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2004年MBA英语模拟试题2
Section I Listening Comprehension （20%）
Part A
Directions: For Questions 1-5, you will hear a conversation about how to spend the weekend. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you’ve heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. (5 points)
How to append the weekend
The man should be home from work at
1
The film at the Cinema starts at
6:30
The movie at the New State starts at
2
Friday night Ed and Jean are coming to
3
The couple can’t get a babysitter Friday because there is
a school
4
Saturday morning the man is going to play
5
Part B
Directions: For Questions 6-10, you will hear a passage about the role of work in Americans’ lives. While you listen, complete the sentences or answer the questions. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and questions below. (5 points)
____________________________________________________________________________
6
For most Americans, work is important not only
for economic necessity, but also for
7
When do most Americans stop working? (Age)
Retired people often feel that they are
8
Where do retirees receive Social Security checks from?
9
10
According to the passage, Social Security checks
alone cannot cover
Part C
Directions: You will hear three pieces of recorded material. Before listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have time to check your answers. You will hear each piece once only. (10 points)
Questions 11-13 are based on the following brief introduction to proprietary schools in the U.S. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11-13.
11. Which of the following is one of the policies of proprietary schools?
A. Tuition is free. B. Teachers get no pay.
C. Schools offer theoretical training. D. Students learn on an equal footing.
12. The training in proprietary schools normally lasts ________.
A. 4 years B. about 10 months
C. more than one year D. no more than 8 months
13. What can be concluded from the talk?
A. Physics knowledge is emphasized there.
B. Many of the teachers are professors.
C. Most of the students generally get a good job.
D. New ideas are rejected in their teaching.
Questions 14-16 are based on the following talk about the political parties in the U.S. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14-16.
14. Why is a new party formed, according to the talk?
A. People are not making enough money.
B. A group is unhappy with the two major parties.
C. Most of the workers in the country are out of work.
D. The two major parties are not strong enough to survive.
15. The farmers were dissatisfied with the two major parties because the two parties ________.
A. called for an inflation of the currency
B. wanted the government to own the railroads
C. did not support the farmers’ goals
D. charged high prices for shipping goods
16. According to the talk, all of the following were the farmers’ goals except ________.
A. reduced unemployment B. an eight-hour work day
C. an inflation of the currency D. the government-controlled railroads
Questions 17-20 are based in the following talk about the subway syndrome. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17-20.
17. Why do subway riders think they might be having a heart attack?
A. They are afraid. B. They are overcrowded.
C. They suffer from chest pains. D. They don’t eat breakfast properly.
18. According to the talk, if you have a good breakfast, you might get _________.
A. cold B. pale
C. afraid D. dizzy
19. Which of the following is one of the causes contributing to commuters’ stress?
A. Overcrowding of both sexes. B. Great fear of being injured.
C. Communication with conductors. D. Fall in the number of passengers.
20. According to the talk, which of the following can serve as a measure to avoid subway syndrome?
A. Take a nap if possible. B. Eat a good breakfast.
C. Avoid pleasing thoughts. D. Sit in a comfortable seat.
You now have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.
Section Ⅱ Structure and Vocabulary (10%)
Directions: 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 ANSWER SHEET with a pencil.
21. The employee who has excellent performance will be granted with ________ at the end of each year.
A. indent B. leasehold C. kite-flyer D. incentive
22. It is quite common that advanced technical _________ will be conducted from this firm to that one.
A. acquaintance B. accommodation C. alienation D. adulteration
23. The policy for children’s higher education will be favorable to the tax _________ in this country.
A. champions B. citizens C. clients D. contributors
24. John started as a small ________ and then gradually became general manager of a huge chain shops.
A. volunteer B. vendor C. surgeon D. obstacle
25. The TV industry used to be regarded as a kind of ______ because no body could see its practical future.
A. block B. bond C. bubble D. bottleneck
26. When people become unemployed, it is which is often worse than lack of wages.
A. poverty B. idleness C. inability D. laziness
27. The _________ of US dollars enabled some travelers with check to gain profits in foreign countries..
A. appreciation B. amortization C. ambition D. amendment
28. When a transaction has been completed, a certain amount of ______ should be paid to the broker.
A. bulletin B. brokerage C. boundary D. bloom
29. Tony is very disappointed the results of the exam.
A. for B. toward C. on D. with
30. They have established a market for the _______ in this city.
A. funerals B. futures C. graces D. glows
31. She ought to stop work; she had a headache because she too long.
A. had read B. read C. is reading D. has been reading
32. We left the meeting, there obviously no point in staying.
A. were B. being C. to be D. having
33. These people once had fame and fortune; now is left to them is utter poverty.
A. all that B. all what C. all which D. that all
34. their work will give us a much better feeling for the wide differences between the two schools of thought.
A. To have reviewed B. Having reviewed
C. Reviewing D. Being reviewed
35. Who would you rather with you, George or me?
A. going B. to go C. have gone D. went
36. There has been a great increase in retail sales, _______?
A. does there B. isn't there C. hasn't there D. isn't it
37. that some guests were coming, they made the rooms neat and tidy.
A. Having told B. To tell C. Having been told D. Telling
38. He’s only got one shirt because all the rest being washed.
A. is to be B. is C. will be D. are
39. it left to me to decide, I would never hesitate o choose the former.
A. If B. Were C. Had D. Should
40. No one can understand a decision until it is too late to do so.
A. him to postpone B. he postpones
C. his postponing D. he postponing
Section III Reading Comprehension (40%)
Part A
Directions: 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 and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a pencil.
Questions 41 to 44 are based on the following passage:
John Grisham was born on February 2, 1955, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in the USA. His father was a construction worker and moved his family all around the southern states of America, stopping wherever he could find work. Eventually they settled in Mississippi. Graduating from law school in 1981, Grisham practiced law for nearly a decade in Southaven, Specializing in criminal defense and personal injury litigation (诉讼). In 1983, he was elected to the state House of Representatives and served until 1990.
One day at the Dessoto County courthouse, Grisham heard the horrifying testimony of a 12-year-old rape victim. He decided to write a novel exploring what would have happened if the girl’s father had murdered her attackers. He proceeded to get up every morning at 5 a.m. to work on the novel, called A Time to Kill, which was published in 1988. Grisham’s next novel, The Firm, was one of the biggest hits of 1991, spending 47 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Grisham was then able to give up law and concentrate on writing. Grisham lives with his wife and two children, dividing their time between their Victorian home on a 67 acre farm in Mississippi and a 204 acre plantation near Charlottesville, Virginia.
When he’s not writing, Grisham devotes time to charitable causes, including mission trips with his church group. As a child he dreamt of becoming a professional baseball player, and now serves as the local Little League commissioner. He has built six ballfields on his property and hosts children from 26 Little League teams.
41. John Grisham is at present.
A. a writer B. a lawyer
C. a professional baseball player D. a congressman
42. What inspired Grisham to write his first novel?
A. A case of murder. B. A case of rape.
C. His father’s experience. D. His life on the farm.
43. Which of the following is NOT true of the novel The Firm?
A. It was popular at the time of publication.
B. It earned Grisham great fame.
C. It brought Grisham wealth.
D. It was carried by The New Yourk Times as a series.
44. It can be inferred from the passage that Grisham has built ballfields on his property .
A. to achieve his life’s goal as a professional baseball player
B. to coach children in baseball
C. to see his childhood dream being realized in the children
D. to provide facilities of baseball training
Questions 45 to 48 are based on the following passage:
A quality education is the ultimate liberator. It can free people from poverty, giving them the power to greatly improve their lives and take a productive place in society. It can also free communities and countries, allowing them to leap forward into periods of wealth and social unity that otherwise would not be possible.
For this reason, the international community has committed itself to getting all the world’s children into primary school by 2015, a commitment known as Education for All.
Can education for all be achieved by 2015? The answer is definitely “yes”, although it is a difficult task. If we now measure the goal in terms of children successfully completing a minimum of five years of primary school, instead of just enrolling for classes, which used to be the measuring stick for education, then the challenge becomes even more difficult. Only 32 countries were formerly believed to be at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of enrollment rates. The number rises to 88 if completion rates are used as the criterion.
Still, the goal is achievable with the right policies and the right support from the international community. 59 of the 88 countries at risk can reach universal primary completion by 2015 if they bring the efficiency and quality of their education systems into line with standards observed in higher-performing systems. They also need significant increases in external financing and technical support. The 29 countries lagging farthest behind will not reach the goal without unprecedented rates of progress. But this is attainable with creative solutions, including use of information technologies, flexible and targeted foreign aid, and fewer people living in poverty.
A key lesson of experience about what makes development effective is that a country’s capacity to use aid well depends heavily on its policies, institutions and management. Where a country scores well on these criteria, foreign assistance can be highly effective.
45. In the first paragraph, the author suggests that a quality education can .
A. free countries from foreign rules
B. speed up social progress
C. give people freedom
D. liberate people from any exploitation
46. Ideally, the goal of the program of Education for All is to by 2015.
A. get all the world’s children to complete primary school
B. enroll all the world’s children into primary school
C. give quality education to people of 88 countries
D. support those committed to transforming their education systems
47. countries are now at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of completion rates.
A. 32 B. 59
C. 29 D. 88
48. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned as the right policy?
A. Raising the efficiency of education systems.
B. Improving the quality of education.
C. Using information technologies.
D. Building more primary schools.
Questions 49 to 52 are based on the following passage:
Most people think of lions as strictly African beasts, but only because they’ve been killed off almost everywhere else. Ten thousand years ago lions spanned vast sections of the globe. Now lions hold only a small fraction of their former habitat, and Asiatic lions, a subspecies that split from African lions perhaps 100,000 years ago, hang on to an almost impossibly small slice of their former territory.
India is the proud steward of these 300 or so lions, which live primarily in a 560-square-mile sanctuary (保护区). It took me a year and a half to get a permit to explore the entire Gir Forest --- and no time at all to see why these lions became symbols of royalty and greatness. A tiger will hide in the forest unseen, but a lion stands its ground, curious and unafraid --- lionhearted. Though they told me in subtle ways when I got too close, Gir’s lions allowed me unique glimpses into their lives during my three months in the forest. It’s odd to think that they are threatened by extinction; Gir has as many lions as it can hold --- too many, in fact. With territory in short supply, lions move about near the boundary of the forest and even leave it altogether, often clashing with people. That’s one reason India is creating a second sanctuary. There are other pressing reasons: outbreaks of disease or natural disasters. In 1994 a serious disease killed more than a third of Africa’s Serengeti lions --- a thousand animals --- a fate that could easily happen to Gir’s cats. These lions are especially vulnerable to disease because they descend from as few as a dozen individuals. “If you do a DNA test, Asiatic lions actually look like identical twins,” says Stephen O’Brien, a geneticist (基因学家) who had studied them. Yet the dangers are hidden, and you wouldn’t suspect them by watching these lords of the forest. The lions display vitality, and no small measure of charm.
Though the gentle intimacy of play vanishes when it’s time to eat, meals in Gir are not necessarily frantic affairs. For a mother and her baby lion sharing a deer, or a young male eating an antelope (羚羊), there’s no need to fight for a cut of the kill. The animals they hunt for food are generally smaller in Gir than those in Africa, and hunting groups tend to be smaller as well.
49. In the first paragraph, the author tells us that Asiatic lions .
A. have killed off other lions
B. have descended from African lions
C. used to span vast sections of the globe
D. have lost their habitat
50. What does the sentence “…meals in Gir are not necessarily frantic affairs” mean?
A. The lions do not show intimacy among them any more.
B. The lions may not need to fight for food.
C. Food is not readily available in that region.
D. Meals can be obtained only with great effort.
51. The lions in the Gir Forest are especially vulnerable to diseased because .
A. they have descended from a dozen or so ancestors
B. they are smaller than the African lions
C. they do not have enough to eat
D. they are physically weaker than the African lions
52. One of the reasons why India is creating a secondary sanctuary for the Asiatic lions is that .
A. the present sanctuary is not large enough
B. scientists want to do more research on them
C. they have killed many people
D. the forest is shrinking in size
Questions 53 to 55 are based on the following passage:
After retirement from medical research, my wife and I built our home in a gated community surrounded by yacht clubs and golf courses on Hiltiton Head Island. But when I left for the other side of the island, I was traveling on unpaved roads lined with leaky cottages. The “lifestyle” of many of the native islanders stood in shocking contrast to my comfortable existence.
By talking to the local folks, I discovered that the vast majority of the maids, gardeners, waitresses and construction workers who make this island work had little or no access to medical care. It seemed outrageous to me. I wondered why someone didn’t do something about that. Then my father’s words, which he had asked his children daily when they were young, rang in my head again: “What did you do for someone today?”
Even though my father had died several years before. I guess I still didn’t want to disappoint him. So I started working on a solution. The island was full of retired doctors. If I could persuade them to spend a few hours a week volunteering their services, we could provide free primary health care to those so desperately in need of it. Most of the doctors I approached liked the idea, so long as they could be re-licensed without troubles. It took one year and plenty of persistence, but I was able to persuade the state legislators to create a special license for doctors volunteering in not-for-profit clinics.
The town donated land, local residents contributed office and medical equipment and some of the potential patients volunteered their weekends ornamenting the building that would become the clinic. We named it Volunteers in Medicine and we opened its doors in 1994, fully staffed by retired physicians, nurses and dentists as well as nearly 150 nonprofessional volunteers. That year we had 5,000 patient visits; last year we had 16,000.
Somehow word of what we were doing got around. Soon we were receiving phone calls from retired physicians all over the country, asking for help in starting VIM clinics in their communities. We did the best we could － there are now 15 other clinics operating － but we couldn’t keep up with the need. Yet last month I think my father’s words found their way up north, to McNeil Consumer Healthcare, the maker of Tylenol (泰诺：一种感冒药). A major grant from McNeil will allow us to respond to these request and help establish other free clinics in communities around the country.
53. The author of the passage is .
A. a retired physician
B. a retired teacher
C. a retired medical researcher
D. a retired construction worker
54. The purpose of Volunteers in Medicine is to .
A. help retired medical workers improve their incomes
B. provide free medical services to those who need them
C. urge the government to set up non-profit clinics
D. make the dream of the author’s father come true
55. In the last paragraph, “I think my father’s words found their way up north to McNeil” implies that .
A. my father’s words finally reached McNeil
B. McNil decided to do something for the needy people
C. my father decided to assist us in opening more clinics in the north
D. McNeil community was badly in need of free health care programs
Part B
Directions: Read the following passage and then give short answers to the five questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet.
As researchers learn more about how children's intelligence develops, they are increasingly surprised by the power of parents. The power of the school has been replaced by the home. To begin with, at1 the {actors which are part of intelligence -- the child's understanding of language, learning patterns, curiosity － are established well before the child enters school at the age of six. Study after study has shown that even after school begins, children's achievements have been far more influenced by parents than by teachers. This is particularly true about learning that is language-related. The school rather than the home is given credit for variations in achievement in subjects such as science.
In view of their power, it's sad to see so many parents not making the most of their child's intelligence. Until recently parents had been warned by educators who asked them not to educate their children. Many teachers now realize that children cannot be educated only at school and parents are being asked to contribute both before and after the child enters school.
Parents have been particularly afraid to teach reading at home. Of course, children shouldn't be pushed to read by their parents, but educators have discovered that reading is best taught individually－and the easiest place to do this is at home. Many our and fire-year-olds who have been shown a few letters and taught their sounds will compose single words of their own with them even before they have been taught to read.
56. What have researchers found out about the influence of parents and the school on children's intelligence?
57. What do researchers conclude about children's learning patterns?
58. In which area may school play a more important role?
59. Why did many parents fail to make the most of their children's intelligence?
60. The author suggests in the last paragraph that parents should be encouraged to
Part IV Cloze (5%)
Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
In a telephone survey of more than 2,000 adults 21% said they believed the sun moved around the earth. An additional 7% did not know which moved around 61 . I have no doubt that virtually all of these people were 62 in school that the earth moves around the sun; 63 may even have written it for a test. But they never believe their incorrect mental models of planetary 64 because their everyday observations didn’t support 65 their teachers told them: People see the sun “moving” around the sky as morning turns to night, and the earth seems stationary (静止的) while that is happening.
Students can learn the right answers by heart in class, and yet never combined them with their working models of the world. The objectively correct answer the professor accepts and the 66 personal understanding of the world can survive side by side, each unaffected by the other.
Outside of class, the student continues to use the individual model because it has always worked well 67 that circumstance. Unless professors address 68 errors in students’ personal models of the world, students are not 69 to replace them with 70 one.
61. A) that B) what C) which D) other
62. A) advised B) suggested C) taught D) learned
63. A) they B) those C) these D) who
64. A) location B) motion C) position D) operation
65. A) what B) how C) that D) which
66. A) student’s B) adult’s C) scientist’s D) teacher’s
67. A) on B) for C) in D) with
68. A) natural B) specific C) similar D) general
69. A) obliged B) probable C) partial D) likely
70. A) correct B) perfect C) better D) reasonable
Part V English-Chinese Translation(10%)
Directions: In this part there is a passage in English. Translate the five sentences underlined into Chinese and write your translation on the Answer Sheet.
(71)Opportunities for rewarding work become fewer for both men and women as they grow older. After age 40, job hunting becomes even more difficult. Many workers stay at jobs because they are too old for new challenges, and would not rather like to face possible rejection. Our youth-oriented, throw-away culture .sees little value in older people. (72)In writer Lilian Hellman's words, they have “the wisdom that comes with age that we can' t make use of.”
(73)Unemployment and economic need for work is higher among older women, especially minorities, than among younger white women. A national' council reports these findings: Though unemployed longer when seeking work, older women job-hunt harder, hold a job longer with less absenteeism (缺勤), perform as well or better, are more reliable, and are more willing to learn than men or younger women. Yet many older women earn poor pay and face a future of poverty in their retirement years. (74)When “sexism meets ageism, poverty is no longer on the doorstep- it moves in ”, according to Tish Sommers, director of a special study on older women for the National Organization for Women .
Yet a 1981 report on the White house Conference on Aging shows that as a group, older Americans are the “wealthiest, best fed, best housed, healthiest, most self-reliant older population in our history.” This statement is small comfort to those living below the poverty line, but it does explode some of the old traditional beliefs and fears. (75)Opportunities for moving in and up in a large company may shrink but many older people begin successful small businesses, volunteer in satisfying activities, and stay active for many years. They have few role models because in previous generations the life span was much shorter and expectations of life were fewer. They are plouhing new ground .
Employers are beginning to recognize that the mature person can bring a great deal of stability and responsibility to a position. One doesn't lose ability and experience on the eve of one' s 65th or 70th birthday any more than one grows up instantly at age 21.
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Section VI Writing (15%)
Directions: For this part, you are asked to make a counter offer. Your part of the composition should be about 120 words.
1. 确认报价细节 （150吨小麦，100美元/吨）
2. 不能接受的原因 （如：美国小麦的报价低）
3. 还价内容
英语模考试题二答案
Part I Listening (20%)
Part A: 1. 5：20 2. 7：00 3. dinner 4. dance 5. golf
Part B: 6. mental needs 7. sixty-five or seventy 8. useless and unproductive
9. The government 10. the growing expenses
Part C: 11-20 D B C B C A C D A B
Part II Structure and Vocabulary (10%)
21-30 D C D B C B A B D B
31-40 A B A C D C C D B C
Part III Reading Comprehension (40%)
Part A
41-50 A B D C B A D D B B
51-55 A A C B B
56. The parents had more influence on the children than school teachers.
57. Their patterns are established well before they enter school at the age of six.
58. In the area of teaching subjects such as science.
59. Because they tried to educate their children.
60. teach their children reading
Part IV Cloze （5％）
61-70 C C A B A A C D D D
Part B （10％）
71. 随着年老，男士和女士做有报偿性工作的机会变得越来越少了。
72. 用作家丽琳娜. 海曼的话说，他们的智慧随着年龄的增长，而我们并没有充分利用他们的智慧。
73. 失业率以及在经济上对工作的需求在老年妇女中，特别是少数民族妇女中要比年轻一些的白人妇女高得多。
74. 当性别歧视同年龄歧视会同在一起的时候，贫穷不再接近了，而是进入了。
75. 对许多老人来说进入大公司工作以及升职的机会很少了，但是他们成功地从事了小商业，自愿参加了一些愉快的社会活动，并多年保持活力。
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