1、金融英语业务知识练习试卷 26及答案与解析 一、单项选择题 1 The agreements tha: were reached at the Bretton Woods conference in 1944 established a system ( A) in which the values of currencies were fixed in terms of a specific number of ounces of gold, which in turn determined their values in international trading ( B) of floa
2、ting exchange rates determined by the supply and demand of one nations currency relative to the currency of other nations ( C) that prohibited governments from intervening in the foreign exchange markets ( D) of essentially fixed exchange rates under which each country agreed to intervene in the for
3、eign exchange market when necessary to maintain the agreed-upon value of its currency 2 A fiscal expansion in the UK_the pound sterling. ( A) tends to depreciate ( B) tends to appreciate ( C) does not affect the price of ( D) has no predictable effect on the price of 3 If a nations interest rates ar
4、e relatively low compared to those of other countries, then the exchange value of its currency will tend to_under a system of_exchange rates. ( A) depreciate.floating ( B) depreciate.fixed ( C) appreciate.fixed ( D) appreciate.floating 4 When Americans or foreigners expect the return on dollar depos
5、its to be high relative to the return on foreign deposits, there is a _ demand for dollar deposits and a correspondingly_demand for foreign deposits. ( A) higher.higher ( B) higher.lower ( C) lower.higher ( D) lower.lower 5 The theory of purchasing power parity states that exchange rates between any
6、 two currencies will adjust to reflect changes in_. ( A) the trade balances of the two countries ( B) the current account balances of the two countries ( C) the fiscal policies of the two countries ( D) the price levels of the two countries 6 Usually the low interest rate currency trades at a_to the
7、 high interest rate currency in the forward market. ( A) premium ( B) par ( C) discount ( D) bar 7 When a countrys currency appreciates, the countrys goods abroad become_and foreign goods in that country become_. ( A) cheaper.more expensive ( B) more expensive.cheaper ( C) cheaper.cheaper ( D) more
8、expensive.more expensive 8 Intervention in the foreign exchange market means the government_. ( A) restricts individuals from buying and selling foreign exchange ( B) restricts the importation of certain goods ( C) or central bank buys or sells foreign exchange ( D) devalues the currency in the fore
9、ign-exchange market 9 In a fixed exchange rate system, speculative selling of a currency is based on anticipation of ( A) appreciation ( B) devaluation ( C) a foreign trade surplus ( D) interest rate increase 10 A strong dollar encourages_. ( A) travel to the United States by foreigners ( B) purchas
10、e of American goods by foreigners ( C) Americans to travel abroad ( D) Americans to save dollars 11 Given US interest rates at 00% and Japanese interest rates at 00% for the same period, where would the Interest Rate Parity Theory expect the USD/JPY exchange rate most likely to trend toward given a
11、current spot exchange rate of 100? _. ( A) 135.00 ( B) 134.00 ( C) 132 ( D) It cannot be determined 12 In terms of daily volume,_is the largest traded financial market in the world. ( A) the stock market ( B) the mutual fund market ( C) the bond market ( D) the foreign exchange market 13 A descripti
12、on of the current international monetary system is as follows:_. ( A) a free-floating system ( B) all currencies are pegged (fixed in price) to another currency or to a basket (group) of currencies ( C) some currencies are pegged and some float, but few remain fixed at the same rate for very long (
13、D) all currencies float within an agreed upon range of one another 14 In a standard spot exchange transaction, a Thursday deal is settled on_if the day is a business day of banks. ( A) Friday ( B) Saturday ( C) the following Monday ( D) the following Tuesday 15 In a currency pair, the first currency
14、 is referred to as_and the second as_. ( A) the base currencythe counter currency ( B) the quote currencythe base currency ( C) the base currencythe exchange currency ( D) the trade currency / the base currency 16 The foreign exchange market is organized as_. ( A) a physical market ( B) a capital ma
15、rket ( C) a speculative market ( D) over-the-counter market 17 Which of the following is not true? _. ( A) The British Pound is the base currency against all other global currencies. ( B) In the AUD/USD currency pair, the base and quote currencies are respectively AUD and USD. ( C) When an investor
16、buys 20 000 EUR/USD, he is said to be buying EUR20 000 and selling the equivalent amount of USD. ( D) None of the above. 18 When a currency pair goes from a low price to a higher price, the quote currency is said to ( A) have strengthened ( B) have weakened ( C) remain the same value ( D) none of th
17、e above 19 Which of the following would be considered a Eurodollar?_. ( A) A U.S. dollar in a bank outside the U.S. ( B) A U.S. dollar held as an international reserve asset by a foreign central bank. ( C) A Federal Reserve note (a dollar bill) in the pocket of a tourist visiting Europe. ( D) None o
18、f the above. 20 When the Japanese yen appreciates, then we might expect (everything else equal) that imports in Japan will_and exports will_. ( A) rise.fall ( B) rise.rise ( C) fall.fall ( D) fall.rise 金融英语业务知识练习试卷 26答案与解析 一、单项选择题 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 答案为 D项。 1944年在美国布雷顿森林 (Bretton Woods)召开的联合国货币金融会议决定
19、建立一个稳定的国际货币体系,尤其是稳定的汇率制度。当一同货币出现偏离规定的波动幅度时,央行有义务在外汇市场上进行干预,以便保持外汇行市的稳定。故本题选 D项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 答案为 B项。英国如实行扩张性的财政政策,将引起英镑需求的增加,市场利率就会上升,英镑随之升值。故本题选 B项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 答案为 A项。如果一同货币的相对利率较低,往浮动汇率制度下,该国货币相对高利率的外币将贬值。故本题选 A项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 答案为 B项
20、。当美国人或其他国家的人预期美元存款利息高于其他货币存款收益,对美元存款的需求会增加,而对其他货币存款的需求会减少。故本题选 B项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 答案为 D项。购买力平价理论是论述价格水平与汇率之问关系的。故本题选 D项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 答案为 C项。低利率的货币在远期市场上相对于高利率货币表现为贴水 (discount)。故本题选 C项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 答案为 B项。当一国货币升值时,该国商品在国外的价格会上升,而在该国的外 国商
21、品的价格下降,即促进了进口,抑制了出口。故本题选 B项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 答案为 C项。外汇市场干预是指政府或央行直接在外汇市场中进行外汇买卖。故本题选 C项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 答案为 B项。在固定汇率制度下,预期某种货币的贬值会引起投机性的该种货币的抛售。故本题选 B项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 答案为 C项。强势美 元意味着美国人去国外旅游可以相对便宜一些。故本题选 C项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】
22、 答案为 C项。根据利率平价说,一种货币对另一种货币的升值(贬值 )必将被利率差异的变动所抵销。如果美同利率高于日本利率,那么美元将对口元贬值,贬值幅度据防止无风险套汇而定。未来汇率会存当日规定的远期汇率中被反映。故本题选 C项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 答案为 D项。外汇市场是国际金融市场中日交易量最火的市场。故小题选 D项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 答案为 C项。目前世界汇率制度的现状为有些国家实行浮动汇率制度,而有些国家则实行钉住 (某一货币 )汇率制度,但几乎没有一国的汇率很长时间固定不变。故本
23、题选 C项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 答案为 C项。在标准的即期外汇买卖 (spot exchange transaction)中,交易双方约定在交易日后的第二个工作日 (business day)进行资金交割 。本题提到的交易日为周四,交割日应为下周一,故选 C项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 答案为 A项。在一对货币的汇率中,第一个货币被称为基准货币(base currency),第二个货币被称为报价货币 (counter currency或 quote currency)。例如,在 USD/HKD中,
24、 USD为基准货币, HKD为报价货币。故本题选 A项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 16 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 答案为 D项。通常所说的外汇 市场是指以银行为主体的通过电话、电传等电讯网络组成的无形外汇市场,即场外交易市场。故本题选 D项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 答案为 A项。欧元对其他货币都是基准货币,因此,英镑与欧元组成货币对时,基准货币为欧元,英镑是报价货币。本题中 A项错误, B项和 C项都正确,故选 A项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 答案为 B项。当货币对的汇率上升时,报价货币相对于基准货币变得疲软。例如:当 USD JPY的汇率 由 125上升为 145时,报价货币日元相对美元变得疲软。故本题选 B项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 19 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 答案为 A项。在美国国外银行的美元可以被视作欧洲美元。故本题选 A项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 20 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 答案为 A项。日元的升值将使日本的进口增加,出口减少。故本题选 A项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识