国际物流英语练习.doc
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Exercise
Chapter1
1.Thetotalvalueofinternationaltradeinservicesandmerchandiseisabout___.B
a)$9billionb)$9trillionc)$9milliond)$9thousande)Noneoftheabove
2.InternationaltradeisstillmostlyconcentratedamongthedevelopedcountriesoftheNorthernHemisphere.Whichcountryisthelargestimporteroftheworld?
A
a)UnitedStatesb)Germanyc)Chinad)Japan
3.ThecommoncurrencyofmostofthecountriesoftheEuropeanUnioniscalled___.D
a)theeuro-dollarb)theeuropeancurrencyunit(ECU)c)thethalerd)theeuro
4.WhichofthefollowingentitieswascreatedattheBretton-WoodsConferenceof1944?
A
a)InternationalMonetaryFundb)WorldTradeConferencec)MarshallPland)UnitedNations
5.Onoccasion,afirmwillrespondtoacompetitor'smovebyretaliating.Forexample,LindeGas(anAmericanfirmproducingindustrialgasses)enteredtheFrenchmarketwhenAirLiquide(aFrenchcompanyinthesameindustry)decidedtoentertheU.S.market.Suchamoveisconsidereda___.B
a)costdriverb)competitivedriverc)technologydriverd)marketdrivere)Noneoftheabove
6.Argentinacanproduceonetonofmeat(beef)using0.1yearsoflabor.Itcanalsoproduceoneautomobileusingtwoyearsoflabor.Inordertoproduceonetonofbeef,theUnitedStatesuses0.2yearsoflabor.Itcanproduceanautomobileusing1.5yearsoflabor.Argentinahas___.B
a)anabsoluteadvantageintheproductionofautomobiles b)anabsoluteadvantageintheproductionofbeef
c)acomparativeadvantageintheproductionofautomobiles d)acomparativeadvantageintheproductionofbeef
7.Russiacanproduce25tonsofsteelor15chairsusingthesameamountofresources.Usingtheexactsameamountofresources,Indiacanproduce18tonsofsteeland12chairs.Accordingtothetheoryofcomparativeadvantage,atwhatpricewillRussiaandIndiatradechairs?
A
a)Indiawillbuychairsaslongasthepriceislowerthan0.67tonsofsteel
b)Indiawillsellchairsaslongasthepriceishigherthan0.67tonsofsteel
c)Russiawillbuychairsaslongasthepriceislowerthan0.6tonsofsteel
d)Impossibletodeterminewiththeinformationgiven
8.AccordingtotheInternationalProductLifeCycleTheory,thecountry(ies)mostlikelytomanufactureaproductthathasbeenrecentlydeveloped(onethatistheresultofabrand-newdesignandusespatentedtechnology)andisinitsfirstcommercializationyear,is(are)___.A
a)thecountryofinnovationonlyb)developingcountries
c)anycountrywiththemanufacturingtechnologynecessarytomanufactureit d)otherdevelopedcountries
9.Theinternationalenvironmentpresentschallengesfortheinternationallogistician.Whichaspectoftheinternationalbusinessenvironmentismostlikelytocreatefrustrations?
A
a)Culturaldifferencesb)Economicissues c)Currencydifferencesd)Infrastructureconstraints
10.Informationonforeigncountries,includingtheireconomicenvironment,theirpoliticalenvironmentandtheirgeography,caneasilybefoundinseveralpublications.Whichisnotoneoftheorganizationsthatpublishesbackgroundinformationoncountries?
D
a)TheEconomist'sIntelligenceUnit b)TheCentralIntelligenceAgency
c)TheU.S.DepartmentofCommerce d)TheUnitedNations'UNICEF
Chapter2
1.Whichonewasnotoneofthecharacteristicsofthe"earlydays"oflogistics?
D
a)Anemphasisonmakingsurethatthegoodsarrivedingoodcondition
b)Anemphasisonlow-costtransportation c)Longtransittimesd)Anemphasisoncustomersatisfaction
2.Whowasthepersonwhopopularizedtheideaofsea-goingcontainersthatcouldbeloadeddirectlyontoaship,atruck,orarailroadcar?
B
a)PeterMaerskb)MalcomMcLeanc)JosephBattagliad)HapagLloyde)Noneoftheabove
3.Inthe1980s,companiesstartedtomanagetheirinventoriesmuchmorecloselythantheyhadinthe1960sand1970s.Thiswasduetoanincreasein___.A
a)interestratesb)thevalueofinventoriesingeneralc)thevalueofthegoodsheldininventory
d)thecreationofJust-In-Timeinventorymanagementsystems
4.Itisnotunusualforcompaniesshippingtolargemanufacturersandretailchainstobepenalizedfinancially(notreceivingthefullinvoiceamount)fornot___.D
a)shippingthecorrectgoodsb)shippingthegoodsintherightquantity
c)shippingtheentireorderatonced)deliveringthegoodsonthedayandatthetimepromised
5.DRP(DistributionRequirementsPlanning)isasystemthatallowsmanufacturers,wholesalersandretailersofconsumerproductstomanagetheirinventory"just-in-time:
"DPRworksasa___.D
a)"draw"systemb)"push"systemc)"elastic"systemd)"pull"systeme)Noneoftheabove
6.Whichofthefollowingisnotanelementofinternationallogistics,accordingtotheauthors,althoughitisapartofdomesticlogistics?
A
a)Reverselogisticsb)Themanagementoftransportationc)Themanagementofinventoriesd)Themanagementofpaperwork
7.ThedefinitionofInternationalSupplyChainManagementisthesameasthedefinitionofSupplyChainManagement,exceptthatitmakesexplicitthefactthatSCM___.D
a)isglobal.b)isinternational.c)includesinternationalactivities d)Alloftheabove
Chapter3
1)Ofthefollowing,thebestdefinitionofalogisticsinfrastructurewouldbethatitconsistsof___.
A)alloftheelementsinplacetofacilitatetransportation,communication,andbusinessexchanges
B)acountry'selectricalsupplyandroadnetwork
C)theamountofcomputerizationacountryhas
D)adevelopedbankingsystem
2)Becausesomeportsarebecomingincreasinglylimitedintheirabilitytohandleever-largershipsitispossiblethat___.
A)shipsizeswillbecomesmaller
B)massivegovernmentprogramswilldowhatisnecessarytoupgradethesmallerports
C)largeshipswillgoto"hub"portswhere"feeder"shipswilltraversetoandfromthesmallerports
D)oceanshippingcostswillrapidlydecline
3)Thebusiestcargoairportintheworldis___.
A)Heathrow B)DenverInternational C)O'Hare D)Dallas-FortWorthInternational
4)FactorscontributingtotheriseofU.S.freightrailroadssinceabout1980are___.
A)roadcongestion,concernsaboutpollutionandnoise,anddevelopmentofthemulti-modalcontainer
B)highertrainspeeds,developmentofmorecustomservicebyrailroads,andconcernsaboutterrorism
C)increasedshipmentsofhigh-valuegoodslikecomputers,unreliabilityofairfreight,andthebuildingofnewrailroads
D)Alloftheabove
5)IntheEuropeanUnion,thegoalformaildeliverysenttoanationaladdressis___.
A)twodays B)threedays C)D+1 D)D+2
6)Therearesometimesproblemswithelectricalsupplyin___.
A)Sub-SaharaAfricaB)SaudiArabiaC)somepartsofadevelopedcountryliketheUnitedStatesD)Alloftheabove
7)Regardingwateravailabilityintheinfrastructure___.
A)morethan95percentoftheworld'spopulationhasrunningwater B)manycitieshaveoldleakypipes
C)itisnotimportanttoeconomicdevelopment D)Alloftheabove
8)AsshipsmovethroughthePanamaCanal,thelockstheytraverseuseaninordinateamountoffreshwater,includingwaterfromthereserveat___.
A)LakePanama B)GuillardLake C)ThePanamaRiver D)GreatLake
9)Asadefensemeasuretokeepinvadingmilitarytroopsfromusingtheirrailroads,SpainandRussia___.
A)builtexplosivesintobridgesandtunnels
B)madedrivecontrolsinlocomotivesoppositetowhattheywereintherestofEurope
C)developedwidthsbetweentherailsdifferentfromthoseoftherestofEurope
D)Alloftheabove
10)AlthoughthereisnoequivalentterminEnglish,theFrenchtermouvragesd'arthastodowith___.
A)civilengineeringstructures B)museums C)galleries D)telecommunications
Chapter11
1)Dead-weighttonnage___.
A)isthemaximumweightofthecargothatavesselcancarry B)is2,204.6pounds
C)doesnotincludethebunker D)Alloftheabove E)Noneoftheabove
2)Incontainerizedshipping,thetermTEUstandsfor___.
A)Trans-EuropeanUnits B)TerminalEventUtilization C)TripExtensionUnit D)two-endUndercarriage
3)Countrieswithanopenregistryoftenprovide___.
A)secondaryregistries B)flagsofconvenience C)morestrictregulationofships
D)anopportunityforshipownersfromdevelopingcountriestoregistertheirshipsintheUnitedStates E)Noneoftheabove
4)Breakbulkships___.
A)areexpectedtoincreaseinnumber B)havelowlaborcosts
C)cancallatjustaboutanyporttopickupdifferentkindsofcargoloads D)Alloftheabove E)Noneoftheabove
5)Shipsdedicatedtothetransportofpetroleumproductsarecalled___.
A)LASHbarges B)drybulkcarriers C)haguecarriers D)crudecarriers E)Noneoftheabove
6)Refrigeratedshipsareslowlybeingreplacedby___.
A)refrigeratedcontainers B)drybulkcarriers C)trampships D)LASHbarges E)Noneoftheabove
7)LNGandLPGships___.
A)areobsolete B)cannotcompetewithcontainerships C)oftenoperateonlong-termcontracts D)Alloftheabove
8)Thetotalcapacityoftheshipexpressedinlongtonsiscalled___.
A)shipsize B)fulltonnage C)dead-weighttonnage D)weighttonnage E)shipcapacity
9)ShipstoolargetopassthroughthePanamaCanalarecalled___.
A)tramps B)panamaxships C)post-Panamaxships D)capesizeships E)Noneoftheabove
10)Shipsdesignedtocarryonesingletypeofrefinedpetroleumproductaresometimescalled___.
A)LASHships B)post-productionships C)conferenceships D)NVOCCs E)Noneoftheabove
Chapter12
1.FTKstandsfor___.
a)FreightTransportKelvinb)Fullat12
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