考研英语二真题试卷及答案

2008年考研英语二（MBA联考）真题试卷及答案

SectionIVocabulary

Directions:Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.Foreach

sentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbest

completesthesentenceandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

1.Oilisanimportantmaterialwhichcanbeprocessedintomany

differentproducts,includingplastics.

ArawBbleakCflexibleDfertile

2.ThehighlivingstandardsoftheUScauseitspresentpopulationto____25

percentoftheworld,soil.

AassumeBconsumeCresumeDpresume

3.Youshouldn'tbeso——-Ididn'tmeananythingbadinwhatIsaid.

AsentimentalBsensibleCsensitiveDsophisticated

4.Picassowasanartistwhofundamentallychangedthe_ofartforlater

generations.

A.philosophyBconceptCviewpointDtheme

5.Memberstateshadtheoptionto___fromthisagreementwithoneyear"s

notice.

AdenyBobjectCsuspectDwithdraw

6.Thetwocountriesachievedsomeprogressinthesphereoftraderelations,

traditionallyasourceof____irritation.

AmutualBoptionalCneutralDparallel

7.Williamshadnotbeenthereduringthe_momentswhenthekidnapping

hadtakenplace.

AsuperiorBrigorousCvitalDunique

8.TravelaroundJapantoday,andoneseesforeignresidentsawide___of

jobs.

ArangeBfieldCscaleDarea

9.Modernmanufacturinghas_aglobalriverofmaterialsintoastunning

arrayofnewproducts.

AtranslatedBtransformedCtransferredDtransported

10.LightninghasbeenthesecondlargeststormkillerintheUSoverthepast

40yearsandis____onlybyflood.

AexceededBexcelledCexcludedDextended

11.Voiceswere__astheargumentbetweenthetwomotoristsbecamemore

bad-tempered.

A.swollenB.increasedC.developedD.raised

12.Somesuffererswillquicklyberestoredtoprefecthealth,_otherswilltake

alongertime.

A.whichB.whereC.whenD.whereas

13.Mybrotherlikeseatingverymuchbutheisn'tvery_aboutthefoodhe

eats.

A.specialB.peculiarC.particularD.unusual

14.BritainmightstillbepartofFranceifitweren"t___adisastrousflood

200.000yearsago,accordingtoscientistsfromImperialCollegeinLondon.

A.uponB.withC.inD.for

15.Thewaterprizeisaninternationalawardthat__outstandingcontributions

towardssolvingglobalwaterproblems.

A.recognizesB.requiresC.releasesD.relays

16.Inits14yearsof_----------,theEuropeanUnionhasearnedthescornof

itscitizensandskepticismfromtheUnitedStates.

A.enduranceB.emergenceC.existenceD.eminence

17.Hisexcuseforbeinglatethismorningwashiscarhad_inthesnow.

A.startedupB.gotstuckC.setbackD.stoodby

18.widespreadbeliefcockroaches（螳螂）wouldnottakeovertheworldif

therewerenoaroundtosteponthem.

A.InviewofB.ThankstoC.IncaseofD.Contraryto

19.Consciouslyornot,ordinarycitizensandgovernmentbureaucratsstill

thenotionthatJapanesesocietyisauniqueculture.

A.fitinwithB.lookdownonC.clingtoD.holdback

20.Asyoucanseebyyourself,things___tobeexactlyastheprofessorhad

foreseen.

A.turnedinB.turnedoutC.turnedupD.turneddown

SectionIICloze(10points)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Foreachnumberedblankthereare

fourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerson

ANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

OlympicGamesareheldeveryfouryearsatadifferentsite,inwhichathletes

_21_differentnationscompeteagainsteachotherina_22_ofsports.Thereare

twotypesofOlympics,theSummerOlympicsandthewinterOlympics.

Inorderto_23_theOlympics,acitymustsubmitaproposaltothe

internationalOlympiccommittee(IOC).Afterallproposalshavebeen_24—,the

IOCvotes.Ifonecityissuccessfulingainingamajorityinthefirstvote,thecity

withthefewestvotesiseliminated,andvotingcontinueswith_25_rounds,untila

majoritywinnerisdetermined.TypicallytheGamesareawardedseveralyearsin

advance,_26_thewinningcitytimetopreparefortheGames.Inselectingthe

_27_oftheOlympicGames,theIOCconsidersanumberoffactors,chiefamong

themwhichcityhas,orpromisestobuild,thebestfacilities,andwhichorganizing

committeeseemsmostlikelyto_28_theGameseffectively.

TheIOCalso_29_whichpartsoftheworldhavenotyethostedtheGames.

_30_,Tolkyo,Japan,thehostofthe1964SummerGames,andMexicocity,Mexico,

thehostofthe1968summerGames,werechosen_31_topopularizetheOlympic

movementInAsiaandinLatinAmerica.

_32_thegrowingimportanceoftelevisionworldwide,theIOCinrecentyears

hasalsotakeninto_33_thehostcity1stimezone._34_theGamestakeplacein

theUnitedStatesorCanada,forexample,Americantelevisionnetworksarewilling

topay_35_higheramountsfortelevisionrightsbecausetheycanbroadcast

popularevents_36,inprimeviewinghours.

-37_theGameshavebeenawarded.Itistheresponsibilityofthelocal

organizingcommitteetofinancethem.Thisisoftendonewithaportionofthe

Olympictelevision_38_andwithcorporatesponsorships,ticketsales,andother

smallerrevenuesources.Inmany_39_thereisalsodirectgovernmentsupport.

AlthoughmanycitieshaveachievedafinancialprofitbyhostingtheGames,

theOlympicscanbefinancially_40—.WhentherevenuesfromtheGameswere

lessthanexpected,thecitywasleftwithlargedebts.

21.A.inB.forC.ofD.from

22.A.lotB.numberC.varietyD.series

23.A.hostB.takeC.runD.organize

24.A.supportedB.submittedC.substitutedD.subordinated

25.A.suggestiveB.successfulC.successiveD.succeeding

26.A.lettingB.settingC.permittingD.allowing

27.A.siteB.spotC.locationD.place

28.A.stateB.stageC.startD.sponsor

29.A.thinksB.reckonsC.considersD.calculates

30.A.ForinstanceB.AsaresultC.InbriefD.Onthewhole

31.A.intimeB.inpartC.incaseD.incommon

32.A.SinceB.BecauseC.AsforD.Becauseof

33.A.amountB.accountC.accordD.acclaim

34.A.HoweverB.WhateverC.WheneverD.Wherever

35.A.greatlyB.handsomelyC.meaningfullyD.significantly

36.A.liveB.livingC.aliveD.lively

37.A.UntilB.UnlessC.WhetherD.Once

38.A.incomesB.interestsC.revenuesD.returns

39.A.casesB.conditionsC.chancesD.circumstances

40.A.safeB.riskyC.temptingD.feasible

SectionHIReadingComprehension

Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA,B,C,andD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthe

correspondingletteronANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

LastweekendKyleMacDonaldinMontrealthrewapartytocelebratethefact

thathegothisnewhomeinexchangeforaredpaperclip.Startingayearago,

MacDonaldbarteredtheclipforincreasinglyvaluablestuff,includingacampstove

andfreerentinaPhoenixflat.Havingannouncedhisaim(thehouse)inadvance,

MacDonaldlikelygotaboostfromtechieseagertoseetheInternetpassthis

daringtestofitsnetworkingpower."Mywholemotto(座右铭)was'Startsmall,

thinkbig,andhavefun',"saysMacDonald,26,“Ireallykeptmyeffortonthe

creativesideratherthanthebusinessside."

YetasoddastheMacDonaldexchangewas,barterisnowbigbusinessonthe

Net.Thisyearmorethan400,000companiesworldwidewillexchangesome$10

billionworthofgoodsandservicesonagrowingnumberofbartersites.These

Websitesallowcompaniestotradeproductsforavirtualcurrency,whichtheycan

usetobuygoodsfromothermembers.InIceland,garment-makerKapusalansells

athirdofitsoutputontheboomingVidskiptanetidexchange,earningvirtual

moneythatitusestobuymachineryandpaypartofemployeesalaries.The

Troc-servicesexchangeinFranceoffersmorethan4,600services,frommath

lessonstoironing.

Thisisnotaprimitivebartersystem.Bycreatingcurrencies,theInternet

removesamajorbarrier—whatBobMeyer,publisherofBarterNews,calls”the

doublecoincidenceofwants."Thatis,twopartiesoncenotonlyhadtofindeach

other,butalsoanexchangeofgoodsthatbothdesired.Now,theycanpricethe

dealinvirtualcurrency.

Barteralsohelpsfirmsmakeuseofidlecapacity.Forexample,advertisingis

"hugelybartered"becausemanymedia,particularlyontheWebcansupplynew

adspaceatlittlecost.Moreover,Internetadsdon'tregisterinindustry-growth

statistics,becausemanyexchangesarearrangedoutsidetheformalexchanges.

LikeeBay,mostbartersitesallowmembersto"grade"tradingpartnersfor

honestyqualityandsoon..Barterexchangescanallowfirmsincountrieswith

hyperinflationornontradablecurrenciestoenterglobaltrades.Nextyear,a

nonprofitexchangecalledQuickLiftTwo(QL2)planstoopeninNairobi,offering

barterdealsto38,000Kenyanfarmersinremoteareas.Twosmallplaneswill

deliverthegoods.QL2directorGaciiWaciumasaysthefarmersareexcitedtobe

"liberatedfromcorruptmiddlemen."Forthem,barterevokesabrightfuture,not

aprecapitalistpast.

41.Theword“techies”(Line4,Para1)probablyreferstothosewhoare

A.afraidoftechnologyB.skilledintechnology

C.ignorantoftechnologyD.incompetentintechnology

42.ManypeoplemayhavedeliberatelyhelpedKylebecausethey

A.wereimpressedbyhiscreativity

B.wereeagertoidentifywithhismotto

C.likedhisgoalannouncedinadvance

D.hopedtoprovethepoweroftheInternet

43.TheInternetbartersystemreliesheavilyon_.

A.thesizeofbartersties

B.theuseofvirtualcurrency

C.thequalityofgoodsorservices

D.thelocationoftradingcompanies

44.ItisimpliesthatInternetadvertisementscanhelp

A.companiesmakemoreprofit

B.companiesdoformalexchanges

C.mediaregisterinstatistics

D.mediagradebartersites

45.WhichofthefollowistrueofQL2accordingtotheauthor?

A.Itiscriticizedfordoingbusinessinaprimitiveway.

B.Itaimstodealwithhyperinflationinsomecountries.

C.Ithelpsgetridofmiddlemenintradeandexchange.

D.Itisintendedtoevaluatetheperformanceoftradingpartners.

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

ThelivesofveryfewNewarkresidentsareuntouchedbyviolence:NewJersey/

sbiggestcityhasseenitall.Yetthemurderofthreeyoungpeople,whowere

forcedtokneelbeforebeingshotinthebackoftheheadinaschoolplayground

onAugust4th,hasshakenthecity.Afourth,whosurvived,wasstabbedandshot

intheface.Thefourvictimswerebyallaccountsgoodkids,allenrolledincollege,

allwithafuture.Butthecruelmurder,itseems,hasatlastforcedNewarkerstosay

theyhavehadenough.

Grassrootsorganizations,likeStopShooting,havebeenfloodedwithoffersof

helpandsupportsincethekillings.YusefIsmail,itsco-founder,saysthegrouphas

beengoingdoor-to-dooraskingpeopletosignapledgeofnon-violence.They

hopetoget50,000topromiseto"stopshooting,startthinking,andkeepliving."

TheNewarkCommunityFoundation,whichwaslaunchedlastmonth,announced

onAugust14ththatitwillhelppayforCommunityEye,asurveillance(监视)system

tailoredtowardsguncrime.

CoryBookerwhobecamemayor13monthsagowithamissiontorevitalize

thecity,believesthesurveillanceprogramwillbethelargestcameraandaudio

networkinanyAmericancity.Morethan30cameraswereinstalledearlierthis

summerandafurther50willbeinstalledsooninaseven-squaremileareawhere

80%ofthecity'srecentshootingshaveoccurred.Andmorecamerasareplanned.

Whenagunshotisdetected,thesurveillancecamerazoomsinonthatspot.

SimilartechnologyinChicagohasincreasedarrestsanddecreasedshootings.Mr.

Bookerplanstoannounceacomprehensivegunstrategylaterthisweek.

Mr.Booker,aswellaschurchleadersandothers,believes(orhopes)thatafter

themurderthecitywillnolongerstandbyincoldness.Forgenerations,Newark

hasbeenparalyzedbypoverty——almostoneinthreepeoplelivesbelowthe

povertyline——andgrowingindifferencetocrime.

Someareskeptical.SteveMalangaoftheconservativeManhattanInstitute

notesthatNewarkhasdeepsocialproblems:over60%ofchildrenareinhomes

withoutfathers.Theschoolsystem,takenoverbythestatein1995,isamess.But

thereisalsosomecauseforhope.SinceMr.Bookerwaselected,therehasbeena

riseininvestmentandre-zoningfordevelopment.Onlyaround7%ofnearby

NewarkairportworkersusedtocomefromNewark;now,ayear,thefigureis

30%.MrBookerhaslaunchedaNewYork-stylewaroncrime.Sofarthisyear,crime

hasfallen11%andshootingsaredown30%(throughthemurderratelookslikely

tomatchlastyear'shigh).

46.WhathappenedinNewark,NewJerseyonAugust4th?

A.TheNewarkresidentswitnessedamurder.

B.Fouryoungpeoplewerekilledinaschoolplayground.

C.ThenewmayorofNewarktookoffice.

D.Fourcollegestudentsfellvictimtoviolence.

47.Judgingfromthecontext,thenCommunityEye”(Line5,Para2)is

A.awatchingsystemforguncrime

B.aneighborhoodprotectionorganization

C.anunprofitablecommunitybusiness

D.agrassrootsorganization

48.WelearnfromthepassagethatNewarkhasallthefollowingproblems

EXCEPT

A.violenceB.floodC.povertyD.indifference

49.MayorBooker'seffortagainstcrimeseemtobe

A.idealisticB.impractical

C.effectiveD.fruitless

50.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe

A.StopShooting,StartThinking,andKeepLiving

B.EffortstoFightagainstGunCrimes

C.AMissiontoRevitalizetheCity

D.ViolentMurdersinNewark

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Accordingtoarecentsurveyonmoneyandrelationships,36percentof

peoplearekeepingabankaccountfromtheirpartner.Whilethisfinancial

unfaithfulnessmayappearasdistrustinarelationship,intruthitmayjustbea

formoffinancialprotection.

Withalmosthalfofallmarriagesendingindivorce,menandwomenare

realizingtheyneedtobefinanciallysavvy,regardlessofwhethertheyareina

relationship.

Thefinancialhardshiponindividualsafteradivorcecanbeextremelydifficult,

evenmoresowhenchildrenareinvolved.Thelackofpermanencyinrelationships,

jobsandfamilylifemaybethecauseofagrowingtrendtokeepasecretbank

accounthiddenfromapartner;inotherwords,an"escapefund".

Margaretsstoryisfarfromunique.Sheisarepresentativeofagrowing

numberofwomeninlong-termrelationshipswhoarebecomingprotectiveoftheir

ownearnings.

Everymonthonpayday,shebankshundredsofdollarsintoasavingsaccount

shekeepsfromherhusband.Shehasbeendoingthisthroughouttheirsix-year

marriageandhasbuiltanesteggworthanincredible$100,000ontopofher

pension.

Margaretsaysifherhusbandfoundoutabouthersecretsavingshe'dhurt

andwouldinterpretthisasasignshewasn'tsureofthemarriage."He'dthink

itwasmyescapefunsothatfinanciallyIcouldaffordtogetoutoftherelationship

ifitwentwrong.IknowyoushouldapproachmarriageasbeingforeverandIhope

oursis,butyoucanneverbesure.”

Ukemanyofherfellowsecretsavers,Margaretwasstunginaformer

relationshipandhassincebeenveryguardedaboutherownmoney.

Comingcleantoyourpartneraboutbeingasecretsavermaynotbeallthat

bad.TakeColleenforexample,whohadbeensavingsecretlyforafewyearsbefore

sheconfessedtoherpartner."Idecidedtoopenasavingsaccountandstart

buildinganesteggofmyown.IwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIcouldputmoney

inthebankandleaveitthereforarainyday."

“WhenJohnfoundoutaboutmysecretsavings,hewasalittlesuspiciousof

mymotives.IreassuredhimthatthiswascertainlynotanescapefundthatIfeel

verysecureinoutrelationship.Ihavetoadmitthatitdoesfeelgoodtohavemy

ownmoneyonreserveifevertherearerainydaysinthefuture.It'ssensibleto

buildandprotectyourpersonalfinancialsecurity."

51.Thetrendtokeepasecretbankaccountisgrowingbecause

A.escapefundhelpsonethroughrainydays

B.daysaregettingharderandharder

C.womenaremoneysensitive

D.financialconflictsoftenoccur

52.Theword“savvy”(Line2,Para2)probablymeans.

A.suspiciousB.secure

C.shrewdD.simple

53.WhichinferencecanwemakeaboutMargaret?

A.Sheisauniquewoman.

B.Shewasoncedivorced.

C.Sheisgoingtoretire.

D.Shehasmanychildren.

54.TheauthormentionsColleen1sexampletoshow

A.anycouplecanavoidmarriageconflicts

B.privacywithinmarriageshouldberespected

C.everyonecansaveafortunewithahappymarriage

D.financialdisclosureisnotnecessarilybad

55.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarythispassage?

A.SecretSaversB.LoveIsWhatIfsWorth

C.BankingHonestyD.OnceBitten,TwiceShy

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

"Theword'protection'isnolongertaboo（禁忌语）”.Thisshortsentence,

utteredbyFrenchPresidentNicolasSarkozylastmonth,mayhavelaunchedanew

eraineconomichistory.Why?Fordecades,Westernleadershavebelievedthat

loweringtradebarriersandtariffswasanaturalgood.Doingso,theyreasoned,

wouldleadtogreatereconomicefficiencyandproductivity,whichinturnwould

improvehumanwelfare.Championingfreetradethusbecameamoral,notjustan

economic,cause.

Theseleaders,ofcourse,weren1tactingoutofunselfishness.Theyknewtheir

economieswerethemostcompetitive,sothey'dprofitmostfromliberalization.

Anddevelopingcountriesfearedthattheireconomieswouldbeswampedby

superiorWesternproductivity.Today,however,thetableshaveturned—though

fewacknowledgeit.TheWestcontinuestopreachfreetrade,butpracticesitless

andless.Asian,meanwhile,continuestopleadforspecialprotectionbutpractices

moreandmorefreetrade.

That/swhySarkozy'swordsweresoimportant:hefinallyinjectedsome

honestyintothetradedebates.ThetruthisthatlargepartsoftheWestarelosing

faithintreetrade,thoughfewleadersadmitit.Someeconomistsaremorehonest.

PaulKrugmanisoneofthefewwillingtoacknowledgethatprotectionist

argumentsarereturning.Intheshortrun,therewillbewinnersandlosersunder

freetrade.This,ofcourse,iswhatcapitalismisallabout.Butmoreandmoreof

theseloserswillbeintheWest,Economistsinthedevelopedworldusedtolove

quotingJonophSchumpeter,whosaidthat'creativedestruction"wasan

essentialpartofcapitalistgrowth.Buttheyalwaysassumedthatdestructionwould

happenoverthere.WhenWesternworkersbeganlosingjobs,suddenlytheir

leadersbegantolosefaithintheirprinciples,Thingshaveyettoreverse

completely.Butthere'sclearlyanegativetrendinaWesterntheoryandpractice.

Alittlehypocrisy(虚伪)isnotinitselfaseriousproblem.Therealproblemis

thatWesterngovernmentscontinuetoinsistthattheyretaincontrolofthekey

globaleconomicandfinancialinstitutionswhiledriftingawayfromglobal

liberalization.Lockatwhat'shappeningattheIMF(InternationalMonetaryFund)

TheEuropeanshavedemandedthattheykeepthepostofmanagingdirector.But

alltoooften,Westernofficialsputtheirowninterestsaboveeveryoneelse's

whentheydominatetheseglobalinstitutions.

ThetimehasthereforecomefortheAsians-whoareclearlythenewwinnersin

today'sglobaleconomy-toprovidemoreintellectualleadershipinsupportingfree

trade:Sadly,theyhaveyettodoso.UnlessAsiansspeakout,however,there(sa

realclangerthatAdamSmith,sprinciples,whichhavebroughtsomuchgoodto

theworld,couldgraduallydie.Andthatwouldleaveallofus,worseoff,inoneway

oranother.

56.Itcanbeinferredthat"protection"(Line1,Para.l)means

A.improvingeconomicefficiency.

B.endingthefree-tradepractice

C.loweringmoralstandard

D.raisingtradetariffs

57.TheWesternleaderspreachfreetradebecause

A.itisbeneficialtotheireconomies

B.itissupportedbydevelopingcountries

C.itmakesthemkeepfaithintheirprinciples

D.itisadvocatedbyJosephSchumpeterandAdamSmith

58.By"thetableshaveturned"(Line3-4,Para.2)theauthorimplies

that________

A.theWesternleadershaveturnedself-centered

B.theAsianleadershavebecomeadvocatesoffreetrade

C.thedevelopedeconomieshaveturnedlesscompetitive

D.thedevelopingeconomieshavebecomemoreindependent

59.TheWesterneconomiesusedtoliketheideaof"creativedestruction"

becauseit

A.setalong-termratherthanshort-turngoal

B.wasanessentialpartofcapitalistdevelopment

C.containedapositiveratherthannegativementality

D.wasmeanttobethedestructionofdevelopingeconomies

60.Theauthoruses"IMF"wasanexampletoillustratethepointthat

A.Europeanleadersarereluctanttoadmittheyarehypocritical

B.thereisaninconsistencybetweenWesterntheoryandpractice

C.globalinstitutionsarenotbeingledbytrueglobalizationadvocates

D.Europeancountries'interestsarebeingignoredbyeconomicleaders

SectionIVTranslation

Directions:InthissectionthereisaparagraphinEnglish.Translateitinto

ChineseandwriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEET2.(20points)

Theterm"businessmodel"firstcameintowidespreadusewiththeinvention

ofpersonalcomputerandthespreadsheet(空白表格程序).Beforethespreadsheet,

businessplanningusuallymeantproducingasingleforecast.Atbest,youdida

littlesensitivityanalysisaroundtheprojection.Thespreadsheetusheredinamuch

moreanalyticapproachtoplanningbecauseeverymajorlineitemcouldbepulled

apart,itscomponentsandsubcomponentsanalyzedandtested.Youcouldask

what-ifquestionsaboutthecriticalassumptionsonwhich,yourbusiness

depended-forexample,whatifcustomersaremoreprice-sensitivethanwe

thought?-andwithafewkeystrokes,youcouldseehowanychangewouldplay

outoneveryaspectofthewhole.Inotherwords,youcouldmodelthebehaviorof

abusiness.Beforethecomputerchangedthenatureofbusinessplanning,most

successfulbusinessmodelswerecreatedmorebyaccidentthanbyelaborate

design.Byenablingcompaniestotietheirmarketplaceinsightsmuchmoretightly

totheresultingeconomics,spreadsheetmadeitpossibletomodelbusiness

beforetheywerelaunched.

SectionVWriting

Directions:Inthispart,youareaskedtowriteacompositionaccordingtothe

informationbelow.Youshouldwritemorethan150wordsneatlyonANSWER

SHEET2.(20points)

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