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时间:2019-09-02
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1、电大《商务英语(下・1)模拟试题模拟试题(488)Part1Reading(25points)Passage1(10points)Exportsareoftwomainkinds:goodsandservices,theformerbeingknownasvisibleitemsandthelatterasinvisibles.Overaperiodoftimethetotalvalueofexportsshouldbalancewiththetotalvalueofimports.Totheextentthatexportsexceedimportswearesaidtohaveafavou
2、rablebalanceofpayments・Totheextentthatimportsexceedexportsthebalanceofpaymentsissaidtobeunfavourableoradverse.Thewould-beexporterisfacedwithanumberofproblems.First,thereistheneedtofindacustomerforhisgoods.Theactualoperationofsellingismademoredifficultbecauseoflanguagebarriersandculturaldifferences・T
3、herearealsoadditionaltransportproblemsbecauseofthegreaterdistancesinvolvedandoftenunfamiliarterritories.Whenthemanufacturerturnsfromsellingathometosellingoverseas,hisproblemsaremagnificd.Thisisparticularlytrueintermsoffinance・Thefirstfinancialproblemfacingtheexporteristhetimetakentodeliverhisgoods・T
4、herecouldbealongdelay6wh订ehismerchandiseisintransitbetweenLondon,and,say,Karachi・Hehasincurredthecostofproduction,butwhenishegoingtobepaid?Thesecondproblemisevenmoreserious:Howsurecanhebethatheisgoingtobepaidatall?Andevenwhenhereceivespaymenthistroublesmaynotbeover.Ifheispaidforhisgoodsinacurrencyot
5、herthansterling,hehastoconvertthatcurrencyintosterling,andwhatiftheothercurrencyhasfalleninvaluesincethecontractwasmade?Thesearetheperennialproblemsfortheexporter・Fortunatelyforourexporters,andforoureconomygenerally,helpisavailablebothfromthegovernmentandthebanks-Fromthegovernmentside,theExportCredi
6、tsGuaranteeDepartmentoffersBritishexporters,inreturnforafee,insuranceagainstbaddebtsincurredasaresultofsalesofforeignbuyers・TheExportIntelligenceDepartmentalsohelpsbyprovidingthemwithusefuladviceandinformation.Themoststraightforwardmethodoffinancingtheoperationsisfortheexportertoborrowthenecessaryfu
7、ndsfromhisbank.Thiswayhecanshiphisgoodsabroadanddrawonhisbankforthefundsneededtocarryonproductionwhileheisawaitingtheproceeds.Butofcoursetheborrowingsfromthebankwilllowerhisprofitmargins・Anothermethod
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