China started to examine and approve () joint-venture trading firms.中国开始审核并批
China started to examine and approve () joint-venture trading firms.中国开始审核并批准建立一些中外合资的贸易公司。
A、Sino-foreign
B、Sino-Tibetan
C、Sino-Japanese
D、Sin-foreign
China started to examine and approve () joint-venture trading firms.中国开始审核并批准建立一些中外合资的贸易公司。
A、Sino-foreign
B、Sino-Tibetan
C、Sino-Japanese
D、Sin-foreign
第1题
The writer has not directly stated, but would support the opinion that______.
A.Astronauts have taken a personal interest in the history of the Great Wall of China
B.the common people of the Qin Dynasty were the ones who provided the labor in constructing the Great Wall
C.work on the Great Wall was started before the Qin Dynasty came into existence
D.the Great Wall of China is a great human achievement and was probably worth the effort it took
第2题
Liu Xiang sets the World 110m Hurdles record in Lausanne.
Lausanne, Switzerland — China’s Olympic champ/on Liu Xiang【21】the men’s 110m Hurdles World record with【22】12.88 seconds (wind +1.1 m/s) at tonight’s Athletissima, a Super Grand Prix meeting, which is part of the IAAF World Athletics Tour.
"I【23】thought I could break the World record. I'm feeling very fired, very happy and very excited," said Liu Xiang. "Switzerland is my【24】place. I love Switzerland and Lausanne and the fans here," the 22-year-old young man added. "I had【25】broken the World junior record in 2002 in Lausanne (13.12)." Liu Xiang celebrates【26】sitting on his World record clock in Lausanne.
"Tonight I started well running. But it was【27】the fifth hurdle when I speeded up," confirmed the 2005 World Championship silver medallist who will【28】his 23rd birthday on Thursday (13 July).
Liu Xiang was the joint holder of the【29】best of 12.91, which he【30】when winning the Olympic title on 27 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The【31】12.91 record had been set in Stuttgart, Germany,【32】Britain’s Colin Jackson who established that mark when winning the World Championship【33】medal on 20 August 1993.
In second place tonight in Lausanne was Dominique Arnold of USA who led for most of the【34】, and finished in 12.90 seconds, which of course is also【35】the old record.
(41)
A.held
B.kept
C.broke
D.damaged
第3题
At 13 years old, Keith Peiris is the world's youngest CEO(Chief Executive Officer). But he says that there is nothing different about him compared to other children his age.
Keith launched(开办)a website for his own company at the age of 10. While other children were receiving awards for their achievements, Peiris was giving scholarships from Cyberteks Design, his own company, to pupils at his school.
Though he's just a teenager, he is already experiencing the pains of adult life.
Peiris is about 1.5 metres tall with big brown eyes and curly (卷曲的)jet-black hair. "His big eyes show his intelligence. They show his wisdom," said Christine St Pierre, a journalist from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
When he was asked for an exclusive (独家的)interview, Peiris looked at his watch and said, "20 minutes, 30 minutes at most, OK?"
He has the air of a real businessman who treasures every minute of his time.
Cyberteks Design mainly serves North America. But since Peiris visited China, he said he would try to find a way to cater for(迎合) China's Shanghai market as well.
"China is growing and in the next 10 to 20 years it will be among the top countries for business. Now China's become a member of the WTO, Shanghai will have more business opportunities ," said the young businessman.
"At the moment it is hard to compete with local companies in Shanghai because of the cost, especially of hardware."
"At first, my age will be the largest issue, but in the end that won't be important," he added, "Once I get more and more clients(客户),we will build a reputation(信誉) and people will take me more seriously."
Peiris answers questions quickly and is very articulate (表达能力强的)for his age. He said he had come to know Shanghai pretty well through TV programmes shown on CNN before his trip.
He added, "When I was about five, my father gave me my own computer and started teaching me a few things about how to use it. I have not seen any parents do that for their children."
Keith Peiris is now ______.
A.a student
B.CEO of a company
C.doing business in Shanghai
D.both A and B
第4题
26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut (初资登台) on October 23, 2002 and got 6 points (得分) for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points in another game.
Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basketball player. But Yao said, "When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy. ' He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. "I hope that through very hard work, I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games," he said.
Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don't think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy (活力) to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.
Yao Ming got 13 points on October______, 2002.
A.22
B.23
C.24
D.26
第5题
Why does the writer say "at the risk of inflation"?
A.Because he feels that he might be exaggerating
B.Because he has recently praised more works than usual
C.Because he finds it hard to be objective
D.Because he feels he may not praise the work sufficiently
第6题
What is the text mainly about?
A.The New Seven Wonders of the world.
B.The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
C.Bernard Weber"s attempt to update information.
D.The three new wonders of the world.
第7题
David Graddol , a language researcher and lecturer at the Open University in Britain , said that , on the one hand , English is becoming a language of everyday usage in some countries in Northern Europe. "Something like 70%
of the Dutch population claim now that they can hold a conversation in English quite comfortably ," Mr. Graddol said. "For them , it is not a textbook-based foreign exercise. They are already exposed to English in the environment. People have learned a little bit of it before they get to school , and they can see immediately that it has some use in their lives. In countries like the Netherlands , Sweden or Denmark you need English to complete your education. "
"In other countries , however , English is more truly a foreign language ," said Mr. Graddol , whose consulting firm , The English Council produced a worldwide report titled "The Future of English" for the British Council a few years ago. "In some countries , like China , there is not very much English in the environment and people may be learning it from teachers who may not speak English very well themselves."
In a third group of countries , like India and Nigeria where English has been used a long time , distinct local varieties of the language are emerging , complete with their own
dictionaries , textbooks and literature.
"English is so important in these countries that people use it in part to create their own social and even national identity ," Mr. Craddol said. "When that happens , the language starts going its own way. The variety of English that proficient speakers in such countries are learning may not be terribly useful in an international context. "
"Thus , the very reason for the rise of English - its guarantee of mutual intelligibility among people of different cultures - could dissolve if the language continues to split up into a variety of ‘ Englishes’."
21. 30 % of the Dutch population claim they can communicate in English very freely. ()
22. People in the Netherlands , Sweden or Denmark use English to complete their education. ()
23. According to the English Council , in some countries like China there is not very much English in the environment and English is more truly a foreign language. ()
24. In countries where distinct local varieties of English are emerging like India , people no longer use their native language. ()
25. According to the speaker , English is so popular in some European countries that it has started going its own way because people use it in part to create their own social and even national identity. ()
第8题
The farmers are reported to have difficulty in______.
A.hiring harvest workers
B.selecting the right fruit to grow
C.selling their farm produce
D.changing their way of farming
第9题
A.made, has started
B.has made, started
C.have made, started
第10题
Loss due to delayed arrival of the goods
In 2006 an import and export corporation exported 1 000 tons of walnut to a British company on the basis of CIF. Payment is made by irrevocable letter of credit at sight. The terms of delivery is subject to the arrival of the goods in Avonmouth on December 2 ,2006 , which is a special item. Our violation to this term resultecl in some economic losses. The basic items in the contract as follows :
Shipment: To be shipped during Oct. 2006 from China port to Avonmouth. The relevant UC opened by the Buyer will reach the Seller before the end of Sept. 2006. Seller undertakes to guarantee that the carrying steamer shall arrive at the named port of destination not later than Dec.2,2006. The actual date of her arrival at the named port of destination will be subject to the actual date of her arrival at the port of destination named verified by the relevant carrier or her agents.
Special terms and conditions on Prices :
(1) In case the carrying vessel arrives at Avonmouth earlier than Nov. 26 ,2006 , the Buyer shall pay the Seller price premium of 0.2% on the total invoice value per day.
(2)In case the carrying streamer arrives at Avonmouth later than Dec. 2,2006, the Seller shall agree to have the contract cancelled if so requested by the Buyer and if the payment has been already collected , it shall be refunded to the Buyer. Notice of the request for cancellation of contract is in all cases to be made to the Seller within 48 (forty-eight) hours after the time of arrival of the steamer at Avonmouth, otherwise the delivery shall be deemed as having been accepted by the Buyer.
After signing the contract , our corporation, through a forwarding agent, hired a vessel whose nationality is Sweden. The vessel started out on its voyage after loading on Oct. 5, 2006, and it was estimated that it would arrive at the destination on Dec. 2, 2006 if everything is in order.
Unfortunately, during the voyage, an engine of the vessel stopped working. Our corporation sent a towboat to drag the vessel forward considering the large amount of the shipments. But after the vessel's arrival at Avonmouth it was several hours later than the stipulated time of delivery (Dec. 2,2006) in the contract. Seeing the price of walnut was falling down in the local market,the Buyer notified our corporation that he refused to take delivery of the goods. Our company had to ask some agents to help sell all the goods on the spot in order to reduce the damage.
In this transaction,the loss of our party suffered was about USD600 000.
Questions :
(1) For walnuts are seasonal merchandises, usually they are sold before Christmas day. When exporting this kind of' goods ,what factor do you think is very important?
(2) In this case , the nature of the contract has changed from the Shipment Contract to Arrival Contract , why?
(Translate the case into Chinese and then answer the question)
Helpful hint: Some clauses of this contract change the characteristics of CIF contract.