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MBA英语联考真题及答案

2007年1月MBA英语联考真题及答案

lSectionIVocabulary（10points）

Directions：

Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection．ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，C，andD．ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence．ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil．

1．Hiswifehasbeen_______alotofpressureonhimtochangehisjob．

A．taking                       B．exerting

C．giving                       D．pushing

2．Itisestimatedthat，currently,about50，000speciesbecome_____everyyear．

A．extinct                       B．instinct

C．distinct                       D．intense

3．Johnsaysthathispresentjobdoesnotprovidehimwithenough______forhisorganizingability．

     A．scope                        B．space

     C．capacity                      D．range

4．Many_______willbeopenedupinthefutureforthosewithauniversityeducation．

A．probabilities                   B．realities

     C．necessities                    D．opportunities

5．Afterhisuncledied，theyoungman_____thebeautifulestatewithwhichhechangedfromapoormantoawealthynoble．

A．inhabited                      B．inherited

C．inhibited                       D．inhaled

6．Themanageriscallingona______customertryingtotalkhimintosigningthecontract．

A．prosperous                    B．preliminary

C．pessimistic                    D．prospective

7．In1991，whilet11eeconomiesofindustrializedcountriesmetaneconomic_____，the economiesofdevelopingcountriesweregrowingveryfast．

A．revival                       B．repression

 C．recession                       D．recovery

8．Thedestructionofthetwintowers_________shockandangerthroughouttheworld．

A．summoned                    B．tempted

Cprovoked                       D．stumbled

9．About20ofthepassengerswhowereinjuredinaplanecrasharesaidtobein_____condition．

A．decisive                       B．urgent

C．vital                          D．critical

10．TheinteractionsbetweenChinaandtheUSwillsurelyhaveasignificant_______on

 peaceandstabilityintheAsia—Pacificregionandtheworldasawhole．

A．importance                     B．impression

C．impact                        D．implication

11．Thepoorcountriesareextremely_______tointernationaleconomicfluctuations-

A．inclined                       B．vulnerable

C．attracted                       D．reduced

12．Applicantsshouldnotethatallpositionsare——toAustraliancitizenshiprequirements．

A．subject                        B．subjective

C．objected                       D．objective

13．Weaimtoensurethatallcandidatesaretreatedfairlyandthattheyhaveequal______to employmentopportunities．

A．entrance                       B．entry

C．access                         D．admission

14．Successfullearningisnota（n）________activitybutconsistsoffourdistinctstagesina specificorder

A．only                          B．sole

C．mere                          D．single

15．TheopportunitytoexploreandplayandtheencouragementtodosoCan________the performanceofmanychildren．

A．withhold                   B．prevent

C．enhance                    D．justify

 16．Allherhardwork__________intheend，andshefinallypassedtheexam．

A．showedoff                 B．paidoff

C．1eftoff                    D．keptoff

 17．Inordertolivethekindoflifewewantandtobethepersonwewanttobe，wehavetodo

 morethanjust________withevents．

A．putsup                    B．setup

C．turnup                     D．makeup

18．Theteamplayedhardbecausethechampionshipofthestatewas______.

A．athand                    B．atstake

C．atlarge                    D．atbest

19．Idon’tthinkyou'llchangehismind；oncehe’sdecidedonsosomethinghetendsto_____it.

A．stickto                    B．abideby

C．complywith                D．keepon

20．Tomplacedthebanknotes，_________thechangeandreceipts，backinthedrawer．

A.morethan   B.butfor

C．thanksto    D.alongwith

Section1ICloze（10points）

Directions：

Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage．therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil．

   Advancingagemeanslosingyourhair,yourwaistlineandyourmemory，right?

DanaDenisisjust40yearsold，but 21 she’s worriedaboutwhatshecalls’myrollingmentalblackouts.””ItrytoremembersomethingandIjustblankout，”shesays

   Youmay 22 abouttheselapses，callingthem”seniormoments”orblaming"earlyAlzheimer’s（老年痴呆症）．”Isitaninescapablefactthattheolderyouget，the 23 youremember?

Well,sortof．Butastimegoesby,wetendtoblameage 24 problemsthatarenotnecessarilyage—related．

　“Whenateenagercan’tfindherkeys，shethinksit'sbecauseshe’sdistractedordisorganized，”saysPaulGold．“A70-year-oldblamesher 25 ．”Infact，the70-year-oldmayhavebeen 26 thingsfordecades．

　Inhealthypeople，memorydoesn’tworsenas 27 asmanyofusthink．“Aswe 28，thememorymechanismisn’t 29，”sayspsychologistFergusCraik．”It’sjustinefficient．”

　Thebrain’sprocessing 30 slowsdownovertheyears，thoughnooneknowsexactly 31.Recentresearchsuggeststhatnervecellsloseefficiencyand 32 there’slessactivityinthebrain．But，cautionsBarryGordon，”It'snotclearthatlessactivityis 33．Abeginningathleteiswinded（气喘吁吁）moreeasilythana 34 athlete．Inthesameway, 35 thebraingetsmoreskilledatatask，itexpendslessenergyonit.”

　Thereare 36 youcantaketocompensatefornormalslippageinyourmemorygears，thoughit37effort．MargaretSewellsays：

”We’reaquick-fixculture,butyouhaveto 38 tokeepyourbrain39shape．It’slikehavingagoodbody．YouCan’tgotothegymonceayear40expecttostayintopform.”

21．A.almost       B.seldom       C.already           D.never

22．A.joke         B.laugh        C.blame         D.criticize

23．A.much        B.little         C.more           D.less

24．A.since         B.for           C.by            D.because

25．A.memory      B.mind        C.trouble        D.health

26．A.disorganizing  B.misplacing   C.putting        D.finding

27．A.swiftly        B.frequently   C.timely         D.quickly

28．A．mature      B.advance     C.age            D.grow

29．A.broken       B.poor        C.perfect         D.working

30．A.pattern       B.time        C.space          D.information

31．A.why         B.how        C.what           D.when

32．A.since       B.hence       C.that             D.although

33．A.irregular    B.better       C.normal           D.worse

34．A.famous     B.senior       C.popular          D.trained

35．A.as         B.till          C.though           D.yet

36．A.stages      B.steps        C.advantages       D.purposes

37．A.makes     B.takes        C.does             D.spends

38．A.rest        B.come        C.work            D.study

39．A.to         B.for          C.on              D.in

40．A.so        B.or           C.and             D.if

SectionⅢReadingComprehension  （40points）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart,Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil.

Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

  Priortothe20th century,manylanguageswithsmallnumbersofspeakerssurvivedforcenturies.Theincreasinglyinterconnectedmodernworldmakesitmuchmoredifficultforsmalllanguagecommunitiestoliveinrelativeisolation,akeyfactorinlanguagemaintenanceandpreservation.

  Itremainstobeseenwhethertheworldcanmaintainitslinguisticandculturaldiversityinthecenturiesahead.Manypowerfulforcesappeartoworkagainstit:

populationgrowth,whichpushesmigrantpopulationsintotheworld’slastisolatedlocations;masstourism;globaltelecommunicationsandmassmedia;andthespreadofgiganticglobalcorporations.Alloftheseforcesappeartosignifyafutureinwhichthelanguageofadvertising,popularculture,andconsumerproductsbecomesimilar.AlreadyEnglishandafewothermajortongueshaveemergedasgloballanguagesofcommerceandcommunication.Formanyoftheworld’speoples,learningoneoftheselanguagesisviewedasthekeytoeducation,economicopportunity,andabetterwayoflife.

  Onlyabout3,000languagesnowinuseareexpectedtosurvivethecomingcentury.Aremostoftherestdoomedinthecenturyafterthat?

  Whethermostoftheselanguagessurvivewillprobablydependonhowstronglyculturalgroupswishtokeeptheiridentityalivethroughanativelanguage.Todosowillrequireanemphasisonbilingualism（masteryoftwolanguages）.Bilingualspeakerscouldusetheirownlanguageinsmallerspheres---athome,amongfriends,incommunitysettings---andagloballanguageatwork,indealingswithgovernment,andincommercialspheres.Inthisway,manysmalllanguagescouldsustaintheirculturalandlinguisticintegrityalongsidegloballanguages,ratherthanyieldtothehomogenizing（同化的）forcesofglobalization.

  Ironically,thetrendoftechnologicalinnovationthathasthreatenedminoritylanguagescouldalsohelpsavethem.Forexample,someexpertspredictthatcomputersoftwaretranslationtoolswillonedaypermitminoritylanguagespeakerstobrowsetheInternetusingtheirnativetongues.Linguistsarecurrentlyusingcomputer—aidedlearningtoolstoteachavarietyofthreatenedlanguages.

Formanyendangeredlanguages,thelinebetweenrevivalanddeathisextremelyt