MBA联考英语模拟13.docx

1、MBA联考英语模拟13模拟 MBA联考英语模拟13Vocabulary Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best one to complete the sentence. Then blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a pencil Wholesale prices in

2、 July rose more sharply than expected and at a faster rate than consumer prices,_1_that businesses were still protecting consumers_2_the full brunt(冲击) of higher energy costs. The Producer Price Index,_3_measures what producers receive for goods and services,_4_1 percent in July, the Labor Departmen

3、t reported yesterday, double_5_economists had been expecting and a sharp turnaround from flat prices in June. Excluding_6_and energy, the core index of producer prices rose 0.4 percent,_7_than the 0.1 percent that economists had_8_. Much of that increase was a result of an_9_increase in car and truc

4、k prices. On Tuesday, the Labor Department said the_10_that consumers paid for goods and services in July were_11_0.5 percent over all, and up 0.1 percent, excluding food and energy. 12 the overall rise in both consumer and producer prices_13_caused by energy costs, which increased 4.4 percent in th

5、e month. (Wholesale food prices_14_0.3 percent in July.)_15_July 2004, wholesale prices were up 4.6 percent; the core rate_16_2.8 percent, its fastest pace since 1995. Typically, increases in the Producer Price Index indicate similar changes in the consumer index_17_businesses recoup(补偿) higher cost

6、s from customers._18_for much of this expansion, which started_19_the end of 2001, that has not been the_20_In fact, many businesses like automakers have been aggressively discounting their products.第1题：A.indicateB.to indicateC.indicatingD.indicated参考答案：C 您的答案：答案解析：前面已经有了谓语动词，此处需要用一个现在分词indicating来表

7、示伴随状况，因此选项C为正确答案。第2题：A.ofB.toC.byD.from参考答案：D 您的答案：答案解析：protect from为固定搭配，意为“保护免受”，根据题意，正确答案为D。第3题：A.thatB.whichC.itD.this参考答案：B 您的答案：答案解析：此处为非限制性定语从句，选项B的which正好符合题意。其他选项不符合英语语法，因此均不合题意。第4题：A.riseB.risesC.roseD.raised参考答案：C 您的答案：答案解析：这里需要结合上下文来确定动词的时态和单复数。根据后面的in July可以判断，此处的选项C为一般过去时，与后面的并列动词repor

8、ted保持一致，选项Draised为及物动词，所以应当排除。第5题：A.thatB.whatC.whichD.this参考答案：B 您的答案：答案解析：此句意思是“双倍于经济学家所期待的上涨”。What从句在此作宾语，其他选项不符合英语语法结构。第6题：A.foodB.grainC.cropD.diet参考答案：A 您的答案：答案解析：此句意思是“除食品和能源之外。”根据上下文，此处需要接food一词；Bgrain，Ccrop和Ddiet都不符合题意，因此A为正确答案。第7题：A.lessB.lowerC.higherD.more参考答案：C 您的答案：答案解析：此句意思是“高出经济学家所预见

9、的0.1%。”根据文章的意思，选项Aless和 Blower与原文意思相反，Dmore搭配不当，所以正确答案为C。第8题：A.saidB.reportedC.calculatedD.forecast参考答案：D 您的答案：答案解析：此处的考点是对上下文的理解。选项Asaid、Breported和Ccalculated与上文不能形成很好的连接，选项Dforecast意为“预测，预见”。根据题意，正确答案为D。第9题：A.expectableB.unexpectedC.expectationD.expecting参考答案：B 您的答案：答案解析：an unexpected increase意思为“

10、意外的增长”。根据题意，正确答案为B，其他选项不合题意。第10题：A.pricesB.costsC.chargesD.values参考答案：A 您的答案：答案解析：本句意思是“消费者付出的价钱”。其他选项Bcosts成本，Ccharges收费，Dvalues价值，都不合题意，因此A为正确答案。第11题：A.downB.fromC.toD.up参考答案：D 您的答案：答案解析：本句意思是“上升0.5%”。根据后面的and up 0.1 percent可做出此判断，其他选项的意思不对。第12题：A.MuchB.MostC.Most ofD.Much of参考答案：C 您的答案：答案解析：本句的意思

11、是“全面上涨中的大多数情况”。根据此空后面的the overall rise，需要介词of表示所属情况。根据题意，C为正确答案。第13题：A.wasB.wereC.isD.are参考答案：A 您的答案：答案解析：本句的主语是the overall rise，所以谓语动词需用单数形式：所涉及的事情是过去的情况，需要用一般过去时，因此A为正确答案。第14题：A.fallB.fellC.fallsD.has fallen参考答案：B 您的答案：答案解析：此处所涉及的事情是也过去的情况(in July)，需要用一般过去时，因此B为正确答案。第15题：A.Comparing withB.In compa

12、risonC.Compared withD.Compare to参考答案：C 您的答案：答案解析：本句的意思是“与2004年七月相比”；此处需要用过去分词短语Compared with；选项BIn comparison缺少一个介词with，选项Bcompare to的意思是“比喻为”，不合题意，因此C为正确答案。第16题：A.droppedB.declinedC.liftedD.climbed参考答案：D 您的答案：答案解析：本句的意思是“基本涨幅上升了2.8%”；此处需要一个不及物动词 climbed；选项Clifted为及物动词“捉高，举起”之意，因此不合题意。第17题：A.asB.soC

13、.whileD.when参考答案：A 您的答案：答案解析：本句的意思是“由于商业通过消费者补偿了较高的成本”；此处需要一个衔接原因状语的连词，选项Bso、Cwhile和Dwhen都没有这样的功能，因此正确答案为A。第18题：A.AndB.ButC.YetD.Still参考答案：B 您的答案：答案解析：此处需要一个转折词来作为句子之间的过渡，选项BBut正好符合题意，其他选项AAnd、CYet和DStill都不具备这样的转折意思，所以正确答案为B。第19题：A.atB.byC.inD.to参考答案：A 您的答案：答案解析：本句的意思是“开始于2001年末”；其他选项Bby到为止，Cin在内，Dt

14、o到时候，都不合题意，所以正确答案为A。第20题：A.conditionB.situationC.matterD.case参考答案：D 您的答案：答案解析：本句的意思是“还不是这种情况”；此处的case为“情况”之意，其他选项 Acondition条件，Bsituation位置，Cmatter事情，都不合题意，所以正确答案为D。 Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 4 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished state

15、ments. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should decide on the best choice and blacken the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a pencil. Text 1 Office jobs are among the positions hardest hit by compumation. Word processors and typists will lose about 93,000

16、 jobs over the next few years, while 57,000 secretarial jobs will vanish. Blame the PC Today, many executives type their own memos and carry their secretaries in the palms of their hands. Time is also hard for stock clerks, whose ranks are expected to decrease by 68,000. And employees in manufacturi

17、ng firms and wholesalers are being replaced with computerized systems. But not everyone who loses a job will end up in the unemployment line. Many will shift to growing positions within their own companies. When new technologies shook up the telecomm business, telephone operator Judy Dougherty pursu

18、ed retraining. She is now a communications technician, earning about $64,000 per year. Of course, if youve been a tollbooth collector for the past 30 years, and you find yourself replaced by an E-ZPass machine, it may be of little consolation(安慰) to know that the telecomm field is booming. And thats

19、 just it: The service economy is fading; welcome to the expertise economy. To succeed in the new job market, you must be able to handle complex problems. Indeed, all but one of the 50 highest-paying occupations-air-traffic controller-demand at least a bachelors degree. For those with just a high sch

20、ool diploma, its going to get tougher to find a well-paying job. Since fewer factory and clerical jobs will be available, whats left will be the jobs that compumation cant kill: Computers cant clean offices, or care for Alzheimers patients(老年痴呆病人). But, since most people have the skills to fill thos

21、e positions, the wages stay painfully low, meaning compumation could drive an even deeper wedge(楔子) between the rich and poor. The best advice now: Never stop learning, and keep up with new technology. For busy adults, of course, that can be tough. The good news is that the very technology thats red

22、ucing so many jobs is also making it easier to go back to schoolwithout having to sit in a classroom. So-called Internet distance learning is hot, with more than three million students currently enrolled, and its gaining credibility with employers. Are you at risk of losing your job to a computer? C

23、heck the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, which is available online at bls.gov.第21题：From the first paragraph we can infer that all of the following persons are easily thrown into unemployment EXCEPTA.secretaries.B.stock clerks.C.managers.D.wholesalers.参考答案：C 您的答案：答案解

24、析：本题为推论题，经理。参见文章第1段，其大意是：办公室的工作职位最受计算机自动化的冲击。文字处理人员和打字员这两个岗位将在最近几年失去93000个就业职位，而57000个秘书的职位将消失。这都怪个人电脑：今天，许多经理主管人员都能够自己用键盘打备忘录，并且随手携带自己的“掌上秘书”。存货管理员的日子也不好过，其职位可能会减少68000个。同时，制造业的雇员和批发商也正在被计算机化系统所替代。根据上下文，经理们没有提到失业的危险，由此可推断正确答案为C。第22题：In the second paragraph the author mentions the tollbooth collecto

25、r toA.mean he will get benefits from the telecomm field.B.show he is too old to shift to a new position.C.console him on having been replaced by a machine.D.blame the PC for his unemployment.参考答案：B 您的答案：答案解析：本题为推论题，说明他年龄太大而不能转换到新的职位。参见文章第2段，其大意是：并非每个人丢掉工作就意味着失业。很多人将在自己公司内转向其他职务，譬如电话话务员Judy Dougherty

26、现在成了通信技术员，年薪64000美元。当然，如果你是在公路收费亭工作了30年的收款员，你会发现自己被电子收款机所替代，那么电信领域的欣欣向荣可能就不会令人感到舒服了。由此可见，作者想通过收费亭的收款员来说明他年龄太大而不能转换到新的职位，故正确答案为B。第23题：By saying compumation could drive an even deeper wedge between the rich and poor(Line 5, Para.4 ) the author meansA.people are getting richer and richer.B.there will b

27、e a small gap between rich and poor.C.the gap between rich and poor is getting larger and larger.D.its time to close up the gap between the rich and poor.参考答案：C 您的答案：答案解析：本题为词汇语义题，贫富之间的差距将会变得越来越大。参见文章第4段，盲译compumation could drive an even deeper wedge between the rich and poor，其大意是：计算机自动化可能会在贫富之间打入一个

28、更深的楔子。这也就是暗示说，计算机自动化可能会造成贫富之间的差距越来越大，故正确答案为C。第24题：What is the authors attitude towards computers?A.positiveB.negativeC.neutralD.prejudiced参考答案：A 您的答案：答案解析：本题为观点态度题，肯定的。这篇文章客观地说明了计算机自动化所造成或将要造成的失业问题，作者对此深表同情，同时也捉出忠告：Never stop learning，and keep up with new technology也就是说，人们可以通过远程教育等方式进行这方面的补课。由此可见作者对

29、计算机持肯定的态度，故正确答案为C。第25题：Which of the following might serve as the best title of the passage?A.Blaming the PCB.The booming telecomm fieldC.Internet distance learningD.Keeping up with compumation参考答案：D 您的答案：答案解析：本题为主旨题，与计算机自动化同步。根据整个文章的内容，尤其是文章第 3段末：The best advice now：never stop learning，and keep up w

30、ith new technology(目前最好的建议是：学无止境，跟上新技术不落伍)，由此不难判断，本文的标题以选项D为好，其他选项都比较片面，不宜作为文章标题。Text 2 Tens of thousands of 18-year-olds will graduate this year and be handed meaningless diplomas. These diplomas wont look any different from those awarded their luckier classmates. Their validity will be questioned

31、only when their employers discover that these graduates are semiliterate(半文盲). Eventually a fortunate few will find their way into educational-repair shopsadult-literacy programs, such as the one where I teach basic grammar and writing. There, high-school graduates and high-school dropouts pursuing graduate-equivalency certificates will learn the skills they should have learned in school. They will also discover they have been cheat