1、MBA 联考-英语-2 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.We find it extremely difficult to _ the meaning of what he has just said.A. get into B. get over C. get across D. get at（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2.That couple has endured so many emotional and financial _. It is amazing that their
2、marriage has lasted.A. issues B. crises C. subjects D. questions（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.3.The high living standards of the US cause its present population to _ 25 percent of the worlds oil.A. assume B. consume C. resume D. presume（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.4.That boy is such a good violinist that he will probably ma
3、ke quite a _ for himself.A. name B. glory C. fame D. character（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.5.The government _ a heavy tax on tobacco, which aroused opposition from the tobacco industry.A. pronounced B. imposed C. composed D. prescribed（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.6.Despite all the heated _ they had, they remained the best
4、of friends throughout their lives.A. viewpoints B. standpoints C. differences D. arguments（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.7.A national debate is now _ about whether we should replace golden weeks with paid vacations.A. in the way B. by the way C. under way D. out of the way（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.8.Many of those who come
5、 from the countryside find it difficult to adapt to the rapid _ of modern life.A. rate B. pace C. growth D. speed（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.9.Difficulties and hardships have _ the best qualities of the young scientist.A. brought forth B. brought upC. brought out D. brought about（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.10.The police
6、searched the building _ but failed to find out where the bomb was.A. throughout B. fully C. altogether D. thoroughly（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.11.in its 14 years of _ the European Union has earned the scorn of its citizens and skepticism from the United States.A. endurance B. emergence C. existence D. eminenc
7、e（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.12.Tom was extremely angry, but cool-headed enough to _ storming into the bosss office.A. avoid B. prohibit C. restrict D. prevent（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.13.Some companies have introduced _ working time with less emphasis on pressure and more on efficiency.A. rigid B. limited C. flexible
8、D. strict（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.14.In Africa, educational costs are very low for those who are _ enough to get into universities.A. ambitious B. fortunate C. aggressive D. substantial（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.15.This advertising company managed to obtain the _ right to do the advertisements for a famous joint comp
9、any in Beijing.A. exclusive B. excluding C. extra D. extraordinary（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.16.The eldest son _ all the family members to discuss how to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of their parents.A. clustered B. resembled C. assembled D. rendered（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.17.Mom used to be very busy at th
10、at time and had to put me _ the care of my grandma.A. for B. at C. on D. in（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.18.The Water Prize is an international award that _ outstanding contributions towards solving global water problems.A. recognizes B. requires C. releases D. relays（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.19.It is said that one hundr
11、ed dollars can hardly _ one night at a top hotel in Shanghai.A. pay B. cover C. spend D. cost（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.20.Oil is an important _ material which can be processed into many different products, including plastics.A. raw B. bleak C. flexible D. fertile（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.二、Section Cloze(总题数：1，分数：10.0
12、0)Humans are unique in the extent to which they can reflect on themselves and others. Humans are able to (21) , to think in abstract terms, to reflect on the future. A meaningless, (22) world is an insecure world. We do not like extensive insecurity. When it (23) to human behavior we infer meaning a
13、nd (24) to make the behavior understandable.(25) all this means is that people develop “quasi theories“ of human behavior, that is, theories that are not developed in a(an) (26) , scientific manner. When doing so, people believe they know (27) humans do the things they do.Lets consider an example. I
14、n the United States people have been (28) with the increasing amount of crime for several years. The extent of crime bothers us; we ourselves could be victims. But it (29) bothers us that people behave in such ways. Why can such things happen? We develop quasi theories. We (30) concerned about the h
15、igh crime rate, but we now believe we (31) it: our criminal justice system is (32) ; people have grown selfish and inconsiderate as our moral values weaken (33) the influence of liberal ideas; too many people are (34) drugs. These explanations suggest possible solutions. (35) the courts; put more pe
16、ople in jail as examples to other lawbreaker. There is now hope that the problem of crime can be solved if only we (36) these solutions. Again, the world is no longer meaningless nor (37) so threatening. These quasi theories (38) serve a very important function for us. But how accurate are they? How
17、 (39) will the suggested solutions be? These questions must be answered with (40) to how people normally go about developing or attaining their quasi theories of human behavior.（分数：10.00）(1).A. reason B. consider C. understand D. regard（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(2).A. unbelievable B. unimaginable C. unpredic
18、table D. unfortunate（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(3).A. goes B. comes C. makes D. concerns（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(4).A. explanations B. motives C. conclusions D. consequences（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(5).A. That B. How C. As D. What（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(6).A. objective B. subjective C. theoretic D. conclusive（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(7).
19、A. how B. why C. whether D. when（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(8).A. worried B. disturbed C. bothered D. concerned（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(9).A. also B. even C. yet D. still（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(10).A. retain B. remain C. maintain D. refrain（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(11).A. know B. comprehend C. understand D. grasp（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.
20、(12).A. precautious B. inadequate C. deficient D. destructive（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(13).A. by B. as C. from D. for（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(14).A. for B. on C. against. D. with（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(15).A. Consolidate B. Soften C. Confirm D. Strengthen（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(16).A. act on B. work out C. see to D. setup（分数：
21、0.50）A.B.C.D.(17).A. rather B. very C. much D. quite（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(18).A. moreover B. therefore C. nevertheless D. otherwise（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(19).A. effective B. efficient C. sufficient D. capable（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(20).A. respect B. relation C. result D. association（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.三、Section Readi
22、ng Co(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Because agriculture is so important to a nations well-being, governments have always been concerned with it. For example, the United States and Canada have long produced surpluses that complicate their economies. Surpluses tend to lower prices to farm
23、ers and seriously endanger the agriculture industry. Governments have instituted systems of price supports to maintain a fair price when surpluses cause prices to drop. The system in the United States is a good example. A government program supports the prices paid to farmers for grains, and other a
24、gricultural products.Support prices are based on parity, which is the ratio between the prices farmers receive for their crops and the prices they must pay for things they need. The government selected the period from 1910 to 1914 as a time when farm prices were in a fair ratio with farming costs. T
25、his is the base period now used to determine parity prices.The idea is to assure farmers that what they get for a bushel of wheat will buy the same amount of, say, seed as it did in the years of the base period; if prices drop too far below this ideal the government can help in a number of ways. For
26、 example, it may buy much of a surplus at parity prices. Governments have instituted a wide variety of other controls for prices and, also, for farm output, mainly at the request of the farmers themselves. Farm prices tend to fluctuate more than other prices do, and the incomes of farmers fluctuate
27、along with farm prices.Various measures for maintaining farm prices and incomes include tariff or import levies, import quotas, export subsidies, direct payment to farmers, and limitations on production. All of these measures are useful and are used to some extent by most developed countries. An imp
28、ortant example of such a program is the soil-bank plan, which aimed at limiting production while improving farmland.The European Economic Community (EEC) established a common agricultural policy (CAP) for its member nations, called the Common Market countries. The aim is to create free trade for ind
29、ividual commodities within the community. When production of a commodity exceeds EEC consumption, the EEC may buy the excess for storage, pay to have it reprocessed, or export it to countries outside the Common Market. In this way the EEC can maintain its members farm prices at levels equal to or ev
30、en higher than those in such market-competitive nations as the United States and Canada.（分数：10.00）(1).By saying that a countrys agricultural surpluses often “complicate“ its economy, the author means _.A. they throw the country into great disorderB. they entail more expenditure on the part of the go
31、vernmentC. they usually involve direct governmental support priceD. the government has to set up special pricing systems（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the passage, the parity system is used to _.A. encourage farmers to produce more grains in the futureB. lower the cost of producing agricultural p
32、roductC. determine the prices below which grains will not be soldD. ensure that the farmers interest is properly protected（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The governments impose many kinds of control for farm prices and output because _.A. farm crops are their main sources of exportB. the prices of different fa
33、rm crops vary greatlyC. they are fully aware of the importance of themD. farm prices and output are very unstable（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).It can be inferred that the common agricultural policy aims to _.A. avoid competition among its member nationsB. limit production and improve farmlandC. ensure a bala
34、nce between production and consumptionD. encourage free competition among its member nations（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).Why do governments show special concern for agriculture?A. Because farm prices go up and down constantly.B. Because farmers usually earn less than other income groups.C. Because there is
35、not much arable farmland left. D. Because farmers are confronted with fiercer competition.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：10.00)After Tesco entered the Thai market in 1998 with its brand of colorful, well-stocked superstores, angry local competitors tried to impede the powerhouse UK-based re
36、tailers progress with a wall of lawsuits-including one that would have forced Tesco Lotus, the companys regional subsidiary, to shut off air-conditioning because chilly stores posed a public health hazard to the equatorial Thai people. Frivolous legal actions were a minor nuisance compared with what
37、 came next. Over a five-month period last year, two Tesco Lotus outlets were bombed, another peppered with automatic weapons fire and yet another hit by a rocket-propelled grenade.Despite threats by governments to ban them, chains including Frances Carrefour and U.S.-based Wal-Mart are ramping up pl
38、ans to hundreds of new outlets throughout the region over the next several years. The onslaught threatens to run local retailers right out of business. Local retailers are not the only ones displaced when the superstore comes to town. Because of their high turnover, hypermarkets can throw their weig
39、ht around with local suppliers by demanding lower prices. Costco buys directly from manufacturers to stock its two stores in Japan-a practice that disrupts the countrys entrenched but inefficient distribution networks. Thats not to say the foreigners are unstoppable. Carrefour, the worlds second lar
40、gest retailer, tried and failed to crack the Hong Kong market in the 1990s. Hong Kong consumers seemed to prefer familiar neighborhood chain stores.Undeterred, foreign hypermarkets have learned to adapt, often by forming joint ventures with domestic partners and by stocking local wares. “A lot of pe
41、ople make the mistake of thinking that when Wal-Mart comes to town, we set up exactly the same system as we do everywhere,“ says Holley of Wal-Mart. “But we take our best practices and customize it to each market.“Mike Sinegal, head of Costcos Japan operations, agrees that stores must trim their sai
42、ls according to prevailing winds, but dismisses the notion that Asian consumers are very different from shoppers in, say, Los Angeles. When Costco entered Japan, he says, local suppliers insisted American shampoos wouldnt sell because Japanese hair is different. But Costcos private-label brand quick
43、ly became one of its top-selling products. “The bottom line is that the uniqueness of these markets is overrated,“ says Sinegal.Local retailers assert that they are more aware of the local people and their consumption customs compared with the foreigners. Shoppers, however, dont seem to care. Becaus
44、e of economic globalization, it doesnt matter whether you are a foreign store or a domestic store. Whats important is that you provide what local customers really need at a price that most people can afford.（分数：10.00）(1).What is the passage mainly about?A. The influence of foreign superstores on Asi
45、as economy.B. The challenges that foreign superstores face in Asia.C. The marketing strategies of famous foreign superstores in Asia.D. The role of famous hypermarkets in the process of economic globalization.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The phrase “throw ones weight around“ (Paragraph 2) probably means _.A
46、. to look down upon others and intimidate others into doing somethingB. to spend money foolishly in order to show ones wealthC. to use ones power to tell people what to do in an unpleasant wayD. to discourage others by showing off their strength（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Mike Sinegal indicates that _.A. t
47、he foreign chains should take their best practices and customize them to each marketB. the differences between markets are not as great as people have expectedC. private-level brand neednt take the locational factor so seriouslyD. the uniqueness of the market is not as important as the marketing str
48、ategy（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).We can learn from the passage that _.A. some foreign chains are considering relocating to more hospitable landsB. Carrefour is quite welcome by the local consumers with its abundance of productsC. Costco has carried out many promotional campaigns to attract the local custom
49、ersD. some foreign hyperstores are trying to cooperate with local partners to adjust themselves（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(5).What is the authors attitude towards foreign superstores?A. Approving. B. Critical. C. Indifferent. D. Suspicious.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.六、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：10.00)It is hard to predict how science is going to turn out, and if it is really good science it is impossible to predict. If the things to be found are actuall
