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2015年MBA联考英语试题
(一)
SectionIVocabulary(10points)
Directions:
Thereare20incompletesentencesinthiseachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,theONEthatbestcompletesthesentenceandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1
poorladywastooanddistressedtotalkaboutthetragedy.
fist,thefamouspaintingdoesn'timpresstheaudienceatall.
agreetotheplanin,butthereweresomedetailstheydidn'tapprove.
tookthemedicine10minutesago,butthebitternessisstillinmymouth.
theofhumanhistory,humanbeingshavebeenaskingquestionslike“Whatistheessenceoflife.”
eldestsonallthefamilymemberstodiscusshowtocelebratethe50thwedding
anniversaryoftheirparents.
mustleavenow, , ifyouwantthatbookI'LLbringityoutomorrow.
motherisalightsleeper,toanysoundevenaslowasthehummingofmosquito.
newlybuiltfactoryisinurgentneedofanumberofskilledandworkers.
anoutstandingscholar,hehasbecometotheresearchteam.
daysaftertheearthquake,40people,intheirvillage,wererescue.
farawayfromhome,Jerryhadtofromdowntowntohisofficeeveryday.
financeministerhasnotbeensosinceheraisedtaxestoanunbearablelevel.
isunimaginableforsomeoneinsuchahighinthegovemmenttobehavesobadlyinpublic.
giventoemployeesmustbe,clearandineasy-to-followlanguage.
wasveryupsetbecausehewasbythepolicewithbreakingthelaw.
likescountrylifeandhasdecidedfarming.
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alongwith throughwith
hasneverreallyherson's'sveryhardtoacceptthefacethatshe'llneverhaveachilD.
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Vacations.
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way oftheway
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SectionIICloze(10points)
Directions:
ReadthefollowingeachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andthebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1.
In1999,thepriceofoilhoveredaround$16a2008,ithad21the$100abarrelreasonsforthesurge22fromthedramaticgrowthoftheeconomiesofchinaandIndiatowidespread23inoil-producingregions,includingIraqandNigeria'sdeltaoilpriceshave24theeconomicandpoliticalmapoftheworld,25someoldnotionsofnationsareenjoyinghistoricgainsandopportunities,26majorimporters—includingchinaandIndia,hometoathirdoftheworld'spopulation——27risingeconomicandsocialthisneworderisfastbecomingacentral28ofglobalthatneedoilareclawingateachotherto29scarcesupplies,andarewillingtodealwithanygovernment,30howunpleasant,todoit.
Inmanypoornationswithoil,theprofitsarebeing,losttocorruption,31thesecountriesoftheirbesthopeforoilisfuelingenormousinvestmentfundsrunbyforeigngovernments,32someinthewestseeasanewthreat.
CountrieslikeRussia,VenezuelaandIranarewellsuppliedwithrisingoil33,achangereflectedinnewlyaggressiveforeignsomeunexpectedcountriesarereapingbenefits,34costs,fromhigheritimportsvirtuallyallitsoil,ithasprosperedfromextensivetradewithaboomingRussiaandtheMiddleexportstoRussia36128percentfrom2001to2006.
IntheUnitedStates,asalreadyhighgaspricesrose37higherinthespringof2008,theissuecroppedupinthepresidentialcampaign,withSenatorsMcCainandObama38forafederalgastaxholidayduringthepeaksummerdrivingdrivinghabitsbeganto39,assalesofsmallcarsjumpedandmasstransportsystems40thecountryreportedasharpincreaseinriders.
SectionIIIReadingComprehension(40points)
Direction:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil.
PASSAGE1.
HenricIbsen,authoroftheplayADoll''sHouse,inwhichapretty,helplesshousewifeabandons
Herhusbandandchildrentoseekamoreseriouslife,wouldsurelyhaveapproved……FromJanuaryIst,2008,allpubliccompaniesinNorwayareobligedtoensurethatatleast40%oftheirboarddirectorsarewomen.Mostfirmshaveobeyedthelaw,whichwaspassedinabout75outofthe480orsocompaniesitaffectsarestilltoomaleforthegovernment''sliking.TheywillshortlyreceivealetterinformingthemthattheyhaveuntiltheendofFebruarytoact,orfacethelegalconsequences——whichcouldincludebeingdissolved.
Beforethelawwasproposed,about7%ofboardmembersinNorwaywerefemale,accordingtotheCentreforCorporateDiversity.Thenumberhassincejumpedto36%.Thatisfarhigherthantheaverageof9%forbigcompaniesacrossEuropeorAmerica''s15%fortheFortune'sstockexchangeanditsmainbusinesslobbyopposethelaw,asdomanybusinessmen.Iamagainstquotasforwomenormenasamatterofprinciple,saysSverreMunck,headofinternationaloperationsatamediafirm.Boardmembersofpubliccompaniesshouldbechosensolelyonthebasisofmeritandexperience,besays.Severalfirmshaveevengivenuptheirpublicstatusinordertoescapethenewlaw.
Companieshavehadtorecruitabout1,000womeninfouryears.ManycomplainthatithasbeenDifficulttofindexperiencedcandidates.Becauseofthis,someofthebestwomenhavecollectedasmanyas25-35directorshipseach,andareknowninNorwegianbusinesscirclesasthegoldenskirts.OnereasonforthescarcityisthattherearefairlyfewwomeninmanagementinNorwegiancompanies——theyoccupyaround15%ofseniorpositions.Ithasbeenparticularlyhardforfirmsintheoil,technologyandfinancialindustriestofindwomenwithaenoughexperience.
Somepeopleworrythattheirrelativelackofexperiencemaykeepwomenquietonboards,andthatInturncouldmeanthatboardsmightbecomelessabletoholdmanagerstoaccount.RecenthistoryinNorway,however,suggeststhattherightwomencanmakestrongdirectors.Womenfeelmorecompelledthanmentodotheirhomework,saysMsRekstenSkaugen,whowasvotedNorway''schairmanoftheyearfor2007,andwecanaffordtoaskthehardquestions,becausewomenarenotalwaysexpectedtoknowtheanswers.
authormentionsIbsen'splayinthefirstparagraphinorderto.
women'sdilemmaatwork
thenewlypassedlaw
Norwegiangovernment
thetopicunderdiscussion
publiccompanythatfailstoobeythenewlawcouldbeforcedto.
aheavyfine
downitsbusiness
toaprivatebusiness
adocumentpromisingtoact
whichofthefollowingisSverreMunckmostlikelytoagree
setratioofwomeninaboardisunreasonable.
reasonablequotaforwomenatworkneedstobeset.
commonprincipleshouldbefollowedbyallcompanies.
inexperiencedbusinessmanisnotsubjecttothenewlaw.
authorattributesthephenomenonofgoldenskirtsto.
smallnumberofqualifiedfemalesinmanagement
over-recruitmentoffemalemanagersinpubliccompanies
advantagewomenenjoywhencompetingforseniorpositions
discriminationtowardwomeninNorwegianbusinesscircles
mainideaofthepassagemightbe.
powerandliberationinNorway
significanceofHenricIbsen'splay
'sstatusinNorwegianfirms
constitutionofboardmembersinNorway
PASSAGE2.
Whilethere'sneveragoodagetogetcancer,peopleintheir20sand30scanfeelparticularlyisolated.Theaverageageofacancerpatientatdiagnosisis67.Childrenwithcanceroftenaretreatedatpediatric(小儿科的)cancercenters,butyoungadultshaveatoughtimefindingpeers,oftensittingside-by-sideduringtreatmentswithpeoplewhocouldbetheirgrandparents.
InhernewbookCrazySexyCancerTips,writerKrisCarrlooksatcancerfromtheperspectiveofayoungadultwhoconfrontsdeathjustasshe'sdiscoveringlife.Ms.Carrwas31whenshewasdiagnosedwithararefromofcancerthathadgeneratedtumorsonherliverandlungs.
Ms.Carrreactedwiththenormalfeelingsofshockandsadness.Shecalledherparentsandstockeduponorganicfood,determinedtobecomeafull-timehealingaddict.Thenshepickedupthephoneandcalledeveryoneinheraddressbook,askingiftheyknewotheryoungwomenwithcancer.Theresultwasherownpersonalcancerposse:
arockconcerttourmanager,amodel,afashionmagazineeditor,acartoonistandaMTVcelebrity,tonameafew.Thisclubofcancerbabesofferedsupport,adviceandfashiontips,amongotherthings.
Ms.CarrputhercancerexperienceinarecentLearningChanneldocumentary,andshehaswrittenapracticalguideabouthowshecoped.Cancerisn'tfunny,butMs.Carroftenis.Sheswears,shemakesupnamesforthepeoplewhotreather(Dr.FabulousandDr.Guru),andsheevenmakessecondsoundfun(cancerroadtrips,shecallsthem).
Sheleavesthemedicaladvicetodoctors,insteadofferinginsightfulandpracticaltipsthatreflecttheworldviewofayoungadult.Irefusedtoletcancerruinmyparty,shewrites.Therearejusttoomanycoolthingstodoandplanandlivefor.
Ms.Carrstillhascancer,butithasstoppedprogressing.Hercancertipsincludeusingtime-savingmasse-mailstokeepfriends