09年一月MBA英語真題及答案

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Direction:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil.

1.Thepoorladywastoo

anddistressedtotalkaboutthetragedy.

A.engaged

B.exhausted

C.ignorant

D.energetic

2.Atfist

,thefamouspaintingdoesn'timpresstheaudienceatall.

A.glance

B.gaze

C.stare

D.view

3.Delegatesagreetotheplanin

,butthereweresomedetailstheydidn'tapprove.

A.discipline

B.theory

C.principle

D.nature

4.Itookthemedicine10minutesago,butthebitternessisstill

inmymouth.

A.scattering

B.felling

C.maintaining

D.lingering

5.Sincethe

ofhumanhistory,humanbeingshavebeenaskingquestionslike"Whatistheessenceoflife."

A.dusk

B.dust

C.twinkle

C.Dawn6.Theeldestson

allthefamilymemberstodiscusshowtocelebratethe50thwedding

anniversaryoftheirparents.

A.Clustered

B.resembled

C.assembled

D.rendered

7.Imustleavenow,

,ifyouwantthatbookI'LLbringityoutomorrow.

A.Accidentally

B.Incidentally

C.Occasionally

D.Subsequently

8.Mymotherisalightsleeper,

toanysoundevenaslowasthehummingofmosquito.

A.alert

B.acute

C.keen

D.immune

9.Thenewlybuiltfactoryisinurgentneedofanumberofskilledand

workers.

A.consistent

B.conscious

C.confidential

D.conscientious

10.Asanoutstandingscholar,hehasbecome

totheresearchteam.

A.senior

B.junior

C.indispensible

C.independent

11.Sixteendaysaftertheearthquake,40people,

intheirvillage,wererescued.

A.trapped

B.confined

C.enclosed

D.captured12.Workingfarawayfromhome,Jerryhadto

fromdowntowntohisofficeeveryday.

A.wander

B.commute

C.ramble

D.motion

13.Thefinanceministerhasnotbeenso

sinceheraisedtaxestoanunbearablelevel.

A.famous

B.favorable

C.popular

D.preferable

14.Itisunimaginableforsomeoneinsuchahigh

inthegovemmenttobehavesobadlyinpublic.

A.situation

B.position

C.profession

D.appointment

15.Informationgiventoemployeesmustbe

,clearandineasy-to-followlanguage.

A．convenient

B．continuous

C．constant

D．concise

16.Johnwasveryupsetbecausehewas

bythepolicewithbreakingthelaw.

A.sentenced

B.arrested

C.accused

D.charged

17.Davidlikescountrylifeandhasdecided

farming.

A.goinfor

B.gobackon

C.goalongwith

D.gothroughwith

18.Jenniferhasneverreally

herson'sdeath.It'sveryhardtoacceptthefacethatshe'll

neverhaveachild.

A.cometotermswith

B.comeupagainst

C.comeoutwith

D.comedownto

19.Anationaldebateisnow

aboutwhetherweshouldreplacegoldenweekswithpaid

Vacations.

A.intheway

B.bytheway

C.underway

D.outoftheway

20.Whenapsychologistdoesageneralexperimentaboutthehumanmind,heselectspeopleandasksthemquestions.

A.atease

B.atrandom

B.inessence

D.insumIn1999,thepriceofoilhoveredaround$16abarrel.By2008,ithad

21the$100abarrelmark.Thereasonsforthesurge22

fromthedramaticgrowthoftheeconomiesofchinaandIndiatowidespread

23

inoil-producingregions,includingIraqandNigeria's

deltaregion.Triple-digitoilpriceshave

24

the

economic

andpoliticalmapoftheworld,

25

someoldnotionsofpower.Oil-richnationsareenjoyinghistoricgainsandopportunities,

26

majorimporters—includingchina

and

India,hometoathirdoftheworld'spopulation--

27

risingeconomicandsocialcosts.

Managingthisneworderisfastbecomingacentral

28

ofglobalpolitics.Countriesthatneedoilareclawingateachother

to

29

scarcesupplies,andarewillingtodealwithany

government,

30

how

unpleasant,todoit.

In

many

poor

nations

with

oil,theprofitsarebeing,losttocorruption,31

thesecountriesoftheirbesthopefordevelopment.Andoilisfuelingenormousinvestmentfundsrunbyforeigngovernments,

32

someinthewestseeasanewthreat.

CountrieslikeRussia,VenezuelaandIranarewellsuppliedwithrising

oil

33,achangereflectedinnewlyaggressiveforeignpolicies.Butsomeunexpectedcountriesarereapingbenefits,

34costs,

from

higher

prices.ConsiderGermany.

35

it

importsvirtuallyallitsoil,ithasprosperedfromextensivetradewithaboomingRussiaandtheMiddleEast.GermanexportstoRussia

36

128percentfrom2001to2006.

IntheUnitedStates,asalreadyhighgaspricesrose

37

higherinthespringof2008,theissuecroppedupinthepresidentialcampaign,withSenatorsMcCainandObama

38

forafederalgastaxholidayduringthepeaksummerdrivingmonths.Anddrivinghabits

began

to

39

,assalesofsmallcarsjumpedandmasstransportsystems

40

thecountryreportedasharpincreaseinriders.

21.A.come

B.gone

C.crossed

D.arrived

22.A.covered

B.discovered

C.arranged

D.ranged

23.A.intensity

B.infinity

C.insecurity

D.instability

24.A.drawn

B.redrawn

C.retained

D.reviewed

25.A.fighting

B.struggling

C.challenging

D.threatening

26.A.and

B.while

C.thus

D.though

27.A.confine

B.conflict

C.conform

D.confront

28.A.problem

B.question

C.matter

D.event

29.A.lookfor

B.lockup

C.sendout

D.keepoff

30.A.nomatter

B.whatif

C.onlyif

D.inspiteof

31.A.abolishing

B.depriving

C.destroying

D.eliminating

32.A.what

B.that

C.which

D.whom

33.A.interests

B.taxes

C.incomes

D.revenues

34.A.asmanyas

B.asgoodas

C.asfaras

D.aswellas

35.A.Although

B.Because

C.Since

D.As

36.A.advanced

B.grew

C.

reduces

D.

multiplied

37.A.even

B.still

C.rather

D.fairly

38.A.asking

B.requesting

C.calling

D.demanding

39.A.change

B.turn

C.shift

D.transform

40.A.for

B.from

C.across

D.overPartIIIReadingComprehension(40%)

Direction:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil.

PASSAGE1.

HenricIbsen,authoroftheplay"ADoll'sHouse",inwhichapretty,helplesshousewifeabandons

Herhusbandandchildrentoseekamoreseriouslife,wouldsurelyhaveapproved..FromJanuaryIst,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,"besays.Severalfirmshaveevengivenuptheirpublicstatusinordertoescapethenewlaw.

Companieshavehadtorecruitabout1,000womeninfouryears.Manycomplainthatithasbeen

Difficulttofindexperiencedcandidates.Becauseofthis,someofthebestwomenhavecollectedasmanyas25-35directorshipseach,andareknowninNorwegianbusinesscirclesasthe"goldenskirts".OnereasonforthescarcityisthattherearefairlyfewwomeninmanagementinNorwegiancompanies---theyoccupyaround15%ofseniorpositions.Ithasbeenparticularlyhardforfirmsintheoil,technologyandfinancialindustriestofindwomenwithaenoughexperience.

Somepeopleworrythattheirrelativelackofexperiencemaykeepwomenquietonboards,andthat

Inturncouldmeanthatboardsmightbecomelessabletoholdmanagerstoaccount.RecenthistoryinNorway,however,suggeststhattherightwomencanmakestrongdirectors."Womenfeelmorecompelledthanmentodotheirhomework,"saysMsRekstenSkaugen,whowasvotedNorway'schairmanoftheyearfor2007,"andwecanaffordtoaskthehardquestions,becausewomenarenotalwaysexpectedtoknowtheanswers."

41.TheauthormentionsIbsen'splayinthefirstparagraphinorderto

.A.depictwomen'sdilemmaatwork

B.explainthenewlypassedlaw

C.supportNorwegiangovernment

D.introducethetopicunderdiscussion

42.Apubliccompanythatfailstoobeythenewlawcouldbeforcedto

.

A.payaheavyfine

B.closedownitsbusiness

C.changetoaprivatebusiness

D.signadocumentpromisingtoact

43.TowhichofthefollowingisSverreMunckmostlikelytoagree?

A.Asetratioofwomeninaboardisunreasonable.

B.Areasonablequotaforwomenatworkneedstobeset.

C.Acommonprincipleshouldbefollowedbyallcompanies.

D.Aninexperiencedbusinessmanisnotsubjecttothenewlaw.

44.Theauthorattributesthephenomenonof"goldenskirts"to

.

A.thesmallnumberofqualifiedfemalesinmanagement

B.theover-recruitmentoffemalemanagersinpubliccompanies

C.theadvantagewomenenjoywhencompetingforseniorpositions

D.thediscriminationtowardwomeninNorwegianbusinesscircles

45.Themainideaofthepassagemightbe

.

A.femalepowerandliberationinNorway

B.thesignificanceofHenricIbsen'splay

C.women'sstatusinNorwegianfirmsD.theconstitutionofboardmembersinNorwayPASSAGE2.

Whilethere'sneveragoodagetogetcancer,peopleintheir20sand30scanfeelparticularlyisolated.Theaverageageofacancerpatientatdiagnosisis67.Childrenwithcanceroftenaretreatedatpediatric(小兒科的)cancercenters,butyoungadultshaveatoughtimefindingpeers,oftensittingside-by-sideduringtreatmentswithpeoplewhocouldbetheirgrandparents.

InhernewbookCrazySexyCancerTips,writerKrisCarrlooksatcancerfromtheperspectiveofayoungadultwhoconfrontsdeathjustasshe'sdiscoveringlife.Ms.Carrwas31whenshewasdiagnosedwithararefromofcancerthathadgeneratedtumorsonherliverandlungs.

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,shemakesupnamesforthepeoplewhotreather(Dr.FabulousandDr.Guru),andsheevenmakessecondsoundfun("cancerroadtrips,"shecallsthem).

Sheleavesthemedicaladvicetodoctors,insteadofferinginsightfulandpracticaltipsthatreflecttheworldviewofayoungadult."Irefusedtoletcancerruinmyparty,"shewrites."Therearejusttoomanycoolthingstodoandplanandlivefor."

Ms.Carrstillhascancer,butithasstoppedprogressing.Hercancertipsincludeusingtime-savingmasse-mailstokeepfriendsinformed,sewingorbuyingfashionablehospitalgownssoyou'renotstuckwithregulationblueorgrayandplayingGloriaGaynor's"IWillSurvive"soloudyouneighborscallthepolice.Ms.Carralsoadvisesaneyebrowwaxandanewoutfitbeforeyoutelltheimportantpeopleinyourillness."peopleyoutellaregoingtocautiousandnotsocautiouslytrytoseethecancer,sodazzletheminsteadwithyourmiracle,"shewrites.

Whileheradvicemaysoundsuperficial,itgetstotheheartofwhateverycancerpatientwants:thechancetolivelifejustasshealwaysdid,andmaybebetter.

46.Whichofthefollowinggroupsismorevulnerabletocancer?

A.Children.

B.Peopleintheir20sand30s.

C.Youngadults.

D.Elderlypeople.

47.AllofthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT_______.

A.KrisCarrisafemalewriter

B.KrisCarrismorethan31-year-old.

C.KrisCarrworksinacancercenter.

D.KrisCarrisveryoptimistic.

48.Thephrase"cancerposse"(Line4,para.3)probablyrefersto________

A.acancerresearchorganization

B.agroupofpeoplewhosufferfromcancer

C.peoplewhohaverecoveredfromcancer

D.peoplewhocopewithcancer

49.KrisCarrmakeupnamesforthepeoplewhotreatherbecause________

A.sheisdepressedandlikesswearing

B.sheisfunnyandlikesplayingjokesondoctor

C.shewantstoleavethemedicaladvicetodoctor

D.shetriestoleaveagoodimpressionondoctor

50.FromKrisCarr'scancertipswemayinferthat________

A.shelearnedtousee-mailsaftershegotcancer

B.shewearsfashionabledressevenaftersufferingfromcancer

C.hospitalgownsforcancerpatientsareusuallynotinbrightcolors

D.theneighborsareveryfriendlywithcancerpatientsPASSAGE3。

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Shouldaleaderstrivetobelovedorfeared?Thisquestion,famouslyposedbyMachiavelli,liesattheheartofJosephNye'snewbook.Mr.Nye,aformerdeanoftheKennedySchoolofGovemmentatHarvardandone-timechairmanofAmerica'sNationalIntelligenceCouncil,isbestknownforpromotingtheideaof"softpower",basedonpersuasionandinfluence,asacounterpointto"hardpower",basedoncoercion(強迫)andforce.

Havinganalyzedtheuseofsoftandhardpowerinpoliticsanddiplomacyinhispreviousbooks,Mr.Nyehasnowturnedhisattentiontotherelationshipbetweenpowerandleadership,inboththepoliticalandbusinessspheres.Machiavelli,henotes,concludedthat"oneoughttobebothfearedandloved,butasitisdifficultforthetwotogotogether,itismuchsafertobefearedthanloved."Inshort,hardpowerispreferabletosoftpower.Butmodemleadershiptheoristshavecometotheoppositeconclusion.

Thecontextofleadershipischanging,theobserve,andthehistoricalemphasisonhardpowerisbecomingoutdated.Inmodemcompaniesanddemocracies,powerisincreasinglydiffusedandtraditionalhierarchies(等級制)arebeingundermined,makingsoftpowerevermoreimportant.Butthatdoesnotmeancoercionshouldnowtakeabackseattopersuasion.Mr.Nyeargues.Instead,headvocatesasynthesisofthesetwoviews.TheconclusionofThePowerstoLead,hissurveyofthetheoryofleadership,isthatacombinationofhardandsoftpower,whichhecalls”smartpower”,isthebestapproach.

Thedominanttheoreticalmodelofleadershipatthemomentis,apparently,the“transformationalleadershippattern”.Anoneallergic(反感)tomanagementtermwillalreadyberunningfortheexit,butMr,Nyehasperformedavaluableserviceinroundingupandsummarizingthevariousacademicstudiesandtheoriesofleadcrishipintoasingle,slimvolume.Heexaminesdifferentapproachestoleadership,themoralityofleadershipandhowthewidercontextcandeterminetheeffcctivenessofaparticularleader.Thereareplcntyofanccdotesandexamples,bothhistoricalandcontemporary,politicalandcorporate.

Alsa,leadershipisaslipperysubject,andashedepictsvarioustheories,evenMr.Nyeneverquitenailsthejellytothewall.Heisathismostinterestingwhendiscussingthemoralaspectsofleadershipinparticular,thequestionofwhetheritissometimesnecessaryforgoodleaders

tolie-andheprovidesahelpful12-pointsummaryofhisconclusions.Arecumingthemeisthatascircumstanceschange,differentsortsofleadcrsarerequired;aleaderwhothrivesinoneenvironmentmaystruggleinanother,andviceversa.Ultimatelythatisjustafancywayofsayingthatleadcrshipoffersnocasyanswers.

51.FromthefirsttwoparagraphswemaylearnthanMr.Machiavelli'sideaofhardpoweris______.

A.wellacceptedbyJosephNye

B.veryinfluentialtillnowadays

C.basedonsoundtheories

D.contrarytothatofmodemleadershiptheorists

52.WhichofthefollowingmakessoftpowermoreimportanttodayaccordingtoMr.Nye?

A.Coercioniswidespread.

B.Moralityisdevalued.

C.Powerisnolongerconcentrated.

D.Traditionalhierarchiesarestrengthened

53.InhisbookthePowerstolead,Mr.NyehasexminedallthefollowingaspectsofleadershipEXCEPT_____.

A.authority

B.context

C.approaches

D.morality

54.Mr.Nye'sbookisparticularlyvaluableinthatit_____.

A.makeslittleuseofmanagementterms

B.summarizesvariousstudiesconcisely

C.servesasanexitforleadershipresearchers

D.setsamodelforcontemporarycorporateleaders

55.Accordingtotheauthor,themostinterestingpartofMr.Nye'sbookliesinhis_____.

A.viewofchangeableleadership

B.definitionofgoodleadership

C.summaryofleadershiphistory

D.discussionofmoralleadershipPASSAGE4

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Americansdon'tliketolosewars.Ofcourse,alotdependsonhowyoudefinejustwhatawaris.Thereareshootingwars-thekindthattestpatriotismandcourage-andthosearethekindatwhichtheU.Sexcels.Butotherstrugglestestthosequalitiestoo.WhatelsewastheGreatDepressionorthespaceraceortheconstructionoftherailroads?IfAmericanindulgeinabitofflag—whenthejobisdone,theyearnedit.

Nowthereisasimilarchallenge.Globalwarming.Thesteadydeterioration(惡化)oftheveryclimateofthisveryplanetisbecomingawarofthefirstorder,andbyanymeasure,theU.S.producesnearlyaquarteroftheworld'sgreenhousegaseseachyearandhasstubbornlymadeitclearthatitdoesn'tintendtodoawholelotaboutit.Although174nationsapprovedtheadmittedlyflawedKyotoaccordstoreducecarbonlevels,theU.S.walkedawayfromthem.Therearevaguepromisesofmanufacturingfuelfromherbsorpoweringcarswithhydrogen.Butforacountrythattightlycitespatriotismasoneofitscorevalues,theU.S.istakingapassonwhatmightbethemostpatrioticstruggleofall.It'shardtoimagineabiggerfightthanoneforthesurvivalofacountry'scoastsandfarms,thehealthofitspeopleandstabilityofitseconomy.

Therubis,ifthevastmajorityofpeopleincreasinglyagreethatclimatechangeisaglobalemergency,there'sfarlessagreementonhowtofixit.Industryoffersitspans,whichtoooftenwouldfixlittle.Environmentalistsoffertheirs,whichtoooftenamounttonativewishliststhatcouldweakenAmerican'sgrowth.Butlet'sassumethatthoseinterestedpartiesandotherswillalwaysbentthetableandwillalwaysdemandthattheirvoicesbeheardandthattheirneedsbeaddressed.Whatwouldanaggressive,ambitious,effectiveplanlooklike-onethatwouldleavetheU.S.bothenvironmentallysafeandeconomicallysound?

Haltingclimatechangewillbefarharder.Oneofthemoreconservativeplansforaddressingtheproblemcallsforareductionof25billiontonsofcarbonemissionsoverthenext52year.Andyetbydevisingaconsistentstrategythatmixesandblendspragmatism(實用主義)withambition,theU.S.can,withoutmajordamagetotheeconomy,helphalttheworsteffectsofclimatechangeandensurethesurvivalofitswayoflifeforfuturegenerations.Moneywilldosomeofthework,butwhat'sneededmostiswill."I'mnotsayingthechallengeisn'talmostoverwhelming,"saysFredKrupp."ButthisisAmerica,andAmericahasrisentothesechallengesbefore."

56.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.Humanwars.

B.Economiccrisis.

C.America'senvironmentalpolicies.

D.Globalenvironmentingeneral.

57.Fromthelastsentenceofparagraph2wemaylearnthatthesurvivalofacountry'scoastsandfarms,thehealthofitspeopleandthestabilityofitseconomyis__________.

A.ofutmostimportance

B.afightnoonecanwin

C.beyondpeople'simagination

D.alesssignificantissue

58.Judgingfromthecontext,theword"rub"(Line1,Para.3)probablymeans_______.

A.friction

B.contradiction

C.conflict

D.problem

59.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardAmerica'spoliciesonglobalwarming?

A.Critical

B.Indifferent

C.Supportive

D.Compromising

60.Theparagraphsimmediatelyfollowingthispassagewouldmostprobablydealwith___________.

A.thenewbookwrittenbyFredKrupp

B.howAmericacanfightagainstglobalwarming

C.theharmfuleffectsofglobalwarming

D.howAmericacantideovereconomiccrisis翻譯：

Withthenation’sfinancialsystemteeteringonacliff.Thecompensationarrangementsforexecutivesofthebigbanksandotherfinancialfirmsarecomingundercloseexaminationagain.Bankers’excessiverisk-takingisasignificantcauseofthisfinancialcrisisandhascontinued,toothersinthepast,inthiscase,