1、MBA考试英语真题和答案Part I Vocabulary and Structure (10%)Direction: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil.
2、1. The poor lady was too? and distressed to talk about the tragedy.A. engaged? B. exhaustedC. ignorant? D. energetic2. At fist? , the famous painting doesnt impress the audience at all.A. glance? B. gazeC. stare? D. view3. Delegates agree to the plan in? , but there were some details they didnt appr
3、ove.A. discipline? B. theoryC. principle? ?D. nature4. I took the medicine 10minutes ago, but the bitterness is still? in my mouth.A. scattering? B. fellingC. maintaining? D. lingering5. Since the? of human history, human beings have been asking questions like What is the essence of life.A. dusk? B.
4、 dustC. twinkle? C. Dawn6. The eldest son? all the family members to discuss how to celebrate the 50th weddinganniversary of their parents.A. Clustered? B. resembledC. assembled? D. rendered7. I must leave now,? ,if you want that book ILL bring it you tomorrow .A. Accidentally? B. IncidentallyC. Occ
5、asionally? D. Subsequently8. My mother is a light sleeper,? to any sound even as low as the humming of mosquito.A. alert? B. acuteC. keen? D. immune9. The newly built factory is in urgent need of a number of skilled and? workers.A. consistent? B. consciousC. confidential? D. conscientious10. As an o
6、utstanding scholar, he has become? to the research team.A. senior? B. juniorC. indispensible? C. independent11. Sixteen days after the earthquake, 40people,? in their village, were rescued.A. trapped? B. confinedC. enclosed? D. captured12. Working far away from home, Jerry had to? from downtown to h
7、is office everyday.A. wander? B. commuteC. ramble? D. motion13. The finance minister has not been so? since he raised taxes to an unbearable level.A. famous? B. favorableC. popular? D. preferable14. It is unimaginable for someone in such a high? in the govemment to behave so badly in public.A. situa
8、tion? B. positionC. profession? D. appointment15. Information given to employees must be? , clear and in easy-to-follow language.Aconvenient? BcontinuousCconstant? Dconcise16. John was very upset because he was? by the police with breaking the law.A. sentenced? B. arrestedC. accused? D. charged17. D
9、avid likes country life and has decided? farming.A. go in for? B. go back onC. go along with? D. go through with18. Jennifer has never really? her sons death. Its very hard to accept the face that shellnever have a child.A. come to terms with? B. come up againstC. come out with? D. come down to19. A
10、 national debate is now? about whether we should replace golden weeks with paidVacations.A. in the way? B. by the wayC. under way? D. out of the way20. When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects peopleand asks them questions.A. at ease? B. at randomB. in essence?
11、D. in sumIn1999, the price of oil hovered around $16 a barrel. By 2008, it had? 21 the $100 a barrel mark. The reasons for the surge 22? from the dramatic growth of the economies of china and India to widespread? 23? in oil-producing regions, including Iraq and Nigerias? delta region. Triple-digit o
12、il prices have? 24? the? economic? and political map of the world,? 25? some old notions of power. Oil-rich nations are enjoying historic gains and opportunities,? 26? major importersincluding china and? India, home to a third of the worlds population-? 27? rising economic and social costs.Managing
13、this new order is fast becoming a central? 28? of global politics. Countries that need oil are clawing at each other? to? 29? scarce supplies, and are willing to deal with any? government,? 30? how? unpleasant, to do it .In? many? poor? nations? with? oil , the profits are being ,lost to corruption,
14、 31? these countries of their best hope for development. And oil is fueling enormous investment funds run by foreign governments,? 32? some in the west see as a new threat.Countries like Russia, Venezuela and Iran are well supplied with rising? oil? 33, a change reflected in newly aggressive foreign
15、 policies. But some unexpected countries are reaping benefits,? 34 costs,? from? higher? prices. Consider Germany.? 35? it? imports virtually all its oil, it has prospered from extensive trade with a booming Russia and the Middle East. German exports to Russia? 36? 128 percent from 2001 to 2006.In t
16、he United States, as already high gas prices rose? 37? higher in the spring of 2008,the issue cropped up in the presidential campaign, with Senators McCain and Obama? 38? for a federal gas tax holiday during the peak summer driving months. And driving habits? began? to? 39? ,as sales of small cars j
17、umped and mass transport systems? 40? the country reported a sharp increase in riders.21. A. come? B. gone? C. crossed? D. arrived22. A. covered? B. discovered? C. arranged? D. ranged23. A. intensity? B. infinity? C. insecurity? D. instability24. A. drawn? B. redrawn? C. retained? D. reviewed25. A.
18、fighting? B. struggling? C. challenging? D. threatening26. A. and? B. while? C. thus? D. though27. A. confine? B. conflict? C. conform? D. confront28. A. problem? B. question? ?C. matter? D. event29. A. look for? B. lock up? C. send out? D. keep off30. A. no matter? B. what if? C. only if? D. in spi
19、te of31. A. abolishing? B. depriving? C. destroying? D. eliminating32. A. what? B. that? C. which? D. whom33. A. interests? B. taxes? C. incomes? D. revenues34. A. as many as? B. as good as? C. as far as? D. as well as35. A. Although? B. Because ?C. Since? D. As 36. A. advanced? B. grew? C.? reduces
20、? D.? multiplied37. A. even? B. still? C. rather? D. fairly38. A. asking? B. requesting? C. calling? D. demanding39. A. change? B. turn? C. shift? D. transform40. A. for? B. from? C. across? D. overPart III Reading Comprehension (40%)Direction: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is foll
21、owed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil.PASSAGE1.Henric Ibsen ,author of the playA Dolls House, in which a pretty, hel
22、pless housewife abandons Her husband and children to seek a more serious life, would surely have approved. From January Ist ,2008, all public companies in Norway are obliged to ensure that at least 40% of their board directors are women. Most firms have obeyed the law, which was passed in 2003.But a
23、bout 75 out of the 480 or so companies it affects are still too male for the governments liking. They will shortly receive a letterinforming them that they have until the end of February to act , or face the legal consequences-which could include being dissolved.Before the law was proposed, about 7%
24、 of board members in Norway were female , according to the Centre for Corporate Diversity .The number has since jumped to 36%. That is far higher than the average of 9% for big companies across Europe or Americas 15% for the Fortune 500.Norways stock exchange and its main business lobby oppose the l
25、aw, as do many businessmen. I am against quotas for women or men as a matter of principle, says Sverre Munck , head of international operations at a media firm. Board members of public companies should be chosen solely on the basis of merit and experience,be says. Several firms have even given up th
26、eir public status in order to escape the new law.Companies have had to recruit about 1,000 women in four years. Many complain that it has been Difficult to find experienced candidates. Because of this, some of the best women have collected as many as 25-35 directorships each, and are known in Norweg
27、ian business circles as the golden skirts. One reason for the scarcity is that there are fairly few women in management in Norwegian companies-they occupy around 15% of senior positions. It has been particularly hard for firms in the oil, technology and financial industries to find women with a enou
28、gh experience.Some people worry that their relative lack of experience may keep women quiet on boards, and that In turn could mean that boards might become less able to hold managers to account. Recent history in Norway, however, suggests that the right women can make strong directors. Women feel more compelled than men to do their homework, says Ms Reksten Skaugen , who was voted Norways chairman of the year for 2007, and we can afford to
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