听力原文：M: It is reported that in some countries banks are not allowed to make investments in equity securities.W: Generally commercial banks may invest only in those securities that are rated as "investment grade", or have bond ratings in the top four categories.Q: Where are banks only allowed to make investments?(15)A．In equity securities.B．In personal funds.C．In securities rated as investment grade.D．In property markets.
听力原文：M: It is reported that in some countries banks are not allowed to make investments in equity securities.
W: Generally commercial banks may invest only in those securities that are rated as "investment grade", or have bond ratings in the top four categories.
Q: Where are banks only allowed to make investments?
(15)
A．In equity securities.
B．In personal funds.
C．In securities rated as investment grade.
D．In property markets.
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The method of accounting for investments in equity securities in which the investor records its share of periodic net income of the investee is the ( ) A、cost methodB、market methodC、income methodD、equity method
听力原文：Investors can cope with some investment problems by confining their investments to those that involve only modest risk.(2)A．Investors can cope with any problems they may meet.B．Investors can't cope with problems when they meet with difficulty.C．Investors can cope with some investment problems by confining their investments to those that involve only modest risk.D．Investors can cope with easy problems.
短文理解听力原文： Dealers in government and private securities need short-term financing to purchase new securities and carry their existing portfolios of securities until those securities are sold to customers or reach maturity. Such loans are readily granted by many of the largest banks because of their high quality--often backed by pledging the dealer's holdings of government securities as collateral. Moreover, many loans to securities dealers are so short-overnight out to a few days that the bank can quickly recover its funds or make a new loan at a higher interest rate if the credit markets have tightened up.21. Who need short-term financing according to the passage?22.Why such loans are so high quality?23.How long will the dealers keep such loans?(21)A．Dealers in foreign exchange.B．Dealers in government bonds.C．Dealers in IPO.D．Dealers in government private securities.
听力原文：Commercial banks are mainly to provide short-term loans for the capital market with the acquired deposits and the funds from other channels.(2)A．Commercial banks mainly provide short-term loans for the capital market.B．The capital market mainly depends on the acquired deposits and the funds from other channels.C．Short-term loans are mainly from the acquired deposits and the funds from other channels.D．Commercial banks mainly depend on the capital market for deposits and the funds.
CDs may be exchanged for money before its maturity date either in money markets or at commercial banks.A．RightB．WrongC．Doesn't say
听力原文：Although banks are involved in documentary collection, they offer no bank guarantee to either the buyer or the seller.(10)A．Banks may guarantee the buyer or the seller in documentary collection.B．Banks act as agents without responsibility of guarantee on either side.C．Banks offer bank guarantee to both the buyer and the seller in documentary collection.D．Banks are only responsible for the buyer in documentary collection.
Banks are subject to various forms of legal risk, including inadequate or incorrect (56) advice or documentation that may result in unexpected decline in the value of (57) or unexpected increase in the value of liabilities. In addition, existing laws may (58) resolve legal issues involving a bank; a court case involving a (59) bank may have wider implications for banking business and involve costs to it and many or all other banks; and, laws (60) banks or other commercial enterprises may change. Banks are particularly susceptible to legal risks when entering new types of transactions and when the legal right of a counterpart to enter into a transaction is not established.(41)A．bankB．financialC．legalD．governmental
Why should banks need to establish formal operating procedures?A．The supervisory authorities require them to do so.B．The shareholders expect a reasonable return on their investment.C．The banks have to keep safe large volume of monetary items raised from all sources.D．The banks engage in a large volume and variety of transactions.
听力原文：Banks make money in the foreign exchange dealings not on profit margin but on volume.(8)A．Banks make money in foreign exchange business because of profit margin.B．Banks make money from the price spread in the foreign exchange market.C．Banks make money in foreign exchange business on profit as well as on volume.D．Banks make money in foreign exchange business because of the great volume.
听力原文：The foreign banks should have set up a representative office in China two years before they can apply for a branch.(2)A．The foreign banks should have set up a representative office.B．The foreign banks can't apply for a branch.C．The foreign banks can't expand business in China.D．The foreign banks are forbidden to set up a representative office.
听力原文：Actually, in China by now, the dominant users of smart cards are not banks, but governments and commercial organizations.(6)A．The majority of smart cards users are governments and commercial organizations.B．Many users of smart cards are powerful in governments and commercial organizations.C．The dominant users of smart cards are banks in China by now.D．The dominant users of smart cards used to he banks in China.
听力原文：M: Do you provide investment service?W: Yes. We are a commercial bank. We help customers with the purchase and sales of securities.Q: What does the man want to do?(13)A．He will provide investment service.B．He will help the customers.C．He will join the commercial bank.D．He will purchase or sell securities.
听力原文：M: Most banks tend to decline loan proposals which are highly speculative.W: I think because the banks expect the loan to generate sufficient profit and positive cash-flow for themselves and for the clients.Q: What will the banks usually do to the highly speculative loan proposals?(15)A．The banks will disapprove them.B．The banks will approve them.C．The Bank will benefit from the loans.D．The bank will make profit from lending.
听力原文：Banks change their base rates fairly infrequently.(5)A．Banks often change their base rate.B．Banks seldom change their base rate.C．Banks never change their base rate.D．Banks change their base rate at regular intervals.
听力原文：In dealing with collections, banks will do nothing but follow the collection order.(9)A．In dealing with collections, banks will do nothing to follow the collection order.B．Banks will do something in dealing with the collection order.C．Banks should strictly follow the instructions in the collection order.D．In dealing with collections, the bank is usually useless.
听力原文：M: What is a cheque card?W: It was originally issued in UK. British banks started to issue cheque cards in 1965, and as from 1969 all the main commercial banks in Britain agreed to issue a standardized form. of cheque card.Q: What happened to British banks in 1969?(17)A．All the main commercial banks in Britain agreed to issue a standardized form. of cheque card.B．British banks started to issue credit cards.C．Customers of British banks may cash their cheques in European countries.D．Commercial banks in the United States began to issue cheque card.
Underwriting simply means that the investment banker promises to buy the (56) . The investment banks help design the securities and buy it from the (57) with the intent of selling it to (58) as quickly as possible. Usually, the issue is not subscribed to in its entirety by the (59) investment banker but is (60) among other institutions as well.(41)A．securitiesB．stockC．bondD．funds
听力原文：Under the documentary credit, banks are in no way concerned with the sales contract on which the credit may be based.(3)A．Banks will deal with the documentary credit along with the sales contract.B．Banks take no care of the sales contract while dealing with the documentary credit.C．Documentary credit and the sales contract are both important to banks.D．Banks will care for either the documentary credit or the sales contract.
听力原文：Many banks in America now carry accounts with the Bank of China, Shanghai.(5)A．Many banks in America accept accounts with the Bank of China, Shanghai.B．Many banks in America start business with the Bank of China, Shanghai.C．Many banks in America have accounts with the Bank of China, Shanghai.D．Many banks in America owe money to the Bank of China, Shanghai.
短文理解听力原文： The banking system of China evolved from a mono-banking system between the 1940s and the early 1970s. Not until 1978 did China's banking system make a drastic shift in its banking philosophy and structure. The shift is not only a necessity for the country's development, but also acts as a gesture showing the "openness" of the country to the outside world.Today, after nearly forty years of rapid development, China is moving towards a modem and market-oriented banking structure although there is still much to be improved to meet the needs of the country's development.In the mid 1990s, banks in China began to focus their attention on capital adequacy requirements, non-performing and bad loans, profitability and also the industry's overall expansion strategy. Reforms of monetary and financial system in China are speeding up in the 90s. Existing specialized banks gradually have become commercial banks.21. What kind of banking system did China have before the 1980s?22.Up to now, how long has China experienced rapid development?23.What are the banks in China focusing their attention on?(21)A．The same system as in the western countries.B．A mono-banking system.C．A modern banking system.D．A commercial banking system.
There's been a steady drumbeat of warmings about a surge in risky corporate borrowing-but not much clarity serious the threat is. At issue is the more than S1 million market in leveraged loans. That's Wall Street jargon for loans to business with less than rook-solid finances, Federal Reserve and European Central Hank officials have drawn to the rise in corporate debt and the deterioration or lending standards. The loans are often bundled into securities ollateralized loan obligations (CLOs).Most of the watchdogs are carceful to say a repeat of the 2007-2008 crisis is unlikely because most of the debt banks. But that creates another problem Regulators focused on banks are largely in the dark when it comes to where the risks he and how they might ripple through the financial system when the economy turns down. A big over-indebted businesses could face severe stress and, in some cases, insolvency, threatening jobs and deepen downturn.The mechanics of the leveraged loan market will be familiar to students of the housing crisis.With interesting investors are willing to take greater risks to get higher yields. That makes lots of money available for lending. we makes it easier for less creditworthy companies to borrow .Rather than keep the risky loans on their books, lender them to asset managers that package them into securities -C1Ds-that are sold to investors such as insurers and hedge funds.Yields on the riskicst portions of CLOs can approach 9% a year. And the growth of leveraged lending has been post crisis bank regulations that helped the rise or shadow lenders financial companics that aren't regulated like market for levcraged loans has more than doubled since 2012.The risk taking could get worse: With demand by borrowers for levcraged loans declining this year, those still financing have been able to extract looser learns.About 85% of leveraged loans are held by nonbanks, according to Wells Fargo rescarch.But banks may play a larger robe than may assumc, according to Gaurav V asisht, drector for financial regulation at the Volcker Alliance, a good-governance group, Banks are involved in all stages of the process. They underwrite loans, sell them to the CLOs, invest in those securities, and then hedge those risks in the market.“One common narrative is that banks don't have much risk or aren't exposed 1o it. Vasisht said at the hearing, "Banks are exposed to it."Just beeause banks are safer doesn't necessarily mean the financial system is, says Karen Petron, managing partner at Federal Financial Analytics, a regulatory- analysis firm. Debt investors might not be as resilient in a crisis, and their problems could create shock waves. "Banking regulators are being a htte myopic when they 're looking only at the banking system for systemic risk," she says.- Sally Bakewell and Thomas Beardsworth.According to the article, which of the following statements is true?( d )A. The mechanics of leveraged loans are different from that of housing crisis.B. regulators admit that the financial crisis in 2008 might repeat.C. shadow lenders will be regulated.D. banks are not immune from the risks of corporate debt.
There's been a steady drumbeat of warmings about a surge in risky corporate borrowing-but not much clarity serious the threat is. At issue is the more than S1 million market in leveraged loans. That's Wall Street jargon for loans to business with less than rook-solid finances, Federal Reserve and European Central Hank officials have drawn to the rise in corporate debt and the deterioration or lending standards. The loans are often bundled into securities ollateralized loan obligations (CLOs).Most of the watchdogs are carceful to say a repeat of the 2007-2008 crisis is unlikely because most of the debt banks. But that creates another problem Regulators focused on banks are largely in the dark when it comes to where the risks he and how they might ripple through the financial system when the economy turns down. A big over-indebted businesses could face severe stress and, in some cases, insolvency, threatening jobs and deepen downturn.The mechanics of the leveraged loan market will be familiar to students of the housing crisis.With interesting investors are willing to take greater risks to get higher yields. That makes lots of money available for lending. we makes it easier for less creditworthy companies to borrow .Rather than keep the risky loans on their books, lender them to asset managers that package them into securities -C1Ds-that are sold to investors such as insurers and hedge funds.Yields on the riskicst portions of CLOs can approach 9% a year. And the growth of leveraged lending has been post crisis bank regulations that helped the rise or shadow lenders financial companics that aren't regulated like market for levcraged loans has more than doubled since 2012.The risk taking could get worse: With demand by borrowers for levcraged loans declining this year, those still financing have been able to extract looser learns.About 85% of leveraged loans are held by nonbanks, according to Wells Fargo rescarch.But banks may play a larger robe than may assumc, according to Gaurav V asisht, drector for financial regulation at the Volcker Alliance, a good-governance group, Banks are involved in all stages of the process. They underwrite loans, sell them to the CLOs, invest in those securities, and then hedge those risks in the market.“One common narrative is that banks don't have much risk or aren't exposed 1o it. Vasisht said at the hearing, "Banks are exposed to it."Just beeause banks are safer doesn't necessarily mean the financial system is, says Karen Petron, managing partner at Federal Financial Analytics, a regulatory- analysis firm. Debt investors might not be as resilient in a crisis, and their problems could create shock waves. "Banking regulators are being a htte myopic when they 're looking only at the banking system for systemic risk," she says.- Sally Bakewell and Thomas Beardsworth. The ollteralized loan obligations (CLOs)( ).A. are securities back by loansB. are sold to companies with good financeC. have very low yieldsD. do not have much risks
资料：In the United States of America, banks are categorized into the federally-chartered bank which received their charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency（OCC）; these are referred to as “National Banks”; and also the states-chartered banks which receive their charter from the superintendent to as “State Banks”. Banks are allowed to register either with the federal or the state authority. Let us now look at the organizational structure of Commercial Banks, which include unit banking, group banking and branch banking.The main characteristic of unit banking is that it can operate only a single full service bank from a single location. Unit banking institutions are not allowed to have branch networks. However, unit banking does not necessarily have to be small. In fact, many unit banks are quite large.Group banking refers to banking operations conducted by a corporation owning more than one bank. The group banking system usually exists in the states where branch banking is prohibited.As for branching, it is sometimes referred to “limited branching” or “stateside branching”. Limited branching allows bank to operate branches within geographic territories authorized by the state law. Stateside branching implies that bank branches are allowed to operate anywhere within the state. New York State, California, Florida and some others are stateside branch banking areas which Minnesota, Arkansas, lower and others are limited branching areas.In the United States, there are also specialized banks including the Edge Act Banks, the international Banking Facility, the bankers’ banks, the saving banks, the savings and loans associations, the credit unions and government owned and the Real Estate Investment Trust （TEIT）.There are also non-bank financial institutions in the USA, including the securities firms, the leasing and commercial finance companies, the mortgage bankers and the Real Estate Investment Trust （REIT）.Let us now look at the Federal System. Commonly known as the Federal Reserve Bank or the “Fed”, this is the Central Bank of the United States founded in 1913. It determines the reserve requirement within limits set by the US Congress. The function of the Fed is economic stabilization through the management of the nation’s money supply. The Federal Reserve System comprises a board of governors with 7 members stationed in Washington D.C Reserve Banks, including Boston，New York City, Dallas and San Francisco.The Federal Reserve Act（FRA）1913 set out the powers of the Fed which, on top of the regular central bank’s objectives, emphasize the following.i.Managing the monetary system and money supply of the USA;ii.Providing funds as the lender of last report;iii.Providing for an efficient cherub clearing system;iiii.Providing a rigorous banking supervision system.Which of the following is not true?（ ）A.National Banks in the USA refers to “State Banks”.B.The group banking system usually exists in the states where branch banking is prohibited.C.Stateside branching implies that bank branches are allowed to operate anywhere within the state.D.Limited branching allows bank to operate branches within geographic territories authorized by the state law.
资料：In the United States of America, banks are categorized into the federally-chartered bank which received their charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency（OCC）; these are referred to as “National Banks”; and also the states-chartered banks which receive their charter from the superintendent to as “State Banks”. Banks are allowed to register either with the federal or the state authority. Let us now look at the organizational structure of Commercial Banks, which include unit banking, group banking and branch banking.The main characteristic of unit banking is that it can operate only a single full service bank from a single location. Unit banking institutions are not allowed to have branch networks. However, unit banking does not necessarily have to be small. In fact, many unit banks are quite large.Group banking refers to banking operations conducted by a corporation owning more than one bank. The group banking system usually exists in the states where branch banking is prohibited.As for branching, it is sometimes referred to “limited branching” or “stateside branching”. Limited branching allows bank to operate branches within geographic territories authorized by the state law. Stateside branching implies that bank branches are allowed to operate anywhere within the state. New York State, California, Florida and some others are stateside branch banking areas which Minnesota, Arkansas, lower and others are limited branching areas.In the United States, there are also specialized banks including the Edge Act Banks, the international Banking Facility, the bankers’ banks, the saving banks, the savings and loans associations, the credit unions and government owned and the Real Estate Investment Trust （TEIT）.There are also non-bank financial institutions in the USA, including the securities firms, the leasing and commercial finance companies, the mortgage bankers and the Real Estate Investment Trust （REIT）.Let us now look at the Federal System. Commonly known as the Federal Reserve Bank or the “Fed”, this is the Central Bank of the United States founded in 1913. It determines the reserve requirement within limits set by the US Congress. The function of the Fed is economic stabilization through the management of the nation’s money supply. The Federal Reserve System comprises a board of governors with 7 members stationed in Washington D.C Reserve Banks, including Boston，New York City, Dallas and San Francisco.The Federal Reserve Act（FRA）1913 set out the powers of the Fed which, on top of the regular central bank’s objectives, emphasize the following.i.Managing the monetary system and money supply of the USA;ii.Providing funds as the lender of last report;iii.Providing for an efficient cherub clearing system;iiii.Providing a rigorous banking supervision system.Which of the following is TRUE?（ ）A.The Fed undertakes banking supervision over banking system in the USA.B.The savings banks in the USA are authorized to do real estate business by some states’ law.C.Specialized banks in the USA provide funds as the lender of last resort.D.Specialized banks in the USA are the same to those in China.
资料：In the United States of America, banks are categorized into the federally-chartered bank which received their charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency（OCC）; these are referred to as “National Banks”; and also the states-chartered banks which receive their charter from the superintendent to as “State Banks”. Banks are allowed to register either with the federal or the state authority. Let us now look at the organizational structure of Commercial Banks, which include unit banking, group banking and branch banking.The main characteristic of unit banking is that it can operate only a single full service bank from a single location. Unit banking institutions are not allowed to have branch networks. However, unit banking does not necessarily have to be small. In fact, many unit banks are quite large.Group banking refers to banking operations conducted by a corporation owning more than one bank. The group banking system usually exists in the states where branch banking is prohibited.As for branching, it is sometimes referred to “limited branching” or “stateside branching”. Limited branching allows bank to operate branches within geographic territories authorized by the state law. Stateside branching implies that bank branches are allowed to operate anywhere within the state. New York State, California, Florida and some others are stateside branch banking areas which Minnesota, Arkansas, lower and others are limited branching areas.In the United States, there are also specialized banks including the Edge Act Banks, the international Banking Facility, the bankers’ banks, the saving banks, the savings and loans associations, the credit unions and government owned and the Real Estate Investment Trust （TEIT）.There are also non-bank financial institutions in the USA, including the securities firms, the leasing and commercial finance companies, the mortgage bankers and the Real Estate Investment Trust （REIT）.Let us now look at the Federal System. Commonly known as the Federal Reserve Bank or the “Fed”, this is the Central Bank of the United States founded in 1913. It determines the reserve requirement within limits set by the US Congress. The function of the Fed is economic stabilization through the management of the nation’s money supply. The Federal Reserve System comprises a board of governors with 7 members stationed in Washington D.C Reserve Banks, including Boston，New York City, Dallas and San Francisco.The Federal Reserve Act（FRA）1913 set out the powers of the Fed which, on top of the regular central bank’s objectives, emphasize the following.i.Managing the monetary system and money supply of the USA;ii.Providing funds as the lender of last report;iii.Providing for an efficient cherub clearing system;iiii.Providing a rigorous banking supervision system.What is the charting authority of the USA for banks?（ ）A.FRAB.Laws of statesC.FedD.OCC
资料：In the United States of America, banks are categorized into the federally-chartered bank which received their charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency（OCC）; these are referred to as “National Banks”; and also the states-chartered banks which receive their charter from the superintendent to as “State Banks”. Banks are allowed to register either with the federal or the state authority. Let us now look at the organizational structure of Commercial Banks, which include unit banking, group banking and branch banking.The main characteristic of unit banking is that it can operate only a single full service bank from a single location. Unit banking institutions are not allowed to have branch networks. However, unit banking does not necessarily have to be small. In fact, many unit banks are quite large.Group banking refers to banking operations conducted by a corporation owning more than one bank. The group banking system usually exists in the states where branch banking is prohibited.As for branching, it is sometimes referred to “limited branching” or “stateside branching”. Limited branching allows bank to operate branches within geographic territories authorized by the state law. Stateside branching implies that bank branches are allowed to operate anywhere within the state. New York State, California, Florida and some others are stateside branch banking areas which Minnesota, Arkansas, lower and others are limited branching areas.In the United States, there are also specialized banks including the Edge Act Banks, the international Banking Facility, the bankers’ banks, the saving banks, the savings and loans associations, the credit unions and government owned and the Real Estate Investment Trust （TEIT）.There are also non-bank financial institutions in the USA, including the securities firms, the leasing and commercial finance companies, the mortgage bankers and the Real Estate Investment Trust （REIT）.Let us now look at the Federal System. Commonly known as the Federal Reserve Bank or the “Fed”, this is the Central Bank of the United States founded in 1913. It determines the reserve requirement within limits set by the US Congress. The function of the Fed is economic stabilization through the management of the nation’s money supply. The Federal Reserve System comprises a board of governors with 7 members stationed in Washington D.C Reserve Banks, including Boston，New York City, Dallas and San Francisco.The Federal Reserve Act（FRA）1913 set out the powers of the Fed which, on top of the regular central bank’s objectives, emphasize the following.i.Managing the monetary system and money supply of the USA;ii.Providing funds as the lender of last report;iii.Providing for an efficient cherub clearing system;iiii.Providing a rigorous banking supervision system.What is included in the commercial banking system of the USA?（ ）A.The Fed banks, the State banking and group banking.B.The Fed banking, the state banking and group banking.C.Unit banking, group banking and branch banking.D.Specialized banks, group banking and unit banking.
单选题From the last paragraph we learn that the investments by Google. org come from _____.AGoogle’s profits and stock valueBsome international IT companiesCthe company’s own interestsDlocal commercial banks