2009年7月自学考试00097《外贸英语写作》真题及部分答案

全国2009年7月高等教育自学考试

外贸英语写作试题

课程代码：00097

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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. More graduates with MBA are available ______.

A. as ever before B. than ever before

C. as before ever D. than before ever

2. ______ Mr. Sims works with customers, he writes many letters.

A. Since B. Although

C. Unless D. While

3. Our secretaries seem ______ to meet important visitors.

A. confidently B. confidence

C. confident D. confidential

4. We prefer to buy from you, because you do business with all countries, big or small, ______ equal basis.

A. on B. for

C. in D. with

5. As you know the growing demand for the above commodities has doubtlessly resulted ______ increased prices.

A. for B. in

C. with D. from

6. We are disappointed to note that up to the present we have not received your L/C which ______ us before June 1.

A. shall reach B. must have reached

C. should have reached D. will reach

7. ______ the case, this contract has been considered void from this date.

A. Such being B. Because

C. Since D. Due to

8. The buyer demands that the seller ______ the goods within a week.

A. ships B. to ship

C. be shipping D. should ship

9. Barbra was a member of the group ______ visited us.

A. which B. that

C. whom D. to whom

10. You and I ______ the only members of the committee who oppose the plan.

A. are B. were

C. am D. was

11. Our objectives are to increase production, reduce costs, ______ the quality of our work.

A. and improving B. improved

C. and improve D. and improved

12. Our two CPAs both asked for ______ in June.

A. leaves of absences B. leaves of absence

C. leave of absences D. leave of absence

13. ______ by the speeches, they asked that the meeting be adjourned.

A. Being bored B. Bored

C. Having been bored D. Boring

14. We don’t need a new stove ______ a new refrigerator.

A. or B. nor

C. either D. neither

15. It was on page 4 ______ I noticed an error.

A. where B. which

C. while D. that

16. The contract, ______ stipulations have been negotiated over the past six months, is to be signed this week.

A. that B. which

C. whom D. whose

17. Your credit cards ______ by the time you reported the loss.

A. were recovered B. have been recovered

C. recovered D. had been recovered

18. ______ you wish to make enquiries concerning our financial standing, you may refer to the ABC Bank.

A. Would B. Should

C. Could D. Shall

19. The goods arrived ______.

A. in the good condition B. in good conditions

C. in good condition D. in the good conditions

20. This offer is firm, subject to your reply ______ us before May 30.

A. arrives B. reaches

C. arrive D. reaching

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 will place more orders with you if our customers find a satisfaction with you.

22. Several senior officials spoke to the press on condition that they will not be named in the story.

23. His ask for a pay rise was considered premature.

24. Your price is not so competitive like ours.

25. The secretary feels badly about the mistake.

26. Between the people I have interviewed, I have discovered some conflicting ideas.

27. Any pages with corrections that are visible to the eye must be retyped.

28. One of every two new businesses fail within two years.

29. The management of the company not only are confident of their objectives, but also competent in achieving their objectives.

30. Having completed twenty years of service, a gold watch was presented to Mr. Brown.

Part Three: Questions 31-40

Write logical sentences with the words and phrases given. (用所给的词和短语写出符合逻辑的句子。) 10%

31. the government is / more taxes / spending more money / many / are paying / because

32. the article / were being sold / cost / some products / stated that / below

33. I spoke / had changed / accepting the job / her mind / before / to her / Jean / about

34. the company / until / had been using / they / typewriters / installed computers

35. celebrating / this year / our fiftieth anniversary / we / will be / later

36. be kept / a safe place / important documents / should / all / in

37. several hours / a report / writing / often requires / of hard work

38. have / sitting / we / a lot of work / to be done / on our desks

39. efficient / is much more / my secretary / anyone else / than / I know

40. that / everyone / away / an apple a day / the doctor / has heard /will keep

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. B. You think you are right don’t you?

41. Do you market your product through a retailer or do you sell directly to the consumer.

42. Hans was offended, no, infuriated is more precise.

43. The banks current business hours will be extended in the near future.

44. Bill asked whether I was taking my vacation in May or October?

45. Some investors use thoroughbred horses as tax shelters, these investors “write off” the expenses of maintaining the horses.

46. We like these courses very much, because, they help us to broaden our vision.

47. Present day morals are not acceptable to some senior citizens.

48. I am of course, determined to perform my duties in the best possible manner.

49. The job description lists these duties; answering the telephone, making appointments, and collecting report data.

50.We bought a lovely dog, She was named Lolia.

Part Five: Memo Writing

Write a memo in about 50 words.(写一份50个单词左右的备忘录。) 15%

51. You are Mr. Jack Johnson, General Manager of a company. Recently you have received several complaints from customers saying that some of them received the goods they had ordered with wrong invoice, and some were sent the correct invoice with the wrong goods. You are very concerned about it because this has never happened before. Write a memo to all workers in Dispatch Department to ask them

· to give their full attention to their work

· if they have any difficulties or problems with their jobs, they may speak to the Dispatch Department Manager, Mrs. Mary Foley.

Part Six: Letter Writing

Write a letter in 130-150 words.（写一封字数为130-150的信函。） 25%

52. 应麦克（Mike）先生请求， 写一封推荐信，提供有关应聘麦克先生公司办公室主任一职的李强的一些情况。内容包括以下各点：

1）李强在2003年至2005年期间任我的秘书，后去一所大学进修办公室管理课程。

2）李强写作能力很强，能熟练地进行文字处理，并且组织能力出色，总能有效地完成各项工作。

3）李强交际能力强，个性开朗，易与人合作。

4）经二年进修，一定大有长进。

5）如需其它信息，请与我联系。