元月MBA英语真题目

Goodisgood,butbettercarriesit.

精益求精，善益求善。Goodisgood,butbettercarriesit.

精益求精，善益求善。元月MBA英语真题目Direction:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispartDirection:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispartPAGEPAGE19Direction:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispartPAGE2009年元月MBA英语真题Direction:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil.1.Thepoorladywastooanddistressedtotalkaboutthetragedy.A.engaged

B.exhaustedC.ignorant

D.energetic2.Atfist

,thefamouspaintingdoesn'timpresstheaudienceatall.

A.glance

B.gaze

C.stare

D.view3.Delegatesagreetotheplanin

,butthereweresomedetailstheydidn'tapprove.

A.discipline

B.theory

C.principle

D.nature4.Itookthemedicine10minutesago,butthebitternessisstill

inmymouth.

A.scattering

B.felling

C.maintaining

D.lingering5.Sincethe

ofhumanhistory,humanbeingshavebeenaskingquestionslike"Whatistheessenceoflife."

A.dusk

B.dust

C.twinkle

C.Dawn6.Theeldestson

allthefamilymemberstodiscusshowtocelebratethe50thwedding

anniversaryoftheirparents.

A.Clustered

B.resembled

C.assembled

D.rendered7.Imustleavenow,

,ifyouwantthatbookI'LLbringityoutomorrow.

A.Accidentally

B.Incidentally

C.Occasionally

D.Subsequently8.Mymotherisalightsleeper,

toanysoundevenaslowasthehummingofmosquito.

A.alert

B.acute

C.keen

D.immune9.Thenewlybuiltfactoryisinurgentneedofanumberofskilledand

workers.

A.consistent

B.conscious

C.confidential

D.conscientious10.Asanoutstandingscholar,hehasbecome

totheresearchteam.

A.senior

B.junior

C.indispensible

C.independent11.Sixteendaysaftertheearthquake,40people,

intheirvillage,wererescued.

A.trapped

B.confined

C.enclosed

D.captured12.Workingfarawayfromhome,Jerryhadto

fromdowntowntohisofficeeveryday.A.wander

B.commuteC.ramble

D.motion13.Thefinanceministerhasnotbeenso

sinceheraisedtaxestoanunbearablelevel.

A.famous

B.favorable

C.popular

D.preferable14.Itisunimaginableforsomeoneinsuchahigh

inthegovemmenttobehavesobadlyinpublic.

A.situation

B.positionC.profession

D.appointment15.Informationgiventoemployeesmustbe

,clearandineasy-to-followlanguage.

A．convenient

B．continuous

C．constant

D．concise16.Johnwasveryupsetbecausehewas

bythepolicewithbreakingthelaw.

A.sentenced

B.arrested

C.accused

D.charged17.Davidlikescountrylifeandhasdecided

farming.

A.goinfor

B.gobackon

C.goalongwith

D.gothroughwith18.Jenniferhasneverreally

herson'sdeath.It'sveryhardtoacceptthefacethatshe'llneverhaveachild.A.cometotermswith

B.comeupagainstC.comeoutwith

D.comedownto19.Anationaldebateisnow

aboutwhetherweshouldreplacegoldenweekswithpaidVacations.A.intheway

B.bythewayC.underway

D.outoftheway20.Whenapsychologistdoesageneralexperimentaboutthehumanmind,heselectspeople

andasksthemquestions.

A.atease

B.atrandom

B.inessence

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

21the$100abarrelmark.Thereasonsforthesurge22

fromthedramaticgrowthoftheeconomiesofchinaandIndiatowidespread

23

inoil-producingregions,includingIraqandNigeria's

deltaregion.Triple-digitoilpriceshave

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the

economic

andpoliticalmapoftheworld,

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someoldnotionsofpower.Oil-richnationsareenjoyinghistoricgainsandopportunities,

26

majorimporters—includingchinaand

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

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forafederalgastaxholidayduringthepeaksummerdrivingmonths.Anddrivinghabits

began

to

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,assalesofsmallcarsjumpedandmasstransportsystems

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thecountryreportedasharpincreaseinriders.21.A.come

B.gone

C.crossed

D.arrived22.A.covered

B.discovered

C.arranged

D.ranged23.A.intensity

B.infinity

C.insecurity

D.instability24.A.drawn

B.redrawn

C.retained

D.reviewed25.A.fighting

B.struggling

C.challenging

D.threatening26.A.and

B.while

C.thus

D.though27.A.confine

B.conflict

C.conform

D.confront28.A.problem

B.question

C.matter

D.event29.A.lookfor

B.lockup

C.sendout

D.keepoff30.A.nomatter

B.whatif

C.onlyif

D.inspiteof31.A.abolishing

B.depriving

C.destroying

D.eliminating32.A.what

B.that

C.which

D.whom33.A.interests

B.taxes

C.incomes

D.revenues34.A.asmanyas

B.asgoodas

C.asfaras

D.aswellas35.A.Although

B.Because

C.Since

D.As36.A.advanced

B.grew

C.

reduces

D.

multiplied37.A.even

B.still

C.rather

D.fairly38.A.asking

B.requesting

C.calling

D.demanding39.A.change

B.turn

C.shift

D.transform40.A.for

B.from

C.across

D.overPartIIIReadingComprehension(40%)Direction:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil.PASSAGE1.HenricIbsen,authoroftheplay"ADoll'sHouse",inwhichapretty,helplesshousewifeabandonsHerhusbandandchildrentoseekamoreseriouslife,wouldsurelyhaveapproved..FromJanuaryIst,2008,allpubliccompaniesinNorwayareobligedtoensurethatatleast40%oftheirboarddirectorsarewomen.Mostfirmshaveobeyedthelaw,whichwaspassedin2003.Butabout75outofthe480orsocompaniesitaffectsarestilltoomaleforthegovernment'sliking.TheywillshortlyreceivealetterinformingthemthattheyhaveuntiltheendofFebruarytoact,orfacethelegalconsequenceswhichcouldincludebeingdissolved.

Beforethelawwasproposed,about7%ofboardmembersinNorwaywerefemale,accordingtotheCentreforCorporateDiversity.Thenumberhassincejumpedto36%.Thatisfarhigherthantheaverageof9%forbigcompaniesacrossEuropeorAmerica's15%fortheFortune500.Norway'sstockexchangeanditsmainbusinesslobbyopposethelaw,asdomanybusinessmen."Iamagainstquotasforwomenormenasamatterofprinciple,"saysSverreMunck,headofinternationaloperationsatamediafirm."Boardmembersofpubliccompaniesshouldbechosensolelyonthebasisofmeritandexperience,"besays.Severalfirmshaveevengivenuptheirpublicstatusinordertoescapethenewlaw.Companieshavehadtorecruitabout1,000womeninfouryears.ManycomplainthatithasbeenDifficulttofindexperiencedcandidates.Becauseofthis,someofthebestwomenhavecollectedasmanyas25-35directorshipseach,andareknowninNorwegianbusinesscirclesasthe"goldenskirts".OnereasonforthescarcityisthattherearefairlyfewwomeninmanagementinNorwegiancompaniestheyoccupyaround15%ofseniorpositions.Ithasbeenparticularlyhardforfirmsintheoil,technologyandfinancialindustriestofindwomenwithaenoughexperience.Somepeopleworrythattheirrelativelackofexperiencemaykeepwomenquietonboards,andthatInturncouldmeanthatboardsmightbecomelessabletoholdmanagerstoaccount.RecenthistoryinNorway,however,suggeststhattherightwomencanmakestrongdirectors."Womenfeelmorecompelledthanmentodotheirhomework,"saysMsRekstenSkaugen,whowasvotedNorway'schairmanoftheyearfor2007,"andwecanaffordtoaskthehardquestions,becausewomenarenotalwaysexpectedtoknowtheanswers."41.TheauthormentionsIbsen'splayinthefirstparagraphinorderto

.

A.depictwomen'sdilemmaatwork

B.explainthenewlypassedlaw

C.supportNorwegiangovernment

D.introducethetopicunderdiscussion42.Apubliccompanythatfailstoobeythenewlawcouldbeforcedto

.A.payaheavyfineB.closedownitsbusinessC.changetoaprivatebusinessD.signadocumentpromisingtoact43.TowhichofthefollowingisSverreMunckmostlikelytoagree?

A.Asetratioofwomeninaboardisunreasonable.

B.Areasonablequotaforwomenatworkneedstobeset.

C.Acommonprincipleshouldbefollowedbyallcompanies.

D.Aninexperiencedbusinessmanisnotsubjecttothenewlaw.44.Theauthorattributesthephenomenonof"goldenskirts"to

.

A.thesmallnumberofqualifiedfemalesinmanagementB.theover-recruitmentoffemalemanagersinpubliccompaniesC.theadvantagewomenenjoywhencompetingforseniorpositionsD.thediscriminationtowardwomeninNorwegianbusinesscircles45.Themainideaofthepassagemightbe

.

A.femalepowerandliberationinNorway

B.thesignificanceofHenricIbsen'splay

C.women'sstatusinNorwegianfirms

D.theconstitutionofboardmembersinNorway

PASSAGE2.Whilethere'sneveragoodagetogetcancer,peopleintheir20sand30scanfeelparticularlyisolated.Theaverageageofacancerpatientatdiagnosisis67.Childrenwithcanceroftenaretreatedatpediatric(小儿科的)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.KrisCarrisafemalewriterB.KrisCarrismorethan31-year-old.C.KrisCarrworksinacancercenter.D.KrisCarrisveryoptimistic.48.Thephrase"cancerposse"(Line4,para.3)probablyrefersto________A.acancerresearchorganizationB.agroupofpeoplewhosufferfromcancerC.peoplewhohaverecoveredfromcancerD.peoplewhocopewithcancer49.KrisCarrmakeupnamesforthepeoplewhotreatherbecause________A.sheisdepressedandlikesswearingB.sheisfunnyandlikesplayingjokesondoctorC.shewantstoleavethemedicaladvicetodoctorD.shetriestoleaveagoodimpressionondoctor50.FromKrisCarr'scancertipswemayinferthat________A.shelearnedtousee-mailsaftershegotcancerB.shewearsfashionabledressevenaftersufferingfromcancerC.hospitalgownsforcancerpatientsareusuallynotinbrightcolorsD.theneighborsareveryfriendlywithcancerpatientsPASSAGE3。Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Shouldaleaderstrivetobelovedorfeared?Thisquestion,famouslyposedbyMachiavelli,liesattheheartofJosephNye'snewbook.Mr.Nye,aformerdeanoftheKennedySchoolofGovemmentatHarvardandone-timechairmanofAmerica'sNationalIntelligenceCouncil,isbestknownforpromotingtheideaof"softpower",basedonpersuasionandinfluence,asacounterpointto"hardpower",basedoncoercion(强迫)andforce.Havinganalyzedtheuseofsoftandhardpowerinpoliticsanddiplomacyinhispreviousbooks,Mr.Nyehasnowturnedhisattentiontotherelationshipbetweenpowerandleadership,inboththepoliticalandbusinessspheres.Machiavelli,henotes,concludedthat"oneoughttobebothfearedandloved,butasitisdifficultforthetwotogotogether,itismuchsafertobefearedthanloved."Inshort,hardpowerispreferabletosoftpower.Butmodemleadershiptheoristshavecometotheoppositeconclusion.Thecontextofleadershipischanging,theobserve,andthehistoricalemphasisonhardpowerisbecomingoutdated.Inmodemcompaniesanddemocracies,powerisincreasinglydiffusedandtraditionalhierarchies(等级制)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.wellacceptedbyJosephNyeB.veryinfluentialtillnowadaysC.basedonsoundtheoriesD.contrarytothatofmodemleadershiptheorists52.WhichofthefollowingmakessoftpowermoreimportanttodayaccordingtoMr.Nye?A.Coercioniswidespread.B.Moralityisdevalued.C.Powerisnolongerconcentrated.D.Traditionalhierarchiesarestrengthened53.InhisbookthePowerstolead,Mr.NyehasexminedallthefollowingaspectsofleadershipEXCEPT_____.A.authorityB.contextC.approachesD.morality54.Mr.Nye'sbookisparticularlyvaluableinthatit_____.A.makeslittleuseofmanagementtermsB.summarizesvariousstudiesconciselyC.servesasanexitforleadershipresearchersD.setsamodelforcontemporarycorporateleaders55.Accordingtotheauthor,themostinterestingpartofMr.Nye'sbookliesinhis_____.A.viewofchangeableleadershipB.definitionofgoodleadershipC.summaryofleadershiphistoryD.discussionofmoralleadershipPASSAGE4Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Americansdon'tliketolosewars.Ofcourse,alotdependsonhowyoudefinejustwhatawaris.Thereareshootingwars-thekindthattestpatriotismandcourage-andthosearethekindatwhichtheU.Sexcels.Butotherstrugglestestthosequalitiestoo.WhatelsewastheGreatDepressionorthespaceraceortheconstructionoftherailroads?IfAmericanindulgeinabitofflag—whenthejobisdone,theyearnedit.Nowthereisasimilarchallenge.Globalwarming.Thesteadydeterioration(恶化)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(实用主义)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.alesssignificantissue58.Judgingfromthecontext,theword"rub"(Line1,Para.3)probablymeans_______.

A.friction

B.contradiction

C.conflict

D.problem59.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardAmerica'spoliciesonglobalwarming?

A.Critical

B.Indifferent

C.Supportive

D.Compromising60.Theparagraphsimmediatelyfollowingthispassagewouldmostprobablydealwith___________.

A.thenewbookwrittenbyFredKrupp

B.howAmericacanfightagainstglobalwarming

C.theharmfuleffectsofglobalwarming

D.howAmericacantideovereconomiccrisis

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Withthenation’sfinancialsystemteeteringonacliff.Thecompensationarrangementsforexecutivesofthebigbanksandotherfinancialfirmsarecomingundercloseexaminationagain.

Bankers’excessiverisk-takingisasignificantcauseofthisfinancialcrisisandhascontinued,toothersinthepast,inthisc