全国攻读工商管理英语真题.docx

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全国攻读工商管理英语真题

2009年全国攻读工商管理硕士研究生入学考试

英语试题

SectionIVocabulary（10points）

Directions:

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

1.Thepoorladywastoo___anddistressedtotalkaboutthetragedy.

A.engagedB.exhaustedC.ignorantD.energetic

2.Atfirst____,thefamouspaintingdoesn’timpresstheaudienceatall.

A.glanceB.gaze　C.stareD.view

3.Delegatesagreetotheplanin____,butthereweresomedetailstheydidn’tapprove.

A.disciplineB.theoryC.principleD.nature

4.Itookthemedicine10minutesago,butthereweresomedetailstheydidn’tapprove.

A.scatteringB.feelingC.maintainingD.lingering

5.Sincethe___ofhumanhistory,humanbeingshavebeenaskingquestionslike“whatistheessenceoflife”.

A.duskB.dustC.twinkleD.dawn

6.Theeldestson___allthefamilymemberstodiscusshowtocelebratethe50thweddinganniversaryoftheirparents.

A.clusteredB.resembledC.assembledD.rendered

7.Imustleavenow.____,ifyouwantthatbookI’llbringittoyoutomorrow.

A.AccidentallyB.IncidentallyC.OccasionallyD.Subsequently

8.Mymotherisalightsleeper,___toanysoundevenaslowasthehummingofamosquito.

A.alertB.acuteC.keenD.immune

9.Thenewlybuiltfactoryisinurgentneedofanumberofskilledand____workers.

A.consistentB.consciousC.confidentialD.conscientious

10.Asanoutstandingscholar,hehasbecome___totheresearchteam.

A.seniorB.juniorC.indispensableD.independent

11.Sixteendaysaftertheearthquake,40people,___intheirvillage,wererescued.

A.trappedB.confinedC.enclosedD.captured

12.Workingfarawayfromhome,Jerryhadto___fromdowntowntohisofficeeveryday.

A.wanderB.commuteC.rambleD.motion

13.Thefinanceministerhasnotbeenso____sinceheraisedtaxestoanunbearablelevel.

A.famousB.favorableC.popularD.preferable

14.Itisunimaginableforsomeoneinsuchahigh____inthegovernmenttobehavesobadlyinpublic.

A.situationB.positionC.professionD.appointment

15.Informationgiventoemployeesmustbe____,clearandineasy-to-followlanguage.

A.convenientB.continuousC.constantD.concise

16.Johnwasveryupsetbecausehewas____bythepolicewithbreakingthelaw.

A.sentencedB.arrestedC.accusedD.charged

17.Davidlikescountrylifeandhasdecidedto_____farming.

A.goinforB.gobackonC.goalongwithD.gothroughwith

18.Jenniferhasneverreally___herson’sdeath.It’sveryhardtoacceptthefactthatshe’llneverhaveachild.

A.cometotermswithB.comeupagainstC.comeoutwithD.comedownto

19.Anationaldebateisnow___aboutwhetherweshouldreplacegoldenweekswithpaidvacations.

A.inthewayB.bythewayC.underwayD.outoftheway

20.Whenapsychologistdoesageneralexperimentaboutthehumanmind,heselectspeople____andasksthemquestions.

A.ateaseB.atrandomC.inessenceD.insum

SectionIICloze（10points）

Directions:

Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosethebestoneandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil.

In1999,thepriceofoilhoveredaround$16abarrel.By2008,ithad_21_the$100abarrelmark.Thereasonsforthesurge__22__fromthedramaticgrowthoftheeconomiesofChinaandIndiatowidespread__23__inoil-producingregions,includingIraqandNigeria’sdeitaregion.Triple-digitoilpriceshave__24_theeconomicandpoliticalmapoftheworld,__25__someoldnotionsofpower.Oil-richnationsareenjoyinghistoricgainsandopportunities,__26__majorimporters---includingChinaandIndia,hometoathirdoftheworld’spopulation---_27__risingeconomicandsocialcosts.

Managingthisneworderisfastbecomingacentral_28_ofglobalpolitics.Countriesthatneedoilareclawingateachotherto_29__scarcesupplies,andarewillingtodealwithanygovernment,_30__howunpleasant,todoit.

Inmanypoornationswithoil,theprofitsarebeinglosttocorruption,__31_thesecountriesoftheirbesthopefordevelopment.Andoilsfuelingenormousinvestmentfundsrunbyforeigngovernment,_32__someintheWestseeasanewthreat.

CountrieslikeRussia,VenezulaandIranarewellsuppliedwithrisingoil_33___,achargereflectedinnewlyaggressiveforeignpolicies.Butsomeunexpectedcountriesarereapingbenefits,__34__costs,fromhigherprices.ConsiderGermany,__35__itimportsvirtuallyallitsoil,ithasprosperedfromextensivetradewithaboomingRussiaandtheMiddleEast.GermanexportstoRussia__36___128percentfrom2001to2006.

IntheUnitedStates,asalreadyhighgaspricesrose__37__higherinthespringof2008,theissuecroppedupinthepresidentialcampaign,withSenatorMeCainandObama_38__forafederalgastaxholidayduringthepeaksummerdrivingmonths.Anddrivinghabitsbeganto_39__,assalesofsmallcarsjumpedandmasstransportsystems__40__thecountryreportedasharpincreaseinriders.

21.A.comeB.goneC.crossedD.arrived

22.A.coveredB.discoveredC.arrangedD.ranged

23.A.intensityB.infinityC.insecurityD.instability

24.A.drawnB.redrawnC.retainedD.reviewed

25.A.fightingB.strugglingC.challengingD.threatening

26.A.andB.whileC.thusD.though

27.A.confineB.conflictC.conformD.confront

28.A.problemB.questionC.matterD.event

29.A.lookforB.lockupC.sendoutD.keepoff

30.A.nomatterB.whatifC.onlyifD.inspiteof

31.A.abolishingB.deprivingC.destroyingD.eliminating

32.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.whom

33.A.interestsB.taxesC.incomesD.revenues

34.A.asmanyasB.asgoodasC.asfarasD.aswellas

35.A.AlthoughB.BecauseC.SinceD.As

36.A.advancedB.grewC.reducedD.multiplied

37.AevenB.stillC.ratherD.fairly

38.AaskingB.requestingC.callingD.demanding

39.AchangeB.turnC.shiftD.transform

40.AforB.fromC.acrossD.over

SectionIIIReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil.

Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

HenricIbsen,authoroftheplay“ADoll’sHouse”,inwhichapretty,helplesshousewifeabandonsherhusbandandchildrentoseekamoreseriouslife,wouldsurelyhaveapproved.FromJanuary1st,2008,allpubliccompaniesinNorwayareobligedtoensurethatatleast40﹪oftheirboarddirectorsarewomen.Mostfirmshaveobeyedthelaw,whichwaspassedin2003.Butabout75outofthe480orsocompaniesitaffectsarestilltoomaleforthegovernment’sliking.TheywillshortlyreceivealetterinformingthemthattheyhaveuntiltheendofFebruarytoact,orfacethelegalconsequences–whichcouldincludebeingdissolved.

Beforethelawwasproposed,about7﹪ofboardmembersinNorwaywerefemale,accordingtotheCentreforCorporateDiversity.Thenumberhassincejumpedto36﹪.Thatisfarhigherthantheaverageof9﹪forbigcompaniesacrossEuropeorAmerica’s15﹪fortheFortune500.Norway’sstockexchangeanditsmainbusinesslobbyopposethelaw,asdomanybusinessmen.“Iamagainstquotasforwomenormenasamatterofprinciple,”saysSverreMunck,headofinternationaloperationsatamediafirm.“Boardmembersofpubliccompaniesshouldbechosensolelyonthebasisofmeritandexperience,”hesays.Severalfirmshaveevengivenuptheirstatusinordertoescapethenewlaw.

Companieshavehadtorecruitabout1000womeninfouryears.Manycomplainthatithasbeendifficulttofindexperiencedcandidates.Becauseofthis,someofthebestwomenhavecollectedasmanyas25-35directorshipseach,andareknowninNorwegianbusinesscirclesasthe“goldenskirts”.OnereasonforthescarcityisthattherearefairlyfewwomeninmanagementinNorwegiancompanies--Theyoccupyaround15﹪ofseniorpositions.Ithasbeenparticularlyhardforfirmsintheoil,technologyandfinancialindustriestofindwomenwithenoughexperience.

Somepeopleworrythattheirrelativelackofexperiencemaykeepwomenquietonboards,andthatinturncouldmeanthatboardsmightbecomelessabletoholdmanagerstoaccount.RecenthistoryinNorway,however,suggeststhattherightwomencanmakestrongdirectors.“Womenfeelmorecompelledthanmentodotheirhomework,”saysMsRekstenSkaugen,whowasvotedNorway’schairmanoftheyearfor2007,“andwecanaffordtoaskthehardquestion,becausewomenarenotalwaysexpectedtoknowtheanswers.”

41.TheauthormentionsIbsen’splayinthefirstparagraphinorderto___

A.depictwomen’sdilemmaatwork

B.explainthenewlypassedlaw

C.supportNorwegiangovernment

D.introducethetopicunderdiscussion

42.Apubliccompanythatfailstoobeythenewlawcouldbeforcedto___

A.payaheavyfine

B.closetoaprivatebusiness

C.changetoaprivatebusiness

D.signadocumentpromisingtoact

43.TowhichofthefollowingisSverreMunckmostlikelytoagree?

A.Asetratioofwomeninaboardisunreasonable

B.Areasonablequotaforwomenatworkneedstobeset

C.Acommonprincipleshouldbefollowedbyallcompanies

D.Aninexperiencedbusinessmanisnotsubjecttothenewlaw

44.Theauthorattributestheph