重庆电力高等专科学校英语考试试题《实用英语综合教程》第三册 供 级专科 专业使用 共6页第3页 考试科目基础英语考试班级 考生姓名 评分 Directions: After reading the follow ing passage, you are required to fill in the blanke ts below. You should write your answers on the Answer Sheet correspondingly Most cities and/or states in the U.S. collect a sales tax almost everything you buy. You must ask when you move into new community how much the local sales tax is, and what items are and are not taxable. Both taxable items and the amount of tax vary considerably from place to place, from one or two percent in some places up to eight or ten in others. The New york City sales tax, for example, is currently 8%, so if you buy a pair of 40 shoes you will actually have to pay 43.20. This makes pay ing and getting correct change much more difficult. We say in America that only two things in life are unavoidable one is death and the other taxes Another thing that makes money exchanges more complicated is tipping. Waiters and waitresses, cab drivers, bakers and all sorts of other people must be tipped. Their employers give them low wages because it is expected that customers will make up the difference. If you don t, the service person cant earn a living. Tipping also varies from place to place, generally in the area of 15% of your bill(before taxes), but again you should ask local residents whom to tip and how much 16. What vary considerably from place to place? Both and the amount of tax 17. How much does the buyer have to pay if he buys a 500 washing machine in New york City? le has to pay 18. What are the things that American people can not avoid? 19. What can make money exchange more complicated in America? It is 20. What is the consequence if people do not tip the service person? The service people cant Iask5(10%) Directions: After reading the following terms and expressions, you are required to find the Chinese equivalents in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet A----Net Current account balance B----a double-entry system of accounting C----allowing duty drawback D----balance of international payments E----balancing account F----cash payments G----cred it items H----current account I---- capital account J----convertible currencies K----debit items L----direct items M----fiscal measures N----fixing of quota O----investment returns )现金支付 )往来账目 )财政措施 )国际收支平衡表 )贷方项目 )平衡帐目 )准予退还关税 可兑换货币 25.( )借方项目 )复式会计制度 Part Il. Translation 30%) Directions: There are 2 short passages and 10 sentences in this section. Write your translation in the corresponding space the Answer Sheet 26. "Lucky" Brand Chocolates are made of superior materials by up-to-date scientific method. The product is allowed to leave the factory only after strict examination of its quality. Owing to the influence of tropical climate on raw materials used, white spots may occasionally appear on the surface of the product, but the quality remains unchanged in that event 27 DREAMWORLD INFORMATION重庆电力高等专科学校英语考试试题《实用英语综合教程》第三册 供 级专科 专业使用 共 6 页 第 3 页 考试科目 基础英语 考试班级 考生姓名 学号 评分 Directions: After reading the following passage, you are required to fill in the blankets below. You should write your answers on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Most cities and/ or states in the U.S. collect a sales tax almost everything you buy. You must ask when you move into new community how much the local sales tax is, and what items are and are not taxable. Both taxable items and the amount of tax vary considerably from place to place, from one or two percent in some places up to eight or ten in others. The New York City sales tax, for example, is currently 8%, so if you buy a pair of $ 40 shoes you will actually have to pay $ 43.20. This makes paying and getting correct change much more difficult. We say in America that only two things in life are unavoidable: one is death and the other taxes. Another thing that makes money exchanges more complicated is tipping. Waiters and waitresses, cab drivers, bakers and all sorts of other people must be tipped. Their employers give them low wages because it is expected that customers will make up the difference. If you don’t, the service person can’t earn a living. Tipping also varies from place to place, generally in the area of 15% of your bill (before taxes), but again you should ask local residents whom to tip and how much. 16. What vary considerably from place to place? Both _______________ and the amount of tax. 17. How much does the buyer have to pay if he buys a $ 500 washing machine in New York City? He has to pay ________________________________. 18. What are the things that American people can not avoid? ___________________________________. 19. What can make money exchange more complicated in America? It is ___________________________. 20. What is the consequence if people do not tip the service person? The service people can’t _______________________. Task 5 (10%) Directions: After reading the following terms and expressions, you are required to find the Chinese equivalents in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet. A----Net Current Account Balance B----a double-entry system of accounting C----allowing duty drawback D----balance of international payments E----balancing account F----cash payments G----credit items H----current account I---- capital account J----convertible currencies K----debit items L----direct items M----fiscal measures N----fixing of quota O----investment returns Part II. Translation (30%) Directions: There are 2 short passages and 10 sentences in this section. Write your translation in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. 26. “Lucky” Brand Chocolates are made of superior materials by up-to-date scientific method. The product is allowed to leave the factory only after strict examination of its quality. Owing to the influence of tropical climate on raw materials used, white spots may occasionally appear on the surface of the product, but the quality remains unchanged in that event. 27. DREAMWORLD INFORMATION 21. ( ) 现金支付 ( ) 往来账目 22. ( ) 财政措施 ( ) 国际收支平衡表 23. ( ) 贷方项目 ( ) 平衡帐目 24. ( ) 准予退还关税 ( ) 可兑换货币 25. ( ) 借方项目 ( ) 复式会计制度