MBA聯(lián)考英語模擬試題及參考答案

MBA聯(lián)考英語模擬試題及參考答案【經(jīng)典資料，WORD文檔，可編輯修改】【經(jīng)典考試資料，答案附后，看后必過，WORD文檔，可修改】2015年MBA聯(lián)考英語模擬試題及參考答案作者：吳克明(華杰MBA英語特邀輔導(dǎo)專家，1999年-2002年MBA聯(lián)考英語命題組組長，南京大學(xué)英語教授。)SectionIVocabulary(10points)Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA.B.C,andD.ChoosetheONE(answerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Theboyistellingalie.HisfacehasgivenhimA.offB.upC.awayD.outItisintheregulationsthatyoucantake80kilosofluggagewithyou.A.laidoutB.laiddownC.laidupD.laidoffPeopleillsomeregionsofScotlandweavewoolintoScottishtweed,whichmuchmoneyinforeigntrade.A.getsinB.bringsinC.turnsinD.handsinThestolencarwasFinallyrecoveredlastSundayinacountrycottage,buttherobbersarestill.A.onthegoB.atlargeC.outofsightD.beyondcontrolIfonlyheworkshard.Idon'twhenhefinishesthebookreport.A.expectB.mindC.hopeD.regretItwassnowing.SoIdrovewith,astheroadwasslippery.A.safetyB.cautionC.protectionD.attention7.AnybodywhowantstostartabusinessmusthavesomeA.capitalB.wealthC.incomeD.currencyHeliftedtheheavyweight,butitwasthegreatesthehadevermade.A.strengthB.forceC.effortD.energyWithacar,manypeoplecanmaketripstothecountryorseasideatweekends.insteadofbeingtotheirimmediateneighborhood.A.limitedB.restrictedC.confinedD.subjectedIfnoimportanceisattachedtocolletinginformation,wecannotsurviveinsucha(an)competitivesociety,becauseitisthebasisonwhichwemakeourdecisions.A.powerfullyB.forcefullyC.intenselyD.intensivelyrememberseeinghimsomeyearsago,butIcant whereitwas.A.remindB.recognizeC.recallD.memorizeWhenherealizedthepolicehadspottedhim,themantheexitasquicklyaspossible.A.madeoffB.madeoutC.madeforD.madetowardSomepeoplewouldliketodoshoppingonSundayssincetheyexpecttopickupwonderfulinthemarket.A.batteriesB.basketsC.bargainsD.barrelsThefakepaintingisobviouslyinterior theoriginal.A.belowB.fromC.toD.underThetaxidriverpulledupInscarapedestrianwavingtohim.A.inthesightofB.atthesightC.onthesightofD.thesightofBecauseofthestrike.BritishRailhasbeenforcedtoallthetrainstoLondon.A.cancelB.abandonC.postpone.D.referTheyhaveaskedUStointhenegotiations.A.involveB.presentC.participateD.attendTheyarethecostsofproductionprecisely.A.countingB.calculatingC.figuringD.numberingItissaidthatthemathteacherseemstowardbrightstudents.A.partialB.preferableC.beneficialD.liableThishotel$60forasingleroomwithbath.A.claimsB.demandsC.requiresD.chargesSectionIIClozeDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.ForeachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B.C.andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(15points)to__22__.Eachoneoftheenergysupplyoptions__23__todaytomeetthenation'sincreasedconsumptionofenergycomesattachedwithanenvironmentalprice__24__.Buttheproblemisthatweliveinahigh-energycivilization.__25__theunenviabletaskforUsistodecidewhichenergy__26__isleastbad.Undergroundcoalmining__27_aterriblehumanprice—explosionsandblack__28__disease—anditalsoresultsinthe__29_ofthesurfaceabove.Themostpotentenvironmentalissue__30__withcoalistheairpollutionthatoccursintryingtobumit.Airpollutionisreallyapublichealth__31__.Incontrasttotheveryimmediateenvironmental_32_ofcoal,theriskslinkedtonuclearpowerplantsseem_33__butmoreterrifying.Toweighandcomparetheenvironmental__34_andbenefitsofnuclearversusfossilfuelsisalmost_35_onthebasisofpresentknowledge.21.A.muchmoreB.themoreC.itismoreD.moreandmoreA.attainB.extractC.imposeD.striveA.ispromotedB.arepromotedC.tobepromotedD.beingpromotedA.logB.strapC.tagD.tabletA.ThusB.OtherwiseC.ThereafterD.NeverthelessA.sourceB.consumptionC.explorationD.merchandiseA.decidesB.developsC.demandsD.deliversA.limbB.liverC.lungD.tongueA.risingB.sinkingC.movingD.losingA.disregardedB.submergedC.intervenedD.associatedA.issueB.topicC.projectD.discussionA.disputeB.hazardsC.impurityD.uncertaintyA.hostileB.remoteC.turbulentD.threateningA.issuesB.costsC.harmD.advantagesA.impossibleB.importantC.imposingD.imperfectSectionIn ReadingComprehensionDirections:Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA.B.CorD.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1.(40points)1At26,JaneGoodallhadnocollegeeducationorsciencetraining.Butsincechildhood,shehadbeendreamingofworkingcloselywithIn1957,the26-year-oldGoodallwenttoKenyatoworkasasecretary.ShealsoarrangedtomeetthefamousscientistLouisLeakey,whowassoimpressedbyherenthusiasmthathehiredherashisassistant.ShewentwithhimonmanytripstotheAfricanjungleandin1960LeakeysentGoodantoliveamongchimpanzees（黑猩猩）inaremoteanimalpreserve,recordingtheanimals*behaviorandinteractions.shesawamalechimpanzeestickapieceofgrassintoatermitehill,thenputthegrassinhismouth.Afterwardshecametothehillanddidthesame.Pullingthegrassout,shediscovereddozensoftermitesonit.Thediscovery-thatsomeanimalsusetools-wasunknowntomostscientistsatthetime.Goodallsawchimpanzeesshowhuman-likeemotions,suchasjealousyandlove.Butshealsodiscoveredtheywerecapableofviolentattacksagainsteachother.GoodallreceivedherPh.D.inthestudyofanimalbehavioratEngland'sCambridgeUniversity.NowshetravelsaroundtheworldWhatwasGoodanSchildhooddream?A.Shedreamedofgoingtocollege.Shedreamedofbecomingafamousscientist.ShedreamedofstudyinganimalsinAfrica.Shedreamedoftravelingallaroundtheworld.GoodallSmostimportantdiscoveryisthatanimalshaveemotionssomeanimalsusetoolschimpanzeescouldattackeachotherviolentlytermitesarechimpanzeesfavoritefoodGoodallSsuccessischieflyduetorecordingtheanimalsbehaviorandinteractionsthinkingaboutstopdoingherjobmakingfriendwiththechimpanzees2ChinesebusinessesarebeingurgedtogetreadyforanewglobalstandardonelectronictradeafterChinajoinsWorldTradeOrganization(WTO).E-businessanalystsattheE-Trade2000forumwarnedthatmanydomesticFirmsmaybepushedtothesidelinesofprofitableglobaltradeiftheycontinuetoignoretheInternetasameansofdoingbusiness.Auniformstandardone-trade,althoughnotyetavailable,wouldbecomeatopWTOpriority,analystssaid.standardone-trade.ItWincreatebigchallengestodomesticdeputydirectorofChinaInformationEconomyInstitute.Fan,alsopresidentofMytongTechnologyCo.Ltd.oneofChinaSleadingtradeinformationcompanies,saidThursdaythatChinesefirmsstillunderestimatewhate-tradecoulddofortheirbusiness.e-trade.MostoftheFinnsjustthinkthatopeningawebpageandmakingane-mailsystemisenoughforcyberdeals.ThatisfarfromArecentpollbyBeijingInternetDevelopmentCentrefoundonly4.5percentoftradefirmsinChinadidonlinetrade,while23.6percenthadnotputonlinebusinessontheiragenda.MichaelKleist,presidentofe-tradeagentmeetchina.corn'sChinaoperation.TheE-trade2000ForumwasmostlikelyheldinA.BangkokB.ShanghaiC'.NewYorkD.TokyoE-businessrefersto.A.businesswithEU.B.electricitytrade.C.ignoringtheInternetasameansoftradeD.noneoftheaboveWhatattitudedobricks-and-mortarfirmsholdtoe-trade?A.Active.B.Pessimistic.C.Likeaspectator.D.Ignoring.AccordingtoKleist,whathascutChinesefines'globalcompetitiveness?A.Independentdevelopment.B.Adoptingoldbusinessmodels.C.’TailingforeignFirms.D.Ignoringnewbusinessmodels.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?Openingawebpageandmakingane-mailsystemisenoughfordoinge-trade.WTOisworkingtowardsauniformstandardone-trade.ManyChinesefirmsstilldon'tknowtheadvantagesofe-trade.Internetisanimportantmeansofdoingbusinessnowadays.3HistorianshaveonlyrecentlybeguntonotetheincreaseindemandforluxurygoodsandservicesthattookplaceineighteenthcenturyEngland.McKendrickhasexploredtheWedgewoodFirm'sremarkablesuccessinmarketingluxurypottery.Plumbhaswrittenabouttheproliferationofprovincialtheaters,musicalfestivalsandchildren'stoysandbooks.Whilethefactofthisconsumerrevolutionishardlyindoubt,threekeyquestionsremain:WhoweretheconsumersWhatweretheirmotivesAndWhatweretheeffectsofthenewdemandforluxuriesAnanswertothefirstofthesehasbeendifficulttoobtain.Althoughithasbeenpossibletoinferfromthegoodsandserviceactuallyproducedwhatmanufacturersandservicingtradesthoughttheircustomerswanted,onlyastudyofrelevantpersonaldocumentswrittenbyactualconsumerswillprovideaprecisepictureofwhowantedwhat.Westillneedtoknowhowlargethisconsumermarketwasandhowfardownthesocialscaletheconsumerdemandforluxurygoodspenetrated.Withregardtothislastquestion,wemightnoteinpassingthatThompson,whilerightlyrestoringlaboringpeopletothestageofeighteenth-centuryEnglishhistory,hasprobablyexaggeratedtheoppositionofthesepeopletotheinroadsofcapitalistconsumerismingeneral:forexample,laboringpeopleineighteenth-centuryEnglandreadilyshiftedfromhome-brewedbeertostandardizedbeerproducedbyhuge,heavilycapitalizedurbanbreweries.Toanswerthequestionofwhyconsumersbecamesoeagertobuy,somehistorianshavepointedtotheabilityofmanufacturerstoadvertiseinarelativelyuncensoredpress.This,however,hardlyseemsasufficientanswer.McKendrickfavorsaVeblenmodelofconspicuousconsumptionstimulatedbycompetitionforstatus.Thefollowfashionssetbytherich.Again,Wemaywonderwhetherthisexplanationissufficient.Donotpeopleenjoybuyingthingsasaformofself-gratificationIfso,consumerismcouldbeseenasaproductoftheriseofnewconceptsofindividualismandmaterialism,butnotnecessarilyofthefrenzyforconspicuouscompetition.Finally,whatweretheconsequencesofthisconsumerdemandforluxuriesMcKendrickclaimsthatitgoesalongwaytowardexplainingthecomingoftheIndustrialRevolution.ButdoesitWhatforexample,doestheproductionofhigh-qualitypottervandleyshavetodowiththedevelopmentofironmanufactureortextilemillsItisperfectlypossibletohavethepsychologyandrealityofconsumersocietywithoutaheavyindustrialsector.Thatfutureexplorationofthesekeyquestionsisundoubtedlynecessaryshouldnot.however.diminishtheforceoftheconclusionofrecentstudies:theinsatiabledemandineighteenth-centuryEnglandforfrivolousaswellasusefulgoodsandservicesforeshadowsourownworld.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthormentionsMcKendrickandPlumbmostprobablyinorderto.contrasttheirviewsonthesubjectofluxuryconsumerismineighteenth-centuryEngland.indicatetheinadequacyofhistoriographicalapproachestoeighteenth-centuryEnglishhistory.giveexamplesofhistorianswhohavehelpedtoestablishthefactofgrowingconsumerismineighteenth-centuryEngland.supportthecontentionthatkeyquestionsabouteighteenthcenturyconsumerismremaintobeanswered.Accordingtothepassage,Thompsonattributestolaboringpeopleineighteenth-CenturyEnglandwhichofthefollowingattitudestowardcapitalistconsumerism?A.EnthusiasmB.CuriosityC.AmbivalenceD.HostilityAccordingtothepassage,eighteenth-centuryEnglandandthecontemporaryworldofthepassage'sreadersare.dissimilarintheextenttowhichluxuryconsumerismcouldbesaidtobewidespreadamongthesocialclassesdissimilarintheextenttowhichluxurygoodscouldbesaidtobeastimulantofindustrialdevelopmentsimilarintheirstrongdemandforavarietyofgoodsandservicessimilarintheextenttowhichamiddleclasscouldbeidentifiedasimitatingthehabitsofawealthierclassItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwouldmostprobablyagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherelationshipbetweentheIndustrialRevolutionandthedemandforThegrowingdemandforluxurygoodsandserviceswasamajorfactorinthecomingoftheIndustrialRevolution.TheIndustrialRevolutionexploitedthealreadyexistingdemandforluxurygoodsandservices.AlthoughthedemandforluxurygoodsmayhavehelpedbringabouttheIndustrialRevolution,thedemandforluxuryservicesdidnot.ThereisnoreasontobelievethattheIndustrialRevolutionwasdirectlydrivenbyagrowingdemandforluxurygoodsandservices.thelustparagraphbillone?A.ThisconsumerdemandB.TheconsequencesC.LuxuriesD.TheIndustrialRevolution4SinceWorldWarII.therehasbeenaclearlydiscernibletrend,especiallyamongthegrowinggroupofcollegestudents,towardearlymarriage.Manyyouthsbegindatinginthefirststagesofformaleducationhasbeencompleted.Insomequarters,thereismuchshakingofgrayinghairandcluckingofmiddle-agedpeopleoverthebirthdays:itdoesnotarriveautomaticallyattwenty-oneortwenty-five.Someachieveitsurprisinglyearly.whileothersneverdo,eveninthree-scoreyearsandten.Manystudentsaremarryingasanescape,notonlyfromanunsatisfyinghomelife.butalsofromtheirownpersonalproblemsofisolationandloneliness.Anditcanalmostbeputdownastruethatanymarriageenteredintoasanescapecannotproveentirelysuccessful.Thesadfactisthatmarriageseldomsolvesone'sproblems:moreoften,itaccentuatesthem.Furthermore,itisdoubtfulwhetherthehomeasaninstitutioniscapableofcarryingallthattheyoungareseekingtoputintoit:onemightsayintheologicalterms,thattheyaregivinguponeidolonlytoworshipanother.Youngpeoplecorrectlyunderstandthattheirparentsareerroneouslybelievethattheythemselveshavefoundthetruecenteroflife'smeaning.TheirexpectationsofmarriageareessentiallyUtopianandthereforeincapableoffulfillment.Theywanttoomuch,andtragicdisillusionmentisoftenboundtofollowmarriagesOnecannotgeneralize:allearlymarriagesarenotbadanymorethanalllateronesaregood.Satisfactorymarriagesaredeterminednotbychronology,butbytheemotionalmaturityofthepartners.Therefore,eachcasemustbejudgedonitsownmerits.Iftheearlymarriageisnotanescape,ifitisenteredintowithrelativelyfewillusionsorfalseexpectations,andifitiseconomicallyfeasible,whynotGoodmarriagescanbemadefromsixteentosixty,andsocanbadones.AccordingtothearticlethetrendtowardearlymarriagescannotbeeasilydeterminedisonethatcanbeclearlyseenisanoutgrowthofthemorallaxitybroughtabutbyWorldWarIIoccursaftereverymajorwarAccordingtothearticle,successfulmarriagesaredeterminedbytheemotionalmaturityofthepartnersandnotbyA.financialconsiderationsB.parentalconsentC.educationalbackgroundD.chronologicalageTheauthorsuggeststhatmanyoftoday'searlymarriagesarearesultof.A.escapismB.theologicaldictumC'.lackofformaleducationD.convenienceTheauthorstatesthatthehomeasaninstitutionisunworthyofworshipB.overratedprobablynotcapableofbeingwhatmanyyoungpeopleexpectittobeincapableofbeingthebasicunitofsocietyWhichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthornotagreewith?Anearlymarriagesarenotbad.Badmarriagescanhemadefromsixteentosixty.Satisfactorymarriagesaredeterminedbychronology.Alllatermarriagesarenotgood.TranslationDirections:InthissectionthereisapassageinEnglish.TranslatethefivesentencesunderlinedintoChineseandwriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)SomerecenthistorianshavearguedthatlifeintheBritishcoloniesinAmericafromapproximately1763to1789wasmarkedbyinternalconflictsamongcolonists.Inheritorsofsomeoftheviewpointsofearlytwentieth-CenturyProgressivehistorianssuchasBeardandBecker,theserecenthistorianshavePutforwardargumentsthatdeserveevaluation.Thekindofconflictmostemphasizedbythesehistoriansisclassconflict.YetwiththeRevolutionaryWardominatingtheseyears,howdoesonedistinguishclassconflictwithinthatlargerconflictCertainlynotbythesideapersonsupported.(56)AlthoughmanyofthesehistorianshaveacceptedtheearlierassumptionthatLoyalists(親英分子)representedanupperclass.newevidenceindicatesthatLoyalists,likerebels,weredrawnfromallsocioeconomicclasses.(Itisnonethelessprobablytruethatalargerpercentageofthewell-to-dojoinedtheLoyaliststhanjoinedtherebels.)Lookingattherebelside,wefindlittleevidenceforthecontentionthatlower-classrebelswereinconflictwithupper-classrebels.Indeed,thewareffortagainstBritaintendedtosuppressclassconflicts.(57)Whereitdidnot,thedisputingrebelsofoneoranotherclassusuallybecameLoyalists.Loyalismthusoperatedasasafetyvalvetoremovesocioeconomicdiscontentthatexistedamongtherebels.Disputesoccurred,ofcourse,amongthosewhoremainedontherebelside,buttheextraordinarysocialmobilityofeighteenth-centuryAmericansociety(withtheobviousexceptionofslaves)usuallypreventedsuchdisputesfromhardeningalongclasslines.Socialstructurewasinfactsofluid—thoughrecentstatisticssuggestanarrowingofeconomicopportunityasthelatterhalfofthecenturyprogressed-thattotalkaboutsocialclassesatallrequirestheuseoflooseeconomiccategoriessuchasrich,poor,andmiddleclass,oreighteenth-vaguecategories,oneshouldnotclaim