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最新修正版最新修正版最新修正版最新修正版2009年MBA联考英语真题考研英语二PartIVocabularyandStructure(10%)Direction:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil.1.Thepoorladywastoo1.ThepoorladywastooengagedexhaustedC.ignorantD.energetic2.2.Atfist,thefamouspaintingdoesn'timpresstheaatuadlli.enceA.glanceB.gazeC.stareD.view3.Delegatesagreetotheplanin,butthereweresomedetailstheydidntapprove.A.disciplineB.theoryC.principleD.natureinmymouth.inmymouth.4.Itookthemedicine10minutesago,butthebitternessisstillA.scatteringB.fellingC.maintainingD.lingering5.5.Sincetheofhumanhistory,humanbeingshavebeenaskingquestionslike"Whatistheessenceoflife."A.duskB.dustC.twinkleC.Dawn6.6.Theeldestsonparents.allthefamilymemberstodiscusshowtocelebratethe50thweddinganniversaryoftheirClusteredresembledassembledrendered7.Imustleavenow,,ifyouwantthatbookI'LLbringityoutomorrow.A.AccidentallyB.IncidentallyC.OccasionallyD.Subsequently8.8.Mymotherisalightsleeper,toanysoundevenaslowasthehummingofmosquito.A.alertB.acuteC.keenD.immuneworkers.workers.ThenewlybuiltfactoryisinurgentneedofanumberofskilledandA.consistentB.consciousC.confidentialD.conscientioustotheresearchteam.totheresearchteam.Asanoutstandingscholar,hehasbecomeA.seniorB.juniorC.indispensibleD.independentintheirvillage,heirvillage,wererescued.Sixteendaysaftertheearthquake,40people,trappedconfinedenclosedcapturedfromdowntowntohisofficeeveryday.fromdowntowntohisofficeeveryday.Workingfarawayfromhome,JerryhadtoA.wanderB.commuteC.rambleD.motionThefinanceministerhasnotbeensosinceheraisedtaxestoanunbearablelevel.A.famousB.favorableC.popularD.preferableItisunimaginableforsomeoneinsuchahighinthegovemmenttobehavesobadlyinpublic.A.situationB.positionC.professionD.appointmentInformationgiventoemployeesmustbe,clearandineasy-to-followlanguage.D．conciseA．convenient B．Continuous CD．concisebythepolicewithbreakingthelaw.Johnwasveryupsetbecausehewas_bythepolicewithbreakingthelaw.A.sentencedB.arrestedC.accusedD.chargedfarming.farming.DavidlikescountrylifeandhasdecidedA.goinforB.gobackonC.goalongwithD.gothroughwith18.Jenniferhasneverreallyherson'sdeath.It 'sveryhardtoacceptthefacethatshellnevA.cometotermswithB.comeupagainstC.comeoutwithD.comedownto19.19.AnationaldebateisnowaboutwhetherweshouldreplacegoldenweekswithpaidVacations.A.inthewayB.bythewayC.underwayD.outoftheway20.Whenapsychologistdoesageneralexperimentaboutthehumanmind,heselectspeopleandasksthemquestions.A.ateaseB.atrandomB.inessenceD.insumA.ateaseB.atrandomB.inessenceD.insumSectionIIClozeDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.ForeachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)In1999,thepriceofoilhoveredaround$16abarrel.By2008,ithad21the$100abarrelmark.Thereasonsforthesurge22fromthedramaticgrowthoftheeconomiesofchinaandIndiatowidespread23inoil-producingregions,includingIraqandNigeriadeltareg'iosn.Triple-digitoilpriceshave24theeconomicandpoliticalmapoftheworld,25someoldnotionsofpower.Oil-richnationsareenjoyinghistoricgainsandopportunities,26majorimporters—includingchinaandIndia,hometoathirdoftheworld'--sp2o7pulraistiionngeconomicandsocialcosts.Managingthisneworderisfastbecomingacentral28ofglobalpolitics.Countriesthatneedoilareclawingat

eachotherto29scarcesupplies,andarewillingtodealwithanygovernment,30howunpleasant,todoit.Inmanypoornationswithoil,theprofitsarebeing,losttocorruption,31thesecountriesoftheirbesthopefordevelopment.Andoilisfuelingenormousinvestmentfundsrunbyforeigngovernments,32someinthewestseeasanewthreat.CountrieslikeRussia,VenezuelaandIranarewellsuppliedwithrising oil33,achangereflectedinnewlyaggressiveforeignpolicies.Butsomeunexpectedcountriesarereapingbenefits, 34costs,fromhigherprices.ConsiderGermany.35itimportsvirtuallyallitsoil,ithasprosperedfromextensivetradewithaboomingRussiaandtheMiddleEast.GermanexportstoRussia 36128percentfrom2001to2006.

38forafederalgastaxholidayduringthepeaksummer39,assalesofsmallcarsjumpedandmasstransportsystems38forafederalgastaxholidayduringthepeaksummer39,assalesofsmallcarsjumpedandmasstransportsystems40the21.A.comeB.goneC.crossedD.arrived22.A.coveredB.discoveredC.arrangedD.ranged23.A.intensityB.infinityC.insecurityD.instability24.A.drawnB.redrawnC.retainedD.reviewed25.A.fightingB.strugglingC.challengingD.threatening26.A.andB.whileC.thusD.though27.A.confineB.conflictC.conformD.confront28.A.problemB.questionC.matterD.event29.A.lookforB.lockupC.sendoutD.keepoff30.A.nomatterB.whatifC.onlyifD.inspiteof31.A.abolishingB.deprivingC.destroyingD.eliminating32.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.whom33.A.interestsB.taxesC.incomesD.revenues34.A.asmanyasB.asgoodasC.asfarasD.aswellas35.A.AlthoughB.BecauseC.SinceD.As36.A.advancedB.grewC.reducesD.multiplied37.A.evenB.stillC.ratherD.fairly38.A.askingB.requestingC.callingD.demanding39.A.changeB.turnC.shiftD.transform40.A.forB.fromC.acrossD.overPartIIIReadingComprehension(40%)Direction:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil.PASSAGE1.HenricIbsen,authoroftheplay"ADoll'sHouse",inwhichapretty,helplesshousewifeabandonsHenricIbsen,authoroftheplay"ADollHerhusbandandchildrentoseekamoreseriouslife,wouldsurelyhaveapproved..FromJanuaryIst,

2008,allpubliccompaniesinNorwayareobligedtoensurethatatleast40%oftheirboarddirectorsarewomen.Mostfirmshaveobeyedthelaw,whichwaspassedin2003.Butabout75outofthe480orsocompaniesitaffectsarestilltoomaleforthegovernment 'sliking.TheywillshortlyreceivealetterinformingthemthattheyhaveuntiltheendofFebruarytoact,orfacethelegalconsequenceswhichcouldincludebeingdissolved.Beforethelawwasproposed,about7%ofboardmembersinNorwaywerefemale,accordingtotheCentreforCorporateDiversity.Thenumberhassincejumpedto36%.Thatisfarhigherthantheaverageof9%forbigcompaniesacrossEuropeorAmerica 's15%fortheFortune500.Norway 'sstockexchabnugseineasnsdliotsbbmyaoinpposethelaw,asdomanybusinessmen."Iamagainstquotasforwomenormenasamatterofprinciple,"saysSverreMunck,headofinternationaloperationsatamediafirm."Boardmembersofpubliccompaniesshouldbechosensolelyonthebasisofmeritandexperience,"besays.Severalfirmshaveevengivenuptheirpublicstatusinordertoescapethenewlaw.Companieshavehadtorecruitabout1,000womeninfouryears.ManycomplainthatithasbeenDifficulttofindexperiencedcandidates.Becauseofthis,someofthebestwomenhavecollectedasmanyas25-35directorshipseach,andareknowninNorwegianbusinesscirclesasthe"goldenskirts".OnereasonforthescarcityisthattherearefairlyfewwomeninmanagementinNorwegiancompaniestheyoccupyaround15%ofseniorpositions.Ithasbeenparticularlyhardforfirmsintheoil,technologyandfinancialindustriestofindwomenwithaenoughexperience.Somepeopleworrythattheirrelativelackofexperiencemaykeepwomenquietonboards,andthatInturncouldmeanthatboardsmightbecomelessabletoholdmanagerstoaccount.RecenthistoryinNorway,however,suggeststhattherightwomencanmakestrongdirectors."Womenfeelmorecompelledthanmentodotheirhomework,"saysMsRekstenSkaugen,whowasvotedNorway 'schairmanoftheyearfor2007,"andwecanaffordtoathehardquestions,becausewomenarenotalwaysexpectedtoknowtheanswers."TheauthormentionsIbsen'TheauthormentionsIbsen'splayinthefiarspthpianraogrdrertoA.depictwomensdilemmaatworkB.explainthenewlypassedlawA.depictwomensdilemmaatworkB.explainthenewlypassedlawsupportNorwegiangovernmentintroducethetopicunderdiscussionsupportNorwegiangovernmentintroducethetopicunderdiscussionchangetoaprivatebusinesssignadocumentpromisingtoactchangetoaprivatebusinesssignadocumentpromisingtoactApubliccompanythatfailstoobeythenewlawcouldbeforcedtoA.payaheavyfineclosedownitsbusinessA.payaheavyfineTowhichofthefollowingisSverreMunckmostlikelytoagree?Asetratioofwomeninaboardisunreasonable.Areasonablequotaforwomenatworkneedstobeset.C.Acommonprincipleshouldbefollowedbyallcompanies.D.Aninexperiencedbusinessmanisnotsubjecttothenewlaw.Theauthorattributesthephenomenonof"goldenskirts"tothesmallnumberofqualifiedfemalesinmanagementtheover-recruitmentoffemalemanagersinpubliccompaniestheadvantagewomenenjoywhencompetingforseniorpositions

thediscriminationtowardwomeninNorwegianbusinesscirclesThemainideaofthepassagemightbeA.femalepowerandliberationinNorwayB.thesignificanceofHenricIbsen'splaywomen'sstatusinNorwegianfirmstheconstitutionofboardmembersinNorwayPASSAGE2.Whilethere'snevgeoroadagetogetcancer,peopleintheir20sand30scanfeelparticularlyisolated.Theaverageageofacancerpatientatdiagnosisis67.Childrenwithcanceroftenaretreatedatpediatric(小儿科的)cancercenters,butyoungadultshaveatoughtimefindingpeers,oftensittingside-by-sideduringtreatmentswithpeoplewhocouldbetheirgrandparents.InhernewbookCrazySexyCancerTips,writerKrisCarrlooksatcancerfromtheperspectiveofayoungadultwhoconfrontsdeathjustasshe 'sgdliifsec.oMves.riCnarrwas31whenshewasdiagnosedwithararefromofcancerthathadgeneratedtumorsonherliverandlungs.Ms.Carrreactedwiththenormalfeelingsofshockandsadness.Shecalledherparentsandstockeduponorganicfood,determinedtobecomea"full-timehealingaddict."Thenshepickedupthephoneandcalledeveryoneinheraddressbook,askingiftheyknewotheryoungwomenwithcancer.Theresultwasherownpersonal"cancerposse":arockconcerttourmanager,amodel,afashionmagazineeditor,acartoonistandaMTVcelebrity,tonameafew.Thisclubof "cancerbabes"offeredsupport,adviceandfashiontips,amongotherthings.Ms.CarrputhercancerexperienceinarecentLearningChanneldocumentary,andshehaswrittenapracticalguideabouthowshecoped.Cancerisn 'tfunny,butMs.Carroftenis.Sheswears,shemakesupnamesforthepeoplewhotreathe(Dr.FabulousandDr.Guru),andsheevenmakessecondsoundfun("cancerroadtrips,"shecallsthem).Sheleavesthemedicaladvicetodoctors,insteadofferinginsightfulandpracticaltipsthatreflecttheworldviewofayoungadult."Irefusedtoletcancerruinmyparty,"shewrites."Therearejusttoomanycoolthingstodoandplanandlivefor."Ms.Carrstillhascancer,butithasstoppedprogressing.Hercancertipsincludeusingtime-savingmasse-mailstokeepfriendsinformed,sewingorbuyingfashionablehospitalgownssoyou 'renotstuckwithregulationblueoplayingGloriaGaynors"IW'illSurvive"soloudyouneighborscallthepolice.Ms.Carralsoadvisesaneyebrowwaxandanewoutfitbeforeyoutelltheimportantpeopleinyourillness."peopleyoutellaregoingtocautiousandnotsocautiouslytrytoseethecancer,sodazzletheminsteadwithyourmiracle,"shewrites.Whileheradvicemaysoundsuperficial,itgetstotheheartofwhateverycancerpatientwants:thechancetolivelifejustasshealwaysdid,andmaybebetter.46.Whichofthefollowinggroupsismorevulnerabletocancer?A.Children.B.Peopleintheir20sand30s.C.Youngadults.D.Elderlypeople.47.AllofthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPTA.KrisCarrisafemalewriterB.KrisCarrismorethan31-year-old.C.KrisCarrworksinacancercenter.D.KrisCarrisveryoptimistic.48.Thephrase"cancerposse"（Line4,para.3）probablyreferstoA.acancerresearchorganizationB.agroupofpeoplewhosufferfromcancerC.peoplewhohaverecoveredfromcancerD.peoplewhocopewithcancer49.KrisCarrmakeupnamesforthepeoplewhotreatherbecauseA.sheisdepressedandlikesswearingB.sheisfunnyandlikesplayingjokesondoctorC.shewantstoleavethemedicaladvicetodoctorD.shetriestoleaveagoodimpressionondoctor50.FromKrisCarr'scancertipswemayinferthatA.shelearnedtousee-mailsaftershegotcancerB.shewearsfashionabledressevenaftersufferingfromcancerC.hospitalgownsforcancerpatientsareusuallynotinbrightcolorsD.theneighborsareveryfriendlywithcancerpatientsPASSAGE3。Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Shouldaleaderstrivetobelovedorfeared?Thisquestion,famouslyposedbyMachiavelli,liesattheheartofJosephNye'snewbook.Mr.Nye,aformerdeanoftheKennedySchoolofGovemmentatHarvardandone-timechairmanofAmerica'sNationalIntelligenceCouncil,isbestknownforpromotingtheideaof"softpower",basedonpersuasionandinfluence,asacounterpointto"hardpower",basedoncoercion（强迫）andforce.Havinganalyzedtheuseofsoftandhardpowerinpoliticsanddiplomacyinhispreviousbooks,Mr.Nyehasnowturnedhisattentiontotherelationshipbetweenpowerandleadership,inboththepoliticalandbusinessspheres.Machiavelli,henotes,concludedthat"oneoughttobebothfearedandloved,butasitisdifficultforthetwotogotogether,itismuchsafertobefearedthanloved."Inshort,hardpowerispreferabletosoftpower.Butmodemleadershiptheoristshavecometotheoppositeconclusion.Thecontextofleadershipischanging,theobserve,andthehistoricalemphasisonhardpowerisbecomingoutdated.Inmodemcompaniesanddemocracies,powerisincreasinglydiffusedandtraditionalhierarchies（等级制）arebeingundermined,makingsoftpowerevermoreimportant.Butthatdoesnotmeancoercionshouldnowtakeabackseattopersuasion.Mr.Nyeargues.Instead,headvocatesasynthesisofthesetwoviews.TheconclusionofThePowerstoLead,hissurveyofthetheoryofleadership,isthatacombinationofhardandsoftpower,whichhecallsapproach.”smaThedominanttheoreticalmodelofleadershipatthemomentis,apparently,the adersh“iptransformationallepattern”.Anoneallerg反感）tomanagementtermwillalreadyberunningfortheexit,butMr,Nyehasperformedavaluableserviceinroundingupandsummarizingthevariousacademicstudiesandtheoriesofleadcrishipintoasingle,slimvolume.Heexaminesdifferentapproachestoleadership,themoralityofleadershipandhowthewidercontextcandeterminetheeffcctivenessofaparticularleader.Thereareplcntyofanccdotesandexamples,bothhistoricalandcontemporary,politicalandcorporate.Alsa,leadershipisaslipperysubject,andashedepictsvarioustheories,evenMr.Nyeneverquitenailsthejellytothewall.Heisathismostinterestingwhendiscussingthemoralaspectsofleadershipinparticular,thequestionofwhetheritissometimesnecessaryforgoodleaderstolie-andheprovidesahelpful12-pointsummaryofhisconclusions.Arecumingthemeisthatascircumstanceschange,differentsortsofleadcrsarerequired;aleaderwhothrivesinoneenvironmentmaystruggleinanother,andviceversa.Ultimatelythatisjustafancywayofsayingthatleadcrshipoffersnocasyanswers.wellacceptedbyJosephNyeveryinfluentialtillnowadays'wellacceptedbyJosephNyeveryinfluentialtillnowadays'sideaofhardpoweris51.FromthefirsttwoparagraphswemaylearnthanMr.MachiavelliC.basedonsoundtheoriesD.contrarytothatofmodemleadershiptheoristsC.basedonsoundtheories52.WhichofthefollowingmakessoftpowermoreimportanttodayaccordingtoMr.Nye?Coercioniswidespread.Moralityisdevalued.Coercioniswidespread.Moralityisdevalued.C.Powerisnolongerconcentrated.D.TraditionalhierarchiesarestrengthenedC.Powerisnolongerconcentrated.53.InhisbookthePowerstolead,Mr.NyehasexminedallthefollowingaspectsofleadershipEXCEPTA.authorityB.contextC.approachesD.moralityA.authorityB.contextC.approachesD.morality54.Mr.Nye'sbookisparticularlyvaluablienthatitmakeslittleuseofmanagementtermssummarizesvariousstudiesconciselymakeslittleuseofmanagementtermssummarizesvariousstudiesconciselyservesasanexitforleadershipresearcherssetsamodelforcontemporarycorporateleadersservesasanexitforleadershipresearcherssetsamodelforcontemporarycorporateleaders55.Accordingtotheauthor,themostinterestingpartofMr.Nye'sbookliesinhisviewofchangeableleadershipdefinitionofgoodleadershipviewofchangeableleadershipdefinitionofgoodleadershipsummaryofleadershiphistorydiscussionofmoralleadershipsummaryofleadershiphistorydiscussionofmoralleadershipPASSAGE4Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Americansdon'tlikoelotsewars.Ofcourse,alotdependsonhowyoudefinejustwhatawaris.Thereareshootingwars-thekindthattestpatriotismandcourage-andthosearethekindatwhichtheU.Sexcels.Butotherstrugglestestthosequalitiestoo.WhatelsewastheGreatDepressionorthespaceraceortheconstructionoftherailroads?IfAmericanindulgeinabitofflag—whenthejobisdone,theyearnedit.Nowthereisasimilarchallenge.Globalwarming.Thesteadydeterioration（恶化）oftheveryclimateofthisveryplanetisbecomingawarofthefirstorder,andbyanymeasure,theU.S.producesnearlyaquarteroftheworldgaseseachyearandhasstubbornlymadeitclearthatitdoesn 'tintendtodoawholelotaboutit.Although174napprovedtheadmittedlyflawedKyotoaccordstoreducecarbonlevels,theU.S.walkedawayfromthem.Therearevaguepromisesofmanufacturingfuelfromherbsorpoweringcarswithhydrogen.Butforacountrythattightlycitespatriotismasoneofitscorevalues,theU.S.istakingapassonwhatmightbethemostpatrioticstruggleofall.Itbiggerfightthanoneforthesurvivalofacountry 'scoastsandfarms,thehealthofitspeopleandsta.bilityofitsecTherubis,ifthevastmajorityofpeopleincreasinglyagreethatclimatechangeisaglobalemergency,thereagreementonhowtofixit.Industryoffersitspans,whichtoooftenwouldfixlittle.Environmentalistsoffertheirs,whichtoooftenamounttonativewishliststhatcouldweakenAmerican 'sgrowth.Butlet'sassumethatthoseinterestedpaotherswillalwaysbentthetableandwillalwaysdemandthattheirvoicesbeheardandthattheirneedsbeaddressed.Whatwouldanaggressive,ambitious,effectiveplanlooklike-onethatwouldleavetheU.S.bothenvironmentallysafeandeconomicallysound?Haltingclimatechangewillbefarharder.Oneofthemoreconservativeplansforaddressingtheproblemcallsforareductionof25billiontonsofcarbonemissionsoverthenext52year.Andyetbydevisingaconsistentstrategythatmixesandblendspragmatism（实用主义）withambition,theU.S.can,withoutmajordamagetotheeconomy,helphalttheworsteffectsofclimatechangeandensurethesurvivalofitswayoflifeforfuturegenerations.Moneywilldosomeofthework,

butwhat'sneededmostiswill."I 'mnotsayingthechallengeisnAmerica,andAmericahasrisentothesechallengesbefore."'talmostoverwhelming,"saysFredKrupp.56.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.Humanwars.butwhat'sneededmostiswill."I 'mnotsayingthechallengeisnAmerica,andAmericahasrisentothesechallengesbefore."'talmostoverwhelming,"saysFredKrupp.56.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.Humanwars.B.Economiccrisis.C.America'senvironmentalpolicies.D.Globalenvironmentingeneral.57.Fromthelastsentenceofparagraph2wemaylearnthatthesurvivalofacountryitspeopleandthestabilityofitseconomyis .ms,thehealth'ofscoastsofutmostimportanceafightnoonecanwinD.alesssignificantissuebeyondpeople 'simaginationD.alesssignificantissueJudgingfromthecontext,theword"rub"(Line1,Para.3)probablymeansA.frictionB.contradictionC.conflictD.problemA.frictionB.contradictionC.conflictD.problemWhatistheauthorsattitudetowardAmerica'WhatistheauthorsattitudetowardAmerica'spoliciesonglobalwarming?A.CriticalB.IndifferentC.SupportiveD.CompromisingA.CriticalB.IndifferentC.SupportiveD.CompromisingTheparagraphsimmediatelyfollowingthispassagewouldmostprobablydealwithA.thenewbookwrittenbyFredKrupphowAmericacanfightagainstglobalwarmingA.thenewbookwrittenbyFredKrupptheharmfuleffectsofglobalwarminghowAmericacantideovereconomiccrisistheharmfuleffectsofglobalwarminghowAmericacantideovereconomiccrisis翻译：Withthenation'sfinancialsystemteeteringonacliff.Thecompensationarrangementsforexecutivesofthebigbanksandotherfinancialfirmsarecomingundercloseexaminationagain.Bankers'excessiver-istkakingisasignificantcauseofthisfinancialcrisisandhascontinued,toothersinthepast,inthiscase,itwasfueledbylowinterestratesandkeptgoingbyafalsesenseofsecuritycreatedbyadebt-fueledbubbleintheeconomy.Mortgagelendersgladlylentenormoussumstothosewhocouldnotaffordtopaythembackdividingthelawsandsellingthemofftothenextfinancialinstitutionalongthechain,advantageofthesamehigh-techsecuritizationtoloadonmoreriskymortgage-basedassets.Financialregulationwillhavetocatchupwiththemostirresponsiblepracticesthatledbanksdowninthisroad,inhopesavertingthenextcrisis,whichislikelytoinvolvedifferentfinancialtechniquesanddifferentsortsofassets.Butitisworthexaminingtherootproblemofcompensationschemesthataretiedtoshort-termprofitsandrevenue 's,andthusencouragebankerstotakeirresponsiblerisks.PartVWriting(20%)Direction:Inthissection,youareaskedtowriteanessaybasedonthefollowinginformation.Makecommentsandexpressyourownopinion.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsonAnswerSheet2.Atpresent,thereisnodoubtthatshortmessageplaysanincreasinglyimportantroleinourlives.Weareallawarethat,likeeverythingelse,shortmessagehavebothfavorableandunfavorableaspects.

Generallyspeaking,theadvantagescanbelistedasfollows.Firstofall,infestivals,wecansendshortmessagestowishgoodlucktootherpeopleweknow.Itbringsusalotofconvenience.Inaddition,shortmessageconnectsitsuserswiththeoutsideworld.Forexample,somepeoplesubscribeweatherforecastornewsshortmessages,withthem,peoplewillbegreatlyenriched.Butitispitythateverycoinhastwosides.Thedisadvantagesofshortmessagecan'tbeignored.Wespendtoomuchtimeonspellingourwordsandsendingshortmessagesthatwecan'tfocusonourstudies.Also,youwillalwaysbbystrangers'shortmessagesoneafteranother.Asisknowntoall,shortmessageisneithergoodnorbaditself.Inmyopinion,wecanuseit.Butweshouldntoomuchtimeonitanddon 'tletitdisturbusfromourlives.2008年全国攻读工商管理硕士研究生入学考试考研英语二试题SectionIVocabularyDirections:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)1.Oilisanimportantmaterialwhichcanbeprocessedintomanydifferentproducts,includingplastics.1.OilisanimportantArawBbleakCflexibleDfertileArawBbleakCflexibleDfertile2.ThehighlivingstandardsoftheUScauseitspresentpopulationto 25percentoftheworldAassumeBconsumeCresumeDpresumeAassumeBconsumeCresumeDpresume3.Youshouldn'tbes_o--_-_Ididn'tmeananythingbadinwhatIsaid.AsentimentalBsensibleCsensitiveDsophisticatedAsentimentalBsensibleCsensitiveDsophisticated4.Picassowasanartistwhofundamentallychangedthe___ofartforlatergenerations.A.philosophyBconceptCviewpointDthemeA.philosophyBconceptCviewpointDtheme5.Memberstateshadtheoptiontofromthisagreementwithoneyearsnotice.AdenyBobjectCsuspectDwithdraw6.Thetwocountriesachievedsomeprogressinthesphereoftraderelations,traditionallyasourceofirritation.AmutualBoptional5.Memberstateshadtheoptiontofromthisagreementwithoneyearsnotice.AdenyBobjectCsuspectDwithdraw6.Thetwocountriesachievedsomeprogressinthesphereoftraderelations,traditionallyasourceofirritation.AmutualBoptionalCneutralDparallel7.Williamshadnotbeenthereduringthe___momentswhenthekidnappinghadtakenplace.AsuperiorBrigorousCvitalDuniqueAsuperiorBrigorousCvitalDunique8.TravelaroundJapantoday,andoneseesforeignresidentsawide8.TravelaroundJapantoday,andoneseesforeignresidentsawideofjobs.ArangeBfieldCscaleDareaArangeBfieldCscaleDarea9.Modernmanufacturinghas___aglobalriverofmaterialsintoastunningarrayofnewproducts.AtranslatedBtransformedCtransferredDtransportedAtranslatedBtransformedCtransferredDtransported10.LightninghasbeenthesecondlargeststormkillerintheUSoverthepast10.LightninghasbeenthesecondlargeststormkillerintheUSoverthepast40yearsandisonlybyflood.AexceededBexcelledCexcludedDextendedAexceededBexcelledCexcludedDextended11.Voiceswere astheargumentbetweenthetwomotoristsbecamemorebad-tempered.A.swollenB.increasedC.developedD.raisedA.swollenB.increasedC.developedD.raised12.Somesuffererswillquicklyberestoredtoprefecthealth,___otherswilltakealongertime.A.whichB.whereC.whenD.whereasA.whichB.whereC.whenD.whereas13.Mybrotherlikeseatingverymuchbutheisn13.Mybrotherlikeseatingverymuchbutheisn'tvery___aboutthefoodheeats.A.specialpeculiarparticularunusualA.specialpeculiarparticularunusual14.Britainmig