MBA英语精读考试预测试卷.doc

2011年MBA秋英语精读考试预测试卷.Vocabulary A. Identify one of the four choices A, B, C, or D which would keep the meaning of the underlined word or phrase.B. Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.1. Those who believed their religious leaders prophecy that the end of the world would come soon went into a panic. CA. announcementB. forecast C. prediction D. declaration 4. After listening to the same old moral lesson all these years, the villagers became almost immune to it. AA. insensitive to B. fed up with C. familiar with D. accustomed to 5. I cant claim credit for her English proficiency; after all, she only came to my class this semester. CA. ask for moneyC. say that I deserve praiseB. expect payment D. declare that I am grateful 6. Believe it or not, this popular novel now you see on every shelf was censored only a few years ago. AA. officially examined and banned B. despised by the general publicC. sold out soon after its publication D. condemned by the critics9.He suffered a long period of depression before his first suicide attempt. DA. Inoculation B. hypertensionC. ailments D. dejection13.As the Cup Final was drawing closer, the injury of the best player was a _ for the whole team. CA. misdemeanour B. mistrustC. misfortune D. mischief15. He thought that he might be able to avoid paying some of his taxes by taking advantage of the _ in the law. BA. circles B. loopholes C. exceptions D. misunderstanding18. The flashing red light served as a _ of danger ahead. BA. predictor B. caution C. precaution D. prevention 20. Your headache is likely to _ if its real cause is not identified and proper treatment administered accordingly. CA. cure B. recover C. recur D. release*2. Those students who have access to his esoteric discussions were impressed by the scope of his thinking. AA. known by few B. known to all C. very lively D. quite popular 4. Abraham Lincoln was quintessential American patriot. CA. great B. famous C. typical D. revered5. Every now and then, the speaker interjected some witty remark. CA. rejected B. criticized C. inserted D. jeered 9. Thousands of people are needlessly slaughtered in road accidents in his country each year. BA. wounded B. killedC. injured D. crushed11. Your job is not to make decisions but to _ the decisions we make. CA. complete B. accomplishC. Implement D. affect13. Understanding is one of the most important _ of a successful marriage. AA. ingredients B. standardsC. keys D. methods15. He had been ill for months, and we were disturbed by his _ complexion. BA. fair B. sallow C. darkD. white17. A _ swelling or tumour can usually be cured. BA. malignant B. benignC. small D. mild*2. They are planning to embark on a new business undertaking. CA. go for B. go with C. go into D. go on4. We couldnt induce the old lady to travel by air. BA. drive B. convince C. force D. suggest7. The patients tax the doctors patience by asking him so many questions. BA. pest B. are a strain onC. injure D. destroy10.They traveled all over the country, regardless of expense. BA. unkind to B. paying no attention toC. forgetting D. concerned with 11.The story was so funny that we were all in _. BA. excitementB. convulsionsC. emotionD. fixation14.My first meeting with her often _ to my memory. DA. fells B. recallsC. refreshes D. recurs17.It was reported that during the bombing, many people were killed or wounded by _ . BA. flowB. blast C. currentD. stream19. We raised a we must pay off it this year _. DA. credit B. good sum C. loan D. mortgage *1. She was in anguish until she knew that her husbands life was saved. AA. great sufferingB. great regretC. great despairD. great disappointment2. I have nothing but disdain for such a person. DA. respectB. hatredC. dislikeD.contempt7. We cant rule out the possibility that he will come after all. AA. excludeB. refuseC. acceptD. take8. John was confined to bed for a week with his cold. BA. allowed inB. kept inC. tied toD. shut on11. I have been in _ with him about the matter. DA. lettersB. dealingsC. writingsD. correspondence13. The old lady _ the sweet-smelling flowers into a garland. BA. tied B. intertwined C. curved D. twisted15. Most bacteria grow best in a slightly acid _. DA. area B. place C. district D. medium 18. Each chess player will have five minutes to _ his next move. DA. make B. have C. take D. ponder*2. The retiring professor was exalted by his colleague. BA. criticizedB. honoredC. driven out D. examined4. We stared in awe at the president himself. AA. respect B. concern C. satisfaction D. envy8. The teacher had unusual insight into childrens emotions and knew clearly how to treat them. AA. perception B. ignorance C. creation D. comprehension10. Property on which money has been lent is redeemed when the loan is paid back. AA. recovered B. repurchased C. rescued D. discharged 11. She practiced the speech until her delivery and timing were completely _. DA. faulty B. imperfect C. incorrect D. faultless 13. They called for immediate, absolute, _ separation from the North and elected their own president, Jefferson Davis. CA. friendly B. lifelongC. eternal D. lasting16. He is doing an _ course in physics. DA. intense B. internalC. instant D. intensive18. He was disappointed by his result, but he is now _ to having to retake the exam. CA. composed B. submittedC. reconciled D. supposed. Reading ComprehensionAnswer the following questions or complete the following statements by choosing the best alternative A, B, C or D under each. You are allowed 2 minutes 30 seconds for this part.1.Those people who keep their eye upon the doughnut rather than on the hole _. AA. are considered positive-thinkers by the author B. are likely to see their glass as half empty C. view their successes and failures more objectively D. have suddenly become the object of scientific research on clichs 2. An optimist _. BA. is always in control of his own life B. often overestimates his abilities C. might live longer than a pessimist when suffering from certain illness such as cancer D. encounters different challenges and disappointments from a pessimist 3. The pessimist _. BA. seldom succeeds in what he does B. attributes his success to luck C. tries different approaches when his first attempt fails D. knows how to take good care of himself 6. According to Seligman, the secret to an optimists success can be found in “his explanatory style”, by which he means that the optimist _. CA. is able to explain more clearly to the customers B. sounds more pleasant in his explanationC. tries to find faults with other factors other than in himself for his failure D. has more confidence in himself than in others8. Whether positive or negative, a persons attitude towards life is a thinking habit _. BA. inherited from either of his parents B. formed when he is very young C. acquired after he has gained considerable experience D. never to be got rid of *2. According to Ames, in our era man-made carcinogens are _. AA. less dangerous than natural carcinogensB. as dangerous as natural carcinogensC. more dangerous than natural carcinogensD. the latest cancer scare3. Ames slaughters sacred cows“ means that _. DA. Ames often kills cowsB. Ames likes to eat beefC. Ames doesnt believe in any religionD. Ames defies anything regarded as above criticism5. Before Ames developed a carcinogen test using bacteria, scientists _. CA. made their experiments on bacteriaB. did not know that bacteria were sensitive to mutagensC. had known that bacteria were sensitive to carcinogensD. had spent much time and money making experiments on bacteria7. People tend to assume nature is benign because _. AA. they believe only man-made chemicals could be dangerousB. Ames had erred with his testsC. they are naive and ignorant about the Ames TestD. most natural substances have been tested negative as carcinogens or mutagens*3. According to Dr. Maier, _. BA. only human beings have nervous breakdownsB. rats and human beings are alike in their actions when they have nervous breakdownsC. rats and human beings go through different stagesD. rats and human beings have the same problem4. According to the article, what causes the rats neurosis? DA. The importance of the problem.B. The complexity of the problem.C. The involvement of the experimenter.D. The insolubility of the problem.6. According to the passage, the wife nags her husband more and more because of _. AA. a fixated reaction B. anger at her husbandC. anxiety about her husbands faultsD. impatience with her husbands mistakes10. When Wendell Johnson said “To a mouse, cheese is cheese; thats why mouse-traps work”, he meant that _. DA. a man is as stupid as a mouse B. human beings cannot abstract C. rats are more capable of abstraction than men D. a rats powers of abstraction are limited*1. Few people have known anything about Einsteins painful romance until recently.T 2. What was the attitude of Einsteins family towards Maric? What was Einsteins mothers reaction?It looked down on her background and had disdain for her. The parents were bitterly opposed to Einstein marrying Maric. She was shocked at first, then she switched to a desperate offensive.3. Einsteins first child was born in 1903 when the couple married. F4. Einstein fell in love with Maric after he graduated from the Federal Technical Institutein Zurich. F7. After graduation, Einstein often had difficulty finding work. T*1.Wisdom in the subheading means _. BA. knowing how to enjoy good health and longevityB. knowing what use to make of life to the fullestC. understanding that the laws of nature are inevitableD. knowing that life is full of wonder and beauty3. Which of these ideas is true about the phrase “hold fast to life”? BA. Enjoy life as fast as one can. B. Enjoy life with abandon. C. Enjoy lifes rewards gradually. D. Lead a fast life.4. Life is a paradox in the sense that life _. CA. is full of contradictions B. can be absolutely different for different people C. is a process of life to death D. is full of happiness and sorrow6. The second truth to live by is _. AA. to learn to deal with the losses we suffer in life B. to learn that death is unavoidable C. to learn to face a variety of deaths D. to learn to get accustomed to the pattern of life, departure and death. ClozeRead the passage through and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C or D for each blank in the passage. Planning is a very important activity in our lives. It can give pleasure, even excitement, 1 cause quite severe headaches. The more significant the task ahead, the more careful the planning required. Getting to school or to work on time is a task requiring 2 or no planning, it is almost a routine. A months touring holiday abroad, or better 3 , getting married, is a different matter altogether. If the 4 involves a church wedding, with 50 guests, a reception, a honeymoon in Venice and returning to a new home, it requires even more planning to make 5 that it is successful. Planning is our way of trying to ensure success and 6 avoiding costly failures we cannot 7 . It is equally essential to mankind as a 8 , to individual nations, to families and single people; the scale may 9 , but the degree of importance does not. 10 , a nation planning its resources and needs does not 11 from a family planning its weekly shopping or monthly household budget. 12 are designed to ensure an adequate supply of essentials, 13 a rate of spending within the limits of income, and 14 properly carried out will 15 shortages, wastage, or overexpenditure.1. A. so B. then C. orD. but C 2. A. fewB. littleC. muchD. plenty B 3. A. moreB. yet C. still D. off C4. A. firstB. secondC. former D. latter D 5. A. knownB. believeC. sureD. clear C 6. A. in B. forC. ofD. by C 7. A. affordB. sufferC. standD. bear A 8. A. group B. wholeC. factD. unity B9. A. changeB. vary C. rangeD. float B10. A. However B. Moreover C. In essenceD. In one word C11. A. differ B. changeC. vary D. shift A12. A. Some B. ManyC. AllD. Both D 13. A. with B. by C. atD.in A 14. A. thoughB. if C. howD. no matter what B15. A. keep B. avoid C. causeD.solve B Psychologists have been studying the factors that contribute to happiness. It is not 1 nor is a person in an apparently ideal situation 2 happy. The ideal situation may have little to do with his 3 feelings.A good education and 4 are usually considered necessary for happiness. 5 both may contribute, they are only chief factors 6 the person is seriously under-educated or actually suffering from 7 of physical needs.The rich are not 8 to be happier than the middle income group or 9 those with very low incomes. People with college educations are 10 than those who did not graduate from high school, and it is believed that this is 11 because they have more opportunity to control their lives.Poor health does not rule out happiness 12 the severely weak or those in pain. Learning to cope with a health problem can 13 to happiness. It should be noted that people quickly get 14 to what they have, and they are happiest when they feel they are increasing their 15 no matter where it stands at a given time.1. A. practical B. potential C. preferable D. predictable D2. A. certainly B. plainly C. inevitably D. necessarily D 3. A. pleasant B. unpleasant C. actual D. virtual C4. A. job B. background C. income D. environment C 5. A. Since B. Even C. When D. Though D6. A. if B. unless C. because D. so that A7. A. shortage B. insufficiency C. lack D. lacking C8. A. likely B. inclined C. appropriate D. designed A9. A. hardly B. almost C. nearly D. even D10. A. less happy B. somewhat happier C. much happier D. even happier B11. A. apparently B. partly C. mainly D. not C 12. A. but for B. except for C. in case of D. if not for B13. A. contribute B. result C. correspond D. bring A14. A. used B. familiar C. back D. exposed A15. A. income B. knowledge C. status D. level D. Translation(English to Chinese) 2 A fast-growing body of research104 studies so far, involving some 15 000 peopleis proving that optimism can help you to be happier, healthier and more su