-Mart,vs.Carrefour’s9,631),Wal-Mart’sinternationalsalesnow

top$109billion,almostsurpassingCarrefour’stotal$114billioninrevenues.

WhileWal-Marthasgeneratedroughly7.5percentoperatingmarginsinrecentyears,

Carrefourmanagedonly5.5percent.Inprofits,thedivideisparticularly

acute:Walmartlastyearloggednetincomeof$7,804peremployeewhile

Carrefourearnedjust$1,260.25.Wal-Mart’snetincomeperemployee(NIPE)is

morethansixtimesthatofCarrefour.

True

False

A:

答B(yǎng):案：A

26、【問答題】(英譯中)profitmargin

答案：利潤(rùn)

27、【問答題】(英譯中)monopoly

答案：壟斷

28、【問答題】(英譯中)equityjointventure

答案：股權(quán)式合資企業(yè)

29、【問答題】(英譯中)stock-taking

答案：盤點(diǎn)存貨;盤點(diǎn)貨物

30、【問答題】(英譯中)appreciationofcurrency

答案：貨幣升值

31、【問答題】(英譯中)fledglingindustries

答案：新興工業(yè)

32、【問答題】(英譯中)conglomerate

答案：跨行業(yè)公司

33、【問答題】(英譯中)tradesanctions

答案：貿(mào)易制裁

34、【問答題】(英譯中)entrepreneurship

答案：企業(yè)家精神

35、【問答題】(英譯中)meansofproduction

答案：生產(chǎn)資料

36、【問答題】(中譯英)既得利益

答案：vestedinterests

37、【問答題】(中譯英)中國(guó)國(guó)際信托投資公司

答案：ChinaInternationalTrustandInvestmentCompany

38、【問答題】(中譯英)財(cái)源，繁榮

答案：bonanza

39、【問答題】(中譯英)傾銷

答案：dumping

40、【問答題】(中譯英)空前的

答案：unprecedented

41、【問答題】(中譯英)商品交易所

答案：commodityexchanges

42、【問答題】(中譯英)貿(mào)易壁壘

答案：tradebarrier

43、【問答題】(中譯英)黃金儲(chǔ)備

答案：goldreserves

44、【問答題】(中譯英)出口配額制

答案：exportquotasystem

45、【問答題】(中譯英)國(guó)內(nèi)市場(chǎng)

答案：domesticmarket

46、【問答題】Passage1Dubaiismakingprogressinitseffortstopromote

internationalawarenessofitsattractions.Theemirateisnowfirmlyontheworld

sportingmapandreapingtherewardsofmorepublicity.Tennishadbeenaddedto

thegrowinglistofsportingevents,withaBMW/DubaiDutyFree-sponsored

tournamentinFebruary.Thisjoinshorseracing,golf,powerboatracingand

snookerchampionships,whichareallalreadyestablishedonthe

internationaltournamentcircuit.MajorinvestmentisgoingintotheDubai-based

Emiratesairline,whichaddedfournewdestinationslastsummer–Rome,Zurich,

ParisandJakarta–andon14AprilstartedoperationstoDhahran,its31st

destination.Emiratesnowemploysalmost3,500staff,makingitoneofDubai’s

largestemployers.46.WhydoesDubaimakeeffortstoholdvariouskindsof

sportingevents?

答案：Formorepublicity,Topromoteinternationalawarenessofits

attractions.

47、【問答題】Passage1Dubaiismakingprogressinitseffortstopromote

internationalawarenessofitsattractions.Theemirateisnowfirmlyontheworld

sportingmapandre