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在职MBA联考英语模拟试题强化0719090524261

2012年在职MBA联考英语模拟试题强化练习及答案二

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　　SectionIUseofEnglish

　　Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonAnswerSheet1（10points）

　　Historyhasservedupimportantlessonsthatshowwhathappenswhenacompanyorindividualtriestoavoid_1_theexistenceofacrisis.Look_2_totheExxonValdezoiltankerfiascowhenExxonchiefLawrenceBawlstonewalledjournalists._3_thatofficialsilencedidwasfuelthedistrustofthepublicandcauseabacklashwherecustomerscuttheirExxoncreditcards_4_disgust.The_5_sideofthecoinistheclassicJohnson&Johnson（J&J）Tylenoltamperingcase.Inthatinstance,wheresomekookpoisonedbottlesofTylenol,J&J'sCEOJamesBurkeacknowledgedthecrisis_6_itsfirstnightandorderedallTylenol_7_thesupermarketshelvesuntilthesituationwas_8_.

　　Nowwhichcorporateexecutivedoyouthinkcameoutontop?

Byacknowledgingthe_9_,JamesBurkewasabletogeteveryonemovingtogethertowardasolution.WithExxon's_10_toacknowledgetheValdezoilspill,everyonewas_11_inpointingtheblameversusworkingtogethertowardasolution.Acknowledgementupfrontnotonlyappeasesyourcustomers,butalso_12_theopportunityforyourcompetitorsto_13_orcapitalizeonfalserumors.Youremovethecompetitor'strumpcard.BythetimeExxoncamearoundtoacknowledging_14_happenedwiththatoilspillinAlaska,ithadto_15_withthepublic-relationsnightmareofdispellingalloftheuntruthsthatdevelopedlivesoftheirownbeforethecompanycould_16_dealwiththerealproblemsituation.

　　_17_yourselfafavorandacknowledgeadisastrousincidentupfront.Thengettoworkmakingthingsworkbetter.Remember,byacknowledgingadisaster,wearen'tsuggestingthatyou_18_andacceptblame.Acknowledgingthesituationismerelyanactofadmittingthatit_19_existandcreatesanatmosphere_20_tomovingtowardasolution.

　　1.A.abandoningB.acknowledgingC.accountingD.advancing

　　2.A.aboutB.backC.aroundD.with

　　3.A.AlltheB.TheallC.AllofD.All

　　4.A.inB.onC.atD.by

　　5.A.passiveB.persuasiveC.oppositeD.occasional

　　6.A.onB.atC.inD.by

　　7.A.offB.ofC.asideD.except

　　8.A.dissolvedB.resolvedC.revolvedD.involved

　　9.A.criticB.criticizeC.crisisD.critical

　　10.A.diffuseB.diffusionC.refuseD.refusal

　　11.A.dissolvedB.resolvedC.revolvedD.involved

　　12.A.estimateB.eliminateC.emigrateD.educate

　　13.A.shrinkB.strainC.spreadD.stain

　　14.A.thisB.whichC.thatD.what

　　15.A.dealB.disposeC.workD.handle

　　16.A.effectivelyB.efficientlyC.feasiblyD.formally

　　17.A.WorkB.DoC.TakeD.Make

　　18.A.apologizeB.appeaseC.applaudD.appeal

　　19.A.doB.doesC.didD.done

　　20.A.conduceB.conductibleC.conduciveD.conductive

SectionIIReadingComprehension

　　PartA

　　Directions:

Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheet1（40points）

　　Text1

　　Whenaninventionismade,theinventorhasthreepossiblecoursesofactionopentohim:

hecangivetheinventiontotheworldbypublishingit,keeptheideasecret,orpatentit.

　　Agrantedpatentistheresultofabargainstruckbetweenaninventorandthestate,bywhichtheinventorgetsalimitedperiodofmonopoly（垄断）andpublishesfulldetailsofhisinventiontothepublicafterthatperiodterminates.

　　Onlyinthemostexceptionalcircumstancesisthelife-spanofapatentextendedtoalterthisnormalprocessofevents.

　　ThelongestextensionevergrantedwastoGeorgesValensi;his1939patentforcolorTVreceivercircuitrywasextendeduntil1971becauseformostofthepatent'snormallifetherewasnocolorTVtoreceiveandthusnohopeofrewardfortheinvention.

　　Becauseapatentremainspermanentlypublicafterithasterminated,theshelvesofthelibraryattachedtothepatentofficecontaindetailsofliterallymillionsofideasthatarefreeforanyonetouseand,ifolderthanhalfacentury,sometimesevenre-patent.Indeed,patentexpertsoftenadviseanyonewishingtoavoidthehighcostofconductingasearchthroughlivepatentsthattheonesurewayofavoidingviolationofanyotherinventor'srightistoplagiarizeadeadpatent.Likewise,becausepublicationofanideainanyotherformpermanentlyinvalidatesfurtherpatentsontheidea,itistraditionallysafetotakeideasfromotherareasofprint.Muchmoderntechnologicaladvanceisbasedonthesepresumptionsoflegalsecurity.

　　Anyonecloselyinvolvedinpatentsandinventionssoonlearnsthatmost'new'ideasare,infact,asoldasthehills.Itistheirreductiontocommercialpractice,eitherthroughnecessityordedication,orthroughtheavailabilityofnewtechnologythatmakesnewsandmoney.Thebasicpatentforthetheoryofmagneticrecordingdatesbackto1886.Manyoftheoriginalideasbehindtelevisionoriginatefromthelate19thandearly20thcentury.EventheVolkswagenrearenginecarwasanticipatedbya1904patentforacartwiththehorseattherear.

　　21.Thepassageismainlyabout_____________________.

　　A.anapproachtopatents

　　B.theapplicationforpatent

　　C.theuseofpatents

　　D.theaccesstopatents

　　22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.Whenapatentbecomesoutofeffect,itcanbere-patentedifnecessary

　　B.Itisnecessaryforaninventortoapplyforapatentbeforehemakeshisinventionpublic

　　C.Apatentholdermustpublicizethedetailsofhisinventionwhenitslegalperiodisover

　　D.Onecangetallthedetailsofapatentedinventionfromalibraryattachedtothepatentoffice

　　23.GeorgesValensi'spatentlasteduntil1971because__________________.

　　A.nobodywouldofferanyrewardforhispatentpriortothattime

　　B.hispatentcouldnotbeputtouseforanunusuallylongtime

　　C.therewerenotenoughTVstationstoprovidecolorprogrammes

　　D.thecolorTVreceiverwasnotavailableuntilthattime

　　24.Theword"plagiarize（Line5,Para.5）mostprobablymeans"_______________"

　　A.stealanduse

　　C.makepublic

　　B.giverewardto

　　D.takenandchange

　　25.Fromthepassagewelearnthat__________________.

　　A.aninventionwillnotbenefittheinventorunlessitisreducedtocommercialpractice

　　B.productsareactuallyinventionswhichweremadealongtimeago

　　C.itismuchcheapertobuyanoldpatentthananewone

　　D.patentexpertsoftenrecommendpatentstoothersbyconductingasearchthoughdeadpatents

　　TextTwo

　　AmitaiEtzioniisnotsurprisedbythelatestheadingsaboutschemingcorporatecrooks（骗子）.AsavisitingprofessorattheHarvardBusinessSchoolin1989,heendedhisworktheredisgustedwithhisstudents'overwhelminglustformoney."They'retaughtthatprofitisallthatmatters,"hesays."Manyschoolsdon'tevenofferethics（伦理学）coursesatall."

　　Etzioniexpressedhisfrustrationabouttheinterestsofhisgraduatestudents."Byandlarge,IclearlyhadnotfoundawaytohelpclassesfullofMBAsseethatthereismoretolifethanmoney,power,fameandself-interest."Hewroteatthetime.Todayhestilltakestheblamefornoteducatingthese"business-leaders-to-be.""IreallyfeellikeIfailedthem,"hesays."IfIwasabetterteacher,maybeIcouldhavereachedthem."

　　EtzioniwasarespectedethicsexpertwhenhearrivedatHarvard.Hehopedhisworkattheuniversitywouldgivehiminsightintohowquestionsofmoralitycouldbeappliedtoplaceswhereself-interestflourished.Whathefoundwasn'tencouraging.Thosewouldbeexecutiveshad,saysEtzioni,littleinterestinconceptsofethicsandmoralityintheboardroom-andtheirprofessorwasmetwithblankstareswhenheurgedhisstudentstoseebusinessinnewanddifferentways.

　　EtzioniseestheexperienceatHarvardasaneye-openingoneandsaysthere'smuchaboutbusinessschoolsthathe'dliketochange."Alotofthefacultyteachingbusinessarebadnewsthemselves,"Etzionisays.Fromofferingclassesthatteachstudentshowtolegallymanipulatecontracts,toreinforcingthenotionofprofitovercommunityinterests,Etzionihasseenalotthat'slefthimshakinghishead.Andbecauseofwhathe'sseentaughtinbusinessschools,he'snotsurprisedbythelatestrashofcorporatescandals."Inmanywaysthingshavegotalotworseatbusinessschools,Isuspect,"saysEtzioni.

　　Etzioniisstillteachingthesociologyofrightandwrongandstillcallingforethicalbusinessleadership."Peoplewithpoormotiveswillalwaysexist."Hesays."Sometimesenvironmentsconstrainthosepeopleandsometimesenvironmentsgivethosepeopleopportunity."Etzionisaystheboomingeconomyofthelastdecadeenabledthoseindividualswithpoormotivestogetrichbeforegettingintrouble.Hishopenow:

thatthecriesforreformwillprovidemorefertilesoilforhislong-standingmessagesaboutbusinessethics.

　　26.WhatimpressedAmitaiEtzionimostaboutHarvardMBAstudents?

　　A.Theirkeeninterestinbusinesscourses.

　　B.Theirintensedesireformoney.

　　C.Theirtacticsformakingprofits.

　　D.Theirpotentialtobecomebusinessleaders.

　　27.WhydidAmitaiEtzionisay"IreallyfeellikeIfailedthem"（Line4,Para.2）?

　　A.Hewasunabletoalerthisstudentstocorporatemalpr