MBA联考英语二模拟试题附答案详解A卷培训讲学

1、Good is good, but better carries it.精益求精，善益求善。MBA联考英语二模拟试题附答案详解A卷MBA联考英语二模拟试题附答案详解（A卷）PartClosetestDirections:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblank,thereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.（10points）Inthelat

2、e1960s,manypeopleinNorthAmericaturnedtheirattentiontoenvironmentalproblems,andnewsteel-and-glassskyscraperswerewidelycriticized.Ecologistspointing1thataclusteroftallbuildingsinacityoftenoverburdenspublictransportationandparkinglot2.Skyscrapersarealsoenormous3,andwasters,ofelectricpower.Inonerecentye

3、ar,theaddition417millionsquarefeetofskyscraperofficespaceinNewYorkCityraisedthe5dailydemandforelectricityby120,000kilowatts-enoughto6theentirecityofAlbanyforaday.Glass-walledskyscrapercanbeespecially7.Theheatloss(orgain)throughawallofhalf-inchplateglassismorethantentimes8throughatypicalmasonrywallfi

4、lledwithinsulationboard.Tolessenthestrain9heatingandair-conditioningequipment,10ofskyscrapershavebeguntousedouble-glazedpanelsofglass,andreflectiveglasses11withsilverorgoldmirrorfilmsthatreduce12aswellasheatgain.However,13skyscrapersraisethetemperatureofthesurroundingairand14neighboringbuildings.Sky

5、scrapersputseverepressureonacityssanitation15,too.Iffullyoccupied,thetwoWorldTradeCentertowersinNewYorkCitywouldalonegenerate2.25milliongallonsofrawsewageeachyear-as16asacitythesizeofStamford,Connecticut,whichhasa17ofmorethan109,000.Skyscrapersalso18withtelevisionreception,blockbirdflyways,andobstru

6、ctairtraffic.Still,people19tobuildskyscrapersforallthereasonsthattheyhavealwaysbuiltthem-personalambitionandthe20ofownerstohavethelargestpossibleamountofrentablespace.1.A.atB.toC.outD.towards2.A.powerB.capacitiesC.potentialsD.capabilities3.A.saversB.consumersC.losersD.spenders4.A.ofB.inC.toD.at5.A.p

7、ointB.topC.summitD.peak6.A.distributeB.giveC.supplyD.donate7.A.thriftyB.economicC.prosperousD.wasteful8.A.thatB.thoseC.whichD.when9.A.toB.betweenC.onD.both10.A.foundersB.consumersC.buildersD.suppliers11.A.coatedB.filledC.powderedD.stained12.A.brightnessB.lightC.glareD.gaze13.A.glass-walledB.plastic-

8、walledC.concrete-walledD.mirror-walled14.A.affectB.assistC.protectD.benefit15.A.decorationsB.utensilsC.facilitiesD.appliances16.A.moreB.muchC.fewD.little17.A.populationB.PeopleC.MankindD.race18.A.interveneB.interfereC.interruptD.obstacle19.A.stopB.PauseC.ContinueD.terminate20.A.wishB.desireC.secretD

9、.promisePartReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.（40points）PassageOneWhilepopularintheU.S.,theAprilFoolsDaytradit

10、ionisevenmoreprevalentinEuropeancountries,suchasFranceandGreatBritain.Althoughtherootsofthetraditionaltrickingareunclear,theFrenchandtheBritishbothhaveclaimsontheoriginofthecelebration.OnetheoryholdsthatthefirstAprilFoolsDaywasonApril1oftheyearwhenKingofFranceinstitutedthenewcalendar.Thisnewsystempl

11、acedthedaythathadformerlybeenthefirstdayofanewyearonApril1.ManypeoplewerereluctanttoadjusttothenewcalendarandcontinuedtocelebrateNewYearsDayonwhathadbecomethefirstdayofApril.Thus,theybecamethefirstAprilFools.AnEnglishstoryabouttheday,however,holdsthatitbegansometimeduringthe1200s.Atthetime,KingJohno

12、fEnglandwasinthehabitofmakingaroadoutofnearlyeverypathhewalkedregularly.Thecitizensofoneparticularfarmvillagewereawareofthis.Toavoidhavingtheirgreenmeadowsandpasturesdisturbedwithoneofthekingsroads,theybuiltafencethatpreventedthekingfromwalkingthroughtheircountryside.Thekingsentagroupofmessengerstoi

13、nformthattheymustremovethebarrier.UponhearingthattheKingwasplanningtodothis,however,thevillagersdevelopedaplanoftheirown.Whenthemessengersarrived,theyfoundwhatappearedtobeacommunityoflunatics,withpeoplebehavinginabizarremanner,throwingthingsandrunningaroundwildly.Themessengers,alarmedatwhattheyhadfo

14、und,reportedtoKingJohnthatthesepeopleweresomadastobebeyondpunishment.So,thevillagerssavedtheirfarmlandbytrickingtheKing.InGreatBritain,traditiononlyallowsAprilFoolstricksfrommidnighttomoononApril1.Thosewhotrytoplaytricksintheafternoonbecomethefoolsthemselves.21.Thewordprevalentinthefirstsentenceisne

15、arestinmeaningto.A.unusualB.traditionalC.prevailingD.prosperous22.Asindicatedinthepassage,thefirstFrenchAprilFoolswere.A.peoplewhosupportedthenewcalendarB.peoplewhoopposedthenewcalendarC.KingofFranceD.allthepeopleinFrance23.IntheFrenchstory,somepeoplewereregardedasthefirstAprilFoolsbecause.A.theycel

16、ebratedNewYearsDayonJan.1stoftheoldcalendarB.theycelebratedNewYearsDayonApril1stoftheoldcalendarC.theycelebratedAprilFoolsDayonJan.1stoftheoldcalendarD.theycelebratedAprilFoolsDayonApril1stoftheoldcalendar24.ThevillagersintheEnglishstorycanbebestdescribedas.A.crazyB.braveC.intelligentD.hard-working2

17、5.Thereaderscanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatthevillagersbuiltafence.A.toshowthekingthewaytotheirfarmlandB.becausetheirfarmlandhadbeenruinedbytheirkingC.becausetheirkingoftenwalkedontheirfarmlandD.topreventtheirkingfromturningtheirfarmlandintoroadsPassageTwoWhenfamiliesgatherforChristmasdinner,somewi

18、llsticktoformaltraditionsdatingbacktoGrandmasgeneration.Theirtableswillbesetwiththegooddishesandsilver,andthedresscodewillbeSunday-best.Butinmanyotherhomes,thischina-and-silverelegancehasgivenwaytoastoneware-and-stainlessinformality,withdressesassuminganequallycasual-Fridaylook.Forhostsandguests,the

19、changemeansgreatersimplicityandcomfort.FormakersoffinechinainBritain,itspellseconomichardtimes.LastweekRoyalDoulton,thelargestemployerinStoke-on-Trent,announcedthatitiseliminating1,000jobs-one-fifthofitstotalworkforce.Thatbringstomorethan4,000thenumberofpositionslostin18monthsinthepottery(陶瓷)region.

20、Wedgwoodandotherpotteryfactoriesmadecutsearlier.AlthoughastrongpoundandweakmarketsinAsiaplayaroleinthedownsizing,thelayoffsinStokehavetheirrootsinearthshakingsocialshifts.AspokesmanforRoyalDoultonadmittedthatthecompanyhasbeensomewhatslowincatchingupwiththetrendtowardcasualdining.Familieseattogetherl

21、essoften,heexplained,andmorepeopleeatalone,eitherbecausetheyaresingleortheyeatinfrontoftelevision.Evendinnerparties,iftheyhappenatall,havegonecasual.Inatimeoflongworkhoursanddemandingfamilyschedules,busyhostsinsist,rightly,thatitsbettertoshareatakeoutpizzaonpaperplatesinthefamilyroomthantowaitforthe

22、perfectmomentorarealdinnerparty.Toooften,theperfectmomentnevercomes.Ironafine-patternedtablecloth?Forgetit.Polishthesilver?Whohastime?Yetthelossofformalityhasitsdownside.Thefinepointsofetiquette(礼节)thatchildrenmightoncehavelearnedatthetablebyobservationorinstructionfromparentsandgrandparents（Chewwit

23、hyourmouthclosedKeepyourelbowsoffthetable)mustbepickedupelsewhere.Somecompaniesnowofferetiquetteseminarsforemployeeswhomaybecompetentprofessionallybutcluelesssocially.26.ThetrendtowardcasualdininghasresultedinA.bankruptcyoffinechinamanufacturers.B.shrinkingofthepotteryindustry.C.restructuringoflarge

24、enterprises.D.economicrecessioninGreatBritain.27.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebestreasonforcasualdining?A.Familymembersneedmoretimetorelax.B.Busyschedulesleavepeoplenotimeforformality.C.Peoplewanttopracticeeconomyintimesofscarcity.D.Youngpeoplewontfollowtheetiquetteoftheoldergeneration.28.Itcanbelearn

25、edfromthepassagethatRoyalDoultonisA.aretailerofstainlesssteeltableware.B.adealerinstoneware.C.apotterychainstore.D.aproduceroffinechina.29.ThemaincauseofthelayoffsinthepotteryindustryisA.theincreasedvalueofthepound.B.theeconomicrecessioninAsia.C.thechangeinpeopleswayoflife.D.thefiercecompetitionatho

26、meandabroad.30.Refinedtablemanners,thoughlesspopularthanbeforeincurrentsociallife,A.arestillamustoncertainoccasions.B.areboundtoreturnsoonerorlater.C.arestillbeingtaughtbyparentsathome.D.canhelpimprovepersonalrelationships.PassageThreeOnaverage,Americankidsaged3to12spent29hoursaweekinschool,eighthou

27、rsmorethantheydidin1981.Theyalsodidmorehouseholdworkandparticipatedinmoreofsuchorganizedactivitiesassoccerandballet.Involvementinsports,inparticular,rosealmost50%from1981to1997:boysnowspendanaverageoffourhoursaweekplayingsports;girlsloghalfthattime.Allinall,however,childrensleisuretimedroppedfrom40%

28、ofthedayin1981to25%.Childrenareaffectedbythesametimecrunchthataffectstheirparents,saysSandraHofferth,whoheadedtherecentstudyofchildrenstimetable.Achiefreason,shesays,isthatmoremothersareworkingoutsidethehome.(Nevertheless,childreninbothdouble-incomeandmalebreadwinnerhouseholdsspentcomparableamountso

29、ftimeinteractingwiththeirparents,19hoursand22hoursrespectively.Incontrast,childrenspentonly9hourswiththeirsinglemothers.)Allworkandnoplaycouldmakeforsomeverymessed-upkids.Playisthemostpowerfulwayachildexplorestheworldandlearnsabouthimself,saysT.BerryBrazelton,professoratHarvardMedicalSchool.Unstruct

30、uredplayencouragesindependentthinkingandallowstheyoungtonegotiatetheirrelationshipswiththeirpeers,butkidsaged3to12spentonly12hoursaweekengagedinit.Thechildrensampledspentaquarteroftheirrapidlydecreasingfreetimewatchingtelevision.Butthat,believeitornot,wasoneofthefindingsparentsmightregardasgoodnews.

31、IftheyrespendinglesstimeinfrontoftheTVset,however,kidsarentreplacingitwithreading.Despiteeffortstogetkidsmoreinterestedinbooks,thechildrenspentjustoveranhouraweekreading.Letsfaceit,whosgotthetime?31.Bymentioningthesametimecrunch(Para.2)SandraHofferthmeansA.childrenhavelittletimetoplaywiththeirparent

32、s.B.childrenarenottakengoodcareofbytheirworkingparents.C.bothparentsandchildrensufferfromlackofleisuretime.D.bothparentsandchildrenhavetroublemanagingtheirtime.32.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasongivenbySandraHofferthforthetimecrunchisA.quiteconvincing.B.partiallytrue.C.totallygroundless.D.ratherconfus

33、ing.33.AccordingtotheauthorachilddevelopsbetterifA.hehasplentyoftimereadingandstudying.B.heislefttoplaywithhispeersinhisownway.C.hehasmoretimeparticipatinginschoolactivities.D.heisfreetointeractwithhisworkingparents.34.TheauthorisconcernedaboutthefactthatAmericankidsA.areengagedinmoreandmorestructur

34、edactivities.B.areincreasinglyneglectedbytheirworkingmothers.C.arespendingmoreandmoretimewatchingTV.D.areinvolvedlessandlessinhouseholdwork.35.WecaninferfromthepassagethatA.extracurricularactivitiespromotechildrensintelligence.B.mostchildrenwillturntoreadingwithTVsetsswitchedoff.C.effortstogetkidsin

35、terestedinreadinghavebeenfruitful.D.mostparentsbelievereadingtobebeneficialtochildren.NextPagePassageFourIneededtogetsomemoney,so,afterChristmas,ItookajobintheclothesdepartmentatGrahamsforthefirstfortnightoftheJanuarysale.IcantsaythatIenjoyedit,butitwasanexperienceIllneverforget.Icouldneverunderstan

36、dwhythereweremanythingsinthesales;wheredidtheycomefrom?NowIknowthesecret!Firstly,thereisthespecialwintersackandthestockthatpeoplebuyalltheyearround;someofthesethingsareslightlyreduced.Secondly,therearethesummerclothestheycouldntselllastyear;theseareheavilyreducedtoclearthem.Thirdly,therearecheapclot

37、hesboughtinspeciallyforthesales;theseareputathighpricestendaysbeforethesalebeginsandthenarereducedby60%inthesale.Clever!Lastly,theybuyinseconds(clothesnotinperfectcondition)forthesaleandtheyaresoldverycheaply.WhenIarrivedhalfanhourbeforeopeningonthefirstdayofthesale,therewerealreadyqueuesaroundthree

38、sidesofthebuilding.Thismademeverynervous.Whenthebigmomentarrivedtoopenthedoors,thesecurityguards,lookinglessconfidentthanusual,cameuptothem,keysinhand.Themomenttheyhadunlockedthedoors,theyhidbehindthedoorsforprotectionasthenoisycrowdcrowdedin.Icouldntbelievemyeyes:thiswasntshopping,itwasabattlefield

39、.Onepoorladycouldntkeepherfeetandwasknockedoverbypeoplepushingfrombehind.Clotheswereflyinginalldirectionsaspeoplesearchedforthesizes,colorsandstylestheywanted.Quarrelsbrokeout.Motherswereusingtheirsmallchildrentocrawthroughpeopleslegsandgetholdofthingstheycouldntgetnearthemselves.WithinminutesIhadha

40、lfadozenpeoplepushingundermynose,eachwantingtobethefirstserved.Wherehadthefamousqueuegone?Thewholedaycontinuedlikethat,butIkeptmytemper!Iwastakingmoneyhandoverfistandbegantorealizewhy,twiceayear,Grahamsishappytoturntheexpensivestoreintoabattlefieldlikethis.Inthesalefever,peoplewerespendingmoneylikew

41、aterwithoutthinkingwhethertheyneededwhattheywerebuying.AslongasitwasbargainitwasOK.Youwontbelievethis,butassoonasIgothomeIcrashedoutforfourhours.ThenIhaddinnerandwentbacktobed,feelingthesoundofthealarmwhichwouldtellmetogetreadyfortheseconddayofthesale.36.Whatkindofclothesislikelytobesold5%cheaper?A.

42、Lastsummersclothes.B.Clothesnotinperfectcondition.C.Clothesboughtinspeciallyforthesales.D.Clothesforwinter.37.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thecustomersgaveupthemanners,whichtheEnglisharefamousfor.B.Thecustomerskepttheirtemperwhilelookingforclothestheywanted.C.Smallchildrenenjoyedcrawlingthr

43、oughpeopleslegs.D.Thesecurityguardswerefearlessofthecrowd.38.Intheauthorsopinion,whyisGrahamshappytomaketheexpensivestoreintoabattlefield?A.Therearetoomanyclothesandtheywanttocleartheminthesales.B.Theyareeagertoshowthattheyarecleveratdoingbusiness.C.Theycantakethechancetoraisethepricesofalltheirclot

44、hes.D.Theywanttomakemoremoneybyhavingsales.39.Theexpressioncrashedoutmeans.A.chattedwithfriendsB.sleptsoundlyC.brokedownD.dinedout40.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheBestBargainB.HuntingforaJobC.SaleFeverD.APleasantFortnightSectionBDirections:Readingthefollowingtextandanswerquestionsbyfindi

45、ngasubtitleforeachofthemarkedpartsorparagraphs.Therearetwoextraitemsinthesubtitle.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET.(10points)A.TheconsequenceoflosingbonesB.AbetterlabthanonearthC.TwodifferentcasesD.MultipleeffectsformweightlessnessE.HowtoovercomeweightlessnessF.FactorsthatarenotsosureDuringweightlessness

46、,theforceswithinthebodyundergodramaticchange.Becausethespineisnolongercompressed,peoplegrowtaller.Thelungs,heartandotherorganswithinthechesthavenoweight,andasaresult,theribcageandchestrelaxandexpand.Similarly,theweightsoftheliver,kidneys,stomachandbowelsdisappear.Oneastronautsaidafterhisflight:Youfe

47、elyourgutsfloatingup.Ifoundmyselftighteningmybelly,sortofpushingthingsback.41.Meanwhilemusclesandbonescometobeusedindifferentways.Ourmusclesaredesignedtosupportuswhenstandorsituprightandtomovebodyparts.Butinspace,musclesusedforsupportonthegroundarenolongerneededforthatpurpose;moreover,themusclesused

48、formovementaroundacapsuledifferfromthoseusedforwalkingdownahall.Consequently,somemusclesrapidlyweaken.Thisdoesntpresentaproblemtospacetravelersaslongastheyperformonlylightwork.ButpreventingthelossofmuscletissuerequiredforheavyworkduringspacewalksandpreservingmuscleforsafereturntoEartharethesubjectof

49、manycurrentexperiments.Studieshaveshownthatastronautslosebonemassfromthelowerspine,hipsandupperlegatarateofabout1percentpermonthfortheentiredurationoftheirtimeinspace.Somesites,suchastheheel,losecalciumfasterthanothers.Studiesofanimalstakenintospacesuggestthatboneformationalsodeclines.42.Needlesstos

50、ay,thesedataareindeedcauseforconcern.Duringspaceflight,thelossofboneelevatescalciumlevelsinthebody,potentiallycausingkidneystonesandcalciumcrystalstoforminothertissues.Backontheground,thelossofbonecalciumstopswithinonemonth,butscientistsdonotyetknowwhetherthebonerecoverscompletely:toofewpeoplehavefl

51、owninspaceforlongperiods.Somebonelossmaybepermanent,inwhichcaseex-astronautswillalwaysbemorepronetobrokenbones.43.ThesequestionsmirrorthoseinourunderstandingofhowthebodyworkshereonEarth.Forexample,elderlywomenarepronetoalossofbonemass.Scientistsunderstandthatmanydifferentfactorscanbeinvolvedinthislo

52、ss,buttheydonotyetknowhowthefactorsactandinteract;thismakesitdifficulttodevelopanappropriatetreatment.Soitiswithbonelossinspace,wheretherightprescriptionstillawaitsdiscovery.44.Manyotherbodysystemsareaffecteddirectlyandindirectly.Oneexampleisthelung.Scientistshavestudiedthelunginspaceandlearnedmucht

53、heycouldnothavelearnedinlaboratoriesonearth.Onthegroundthetopandbottompartsofthelunghavedifferentpatternsofairflowandbloodflow.Butarethesepatternstheresultonlyofgravity,oralsoofthenatureofthelungitself?Onlyrecentlyhavestudiesinspaceprovidedclearevidenceforthelatter.Evenintheabsenceofgravity,differen

54、tpartsofthelunghavedifferentlevelsofairflowandbloodflow.45.Noteverythingthataffectsthebodyduringspaceflightisrelatedsolelytoweightlessness.Alsoaffected,forexample,aretheimmunesystemandthemultiplesystemsresponsiblefortheamountandqualityofsleep(lightlevelsandworkschedulesdisruptthebodysnormalrhythms).

55、Lookingoutthespacecraftwindowjustbeforegoingtosleep(anactiondifficulttoresist,consideringtheview)canletenoughbrightlightintotheeyetotriggerjustthewrongbrainresponse,leadingtopoorsleep.Astimegoeson,thesleepdebtaccumulates.Forlongspacevoyages,travelersmustalsofacebeingconfinedinatightvolume,unabletoes

56、cape,isolatedfromthenormallifeofEarth,livingwithasmall,fixedgroupofcompanionswhooftencomefromdifferentcultures.Thesechallengescanleadtoanxiety,depression,crewtensionandothersocialissues,whichaffectastronautsjustasmuchasweightlessness-perhapsevenmore.Becausethesefactorsoperateatthesametimethebodyisad

57、aptingtootherenvironmentalchanges,itmaynotbeclearwhichphysiologicalchangesresultfromwhichfactors.Muchworkremainstobedone.PartTranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChineseandputyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.（15points）ThesystemofhighereducationintheUnitedStatesiscomplex.Itcomprisesfo

58、urcategoriesofinstitutions:theuniversity,whichmaycontain:A.severalcollegesforundergraduatestudentsseekingabachelors(four-year)degreeandB.oneormoregraduateschoolsforthosecontinuinginspecializedstudiesbeyondthebachelorsdegreetoobtainamasteroradoctoraldegree;thefour-yearundergraduateinstitution-thecoll

59、ege-mostofwhicharenotpartofauniversity；thetechnicaltraininginstitution，atwhichhighschoolgraduatesmaytakecoursesrangingfromsixmonthstofouryearsindurationandlearnawidevarietyoftechnicalskills,fromhairstylingthroughbusinessaccountingtocomputerprogramming;andthetwo-year，orcommunitycollege，fromwhichstude

60、ntsmayentermanyprofessionsormaytransfertofour-yearcollegesoruniversities.Anyoftheseinstitutions，inanycategory，mightbeeitherpublicorprivate，dependingonthesourceofitsfunding.Thereisnoclearorinevitabledistinctionintermsofqualityofeducationofferedbetweentheinstitutionswhicharepubliclyorprivatelyfunded；h