2023年MBA联考英语模拟真题及答案.doc

全国攻读工商管理硕士学位
硕士入学考试
英语试卷
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全国攻读工商管理硕士硕士入学考试
英语试题
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 mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
1．His wife has been _______a lot of pressure on him to change his job．
A．taking  B．exerting C．giving  D．pushing
2．It is estimated that，currently, about 50，000 species become _____every year．
A．extinct                 B．instinct C．distinct                 D．intense
3．John says that his present job does not provide him with enough ______for his organizing ability．
A． scope                 B．space C．capacity              D．range
4．Many _______will be opened up in the future for those with a university education．
A．probabilities                  B．realities C．necessities                 D．opportunities
5．After his uncle died，the young man _____the beautiful estate with which he changed from a poor man to a wealthy noble．
A．inhabited                 B．inherited C．inhibited                  D．inhaled
6．The manager is calling on a______ customer trying to talk him into signing the contract．
A．prosperous                   B．preliminary C．pessimistic                 D．prospective
7．In 1991，while t11e economies of industrialized countries met an economic_____，the  economies of developing countries were growing very fast．
A．revival                  B．repression C．recession                    D．recovery
8．The destruction of the twin towers _________shock and anger throughout the world．
A．summoned                B．tempted C provoked                  D．stumbled
9．About 20 of the passengers who were injured in a plane crash are said to be in _____condition．
A．decisive               B．urgent C．vital                D．critical
10．The interactions between China and the US will surely have a significant _______on  peace and stability in the Asia—Pacific region and the world as a whole．
A．importance                 B．impression C．impact                D．implication
11．The poor countries are extremely __to international economic fluctuations-
A．inclined                B．vulnerable C．attracted               D．reduced
12．Applicants should note that all positions are——to Australian citizenship requirements．
A．subject               B．subjective C．objected                  D．objective
13．We aim to ensure that all candidates are treated fairly and that they have equal ______to  employment opportunities．
A．entrance                B．entry C．access                 D．admission
14．Successful learning is not a(n)________activity but consists of four distinct stages in a  specific order
A．only                   B．sole C．mere                     D．single
15．The opportunity to explore and play and the encouragement to do so Can ________the  performance of many children．
A．withhold              B．prevent C．enhance               D．justify 
16．All her hard work __________in the end，and she finally passed the exam．
A．showed off               B．paid off C．1eft off                 D．kept off 
17．In order to live the kind of life we want and to be the person we want to be，we have to do more than just ________with events．
A．put sup               B．set up C．turn up                  D．make up
18．The team played hard because the championship of the state was______.
A．at hand                 B．at stake C．at large                 D．at best
19．I don’t think you'll change his mind；once he’s decided on so something he tends to __it.
A．stick to               B．abide by C．comply with                 D．keep on
20．Tom placed the bank notes，_________the change and receipts，back in the drawer．
A. more than    B. but for C．thanks to      D. along with
Section II Cloze (10 points)
Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Advancing age means losing your hair, your waistline and your memory，right ? Dana Denis is just 40 years old，but 21 she’s  worried about what she calls’ my rolling mental blackouts.” ”I try to remember something and I just blank out，”she says
You may  22  about these lapses，calling them ” senior moments ”or blaming "early Alzheimer’s (老年痴呆症)．”Is it an inescapable fact that the older you get，the  23  you remember? Well, sort of．But as time goes by, we tend to blame age  24  problems that are not necessarily age—related．
“When a teenager can’t find her keys，she thinks it's because she’s distracted or disorganized，”says Paul Gold．“A 70-year-old blames her  25  ．”In fact，the 70-year-old may have been  26  things for decades．
In healthy people，memory doesn’t worsen as  27  as many of us think．“As we  28 ，the memory mechanism isn’t  29 ，”says psychologist Fergus Craik．”It’s just inefficient．”
　 The brain’s processing  30  slows down over the years，though no one knows exactly  31. Recent research suggests that nerve cells lose efficiency and  32  there’s less activity in the brain．But，cautions Barry Gordon，”It's not clear that less activity is  33 ．A beginning athlete is winded（气喘吁吁）more easily than a  34  athlete．In the same way,  35  the brain gets more skilled at a task，it expends less energy on it.”
There are  36  you can take to compensate for normal slippage in your memory gears，though it 3 7 effort．Margaret Sewell says：”We’re a quick-fix culture, but you have to  38  to keep your brain. 3 9 shape．It’s like having a good body．You Can’t go to the gym once a year 40 expect to stay in top form.”

21．A. almost        B. seldom        C. already            D. never
22．A. joke          B. laugh         C. blame          D. criticize
23．A. much         B. little          C. more             D. less
24．A. since          B. for            C. by             D. because
25．A. memory       B. mind         C. trouble         D. health
26．A. disorganizing   B. misplacing    C. putting         D. finding
27．A. swiftly         B. frequently    C. timely          D. quickly
28．A．mature       B. advance      C. age             D. grow
29．A. broken        B. poor         C. perfect          D. working
30．A. pattern        B. time         C. space           D. information
31．A . why          B. how         C. what            D. when
32．A. since        B. hence        C. that              D. although
33．A. irregular     B. better        C. normal            D. worse
34．A. famous      B. senior        C. popular           D. trained
35．A. as          B. till           C. though            D. yet
36．A. stages       B. steps         C. advantages        D. purposes
37．A. makes      B. takes         C. does              D. spends
38．A. rest         B. come         C. work             D. study
39．A. to          B. for           C. on               D. in
40．A. so          B. or            C. and               D. if

Section III Reading comprehension (40 points)
Directions:
Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C and D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Passage One
Prior to the 20th  century, many languages with small numbers of speakers survived for centuries. The increasingly interconnected modern world makes it much more difficult for small language communities to live in relative isolation, a key factor in language maintenance and preservation.
It remains to be seen whether the world can maintain its linguistic and cultural diversity in the centuries ahead. Many powerful forces appear to work against it :population growth, which pushes migrant populations into the world’s last isolated locations; mass tourism; global telecommunications and mass media; and the spread of gigantic global corporations. All of these forces appear to signify a future in which the language of advertising, popular culture, and consumer products become similar. Already English and a few other major tongues have emerged as global languages of commerce and communication. For many of the world’s peoples, learning one of these languages is viewed as the key to education, economic opportunity, and a better way of life.
Only about 3,000 languages now in use are expected to survive the coming century. Are most of the rest doomed in the century after that?
Whether most of these languages survive will probably depend on how strongly cultural groups wish to keep their identity alive through a native language. To do so will require an emphasis on bilingualism（mastery of two languages）. Bilingual speakers could use their own language in smaller spheres---at home, among friends, in community settings---and a global language at work, in dealings with government, and in commercial spheres. In this way, many small languages could sustain their cultural and linguistic integrity alongside global languages, rather than yield to the homogenizing（同化）forces of globalization.
Ironically, the trend of technological innovation that has threatened minority languages could also help save them. For example, some experts predict that computer software translation tools will one day permit minority language speakers to browse the Internet using their native tongues. Linguists are currently using computer—aided learning tools to teach a variety of threatened languages.
For many endangered languages, the line between revival and death is extremely thin. Language is remarkably resilient（有活力）,however. It is not just a tool for communicating, but also a powerful way of separating different groups, or of demonstrating group identity. Many indigenous（原生，土著）communities have shown that it is possible to live in the modern world while reclaiming their unique identities through language.
41.Minority languages can be best preserved in __________.
A．an increasingly interconnected world
B．maintaining small numbers of speakers
C．relatively isolated language communities
D．following the tradition of the 20th  century
42.According to Paragraph 2, that the world can maintain its linguistic diversity in the future is _______.
A．uncertain        B．unrealistic    C．foreseeable             D．definite
43.According to the author, bilingualism can help_________.
A．small languages become acceptable in work places
B．homogenize the world’s languages and cultures
C．global languages reach home and community settings
D．speakers maintain their linguistic and cultural identity
44.Computer technology is helpful for preserving minority languages in that it_________.
A．makes learning a global language unnecessary
B．facilitates the learning and using of those languages
C．raises public awareness of saving those languages
D．makes it easier for linguists to study those languages
45.In the author’s view, many endangered languages are________. 
A．remarkably well-kept in this modern world
B．exceptionally powerful tools of communication
C．quite possible to be revived instead of dying out
D．a unique way of bringing different groups together

Passage Two
Everyone，it seems，has a health problem。After pouring billions into the National Health Service，British people moan about dirty hospitals，long waits and wasted money. In Germany the new chancellor, Angela Merkel, is under fire for suggesting changing the financing of its health system. Canada’s new Conservative Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, made a big fuss during the election about reducing the country’s lengthy medical queues. Across the rich world, affluence, ageing and advancing technology are driving up health spending faster than income.
       But nowhere has a bigger health problem than America. Soaring medical bills are squeezing wages, swelling the ranks of the uninsured and pushing huge firms and perhaps even the government towards bankruptcy. Ford’s announcement this week that it would cut up to 30.000 jobs by was as much a sign of it’s“legacy ” health –care costs as of the ills of the car industry. Pushed by polls that show health care is one of his main domestic problems and by forecasts showing that the retiring baby-boomers (生育高峰期出生人) will crush the government’s finances, George Bush is to unveil a reform ;plan in next week’s state-of –the –union address.
America’s health system is unlike any other. The Unite States spends 16% of its GDP on health, around twice the rich-country average, equivalent to $6,280 for every American each year. Yet it is the only rich country that does not guarantee universal health coverage. Thanks to an accident of history, most Americans receive health insurance through their employer, with the government picking up the bill for the poor and the elderly.
This curious hybrid（混合物） certainly has its strengths. Americans have more choice than anybody else, and their health-care system is much more innovative. Europeans’ bills could be much higher if American medicine were not doing much of their Research and Development（R&D）for them. But there are also huge weaknesses. The one most often cited—especially by foreigners—is the army of uninsured. Some 46 million Americans do not have cover. In many cases that is out of choice and ,if they fall seriously ill, hospitals have to treat them. But it is still deeply unequal. And there are also shocking inefficiencies: by some measures,30% of American health spending is wasted.
       Then there is the question of state support. Many Americans disapprove of the “socialized medicine” of Canada and Europe. In fact, even if much of the administration is done privately, around 60% of America’s heath-care bill ends up being met by the government. Proportionately, the American state already spends as much on health as the OECD（Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development）average, and that share is set to grow as the baby-boomers run up their Medicare bills and ever more employers avoid providing health-care coverage. America is , in effect, heading towards a version of socialized medicine by default.

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