1、MBA 联考-英语(二)-41 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Use of Eng(总题数：1，分数：10.00)The horse and carriage is a thing of the past, but love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most American marriages, 1 first marriages uniting young people, are the result of mutual attraction a
2、nd affection 2 than practical considerations. In the United States, parents do not 3 marriages for their children. Teenagers usually find mates through their own academic and social 4 and begin dating in high school. 5 young people feel free to choose their friends from 6 groups, most choose a mate
3、of similar 7 . This is due in part to parental guidance. Parents cannot 8 spouses (配偶) for their children, but they can usually 9 choices by voicing disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable. 10 , marriages between members of different groups (interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriage)
4、are 11 , probably because of greater mobility of today“s youth and the fact that they are 12 by fewer prejudices than their parents. Many young people leave their hometowns to attend college, serve in the armed forces, 13 pursue a career in a bigger city. Once away from home and family, they are mor
5、e 14 to date and marry outside their own social group. In mobile American society, interclass marriages are neither 15 nor astonishing. Interfaith marriages are 16 the rise, especially between Protestants and Catholics. On the other hand, interracial marriages are still very 17 . It can be difficult
6、 for interracial couples to find a place to live, maintain friendships, and 18 a family. Marriages between people of different national 19 (but the same race and religion) have been commonplace here 20 colonial times.（分数：10.00）A.speciallyB.particularlyC.naturallyD.fortunatelyA.moreB.lessC.ratherD.be
7、tterA.arrangeB.manageC.engageD.proposeA.positionB.contractC.associationD.contactsA.SinceB.ThoughC.AsD.HenceA.separateB.independentC.identicalD.differentA.backgroundB.circumstanceC.situationD.conditionA.opposeB.selectC.rejectD.approveA.influenceB.affordC.makeD.provideA.ThereforeB.MoreoverC.HoweverD.L
8、ikewiseA.decliningB.increasingC.prohibitingD.reducingA.restrainedB.reservedC.retainedD.restrictedA.butB.soC.orD.otherwiseA.likelyB.reluctantC.possibleD.lonelyA.scarceB.riskyC.rareD.rigidA.inB.forC.atD.onA.normalB.ordinaryC.uncommonD.commonA.raiseB.growC.settleD.uniteA.sourceB.originC.conventionD.imm
9、igrantA.sinceB.inC.forD.during二、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、Part A(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Text 1(总题数：1，分数：10.00)A simple definition for a social network is the circles of people you know. There are circles of your close friends, others include your family, and yet others are of your acquaintances fr
10、om church, your job, or community life. The Internet offers yet another opportunity for developing a social network with people who share something in common with you but whose paths you wouldn“t have necessarily crossed because they reside in other states or countries. Social networking on the Inte
11、rnet took off in popularity several years ago. Now there are over 200 sites where you can make new friends, find a date, exchange photos or make new business connections. At MySpace you can create a private community to share photos and interests with your network of friends or family members. It“s
12、become very popular with the high school and college-aged set, but the number of older adults participating on MySpace is growing rapidly. LinkedIn is a good example of a business networking site where your profile is more like a resume with a focus on work experience and skill sets such as engineer
13、ing or marketing. Although many of these social networking sites allow you to add pictures and personal information to attract new friends, it“s very important that you remember to stay safe on the Internet. Like any other public place, you need to be protective of your personal information when you
14、“re visiting sites on the Internet, and there are some bits of personal data that you should not share or have easily accessible on a social website. The obvious information not to publicly reveal is your actual address and phone number. In many cases you may not even want to provide your email addr
15、ess. It“s not wise to fill in any form with your exact birthday, the true city where you were born or your mother“s family name. There are all the types of information used by banks and credit card companies to verify your identify. A clever thief will troll social sites gathering this sort of infor
16、mation in order to steal an identity. So, be mindful when you join a social networking site that not everyone who contacts you is a trustworthy individual. If you“re interested in giving social networking a try, browse a site you want to join as a “guest“ for a while or ask some of your friends what
17、 sites they belong to. Fill out only the minimal profile information when you first join. You can always add more data later when you“ve become comfortable with the social interaction you have on that site. Also remember to remove information from your profile when you leave a site to which you don“
18、t intend to return.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the passage mainly talking about?（分数：2.00）A.Social networking provides a more convenient way to communicate with people online.B.Human beings are spending more time talking online than in real life.C.Social networking let people communicate with friends onlin
19、e perfectly.D.People are trying to find a better and secure way to communicate through Internet.(2).Via social networking, we can _.（分数：2.00）A.find some useful information about our societyB.ask others to help us with our businessesC.make friends, business connections or find appointmentsD.get priva
20、te information about others(3).What“s the major function of LinkedIn?（分数：2.00）A.It provides a platform to exchange fantastic photos and some rare information.B.It supplies some personal information related with experience and craftsmanship.C.It offers various ways to show yourself to your friends.D.
21、It gives students an opportunity to share common interests.(4).What should you do to protect yourself on Internet?（分数：2.00）A.change your personal information as much as possible.B.not reveal any of your interests and photos.C.conceal your real personal information.D.not provide your personal address
22、 and phone number.(5).“minimal profile information“ in the last paragraph means _.（分数：2.00）A.filling out as much information as possibleB.filling out as less information as possibleC.filling out some private informationD.filling out the information up to the lowest acceptable level五、Text 2(总题数：1，分数：
23、10.00)Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return? Since OPEC agreed to supply-cuts in March, the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel, up from less than $10 last December. This near-tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shocks resulted in d
24、ouble-digit inflation and global economic decline. So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time? The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports. Strengthening economic growth, at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere, could push th
25、e price higher still in the short term. Yet there are good reasons to expect the economic consequences now to be less severe than in the 1970s. In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s. In Europe, taxes account for up to
26、 four-fifths of the retail price, so even quite big changes in the price of crude have a more muted effect on pump prices than in the past. Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were, and so less sensitive to swings in the oil price. Energy conservation, a shift to other fuels and
27、a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption. Software, consultancy and mobile telephones use far less oil than steel or car production. For each dollar of GDP (in constant prices) rich economies now use nearly 50% less oil than in 1973. The OECD est
28、imates in its latest Economic Outlook that, if oil prices averaged $22 a barrel for a full year, compared with $13 in 1998, this would increase the oil import bill in rich economies by only 0.25%0.5% of GDP. That is less than one-quarter of the income loss in 1974 or 1980. On the other hand, oil-imp
29、orting emerging economiesto which heavy industry has shiftedhave become more energy-intensive, and so could be more seriously squeezed. One more reason not to lose sleep over the rise in oil prices is that, unlike the rises in the 1970s, it has not occurred against the background of general commodit
30、y-price inflation and global excess demand. A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline. The Economist“s commodity price index is broadly unchanging from a year ago. In 1973 commodity prices jumped by 70%, and in 1979 by almost 30%.（分数：10.00）(1).The main reason for the
31、 latest rise of oil price is _.（分数：2.00）A.global inflationB.reduction in supplyC.fast growth in economyD.Iraq“s suspension of exports(2).It can be inferred from the text that the retail price of petrol will go up dramatically if _.（分数：2.00）A.price of crude risesB.commodity prices riseC.consumption r
32、isesD.oil taxes rise(3).The estimates in Economic Outlook show that in rich countries _.（分数：2.00）A.heavy industry becomes more energy-intensiveB.income loss mainly results from fluctuating crude oil pricesC.manufacturing industry has been seriously squeezedD.oil price changes have no significant imp
33、act on GDP(4).We can draw a conclusion from the text that _.（分数：2.00）A.oil-price shocks are less shocking nowB.inflation seems irrelevant to oil-price shocksC.energy conservation can keep down the oil pricesD.the price rise of crude leads to the shrinking of heavy industry(5).From the text we can se
34、e that the writer seems _.（分数：2.00）A.optimisticB.sensitiveC.gloomyD.scared六、Text 3(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Investment in the public sector, such as electricity, irrigation, public services and transport (excluding vehicles, ships and planes) increased by about 10%, although the emphasis moved to the transpor
35、t and away from the other sectors mentioned. Trade and services recorded a 16%17% investment growth, including a 30% increase in investment in business premises. Industrial investment is estimated to have risen by 8%. Although the share of agriculture in total gross investment in the economy continu
36、ed to decline, investment grew by 9% in absolute equipment. Housing construction had 12% more invested in it in 1964, not so much owing to increased demand, as to fears of new taxes and limitation of building. Total consumption in real terms rose by close on 11% during 1964, and per capita personal
37、consumption by under 7%, as in 1963. The undesirable trend towards a rapid rise in consumption, evident in previous years, remained unaltered. Since at current prices consumption rose by 16% and disposable income by 13%, there was evidently a fall in the rate of saving in the private sector of the e
38、conomy. Once again consumption patterns indicated a swift advance in the standard of living. Expenditure on food declined in significance, although consumption of fruit increased. Spending on furniture and household equipment, health, education and recreation continued to increase. The greatest proo
39、f of altered living standards was the rapid expansion of expenditure on transport (including private cars) and personal services of all kinds, which occurred during 1964. The progressive wealth of large sectors of the public was demonstrated by the changing composition of durable goods purchased. Sa
40、turation (饱和) point was rapidly being approached for items such as the first household radio, gas cookers, and electric refrigerators, whereas increasing purchases of automobiles and television sets were registered.（分数：10.00）(1).From this passage, we learn that people _.（分数：2.00）A.spent more money t
41、han they earnedB.saved more money than previouslyC.invested and consumed at an accelerated paceD.spent their money wisely(2).The author thinks that the trend towards a rapid rise in consumption was “undesirable“ because _.（分数：2.00）A.expenditure on luxuries increasedB.people were wealthyC.people cons
42、umed lessD.people saved less(3).Expenditure increased on all the following EXCEPT _.（分数：2.00）A.foodB.automobilesC.educationD.entertainment(4).It can be inferred from the increase of fruit consumption that _.（分数：2.00）A.people had to spend more on transportation and furnitureB.the price of fruit dropp
43、ed dramaticallyC.people were more money consciousD.people were more healthy conscious(5).The word “registered“ in the last line most probably means _.（分数：2.00）A.markedB.approachedC.listedD.booked七、Text 4(总题数：1，分数：10.00)How“s this for unintended consequences? Some of the biggest beneficiaries (受惠者) o
44、f the women“s movement have been married men. According to a new study by the Pew Research Center, married men have a 60% higher average household income than they did in 1970, even adjusted for inflation. Unmarried men, on the other hand, only got a 16% bump. One reason for the rise is that more me
45、n are marrying women who make more money than they do, mainly because there are more high-income women to go around. In 1970, just 4% of men at the age of 30 to 44 had wives who brought in more money than they did. By 2007, more than a fifth of men in that age range had wives who out-earned them. Me
46、mbers of this thriving demographic (人口统计学的) are effectively doubling their income or more when they wed, without doubling their costs. Aside from the increase in white-collar women, the other trend summed up by the Pew Research Center is that marriage rates have declined most sharply among the least
47、 educated men and women, which helps explain why the average household income figures for married men have pulled even further ahead of those for their single counterparts. More of the least rich are unmarried than before. The study, which drew on household income data from the Decennial Census and
48、the 2007 American Community Survey, showed that the biggest gainers were married college-educated men. The biggest losers were unmarried men who did not complete high school or who only had a high school diploma. After adjusting for inflation, the 2007 unmarried low-income men and women had lower ho
49、usehold incomes than their 1970 counterparts. “The steeper decline in marriage among the less educated has contributed to a steeper decline in their income,“ says one of the study“s authors, D“Vera Cohn. The trend has a dark side, says Dalton Conley, social sciences dean at New York University. “High-income women marrying high-income men is one of the drivers of inequality,“ he says. “It affects the distribution of income between families.“ He notes that among college-educated high-income couples, the divorce rate is getting l
