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全国MBA联考英语真题

2007年全国MBA联考英语真题

lSectionIVocabulary（10points）

Directions：

Thereare20incompletesentencesinthissection．ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，C，andD．ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence．ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil．

1．Hiswifehasbeen_______alotofpressureonhimtochangehisjob．

A．takingB．exerting

C．givingD．pushing

2．Itisestimatedthat，currently,about50，000speciesbecome_____everyyear．

A．extinctB．instinct

C．distinctD．intense

3．Johnsaysthathispresentjobdoesnotprovidehimwithenough______forhisorganizingability．

A．scopeB．space

C．capacityD．range

4．Many_______willbeopenedupinthefutureforthosewithauniversityeducation．

A．probabilitiesB．realities

C．necessitiesD．opportunities

5．Afterhisuncledied，theyoungman_____thebeautifulestatewithwhichhechangedfromapoormantoawealthynoble．

A．inhabitedB．inherited

C．inhibitedD．inhaled

6．Themanageriscallingona______customertryingtotalkhimintosigningthecontract．

A．prosperousB．preliminary

C．pessimisticD．prospective

7．In1991，whilet11eeconomiesofindustrializedcountriesmetaneconomic_____，theeconomiesofdevelopingcountriesweregrowingveryfast．

A．revivalB．repression

C．recessionD．recovery

8．Thedestructionofthetwintowers_________shockandangerthroughouttheworld．

A．summonedB．tempted

CprovokedD．stumbled

9．About20ofthepassengerswhowereinjuredinaplanecrasharesaidtobein_____condition．

A．decisiveB．urgent

C．vitalD．critical

10．TheinteractionsbetweenChinaandtheUSwillsurelyhaveasignificant_______on

peaceandstabilityintheAsia—Pacificregionandtheworldasawhole．

A．importanceB．impression

C．impactD．implication

11．Thepoorcountriesareextremely_______tointernationaleconomicfluctuations-

A．inclinedB．vulnerable

C．attractedD．reduced

12．Applicantsshouldnotethatallpositionsare——toAustraliancitizenshiprequirements．

A．subjectB．subjective

C．objectedD．objective

13．Weaimtoensurethatallcandidatesaretreatedfairlyandthattheyhaveequal______toemploymentopportunities．

A．entranceB．entry

C．accessD．admission

14．Successfullearningisnota（n）________activitybutconsistsoffourdistinctstagesinaspecificorder

A．onlyB．sole

C．mereD．single

15．TheopportunitytoexploreandplayandtheencouragementtodosoCan________theperformanceofmanychildren．

A．withholdB．prevent

C．enhanceD．justify

16．Allherhardwork__________intheend，andshefinallypassedtheexam．

A．showedoffB．paidoff

C．1eftoffD．keptoff

17．Inordertolivethekindoflifewewantandtobethepersonwewanttobe，wehavetodo

morethanjust________withevents．

A．putsupB．setup

C．turnupD．makeup

18．Theteamplayedhardbecausethechampionshipofthestatewas______.

A．athandB．atstake

C．atlargeD．atbest

19．Idon’tthinkyou'llchangehismind；oncehe’sdecidedonsosomethinghetendsto_____it.

A．sticktoB．abideby

C．complywithD．keepon

20．Tomplacedthebanknotes，_________thechangeandreceipts，backinthedrawer．

A.morethanB.butfor

C．thankstoD.alongwith

Section1ICloze（10points）

Directions：

Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage．therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil．

Advancingagemeanslosingyourhair,yourwaistlineandyourmemory，right?

DanaDenisisjust40yearsold，but21she’sworriedaboutwhatshecalls’myrollingmentalblackouts.””ItrytoremembersomethingandIjustblankout，”shesays

Youmay22abouttheselapses，callingthem”seniormoments”orblaming"earlyAlzheimer’s（老年痴呆症）．”Isitaninescapablefactthattheolderyouget，the23youremember?

Well,sortof．Butastimegoesby,wetendtoblameage24problemsthatarenotnecessarilyage—related．

　“Whenateenagercan’tfindherkeys，shethinksit'sbecauseshe’sdistractedordisorganized，”saysPaulGold．“A70-year-oldblamesher25．”Infact，the70-year-oldmayhavebeen26thingsfordecades．

　Inhealthypeople，memorydoesn’tworsenas27asmanyofusthink．“Aswe28，thememorymechanismisn’t29，”sayspsychologistFergusCraik．”It’sjustinefficient．”

　Thebrain’sprocessing30slowsdownovertheyears，thoughnooneknowsexactly31.Recentresearchsuggeststhatnervecellsloseefficiencyand32there’slessactivityinthebrain．But，cautionsBarryGordon，”It'snotclearthatlessactivityis33．Abeginningathleteiswinded（气喘吁吁）moreeasilythana34athlete．Inthesameway,35thebraingetsmoreskilledatatask，itexpendslessenergyonit.”

　Thereare36youcantaketocompensatefornormalslippageinyourmemorygears，thoughit37effort．MargaretSewellsays：

”We’reaquick-fixculture,butyouhaveto38tokeepyourbrain39shape．It’slikehavingagoodbody．YouCan’tgotothegymonceayear40expecttostayintopform.”

21．A.almostB.seldomC.alreadyD.never

22．A.jokeB.laughC.blameD.criticize

23．A.muchB.littleC.moreD.less

24．A.sinceB.forC.byD.because

25．A.memoryB.mindC.troubleD.health

26．A.disorganizingB.misplacingC.puttingD.finding

27．A.swiftlyB.frequentlyC.timelyD.quickly

28．A．matureB.advanceC.ageD.grow

29．A.brokenB.poorC.perfectD.working

30．A.patternB.timeC.spaceD.information

31．A.whyB.howC.whatD.when

32．A.sinceB.henceC.thatD.although

33．A.irregularB.betterC.normalD.worse

34．A.famousB.seniorC.popularD.trained

35．A.asB.tillC.thoughD.yet

36．A.stagesB.stepsC.advantagesD.purposes

37．A.makesB.takesC.doesD.spends

38．A.restB.comeC.workD.study

39．A.toB.forC.onD.in

40．A.soB.orC.andD.if

SectionⅢReadingComprehension（40points）

Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart,Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheANSWERSHEETwithapencil.

Questions41to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Priortothe20thcentury,manylanguageswithsmallnumbersofspeakerssurvivedforcenturies.Theincreasinglyinterconnectedmodernworldmakesitmuchmoredifficultforsmalllanguagecommunitiestoliveinrelativeisolation,akeyfactorinlanguagemaintenanceandpreservation.

Itremainstobeseenwhethertheworldcanmaintainitslinguisticandculturaldiversityinthecenturiesahead.Manypowerfulforcesappeartoworkagainstit:

populationgrowth,whichpushesmigrantpopulationsintotheworld’slastisolatedlocations;masstourism;globaltelecommunicationsandmassmedia;andthespreadofgiganticglobalcorporations.Alloftheseforcesappeartosignifyafutureinwhichthelanguageofadvertising,popularculture,andconsumerproductsbecomesimilar.AlreadyEnglishandafewothermajortongueshaveemergedasgloballanguagesofcommerceandcommunication.Formanyoftheworld’speoples,learningoneoftheselanguagesisviewedasthekeytoeducation,economicopportunity,andabetterwayoflife.

Onlyabout3,000languagesnowinuseareexpectedtosurvivethecomingcentury.Aremostoftherestdoomedinthecenturyafterthat?

Whethermostoftheselanguagessurvivewillprobablydependonhowstronglyculturalgroupswishtokeeptheiridentityalivethroughanativelanguage.Todosowillrequireanemphasisonbilingualism（masteryoftwolanguages）.Bilingualspeakerscouldusetheirownlanguageinsmallerspheres---athome,amongfriends,incommunitysettings---andagloballanguageatwork,indealingswithgovernment,andincommercialspheres.Inthisway,manysmalllanguagescouldsustaintheirculturalandlinguisticintegrityalongsidegloballanguages,ratherthanyieldtothehomogenizing（同化的）forcesofglobalization.

Ironically,thetrendoftechnologicalinnovationthathasthreatenedminoritylanguagescouldalsohelpsavethem.Forexample,someexpertspredictthatcomputersoftwaretranslationtoolswillonedaypermitminoritylanguagespeakerstobrowsetheInternetusingtheirnativetongues.Linguistsarecurrentlyusingcomputer—aidedlearningtoolstoteachavarietyofthreatenedlanguages.

Formanyendangeredlanguages,thelinebetweenrevivalanddeathisextremelythin.Languageisremarkablyresilient（有活力的）,however.Itisnotjustatoolforcommunicating,butalsoapowerfulwayofseparatingdifferentgroups,orofdemonstratinggroupidentity.Manyindigenous（原生的，土著的）communitieshaveshownthatitispossibletoliveinthemodernworldwhilereclaimingtheiruniqueidentitiesthroughlanguage.

41.Minoritylanguagescanbebestpreservedin__________.

A．anincreasinglyinterconnectedworld

B．maintainingsmallnumbersofspeakers

C．relativelyisolatedlanguagecommunities

D．followingthetraditionofthe20thcentury

42.AccordingtoParagraph2,thattheworldcanmaintainitslinguisticdiversityinthefutureis_______.

A．uncertainB．unrealistic

C．foreseeableD．definite

43.Accordingtotheauthor,bilingualismcanhelp_________.

A．smalllanguagesbecomeacceptableinworkplaces

B．homogenizetheworld’slanguagesandcultures

C．globallanguagesreachhomeandcommunitysettings

D．speakersmaintaintheirlinguisticandculturalidentity

44.Computertechnologyishelpfulforpreservingminoritylanguagesinthatit_________.

A．makeslearningagloballanguageunnecessary

B．facilitatesthelearningandusingofthoselanguages

C．raisespublicawarenessofsavingthoselanguages

D．makesiteasierforlinguiststostudythoselanguages

45.Intheauthor’sview,manyendangeredlanguages