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1、MBA英语真题2009年1月MBA联考英语真题Part I Vocabulary and Structure (10%)Direction: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet wit

2、h a pencil.1. The poor lady was too and distressed to talk about the tragedy.A. engaged B. exhaustedC. ignorant D. energetic2. At fist , the famous painting doesnt impress the audience at all.A. glance B. gazeC. stare D. view3. Delegates agree to the plan in , but there were some details they didnt

3、approve.A. discipline B. theoryC. principle D. nature4. I took the medicine 10minutes ago, but the bitterness is still in my mouth.A. scattering B. fellingC. maintaining D. lingering5. Since the of human history, human beings have been asking questions like What is the essence of life.A. dusk B. dus

4、tC. twinkle C. Dawn6. The eldest son all the family members to discuss how to celebrate the 50th weddinganniversary of their parents.A. Clustered B. resembledC. assembled D. rendered7. I must leave now, ,if you want that book ILL bring it you tomorrow .A. Accidentally B. IncidentallyC. Occasionally

5、D. Subsequently8. My mother is a light sleeper, to any sound even as low as the humming of mosquito.A. alert B. acuteC. keen D. immune9. The newly built factory is in urgent need of a number of skilled and workers.A. consistent B. consciousC. confidential D. conscientious10. As an outstanding schola

6、r, he has become to the research team.A. senior B. juniorC. indispensible C. independent11. Sixteen days after the earthquake, 40people, in their village, were rescued.A. trapped B. confinedC. enclosed D. captured12. Working far away from home, Jerry had to from downtown to his office everyday.A. wa

7、nder B. commuteC. ramble D. motion13. The finance minister has not been so since he raised taxes to an unbearable level.A. famous B. favorableC. popular D. preferable14. It is unimaginable for someone in such a high in the govemment to behave so badly in public.A. situation B. positionC. profession

8、D. appointment15. Information given to employees must be , clear and in easy-to-follow language.Aconvenient BcontinuousCconstant Dconcise16. John was very upset because he was by the police with breaking the law.A. sentenced B. arrestedC. accused D. charged17. David likes country life and has decide

9、d farming.A. go in for B. go back onC. go along with D. go through with18. Jennifer has never really her sons death. Its very hard to accept the face that shellnever have a child.A. come to terms with B. come up againstC. come out with D. come down to19. A national debate is now about whether we sho

10、uld replace golden weeks with paidVacations.A. in the way B. by the wayC. under way D. out of the way20. When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects peopleand asks them questions.A. at ease B. at randomB. in essence D. in sumIn1999, the price of oil hovered around

11、$16 a barrel. By 2008, it had 21 the $100 a barrel mark. The reasons for the surge 22 from the dramatic growth of the economies of china and India to widespread 23 in oil-producing regions, including Iraq and Nigeriasdelta region. Triple-digit oil prices have 24 theeconomicand political map of the w

12、orld, 25some old notions of power. Oil-rich nations are enjoying historic gains and opportunities, 26 major importersincluding chinaandIndia, home to a third of the worlds population-27rising economic and social costs.Managing this new order is fast becoming a central 28 of global politics. Countrie

13、s that need oil are clawing at each otherto 29scarce supplies, and are willing to deal with anygovernment, 30 howunpleasant, to do it .Inmanypoornationswithoil , the profits are being ,lost to corruption, 31these countries of their best hope for development. And oil is fueling enormous investment fu

14、nds run by foreign governments, 32 some in the west see as a new threat.Countries like Russia, Venezuela and Iran are well supplied with risingoil33, a change reflected in newly aggressive foreign policies. But some unexpected countries are reaping benefits, 34 costs,fromhigherprices. Consider Germa

15、ny.35itimports virtually all its oil, it has prospered from extensive trade with a booming Russia and the Middle East. German exports to Russia 36 128 percent from 2001 to 2006.In the United States, as already high gas prices rose37higher in the spring of 2008,the issue cropped up in the presidentia

16、l campaign, with Senators McCain and Obama38for a federal gas tax holiday during the peak summer driving months. And driving habitsbeganto39 ,as sales of small cars jumped and mass transport systems40the country reported a sharp increase in riders.21. A. come B. gone C. crossed D. arrived22. A. cove

17、red B. discovered C. arranged D. ranged23. A. intensity B. infinity C. insecurity D. instability24. A. drawn B. redrawn C. retained D. reviewed25. A. fighting B. struggling C. challenging D. threatening26. A. and B. while C. thus D. though27. A. confine B. conflict C. conform D. confront28. A. probl

18、em B. question C. matter D. event29. A. look for B. lock up C. send out D. keep off30. A. no matter B. what if C. only if D. in spite of31. A. abolishing B. depriving C. destroying D. eliminating32. A. what B. that C. which D. whom33. A. interests B. taxes C. incomes D. revenues34. A. as many as B.

19、as good as C. as far as D. as well as35. A. Although B. Because C. Since D. As36. A. advanced B. grew C.reduces D.multiplied37. A. even B. still C. rather D. fairly38. A. asking B. requesting C. calling D. demanding39. A. change B. turn C. shift D. transform40. A. for B. from C. across D. overPart I

20、II Reading Comprehension (40%)Direction: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sh

21、eet with a pencil.PASSAGE1.Henric Ibsen ,author of the playA Dolls House, in which a pretty, helpless housewife abandonsHer husband and children to seek a more serious life, would surely have approved. From January Ist ,2008, all public companies in Norway are obliged to ensure that at least 40% of

22、their board directors arewomen. Most firms have obeyed the law, which was passed in 2003.But about 75 out of the 480 or socompanies it affects are still too male for the governments liking. They will shortly receive a letterinforming them that they have until the end of February to act , or face the

23、 legal consequences-whichcould include being dissolved.Before the law was proposed, about 7% of board members in Norway were female , according to the Centre for Corporate Diversity .The number has since jumped to 36%. That is far higher than the average of 9% for big companies across Europe or Amer

24、icas 15% for the Fortune 500.Norways stock exchange and its main business lobby oppose the law, as do many businessmen. I am against quotas for women or men as a matter of principle, says Sverre Munck , head of international operations at a media firm. Board members of public companies should be cho

25、sen solely on the basis of merit and experience,be says. Several firms have even given up their public status in order to escape the new law.Companies have had to recruit about 1,000 women in four years. Many complain that it has beenDifficult to find experienced candidates. Because of this, some of

26、 the best women have collected as many as 25-35 directorships each, and are known in Norwegian business circles as the golden skirts. One reason for the scarcity is that there are fairly few women in management in Norwegian companies-they occupy around 15% of senior positions. It has been particularly hard for firms in the oil, technology and f