听力原文:M: What about the interest rate?
W: Well, the discount rate is given in accordance with the terms of the bill, time of discount, the amount, the reputation of the drawee and the drawer.
Q: What are they talking about?
(14)
A.The interest rate of savings account.
B.The discounting rate for drafts.
C.The rediscounting rate.
D.The interest rate for loans.
第1题:
对话理解
听力原文:M: Can I open a foreign currency account and convert my money into a currency which offers the highest interest?
W: Yes, we can arrange that for you, but foreign currency exchange rates are subject to fluctuation and sometimes you will suffer losses.
Q: What does the woman mean?
(11)
A.Interest rate of a foreign currency is much higher.
B.There are risks of losing money sometimes to open a foreign currency account.
C.Foreign currencies exchange rates are relatively stable.
D.It is advisable to open a foreign currency account.
第2题:
听力原文:The rate of interest on savings accounts is usually a little lower than that on deposit accounts.
(5)
A.There is a higher rate of interest on deposit account.
B.There is a higher rate of interest on savings account.
C.The rate of interest on deposit accounts is always much higher than that on savings accounts.
D.The rate of interest on deposit accounts is usually much lower than that on savings accounts.
第3题:
What made dealers believe that the yen should be stronger?
A.The dollar's weakness.
B.The huge surplus in trade balance.
C.Japanese interest rate cut.
D.The market' focus turning on it.
第4题:
对话理解
听力原文:W: When I want to borrow money from a hank, what should I do?
M: You should create a contract with the bank, stipulating the rate of interest, the repayment date, the amount and timing of any periodic cash interest payments, and other terms of the agreement.
Q: Which is not mentioned when creating a contract with the bank?
(11)
A.Stipulating the rate of interest.
B.Stipulating the repayment date.
C.Stipulating the amount and timing of any periodic cash interest payments.
D.Stipulating the financial sponsor.
第5题:
单句理解
听力原文:Interest rate risk refers to the exposure of a bank's financial condition to adverse movements in interest rates.
(1)
A.Bank's financial condition is the cause of interest rate risk.
B.Bank's financial condition has impact on interest rate risk.
C.Interest rate risk occurs when interest rate moves against the bank's financial condition.
D.Interest rate risk occurs when interest rate favours the bank's financial condition.
第6题:
听力原文:W: What is the rate of exchange for pound sterling into yen today?
M: For cash it is seven hundred and ninety four yen to the pound and for traveler's cheques it is eight hundred and eighteen yen to the pound.
Q: What's the exchange rate for cash?
(12)
A.880 yen.
B.794 yen.
C.719 yen.
D.888 yen.
第7题:
听力原文:M: Would you tell me about the main contents of the document?
W: Name, quality, unit price and amount of goods, ports of loading and destination, price and payment terms, shipping documents, latest shipment date and validity of the L/C.
Q: What may be the name of the document?
(19)
A.Collection Order.
B.Bill of Lading.
C.Letter of Credit.
D.Certificate of Origin.
第8题:
A.market rate
B.effective rate
C.discount rate
D.contract rate
第9题:
听力原文:M: The rate on a personal loan is fixed according to the base rate at the time when the loan is made.
W: But it is always higher than the base rate, isn't it?
Q: What is determined when a personal loan is made?
(14)
A.Rate on the personal loan.
B.Base rate of the bank.
C.The amount of payment.
D.Personal loan's time period.
第10题:
听力原文:M: Well, what other documents shall I hand in to your bank besides bills of lading?
W: A sight draft, an insurance policy, and a collection order which contains instructions on collection operation to our bank.
Q: What are they talking about???
(18)
A.Presentation of bill of exchange for payment.
B.Documents required for a collection operation.
C.Application for a letter of credit.
D.What are contained in a collection order.
第11题:
Bonds are sold at face value when the contract rate is equal to the market rate of interest.()
第12题:
贴现率(Discount rate)
第13题:
A、What’s the exchange rate today
B、What kind of currency do you want to exchange for
C、What’s the amount you’d like to exchange
第14题:
听力原文:M: What margins will the lending bank charge?
W: Margins mainly depend on these factors: evaluation of credit risk, maturity of credit, and the starting point from which onwards the rate of interest shall be firm.
Q: How many factors do margins charged by the lending bank mainly depend on?
(12)
A.Four.
B.Two.
C.Three.
D.Five.
第15题:
听力原文:Although it is a normal part of banking, excessive interest rate risk can pose a significant threat to a bank's earnings and capital base.
(4)
A.Interest rate risk is a normal part of banking operations.
B.Interest rate risk is a terrible threat to banking operations.
C.A bank's earnings and capital base is a normal part of banking.
D.A bank's earnings and capital base can pose a significant threat to banking.
第16题:
听力原文:W: What is the rate of exchange?
M: Sorry, I'm not sure. You will have to ask at the exchange desk. He can give you the exchange rate.
Q: Where can he find the exchange rate?
(12)
A.At the exchange desk.
B.On the board.
C.On the desk.
D.On the notebook.
第17题:
对话理解
听力原文:W: What kind of monetary policy instruments may your bank use?
M: They include adjusting the base interest rate, regulating rediscounting and open market operations.
Q: Which of the following wasn't mentioned by the man as a monetary policy?
(11)
A.The minimum deposit reserve.
B.Adjusting the base interest rate.
C.Regulating rediscounting.
D.Open market operations.
第18题:
听力原文:W: Excuse me, sir. Can you tell me what kind of a bill you have?
M: Yes, it's a ninety-day bill for $ 6,750.00. It matures about two months from now. I didn't think we'd have to discount it, but I need the working capital right now. How do I discount it?
Q: What kind of bill does the man have?
(13)
A.A bill of exchange with a 90-day maturity for $ 6,075.00.
B.A bill of exchange with a 60-day maturity for $ 6,075.00.
C.A bill of exchange with a 90-day maturity for $ 6,750.00.
D.A bill of exchange with a 60-day maturity for $ 6,750.00.
第19题:
The statements concerning nominal and real interest rate are true except that ______.
A.the nominal interest rate is the growth rate of your money
B.the real interest rate is the growth rate of your purchasing power
C.the nominal rate is the real interest rate deducted by the rate of inflation
D.all of the above statements
第20题:
听力原文:W: Well, yes. What about interests on those accounts? I'm interested in fixed time deposits accounts.
M: There are three kinds of fixed deposits, Madame. They are three-month, six-month and twelve-month deposits. The interest on a three-month deposit is 4.5% per annum, on six month 5%, on twelve month 5.5%.
Q: What is the interest rate on a six month deposit?
(12)
A.4%.
B.4.5%.
C.5%.
D.5.5%.
第21题:
听力原文:M: Bank of China. May I help you?
W: Yes, please. I'd like to get some information about discounting a bill of exchange.
Q: What does the customer want to do.?
(17)
A.To withdraw some money.
B.To exchange some foreign currencies.
C.To discount some bills.
D.To cash some traveler's checks.
第22题:
The bank (56) borrowers enough interest to pay the expense of the bank and have something left over for (57) . The interest cannot be higher than the legal rate, which is established by state law and in most states is 6% per year. (58) big loans, the interest rate is much less, even as low as 2%. The rate depends on the money market, when there is plenty of money (59) to be borrowed, banks charge low rates of interest. A savings bank may pay its depositors 2% and lend the money at 3.5% or 4%. But when money is tight, interest rates go up, and a savings bank may try to (60) depositors by offering 4% or 4.5% or even more and lending the money at 5% or 6%.
(41)
A.receives
B.gets
C.charges
D.pays
第23题: