1、MBA 联考-英语-11 及答案解析(总分：95.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Section Vocabulary(总题数：20，分数：10.00)1.Britain might still be part of France if it werent _ a disastrous flood 200000 years ago, according to scientists from Imperial College in London.A. upon B. with C. in D. for（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2.She refused to tell us the _
2、of the news although we insisted that she should.A. source B. beginning C. birth D. origin（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.3.Things went well for him during his early life but in middle age his _ seemed to change.A. chance B. luck C. career D. opportunity（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.4.We shall send you commercial invoice, bill
3、s of lading and insurance certificates so that you can _ the goods on a D/P basis.A. consume B. complain C. concern D. claim（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.5.You shouldnt have written in the _ since the book belongs to the library.A. interval B. border C. margin D. edge（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.6.Is he going to _ his mothe
4、r into lending him all her money for his business?A. receive B. deceive C. perceive D. conceive（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.7.He is the only one that is senior in age _ her so she called him old pal.A. over B. against C. to D. above（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.8.The poor countries are extremely _ to international economic
5、fluctuations.A. inclined B. vulnerable C. attracted D. reduced（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.9.Its been very cold the last few days. I think the winters _ already.A. set in B. set off C. set on D. set out（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.10.Whenever a big company _ a small one, the product almost always gets worse.A. gets on with
6、 B. cuts down C. takes over D. puts up with（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.11.Most people cant _ the day without at least one cup of tea or coffee.A. get through B. get on C. get at D. get by（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.12.The population will be increasing very fast unless they _ with new methods to deal with it.A. come to B.
7、 come away C. come over D. come up（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.13.Modern medicine and new methods of food production allow adults to live longer and babies to _ easier.A. exist B. extinct C. survive D. revive（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.14.We are willing to allow you _ at 10% calculated on gross profits.A. commodity B. con
8、signmentC. conveyance D. commission（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.15.It is believed that high interest rates _ people from borrowing money from the commercial banks.A. discourage B. decrease C. disgust D. disturb（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.16.I can _ some noise while Im studying, but I cant stand loud noises.A. come up with
9、 B. catch up with C. put up with D. keep up with（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.17.The audience were so _that they forgot to applause after his wonderful lecture on international politics.A. carried out B. carried away C. carried on D. carried in（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.18.You still need some substantial examples _ suppor
10、t of your argument, or few people will believe in your idea.A. on B. in C. for D. to（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.19.Psychologists have done extensive studies on how well patients _ with doctors orders.A. comply B. correspond C. interact D. interfere（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.20.The manager is calling on a _ customer tryi
11、ng to talk him into signing the contract.A. prosperous B. preliminary C. pessimistic D. prospective（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.二、Section Cloze(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Advancing age means losing your hair, your waistline and your memory, right? Dana Denis is just 40 years old, but (21) shes worried about what she calls
12、“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 “early Alzheimers(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
13、, we tend to blame age (24) problems that are not necessarily age-related.“When a teenager cant find her keys, she thinks its because shes 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, m
14、emory doesnt worsen as (27) as many of us think. “As we (28) , the memory mechanism isnt (29) ,“ says psychologist Fergus Craik. “Its just inefficient.“The brains processing (30) slows down over the years, though no one knows exactly (31) Recent research suggests that nerve cells lose efficiency and
15、 (32) theres less activity in the brain. But, cautions Barry Gordon, “Its 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
16、to compensate for normal slippage in your memory gears, though it (37) effort. Margaret Sewell says: “Were a quick-fix culture, but you have to (38) to keep your brain (39) shape. Its like having a good body. You cant go to the gym once a year (40) expect to stay in top form./（分数：10.00）(1).A. almost
17、 B. seldom C. already D. never（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(2).A. joke B. laugh C. blame D. criticize（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(3).A. much B. little C. more D. less（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(4).A. since B. for C. by D. because（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(5).A. memory B. mind C. trouble D. health（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(6).A. disorganizing B. misp
18、lacing C. putting D. finding（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(7).A. swiftly B. frequently C. timely D. quickly（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(8).A. mature B. advance C. age D. grow（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(9).A. broken B. poor C. perfect D. working（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(10).A. pattern B. time C. space D. information（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(11).A. w
19、hy B. how C. what D. when（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(12).A. since B. hence C. that D. although（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(13).A. irregular B. better C. normal D. worse（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(14).A. famous B. senior C. popular D. trained（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(15).A. as B. till C. though D. yet（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(16).A. stages B. ste
20、ps C. advantages D. purposes（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(17).A. makes B. takes C. does D. spends（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(18).A. rest B. come C. work D. study（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(19).A. to B. for C. on D. in（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(20).A. so B. or C. and D. if（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.三、Section Reading Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数
21、：1，分数：10.00)Anyone who doubts that global financial markets control national economies need only look at the crisis facing the “tigers“ of the Far East. Last year, the value of their currencies dropped rapidly, after investors decided that their economic policies were not strong enough; now the regi
22、on is suffering slower growth, lower living standards and rising unemployment.The situation in Asia shows how power has shifted from individual governments to the markets. In theory, governments are free to set their own economic policies; in practice, they must conform to a global economic model or
23、 risk being penalized by the markets.Adjusting to this new “economic order“ is proving difficult, in the developed world, and in particular the European Union, globalization is facing widespread public resistance. Critics complain that, without the protection of trade barriers, jobs are being lost t
24、o workers in poorer countries, and wages for employees in rich countries are falling. Opponents in the European Union point to the effects that globalization has had in the U.S. and Britain. In those countries, wages are stagnant-except for a few privileged-and taxes and welfare benefits have been r
25、educed to help companies compete with industries in the developing world.Those in favor of globalization accuse their critics of being shortsighted protectionists. They claim that a more integrated global economy will ultimately benefit everyone because it will enable countries to specialize in thos
26、e areas where they perform best. Developing countries, with their higher populations and lower wages, will concentrate on labor-intensive industries. The richer countries, on the other hand, will diversify into high-tech industries, where high productivity and specialist knowledge are paramount. The
27、 effect of this will be to improve productivity in all countries, leading to higher living standards. The free movement of capital will also help poorer countries develop so that they can play a full and active role in the world economy.But how close are we to a truly global economy? For those in fa
28、vor of globalization, probably too close. But in terms of real economic integration, there are still many problems to be solved. A global economy would mean complete freedom of movement of goods and services, capital, and labor. Yet, even ignoring the tariffs and other restrictions still in place, c
29、ross-border trade remains tiny as compared with the volume of goods and services traded within countries; foreign investment is also extremely small, amounting to little more than five percent of the developed worlds domestic investments.But what is really holding globalization back is the lack of l
30、abor mobility. Labor markets remain overwhelmingly national, even in areas like the European Union, where citizens can live and work in any EU country. The main reasons for this are language and cultural barriers; the lack of internationally recognized qualifications; and, in some cases, strict immi
31、gration controls.（分数：10.00）(1).The main reason why some Asian countries are suffering from economic depression is that they _.A. doubt that global financial markets will control national economiesB. fail to follow a global economic model adequatelyC. have set their own free economic policiesD. have
32、their power interfere with the markets（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The main opposition to globalization is that _.A. taxes and welfare in the developed countries are reduced without protection of trade barriersB. there are too great economic differences between rich and poor countriesC. globalization is ben
33、eficial to the developing countries onlyD. high productivity and specialist knowledge are not suitable to labor-intensive industries（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What does the sentence “wages are stagnant“ (Paragraph 3) most probably mean?A. Wages stop rising.B. Wages are so high that there is no need to ris
34、e.C. There is a pause in wages, but they will soon rise.D. Wages begin to fall.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The word “paramount“ (Paragraph 4) may be replaced by _.A. vital B. more important C. less important D. similar（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).The author suggests in the passage that in order to realize a truly
35、global economy, great efforts should be made in all the following aspects EXCEPT _.A. elimination of language and cultural barriersB. permission of free labor mobilityC. increase in the volume of goods and services traded beyond borderD. reduction of tariffs and loosening of other restrictions（分数：2.
36、00）A.B.C.D.五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)In some countries where racial prejudice is acute, violence has so come to be taken for granted as a means of solving differences, that it is not even questioned. There are countries where the white man imposes his rule by brute force; there are countries wher
37、e the black man protests by setting fire to cities and by looting and pillaging. Important people on both sides, who would in other respects appear to be reasonable men, get up and calmly argue in favor of violence-as if it were a legitimate solution, like any other. What is really frightening, what
38、 really fills you with despair, is the realization that when it comes to the crunch, we have made no actual progress at all. We may wear collars and ties instead of war-paint, but our instinct remain basically unchanged. The whole of the recorded history of the human race, that tedious documentation
39、 of violence, has taught us absolutely nothing. We have still not learnt that violence never solves a problem but makes it more acute. The sheer horror, the bloodshed, the suffering means nothing. No solution ever comes to light the morning after when we dismally contemplate the smoking ruins and wo
40、nder what hit us.The truly reasonable men who know where the solutions lie are finding it harder and harder to get a hearing. They are despised, mistrusted and even persecuted by their own kind because they advocate such apparently outrageous things as law enforcement. If half the energy that goes i
41、nto violent acts were put to good use, if our efforts were directed at cleaning up the slums and ghettos, at improving living-standards and providing education and employment for all, we would have gone a long way to arriving at a solution. Our strength is sapped by having to mop up the mess that vi
42、olence leaves in its wake. In a well-directed effort, it would not be impossible to fulfill the ideals of a stable social program. The benefits that can be derived from constructive solutions are everywhere apparent in the world around us. Genuine and lasting solutions are always possible, providing
43、 we work within the framework of the law.Before we can even begin to contemplate peaceful co-existence between the races, we must appreciate each others problems. And to do this, we must learn about them: it is a simple exercise in communication, in exchanging information. “Talk, talk, talk,“ the ad
44、vocates of violence say, “all you ever do is talk, and we are none the wiser.“ Its rather like the story of the famous barrister who painstakingly explained his case to the judge. After listening to a lengthy argument the judge complained that after all this talk, he was none the wiser. “Possibly, m
45、y Lord,“ the barrister replied, “none the wiser, but surely far better informed.“ Knowledge is the necessary prerequisite to wisdom: the knowledge that violence creates the evils it pretends to solve.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the best title for this passage?A. Advocating Violence.B. Violence Can Do Noth
46、ing to Diminish Race Prejudice.C. Important People on Both Sides See Violence As a Legitimate Solution.D. The Instincts of Human Race Are Thirsty for Violence.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the passage, recorded history has taught us _.A. violence never solves anything B. nothingC. the bloodshed
47、means nothing D. everything（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).It can be inferred that truly reasonable men _.A. cant get a hearingB. are looked down uponC. are persecutedD. have difficulty in advocating law enforcement（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The sentence “He was none the wiser“ (Paragraph 3) probably means _.A. he w
48、as not at all wise in listeningB. he was not at all wiser than nothing beforeC. he gains nothing after listeningD. he makes no sense of the argument（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).According to the author the best way to solve race prejudice is _.A. law enforcement B. knowledgeC. nonviolence D. mopping up the v
49、iolent mess（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.六、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：10.00)We assumed ethics needed the seal of certainty, else it was non-rational. And certainty was to be produced by a deductive model: the correct actions were derivable from classical first principles or a hierarchically ranked pantheon of principles. This model, though, is bankrupt.I suggest we think of ethics as analogous to language usage. There are no univocal rule
