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全国MBA联考英语真题
2006年全国MBA联考英语真题
SectionIVocabulary(10points)
Directions:
Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD. ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentenceandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1
1.Insomecountriesgirlsarestill_____ofagoodeducation.
A.denie D. B.declined C. derived D. deprived
2.Astheyearspassed,thememoriesofherchildhood______away.
A.faded B.disappeared C. flashed D. fired
3.Brierley‘sbookhasthe________ofbeingbothinformativeandreadable.
A.inspiration B.requirements C. myth D. merit
4.IfIhaveanycommentstomake,I‘llwritetheminthe______ofthebookI’mreading
A.edge B.page C. margin D. side
5.My________wouldreallytroublemeifIworeafurcoat.
A.consciousness B.consequence C. constitution D. conscience
6.Whenthepostfell_______.DennisBasswasappointedtofillit.
A.empty B.vacant C. hollow D. bare
7.Motherwhotakescareofeverybodyisusuallythemost_________personineachfamily.
A.considerate B.considerable C. considering D. constant
8.FortenyearstheGreeks_______thecityofTroytoseparateitfromtheoutside.
A.captured B.occupied C. destroyed D. surrounded
9.Otherguestsatyesterday‘sopening,whichwasbroadcast______bytheradiostation,includedAnneMclntoshandtheMayor.
A.live B.alive C. living D. lively
10.ANewZealandmanwasrecently_____tolifeimprisonmentforthemurderofanEnglishtourist,MonicaCantwell.
A.punished B.accused C. sentenced D. put
11.Thepast22yearshavereallybeenamazing,andeverypredictionwe‘vemadeaboutimprovementshaveallcome____
A.truly B.true C. truth D. truthful
12.Theteacherstriedto______thesestudentsthattheycouldsolvethecomplicatedproblem,however,theyjustdidn‘tseethepoint.
A.convince B.encourage C. consult D. concern
13.I‘m_________tothinkthatmostchildrenwouldliketheirteacherstobetheirfriendsratherthantheircommanders.
A.subjected B.supposed C. declined D. inclined
14.Sheisundertheimpressionthatheisn‘ta________personforhewouldn’ttellherwhereandwhenhewenttouniversity.
A.genius B.generous C. genuine D. genetic
15.ThefirstglassesofCoca-Colaweredrunkin1886.Thedrinkwasfirst_____byaUSchemistcalledJohnPemberton
A.formed B.made C. found D. done
16.Thesetwochemicals______witheachotheratacertaintemperaturetoproduceasubstancewhichcouldcauseanexplosion.
A.interact B.attract C. react D. expel
17.________theycangetpeopleintheorganizationtodowhatmusthedone,theywillnotsucceed.
A.Since B.Unless C. If D. Whether
18.Onceyouhavestartedajob,youshoulddoit__________.
A.inpractice B.intheory C. inearnest D. inahurry
19.Althoughtheynewlibraryservicehasbeenverysuccessful,itsfutureis______certain.
A.atanyrate B.bynomeans C. byallmeans D. atanycost
20.Tomysurprise,atyesterday‘smeetingheagain________theplanthathadbeendisapprovedaweekbefore.
A.broughtabout B.broughtout C. broughtup D. broughtdownSectionIICloze(10points)
WholesalepricesinJulyrosemoresharplythanexpectedandatafasterratethanconsumerprices,21thatbusinesseswerestillprotectingconsumers22thefullbrunt(冲击)ofhigherenergycosts.
TheProducerPriceIndex,23measureswhatproducersreceiveforgoodsandservices,
241percentinJuly,theLaborDepartmentreportedyesterday,double25economistshadbeenexpectingandasharpturnaroundfromflatpricesinJune.Excluding26andenergy,thecoreindexofproducerpricesrose0.4percent,27thanthe0.1percentthateconomistshad28.Muchofthatincreasewasaresultofan29increaseincarandtruckprices.
OnTuesday,theLaborDepartmentsaidthe30thatconsumerspaidforgoodsandservicesinJulywere310.5percentoverall,andup0.1percent,excludingfoodandenergy.
32theoverallriseinbothconsumerandproducerprices33causedbyenergycosts,whichincreased4.4percentnthemonth.(Wholesalefoodprices340.3percentinJuly.35July2004,Wholesalepriceswereup4.6percent,thecorerate362.8percent,itsfastestpacesince1995.
Typically,increasesintheProducerPriceIndexindicatesimilarchangesintheconsumerindex37businessesrecoup(补偿)highercostsfromcustomers.38formuchofthisexpansion,whichstarted39theendof2001,thathasnotbeenthe40.Infact,manybusinesseslikeautomakershavebeenaggressivelydiscountingtheirproducts
21.A.indicate B.toindicate C. indicating D. indicated
22.A.of B.to C. by D. from
23.A.that B.which C. it D. this
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 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. Mostof D. Muchof
33.A.was B.were C. is D. are
34.A.fall B.fell C. falls D. hasfallen
35.A.Comparingwith B.Incomparison C. Comparedwith D. Compareto
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. matter D. case
SectionIIIReadingComprehension(40points)
Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Officejobsareamongthepositionshardesthitbycompumation(计算机自动化)。
Wordprocessorsandtypistswillloseabout93,000jobsoverthenextfewyears,while57,000secretarialjobswillvanish.BlamethePC:
Today,manyexecutivestypetheirownmemosandcarrytheir“secretaries”inthepalmsoftheirhands.Timeisalsohardforstockclerks,whoseranksareexpectedtodecreaseby68,000.Andemployeesinmanufacturingfirmsandwholesalersarebeingreplacedwithcomputerizedsystems.
Butnoteveryonewholosesajobwillendupintheunemploymentline.Manywillshifttogrowingpositionswithintheirowncompanies.Whennewtechnologiesshookupthetelecommbusiness,telephoneoperatorJudyDoughertypursuedretraining.Sheisnowacommunicationstechnician,earningabout$64,000peryear.Ofcourse,ifyou‘vebeenatollboothcollectorforthepast30years,andyoufindyourselfreplacedbyanE-ZPassmachine,itmaybeoflittleconsolation(安慰)toknowthatthetelecomfieldisbooming.
Andthat‘sjustit:
Theserviceeconomyisfading:
welcometotheexpertise(专门知识)economy.Tosucceedinthenewjobmarket,youmustbeabletohandlecomplexproblems.Indeed,allbutoneofthe50highest-payingoccupations——air-trafficcontroller——demandatleastabachelor’sdegree.
Forthosewithjustahighschooldiploma(毕业证书)。
It‘sgoingtogettoughertofindawell-payingjo B.Sincefewerfactoryandclericaljobswillbeavailable.what’sleftwillbethejobsthatcompumationcan‘tkill:
computerscan’tcleanoffices,orcareforAlzheimer‘spatients(老年痴呆病人)。
But,sincemostpeoplehavetheskillstofillthosepositions,thewagesstaypainfullylow,meaningcompumationcoulddriveanevendeeperwedge(楔子)betweentherichandpoor,Thebestadvicenow,Neverstoplearning,andkeepupwithnewtechnology.
Forbusyadultsofcoursethatcanbetough,Thegoodnewsisthattheverytechnologythat‘sreducingsomanyjobsisalsomakingiteasiertogobacktoschoolwithouthavingtositinaclassroom.So-calledInternetdistancelearningishot,withmorethanthreemillionstudentscurrentlyenrolled,andit’sgainingcredibilitywithemployers.
Areyouatriskoflosingyourjobtoacomputer?
CheckthefederalBureauofLabor
Statistics‘OccupationalOutlookHandbook,whichisavailableonlineatbls.gov.
41、FromthefirstparagraphwecaninferthatallofthefollowingpersonsareeasilythrownintounemploymentEXCEPT.
A.secretaries B.stockclerks C. managers D. wholesalers
42、Inthesecondparagraphtheauthormentionsthetollboothcollectorto
A.meanhewillgetbenefitsfromthetelecommfield
B.showheistoooldtoshifttoanewposition
C. consolehimonhavingbeenreplacedbyamachine
D. blamethePCforhisunemployment
43.Bysaying“┅compumationcoulddriveanevendeeperwedgebetweentherichandpoor”(line5.Para4)theauthormeans
A.peoplearegettingricherandricher
B.therewillbeasmallgapbetweenrichandpoor
C. thegapbetweenrichandpoorisgettinglargerandlarger
D. it‘stimetocloseupthegapbetweentherichandpoor
44、Whatistheauthor‘sattitudetowardscomputers?
A.positive B.negative C. neutral D. prejudiced
45、Whichofthefollowingmightserveasthebesttitleofpassage?
A.BlamingthePC
B.Theboomingtelecommfield
C. Internetdistanceleaning
D. Keepingupwithcompumation
Question46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Tensofthousandsof18-year-oldswillgraduatethisyearandbehandedmeaninglessdiplomas.Thesediplomaswon‘tlookanydifferentfromthoseawardedtheirluckierclassmates.Theirvaliditywillbequestionedonlywhentheiremployersdiscoverthatthesegraduatesaresemiliterate(半文盲)
Eventuallyafortunatefewwillfindtheirwayintoeducational–repairshops—adult–