1、MBA 联考英语-12 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Vocab(总题数：20，分数：10.00)1.Britain has the highest _ of road traffic in the world-over 60 cars for every mile of road.（分数：0.50）A.popularityB.densityC.intensityD.prosperity2._ my knowledge, she has not seen her parents since she left the United States.（分
2、数：0.50）A.InB.AsC.AtD.To3.If we dont receive any reply by tomorrow morning, I shall have to _ him on the phone.（分数：0.50）A.get toB.get ontoC.get on withD.get over4.If _ and lodging are included in educational fees, a university student in the U.S. will need approximately $10,000 a year.（分数：0.50）A.meal
3、B.boardC.foodD.provisions5.It is a (an) _ truth that man is the only animal that has the power to speak and reason.（分数：0.50）A.worthyB.virtualC.universalD.indefinite6.The work was almost complete when we received the order to _ no further with it.（分数：0.50）A.progressB.proceedC.promptD.promote7.Theres
4、something _ her that makes you most willing to take orders from her.（分数：0.50）A.withB.inC.aboutD.for8.The Export-Import Bank extends long-term _ at favorable rate to foreign buyers, thus financing the purchase of U.S. goods and services.（分数：0.50）A.mortgagesB.securitiesC.insurancesD.loans9.In the dark
5、ness, it is difficult for us to _ the tower from the other buildings around it.（分数：0.50）A.distinguishB.divideC.separateD.discover10.If you do not follow my suggestion, you will make yourself _ to dangers.（分数：0.50）A.likelyB.possibleC.liableD.probable11.Governments today play an increasingly larger ro
6、le in the _ of welfare, economics, and education.（分数：0.50）A.scopesB.rangesC.ranksD.domains12.It is believed that the government gets a (an) _ from taxes and the profits from state-run business.（分数：0.50）A.incomeB.interestC.revenueD.premium13.Share prices on the Stock Exchange plunged sharply in the m
7、orning but _ slightly in the afternoon.（分数：0.50）A.recoveredB.regainedC.restoredD.resolved14.Psychologists have done extensive studies on how well patients _ with doctors orders.（分数：0.50）A.complyB.correspondC.interactD.interfere15.Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not _ close
8、examination.（分数：0.50）A.put upB.keep upC.stand up toD.look up to16.We have no figures on the number of workers employed in the _ stages of iron production.（分数：0.50）A.variousB.variableC.variedD.variant17.The purpose of a _ is to cut down imports in order to protect domestic industry and workers from f
9、oreign competition.（分数：0.50）A.taxB.tollC.feeD.tariff18.Many new _ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.（分数：0.50）A.opportunitiesB.realitiesC.necessitiesD.probabilities19.Very few people could understand his lecture because the subject was very _.（分数：0.50）A.faintB.inde
10、finiteC.obscureD.gloomy20.Our manager is _ an important customer now and he will be back this afternoon.（分数：0.50）A.calling onB.calling inC.calling upD.calling for二、BSection Cloze(总题数：1，分数：10.00)BDirections:/BRead the following passage. For each numbered blank there are four choices marked A, B, C an
11、d D. Choose the best one and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Large lecture classes are frequently regarded as a necessary evil. Such classes U(21) /U be offered in many colleges and universities to meet high student U(22) /U with limited faculty resource,U (23) /U teaching a large lecture class
12、 can be a U(24) /U task. Lecture halls are U(25) /U large, barren, and forbidding. It is difficult to get to know students. Students may seem bored in the U(26) /U environment and may U(27) /U read newspapers or even leave class in the middle of a lecture. Written work by the students seems out of t
13、he U(28) /U.Although the challenges of teaching a large lecture class are U(29) /U, they are not insurmountable. The solution is to develop U(30) /U methods of classroom instruction that can reduce, if not U(31) /U, many of the difficulties U(32) /U in the mass class. In fact, we have U(33) /U at Ke
14、nt State University teaching techniques which help make a large lecture class more like a small U(34) /U.An U(35) /U but important benefit of teaching the course U(36) /U this manner has involved the activities of the teaching assistants who help us mark students written work. The faculty instructor
15、 originally decided to ask the teaching assistants for help U(37) /U this was the only practical way to U(38) /U that all the papers could be evaluated. Now those U(39) /U report enjoying their new status as “junior professors“, gaining a very different U(40) /U on college education by being on the
16、other side of the desk, learning a great deal about the subject matter, and improving their own writing as a direct result of grading other students papers.（分数：10.00）A.shouldB.willC.canD.have toA.requestB.demandC.challengeD.requirementA.andB.butC.althoughD.unlessA.competitiveB.rewardingC.routineD.tr
17、oublesomeA.spaciouslyB.exceptionallyC.typicallyD.unusuallyA.unconsciousB.impatientC.unawareD.impersonalA.frequentlyB.delightedlyC.inevitablyD.unexpectedlyA.problemB.solutionC.questionD.answerA.tinyB.potentialC.fundamentalD.substantialA.personalB.innovativeC.initiativeD.persuasiveA.increaseB.accumula
18、teC.eliminateD.diminishA.inherentB.inheritedC.injectedD.integratedA.introducedB.insertedC.modifiedD.revisedA.conferenceB.assemblyC.seminarD.courseA.incredibleB.obscureC.unanticipatedD.inspiringA.atB.throughC.byD.inA.so thatB.althoughC.whenD.becauseA.ensureB.assureC.secureD.certifyA.new teachersB.sen
19、ior studentsC.associate professorsD.part-time professionalsA.inspirationB.expectationC.stimulationD.perspective三、BSection Readi(总题数：4，分数：40.00)BDirections:/BRead the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. BPassa
20、ge One/BOne of the questions that is coming into focus as we face growing scarcity of resources of many kinds in the world is how to divide limited resources among countries. In the international development community, the conventional wisdom has been that the 2 billion people living in poor countri
21、es could never expect to reach the standard of living that most of us in North America enjoy, simply because the world does not contain enough iron ore, protein, petroleum, and so on. At the same time, we in the United States have continued to pursue super affluence as though there were no limits on
22、 how much we could consume. We make up 6 percent of the worlds people; yet we consume one-third of the worlds resources.As long as the resources we consumed each year came primarily from within our own boundaries, this was largely an internal matter. But as our resources come more and more from the
23、outside world, “outsiders“ are going to have some say over the rate at which and terms under which we consume. We will no longer be able to think in terms of “our“ resources and “their“ resources, but only of common resources.As Americans consuming such a disproportionate share of the worlds resourc
24、es, we have to question whether or not we can continue our pursuit of super affluence in a world of scarcity. We are now reaching the point where we must carefully examine the presumed link between our level of well-being and the level of material goods consumed. If you have only one crust of bread
25、and get another crust of bread, your well-being is greatly enhanced. But if you have a loaf of bread, then an additional crust of bread doesnt make that much difference. In the eyes of most of the world today, Americans have their loaf of bread and are asking for still more. People elsewhere are beg
26、inning to ask why. This is the question were going to have to answer, whether were trying to persuade countries to step up their exports of oil to us or trying to convince them that we ought to be permitted to maintain our share of the world fish catch.The prospect of a scarcity of, and competition
27、for, the worlds resources requires that we reexamine the way in which we relate to the rest of the world. It means we find ways of cutting back on resource consumption that is dependent on the resources and cooperation of other countries. We cannot expect people in these countries to concern themsel
28、ves with our worsening energy and food shortages unless we demonstrate some concern for the hunger, illiteracy and disease that are diminishing life for them.（分数：10.00）(1).The writer warns Americans that _.（分数：2.00）A.their excessive consumption has caused world resource exhaustionB.they are confront
29、ed with the problem of how to obtain more material goodsC.their unfair share of the worlds resources should give way to proper division among countriesD.they have to discard their cars for lack of fossil fuel in the world(2).According to the passage, it has long been believed that _.（分数：2.00）A.peopl
30、e in poor countries scarcely know how to enjoy a high standard of livingB.the worlds resources being limited, people in underdeveloped countries are bound to live a poor lifeC.most Americans know that the worlds resources of many kinds are becoming scarceD.it is impossible for all the people in the
31、world to improve their living standards(3).By “common resources“ (Paragraph 2), the author means that _.（分数：2.00）A.the resources possessed by the United States should be shared by other countriesB.Americans have the right to consume resources both from their home country and from abroadC.it is diffi
32、cult to distinguish the resources possessed by America from those possessed by other countriesD.all the resources in the world should be shared by all the countries(4).The writer gives the example of bread to show that _.（分数：2.00）A.the United States has been much richer than any other countriesB.the
33、 United States has acquired more than what it has contributedC.the United States has been too greedy in its pursuit of super affluenceD.the United States is more capable of pursuing affluence than other countries(5).What is the conclusion of this passage?（分数：2.00）A.The United States will be isolated
34、 if it does not stop pursuing super affluence.B.The poor countries will no longer supply the United States with their goods.C.The United States should care about the well-being of other countries.D.It is time for the Americans to help the people in poor countries to improve their living standards.BP
35、assage Two/BGenetic engineering holds great potential payoffs for farmers and consumers by making crops resistant to pests, diseases, and even chemicals used to kill surrounding weeds; but new research raises concerns that altering crops to withstand such threats may pose new risks-from none other t
36、han the weeds themselves. This is due to the weeds ability to acquire genes from the neighboring agricultural crops. Researchers found that when a weed cross-breeds with a farm-cultivated relative and thus acquires new genetic traits-possibly including artificial genes engineered to make the crop ha
37、rdier-the hybrid weed can pass along those traits to future generations.“The result may be very hardy, hard-to-kill weeds,“ said Allison Snow, a plant ecologist at Ohio State University in Columbus who conducted the experiments over the past six years along with two colleagues. They presented their
38、results last week at the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America in Madison, Wisconsin.The findings suggest that genetic engineering done with the aim of improving crops-growing the new genetic traits such as resistance to herbicides or pests- could ultimately have unintended and harmful
39、 consequences for the crops if weeds acquire the same trait and use it to out-compete the crops. “Gene movement from crops to their wild relatives is an ongoing process that can be ultimately harmful to crops,“ said Snow.The results of the experiments challenge a common belief that hybrids gradually
40、 die out over several generations, Snow explained. “There has been an assumption that crop genes wouldnt persist in crop-weed hybrids“ because hybrids are thought to be less successful at reproducing, she said. However, Snows research contradicted this assumption: Hybrid wild radishes survived in al
41、l six generations that were grown since the study began.Although the genetic traits the scientists monitored were natural and not genetically engineered, the findings nonetheless suggest that artificial improvements introduced into crops through genetic engineering could spread to weeds and become p
42、ermanent traits of the weed population.So strengthened, the weeds may pose a serious risk to the long-term health of agricultural crops. The danger exists in a number of crop plants-including rice, sunflower, sorghum, squash, and carrots-that are closely related to weeds with which they compete. Sno
43、w is concerned that the transfer of genes from crops to related weeds could rapidly render many herbicides (chemicals which kill weeds) ineffectual. That situation, she said, would be much like bacterial diseases acquiring resistance to antibiotics.Because plant hybrids arise in a single generation,
44、 however, it could happen much more quickly; “Modern agriculture is heavily dependent on herbicides,“ she said, “so people will notice when those dont work anymore.“（分数：10.00）(1).The word “this“ (Paragraph 1) probably refers to _.（分数：2.00）A.threats posed by chemicals used to kill weedsB.risks of alt
45、ering crops genetic make upsC.dangers inherent in the nature of weedsD.the results of recent research(2).According to the text, genetic engineering can be used to _.（分数：2.00）A.kill weeds through cross-breedingB.make crops hardierC.improve the yield and quality of most cropsD.make crops resistant to
46、chemical fertilizers(3).That genetically modified crops could have harmful effects can be deduced from the fact that _.（分数：2.00）A.gene movement between cultivated plants and wild ones is inevitableB.new research shows that genetically modified plants are likely to develop into weedsC.cross-breeding
47、is a natural processD.hybrids are generally more successful at breeding than natural plants(4).The potential for hazardous weeds developing from genetically modified plants is greatest for _.（分数：2.00）A.crops who rely on herbicides and pesticides for effective harvestsB.areas in which cross-breeding
48、is kept to a minimumC.agricultural crops grown for their contentD.crops that are closely related to weeds(5).It is implied that the main impact that gene transfer between crops and weeds could have is.（分数：2.00）A.the rapid development of unintended plant hybridsB.the collapse of the agricultural industryC.the development of pest and herbicide-resistant weedsD.the difficulty to determine the given nature of current researchBPassage Three/BWhen the American economy was running full tilt two years ago, few plac
