1、 【典型资料,WORD文档,可编辑修改】 【典型考试资料,答案附后,看后必过,WORD文档,可修改】 MBA联考英语真题 Section I Vocabulary(10 points) Directions:There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C,and D.?? Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence and
2、 mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1 1. In some countries girls are still_____ of a good education. A. denie D.?? B. declined C.? derived D.?? deprived 2. As the years passed,the memories of her childhood______ away. A. faded B. disappeared C.? flashed D.?? fired 3. Brier
3、ley‘s book has the________ of being both informative and readable. A. inspiration B. requirements C.? myth D.?? merit 4. If I have any comments to make,I‘ll write them in the ______of the book I’m reading A. edge B. page C.? margin D.?? side 5. My ________would really trouble
4、 me if I wore a fur coat. A. consciousness B. consequence C.? constitution D.?? conscience 6. When the post fell _______.Dennis Bass was appointed to fill it. A. empty B. vacant C.? hollow D.?? bare 7. Mother who takes care of everybody is usually the most _________person in
5、each family. A. considerate B. considerable C.? considering D.?? constant 8. For ten years the Greeks _______the city of Troy to separate it from the outside. A. captured B. occupied C.? destroyed D.?? surrounded 9. Other guests at yesterday‘s opening,which was broadcast_____
6、 by the radio station,included Anne Mclntosh and the Mayor. A. live B. alive C.? living D.?? lively 10.A New Zealand man was recently _____ to life imprisonment for the murder of an English tourist,Monica Cantwell. A. punished B. accused C.? sentenced D.?? put 11.The past 22
7、 years have really been amazing,and every prediction we‘ve made about improvements have all come____ A. truly B. true C.? truth D.?? truthful 12.The teachers tried to ______these students that they could solve the complicated problem,however,they just didn‘t see the point. A. convince
8、 B. encourage C.? consult D.?? concern 13.I‘m _________ to think that most children would like their teachers to be their friends rather than their commanders. A. subjected B. supposed C.? declined D.?? inclined 14. She is under the impression that he isn‘t a ________ person for
9、 he wouldn’t tell her where and when he went to university. A. genius B. generous C.? genuine D.?? genetic 15. The first glasses of Coca-Cola were drunk in 1886. The drink was first _____by a US chemist called John Pemberton A. formed B. made C.? found D.?? done 16.These two
10、chemicals ______with each other at a certain temperature to produce a substance which could cause an explosion. A. interact B. attract C.? react D.?? expel 17. ________they can get people in the organization to do what must he done,they will not succeed. A. Since B. Unless C.? If
11、 D.?? Whether 18. Once you have started a job,you should do it__________. A. in practice B. in theory C.? in earnest D.?? in a hurry 19. Although they new library service has been very successful,its future is ______certain. A. at any rate B. by no means C.? by all means D.?
12、 at any cost 20.To my surprise,at yesterday‘s meeting he again ________the plan that had been disapproved a week before. A. brought about B. brought out C.? brought up D.?? brought down Section II Cloze(10 points) Wholesale prices in July rose more sharply than expected and at a fast
13、er rate than consumer prices,21 that businesses were still protecting consumers 22 the full brunt(冲击)of higher energy costs. The Producer Price Index,23 measures what producers receive for goods and services, 24 1 percent in July,the Labor Department reported yesterday,double 25 economists had
14、 been expecting and a sharp turnaround from flat prices in June. Excluding 26 and energy,the core index of producer prices rose 0.4 percent,27 than the 0.1 percent that economists had 28 .Much of that increase was a result of an 29 increase in car and truck prices. On Tuesday,the Labor Department
15、 said the 30 that consumers paid for goods and services in July were 31 0.5 percent over all,and up 0.1 percent,excluding food and energy. 32 the overall rise in both consumer and producer prices 33 caused by energy costs,which increased 4.4 percent n the month.(Wholesale food prices 34 0.3 perce
16、nt in July. 35 July ,Wholesale prices were up 4.6 percent,the core rate 36 2.8 percent,its fastest pace since 1995. Typically,increases in the Producer Price Index indicate similar changes in the consumer index 37 businesses recoup(补偿)higher costs from customers. 38 for much of this expansion,whi
17、ch started 39 the end of ,that has not been the 40 . In fact,many businesses like automakers have been aggressively discounting their products 21. A. indicate B. to indicate C.? indicating D.?? indicated 22. A. of B. to C.? by D.?? from 23. A. that B. which C.? it D.?? thi
18、s 24. A. rise B. rises C.? rose D.?? raised 25.A. that B. what C.? which D.?? this 26. A. food B. grain C.? crop D.?? diet 27. A. less B. lower C.? higher D.?? more 28. A. said B. reported C.? calculated D.?? forecast 29. A. expectable B. unexpected
19、 C.? expectation D.?? expecting 30. A. prices B. costs C.? charges D.?? values 31. A. down B. from C.? to D.?? up 32. A. Much B. Most C.? Most of D.?? Much of 33. A. was B. were C.? is D.?? are 34. A. fall B. fell C.? falls D.?? has fallen 35. A. Co
20、mparing with B. In comparison C.? Compared with D.?? Compare to 36. A. dropped B. declined C.? lifted D.?? climbed 37. A. as B. so C.? while D.?? when 38. A. And B. But C.? Yet D.?? Still 39. A. at B. by C.? in D.?? to 40. A. condition B. situation C.
21、 matter D.?? case Section III Reading Comprehension(40 points) Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage: Office jobs are among the positions hardest hit by compumation(计算机自动化)。Word processors and typists will lose about 93,000 jobs over the next few years,while 57,000 secret
22、arial jobs will vanish. Blame the PC:Today,many executives type their own memos and carry their“secretaries”in the palms of their hands. Time is also hard for stock clerks,whose ranks are expected to decrease by 68,000. And employees in manufacturing firms and wholesalers are being replaced with com
23、puterized systems. But not everyone who loses a job will end up in the unemployment line. Many will shift to growing positions within their own companies. When new technologies shook up the telecomm business,telephone operator Judy Dougherty pursued retraining. She is now a communications technic
24、ian,earning about $ 64,000 per year. Of course,if you‘ve been a tollbooth collector for the past 30 years,and you find yourself replaced by an E-ZPass machine,it may be of little consolation(安慰)to know that the telecom field is booming. And that‘s just it:The service economy is fading:welcome to
25、the expertise(专门知识)economy. To succeed in the new job market,you must be able to handle complex problems. Indeed,all but one of the 50 highest-paying occupations——air-traffic controller——demand at least a bachelor’s degree. For those with just a high school diploma(毕业证书)。It‘s going to get tougher
26、 to find a well- paying jo B. Since fewer factory and clerical jobs will be available .what’s left will be the jobs that compumation can‘t kill:computers can’t clean offices,or care for Alzheimer‘s patients(老年痴呆病人)。But,since most people have the skills to fill those positions,the wages stay painful
27、ly low,meaning compumation could drive an even deeper wedge(楔子)between the rich and poor,The best advice now,Never stop learning,and keep up with new technology. For busy adults of course that can be tough,The good news is that the very technology that‘s reducing so many jobs is also making it ea
28、sier to go back to school without having to sit in a classroom. So-called Internet distance learning is hot,with more than three million students currently enrolled,and it’s gaining credibility with employers. Are you at risk of losing your job to a computer?Check the federal Bureau of Labor S
29、tatistics‘Occupational Outlook Handbook,which is available online at bls.gov . 41、From the first paragraph we can infer that all of the following persons are easily thrown into unemployment EXCEPT. A. secretaries B. stock clerks C.? managers D.?? wholesalers 42、In the second paragraph
30、 the author mentions the tollbooth collector to A. mean he will get benefits from the telecomm field B. show he is too old to shift to a new position C.? console him on having been replaced by a machine D.?? blame the PC for his unemployment 43.By saying“┅compumation could drive an ev
31、en deeper wedge between the rich and poor”(line 5. Para 4)the author means A. people are getting richer and richer B. there will be a small gap between rich and poor C.? the gap between rich and poor is getting larger and larger D.?? it‘s time to close up the gap between the rich and poo
32、r 44、What is the author‘s attitude towards computers? A. positive B. negative C.? neutral D.?? prejudiced 45、Which of the following might serve as the best title of passage? A. Blaming the PC B. The booming telecomm field C.? Internet distance leaning D.?? Keeping up with
33、compumation Question 46 to 50 are based on the following passage: Tens of thousands of 18 -year-olds will graduate this year and be handed meaningless diplomas. These diplomas won‘t look any different from those awarded their luckier classmates .Their validity will be questioned only when their
34、employers discover that these graduates are semiliterate(半文盲) Eventually a fortunate few will find their way into educational– repair shops—adult–literacy programs,such as the one where I teach basic grammar and writing. There,high-school graduates and high-school dropouts pursuing graduate-equiv
35、alency certificates will learn the skills they should have learned in school,They will also discover they have been cheated by our educational system. I will never forget a teacher who got the attention of one of my children by revealing the trump card of failure. Our youngest,a world-class charm
36、er,did little to develop his intellectual talents but always got by Until Mrs. Stifter. Our son was high -school senior when be had her for English .“He sits in the back of the room talking to his friends.”she told me,“Why don‘t you move him to the front row?”I urged,believing the embarrassment w
37、ould get him to settle down,Mrs. Stifter said,“I don’t move seniors. I flunk(使┅不及格)them.”Our son‘s academic life flashed before my eyes. No teacher had ever threatened him. By the time I got home I was feeling pretty good about this .It was a radical approach for these times,but well,Why not?“She’s
38、going to flunk you.”I told my son. I did not discuss it any further. Suddenly English became a priority(头等重要)in his life. He finished out the semester with an A. I know one example doesn‘t make a case,but at night I see a parade of students who are angry for having been passed along until they
39、 could no longer even pretend to keep up. Of average intelligence or better,they eventually quit school,concluding they were too dumb to finish.“I should have been held back,”is a comment I hear frequently. Even sadder are those students who are high-school graduates who say to me after a few weeks
40、of class.“I don’t know how I ever got a high-school diploma.” Passing students who have not mastered the work cheats them and the employers who expect graduates to have basic skills. We excuse this dishonest behavior by saying kids can‘t learn if they come from terrible environments. No one seems
41、 to stop to think that most kids don’t put school first on their list unless they perceive something is at risk. They‘d rather be sailing. Many students I see at night have decided to make education a priority. They are motivated by the desire for a better job or the need to hang on to the one th
42、ey‘ve got,They have a healthy fear of failure. People of all ages can rise above their problems,but they need to have a reason to do so. Yong people generally don‘t have the maturity to value education in the same way my adult students value it. But fear of failure can motivate both. 46.What i
43、s the subject of this essay? A. view point on learning B. a qualified teacher C.? the importance of examination D.?? the generation gap 47.How did Mrs. Sifter get the attention of one of the author‘s children? A. flunking him B. moving his seat C.? blaming him D.?? playing
44、 card with him 48.The author believes that the most effective way for a teacher is to A. purify the teaching environments . B. set up cooperation between teachers and parents. C.? hold back student. D.?? motivate student. 49. From the passage we can draw the conclusion that the aut
45、hors‘attitude toward flunking is A. negative B. positive C.? biased D.?? indifferent 50. Judging from the content,this passage is probably written for A. administrators B. students C.? teachers D.?? parents Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage: Names have g
46、ained increasing importance in the competitive world of higher education. As colleges strive for market share,they are looking for names that project the image they want or reflect the changes they hope to make. Trenton.State College,for example,became the College of New Jersey nine years ago when i
47、t began raising admissions standards and appealing to students from throughout the state. “All I hear in higher education is,”Brand,brand,brand,“said Tim Westerbeck,who specializes in branding and is managing director of Lipman Hearne,a marketing firm based in Chicago that works with universities
48、 and other nonprofit organizations.”There has been a sea change over the last 10 years. Marketing used to be almost a dirty word in higher education.“ Not all efforts at name changes are successful,of course . In 1997,the New School for Social Research became New School University to reflect its
49、growth into a collection of eight colleges,offering a list of majors that includes psychology,music,urban studies and management. But New Yorkers continued to call it the New School . Now,after spending an undisclosed sum on an online survey and a marketing consultant‘s creation of“haming structu
50、res.”“brand architecture”and“identity systems,”the university has come up with a new name:the New School. Beginning Monday,it will adopt new logos(标记),banners,business cards and even new names for the individual colleges,all to include the words“the New School.” Changes in names generally reveal






