MBA联考英语模拟试题及参考答案

【经典资料，ＷＯＲＤ文档，可编写更正】【经典考试资料，答案附后，看后必过，ＷＯＲＤ文档，可更正】2015年MBA联考英语模拟试题及参照答案作者：吴克明(华杰MBA英语特邀指导专家，1999年-2002年MBA联考英语命题组组长，南京大学英语教授。)SectionIVocabulary(10points)Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA.B.C,andD.ChoosetheONE(answerthatbestcompletesthesentenceandyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)1.Theboyistellingalie.Hisfacehasgivenhim_______________.A.offB.upC.awayD.out2.Itis_____________intheregulationsthatyoucantake80kilosofluggagewithyou.A.laidoutB.laiddownC.laidupD.laidoffPeopleillsomeregionsofScotlandweavewoolintoScottishtweed,which_____muchmoneyinforeigntrade.A.getsinB.bringsinC.turnsinD.handsinThestolencarwasFinallyrecoveredlastSundayinacountrycottage,buttherobbersarestill__________.A.onthegoB.atlargeC.outofsightD.beyondcontrol5.Ifonlyheworkshard.Idon't_______whenhefinishesthebookreport.A.expectB.mindC.hopeD.regretItwassnowing.SoIdrovewith_______,astheroadwasslippery.A.safetyB.cautionC.protectionD.attentionAnybodywhowantstostartabusinessmusthavesome______________.A.capitalB.wealthC.incomeD.currencyHeliftedtheheavyweight,butitwasthegreatest______________hehadevermade.A.strengthB.forceC.effortD.energy9.Withacar,manypeoplecanmaketripstothecountryorseasideatweekends.insteadofbeing________totheirimmediateneighborhood.A.limitedB.restrictedC.confinedD.subjectedIfnoimportanceisattachedtocolletinginformation,wecannotsurviveinsucha(an)________competitivesociety,becauseitisthebasisonwhichwemakeourdecisions.A.powerfullyB.forcefullyC.intenselyD.intensively11.Irememberseeinghimsomeyearsago,butIcan't__________________whereitwas.A.remindB.recognizeC.recallD.memorizeWhenherealizedthepolicehadspottedhim,theman_______________theexitasquicklyaspossible.A.madeoffB.madeoutC.madeforD.madetoward13.SomepeoplewouldliketodoshoppingonSundayssincetheyexpecttopickupwonderful____inthemarket.A.batteriesB.basketsC.bargainsD.barrels14.Thefakepaintingisobviouslyinterior_______________theoriginal.A.belowB.fromC.toD.under15.ThetaxidriverpulledupInscar_____________apedestrianwavingtohim.A.inthesightofB.atthesightC.onthesightofD.thesightofBecauseofthestrike.BritishRailhasbeenforcedto____________allthetrainstoLondon.A.cancelB.abandonC.postpone.D.refer17.Theyhaveaskedusto________________inthenegotiations.A.involveB.presentC.participateD.attendTheyare____________________thecostsofproductionprecisely.A.countingB.calculatingC.figuringD.numberingItissaidthatthemathteacherseems________________towardbrightstudents.A．partialB.preferableC.beneficialD.liable20.Thishotel____________＄60forasingleroomwithbath.A.claimsB.demandsC.requiresD.chargesSectionIIClozeDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.ForeachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B.C.andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(15points)Thestatementthat:"Wemustbalanceourenergyandenvironmentalneeds"isalmostaclichébynow.Butthemoreourappetiteforenergyexpands,_21__impossiblethat"balance"becomesto__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.A.muchmoreB.themoreC.itismoreD.moreandmoreA.attainB.extractC.imposeD.strive23.A.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.associated31.A.issueB.topicC.projectD.discussionA.disputeB.hazardsC.impurityD.uncertaintyA.hostileB.remoteC.turbulentD.threateningA.issuesB.costsC.harmD.advantagesA.impossibleB.importantC.imposingD.imperfectSectionIIIReadingComprehensionDirections:Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA.B.CorD.MarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1.(40points)1At26,JaneGoodallhadnocollegeeducationorsciencetraining.Butsincechildhood,shehadbeendreamingofworkingcloselywithanimalsinAfrica."Allthroughmychildhoodpeoplesaidyoucan'tgotoAfrica.You'reagirl."Goodallsays."Butmymotherusedtosay,ifyoureallywantto,there'snothingyoucan'tdo."In1957,the26-year-oldGoodallwenttoKenyatoworkasasecretary.arrangedtomeetthefamousscientistLouisLeakey,whowassoimpressedbyherenthusiasmthathehiredherashisassistant.Shewentwithhimonmanytripsto

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andinteractions.ForthreemonthsGoodallmadelittleprogress.Butshesays,"Inevercameclosetogivingup."Herbreakthroughcameonedaywhenshesawamalechimpanzeestickapieceofgrassintoatermitehill,thenputthegrassinhismouth.Afterwardshecametothehillanddidthesame.Pullingthegrassout,shediscovereddozensoftermitesonit.Thediscovery-thatsomeanimalsusetools-wasunknowntomostscientistsatthetime.Goodallsawchimpanzeesshowhuman-likeemotions,suchasjealousyandlove.Butshealsodiscoveredtheywerecapableofviolentattacksagainsteachother.GoodallreceivedherPh.D.inthestudyofanimalbehavioratEngland'sCambridgeUniversity.Nowshetravelsaroundtheworldraisingmoneytopreservewildlife."Ilovelivingintheforestwiththechimpanzees,"shesays."I'dmuchratherbetherethantravelingaroundfromcitytocity."WhatwasGoodall'schildhooddream?A.Shedreamedofgoingtocollege.B.Shedreamedofbecomingafamousscientist.C.ShedreamedofstudyinganimalsinAfrica.D.Shedreamedoftravelingallaroundtheworld.37.Goodall'smostimportantdiscoveryisthat____________.A.animalshaveemotionsB.someanimalsusetoolsC.chimpanzeescouldattackeachotherviolentlyD.termitesarechimpanzees'favoritefoodGoodall'ssuccessischieflydueto____________.A.herexceptionaltalentsB.determinationandpatienceC．secretarytrainingD.hereducationandgoodwork39.WhatisGoodalldoingnow?A.StudyinganimalbehavioratCambridgeUniversity.B.ObservingchimpanzeesinAfricanjungles.C.Raisingfundsforthepreservationofwildlife.D.WorkinghardforaPh.D.degree.40.Inline11."cameclosetogivingup"means___________.A.comingneartheanimalpreserveB.recordingtheanimals'behaviorandinteractionsC.thinkingaboutstopdoingherjobD.makingfriendwiththechimpanzees2ChinesebusinessesarebeingurgedtogetreadyforanewglobalstandardonelectronictradeafterChinajoinsWorldTradeOrganization(WTO).E-businessanalystsattheE-Trade2000maybepushedtothesidelinesofprofitabletheInternetasameansofdoingbusiness.

forumwarnedthatmanydomesticFirmsglobaltradeiftheycontinuetoignoreAuniformstandardone-trade,althoughnotyetavailable,wouldbecomeatopWTOpriority,analystssaid."Developedcountriesmayplaytheupperhandandadoptanewstandardone-trade.Itwillcreatebigchallengestodomesticenterpriseswhicharefarawayfromglobalrules."saidFanYueying,deputydirectorofChinaInformationEconomyInstitute.Fan,alsopresidentofMytongTechnologyCo.Ltd.oneofChina'sleadingtradeinformationcompanies,saidThursdaythatChinesefirmsstillunderestimatewhate-tradecoulddofortheirbusiness."Bricks-and-mortarfirmsstillhaveawait-and-seeattitudetoe-trade.MostoftheFinnsjustthinkthatopeningawebpageandmakingane-mailsystemisenoughforcyberdeals.Thatisfarfromenough,"saidFan.ArecentpollbyBeijingInternetDevelopmentCentrefoundonly4.5percentoftradefirmsinChinadidonlinetrade,while23.6percenthadnotputonlinebusinessontheiragenda."Chinesefirmsalsotailforeignplayersinadoptingnewbusinessmodels,whichhascuttheirglobalcompetitiveness,"saidMichaelKleist,presidentofe-tradeagentmeetchina.corn'sChinaoperation.TheE-trade2000Forumwasmostlikelyheldin__________.A.BangkokB.ShanghaiC'.NewYorkD.TokyoE-businessrefersto_________.A.businesswithEU.B.electricitytrade.C.ignoringtheInternetasameansoftradeD.noneoftheaboveWhatattitudedobricks-and-mortarfirmsholdtoe-trade?A.Active.B.Pessimistic.C.Likeaspectator.D.Ignoring.44.AccordingtoKleist,whathascutChinesefines'globalcompetitiveness?A.Independentdevelopment.B.Adoptingoldbusinessmodels.C.'TailingforeignFirms.D.Ignoringnewbusinessmodels.45.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.Openingawebpageandmakingane-mailsystemisenoughfordoinge-trade.B.WTOisworkingtowardsauniformstandardone-trade.C.ManyChinesefirmsstilldon'tknowtheadvantagesofe-trade.D.Internetisanimportantmeansofdoingbusinessnowadays.3Historianshaveonlyrecentlybeguntonotetheincreaseindemandforluxurygoodsandservicesthattookplaceineighteenth-centuryEngland.McKendrickhasexploredtheWedgewoodFirm'sremarkablesuccessinmarketingluxurypottery.Plumbhaswrittenabouttheproliferationofprovincialtheaters,musicalfestivalsandchildren'stoysandbooks.Whilethefactofthisconsumerrevolutionishardlyindoubt,threekeyquestionsremain:Whoweretheconsumers?Whatweretheirmotives?Andwhatweretheeffectsofthenewdemandforluxuries?Ananswertothefirstofthesehasbeendifficulttoobtain.Althoughithasbeenpossibletoinferfromthegoodsandserviceactuallyproducedwhatmanufacturersandservicingtradesthoughttheircustomerswanted,onlyastudyofrelevantpersonaldocumentswrittenbyactualconsumerswillprovideaprecisepictureofwhowantedwhat.Westillneedtoknowhowlargethisconsumermarketwasandhowfardownthesocialscaletheconsumerdemandforluxurygoodspenetrated.Withregardtothislastquestion,wemightnoteinpassingthatThompson,whilerightlyrestoringlaboringpeopletothestageofeighteenth-centuryEnglishhistory,hasprobablyexaggeratedtheoppositionofthesepeopletotheinroadsofcapitalistconsumerismingeneral:forexample,laboringpeopleineighteenth-centuryEnglandreadilyshiftedfromhome-brewedbeertostandardizedbeerproducedbyhuge,heavilycapitalizedurbanbreweries.Toanswerthequestionofwhyconsumersbecamesoeagertobuy,somehistorianshavepointedtotheabilityofmanufacturerstoadvertiseinarelativelyuncensoredpress.This,however,hardlyseemsasufficientanswer.McKendrickfavorsaVeblenmodelofconspicuousconsumptionstimulatedbycompetitionforstatus.The"middlingsort"boughtgoodsandservicesbecausetheywantedtofollowfashionssetbytherich.Again,wemaywonderwhetherthisexplanationissufficient.Donotpeopleenjoybuyingthingsasaformofself-gratification?Ifso,consumerismcouldbeseenasaproductoftheriseofnewconceptsofindividualismandmaterialism,butnotnecessarilyofthefrenzyforconspicuouscompetition.Finally,whatweretheconsequencesofthisconsumerdemandforluxuries?McKendrickclaimsthatitgoesalongwaytowardexplainingthecomingoftheIndustrialRevolution.Butdoesit?Whatforexample,doestheproductionofhigh-qualitypottervandleyshavetodowiththedevelopmentofironmanufactureortextilemills?Itisperfectlypossibletohavethepsychologyandrealityofconsumersocietywithoutaheavyindustrialsector.Thatfutureexplorationofthesekeyquestionsnot.however.diminishtheforceoftheconclusion

isundoubtedlynecessaryshouldofrecentstudies:theinsatiabledemandineighteenth-centuryEnglandforfrivolousaswellasusefulgoodsandservicesforeshadowsourownworld.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthormentionsMcKendrickandPlumbmostprobablyinorderto____________.contrasttheirviewsonthesubjectofluxuryconsumerismineighteenth-centuryEngland.B.indicatetheinadequacyofhistoriographicalapproachestoeighteenth-centuryEnglishhistory.C.giveexamplesofhistorianswhohavehelpedtoestablishthefactofgrowingconsumerismineighteenth-centuryEngland.D.supportthecontentionthatkeyquestionsabouteighteenth-centuryconsumerismremaintobeanswered.47.Accordingtothepassage,Thompsonattributestolaboringpeopleineighteenth-centuryEnglandwhichofthefollowingattitudestowardcapitalistconsumerism?A.EnthusiasmB.CuriosityC.AmbivalenceD.Hostility48.Accordingtothepassage,eighteenth-centuryworldofthepassage'sreadersare_____________.

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asimitatingthehabitsofawealthierclass49.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwouldmostprobablyagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttherelationshipbetweentheIndustrialRevolutionandthedemandforluxurygoodsandservicesineighteenth-centuryEngland"A.ThegrowingdemandforluxurygoodsandserviceswasamajorfactorinthecomingoftheIndustrialRevolution.B.TheIndustrialRevolutionexploitedthealreadyexistingdemandforluxurygoodsandservices.C.AlthoughthedemandforluxurygoodsmayhavehelpedbringabouttheIndustrialRevolution,thedemandforluxuryservicesdidnot.D.ThereisnoreasontobelievethattheIndustrialRevolutionwasdirectlydrivenbyagrowingdemandforluxurygoodsandservices.Whatdoes"it"refertointhesentence"...itgoesalongwaytowardexplainingthecomingoftheIndustrialRevolution."inthelustparagraphbillone?A.ThisconsumerdemandB.TheconsequencesC.LuxuriesD.TheIndustrialRevolution4SinceWorldWarII.therehasbeenaclearlydiscernibletrend,especiallyamongthegrowinggroupofcollegestudents,towardearlymarriage.Manyyouthsbegindatinginthefirststagesofadolescence,"gosteady"thoughhighschool,andmarrybeforetheirformaleducationhasbeencompleted.Insomequarters,thereismuchshakingofgrayinghairandcluckingofmiddle-agedpeopleoverthewaysof"wildyouth."However,emotionalmaturityisnorespecterofbirthdays:itdoesnotarriveautomaticallyattwenty-oneortwenty-five.Someachieveitsurprisinglyearly.whileothersneverdo,eveninthree-scoreyearsandten.Manystudentsaremarryingasanescape,notonlyfromanunsatisfyinghomelife.butalsofromtheirownpersonalproblemsofisolationandloneliness.Anditcanalmostbeputdownastruethatanymarriageenteredintoasanescapecannotproveentirelysuccessful.Thesadfactisthatmarriageseldomsolvesone'sproblems:moreoften,itaccentuatesthem.Furthermore,itisdoubtfulwhetherthehomeasaninstitutioniscapableofcarryingallthattheyoungareseekingtoputintoit:onemightsayintheologicalterms,thattheyaregivinguponeidolonlytoworshipanother.Youngpeoplecorrectlyunderstandthattheirparentsarewronginbelievingthat"success"istheultimategood.buttheyerroneouslybelievethattheythemselveshavefoundthetruecenteroflife'smeaning.TheirexpectationsofmarriageareessentiallyUtopianandthereforeincapableoffulfillment.Theywanttoomuch,andtragicdisillusionmentisoftenboundtofollowShallwe,then,jointhechorusof"Misereres"overearlymarriages?Onecannotgeneralize:allearlymarriagesarenotbadanymorethanalllateronesaregood.Satisfactorymarriagesaredeterminednotbychronology,butbytheemotionalmaturityofthepartners.Therefore,eachcasemustbejudgedonitsownmerits.Iftheearlymarriageisnotanescape,ifitisenteredintowithrelativelyfewillusionsorfalseexpectations,andifitiseconomicallyfeasible,whynot?Goodmarriagescanbemadefromsixteentosixty,andsocanbadones.Accordingtothearticlethetrendtowardearlymarriages____________.A.cannotbeeasilydeterminedB.isonethatcanbeclearlyseenC.isanoutgrowthofthemorallaxitybroughtabutbyWorldWarIID.occursaftereverymajorwarAccordingtothearticle,successfulmarriagesaredeterminedbytheemotionalmaturityofthepartnersandnotby____________.financialconsiderationsB.parentalconsentC.educationalbackgroundD.chronologicalageTheauthorsuggeststhatmanyoftoday'searlymarriagesarearesultof____________.A.escapismB.theologicaldictumC'.lackofformaleducationD.convenience54.Theauthorstatesthatthehomeasaninstitutionis_____________.A.unworthyofworshipB.overratedC.probablynotcapableofbeingwhatmanyyoungpeopleexpectittobeD.incapableofbeingthebasicunitofsocietyWhichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthornotagreewith?A.Allearlymarriagesarenotbad.B.Badmarriagescanhemadefromsixteentosixty.C.Satisfactorymarriagesaredeterminedbychronology.D.Alllatermarriagesarenotgood.SectionIVTranslationDirections:InthissectionthereisapassageinEnglish.TranslatethefivesentencesunderlinedintoChineseandwriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)SomerecenthistorianshavearguedthatlifeintheBritishcoloniesinAmericafromapproximately1763to1789wasmarkedbyinternalconflictsamongcolonists.Inheritorsofsomeoftheviewpointsofearlytwentieth-centuryProgressivehistorianssuchasBeardandBecker,theserecenthistorianshaveputforwardargumentsthatdeserveevaluation.Thekindofconflictmostemphasizedbythesehistoriansisclassconflict.YetwiththeRevolutionaryWardominatingtheseyears,howdoesonedistinguishclassconflictwithinthatlargerconflict?Certainlynotbythesideapersonsupported.(56)Althoughmanyofthesehistorianshaveacceptedthe

earlierassumptionthatLoyalists(亲英分子)representedanupperclass.newevidenceindicatesthatLoyalists,likerebels,weredrawnfromallsocioeconomicclasses.(Itisnonethelessprobablytruethatalargerpercentageofthewell-to-dojoinedtheLoyaliststhanjoinedtherebels.)Lookingattherebelside,wefindlittleevidenceforthecontentionthatlower-classrebelswereinconflictwithupper-classrebels.Indeed,thewareffortagainstBritaintendedtosuppressclassconflicts.(57)Whereitdidnot,thedisputingrebelsofoneoranotherclassusuallybecameLoyalists.Loyalismthusoperatedasasafetyvalvetoremovesocioeconomicdiscontentthatexistedamongtherebels.Disputesoccurred,ofcourse,amongthosewhoremainedontherebelside,buttheextraordinarysocialmobilityofeighteenth-centuryAmericansociety(withtheobviousexceptionofslaves)usuallypreventedsuchdisputesfromhardeningalongclasslines.Socialstructurewasinfactsofluidrecentstatisticssuggestanarrowingofeconomicopportunityasthelatterhalf

－thoughofthecenturyprogressed－thattotalkaboutsocialcl