首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Read this text about barriers to international business. Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the
Read this text about barriers to international business. Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the
admin
2015-01-27
108
问题
Read this text about barriers to international business.
Choose the best sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps.
For each gap(9-14), mark one letter(A-H)on your Answer Sheet.
Do not use any letter more than once.
There is an example at the beginning(0).
Barriers to International Business
Firms desiring to enter international business face several obstacles, some much more severe than others.(0).G...
A nation’s culture and social forces can restrict international business activities. Culture consists of a country’s general ideas and values and tangible items such as food, clothing, and buildings. Social forces include family, education, religion, and customs.【P1】______
Some countries also have different values about spending than do Americans. The Japanese have long been a nation that believes in paying cash for the products they buy, although the use of credit cards has soared in Japan over the last few years. The Japanese still save nearly 20 percent of individual income, compared to about 4 percent saved by people in the United States.
【P2】______In some countries, purchasing items as basic as food and clothing can be influenced by religion. And some societies simply do not value material possessions to the same degree that Americans do.
Most firms know the importance of understanding the cultural and social differences between selling and buying countries.【P3】______ For instance, a business deal in Japan can fall through if a foreign businessman refuses a cup of green tea during a visit to a native Japanese firm.
The political climate of a country can have a major impact on international business. Nations experiencing intense political unrest may change their attitude toward foreign firms at any time; this instability creates an unfavourable atmosphere for international trade.
Tariffs and trade restrictions are also barriers to international business. A nation can restrict trade through import tariffs, quotas and embargoes, and exchange controls.
Import tariffs: a duty, or tax, levied against goods brought into a country is an import tariff.【P4】______The risk in importing tariff is that the other country could take the same action.
Quotas and embargoes: a quota is a limit on the amount of a product that can leave or enter a country. Some quotas are established on a voluntary basis.【P5】______For instance, Japanese automobile manufacturers have voluntarily reduced the number of cars shipped from the United States to five automakers here the time they need to modernise their factories. An embargo is a total ban on certain imports and exports. Many embargoes are politically caused.
Exchange controls: restrictions on the amount of a certain currency that can be bought or sold are called exchange controls.【P6】______
Example:
A Tariff can be used to discourage foreign competitors from entering a domestic market.
B A government can use exchange controls to limit the amount of products that importers can purchase with a particular currency.
C The voluntary quota reduced the quantity of products for exportation.
D Selling products from one country to another is sometimes difficult when the cultures of the two countries differ significantly.
E Generally, a voluntary quota fosters goodwill and protects a country from foreign competition.
F However, managers still make costly mistakes when conducting business internationally simply because they do not understand such differences.
G The most common barriers to international business are: cultural, social, and political barriers, and tariffs and trade restrictions.
H Social forces which are universal in people’s daily life can create obstacles to international trade.
【P3】
选项
答案
F
解析
所缺句子的前一句话意为:大多数公司都认识到买卖国双方之间的文化和社会差异的重要性。其后一句话意为:例如,如果一位外国商人去日本当地一家公司拜访时拒绝喝一杯绿茶的话。其公司在日本的买卖就会泡汤。综合分析可推断出所缺句子应具有转折意义,而F项以however开头,意为:但是,公司经理仍然会在进行国际贸易时出一些错而为其公司带来巨大损失,这仅仅是因为他们并不了解这种差异。另外句中such differences与前一句中的the cultural and social differences相呼应,故F项为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/3u7d777K
本试题收录于:
BEC高级阅读题库BEC商务英语分类
0
BEC高级阅读
BEC商务英语
相关试题推荐
WhatdoesthewomanmentionabouttheSiwonCorporation?
Theinterlocutorasksyouquestionsonanumberofwork-relatedandnonwork-relatedsubjects.(Thecandidatechoosesonetopic
Inthispartofthetest,youareaskedtogiveashorttalkonabusinesstopic.Youhavetochooseoneofthetopicsfromthe
Inthispartofthetest,youareaskedtogiveashorttalkonabusinesstopic.Youhavetochooseoneofthetopicsfromthe
Theinterlocutorasksyouquestionsonanumberofwork-relatedandnonwork-relatedsubjects.
TASKONE—ADVANTAGE•Forquestions13—17,matchtheextractswiththeadvantages,listedA—H.•Foreachextract,choosetheadv
Whichofthefollowingisnotthechannelforangleinvestorsandprivatecompaniestomeet?
Thefollowingbusinessesintheregionareofferedforsale.A.RestaurantAlargewell-decoratedrestaurantinanexcellentpos
Thefollowingbusinessesintheregionareofferedforsale.A.RestaurantAlargewell-decoratedrestaurantinanexcellentpos
•Lookatthestatementsbelowandthenewsaboutbusinesstravelontheoppositepage.•Whichnews(A,B,C,DorE)doeseach
随机试题
证明:方程xn+px+q=0(n∈N+,p,q∈R)当n为偶数时至多有两个实根;当n为奇数时至多有三个实根.
在Excel2010中,清除和删除的意义:清除的是单元格内容,单元格依然存在;而删除则是将选定的单元格和单元格内的内容一并删除。()
A、二氢埃托啡B、哌替啶C、可待因D、喷他佐辛E、阿法罗定(安那度)镇痛作用比吗啡强12000倍,常用于镇痛或吗啡类成瘾者戒毒的是
下列不属于夫妻共同财产的是()。
某国对外开放程度和外贸依存度都较高,国际融资尤其是短期融资规模相对较大。该国货币波动比较频繁,长期实行干预外汇市场等比较强烈的汇率制度。最新数据显示,2017年底,该国的国际储备为7000亿美元,国民生产总值为23000亿美元,外债总额为8800亿美
已知某投资项目的原始投资额现值为100万元,净现值为25万元,则该项目的现值指数为()。
某物流公司2011年1月有关经营情况如下:(1)提供国内货物运输及装卸服务,取得运输收入35万元,装卸收入4万元,支付装卸工人工资1万元;(2)承揽国际货物运输业务,取得全程运输收入48万元,支付境外承运单位运费16万元;
下列各项中,能够引起法律关系发生、变更和消灭的法律行为有()。
函数f(x)=ln(x2+1)在区间[一1,2]上的最小值与最大值分别为().
下列青铜器中()是现今世界上最大的青铜器。
最新回复
(
0
)