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全国MBA入学考试英语试题
2001年全国MBA入学考试英语试题
PARTⅠVocabularyandStructure(10%) Directions:
Thereare20incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil.
d1Theannual——ofthedepartmentstorestartstomorrow.
Astocking. Bstocktaking
Cstockpiling. Dstockholding.
a 2Remembertoaskfora——ofqualityforthesegoods;otherwisetheywillnotofferanymaintenance.
Awarranty. Bpromise
Ccertificate. Drecejpt.
b3Inmanycountriestobaccoandmedicinearegovernment——。
Acontrol. Bmonopoly
Cbusiness. Dbelongings.
c4Banknotesarenotusually——intogoldnowadays.
Ainverted. Brevertible
Cconvertible. Ddiverting.
c5I——youthatthegoodswillbedeliverednextweek.
Ainsist. Bconfirm
Cassure. Densure.
a6Themanagerjust——hisresignationtotheboardmeetingyesterdayandtodayanotheronetookhisplace.
Asentup. Bsentoff
Csentout. Dsentin.
b7Letsnot——oversuchatrifle!
Afallthrough. Bfallout
Cfalloff. Dfallback.
a8TheculturesofChinaandJapanhavesharedmanyfeatures,buteachhasusedthemaccordingtoitsnational——。
Apersonality. Btemperament
Cinterest. Ddestiny.
c9Ourjourneywasslowbecausethetrainstopped——atdifferentvillages.
Agradually. Bcontinuously
Cconstantly. Dcontinually.
c10Whenherealizedthepolicehadspottedhim,theman——theexitasquicklyaspossible.
Amadefor. Bmadeout
Cmadeupto. Dmadeway.
b11Thegoods——whenwearrivedattheairport.
Awerejustunloaded. Bwerejustbeingunloaded
Cwerejustbeenunloaded. Dhadjustunloaded.
a12Theprofessorcanhardlyfindsufficientgrounds——hisargumentinfavorofthenewtheory.
Awhichtobaseon. Bonwhichtobase
Ctobaseonwhich. Dwhichtobebasedon.
a 13Ithinkyourwordscarrymoreweightthan——。
Aanybodyelses. Bthatofanybodys
Canybodyelse. Delseanybodys.
c14Thesecondbookwas——byAugust1996,buttwoyearslater,theendwasstillnowhereinsight.
Atocomplete. Bcompleted
Ctohavebeencompleted. Dtohavecompleted.
c15Iwouldhavegonetovisithiminthehospitalhaditbeenatallpossible,butI——fullyoccupiedthewholeoflastweek.
Awere. Bwas
Chadbeen. Dhavebeen.
a16Nodifficultyandnohardship——discouragedhim.
Ahas. Bhave
Chasbeen. Dhavebeen.
b17Ialwayskeepcandlesinthehouse——thereisapowercut.
Aif. Bincase
Conconditionthat. Dwhen.
b18Somemodernchildrensfictiondealswithseriousproblemsandsituationswitharealismseldom——inearlierbooks.
Aattempted. Battempting
Cbeingattempted. Dhavingattempted.
d 19Writteninahurry,——。
Ahemademanymistakesinthepaper.
Btherewerealotofmistakesinthepaper.
Cwefoundplentyoferrorsinherpaper
Dthepaperwasfulloferrors.
c 20Somestudentpreferastrictteacherwhotellsthemexactlywhattodo.Othersprefer——toworkontheirown.
Aleaving. Btoleave
Chavingbeenleft. Dtobeleft.
PARTCloze(10%)
Directions:
Foreachmumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andDChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet……
Itisdifficulttoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutmemory.Themeaningsofthousandsofeverydayperceptions,thebases21thedecisionswemake,andtherootsofourhabitsandskillsaretobe22inourpastexperiences,whicharebroughtintothepresent23memory.
Memorycanbedefinedasthecapacitytokeep24availableforlateruse.Itincludesnotonly“remembering”thinglikearithmeticorhistoricalfacts,butalsoanychangeinthewayananimaltypicallybehaves.Memoryis25whenaratgivesupeatinggrainbecausehehassniffedsomethingsuspiciousinthegrainpile.Memoryisalsoinvolvedwhenasixyearoldchildlearnstoswingabaseballbat.
Memory26notonlyinhumansandanimalsbutalsoinsomephysicalobjectsandmachines.Computers,forexample,containdevicesforstoringdataforlateruse.Itisinterestingtocomparethememorystoragecapacityofacomputer27thatofahumanbeing.Theinstantaccessmemoryofalargecomputermayholdupto100,000“words”readyfor28use.AnaverageAmericanteenagerprobablyrecognizesthemeaningsofabout100,000wordsofEnglish.However,thisisbutafractionofthetotal29ofinformationwhichtheteenagerhasstored.Consider,forexample,thenumberoffactsandplacesthattheteenagercanrecognizeonsight.Theuseofwordsisthebasisoftheadvancedproblemsolvingintelligenceofhumanbeings.Alargepartofapersonsmemoryisintermsofwordsand30ofwords.
d 21Aof. Bto. Cfor. Don
a 22Akept. Bfound. Csought. Dstored
b 23Aby. Bfrom. Cwith. Din
d 24Aexperiences. Bbases Cobservations. Dinformation.
c25Acalled. Btaken. Cinvolved. Dincluded
a26Aexists. Bappears. Caffects. Dseems
b27Ato. Bwith. Cagainst. Dfor
a28Aprogressive. Binstructive Cinstant. Dprotective.
d29Adeal. Bnumber. Cmount. Damount
c30Acombinations. Bcorrections Ccoordinations. Dcollections.
PARTⅢReadingComprehension(50%)
SectionA
Directions:
Thereare5passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithapencil……
Questions31to34arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
ThestabilityoftheU.S.bankingsystemismaintainedbymeansofsupervisionandregulation,inspections,depositinsurance,andloanstotroubledbanks.Forover50years,theseprecautionshavepreventedbankingpanics.However,therehavebeensomeclosecalls.ThecollapseofContinentallllinoisBank&TrustedCompanyofChicagoin1984didnotbringdownthebankingsystem,butitcertainlyrattledsomewindows.
Inthelate1970s,ContinentalsoaredtoaleadershippositionamongMidwesternbanks.Partsofitsgrowthstrategywererisky,however.Itmademanyloansintheenergyfield,including$1billionthatittookoverfromPennSquareBandofOklahomaCity.Toobtainthefundsitneededtomaketheseloans,Continentalreliedheavilyonshorttermborrowingfromotherbanksandlarge,30daycertificatesofdeposit-“hotmoney”,inbankingjargon.AtleastoneContinentalofficersawdangersignsandwroteawarningmemotohersuperiors,butthememowentunheeded.AlthoughtheComptrolleroftheCurrencyinspectedContinentalonaregularbasis,itfailedtoseelowseriousitsproblemsweregoingtobe.
PennSquareBankwasclosedbyregulatorsinJuly1982.Whenenergypricesbegantoslip,mostofthe$1billioninloansthatContinentalhadtakenoverfromthesmallerbanksturnedouttobehad.OtherloanstotroubledcompaniessuchChrysler,lnternationalHarvester,andBranifflookedquestionable.Seeingtheseproblem,“hotmoney”ownersbegantopulltheirfundsoutofContinental.
Bythespringof1984,arunonContinentalhadbegun.InMay,thebankhadtoborrow$3.5billionfromtheFedtoreplaceovernightfundsitbadlost.Butthiswasnotenough.TotrytostemtheoutflowofdepositsfromContinemtal,theFDICagreedtoguaranteenotjustthefirst$100,000ofeachdepositorsmoneybutallofit.Nevertheless,theruncontinued.
FederalregulatorstriedhardtofindasoundbankthatcouldtakeoverContinental-acommonwayofrescuingfailingbanks.ButContinentalwasjusttoobigforanyonetobuy.ByJuly,allhopeofaprivatesectorrescuewasdashed.Regulatorsfacedastarkchoice:
LetContinentalcollapse,ortakeitoverthemselves.
Lettingthebankfailseemedtoorisky.Itwasestimatedthatmorethan100otherbankshadplacedenoughfundsinContinentaltoputthematriskifContinentalfailed.Thus,onarainyThursdayattheendofJuly,theFDICineffectnationalizedContinentalIllinoisatacostof$4.5billion.Thiskeptthebanksdoorsopenandpreventedachainreaction.However,inallbutatechnicalsense,ContinentalhadbecomethebiggestbankfailureinU.S.history.
c 31Inthespringof1984,Continentalexperienced——。
Aafastgrowthperiod. Bastabilityperiod
Carun. Danoilpricedecrease.
a 32ByJuly,allhopeofaprivatesectorrescuewas——。
Adestroyed. Babsurd
Cdesperate. Ddamaged.
c 33ThenationalizatinofContinental——。
Asavedit
Bmade“hotmoney”ownerscontinuetopulltheirfundsoutofContinental.
Calmostbroughtdownthebankingsystem
Dfiredmanyhighrankingofficers.
a 34Bankingpanicsmaybepreventedbymeansof——。
Adepositinsurance. Bgrowthstrategy
Clongtermborrowing. Dwarningmemo.
Questions35to38arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Ifsustainablecompetitiveadvantagedependsonworkforceskills,Americanfirmshaveaproblem.HumanresourcemanagementisnottraditionallyseenascentraltothecompetitivesurvivalofthefirmintheUnitedStates.Skillacquisitionisconsideredasanindividualresponsibility.Laborissimplyanotherfactorofproductiontobehired-rentedatthelowestpossiblecost-muchasonebuysrawmaterialsorequipment.
Thelackofimportanceattachedtohumanresourcemanagementcanbeseeninthecorporationhierarchy.InanAmericanfirmthechieffinancialofficerisalmostalwayssecondincommand.Thepostofheadofhumanresourcemanagementsisusuallyaspecializedjob,offattheedgeofthecorporatehierarchy.TheexecutivewhoholdsitisneverconsultedonmajorstrategicdecisionsandhasnochancetomoveuptoChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO)。
Bywayofcontrast,inJapantheheadofhumanresourcemanagementiscentral-usuallythesecondmostimportantexecutive,aftertheCEO,inthefirmshierarchy.
WhileAmericanfirmsoftenta