2023年年全国MBA联考英语预测试卷及答案.doc

XX年全国MBA联考英语预测试卷及答案Section I：Listening Comprehension (20 points)Directions: This Section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the ques tions that accompany them. There are three parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1. (20 points)Now look at Part A in your test booklet.Part ADirections: For Questions 15, you will hear a talk about American education. While you listen, fill out the table with the information youve heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word or number in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. (5 points)American Educationschools organized by1general compulsory education continues to_ (years old)2the age formal school begins_ (years old)3the length of time in high school in rural areas_ (years)4the aim of US educationprovide equal _ for all5Part BDirections: For questions 610, you will hear a talk about a travel on the Angeles Mountains. While you listen, complete the sentences or answer the questions. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and questions below. (5 points)The group of people left Los Angeles on6The people were looking forward to a week of7The peak of the next mountain was covered8They could only travel a few miles an hour because of the9They spent a wonderful day10Part CDirections: You will hear three pieces of recorded material. Before listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have time to check your answers. You will hear each piece once only. (10 points)Questions 1113 are based on the following monologue. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1113.11. The two aspects of music mentioned in the talk are _.A. sedative-stimulative musicB. stimulative-rock musicC. stimulative-jumpy musicD. sedative-smooth music12. A synonym for “stimulate” in this talk is _.A. sedateB. calmC. energizeD. raise13. What kind of music would the speaker recommend for a nervous person?A. Rock and roll music.B. Irregular harmonies.C. Repeated rhythms.D. Disjunct melodies.Questions 1416 are based on the following monologue. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 1416.14. Why dont the people in some rural areas get the news and information by radio?A. Because it is too expensive to listen to the radio.B. Because some rural parts of the world have no electricity.C. Because the news or information from the outside world is not important.D. Because they dont enjoy it.15. Whats the trouble for the poor people?A. Batteries are very expensive.B. Batteries arent available.C. Batteries are not convenient.D. They cant afford the electricity.16. How long will the clockwork radio play?A. For an hour and a half.B. For an hour.C. For two hours.D. For half an hour.Questions 1720 are based on the following monologue. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 1720.17. What is the purpose of the broadcast?A. To make recommendations on sensible dieting.B. To report the latest advances in physical therapy.C. To relate an experiment combining sleep and exercise.D. To offer advice about sleeping problems.18. According to the speaker, what happens when you toss and turn to get comfortable?A. Your heart rate is lowered.B. It becomes harder to relax.C. You become too tired to sleep.D. Sleep rhythms are disrupted.19. According to the speaker, what sometimes causes people to have trouble sleeping?A. Failure to rest during the day.B. Lack of sleep on weekends.C. Vigorous exercise in the evening.D. Eating cheese before going to bed.20. What does the speaker say about sleeping pills?A. They might eventually cause you to close sleep.B. They help produce a neurotransmitter in the brain.C. You must not drink milk if you take them.D. They make it unnecessary to take naps.You now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET.THIS IS THE END OF SECTION ISection II: Vocabulary and Structure (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 answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET 1 with a pencil.21. Most people chose him as one of _ statesmen of that year.A. popularB. favoredC. favoriteD. favorable22. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable _.A. abilityB. future C. possibilityD. opportunity23. The complier _ the article to make it fit the space available in a magazine.A. turns down B. cuts downC. pulls downD. runs down24. The bank extends long-term _ at favorable rate to foreign buyers, thus financing the purchase of US goods and services. A. mortgages B. securities C. loans D. insurances25. He tried to _ his involvement in this scheme but he finally gave in and confessed.A. declineB. reject C. refuseD. deny26. Through teaching, man is able to build his basic abilities into new and more _ skills.A. complicated B. complex C. confusedD. confined27. Those two will never co-operate while theres such a basic _ of interest between them.A. confusionB. contradiction C. contrastD. conflict28. All Im trying to do is to _ why your condition has not been improved.A. look forB. find outC. search forD. get in29. My brother likes eating very much but he isnt very _ about the food he eats.A. specialB. peculiarC. particularD. unusual30. The detective had found a few _ towards the murder, but still, he had no idea who the murderer was.A. guidesB. indicationsC. cluesD. hints31. It is not always possible to foresee the obstacles _ your way towards an ambitious goal.A. blockedB. blocking C. to blockD. to blacking32. We can share what we know, _, with someone who has need of that knowledge or skill.A. however little it might beB. though little it might beC. however it might be littleD. as little it might be33. It is time the nations of the world _ a halt to the manufactures of nuclear weapons.A. would callB. callC. calledD. will call34. The teacher said the essays were mostly very good, but _ of Janes and Toms there was much room for improvement.A. in caseB. for the sake of C. in orderD. in the case35. All the tasks _ ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday for a week.A. had been fulfilledB. were fulfilledC. having been fulfilledD. been fulfilled36. No one is sure _ damage the cosmic rays can do to a human being, but scientists feel that brief exposure is probably not very harmful.A. that B. whatC. whetherD. which37. Someone of us had told Smith about _ a lecture the following day.A. there beingB. there be C. there would beD. there was38. One investigation showed that forty percent of those killed in auto accidents _ if they had been wearing seat belt.A. would have been savedB. could have been savedC. should have been savedD. might have been saved39. The pressure of a gas plays _ important a part than that of a liquid.A. no lessB. none lessC. none the lessD. not the less40. Many a time _ me good advice, but I refused to follow it.A. my teacher has givenB. has my teacher givenC. my teacher had givenD. had my teacher givenSection III: Cloze (5 points)Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET 1.Energy equals mass times the speed of light squared. This is the famous equation of Albert Einstein. It 41 to the category of the theory of relativity, and it equates energy with mass. All things are made up of atoms. When 42 of an atom travels at almost the speed of light, and we put more energy into it to 43 the speed, it begins to increase in mass. The energy that makes it travel fast cannot make it travel beyond the speed of lightnothing 44 light can travel that fastso the energy goes into the thing itself and increases its mass. Energy 45 into mass.Why is the theory called the theory of relativity? A thing that is relative depends upon something else to identify it or to define it. In relativity theory we identify or define mass, time, and length 46 to the speed of light.When something is at rest, it looks ordinary in length. However, when it travels at almost the speed of light, it becomes 47 . Time also changes. However, the change in time is 48 to the change in length. The length of a thing becomes short but time becomes long. If you want to 49 young, relative to a friend, take a trio in a spaceship that travels at almost the speed of light. And, although time and heartbeat 50 ordinary to you in the spaceship, when you return, look at your friend: Relative to you, he or she is old.41. A. prefersB. relatesC. belongsD. adheres42. A. partB. formC. portionD. fraction43. A. increaseB. reduceC. decreaseD. shrink44. A. thatB. whichC. butD. thus45. A. changesB. becomesC. shiftsD. turns46. A. relatedB. relationC. relativeD. relationship47. A. low B. shortC. wideD. long48. A. equalB. similarC. oppositeD. subject49. A. keepB. stayC. remainD. reserve50. A. takeB. showC. appearD. seemSection IV: Reading Comprehension (40 points)Part ADirections: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are for choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET 1 with a pencil.Questions 51 to 54 are based on the following passage:Rich or poor, we all have problems: that unfaithful mate, that irritating colleague, that persistent disease, the investment that is turning into a huge loss.How do we remain calm, positive and even elegant in the face of all these difficulties of life ?The following suggestions may help.It comes with the pay. I have a friend who used to complain about her dead-end job and unreasonable boss. Sound familiar? One day I told her, “Look at it this way. You are getting paid for the annoyance as well as the work. It comes with the pay.”This has become my favorite saying for work-related frustrations. “Take every day as a bonus.” When we learn to treasure every moment of what we have, we begin to see life in a whole new perspective.Its all in the mind. Sure, the psychologists tell us it is important we work at resolving problems. But they also say if you try to resolve a problem that would not go away, it would only compound the frustration.If you tell yourself there isnt a problem, there wont be one. Its all in the mind.Stop thinking about your own problemhelp others instead. A lady who is combating a life-threatening disease revealed she coped with her illness by making herself useful, by offering help to others in a similar situation.She has spoken to at least five other women with breast cancer. She says that the sharing has helped her to find fresh meaning in her own life.Never give up on your dream. Why do we give in and give up when we meet difficulties? Is it because we have no confidence in our cause and no commitment for what we pursue?It was said that Albert Einsteins last request on his death bed was to be given his equations and his unfinished statement declining the presidency of Israel.Einstein first picked up his equations and lamented to his son, “If only I had more mathematics!” What a great persistent spirit!One strong-hearted lady was the late head of the tragic Kennedy family, Rose Kennedy. She said this on nationwide television one week after losing yet another son to an assassins bulletBoddy Kennedy: “And we go on our way with no regrets not looking backwards to the past, but we shall carry on with courage.”Not the end of the world. Do you know something else? Ive learned that care as you might, love as you might, some people just dont care back.And its not the end of the world. After all, its not the event that makes a person, is it? Its what we do about that happens to us.51. The appropriate title for the passage might be _.A. How to Face Problems.B. How to Resolve Problems.C. How to Hold on to Your Dream. D. How to Remain Cheerful.52. “Take every day as a bonus” (Para. 5) is most likely to mean _.A. we should see life from a new perspectiveB. we should treasure every day in our lifeC. we should regard every day as the last day in our lifeD. we should enjoy ourselves every day53. Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the author?A. We should not be overwhelmed by problems in our life.B. We can learn to see life from a fresh light.C. We should have confidence in our cause so that we wont give in easily.D. Helping others will make it easier for us to solve our own difficulties.54. The author seems not to believe that _.A. everyone living in this world, poor or rich, has some problemsB. we should not give in and give up in the face of difficultiesC. we must work hard at solving some problems which cant be solved easilyD. we should remain calm and positive when confronted with problemsQuestions 55 to 58 are based on the following passage:Most of all, America is inescapable. It is the worlds 900-pound gorilla: basically amiable and well-meaning, crushing through the underbrush, dominating the landscape, altering the scenery, impossible either to shoo away or ignore. Its fads, fashions, folk-ways and fast food sweep around the globe; its brandishing of missiles scares even its allies. It is a standard for the worlds successes and a scap