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全国攻读MBA学位研究生入学考试1

2008年全国攻读MBA学位研究生入学考试

英语1

SectionIVocabulary（10points）

Directions:

Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

1.Idon'tthinkyoushouldyourfather'sinstructionsinthatheisanexperiencedteacheranyway.

A.defyB.declineC.designateD.deduce

2.Mostmathematicianstrusttheirinsolvingproblemsandreadilyadmittheywouldnotbeabletofunctionwithoutit

A.conceptionB.observationC.intuitionD.cognition

3.Havinga（n）attitudetowardspeoplewithdifferentideasisanindicationthatonehasbeenwelleducated.

A.grimB.impartialC.tolerantD.elastic

4.Themanagerwassorrythathehadtothescientist'sgoodideasbecausetherewasnoenoughmoneytodevelopthem.

A.breakdownB.getdownC.pulldownD.turndown

5.Highgradesaresupposedtoacademicability,butJohn'sactualperformancedidnotconfirmthis.

A.clarifyB.exemplifyC.certifyD.simplify

6.Inordertokeepthelinemoving,customerswithlengthyarerequiredtodotheirbankinginside.

A.tradesB.transactionsC.transfersD.transformations

7.IshouldhavegonebackandchangedmyjeanshadIknownhow____Ishouldbeamongtheformallydressedpeople.

A.eminentB.obviousC.prudentD.conventional

8.Itisbelievedthatweshouldplantandcaremorefortressagreatmanybenefitstheygiveus.

A.accordingtoB.inhonorofC.inproportiontoD.inreturnfor

9.Atthephysicsexaminationyesterday,oneofthequestionsmecompletelyandIcouldn'tanswerit.

A.baffledB.mingledC.provokedD.diverted

10.OldAmericansareextremelyreluctanttobuyonandlikelytosaveasmuchmoneyaspossible.

A.creditB.debtC.budgetD.arrears

11.Itseemssomewhattoexpectanyonetodrivemorethanthreehoursjustfora10-minutemeeting.

A.uniqueB.impossibleC.absurdD.meaningless

12.Themanagertoldhisemployeesthatiftheywantedfurtherinformation,theycouldthesetechnicalbooks.

A.refertoB.goforC.relatetoD.lookfor

13.Thosenovelsthatdonogoodtoyoungreadersshouldhavebeenbannedbeforetheyhavebeenwidely______.

A.flourishedB.publicizedC.circulatedD.popularized

14.Itissaidthatthefamilyhaspromisedtoofferatoanyonewhocangiveinformationaboutthekidnapper.

A.bonusB.rewardC.prizeD.award

15.hisgreatachievementsinchemistry,hewasconsideredasoneofthemostoutstandingscientistsofthecentury.

A.OnthebasisofB.OnbehalfofC.IntermsofD.Intheformof

16.Aftershehadarrivedatthemuseum,Elisabethdidnotenteritatonce,but_____inthecourtyard.

A.strodeB.lingeredC.hoveredD.revolved

17.TheLibraryofCongressinWashingtonDC.Containsanimpressive_____ofbooksoneveryconceivablesubject.

A.swarmB.seriesC.pileD.array

18.Becauseadegreefromauniversityisthemeanstoabetterjob,educationsisoneofthemost_____areainJapaneselife.

A.sophisticatedB.competitiveC.superficialD.comparable

19.Hecouldnot_____ignoranceashisexcuse,heshouldhaveknownwhatwashappeninginhisdepartment.

A.pleadB.resortC.pledgeD.reproach

20.Itwassucha_____whentheymeteachotherinBeijing,foreachthoughtthattheotherwasstillinHongKong.

A.distortionB.contradictionC.dramaD.coincidence

SectionIICloze（10points）

Directions:

Readingthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETl.

AlthoughtherearemanyskillfulBraillereaders,thousandsofotherblindpeoplefinditdifficulttolearnthatsystem.Theyaretherebyshut___21___fromtheworldofbooksandnewspapers,havingto__22__onfriendstoreadaloudtothem.AyoungscientistnamedRaymondKurzweilhasnowdesignedacomputerwhichisamajor__23__inprovidingaidtothe__24__.Hsmachine,Cyclops,hasacamerathat__25__anypageinterpretstheprintintosounds,andthendeliversthemorallyinarobot-like__26__throughaspeaker.Bypressingtheappropriatebuttons__27__Cyclops’skeyboard,ablindpersoncan“read”any__28__documentinEnglishlanguage.

Thisremarkableinventionrepresentsatremendous__29__forwardintheeducationofthehandicapped.Atpresent,Cyclopscosts$50,000.___30___,Mr.Kurzweilandhisassociatesarepreparingasmaller__31__improvedversionthatwillsellforlessthanhalf__32__price.Withinafewyears,thepricerangeKurzweil__33__willbelowenoughforeveryschoolandlibraryto__34__one.MichaelHingson.DirectoroftheNationalFederationfortheBlind,hopesthat__35__willbeabletobuyhome__36__ofCyclopsforthepriceofagoodtelevisionset.

Mr.Hingson’sorganizationpurchasedfivemachinesandisnowtestingtheminMaryland,Colorado,lowa,CaliforniaandNewYork.Blindpeoplehavebeen__37__inthosetests,makinglotsof__38__suggestionstotheengineerswhohelpedtoproduceCyclops.

“Thisisthefirsttimethatblindpeoplehaveeverdoneindividualstudies__39__aproductwasputonthemarket.”Hingsonsaid.“Mostmanufacturersbelievedthathavingtheblindhelptheblindwasliketelling__40__peopletoteachotherdisabledpeople.Inthatsense,themanufacturershavebeentheblindones.”

21.A.upB.downC.inD.off

22.A.dwellB.relyC.pressD.urge

23.A.executionB.distinctionC.breakthroughD.process

24.A.paralyzedB.uneducatedC.invisibleD.sightless

25.A.seansB.enlargesC.sketchesD.projects

26.A.behaviorB.expressionC.movementD.voice

27.A.onB.atC.inD.from

28.A.visualB.printedC.virtualD.spoken

29.A.strideB.trailC.haulD.footprint

30.A.LikewiseB.MoreoverC.HoweverD.Thouth

31.A.butB.thanC.orD.then

32.A.whichB.thatC.whoseD.this

33.A.estimatesB.considersC.countsD.determines

34.A.settleB.ownC.investD.retain

35.A.schoolsB.childrenC.familiesD.companies

36.A.modelsB.modesC.casesD.fashions

37.A.producingB.researchingC.assuringD.assisting

38.A.trueB.valuableC.authenticD.pleasant

39.A.afterB.whenC.beforeD.as

40.A.disablingB.havingdisabledC.disabledD.beingdisabling

SectionIIIReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

Readthefollowingfivepassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,CandD.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1.

Passage1

Whatdoconsumersreallywant?

That'saquestionmarketresearcherswouldlovetoanswer.Butsincepeopledon'talwayssaywhattheythink,marketeerswouldneeddirectaccesstoconsumers'thoughtstogetthetruth.

Now,inaway,thatispossible.Atthe"MindoftheMarket”laboratoryatHarvardBusinessSchool,researchersarelookinginsideshoppers'skullstodevelopmoreeffectiveadvertisementsandmarketingpitches.Usingimagingtechniquesthatmeasurebloodflowtovariouspartsofthebrain,theHarvardteamhopestopredicthowconsumerswillreacttoparticularproductsandtodiscoverthemosteffectivewaystopresentinformation.StephenKosslyn,aprofessorofpsychologyatHarvard,andbusinessschoolprofessorGeraldZaltman.overseethelab."Thegoalisnottomanipulatepeople'spreferences,”saysKosslyn."buttospeaktotheiractualdesires."Thegroup'sfindings,thoughstillpreliminary,couldradicallychangehowfirmsdevelopandmarketnewproducts.

TheHarvardgroupusepositronemissiontomography（PET）（正电子发射X射线层析照相术）scanstomonitorthebrainactivity.ThesePETscans,alongwithothernon-invasiveimagingtechniques,enableresearcherstoseewhichpartsofthebrainareactiveduringspecifictasks（suchasrememberingaword）.Correlationshavebeenfoundbetweenbloodflowtospecificareasandfuturebehavior.Becauseofthis,Harvardresearchersbelievethescanscanalsopredictfuturepurchasingpatterns.Accordingtoanunpublishedpaperthegroupproduced."Itispossibletousethesetechniquestopredictnotonlywhetherpeoplewillrememberandhavespecificemotionalreactionstocertainmaterials,butalsowhethertheywillbeinclinedtowantthosematerialsmonthslater."

TheHarvardgroupisnowmovingintothenextstageofexperiments.Theywillexplorehowpeoplerememberadvertisementsaspartofanefforttopredicthowtheywillreacttoaproductafterhavingseenanad.Theresearchersbelievethatoncekeyareasofthebrainareidentified,scansonabouttwodozenvolunteerswillbeenoughtodrawconclusionsaboutthereactionsofspecificsegmentsofthepopulation.Largecorporations—includingCocaCola,EastmanKodak,GeneralMotors,andHallmark—havealreadysigneduptofundfurtherinvestigations.

Fortheirfinancialsupport,thesefirmsgainaccesstotheexperimentsbutcannotcontrolthem.IfKosslynandZaltmanandtheirteamcanreallyreadthemindofthemarket,thenconsumersmayfinditevenhardertogetthoseadvertisingjinglesoutoftheirheads.

41.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthistext?

A.ReadingtheMindoftheMarket.B.KnowingtheConsumers'Preferences.

C.ImprovingtheStylesofAdvertising.D.FindingOuttheWaytoPredictMarket.

42.Harvardresearchersusescientifictechnologyintheexperimentsbecausethey

A.oftendon'tbelievethatthesurveysdone.bythemarketeerscanrevealthetruth.

B.wanttofindadirectwaytopredictfuturepurchasingpatternsindifferentmarkets.

C.wanttoknowhowtheadsinfluencepeople'sbrainactivityan