1、金融英语业务知识练习试卷 44及答案与解析 一、单项选择题 1 Posting is the process of transferring information from the_. ( A) journal to the trial balance ( B) ledger to the financial statements ( C) ledger to the trial balance ( D) journal to the ledger 2 A long call option is_. ( A) the right to buy the underlying instrumen
2、t ( B) the right to sell the underlying instrument ( C) the obligation to buy the underlying instrument ( D) the obligation to sell the underlying instrument 3 Which of the following $1 000 face-value securities has the highest yield to maturity?_. ( A) A 5% coupon bond selling for $1 000 ( B) A 15%
3、 coupon bond selling for $1 000 ( C) A 10% coupon bond selling for $1 000 ( D) A 15% coupon bond selling for $900 4 When the price of a bond is_the equilibrium price, there is an excess demand of bonds and the price will_. ( A) above.rise ( B) above.fall ( C) below.fall ( D) below.rise 5 Which of th
4、e following accounts is not closed?_. ( A) Supplies Expense ( B) Prepaid Insurance ( C) Interest Revenue ( D) Dividends 6 Which of the following instruments is traded in a capital market?_. ( A) Bankers acceptance ( B) S. Treasury Bill ( C) Eurodollar ( D) Commercial paper ( E) None of the above 7 W
5、hich of the following is generally true of all bonds?_. ( A) The longer a bond maturity, the lower is the rate of return that occurs as a result of the increase in an interest rate. ( B) Even though a bond has a substantial initial interest rate, its return can turn out to be negative if interest ra
6、tes rise. ( C) Prices and returns for long-term bonds are more volatile than those for shorter-term bonds. ( D) All of the above. ( E) Only A and B. 8 According to the market segmentation theory of the term structure,_. ( A) investors strong preference for short-term relative to long-term bonds expl
7、ains why yield curves typically slope downward ( B) bonds of one maturity are not substitutes for bonds of other maturities; therefore, interest rates on bonds of different maturities do not move together over time ( C) the interest rate for bonds of one maturity is determined by supply and demand f
8、or bonds of that maturity ( D) all of the above ( E) only B and C 9 Successful financial intermediaries have higher earnings on their investments because they are better equipped than individuals to screen out good from bad risks, thereby reducing losses due to ( A) moral hazard ( B) adverse selecti
9、on ( C) bad luck ( D) financial panics 10 A long-term debt instrument is best defined as one with maturity_. ( A) of more than one year ( B) of more than five years ( C) of more than ten years ( D) of thirty years or more 11 Commercial paper_. ( A) is issued mainly by commercial banks ( B) can be ei
10、ther short or long-term debt ( C) is most typically issued in very short maturities, such as one or two months ( D) ought to be considered a capital market instrument 12 The expectations hypothesis assumes that investors regard bonds of different maturities ( A) as perfect substitutes ( B) as not su
11、bstitutes at all ( C) as substitutes, but not perfect substitutes ( D) none of the above 13 If the yield on Treasury bills falls from 27% to 22%, then the yield will decrease by _basis points. ( A) 0.05 ( B) 0.5 ( C) 5 ( D) 50 14 Liquidity of a business is measured by_. ( A) the rate of return on ow
12、ner equity ( B) the ratio of total revenue to total expenses incurred ( C) the ratio of current assets to current liabilities ( D) the ratio of income to costs 15 Which of the following is an example of an automatic stabilizer?_. ( A) A change in interest rates ( B) An increase in government spendin
13、g ( C) Lowering income taxes ( D) Unemployment insurance 16 Which of the following definitions fits depreciation?_. ( A) Allocation of the assets market value to expense over its useful life ( B) Allocation of the assets cost to expense over its useful life ( C) Decreases in the assets market value
14、over its useful life ( D) Increases in the fund set aside to replace the asset when it is worn out 17 In the balance of payments accounts,_are unilateral transfers. ( A) direct investments in another nations businesses ( B) international transactions in securities with maturities greater than one ye
15、ar ( C) international transactions of securities with maturities of less than one year ( D) gifts and grants 18 A self-employed person who wishes to make provisions for retirement and reduce current tax liabilities should invest in_. ( A) a money market mutual fund ( B) a time deposit ( C) Keogh Pla
16、n ( D) a money market deposit account 19 The central problem in economics is that of_. ( A) comparing the success of command versus market economies ( B) guaranteeing that production occurs in the most efficient manner ( C) guaranteeing a minimum level of income for every citizen ( D) allocating sca
17、rce resources in such a manner that societys unlimited needs or wants are satisfied as well as possible 20 Which of the following is the most accurate measure of a bonds interest rates?_. ( A) Coupon rate ( B) Yield to maturity ( C) Current yield ( D) Discount yield 金融英语业务知识练习试卷 44答案与解析 一、单项选择题 1 【正
18、确答案】 D 【试题解析】 答案为 D项。过账 (posting)是将日记账的信息载入分户账的过程。故本题选 D项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 答案为 A项。 long call option“多头看涨期权 ”,指投资者预期基础工具 (underlying instrument)的市场价格将上涨而买入的看涨期权。期权购买者获得的是购买的权利。故本题选 A项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 答案为 D项。证券的到期收益率包括利息收入和资本损益 (即市场价和买入价之间的差额 )本题中 D项论述的证券到期时资本收益为 $
19、l 000一$900=S100,且息票率为 15,两者相加所得的到期收益率为最高,故选 D项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 答案为 D项。当债券的价格低于均衡价格时,对该债券的需求大于供给,价格会随即上升。故本题选 D项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 答案为 B项。会计期末结账时,通常要将收入、支出和股息红利等临时性账户的余额通过结账分录 (closing entry)转入留存收益账户 (Retained Earnings Account)。而预付保险费属于资产类,是永久性账户,在期末余额不结为零。故本题选 B项。
20、 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 6 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 答案为 E项。本题中 A项、 B项、 C项、 D项所涉及的均属于短期金融工具,并在货币市场上而非资本市场上进行交易,故选 E项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 答案为 D项。本题中 A项、 B项、 C项都是有关债券的正确说法,故选 D项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 8 【正确答案】 E 【试题解析】 答案为 E项。 market segmentation theory“市场分隔理论 ”。该理论认为:各种期限的证券市场是彼此分隔、相互独立的;长期利率和短期利率由各市场供求关系决定;投
21、资者大多偏好期限较短、利率风险较小的债券,对长期债券的需求相对较少,因此,长期债券的价格较低,利率 较高,从而其回报率曲线大多呈递增状。本题中 A项是错误的, B项和 C项均正确,故选 E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。 moral hazard“道德风险 ”。指由于经营者或参与市场交易的人士在得到来自第三方面的保障的条件下,其所做出的决策及行为即使引起损失,也不必完全承担责任,或呵能得到某种补偿,这将 “激励 ”其倾向于做出风险较大的决策,以博取更大的收益。本题中金融中介由于拥有的信息相对个人而言更加充分,因而能避免由逆向选择导致的损失
22、,故选 B项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 答案为 A项。期限超过一年的债务工具就被认为是长期的。故本题选 A项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 答案为 C项。商业票据是由贸易商行或企业发行的,而非商业银行发行的;期限较短,短于 6个月;它不属于资本市场工具。本题中只有 C项的论述正确,故选 C项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 答案为 A项。 expectations hypothesis“预期假说 ”。该理论认为,利率期限结构差异是由人们对未来利率的预期差异造成的。在证
23、券市场上,各种期限的证券相互替代,即证券购买人并不会固定持有某种期限的证券,当某种证券的预期回报率低于期限不同的另一种证券时,人们就会换购另一种证券。故本题选 A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。 basis point“基点 ”,指万分之一,通常在计算债券或票据收益率时会用到。根据题意,收益率减少: 27%一 22 =0 05,即 5个基点,故选 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。本题中只有 C项指出的 “流动资产与流动负债之比 ”能用来衡量企业的流动性,故选 C项。 【知识模块
24、】 金融英语业务知识 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 答案为 D项。 automatic stabilizer“自动稳定器 ”,或称内在稳定器(built一 in stabilizer),指具有自动调节经济,使经济稳定的财政政策,主要包括个人所得税、公司所得税,以及各种转移支付。自动稳定器是自动地发 生作用,调节经济,无需政府做出任何决策。本题中,只有 D项指出的 “失业保险金 ”属于自动稳定器,其余选项涉及的都有政策变动的过程,故选 D项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 答案为 B项。 depreciation“折旧 ”,是指将固定资产的成本在所
25、预计的有限使用年限内分摊为费用的会计处理方法。故本题选 B项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 答案为 D项。 unilateral transfer“单方面转移,转移支 付 ”。它是国际收支平衡表中的一个项目,指国际问货币或财产的单方面转移,不产生国际问债权和债务的关系,包括私人与外国居民间的无偿赠与和政府间的军事经济援助、拨款、赔偿、赠与等。赠与 (gift)和拨款 (grant)属于单方面转移。故本题选 D项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 答案为 C项。 Keogh Plan“基奥计划 ”,指一个主要为自由职
26、业者设立的养老投资基金,该基金是免税的,可以进行除了贵金属投资以外的任何投资。故本题选 C项。 【知识模块】 金融英 语业务知识 19 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 答案为 D项。经济学的中心问题就是如何对稀缺的资源进行有效的分配以尽量满足无限的需求。故本题选 D项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识 20 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 答案为 B项。 discount yield即 yield on a discount basis“贴现收益率 ”,是用证券的贴现价值除以其面值,乘以一年的大致天数 (360),再除以剩余到期天数所得的收益率。该数值低估了证券的利率,因为它是根据面值计算,而非根据购买价格计算 ,且一年的天数是按 360天而非 365天。本题中 B项所指的 “到期收益率 ”是衡量债券利率的最准确的指标,故选 B项。 【知识模块】 金融英语业务知识