MBA联考英语真题考试试题附后

1、【经典资料，文档，可编写改正】【经典考试资料，答案附后，看后必过，文档，可改正】2015年1月份MBA联考英语真题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Giventheadvantagesofelectronicmoney,youmightthinkthatwewouldmovequicklytothecashlesssocietyinwhichallpaymentsar

2、emadeelectronically.1atruecashlesssocietyisprobablynotaroundthecorner.Indeed,predictionshavebeen2fortwodecadesbuthavenotyetcometofruition.Forexample,BusinessWeekpredictedin1975thatelectronicmeansofpaymentwouldsoonrevolutionizethevery3ofmoneyitself,onlyto4itselfseveralyearslater.Whyhasthemovementtoac

3、ashlesssocietybeenso5incoming?Althoughelectronicmeansofpaymentmaybemoreefficientthanapaymentssystembasedonpaper,severalfactorswork6thedisappearanceofthepapersystem.First,itisvery7tosetupthecomputer,cardreader,andtelecornmunicationsnetworksnecessarytomakeelectronicmoneythe8formofpaymentSecond,paperch

4、eckshavetheadvantagethatthey9receipts,somethingthaimanyconsumersareunwillingto10.Third,theuseofpaperchecksgivesconsumersseveraldaysoffloat-ittakesseveraldays11acheckiscashedandfundsarefromtheissuersaccount,whichmeansthatthewriterofthecheckcancaminterestonthefundsinthemeantime.electronicpaymentsarcim

5、mediate,theyeliminatethefloatfortheconsumer.paymentssystemsand17fromsomeoneelsesaccounts.The18ofthistypeoffraudisnoeasytask,andanewfieldofcomputerscienceisdevelopingto19securityissues.Afurtherconcernisthattheuseofelectronicmeansofpaymentleavesanelectronic20thatcontainsalargeamountofpersonaldata.Ther

6、eareconcernsthatgovernment,employers,andmarketersmightbeabletoaccessthesedata,therebyviolatingourprivacy.1.AHoweverBMoreoverCThereforeDOtherwise2.AoffBbackCoverDaround3.ApowerBconceptChistoryDrole4.ArewardBresistCresumeDreverse5.AsilentBsuddenCslowDsteady6.AforBagainstCwithDon7.AimaginativeBexpensiv

7、eCsensitiveDproductive8.AsimilarBoriginalCtemporaryDdominant9.AcollectBprovideCcopyDprint10.AgiveupBtakeoverCbringbackDpassdown11.AbeforeBafterCsinceDwhen12.AkeptBborrowedCreleasedDwithdrawn13.AUnlessBUntilCBecauseDThough14.AhideBexpressCraiseDease15.AanalyzedBsharedCstoredDdisplayed16.AunsafeBunnat

8、uralCuncommonDunclear17.AstealBchooseCbenefitDreturn18.AconsiderationBpreventionCmanipulationDjustification19.AcopewithBfightagainstCadapttoDcallfor20.AchunkBchipCpathDtrailSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.Markyo

9、uranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Text1Inanessayentitled“MakingAmericaItin”,theauthorAdamDavidsonrelatesajokefromcottonaboutjusthowmuchamoderntextilemillhasbeenautomated:Theaveragemillonlytwoemployeestoday,”amanmanistheretofeedthedogistheretokeepthemanawayfromthemachines.”Davidsonsarticleisoneofanum

10、berofpiecesthathaverecentlyappearedmakingthepointthatthereasonwehavesuchstubbornlyhighunemploymentanddecliningmiddle-classincomestodayisalsobecauseoftheadvancesinbothglobalizationandtheinformationtechnologyrevolution,whicharemorerapidlythaneverreplacinglaborwithmachinesorforeignworker.Inthepast,work

11、erswithaverageskills,doinganaveragejob，couldearnanaveragelifestyle,But,today,averageisofficiallyover.Beingaveragejustwontearnyouwhatitusedto.Itcantwhensomanymoreemployemuchmoreaccesstosomuchmoreaboveaveragecheapforeignlabor,cheaprobotics,cheapsoftware,cheapautomationandcheapgenius.Therefore,everyone

12、needstofindtheirextra-theiruniquevaluecontributionthatmakesthemstandoutinwhateveristheirfieldofemployment.Yes,newtechnologyhasbeeneatingjobsforever,andalwayswill.Buttheresbeenanacceleration.Anotes,”Inthe10yearsendingin2009,U.S.factoriesshedworkerssofastthattheyerasedalmostallthegainsoftheprevious70y

13、ears;roughlyoneoutofeverythreemanufacturingjobs-about6millionintotal-disappeared.Therewillalwaysbechanged-newjobs,newproducts,newservices.ButtheonethingweknowforsureisthatwitheachadvanceinglobalizationandtheI.T.revolution,thebestjobswillrequireworkerstohavemoreandbettereducationtomakethemselvesabove

14、average.ThejokeinParagraph1isusedtoillustrate_AtheimpactoftechnologicaladvancesBthealleviationofjobpressureCtheshrinkageoftextilemillsDthedeclineofmiddle-classincomesAccordingtoParagraph3,tobeasuccessfulemployee,onehasto_AworkoncheapsoftwareBaskforamoderatesalaryCadoptanaveragelifestyleDcontributeso

15、methinguniqueThequotationinParagraph4explainsthat_gainsoftechnologyhavebeenerasedjobopportunitiesaredisappearingatahighspeedfactoriesaremakingmuchlessmoneythanbeforenewjobsandserviceshavebeenofferedAccordingtotheauthor,toreduceunemployment,themostimportantis_BtoensuremoreeducationforpeopleCroadvance

16、economicglobalizationDtopassmorebillsinthe21stcenturyWhichofthefollowingwouldbethemostappropriatetitleforthetext?ANewLawTakesEffectBTechnologyGoesCheapCAverageIsOverDRecessionIsBadText2Acenturyago,theimmigrantsfromacrosstheAtlanticincluedsettlersandsojourners.Alongwiththemanyfolkslookingtomakeaperma

17、nenthomeintheUnitedStatescamethosewhohadnointentiontostay,and7millinpeoplearrivedwhileabout2milliondeparted.AboutaquarterofallItalianimmigrants,forexanmle,eventuallyreturnedtoItalyforgood.Theyevenhadanaffectionatenickname,“uccellidipassaggio,”birdsofpassage.Today,wearemuchmorerigidaboutimmigrants.We

18、dividenemcomersintotwocategories:legalorillegal,goodorbad.WehailthemasAmericansinthemaking,orourbrokenimmigrantionsystemandthelongpoliticalparalysisoverhowtofixit.Wedontneedmorecategories,butweneedthetochwangywethinkaboutcategories.Weneedtolookbeyondstrickdefinitionsoflegalandillegal.Tostart,wecanre

19、cognizethenewbirdsofpassage,thoselivingandthrivinginthegrayareas.Wemightthenbegintosolveourimmigrationchallenges.Croppickers,violinists,constructionworkers,entrepreneurs,engineers,homehealth-careaidesandphysicistsareamongtodaysbirdsofpassage.Theyareenergeticparticipantsinaglobaleconomydrivenbytheflo

20、wofwork,moneyandideas.Theyprefertocomeandgoasopportunitycallsthem,Theycanmanagetohaveajobinoneplaceandafamilyinanother.Withorwithoutpermission,theystraddlelaws,jurisdictionsandidentitieswithease.WeneedthemtoimaginetheUnitedStatesasaplacewheretheycanbeproductiveforawhilewithoutcommittingthemselvestos

21、tayingforever.Weneedthemtofeelthathomecanbebothhereandthereandthattheycanbelongtotwonationshonorably.Accommodatingthisnewworldofpeopleinmotionwillrequirenewattitudesonbothsidesoftheimmigrationbattle.Lookingbeyondtheculturewarlogicofrightorwrongmeansopeningupthemiddlegroundandunderstandingthatmanagin

22、gimmigrationtodayrequiresmultiplepathsandmultipleoutcomes.Includingsomethatarenoteasytoaccomplishlegallyintheexistingsystem.“Birdsofpassage”referstothosewho_AimmigrateacrosstheAtlantic.Bleavetheirhomecountriesforgood.Cstayinaforegintemporaily.Dfindpermanentjobsoverseas.27Itisimpliedinparagraph2thatt

23、hecurrentimmigrationstystemintheUS_needsnewimmigrantcategories.hasloosenedcontroloverimmigrants.shouldbeadoptedtomeetchallenges.hasbeenfixeedviapoliticalmeans.28Accordingtotheauthor,todaysbirdsofpassagewant_fiancialincentives.aglobalrecognition.opportunitiestogetregularjobs.thefreedomtostayandleave.

24、29Theauthorsuggeststhatthebirdsofpassagetodayshouldbetreated_asfaithfulpartners.witheconomicfavors.withregaltolerance.asmightyrivals.选出最合适文章的标题comeandgo:bigmistake.livingandthriving:greatrisk.withorwithout:greatrisk.legalorillegal:bigmistake.Text3Scientistshavefoundthatalthoughwearepronetosnapoverre

25、actions,ifwetakeamomentandthinkabouthowwearelikelytoreact,wecanreduceoreveneliminatethenegativeeffectsofourquick,hard-wiredresponses.Snapdecisionscanbeimportantdefensemechanisms;ifwearejudgingwhethersomeoneisdangerous,ourbrainsandbodiesarehard-wiredtoreactveryquickly,withinmilliseconds.Butweneedmore

26、timetoassessotherfactors.Toaccuratelytellwhethersomeoneissociable,studiesshow,weneedatleastaminute,preferablyfive.Ittakesawhiletojudgecomplexaspectsofpersonality,likeneuroticismoropen-mindedness.Butsnapdecisionsinreactiontorapidstimuliarentexclusivetotheinterpersonalrealm.PsychologistsattheUniversit

27、yofTorontofoundthatviewingafast-foodlogoforjustafewmillisecondsprimesustoread20percentfaster,eventhoughreadinghaslittletodowitheating.Weunconsciouslyassociatefastfoodwithspeedandimpatienceandcarrythoseimpulsesintowhateverelseweredoing,Subjectsexposed-foodtoflashesfastalsotendtothinkamusicalpiecelast

28、stoolong.Yetwecanreversesuchinfluences.Ifweknowwewilloverreacttoconsumerproductsorhousingoptionswhenweseeahappyface(onereasongoodsalesrepresentativesandrealestateagentsarealwayssmiling),wecantakeamomentbeforebuying.Ifweknowfemalejobscreenersaremorelikelytorejectattractivefemaleapplicants,wecanhelpsc

29、reenersunderstandtheirbiases-orhireoutsidescreeners.JohnGottman,themarriageexpert,explainsthatwequickly“thinslice”informationreliablyonlyaftersuchsnapreactionsin“thicksliced-termstudy”.longWhenDr.Gottmanreallywantstoassesswhetheracouplewillstaytogether,heinvitesthemtohisislandretreatforamucklongerev

30、aluation;twodays,nottwoseconds.Ourabilitytomuteourhard-wiredreactionsbypausingiswhatdifferentiatesusfromanimals:dogecanthinkaboutthefutureonlyintermittentlyorforafewminutes.Buthistoricallywehavespentabout12percentofourdayscontemplatingthelongerterm.Althoughtechnologymightchangethewaywereact,ithasntc

31、hangstillhavetheimaginativecapacitytoriseabovetemptationandreversethehigh-speedtrend.Thetimeneededinmakingdecisionsmay_.AvaryaccordingtotheurgencyofthesituationBprovethecomplexityofourbrainreactionCdependontheimportanceoftheassessmentDpredeterminetheaccuracyofourjudgmentOurreactiontoafast-foodlogosh

32、owsthatsnaodecisions_.AcanbeassociativeBarenotunconsciousCcanbedangerousDarenotimpulsiveToreversethenegativeinfluencesofsnapdecisions,weshould_.AtrustourfirstimpressionBdoaspeopleusuallydoCthinkbeforeweactDaskforexpertadviceJohnGottmansaysthatreliablesnapreactionarebasedon_.AcriticalassessmentBthins

33、licedstudysensibleexplanationadequateinformationTheauthorsattitudetowardreversingthe-speedhightrendis_.AtolerantBuncertainCoptimisticDdoubtfulText4Europeisnotagender-equalityheaven.Inparticular,thecorporateworkplacewillneverbecompletelyfamilyfriendlyuntilwomenarepartofseniormanagementdecisions,andEu

34、rope,stopcorporate-governancepositionsremainoverwhelminglymale.indeed,womenholdonly14percentofpositionsonEuropecorporateboards.TheEuropeUnionisnowconsideringlegislationtocompelcorporateboardstomaintainacertainproportionofwomen-upto60percent.Thisproposedmandatewasbornoffrustration.Lastyear,EuropeComm

35、issionVicePresidentVivianeRedingissuedacalltovoluntaryaction.Redinginvitedcorporationstosignupforgenderbalancegoalof40percentfemaleboardmembership.Butherappealwasconsideredafailure:only24companiestookitup.DoweneedquotastoensurethatwomencancontinuetoclimbthecorporateLadderfairyastheybalanceworkandfam

36、ily?“Personally,Idontlikequotas,”Redingsaidrecently.“Butilikewhatthequotasdo.”Quthewaytoequalityandtheybreakthroughtheglassceiling,”accordingtoReding,aresultherseeninFrancecountrieswithlegallybindingprovisionsonplacingwomenintopbusinesspositions.IunderstandRedingsreluctance-andhrfrustration.Idontlik

37、equotaseither;theyruncountertomybeliefinmeritocracy,governmentbythecapable.Bur,whenoneconsiderstheobstaclestoachievingthemeritocraticideal,itdoeslookasifafairerworldmustbetemporarilyordered.Afterall,fourdecadesofevidencehasnowshownthatcorporationsinEuropeastheUSareevadingthemeritocratichiringandprom

38、otionofwomentotoppositionnomatterhowmuch“softpressure”isputuponthem.Whenwomendobreakthroughtothesummitofcorporatepower-as,forexample,SherylSandbergrecentlydidatFacebooktheyattractmassiveattentionpreciselybecausetheyremaintheexceptiontotherule.Ifappropriatepubicpolicieswereinplacetohelpallwomenwhethe

39、rCEOsortheirchildrens-caregiversandallfamilies,Sandbergwouldbenomorenewsworthythananyotherhighlycapablepersonlivinginamorejustsociety.36.IntheEuropeancorporateworkplace,generally_.Awomentaketheleadmenhavethefinalsaycorporategovernanceisoverwhelmedseniormanagementisfamily-friendly37.TheEuropeanUnions

40、intendedlegislationis.areflectionofgenderbalanceareluctantchoiceCaresponsetoRedingscallDavoluntaryactionAccordingtiReding,quotasmayhelpwomen_.AgettopbusinesspositionsBseethroughtheglassceilingCbalanceworkandfamilyDanticipatelegalresults39.TheauthorsattitudetowardRedingsappealisoneof_.skepticismobjec

41、tivenessindifferenceapprovalWomenenteringtopmanagementbecomeheadlinesduetothelackof_.AmoresocialjusticeBmassivemediaattentionCsuitablepublicpoliciesDgreater“softpressure”PartBDirections:Youaregoingtoreadalistofheadingsandatext.ChoosethemostsuitableheadingfromthelistA-Fforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45)

42、.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)LivelikeapeasantBalanceyourdietShopkeepersareyourfriendsRemembertotreatyourselfSticktowhatyouneedPlanningisevervthingWastenot,wantnotThehugelypopularblogtheSkintFoodiechronicleshowTonybalanceshisloveofgoodfoodwithlivingonbenefits.Afterbills,Tonyhas?60aweektos

43、pend,?40ofwhichgoesonfood,but10yearsagohewasearning?130,000aIyearworkingincorporatecommunicationsandeatingatLondonsbetftrestaurantsatleasttwiceaweek.Thenhismarriagefailed,hiscareerburnedoutandhisdrinkingbecameserious.Thecommunitymentalhealthteamsavedmylife.AndIfeltlikethatagain,toacertaindegree,when

44、peoplerespondedtotheblogsowell.ItgavemethevalidationandconfidencethatIdlost.Butitsstilladay-by-daything.Nowheslivinginacouncilflatandfieldingoffersfromliteraryagents.Hesfeelingpositive,buthellcarryonblogging-notabouteatingascheaplyasyoucan-therearesomanypeopleinamuchworsestate,withbarelyanymoneytosp

45、endonfood-buteatingwellonabudget.Hereshisadviceforeconomicalfoodies.41._Impulsivespendingisntanoption,soplanyourweeksmenuinadvance,makingshoppinglistsforyouringredientsintheirexactquantities.IhaveanExceltemplateforaweekofbreakfast,lunchanddinner.Stoplaughing:itsnotjustcosteffectivebuthelpsyoubalance

46、yourdiet.Itsalsoagoodideatoshopdailyinsteadofweekly,because,being-human,youllsometimeschangeyourmindaboutwhatyoufancy.42_Thisiswheresupermarketsandthci;anonymitycomeinhandy.Withthem,theresnotthesameembarrassmentaswhenbuyingonecarrotinalittlegreengrocer.Andifyouplanproperly,youllknowthatyouonlyneed,s

47、ay,350gofshinofbeefandsixrashersofbacon,notwhateverweightispre-packedinthesupermarketchiller.43_Youmayproudlyclaimtoonlyhavefrozenpeasinthefreezer-thatsnotgoodenough.Mineisfilledwithleftovers,bread,stock,meatandfish.Planningaheadshouldeliminatewastage,butifyouhavesurplusvegetablesyoulldoavegetableso

48、up,andallfruitsthreateningtogooffwillbecookedorjuiced.44_Everyonesaysthis,butitreallyisatoptipforfrugaleaters.Shopatbutchers,delisandfish-sellersregularly,evenforsmallthings,andbesuperfriendly.Soonyoullfeelcomfortableaskingiftheyveanyknucklesofhamforsoupsandstews,orbeefbones,chickencarcassesandfishh

49、eadsforstockwhich,moreoftenthannot,Theyilletyouhaveforfree.45_Youwontbeeatingoutalot,butsaveyourpenniesandonceeveryfewmonthstreatyourselftoasetlunchatagoodrestaurant-?1.75aweekforthreemonthsgivesyou?21-morethanenoughforathree-courselunchatMichelin-starredArbutus.Its?16.95there-or?12.99foralargepizza

50、fromDominos:IknowwhichIdrathereat.SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextfromEnglishintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)Icanpickadatefromthepast53yearsandknowinstantlywhereIwas,whathappenedinthenewsandeventhedayoftheweek.IvebeenabletodothissinceIwasfour.Ineverf

51、eeloverwhelmedwiththeamountofinformationmybrainabsorbsmymindseemstobeabletocopeandtheinformationisstoredawayreatly.WhenIthinkofasadmemory,Idowhateveryonedoes-trytoputittooneside.Idontthinkitsharderformejustbecausemymemoryisclearer.Powerfulmemorydoesntmakemoreactureorvivid.Icanrecallthedaymygrandfath

52、erdiedandthesadnessIfeltwhenwewenttothehosptibalthedaybefore.IalsorememberthatthemusicalpalyHamopenedontheBroadwayonthesameday-theybothjustpopintomymindinthesameway.47Writingsupposeyourclassistoholdacharitysaleforkidsinneedofhelp.writeyourclassmatesanemailto1)informthemaboutthedetailsand2)encouraget

53、hemtoparticipate100wordsuseLiMing.Dontwriteyouraddress.48Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchartinyourwriting,youshould(1)interpretthechart,and(2)giveyourcommentsYoushouldwriteabout150words.2012年1月份MBA联考英语真题Section1UseofEnglishDirections:MillionsofAmericansandforeignersseeGI.Joeasamindlesswartoy,thesym

54、bolofAmericanmilitaryadventurism,butthatsnothowitusedtobe.Tothemenandwomenwho(1)WorldWarIIandthepeopletheyliberated,theGI.wasthe（2）mangrownintohero,thepoolfarmkidtornawayfromhishome,theguywho（3）alltheburdensofbattle,whosleptincoldfoxholes,whowentwithoutthe（4）offoodandshelter,whostuckitoutanddrovebac

55、ktheNazireignofmurder.thiswasnotavolunteersoldier,notsomeonewellpaid,（5）anaverageguy,up（6）thebesttrained,bestequipped,fiercest,mostbrutalenemiesseenincenturies。Hisnameisnotmuch.GI.isjustamilitaryabbreviation7GovernmentIssue,anditwasonallofthearticle8tosoldiers.AndJoe?Acommonnameforaguywhonever9ittot

56、hetop.JoeBlow,JoeMaracaaworkingclassname.TheUnitedStateshas10hadapresidentorvicepresidentorsecretaryofstateJoeGI.joehada(11)careerfightingGerman,Japanese,andKoreantroops.Heappearsasacharacter,ora(12)ofAmericanpersonalities,inthe1945movieTheStoryofGI.Joe,basedonthelastdaysofwarcorrespondentErniePyle.

57、SomeofthesoldiersPyle(13)portrayedthemselvesinthefilm.Pylewasfamousforcoveringthe(14)sideofthewar,writingaboutthedirt-snowand-mudsoldiers,nothowmanymileswere(15)orwhattownswerecapturedorliberated,Hisreports(16)the“Willie”cartoonsoffamedStarsandStripesartistBillMalden.Bothmen(17)dirtandexhaustionofwa

58、r,the(18)ofcivilizationthatthesoldierssharedwitheachotherandthecivilians:coffee,tobacco,whiskey,shelter,sleep.(19)Egypt,France,andadozenmorecountries,G.I.JoewasanyAmericansoldier,(20)themostimportantpersonintheirlives1.AperformedBservedCrebelledDbetrayed2.AactualBcommonCspecialDnormal3.AboreBcasedCr

59、emovedDloaded4.AnecessitiesBfacilitiesCcommoditiesDpropertoes5.AandBnorCbutDhence6.AforBintoCformDagainst7.AmeaningBimplyingCsymbolizingDclaiming8.AhandedoutBturnoverCbroughtbackDpasseddown9.ApushedBgotCmadeDmanaged10.AeverBneverCeitherDneither11.AdisguisedBdisturbedCdisputedDdistinguished12.Acompan

60、yBcollectionCcommunityDcolony13.AemployedBappointedCinterviewedDquestioned14.AethicalBmilitaryCpoliticalDhuman15.AruinedBcommutedCpatrolledDgained16.AparalleledBcounteractedCduplicatedDcontradicted17.AneglectedBavoidedCemphasizedDadmired18.AstagesBillusionsCfragmentsDadvances19.AWithBToCAmongDBeyond