MBA英语联考真题与答案

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2007年1月MBA英语联考真题及答案

lSection I Vocabulary (10 points)

Directions：There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section．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 with a pencil． 1．His wife has been _______a lot of pressure on him to change his job．

A．taking B．exerting

C．giving D．pushing

2．It is estimated that，currently, about 50，000 species become _____every year．

A．extinct B．instinct

C．distinct D．intense

3．John says that his present job does not provide him with enough ______for his organizing ability．

A．scope B．space

C．capacity D．range

4．Many _______will be opened up in the future for those with a university education．

A．probabilities B．realities

C．necessities D．opportunities 5．After his uncle died，the young man _____the beautiful estate with which he changed from a poor man to a wealthy noble．

A．inhabited B．inherited

C．inhibited D．inhaled

6．The manager is calling on a______ customer trying to talk him into signing the contract．

A．prosperous B．preliminary

C．pessimistic D．prospective

7．In 1991，while t11e economies of industrialized countries met an economic_____，the economies of developing countries were growing very fast．

A．revival B．repression

C．recession D．recovery

8．The destruction of the twin towers _________shock and anger throughout the world．

A．summoned B．tempted

C provoked D．stumbled

9．About 20 of the passengers who were injured in a plane crash are said to be in _____condition．

A．decisive B．urgent

C．vital D．critical 10．The interactions between China and the US will surely have a significant _______on

peace and stability in the Asia—Pacific region and the world as a whole．

A．importance B．impression

C．impact D．implication

11．The poor countries are extremely _______to international economic fluctuations-

A．inclined B．vulnerable

C．attracted D．reduced

12．Applicants should note that all positions are——to Australian citizenship requirements．

A．subject B．subjective

C．objected D．objective

13．We aim to ensure that all candidates are treated fairly and that they have equal

______to employment opportunities．

A．entrance B．entry

C．access D．admission

14．Successful learning is not a(n)________activity but consists of four distinct stages in a specific order

A．only B．sole

C．mere D．single 15．The opportunity to explore and play and the encouragement to do so Can ________the performance of many children．

A．withhold B．prevent

C．enhance D．justify

16．All her hard work __________in the end，and she finally passed the exam．

A．showed off B．paid off

C．1eft off D．kept off

17．In order to live the kind of life we want and to be the person we want to be，we have to do

more than just ________with events．

A．put sup B．set up

C．turn up D．make up

18．The team played hard because the championship of the state was______.

A．at hand B．at stake

C．at large D．at best

19．I don’t think you'll change his mind；once he’s decided on so something he tends to _____it.

A．stick to B．abide by

C．comply with D．keep on

20．Tom placed the bank notes，_________the change and receipts，back in the drawer．

A. more than B. but for

C．thanks to D. along with

Section 1I Cloze (10 points)

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 with a pencil．

Advancing age means losing your hair, your waistline and your memory，right ? Dana Denis is just 40 years old，but 2 1 she’s worried about what she calls’ my rolling mental blackouts.” ”I try to remember something and I just blank out，”she says

You may 22 about these lapses，calling them ” senior moments ”or blaming \Alzheimer’s (老年痴呆症)．”Is it an inescapable fact that the older you get，the 23 you remember? Well, sort of．But as time goes by, we tend to blame age 24 problems that are not necessarily age—related．

“When a teenager can’t find her keys，she thinks it's because she’s distracted or disorganized，”says Paul Gold．“A 70-year-old blames her 25 ．”In fact，the 70-year-old may have been 26 things for decades． In healthy people，memory doesn’t worsen as 27 as many of us think．“As we 28，the memory mechanism isn’t 29 ，”says psychologist Fergus Craik．”It’s just inefficient．” The brain’s processing 30 slows down over the years，though no one knows exactly 31. Recent research suggests that nerve cells lose efficiency and 32 there’s less activity in the brain．But，cautions Barry Gordon，”It's not clear that less activity is 33 ．A beginning athlete is winded（气喘吁吁）more easily than a 34 athlete．In the same way, 35 the brain gets more skilled at a task，it expends less energy on it.”

There are 36 you can take to compensate for normal slippage in your memory gears，though it 37 effort．Margaret Sewell says：”We’re a quick-fix culture, but you have to 38 to keep your brain 39 shape．It’s like having a good body．You Can’t go to the gym once a year 40 expect to stay in top form.”

21．A. almost B. seldom C. already D. never

22．A. joke B. laugh C. blame D. criticize

23．A. much B. little C. more D. less

24．A. since B. for C. by D. because

25．A. memory B. mind C. trouble D. health

26．A. disorganizing B. misplacing C. putting D. finding

27．A. swiftly B. frequently C. timely D. quickly

28．A．mature B. advance C. age D. grow

29．A. broken B. poor C. perfect D. working

30．A. pattern B. time C. space D. information

31．A . why B. how C. what D. when

32．A. since B. hence C. that D. although