1、MBA 联考英语-4 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.Since our knowledge is _, none of us can exclude the possibility of being wrong.（分数：0.50）A.delicateB.restrainedC.controlledD.finite2.The author of the report is well _ with the problems in the hospital because he has been worki
2、ng there for many years.（分数：0.50）A.informedB.enlightenedC.acquaintedD.acknowledged3.The population will be increasing very fast unless they _ with new methods to deal with it.（分数：0.50）A.come toB.come awayC.come overD.come up4.You shouldnt have written in the _ since the book belongs to the library.（
3、分数：0.50）A.intervalB.borderC.marginD.edge5.As a _ president, his views are treated with respect when he is interviewed.（分数：0.50）A.priorB.previousC.lateD.former6.The opposition party demands that those cabinet members who are involved in the recent scandal should _.（分数：0.50）A.let downB.step downC.put
4、downD.come down7.We are willing to allow you _ at 10% calculated on gross profits.（分数：0.50）A.commodityB.consignmentC.conveyanceD.commission8.You would be _ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.（分数：0.50）A.omittingB.attachingC.affordingD.running9.The manager was very pleased with the incre
5、ased _ from the factory last month.（分数：0.50）A.outcomeB.outlineC.outputD.outset10.Liquids such as water and oil take up space and they are measured in units of liquid _.（分数：0.50）A.vesselB.barrelC.tankD.volume11.The fact that he has made a serious mistake does not _ your treating him that way.（分数：0.50
6、）A.justifyB.proveC.verifyD.agree12.Robert seldom has the opportunity to date with her. Because her family _ her to stay out after darkness.（分数：0.50）A.stopB.hinderC.prohibitD.forbid13.I managed to talk down the price and bought the coat _ the discount of 20 percent.（分数：0.50）A.forB.withC.onD.at14.The
7、police are trying to find out the _of the woman killed in the traffic accident.（分数：0.50）A.evidenceB.recognitionC.statusD.identity15.The headmaster warned him to _his ways if he wanted to stay at the school.（分数：0.50）A.repairB.restoreC.mendD.protect16.Einstein, like other great physicists before him,
8、worked out new theories that challenge our _ concept of the universe.（分数：0.50）A.existedB.establishedC.organizedD.adjusted17.Mobile telecommunications _ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies.（分数：0.50）A.potentialB.possessionC.impactD.cap
9、acity18.I dont like football, but some people are _ about it, which is beyond my comprehension.（分数：0.50）A.fondB.anxiousC.crazyD.curious19.Of all the soldiers they had the _ of being the fiercest, the most patriotic and the toughest.（分数：0.50）A.recognitionB.reservationC.reputationD.recreation20.You st
10、ill need some substantial examples _ support of your argument, or few people will believe in your idea.（分数：0.50）A.onB.inC.forD.to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 and D. Choices the best one and mar
11、k your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.Excitement, fatigue, and anxiety can all be detected from someones blinks, according to psychologist John Stern U(21) /U Washington University in St. Louis. Stern specialized in the study on these tiny twitches, using them as sensitive U(22) /U of how the brain works
12、. “I use blinks as a psychological measure to makeU (23) /U about thinking because I have very little U(24) /U in what you tell me about what you are thinking.“ He says. “If I ask you the question, what does the phrase a rolling stone gathers no moss mean? you cant tell me U(25) /U youve started loo
13、king for the answer. But I can, by watching your eyes.“Blinks also tell Stern when you have understood his question-often long before hes finished asking it-and when youve found an answer or part of U(26) /U. “We blink at times U(27) /U are psychologically important.“ He says. “You have listened to
14、a question, you understand it, U(28) /U you can take time out for a blink. Blinks are U(29) /U marks. Their timing is tied to what is going on in your U(30) /U.“Stern has found that U(31) /U suppress blinks when they are absorbing or anticipating U(32) /U but not when theyre reciting it. People blin
15、k later, for example, U(33) /U they have to memorize six numbers instead of two. “You dont blink,“ he says, “until you have U(34) /U the information to some short-term memory store.“ And if subjects are cued U(35) /U the set of numbers is coming, say, five seconds, theyll curb their blinks until the
16、 task is U(36) /U. Similarly, the more important the information that people are taking in, the more likely they are to put their blinks on hold for U(37) /U Pilots blink less when theyre U(38) /U for flying a plane than when they U(39) /U their eyes from the road to the rearview mirror. But if they
17、 see the flashing lights of a state trooper behind them, their U(40) /U will move fast to the speed-meter and back to the mirror.（分数：10.00）A.toB.ofC.withD.inA.probesB.researchesC.microscopesD.pursuitsA.picturesB.studiesC.conclusionsD.inferencesA.doubtB.questionC.inclinationD.faithA.whenB.whyC.whereD
18、.whomA.oneB.itC.thatD.thisA.thatB.whatC.whereD.whyA.butB.howC.sinceD.nowA.evaluationB.communicationC.punctuationD.considerationA.eyeB.heartC.headD.questionA.scientistsB.theyC.psychologistsD.subjectsA.mindB.memoryC.informationD.directionA.ifB.untilC.unlessD.exceptA.retrievedB.memorizedC.absorbedD.com
19、mittedA.howB.thatC.ifD.whenA.overB.upC.offD.inA.itB.themC.usD.themselvesA.relaxedB.tiredC.responsibleD.capableA.shiftB.shutC.playD.focusA.eyesB.carsC.lightsD.blinks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
20、, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. BPassage One/BScholastic thinkers held a wide variety of doctrines in both philosophy and theology, the study of religion. What gives unity to the whole Scholastic movement, the academic practice in Europe from the 9th to the 17th centuries, are the com
21、mon aims, attitudes, and methods generally accepted by all its members. The chief concern of the Scholastics was not to discover new facts but to integrate the knowledge already acquired separately by Greek reasoning and Christian revelation. This concern is one of the most characteristic difference
22、s between Scholasticism and modern thought since the Renaissance.The basic aim of the Scholastics determined certain common attitudes, the most important of which was their conviction of the fundamental harmony between reason and revelation. The Scholastics maintained that because the same God was t
23、he source of both types of knowledge and truth was one of his chief attributes, he could not contradict himself in these two ways of speaking. Any apparent opposition between revelation and reason could be traced either to an incorrect use of reason or to an inaccurate interpretation of the words of
24、 revelation. Because the Scholastics believed that revelation was the direct teaching of God, it possessed for them a higher degree of truth and certainty than did natural reason. In apparent conflicts between religious faith and philosophic reasoning, faith was thus always the supreme arbiter; the
25、theologians decision overruled that of the philosopher. After the early 13th century, Scholastic thought emphasized more the independence of philosophy within its own domain. Nonetheless, throughout the Scholastic period, philosophy was called the servant of theology, not only because the truth of p
26、hilosophy was subordinated to that of theology, but also because the theologian used philosophy to understand and explain revelation.This attitude of Scholasticism stands in sharp contrast to the so-called double-truth theory of the Spanish-Arab philosopher and physician Averroes. His theory assumed
27、 that truth was accessible to both philosophy and Islamic theology but that only philosophy could attain it perfectly. The so-called truths of theology served, hence, as imperfect imaginative expressions for the common people of the authentic truth accessible only to philosophy. Averroes maintained
28、that philosophic truth could even contradict, at least verbally, the teachings of Islamic theology.As a result of their belief in the harmony between faith and reason, the Scholastics attempted to determine the precise scope and competence of each of these faculties. Many early Scholastics, such as
29、the Italian ecclesiastic and philosopher St. Anselm, did not clearly distinguish the two and were overconfident that reason could prove certain doctrines of revelation. Later, at the height of the mature period of Scholasticism, the Italian theologian and philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas worked out a
30、balance between reason and revelation.（分数：10.00）(1).With the Scholastics, the search for new knowledge _.（分数：2.00）A.stopped completelyB.slowed downC.advanced rapidlyD.awaked gradually(2).Which of the following best illustrates the relation between reason and revelation?（分数：2.00）A.They are simply ide
31、ntical.B.Revelation guides reason.C.They are occasionally contradictory.D.Reason is used to perfect revelation.(3).It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that _.（分数：2.00）A.the position of philosophy as a humble servant was acceptedB.religion had turned into a hamper to the functioning of philosophyC.ph
32、ilosophers often quoted revelation to support themselvesD.philosophers were sometimes referred to in religious practice(4).According to the passage, Averroes held that _.（分数：2.00）A.Islamic theology was often subordinate to philosophyB.religious truth was nothing but imaginative fantasyC.real truth w
33、as inaccessible to many common peopleD.imperfect expressions were result of flawed religion(5).Which of the following is most likely to be discussed in the part succeeding the passage?（分数：2.00）A.Relations of St. T. Aquinas achievements to previous efforts.B.How St. T. Aquinas worked out in the balan
34、ce in discussion.C.Other endeavors on the relationship of reason and revelation.D.Outstanding features of the mature period of Scholasticism.BPassage Two/BGlobal energy demand is expected to triple by mid-century. The earth is unlikely to run out of fossil fuels by then, given its vast reserves of c
35、oal, but it seems unthinkable that we will continue to use them as we do now. Its not just a question of supply and price, or even of the disease caused by filthy air. The terrorist assault on the World Trade Center raises other scary scenarios: how much easier would it be to crack open the Trans-Al
36、aska pipeline and how much deadlier would it be to bomb a nuclear plant than to attack a wind arm?Skeptics may recall the burst of enthusiasm for conservation and renewable power when oil prices quadrupled in the 1970s. State-funded energy research and development surged, while tax incentives booste
37、d solar, wind and other alternatives to petroleum and the atom. But when oil supplies loosened and prices dropped in the early 1990s, governments lost interest. In the state of California, subsidies evaporated, pushing wind companies into bankruptcy.Clean energy has long way to go. Only 2.2% of the
38、worlds energy comes from “new“ renewables such as small hydroelectric dams, wind, solar and geothermal. How to boost that share-and at what pace-is debated in industrialized nations-from Japan, which imports 99.7 % of its oil, to Germany, where the nearby Chernobyl accident turned the public against
39、 nuclear plants, to the U.S., where the Bush Administration has strong ties to the oil industry. But the momentum toward clean renewables is undeniable. How soon we reach an era of clean, inexhaustible energy depends on technology. Solar and wind energies are intermittent: When the sky is cloudy or
40、the breeze dies down, fossil fuel or nuclear plants must kick into compensate. But scientists are working on better ways to store electricity from renewable sources.While developed nations debate how to fuel their power plants, however, some 1.6 billion people-a quarter of the globes population-have
41、 no access to electricity or gasoline. Many spend their days collecting firewood and cow dung, burning it in primitive stoves that belch smoke into their lungs. To emerge from poverty, they need modern energy. And renewables can help. From village-scale hydropower to household photovoltaic systems t
42、o bio-gas stoves that convert dung into fuel.Ultimately, the earth can meet its energy needs without fouling the environment. “But it wont happen,“ asserts Thomas Johansson, an energy adviser to the United Nations Development Program, “without political will.“ To begin with, widespread government su
43、bsidies for fossil fuels and nuclear energy must be dismantled to level the playing field for renewables. Moreover, government should pressure utility to meet targets for renewable sources of energy.（分数：10.00）(1).The authors biggest worry about using nuclear energy is that _.（分数：2.00）A.it will do gr
44、eat harm to the inadequate reserves of coalB.it is deadly if terrorists attack a nuclear plantC.it will limit the development of many other alternativesD.there will be a wider gap between developed and developing countries(2).The renewable energy research lost support from governments in the early 1
45、990s because _.（分数：2.00）A.skeptics were becoming doubtful about the efficiency of renewablesB.renewables could not meet the increasing energy needs of the societyC.it was much easier and cheaper to use oil than beforeD.the investment into the field was not worth its value(3).Which one of the followi
46、ng applies to the use of renewables in developed nations?（分数：2.00）A.The more developed a nation is, the higher the proportion of renewables being used.B.Developed nations are experiencing a fierce energy revolution.C.Developed nations ties with the oil industry are becoming tense.D.Developed nations
47、 havent reached a consensus about using more renewables.(4).From the passage, we can conclude that _.（分数：2.00）A.it will be impossible for wind and solar energy to completely replace fossil fuelsB.high technology plays a vital role in the trend toward clean energyC.the development of a nation will in
48、evitably pollute the environmentD.poor areas are badly polluted and are in high need of renewable energy(5).The authors purpose of writing this passage is to _.（分数：2.00）A.urge the governments to take effective measuresB.illustrate the urgent demand of clean energyC.encourage developed nations to set up an example in the energy revolutionD.elaborate the difficulties in the use of clean energyBPassage Three/BThe United States in the 1990s has had seven years of economic boom with low unemployment, low inflation,
