1、MBA 联考英语-53 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.The team played hard because the championship of the state was _. A. at hand B. at stake C. at large D. at best（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.2.Scientists have spent years into the effects of certain chemicals on the human brain, but with n
2、o result. A. studying B. researching C. investigating D. inspecting（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.3.I felt _ to death because I could make nothing of the chairmans speech. A. fatigued B. tired C. exhausted D. bored（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.4.Many of those who come from the countryside find it difficult to adapt to the rap
3、id _ of modern life. A. rate B. pace C. growth D. speed（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.5.About 20 of the passengers who were injured in a plane crash are said to be in _ condition. A. decisive B. urgent C. vital D. critical（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.6.Working far away from home, Jerry had to _ from downtown to his office ev
4、ery day. A. wander B. commute C. ramble D. motion（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.7.To our _, Geoffreys illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. A. anxiety B. relief C. view D. judgment,（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.8.They came to their rescue and convinced these trembling men _ safety and help. A. of B. with C. fo
5、r D. as（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.9.I took the medicine 10 minutes ago, but the bitterness is still _ in my mouth. A. scattering B. feeling C. maintaining D. lingering（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.10.We have no figures on the number of workers employed in the _ stages of iron production. A. various B. variable C. varied D
6、. variant（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.11.Lame as he is, he is interested in so many things and enjoys reading about them so much that he is _ unhappy. A. anything but B. nothing but C. rather than D. more than,（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.12.Since our research so far has not produced any answers to this problem, we need ad
7、opt a different _ to it. A. approach B. way C. means D. method（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.13.Is he going to _ his mother 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.14.To give praise _ the giver nothing but a moments thought and a moments effor
8、t. A. costs B. tells C. benefits D. prizes（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.15.The advertisement says this material doesnt _ in the wash, but it has. A. contract B. shrink C. slash D. dissolve（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.16.To give praise _ the giver nothing but a moments thought and a moments effort. A. costs B. tells C. benef
9、its D. prizes（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.17.He _ his fathers office several times this morning, but each time the line was engaged. A. telephoned B. dialed C. communicated D. recalled（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.18.Some sufferers will quickly be restored to perfect health, _ others will take a longer time. A. which B. whe
10、re C. when D. whereas（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.19.After the divorce, he began to feel tired and resigned and did not want to do anything else but _ himself to drinking. A. devote B. adapt C. abandon D. adjust（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.20.Many new _ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.
11、 A. opportunities B. realities C. necessities D. probabilities（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.二、BSection Cloze(总题数：1，分数：10.00)One of the most eminent of psychologists, Clark Hull, claimed that the essence of reasoning lies in the putting together of two behavior segments in some novel way, never actually performed
12、 before, so as to reach a goal. Two followers of Clark Hull, Howard and Tracey Kendler, U U 1 /U /Ua test for children that was explicitly based on Clark Hulls principles. The children were given the U U 2 /U /Uof learning to operate a machine so as to get a toy. In order to succeed they had to go t
13、hrough a two-stage U U 3 /U /U. The children were trained on each stage U U 4 /U /U. The stages consisted merely of pressing the correct one of two buttons to get a marble; and of U U 5 /U /Uthe marble into a small hole to release the toy.The Kendlers found that the children could learn the separate
14、 bits readily enough. U U 6 /U /Uthe task of getting a marble by pressing the button they could get the marble; given the task of getting a toy when a marble was handed to them, they could use the marble. (All they had to do was put it in a hole.) U U 7 /U /Uthey did not for the most part integrate,
15、 to use the Kendlers terminology. They did not press the button to get the marble and then U U 8 /U /Uwithout further help to use the marble to get the toy. So the Kendlers concluded that they were incapable of deductive U U 9 /U /U.The mystery at first appears to deepen when we learn, from U U 10 /
16、U /Upsychologist, Michael Cole, and his colleagues, that adults in an African culture apparently cannot do the Kendlers task either. But it lessens, U U 11 /U /Uwhen we learn that a task was devised which was U U 12 /U /Uto the Kendlers one but much easier for the African males to handle.U U 13 /U /
17、Uthe button-pressing machine, Cole used a locked box and two U U 14 /U /U colored match-boxes, one of which contained a key that would open the box. Notice that there are still two U U 15 /U /Usegments-“open the right matchbox to get the key“ and “use the key to open the box“-so the task seems forma
18、lly to be U U 16 /U /U But psychologically it is quite different. Now the subject is dealing not with a strange machine but with familiar meaningful objects; and it is clear to him what he is meant to do. It then U U 17 /U /Uthat the difficulty of integration is greatly reduced.Recent work by Simon
19、Hewson is of great interest here for it shows that, for young children, U U 18 /U /U, the difficulty lies not in the U U 19 /U /Uprocesses which the task demands, but in certain perplexing features of the apparatus and the procedure. When these are changed in ways which do not at all affect the infe
20、rential nature of the problem, then five-year-old children solve the problem U U 20 /U /Ucollege students did in the Kendlers own experiments.（分数：10.00）(1). A. devised B. made C. did D. produced（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(2). A. work B. duty C. task D. obligation（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(3). A. consequence B. sequenc
21、e C. result D. order（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(4). A. exclusively B. completely C. fully D. separately（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(5). A. inferring B. importing C. inserting D. imagining（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(6). A. Given B. Appointed C. Furnished D. Distributed（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(7). A. Moreover B. But C. Thus D. Then（分数：0.5
22、0）A.B.C.D.(8). A. prolong B. propose C. process D. proceed（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(9). A. reassuming B. discussing C. reasoning D. demonstrating（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(10). A. another B. different C. additional D. else（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(11). A. whats more B. in the second place C. in addition D. on the other hand
23、（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(12). A. like B. similar C. diverse D. familiar（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(13). A. Apart from B. Thanks to C. Instead of D. Except for（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(14). A. correctly B. equally C. intendedly D. differently（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(15). A. manner B. behavior C. deed D. activity（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(16
24、). A. the same B. the identical C. the duplicate D. the alike（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(17). A. turns on B. turns over C. turns out D. turns up（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(18). A. either B. also C. likewise D. too（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(19). A. infectious B. inferential C. innovative D. indignant（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.(20). A. as
25、much as B. as soon as C. as well as D. as quickly as（分数：0.50）A.B.C.D.三、BSection Readi(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、BPassage One/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Americas economic recovery remains uncomfortably weak. The latest data show industrial production falling while the trade deficit soars to record levels. To round off a
26、 dismal week for economic statistics, the Fed (美联储) announced that industrial production fell by 0.2% in December compared with the previous month. That came as a disappointment to economists who had been expecting a small rise. Monthly data are always unreliable, of course; there is always a plausi
27、ble explanation for unexpectedly bad (or good) news. But nearly all recent economic statistics point to the same conclusion-that Americas recovery remains sluggish and erratic. It could put pressure on the Fed to consider cutting interest rates again when its policymaking committee meets at the end
28、of the month.The biggest obstacle to healthier economic performance, though, is political. As the Feds chairman, Alan Greenspan, acknowledged in the closing months of 2002, uncertainty about the future is holding both investors and consumers back. The shadowy threat of international terrorism and th
29、e much more explicit prospect of a war with Iraq have made many Americans nervous about the future. For businesses still reeling from the speed at which the late-1990s boom turned to slump, the political climate is one more reason to put off investing in new plant and equipment or hiring new staff.
30、For consumers, for so long the mainstay of the American economy, the thrill of the shopping mall seems, finally, to be on the wane.It is hard to put a favorable interpretation on most of the data. But it is important to keep a sense of perspective. Some recent figures look disappointing partly becau
31、se they fall short of over-optimistic forecasts - a persistent weakness of those paid to predict the economic future, no matter how often they are proved wrong. The Fed will be watching carefully for further signs of weakness during the rest of the month. Mr. Greenspan is an avid, even obsessive, co
32、nsumer of economic data. He has made it clear that the Fed stands ready to reduce interest rates again if it judges it necessary-even after 12 cuts in the past two years. At its last meeting, though, when it kept rates on hold, the Fed signaled that it did not expect to need to reduce rates any furt
33、her.Monetary policy still offers the best short-term policy response to weak economic activity, and with inflation low the Fed still has scope for further relaxation. President Bushs much-vaunted fiscal stimulus is unlikely to provide appropriate help, and certainly not in a timely way.（分数：10.00）(1)
34、.Which of the following best describes the Americas economic situation? A. It is recovering. B. It faces an uncertain future. C. It remains depressing. D. It shows unreliable signs.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What does the figure 0.2% in Paragraph 1 indicate? A. Americas economic recovery is still shaky. B
35、. Economists are disappointed at the future economy. C. It is a bad sign for Americas economic recovery. D. The biggest obstacle to healthier economic performance is political.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What factor makes investors put off investing in new plant and equipment? A. The sluggish economic situ
36、ation. B. The direct threat of international terrorism. C. The possibility of a war with Iraq. D. Investors shortage of capital.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the authors attitude toward some recent figures mentioned in Paragraph 3? A. Optimistic. B. Skeptical. C. Worrisome. D. Critical.（分数：2.00）A.B.C
37、.D.(5).How does monetary policy offer help for weak economic activity? A. It can stimulate investment in new plant and equipment. B. It can reduce interest rates so as to stimulate weak economic activity. C. The Fed tries to keep inflation low. D. President Bush can offer appropriate monetary policy
38、.（分数：2.00）A.B.C.D.五、BPassage Two/B(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Global 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 coal, but it seems unthinkable that we will continue to use them as we do now. Its not just a question of
39、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-Alaska pipeline and how much deadlier would it be to bomb a nuclear plant than to attack a wind arm?Skeptic
40、s 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 boosted solar, wind and other alternatives to petroleum and the atom. But when oil supplies loosened and prices
41、 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 worlds energy comes from “new“ renewables such as small hydroelectric dams, wind, solar and geothermal. H
42、ow 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 nuclear plants, to the U.S., where the Bush Administration has strong ties to the oil industry. But the
43、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 the breeze dies down, fossil fuel or nuclear plants must kick into compensate. But scientists are working
44、 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 no access to electricity or gasoline. Many spend their days collecting firewood and cow dung, burning it
45、 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 to bio-gas stoves that convert dung into fuel.Ultimately, the earth can meet its energy needs without foul
46、ing 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 subsidies for fossil fuels and nuclear energy must be dismantled to level the playing field for renewables.
47、 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 _. A. it will do great harm to the inadequate reserves of coal B. it is deadly if terrorists attack a nuclear plant C. it will limit the development of many other alternatives D. there will b
