MBA联考英语模拟试题及答案

MBA联考英语模拟试题及参考答SectionIVocabulary(10Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthisForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA.B.C,andChoosetheONEwerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Theboyistellingalie.Hisfacehasgiven A.offB.upC.awayD.Itis intheregulationsthatyoucantake80kilosofluggagewithyou.A.laidoutB.laiddownC.laidupD.laidPeopleillsomeregionsofScotlandweavewoolintoScottishtweed,which muchmoneyinforeigntrade.A.getsinB.bringsinC.turnsinD.handsThestolencarwasFinallyrecoveredlastSundayinacountrycottage,buttherobbersarestill A.onthegoB.atlargeC.outofsightD.beyondIfonlyheworkshard.Idon't whenhefinishesthebookreport.A.expectB.mindC.hopeD.Itwassnowing.SoIdrovewith ,astheroadwasA.safetyB.cautionC.protectionD.Anybodywhowantstostartabusinessmusthave A.capitalB.wealthC.incomeD.Heliftedtheheavyweight,butitwasthe hehadeverA.strengthB.forceC.effortD.Withacar,manypeoplecanmaketripstothecountryseasideatweekends.insteadofbeing totheirimmediateA.limitedB.restrictedC.confinedD.Ifnoimportanceisattachedtocolletinginformation,wecannotsurviveinsucha(an) competitivesociety,becauseitisthebasisonwhichwemakeourdecisions.A.powerfullyB.forcefullyC.intenselyD.Irememberseeinghimsomeyearsago,butI whereitA.remindB.recognizeC.recallD.Whenherealizedthepolicehadspottedhim,the theexitasquicklyasA.madeoffB.madeoutC.madeforD.madeSomepeoplewouldliketodoshoppingonSundayssincetheyexpecttopickupwonderful inthemarket.A.batteriesB.basketsC.bargainsD.Thefakepaintingisobviouslyinterior A.belowB.fromC.toD.ThetaxidriverpulledupInscar apedestrianwavingtohim.A.inthesightofB.atthesightC.onthesightofD.thesightofBecauseofthestrike.BritishRailhasbeenforced allthetrainstoA.cancelB.abandonC.postpone.D.Theyhaveaskedusto intheA.involveB.presentC.participateD.Theyare thecostsofproductionA.countingB.calculatingC.figuringD.Itissaidthatthemathteacherseems towardbrightpartialB.preferableC.beneficialD.This

＄60forasingleroomwithA.claimsB.demandsC.requiresD.SectionIIDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.ForeachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B.C.andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(15points)Thestatementthat:"Wemustbalanceourenergyandenvironmentalneeds"isalmostaclichébynow.Butthemoreourappetiteforenergyexpands,_21impossiblethat"balance"becomesto22Eachoneoftheenergysupply

23todaytomeetnation'sincreasedconsumptionofcomesattachedwithanenvironmentalprice24.Butproblemisthatweliveinahigh-energycivilization.25unenviabletaskforusistodecidewhichenergy26isUndergroundcoalmining27_aterriblehumanandblack28disease－anditresultsinthe29_ofthesurfaceabove.Themostpotentenvironmentalissue30withcoalistheairpollutionthatoccursintryingtobumit.Airpollutionisreallyapublichealth31Incontrasttotheveryimmediateenvironmental_32_ofcoal,theriskslinkedtonuclearpowerplantsseem_33butmoreToweighandcomparetheenvironmental34_andbenefitsofversusfossilfuelsisalmost_35_onthebasisofpresentA.muchmoreB.themoreC.itismoreD.moreandA.attainB.extractC.imposeD.A.ispromotedB.arepromotedC.tobepromotedD.beingA.logB.strapC.tagD.A.ThusB.OtherwiseC.ThereafterD.A.sourceB.consumptionC.explorationD.A.decidesB.developsC.demandsD.A.limbB.liverC.lungD.A.risingB.sinkingC.movingD.A.disregardedB.submergedC.intervenedD.A.issueB.topicC.projectD.A.disputeB.hazardsC.impurityD.A.hostileB.remoteC.turbulentD.A.issuesB.costsC.harmD.A.impossibleB.importantC.imposingD.Section ReadingDirections:Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA.B.CorD.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1.(40points)1At26,JaneGoodallhadnocollegeeducationorsciencetraining.Butsincechildhood,shehadbeendreamingofworkingcloselywithanimalsinAfrica."Allthroughmychildhoodpeoplesaidyoucan'tgotoAfrica.You'reagirl."Goodallsays."Butmymotherusedtosay,ifyoureallywantto,there'snothingyoucan'tIn1957,the26-year-oldGoodallwenttoKenyatoworkasasecretary.ShealsoarrangedtomeetthefamousscientistLouisLeakey,whowassoimpressedbyherenthusiasmthathehiredherashisassistant.ShewentwithhimonmanytripstotheAfricanjungleandin1960LeakeysentGoodalltoliveamongchimpanzees(黑猩猩)inaremoteanimalpreserve,recordingtheanimals*behaviorandForthreemonthsGoodallmadelittleprogress.Butshesays,"Inevercameclosetogivingup."Herbreakthroughcameonedaywhenshesawamalechimpanzeestickapieceofgrassintoatermitehill,thenputthegrassinhismouth.Afterwardshecametothehillanddidthesame.Pullingthegrassout,shediscovereddozensoftermitesonit.Thediscovery-thatsomeanimalsusetools-unknowntomostscientistsattheGoodallsawchimpanzeesshowhuman-likeemotions,suchasjealousyandlove.Butshealsodiscoveredtheywerecapableofviolentattacksagainsteachother.GoodallreceivedherPh.D.inthestudyofanimalbehavioratEngland'sCambridgeUniversity.Nowshetravelsaroundtheworldraisingmoneytopreservewildlife."Ilovelivingintheforestwiththechimpanzees,"shesays."I'dmuchratherbetherethantravelingaroundfromcitytocity."WhatwasGoodall'schildhoodShedreamedofgoingtoShedreamedofbecomingafamousShedreamedofstudyinganimalsinShedreamedoftravelingallaroundtheGoodall'smostimportantdiscoveryisthat animalshavesomeanimalsusechimpanzeescouldattackeachothertermitesarechimpanzees'favoriteGoodall'ssuccessischieflydue herexceptionaldeterminationandsecretaryhereducationandgoodWhatisGoodalldoingStudyinganimalbehavioratCambridgeObservingchimpanzeesinAfricanRaisingfundsforthepreservationofWorkinghardforaPh.D.Inline11."cameclosetogivingup"means comingneartheanimalrecordingtheanimals'behaviorandthinkingaboutstopdoinghermakingfriendwiththe2ChinesebusinessesarebeingurgedtogetreadyforanewglobalstandardonelectronictradeafterChinajoinsWorldTradeOrganization(WTO).E-businessanalystsattheE-Trade2023forumwarnedthatmanydomesticFirmsmaybepushedtothesidelinesofprofitableglobaltradeiftheycontinuetoignoretheInternetasameansofdoingAuniformstandardone-trade,althoughnotyetavailable,wouldbecomeatopWTOpriority,analystssaid."Developedcountriesmayplaytheupperhandandadoptanewstandardone-trade.Itwillcreatebigchallengestodomesticenterpriseswhicharefarawayfromglobalrules."saidFanYueying,deputydirectorofChinaInformationEconomyInstitute.Fan,alsopresidentofMytongTechnologyCo.Ltd.oneofChina'sleadingtradeinformationcompanies,saidThursdaythatChinesefirmsstillunderestimatewhate-tradecoulddofortheirbusiness."Bricks-and-mortarfirmsstillhaveawait-and-seeattitudetoe-trade.MostoftheFinnsjustthinkthatopeningawebpageandmakingane-mailsystemisenoughforcyberdeals.Thatisfarfromenough,"saidFan.ArecentpollbyBeijingInternetDevelopmentCentrefound4.5percentoftradefirmsinChinadidonlinetrade,while23.6percenthadnotputonlinebusinessontheiragenda."Chinesefirmsalsotailforeignplayersinadoptingbusinessmodels,whichhascuttheirglobalcompetitiveness,"saidMichaelKleist,presidentofe-tradeagentmeetchina.corn'sChinaTheE-trade2023Forumwasmostlikelyheldin BangkokB.ShanghaiC'.NewYorkD.E-businessrefersto businesswithEU.B.electricityC.ignoringtheInternetasameansoftradeD.noneoftheWhatattitudedobricks-and-mortarfirmsholdtoe-A.Active.B.Pessimistic.C.Likeaspectator.D.AccordingtoKleist,whathascutChinesefines'globalIndependentdevelopment.B.AdoptingoldbusinessC.'TailingforeignFirms.D.IgnoringnewbusinessAccordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?Openingawebpageandmakingane-mailsystemisenoughfordoinge-trade.WTOisworkingtowardsauniformstandardone-ManyChinesefirmsstilldon'tknowtheadvantagesofe-Internetisanimportantmeansofdoingbusiness3Historianshaveonlyrecentlybeguntonotetheincreaseindemandforluxurygoodsandservicesthattookplaceineighteenth-centuryEngland.McKendrickhasexploredtheWedgewoodFirm'sremarkablesuccessinmarketingluxurypottery.Plumbhaswrittenabouttheproliferationofprovincialtheaters,musicalfestivalsandchildren'stoysandbooks.Whilethefactofthisconsumerrevolutionishardlyindoubt,threekeyquestionsremain:Whoweretheconsumers?Whatweretheirmotives?Andwhatweretheeffectsofthenewdemandforluxuries?Ananswertothefirstofthesehasbeendifficulttoobtain.Althoughithasbeenpossibletoinferfromthegoodsandserviceactuallyproducedwhatmanufacturersandservicingtradesthoughttheircustomerswanted,onlyastudyofrelevantpersonaldocumentswrittenbyactualconsumerswillprovideaprecisepictureofwhowantedwhat.Westillneedtoknowhowlargethisconsumermarketwasandhowfardownthesocialscaletheconsumerdemandforluxurygoodspenetrated.Withregardtothislastquestion,wemightnoteinpassingthatThompson,whilerightlyrestoringlaboringpeopletothestageofeighteenth-centuryEnglishhistory,hasprobablyexaggeratedtheoppositionofthesepeopletotheinroadsofcapitalistconsumerismingeneral:forexample,laboringpeopleineighteenth-centuryEnglandreadilyshiftedfromhome-brewedbeertostandardizedbeerproducedbyhuge,heavilycapitalizedurbanToanswerthequestionofwhyconsumersbecamesoeagertobuy,somehistorianshavepointedtotheabilityofmanufacturerstoadvertiseinarelativelyuncensoredpress.This,however,hardlyseemsasufficientanswer.McKendrickfavorsaVeblenmodelofconspicuousconsumptionstimulatedbycompetitionforstatus.The"middlingsort"boughtgoodsandservicesbecausetheywantedtofollowfashionssetbytherich.Again,wemaywonderwhetherthisexplanationissufficient.Donotpeopleenjoybuyingthingsasaformofself-gratification?Ifso,consumerismcouldbeseenasaproductoftheriseofnewconceptsofindividualismandmaterialism,butnotnecessarilyofthefrenzyforconspicuousFinally,whatweretheconsequencesofthisconsumerdemandforluxuries?McKendrickclaimsthatitgoesalongwaytowardexplainingthecomingoftheIndustrialRevolution.Butdoesit?Whatforexample,doestheproductionofhigh-qualitypottervandleyshavetodowiththedevelopmentofironmanufactureortextilemills?Itisperfectlypossibletohavethepsychologyandrealityofconsumersocietywithoutaheavyindustrialsector.Thatfutureexplorationofthesekeyquestionsisundoubtedlynecessaryshouldnot.however.diminishtheforceoftheconclusionofrecentstudies:theinsatiabledemandineighteenth-centuryEnglandforfrivolousaswellasusefulgoodsandservicesforeshadowsourownworld.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthormentionsMcKendrickandPlumbmostprobablyinorderto contrasttheirviewsonthesubjectofluxuryconsumerismineighteenth-centuryEngland.indicatetheinadequacyofhistoriographicalapproachestoeighteenth-centuryEnglishhistory.giveexamplesofhistorianswhohavehelpedtoestablishthefactofgrowingconsumerismineighteenth-centurysupportthecontentionthatkeyquestionsabouteighteenth-centuryconsumerismremaintobeanswered.Accordingtothepassage,Thompsonattributestolaboringpeopleineighteenth-centuryEnglandwhichofthefollowingattitudestowardcapitalistA.EnthusiasmB.CuriosityC.AmbivalenceD.Accordingtothepassage,eighteenth-centuryEnglandandcontemporaryworldofthepassage'sreadersare dissimilarintheextenttowhichluxuryconsumerismcouldbesaidtobewidespreadamongthesocialdissimilarintheextenttowhichluxurygoodscouldbesaidtobeastimulantofindustrialsimilarintheirstrongdemandforavarietyofgoodsandsimilarintheextenttowhichamiddleclasscouldbeidentifiedasimitatingthehabitsofawealthierItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwouldmostprobablyagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherelationshipbetweentheIndustrialRevolutionandthedemandforluxurygoodsandservicesineighteenth-centuryEngland"ThegrowingdemandforluxurygoodsandserviceswasamajorfactorinthecomingoftheIndustrialRevolution.TheIndustrialRevolutionexploitedthealreadyexistingdemandforluxurygoodsandservices.AlthoughthedemandforluxurygoodsmayhavehelpedbringabouttheIndustrialRevolution,thedemandforluxuryservicesdidThereisnoreasontobelievethattheIndustrialRevolutionwasdirectlydrivenbyagrowingdemandforluxurygoodsandWhatdoes"it"refertointhesentence"...itgoesalongwaytowardexplainingthecomingoftheIndustrialRevolution."inthelustparagraphbillone?ThisconsumerdemandB.TheC.LuxuriesD.TheIndustrial4SinceWorldWarII.therehasbeenaclearlydiscernibleespeciallyamongthegrowinggroupofcollegestudents,towardearlymarriage.Manyyouthsbegindatinginthefirststagesofadolescence,"gosteady"thoughhighschool,andmarrybeforetheirformaleducationhasbeencompleted.Insomequarters,thereismuchshakingofgrayinghairandcluckingofmiddle-agedpeopleoverthewaysof"wildyouth."However,emotionalmaturityisnorespecterofbirthdays:itdoesnotarriveautomaticallyattwenty-oneortwenty-five.Someachieveitsurprisinglyearly.whileothersneverdo,eveninthree-scoreyearsandten.Manystudentsaremarryingasanescape,notonlyfromanunsatisfyinghomelife.butalsofromtheirownpersonalproblemsofisolationandloneliness.Anditcanalmostbeputdownastruethatanymarriageenteredintoasanescapecannotproveentirelysuccessful.Thesadfactisthatmarriageseldomsolvesone'sproblems:moreoften,itaccentuatesthem.Furthermore,itisdoubtfulwhetherthehomeasaninstitutioniscapableofcarryingallthattheyoungareseekingtoputintoit:onemightsayintheologicalterms,thattheyaregivinguponeidolonlytoworshipanother.Youngpeoplecorrectlyunderstandthattheirparentsarewronginbelievingthat"success"istheultimategood.buttheyerroneouslybelievethattheythemselveshavefoundthetruecenteroflife'smeaning.TheirexpectationsofmarriageareessentiallyUtopianandthereforeincapableoffulfillment.Theywanttoomuch,andtragicdisillusionmentisoftenboundtofollowShallwe,then,jointhechorusof"Misereres"overearlymarriages?Onecannotgeneralize:allearlymarriagesarenotbadanymorethanalllateronesaregood.Satisfactorymarriagesaredeterminednotbychronology,butbytheemotionalmaturityofthepartners.Therefore,eachcasemustbejudgedonitsownmerits.Iftheearlymarriageisnotanescape,ifitisenteredintowithrelativelyfewillusionsorfalseexpectations,andifitiseconomicallyfeasible,whynot?Goodmarriagescanbemadefromsixteentosixty,andsocanbadones.Accordingtothearticlethetrendtowardearly cannotbeeasilyisonethatcanbeclearlyisanoutgrowthofthemorallaxitybroughtabutbyWorldoccursaftereverymajorAccordingtothearticle,successfulmarriagesaredeterminedbytheemotionalmaturityofthepartnersandnotby financialconsiderationsB.parentalC.educationalbackgroundD.chronologicalTheauthorsuggeststhatmanyoftoday'searlymarriagesaresult escapismB.theologicaldictumC'.lackofformalD.Theauthorstatesthatthehomeasaninstitution unworthyofworshipB.probablynotcapableofbeingwhatmanyyoungpeopleexpectittobeincapableofbeingthebasicunitofWhichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthornotagreeAllearlymarriagesarenotBadmarriagescanhemadefromsixteentoSatisfactorymarriagesaredeterminedbyAlllatermarriagesarenotSectionIVDirections:InthissectionthereisapassageinTranslatethefivesentencesunderlinedintoChineseandwriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)SomerecenthistorianshavearguedthatlifeintheBritishcoloniesinAmericafromapproximately1763to1789wasmarkedbyinternalconflictsamongcolonists.Inheritorsofsomeoftheviewpointsofearlytwentieth-centuryProgressivehistorianssuchasBeardandBecker,theserecenthistorianshaveputforwardargumentsthatdeserveevaluation.Thekindofconflictmostemphasizedbythesehistoriansisclassconflict.YetwiththeRevolutionaryWardominatingtheseyears,howdoesonedistinguishclassconflictwithinthatlargerconflict?Certainlynotbythesideapersonsupported.(56)AlthoughmanyofthesehistorianshaveacceptedtheearlierassumptionthatLoyalistsrepresentedanupperclass.newevidenceindicatesthatLoyalists,likerebels,weredrawnfromallsocioeconomicclasses.(Itisnonethelessprobablytruethatalargerpercentageofthewell-to-dojoinedtheLoyaliststhanjoinedtherebels.)Lookingattherebelside,wefindlittleevidenceforthecontentionthatlower-classrebelswereinconflictwithupper-classrebels.Indeed,thewareffortagainstBritaintendedtosuppressclassconflicts.(57)Whereitdidnot,thedisputingrebelsofoneoranotherclassusuallybecameLoyalists.Loyalismthusoperatedasasafetyvalvetoremovesocioeconomicdiscontentthatexistedamongtherebels.Disputesoccurred,ofcourse,amongthosewhoremainedontherebelside,buttheextraordinarysocialmobilityofeighteenth-centuryAmericansociety(withtheobviousexceptionofslaves)usuallypreventedsuchdisputeshardeningalongclasslines.Socialstructurewasinfactsofluid－thoughrecentstatisticssuggestanarrowingofeconomicopportunityasthelatterha